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Recognition of experts according to building code law

On behalf of the client or the other person responsible under building code law, audit experts check and certify the effectiveness and operational safety of technical systems...

(Re-) Track export declarations electronically

With the "MRN status information" of the customs you can retrieve information about your (re-)export declarations online.

Acceptance of character tests Admission

Persons who take the character test require prior approval in accordance with § 13 paragraph 1 sentence 3 of the Lower Saxony Act on the Keeping of Dogs (NHundG).

Acceptance of character tests Notification of admission requirements

If the admission requirements for the acceptance of essential tests are no longer met, this must be communicated to the competent authority in accordance with Section 13 (3)...

Activities with pathogens Change indication

Anyone who has already received a permit to work with pathogens and has notified the first commencement of the activity is obliged to notify the competent authority immediately...

Activities with pathogens Display

Anyone who wants to bring pathogens to Germany for the first time, export them, store them, dispense them or work with them must notify the competent authority at least 30 days...

Activities with pathogens permit

In Germany, there is a basic licensing requirement for activities with pathogens. Anyone who wants to bring pathogens to Germany as the responsible person, export them, store...

Activity as a market trader/market trader

Activities as a market trader or showman are defined in the market statute.

Activity as a market trader/market trader or showman Recording

The commencement of the activity as a market trader/market trader requires the approval of the competent body and is subject to the municipal market statute.

Activity at the municipal cemetery Admission across borders as a gardener

The cross-border commencement of the activity as a gardener in a municipal cemetery requires the approval of the competent authority and is subject to the municipal cemetery...

Activity at the municipal cemetery admission permanently as a gardener

The permanent commencement of work as a gardener in a community-owned cemetery requires the approval of the competent authority and is subject to the municipal cemetery statutes.

Activity at the municipal cemetery admission temporarily as a gardener

The temporary commencement of work as a gardener in a community cemetery requires the approval of the competent authority and is subject to the municipal cemetery statutes.

Activity in the municipal cemetery

The municipal cemeteries are especially dedicated to the deceased inhabitants as a dignified resting place and to care for their memory. Various commercial activities can be...

Activity in the municipal cemetery Admission across borders as a stonemason or sculptor

The permanent commencement of work as a stonemason or sculptor in a community-owned cemetery requires the approval of the competent authority and is subject to the municipal...

Activity in the municipal cemetery reception

The commencement of an activity in a municipal cemetery is only carried out under the conditions laid down in the cemetery statutes for the respective activity. Various...

Activity in the municipal cemetery recording permanently as a stonemason or sculptor

The permanent commencement of work as a stonemason or sculptor in a community-owned cemetery requires the approval of the competent authority and is subject to the municipal...

Admission to the Bar Granting

If you want to work as a lawyer, you need a license. For this purpose, a certificate is issued and handed over by the competent authority. Upon admission, the applicant becomes...

Agricultural experts: public appointment and swearing-in

One of the tasks of the competent body is to appoint and swear by experts for the preparation of expert opinions. The appointing authorities shall keep lists of the experts...

Agricultural investment Support

The aim of the measure is to encourage investment in the modernisation of farms and to increase competitiveness through better production and working conditions and an increase...

Amusement tax

The entertainment tax is a local tax. The tax covers the cost of using or visiting certain facilities and events. The following events held in the municipality are subject to...

Animal Vaccines: Export - Certification

The export of animal vaccines (ready-to-use medicinal products) requires WHO certificates of type 1 (product certificate) or/or type 2 (declaration of approval status for a...

Animal by-products - Transfer of the duty to dispose (carcass disposal)

You may carry out the commercial disposal of animal by-products as an approved holding only if the obligation to dispose of them, which is legally borne by the local...

Animal by-products: Commercial handling (carcass removal) - Approval

Processing plants and intermediate treatment plants for animal by-products of categories 1 and 2 require approval by the competent authority. Animal by-products are animals and...

Animal by-products: collection, transport and traceability - Registration

All operators wishing to transport animal by-products or their derived products are subject to the registration obligation in principle in accordance with Regulation (EC) No...

Animal disease pathogens: apply - laboratory permit

Any person wishing to work with animal pathogens, in particular experiments, carrying out studies to detect communicable animal diseases or breeding and/or purchasing or...

Animal event permit

All animal shows and events must be reported at least four weeks before the start. Regional events may be subject to conditions, restricted or prohibited by the Veterinary...

Animal pathogens: approved - movement/import

Animal pathogens are propagating pathogens which can cause communicable diseases in animals and propagating strains modified in terms of virulence derived from such...

Animals

In particular, the requirements on the protection of animals during transport ("EU Animal Welfare Transport Regulation") must be observed for the carrying of animal transport....

Application for authorisation for the use of plant protection products outside agricultural, forestry or horticultural areas

Plant protection products shall not be used on paved open land or on other outdoor areas which are not used for agricultural, forestry or horticultural purposes. The competent...

Application for designation as an investigation body for the investigation of biowaste in accordance with the Biowaste Ordinance

If you want to control treatment plants for biowaste to ensure that hygienisation processes are carried out in accordance with the regulations and that requirements with regard...

Application for entry in the list of architects (fields of interior design, landscape architecture, urban planning)

One of the following protected professional titles may only be used by those who are entered under the respective name in the list of architects of the Chamber of Architects of...

Application for entry in the list of architects (specialising in architecture)

The protected professional title "architect" may only be used by those who are entered under the designation in the list of architects of the Chamber of Architects of Lower...

Application for exemption from proof of professional indemnity insurance for architects

The professional title "architect" or "architect", "interior designer" or "interior designer", "landscape architect" and "urban planner" may only be used by those who are...

Application for notification as an investigation body for the examination of waste wood in accordance with the Waste Wood Ordinance

If you want to check waste wood treatment plants to ensure that waste wood is recycled there without damage, you must apply to the competent authority to designate you as the...

Application for public appointment and swearing-in as an expert in a field of architecture and construction

Applicants for public appointment and swearing-in must prove their personal and professional suitability in a specific subject area (e.B. damage to buildings) within the...

Application for state recognition (notification) as an inspection body (testing laboratories, sampling bodies) of water and waste law monitoring: Application in accordance with the Ordinance on Requirements for the Discharge of Wastewater into Waters (AbwV) and the Landfill Ordinance (DepV)

Anyone who has state recognition may be used as an investigation body within the framework of water and waste law monitoring. You must submit the application to the competent...

Apply for 'authorised consignor' status for the Union transit procedure

If you regularly send goods subject to customs duties within the European Union, you can simplify the customs procedure with the status "Authorised Consignor".

Apply for a certificate for income tax deduction

The tax office can issue a certificate for the wage tax deduction if it is not possible to retrieve the electronic income tax deduction characteristics (ELStAM).

Apply for a housing premium

If you pay premium-advantaged expenses to promote housing construction, you can apply for a housing premium.

Apply for a lump sum for a caregiver

If you personally care for a permanently helpless person in your or their apartment in Germany or EU/EEA countries and do not receive any income for this, you can be granted a...

Apply for a lump sum for survivors

If you have been granted current survivors' benefits, e.g. in accordance with the Federal Pension Act or from the statutory accident insurance, you can apply for a lump sum. You...

Apply for a permit for the construction and operation of genetic engineering plants

The construction and operation, the substantial modification of genetic engineering plants of safety level 1 to 4 as well as further genetic engineering work of safety levels 2...

Apply for a re-authorisation of a trade after prohibition

Have you been prohibited from practising your business because of unreliability? Then you can apply for the re-authorisation of your commercial activity after one year,...

Apply for admission to a law firm

You want to run your law firm in the form of a limited liability company (GmbH) or a stock corporation (AG)? In this case, recognition as a law firm requires admission.

Apply for allowances for children over 18 years of age

You can also apply for a child over 18 years of age.

Apply for an export refund on agricultural products from the European Union (EU)

If you export goods to third countries, you can apply for an export refund under certain conditions. For many agricultural products, the European Union (EU) has set prices that...

Apply for an immission control permit for the construction and operation of plants

For particularly environmentally relevant plants, an immission control permit is required.

Apply for authorised economic operator status

As an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO), you benefit from simplifications in customs clearance. To obtain this status, you must submit an application to your main customs office.

Apply for certificates of origin and IHK certificates for commercial documents

The Chambers of Commerce and Industry issue certificates of origin and other trade certificates for the exportindustry.

Apply for cheap credit for investments by companies and freelancers

If you need financing for investments or operating resources for your commercial company, you can apply for a cheap loan with repayment-free periods under certain conditions.

Apply for childcare costs as special expenses

Expenses for the care of a child belonging to the household for whom you are entitled to child benefit or an allowance for children and who has not yet reached the age of 14 or...

Apply for funding for projects of small and medium-sized enterprises in the field of artificial intelligence

If you as a small and medium-sized company want to carry out a new project in the field of artificial intelligence that has not yet begun, alone or with partners from science...

Apply for input tax refund to foreign entrepreneurs

VAT must be paid in many countries when purchasing goods and services. Companies that are resident in another EU member state or in a country outside the EU can, under certain...

Apply for permission for an embryo collection or semen collection centre

If you want to operate an embryo collection unit or an insemination centre in the field of animal breeding, you need a permit.

Apply for permission to act as a tax officer for air carriers

If you wish to work as a tax officer for one or more air carriers, you must apply for a licence at the competent main customs office.

Apply for permission to operate casinos in Lower Saxony

The Lower Saxony Casino Act (NSpielbG) regulates the requirements for the operation of casinos in Lower Saxony. According to § 2 of the Act, an approval is required for this....

Apply for permission to sell goods at trade fairs, festivals and special occasions

Would you like to offer goods for immediate sale on a special occasion, such as a public festival, a trade fair or a market? If you have permission from the competent authority...

Apply for permission to start waste management activities

If you want to collect or transport hazardous waste or trade in hazardous waste, you must apply for a permit from the competent authority for this activity.

Apply for permission to work as an insurance consultant

If you would like to work full-time as a self-employed insurance consultant, you need a permit from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK).

Apply for proof of competence in the regular stunning or killing of vertebrate animals carried out professionally or commercially

The killing and related activities may only be carried out by persons who have the necessary knowledge and skills (expertise).

Apply for recognition as an expert organisation for installations for the handling of substances hazardous to water

In order to be able to appoint experts to inspect systems for the handling of water-polluting substances on behalf of your expert organisation, to prepare expert opinions as...

Apply for registration as an expert in the energy efficiency expert list

If you want to register as an expert in the list of energy efficiency experts, you can submit an application under certain conditions.

Applying for a certificate of residence under a convention for the avoidance of double taxation

If, as a taxable (legal) person, you receive foreign income from a country with which there is an agreement to avoid double taxation, a certificate of residence may be required...

Applying for a permit for a security trade

Commercial guarding is subject to a permit. Guarding within the meaning of § 34a of the Industrial Code (GewO) is understood to mean the activity aimed at protecting the life or...

Applying for a permit for the temporary export of national treasures

For the export of national cultural property from Germany you need a permit (§§ 22, 25 and 26 Kulturgutschutzgesetz). Cultural assets are, for example, works of art,...

Applying for approval from a control body for organic farming

Before a product can be marketed as an organic food, it must be checked whether its production meets the requirements. For this purpose, a system with privately approved...

Appointment of an authorised person responsible for compliance with the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act and the Animal Welfare Slaughter Ordinance

If, as a slaughterhouse, you slaughter at least 50 livestock units per week or provide workers who feed, stun or bleed animals for slaughter, you must appoint to the competent...

Approval of experts for cross-checks

If you would like to examine cross-samples and/or secondary samples on behalf of a company, you will need approval for this activity. This can be applied for at the Lower Saxony...

Approval of the start of the operation of an energy supply network in accordance with the Energy Industry Act

The commencement of the operation of an energy supply network requires a permit in accordance with the Energy Industry Act by the competent authority under state law.

Aptitude test for the recognition of the professional qualification as a tax consultant Admission

Nationals of a member state of the European Union or of a state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or Switzerland who are entitled to independent assistance in...

Arcades Permission

Anyone who wants to operate an arcade or a company that deals exclusively or predominantly with the installation of gaming equipment or the organization of other games on the...

Arms production and/or arms trade - Indicate start or cessation of operations

If you manufacture weapons commercially and/or engage in arms trafficking, you must indicate the commencement or cessation of operations.

Auction: Advertisement

An auction must be notified at least 2 weeks before the planned auction date.

Auctioneer trade - Apply for a permit

If you want to auction off third-party movable property, land or rights on a commercial basis, you need a permit.

Auctioneer trade Permit in the travel industry

For the commercial auction of third-party movable property, third-party real estate or third-party rights in the travel trade, a permit from the competent authority is required.

Audit as a tax consultant Shortening

Anyone who meets the requirements can take the tax consultant examination in a shortened form on request. The request for shortened examination should be submitted together with...

Audit offices of the savings bank and giro associations according to the Auditors' Regulations Registration

Quality control is carried out by auditors registered with the competent body in their own practice or auditing companies (auditors for quality control). The following...

Auditing firm Registration of third-country nationals

The Chamber of Auditors may authorise persons who have been registered in a third country as expert examiners are authorised or appointed, in addition to professionals and ...

Auditor Appointment

Auditors must be appointed by the competent authority in order to be able to practise their profession.

Auditor Appointment of persons from other EU countries

A person who in a Member State, or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or of Switzerland outside the scope of application has obtained...

Auditor Reappointment

The appointment as an auditor expires by Death Waiver or legally binding exclusion from the profession. The reappointment shall be refused if the conditions for...

Authorisation for insurance intermediaries Exemption

Product-ancillary insurance intermediaries may be exempted from the authorisation requirement upon application.Natural and legal persons (e.B. GmbHs) can apply for the exemption...

Authorisation for the commercial control of vertebrate animals as pests Granted

If you want to kill or stun vertebrates as pests on a commercial basis, you need an animal welfare permit from the competent authority before starting your work. You must apply...

Authorisation for the use of an authorised plant protection product in another indication: grant - on a case-by-case basis

Plant protection products may only be used if they are authorised. The competent body may, on a case-by-case basis, authorise the use of an authorised plant protection product...

Authorisation of charges for access to the network: grant

Charges for access to the network must be authorised by the competent authority.

Authorisation to import vertebrate animals from third countries for experimental purposes: grant

Any person wishing to import vertebrates from third countries for use as experimental animals or for the purposes referred to in Section 6 (1), sentence 2 no. 4, 10 (1) or 10a...

Bar Association Admission Grant as a syndicate lawyer/syndicate lawyer for a short job

Anyone who can prove an effective and regular activity as a resident European lawyer in Germany for at least three years, but has only acted for a shorter period of time under...

Be exempted from the requirement for expertise in accordance with the Chemical Ozone Layer Ordinance

In individual cases, you can be exempted from the requirement of proof of competence according to the Chemicals Ozone Layer Ordinance.

Binding information on the fulfilment of individual requirements for admission to the tax consultant examination or for exemption from the tax consultant examination

Legally binding written information on the fulfilment of individual requirements for admission to the examination or for exemption from the examination as a tax consultant can...

Bringing, sending or transporting works of art, antiques, archive holdings as well as other archival material and other cultural goods abroad

For the export of cultural property from Germany, you need a permit if they exceed certain age or value limits. Cultural assets are e.B works of art, archival material,...

Brokerage and advice of financial investments Permit

If youwish to become a commercial financial investment intermediary or financial investment advisor, you must obtain a licence Permission may be granted to a natural or legal...

Brokerage transactions (trading and brokering) Approval

Anyone who wants to collect, transport, trade and stain waste either needs a permit or, in the case of non-hazardous waste, must report this.

Building template permission

In the case of a building project subject to approval, the draftor (entitled to build/developer) bear a high responsibility. Both the building application and the building...

Bundeswehr and THW: Working on the economic field - Safety certificate

In principle, the Bundeswehr and the Technical Relief Agency (THW) are prohibited from working in the economic field, as competition with the commercial economy is undesirable. ...

Business Deregistration

Would you like to discontinue your business, move it to a location that falls within the jurisdiction of a municipality other than the one previously responsible, or would you...

Business Registration

A trade is any non-socially unsocial, independent, permanent and profit-generating activity carried out in its own name and on its own account. The trades do not include: ...

Business re-registration

The relocation of a standing commercial enterprise within the territory of the competent authority as well as a change or expansion of the goods or services offered that are not...

Capital gains tax exemption

Learn how to avoid a capital gains tax deduction.

Carriage of goods by road for hire or reward - Apply for a permit

If you are transporting goods on a commercial basis with motor vehicles whose maximum permissible weight (including trailers) is more than 3.5 tonnes, you must apply for a...

Carriage of letters and parcels: advertisement

Who letters with a single weight of more than 1,000 grams and Packages with a single weight of not more than 20 kg commercially promoted to others, this must be notified...

Central ePoststelle for receiving eInvoices

Certificate for the provision of temporary cross-border services according to § 9 (HwO): Issue

Anyone who, as a citizen of the EU, the EEA or Switzerland, wants to practice a craft subject to licensing in Germany temporarily and occasionally without operating a branch...

Certificate of competence according to the Chemicals Climate Protection Ordinance Issuance

Anyone wishing to install plants with fluorinated greenhouse gases, check for leak, maintain them or recover the gases will need a new certificate of expertise since 4 July 2009...

Certificate of competence for the security industry: Exhibition

The certificate of competence for the security trade is a prerequisite for the issuance of a permit for the security trade and is issued by the competent authority. The...

Certificate of competency according to the Explosives Act

supervisors, in particular: Head of an operations department, Explosives, Operations masters, technical supervisors in the disposal of weapons and Warehouse managers and...

Certificate of expertise on the keeping of broiler chickens Exhibition

Broilerchickens may only be kept by those who are in possession of a valid certificate of expertise from the competent authority (certificate of expertise).

Certificate of proficiency according to the Explosives Act

The certificate of competence for handling and/or traffic with explosive substances in accordance with § 20 of the Explosives Act (SprengG) is only issued on request. It may be...

Certificates of origin and other certificates of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce serving commercial transactions

Certification Service Provider Accreditation

Certification service providers may voluntarily obtain accreditation from the competent authority upon request if they prove that the provisions of the Signature Act and the...

Certification Service Providers Entrust qualified certificates

Do you operate an accredited certification service? The competent authority will issue you with the certificates required for your work. The qualified certificates may, at your...

Certification bodies Recognition according to the Biofuel Sustainability Ordinance

The Biokraft-NachV implements Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009. This defines the recognition of the fulfillment of the legal...

Certification bodies Recognition according to the Biomass Electricity Sustainability Ordinance

The BioSt NachV implements Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009. This defines the requirements for the remuneration for...

Certification service providers Identification of secure foreign electronic signatures and products

As a certification service provider, you can stand up for foreign electronic signatures and electronic signature products. If the signatures and products are from third...

Certification systems Recognition according to Biomass Electricity Sustainability Ordinance

For consumers of fuels in Germany, biofuels or biogas can only be counted against their quota obligation or receive tax relief if they can prove that biofuels or biogas meet the...

Certification systems: Recognition - according to the Biofuel Sustainability Ordinance

Distributors of fuels in Germany can only have biofuels or biogas credited to their quota obligation or receive tax relief if they can prove that the biofuels or biogas...

Chamber of Crafts (Tasks)

The Chamber of Crafts (HWK) is a body governed by public law, the legal basis is the Crafts Code (HWO). As a self-governing institution for the entire craft sector, the Chambers...

Chamber of Crafts - Membership Confirmation

If you are an entrepreneur in the craft sector who wish to receive public contracts, you must present an up-to-date membership confirmation from the Chamber of Crafts. This will...

Chamber of Crafts Directory: Simple Activities - Registration

The Chamber of Crafts keeps a list of persons who independently carry out a simple activity in their district of a trade subject to authorisation in Appendix A, which is not...

Change of use of buildings

A change of use is the change of a previous use of a building plant into a new one.

Change of use of buildings Permit

The change in the use of a building site is procedurally free of procedure in accordance with Section 60 paragraph 2 of the Lower Saxony Building Code (NBauO) if the public...

Checking the reliability of traders in sectors of industry in need of monitoring

In the case of the following branches of trade, the trade authority must check the reliability of the trader immediately after reimbursement of the business registration or...

Chimney sweep

The tasks of the authorized district chimney sweep range from the first acceptance of the construction or modification of combustion plants, to the execution of fireplace shows...

Church tax Assessment

The public religious communities have the right to levy taxes on their members. This requires a state-recognized tax code. Church tax is mainly levied as a supplement to income...

Classification companies according to the Meat Act

An undertaking which carries out the weighing and classification by trade class of bovine, pig and sheep carcasses is known as a classification undertaking.

Classification company according to the Meat Act approval

An undertaking which carries out the weighing and classification by trade class of bovine, pig and sheep carcasses is known as a classification undertaking.Classification...

Clearance certificate for games with the possibility of winning

The clearance certificate is issued to the manufacturer of a game if it is a game device that is produced in series. He will then receive an imprint of the clearance certificate...

Commercial

A trade is any non-socially unsocial, independent, permanent and profit-generating activity carried out in its own name and on its own account. The trades do not include: ...

Commercial Legitimation Card Issuance

The commercial legitimation card is a certificate for commercial activity abroad.  For persons domiciled in Germany or abroad who wish to do business abroad for a company...

Commercial keeping, breeding, display, use or trade of animals: permit

A permit is required for the commercial keeping, breeding, display, use of animals and trade in animals. To the extent necessary for the protection of the animals, the permit...

Commercial livestock trade: Advertisement

Who trade in livestock on a commercial basis or transporting livestock on a commercial or commercial basis as part of the labour-sharing livestock production, or wants to...

Commercial properties

Are you looking for a commercial space or a property? Your location in Lower Saxony A mature location decision is crucial for the success of the company. With the right...

Commercial register: registration

If your commercial enterprise requires a business that is set up in a commercial manner according to the type and scope (e.g. accounting requirements, company management,...

Commercial transport of waste Notification

Anyone wishing to transport non-hazardous waste must notify the competent authority of this before commencement of activity. The notification shall be confirmed by the competent...

Commercial transport of waste Permit

Anyone wishing to transport hazardous waste on a commercial basis requires a permit (transport permit). The permit is granted on request by the competent authority and may be...

Commissioning display low frequency system

You want to operate a low-frequency system or a direct current system? Then you have to report them to the responsible immission control authority under certain conditions.

Community licence for international and national passenger transport by bus and coach: Exhibition

The international carriage of buses and coaches requires a Community licence issued by the competent authority of the Member State of establishment. The licence shall be issued...

Competence test for mediating and advising insurance companies Certificate

After successfully passing an examination to prove the required competence of insurance intermediaries and insurance consultants before the competent authority, the latter then...

Compliance with other obligations for direct payments: verification

In the area of direct payments to farmers, the term "cross compliance" plays an important role. It states that farmers (since 1 January 2005) must comply with certain...

Confirmation of donation

Expenditure to promote tax-deferred purposes within the meaning of Section 52-54 of the Tax Code (AO) may be deducted from the donor, taking into account certain maximum rates...

Construction of water supply systems Permit

The construction of water supply systems requires a permit/advertisement. The same applies to the operation and modification of treatment plants and high-capacity containers. ...

Consumer protection

The aim of consumer protection is to protect people in their role as consumers from the harmful or adverse effects of consumer goods and services. Consumer protection is...

Continuation of a commercial enterprise by proxy approval

Following a trade ban, the competent authority may, upon request, authorise the continuation of the business by a deputy person who ensures the proper management of the...

Corona Emergency Request

Craft Role/Trade Seam Lists (HWK) - Provide information

If you need addresses from registered craftsmen or would like to know whether a particular company has been duly entered in the craft role or who is the manager of the trades,...

Craft Roll Change

Changes to company data must be reported immediately to the competent authority. Often, these changes can also be made online.

Craft Roll Deletion

If you want to have your entry in the craft register or in the trade registers of the competent authority deleted (e.B. due to abandonment of the craft), you must do so at the...

Craft role - registration of its own motion

If you are engaged in a trade subject to authorisation, you are obliged to register in the craft role. If you do not comply with this obligation, the Chamber of Crafts (HWK) is...

Craft role registration

For the independent operation of a trade subject to authorisation of Appendix A to the Crafts Code (HwO) as a standing trade, a registration in the craft roll is required.

Craft role: illicit crafting - prohibition of business

The holder of a craft enterprise or a craft-like enterprise is required to register in the craft roll or the list of non-licensed crafts and craft-like trades with the Chamber...

Crafts - Prohibition of vocational training preparation

The preparation of vocational training in the craft sector is aimed at people with learning disabilities or socially disadvantaged persons whose level of development does not...

Crafts: Mediation agency for settling disputes between craft enterprises and their clients

In the event of a dispute between craft enterprises and their principals, both parties to the dispute may make use of the intermediary set up by the Chamber of Crafts. It is...

Craftsman's Card

Information about the company and the holder is entered in the craftsman's card. The card is entered: Name and address of the holder Headquarters the craft to be...

Craftsman's Card Exhibition

The competent authority issues a certificate on the entry into the craft role (craftsman's card).

Craftsmanship role: Continuation of operations /acquisition - registration

If a business of a trade subject to authorisation is taken over after the death of the holder, the successor must also fulfil the conditions for registration in the craft role. ...

Cremation systems Display Commissioning

You want to run a crematorium? Then you must report the system to the responsible immission control authority before commissioning.

Cross-border provision of services

Nationals of an EU Member State or of an EEA Contracting State established in another Member State of the EU or Contracting State of the EEA, where they carry on an activity to...

Cross-border provision of services Display

The cross-border provision of services must be reported.

Cross-border provision of services Notification in the security sector

All activities in the security industry (e.B object or personal protection) require a special permit for the security industry. If the requirements are met, only a prior,...

Current price listing of animals for slaughter: Announcement

The market situation in the livestock sector is subject to strong fluctuations due to the constant change in supply and demand. In addition, there are a large number of...

Customs duties

Customs duties are taxes within the meaning of the Tax Code. A distinction is made between import, transit and export duties. Customs duties are levied by the customs authority...

Customs supervision For entries from non-EU countries

You can import goods from countries outside the EU into Germany. For certain goods, however, there are quantity and value limits.

Customs supervision Implementation

Despite facilitation of the handling of goods in your personal luggage, you will not be able to carry all goods and products with you in cross-border travel without restriction....

Data protection in the state of Lower Saxony

Data protection protects against misuse of personal data by third parties. Technological progress enables more and more rapid and extensive collection of personal data. Both...

Delegate permit for a prostitution industry

Anyone wishing to operate a prostitution business through a person appointed as a substitute requires a representative permit.

Delivery period for surpluses from the use of deposits in the pawnbrokers: extension

In the pawnbroker's business, pawnbrokers may only accept a pledge if they have agreed with the pledger that they are entitled to receive the part of the proceeds two years...

Demarcation of craftsmanship/non-craftsmanship - Consulting

The demarcation of the affiliation of your company to the craft sector or to industry and commerce is in part a complex question. You can get advice from the Chamber of Crafts ...

Deposit realisation period in the pawnshop industry Extension

Upon application to the competent authority, the period for the realisation of the pledge may be extended if there is good reason. The period shall be extended for as long as...

Deputy licence for commercial arms production and/or arms trade: Granted

Anyone who wants to carry out the commercial production of weapons or the commercial arms trade by a deputy requires a proxy permit.It is granted to the licence holder for a...

Discontinuation of activity as a certification service provider Advertisement

Certification service providers issue qualified certificates or qualified time stamps within the meaning of the Signature Act. Any person who acts as a certification service...

Display Collective Disposal Certificate Privileged Procedure Confirmation

You are subject to the obligation to provide proof of hazardous waste and less than 20 t per year and type of waste are generated at your point of origin? Then the disposal can...

Display of a restaurant

- Anyone wishing to operate a standing catering business must notify the competent authority at least 4 weeks before the first offer of drinks or prepared food, even if it is...

Display of commercial handling of medical devices

If you place on the market for the first time on medical devices or in vitro diagnostics; Treatmedical devices which are intended to be low-germ or sterile, exclusively for...

Distance Learning Courses: Admission

Distance learning courses that are not exclusively for leisure and entertainment must be approved by the state before they can be offered. Before admission, distance learning...

Distance Learning Courses: Display

Distance learning courses that are exclusively for leisure or entertainment do not require approval. However, the distribution of these so-called hobby courses must be reported...

Distance learning Communication of significant changes

The organiser shall immediately notify the competent authority of any significant changes in the actual circumstances which are decisive for the admission of distance learning...

Distance learning Courses Admission of substantial changes

If there are significant changes in a distance learning course which is not exclusively for leisure and entertainment, they must be approved by the competent authority. ...

Drinking water testing centres Approval

The drinking water tests prescribed by the Drinking Water Ordinance (TrinkwV 2001), including sampling, may only be carried out by laboratories that have been approved as...

Driving licence for protected landscape areas: grant

Where a Landscape Conservation Regulation contains a ban on use, an exception or exemption by the competent to issue a post.

EU direct payments for farmers

Direct payments are a key element of EU agricultural support. This instrument supports the income and risk hedging of agricultural holdings in the form of a payment independent...

EU direct payments for holders of agricultural holdings Allocation

Direct payments are a key element of EU agricultural support. This instrument supports the income and risk hedging of agricultural holdings in the form of a payment independent...

EU funding

If you would like to benefit from EU funding for the realisation of a private or commercial project, you will receive further information in the performance to promote the...

Emissions from large combustion, gas turbine and combustion engine plants Verification of individual measurements

Measurement reports on air pollutant emissions must be submitted to the competent authority for review.

Emissions from large combustion, gas turbine and internal combustion engine systems Verification Continuous measurements

The results of the continuous measurements must be submitted annually to the competent authorities for review.

Employers' obligation to pay if the planned employment rate for severely disabled people is not reached

Employers must pay a compensatory levy if they do not employ enough severely disabled people.

Enter the amount of electricity in the tax return and calculate the electricity tax yourself

If you have to pay electricity tax, you have to submit a tax return to the responsible main customs office, in which you calculate the tax yourself. This is referred to as a tax...

Entitlement to use the addition "Agricultural Accountancy" to the professional title granting

Tax advisors, tax representatives, Lawyers and established European lawyers, permission may be granted to use the title "Agricultural Accountancy" in addition to their...

Entry in the list of consulting engineers

The use of the professional title "Consulting Engineer" is protected in Lower Saxony. Only those who are entered in the list of consulting engineers or in a corresponding...

Entry in the list of structural engineers

In the case of construction measures within the meaning of the Lower Saxony Building Code (NBauO), the proof of stability is checked if the construction measure falls under the...

Environmental information on contaminated sites and areas suspected of being contaminated: information

The term "suspected contaminated areas" refers to areas where there is a suspicion of a load. Contaminated sites are, for example, set-aside deposits for municipal or commercial...

Establishment number Allocation

As an employer, you must register your employees subject to compulsory insurance for social security. To do this, you need a company number.

Establishment of an auditing company

The profession of auditor can also be exercised in a professional society. Such a company requires state recognition as an auditing company by the Chamber of Auditors. All...

European Lawyer Admission

As a European lawyer, you can be admitted to the bar in accordance with the provisions of §§ 6 to 42 of the Federal Lawyers' Act (BRAO).

European Lawyer/European Lawyer Admission for shorter work

Anyone who has been able to prove that he has worked effectively and regularly in Germany for at least three years as a resident European lawyer,' but has only worked for a...

European Patent Attorney

Patent attorneys who are domiciled in a Member State of the European Union, another contracting state of the Agreement on the European Economic Area or in Switzerland are...

European Patent Attorney Determination of an equivalent professional qualification for admission to the Patent Attorney's Office

A person who is in possession of a certificate of training or qualifications within the meaning of § 1 EuPAG paragraphs 2 and 3 may, for the purpose of admission to the patent...

European Patent Attorney/European Patent Attorney Admission to the Patent Attorney's Association as Patent Attorney or Syndicate Patent Attorney

A European patent attorney established in another Member State where the profession of patent attorney is regulated and who is admitted to the Chamber of Patent Attorneys is...

European Patent Attorney/European Patent Attorney Granting partial access to the profession of patent attorney

European patent attorneys whose right to pursue the profession of patent attorney in their country of origin is limited to a part of the areas of law in which patent attorneys...

Event: Advertisement

Anyone planning a public event must normally report it in writing at least one week before the event.

Examination as tax advisor Admission

Participation in the tax consultant examination requires the approval granted by the competent authority.

Examination as tax advisor exemption

According to § 38 tax consultancy law (StBerG), certain persons can be exempted from the tax consultant examination.

Examination before the Chamber of Auditors Admission

Admission to the auditing examination is subject to certain requirements. Each candidate must prove that he or she has participated in statutory examinations for at least two...

Examination number for German brandy: grant

German brandy may only be placed on the market with an official examination number. In order to issue the test number, the brandy must be examined analytically.

Examination of the necessary legal knowledge as a patent attorney

A person may only act as a patent attorney if he or she has been admitted to the Patent Attorney's Office by the Patent Attorneys' Association. This requires the competence of...

Examination of the required legal knowledge as a patent attorney Admission

Admission to the examination of the required legal knowledge as a patent attorney must be applied for at the competent authority.

Exceptions for the auction of perishable goods Admission to special and fair markets

The competent authority may allow exceptions for the auction of perishable goods at special and annual markets within the meaning of § 71b paragraph 2 sentence 2 of the...

Exceptions for the auction of perishable goods Admission to trade fairs, exhibitions and wholesale markets

The competent authority may allow exceptions to the auction of perishable goods at trade fairs, exhibitions and wholesale markets within the meaning of Paragraphs 64 to 66 of...

Exceptions for the auction of perishable goods Admission to weekly markets

The competent authority may authorise exemptions for the auctioning of perishable goods on weekly markets within the meaning of Paragraph 67 of the Trade Code (GewO), in...

Exceptions to the prescribed minimum period of inspection of the auctioned goods in the auctioneer trade Approval

The auctioneer must give the auctioneer the opportunity to inspect the auctioned goods for a period of at least 2 hours. The competent authority may grant exceptions if the...

Execution permit for flying buildings: extension

The design permit for flying structures may be extended for a further five years upon request. The extension is granted in the test book.

Execution permit for flying buildings: grant

Flying structures are non-stationary structures that are repeatedly erected and dismantled. An execution permit is required before the first installation and use of flying...

Exemption for fishing and fish stocking: grant

The Lower Saxony Fisheries Act (Nds. FischG), the Lower Saxony Internal Fientry Ordinance (BiFischO ND) and the Lower Saxony Coastal Fisheries Regulations (NKüFischO) regulate...

Exemption for the recognition of existing tax advisory companies granted

The capital commitment provision according to Section 50a of the Tax Advisory Act (StBerG) is of central importance for the recognition of tax consulting companies. In...

Exemption for the use of work equipment between 20:00 and 7:00: grant

Relevant regulations on the operation of motor-driven machinery, tools and garden equipment are contained in the Law on the Protection against Harmful Environmental Effects from...

Exemption from night rest for events: grant

The time from 22:00 to 06:00 is set as a night rest time in Germany. During this time, activities are prohibited which may lead to a disturbance of the night's rest. However,...

Exemption from proof of professional indemnity insurance for consulting engineers

For entry in the list of consulting engineers, you are obliged to prove sufficient professional liability insurance. You can be exempted from this obligation to provide proof if...

Exemption from the obligation to carry out quality control of auditors and auditing firms

According to §§ 57a paragraph 1 sentence 1 and 130 paragraph 3 of the Auditing Regulations (WPO), auditors and auditing companies are obliged to undergo quality control if they...

Exercise of the profession as a lawyer in the public sector

Lawyers, who are used as judges or civil servants without being appointed for life, who are called into the employment of a soldier on a temporary period, or who are...

Exercise of the profession as a patent attorney in the civil service

Patent attorneys, who are used as judges or civil servants without being appointed for life, who are called into the employment of a soldier on a temporary period, or who...

Exercise of the profession as a patent attorney in the public sector

Patent attorneys, who are used as judges or civil servants without being appointed for life, who are called into the employment of a soldier on a temporary period, or who...

Expert Person Public appointment and swearing-in application

The purpose of the public appointment and swearing-in for/the expert is to provide courts, authorities and the public with particularly competent and personally appropriate...

Expert examination for communicating and advising insurance companies

A prerequisite for the granting of a permit for insurance intermediaries and insurance consultants is proof of the required expertise by successfully passing an examination.

Expert services: Extension of the order area of a publicly appointed and sworn expert

The duties of the Chambers include the public appointment and swearing-in of experts. Their subject area (order area) includes the assessment of commercial services, goods and...

Expert training: Registration for the examination of knowledge with the craft trade. Testing Association/Crafts Organisation

One of the tasks of the Chambers of Crafts is to appoint and swear by experts to draw up expert opinions on the goods, services and prices of craftsmen. To this end, the experts...

Expert training: termination of SV activity

The board's tasks include appointing and swearing in experts to produce expert opinions on commercial services, goods and prices. The work of the expert shall be terminated...

Expertise according to Chemical Ozone Layer Ordinance Recognition

The recognition of expertise according to the Chemicals Ozone Layer Ordinance is carried out by the competent authority.

Experts Persons for cross-checks Authorisation of tobacco products

If you want to examine cross-samples and/or duplicate samples on behalf of a company, you need approval. You can apply for this at the Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer...

Experts in the craft sector Public appointment and swearing-in

Publicly appointed experts in the craft sector are characterized by special expertise, objectivity and trustworthiness. They shall be subject to supervision by the competent...

Experts persons for the inspection of long-term storage: determination

If there is concern that after the decommissioning of the long-term storage facility, harmful environmental effects or other hazards, significant disadvantages and considerable...

Experts persons in the field of the Gas High Pressure Pipeline Ordinance Recognition

Experts in the field of the Gas High Pressure Pipeline Ordinance (GasHDrLtgV) are persons who have been recognised by the competent body for the verification of the technical...

Experts: Public appointment and swearing-in

Any person who is or intends to act as a publicly appointed and sworn expert in the fields of economic activity, including mining, deep-sea and coastal fishing, agriculture and...

Explosives

If you wish to purchase, transport or handle explosive substances for non-commercial purposes, you will need regulatory approval.This may be limited in content and space and may...

Feed Law - Official Certificate

For cross-border trade in animal feed, different certificates may be required depending on the country of export (e.g. free-sale certificate, export certificate, official...

Feed business - Authorisation under Article 10 VO (EC) No 183/2005

Feed establishments in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 require authorisation from the competent body.

Feed companies - Authorisation / Registration in accordance with National Regulations / Regulations

In addition to the EU approval / registration, an authorisation / registration according to national regulations or regulations is necessary for the operation of a feed...

Feed companies - Registration under Article 5 VO (EC) No 183/2005

All feed businesses, including farmers, are obliged to register with the competent authority.

Feed control

Feed is the most important agricultural inputs in Germany, with a value of around EUR 10 billion. The demand for feed is about 66 million tonnes per year, which is about 8 times...

Feeding experiments for the further development of additives - Authorisation of exceptions

If you wish to carry out limited-time scientific tests for the further development of additives with feeding tests, you need the approval of the competent body for feeding tests.

Findings from the reliability test certificate

You can have the findings from the verification of your reliability certified.

Fish farming (EU authorisation) - Declaration of disease-free for aquaculture farms

The Fish Disease Ordinance provides for the possibility of declaring the disease-free regime for aquaculture farms or zones in which several aquaculture holdings are located. ...

Fishmeal, feed containing fishmeal, blood products or blood meal, di- and tricalcium phosphates: production, storage, use - authorisation

The production, storage and use of fishmeal, feed containing fishmeal, blood products or blood meal, di- and tricalcium phosphates are subject to authorisation.

Food (market surveillance)

In producers' holdings, egg packing centres and slaughterhouses, as well as in wholesale and retail distribution centres (the so-called 'bottle necks' of marketing),...

Food import investigation: implementation

Anyone wishing to import food into the EU must ensure that the required import inspections are carried out properly. When importing food stuff of animal origin (also of live...

Food monitoring

Every consumer expects flawless and safe food. First of all, it is everyone who is entrepreneurs in the food chain who is responsible for this.Food surveillance authorities...

Foreign professional qualification Recognition

If you have acquired your professional qualification abroad and want to work in Germany in your profession, you can or must have your foreign degree recognised according to your...

Foreign professional qualification Recognition under federal law

In addition to the regulated professions, there are also others that are regulated by a federal law. If you need recognition for them, you can contact the appropriate body...

Foreign professional qualifications

Many companies, craft businesses, hospitals and nursing homes depend on foreign professionals. Depending on the profession, different conditions have to be met in order to be...

Foreign vocational training qualifications: recognition

You can apply for recognition and evaluation by the competent authority of the country in which you reside for your professional qualification obtained abroad if you have not...

Forest seed or forest plant operation: display

Any holding wishing to place forest reproductive material on the market must register with the competent State Office for Forest Reproductive Material. If the requirements are...

Funeral site: Permit - for creation/expanding

The installation and extension of a burial ground as well as the re-occupation of a closed burial place is reserved for the cemetery bearers. By the institutions (private)...

Granting of a licence for the commercial activity as a real estate loan intermediary

You need a permit to work as a real estate loan broker if you are a professional Real estate consumer loans within the meaning of § 491 paragraph 3 of the Civil Code or want...

Granting of a licence for the commercial arms trade

The handling of weapons or ammunition generally requires a permit. Authorisation to acquire, distribute or transfer firearms or ammunition on a commercial or independent basis...

Granting of a permit for the sale of certain hazardous substances, mixtures or articles in the retail trade

If you wish to place substances or mixtures on the market, whether commercially or independently within the framework of an economic enterprise, to private end users who, in...

Granting of permission as a commercial fee-based financial investment advisor

Permission shall be granted by the competent authority.

Handling of explosives Safety certificate Issue

Handling of water-hazardous substances Display

Plants for the handling of water-hazardous substances (e.g. the storage of heating oil, gasoline, manure) are a source of danger for water and soil due to the risk...

Handling of water-hazardous substances: Message - Accident

The leakage of water-hazardous substances, such as acids or mineral oils, in a not insignificant quantity (from 10 l) which can leak from pipes, installations or vehicles and...

Highly radioactive sources Registration

You must report the submission, acquisition, other whereabouts and leak tests of highly radioactive sources to the HRQ register. In Germany, highly radioactive sources are used...

Hiking Camp Display

The organisation of a travelling camp for the distribution of goods or services, which is to be indicated by public announcement, must be notified to the body responsible for...

Hoof fittings

If you have the following concerns in the field of hoof fittings, please contact the responsible body: Testing of hoof fitting scarforgings, Certification Issuance of...

House slaughter

Slaughter is a slaughter outside commercial slaughterhouses, whereby the meat may be used exclusively in the owner's own household. Meat production for other persons is a...

Hufbeschlaglehrschmiedin/Hufbeschlaglehrschmied Recognition

Anyone who wants to work as a hoof shoesmith needs state recognition. Examination certificates acquired outside Germany in the field of hoof and claw fittings can be treated in...

Hufbeschlagschmidin/Hufbeschlagschmied Recognition

Anyone who wants to work as a hoof shoesmith or hoof shoesmith needs state recognition. Examination certificates acquired outside Germany in the field of hoof and claw fittings...

Immission protection: review - due to impairment

Neighbours of a plant or property must tolerate immissions to a certain extent if they are not or only marginally affected by this. There is an insignificant impairment if the...

Importing goods from EU countries into Germany

You can bring goods from any EU country to Germany. However, there are indicative quantities for certain goods.

Imports, transits, exports and intra-Community movements under animal health and food legislation: authorisation

For import, transit and, in some cases, for export and intra-Community movements of animals and animal products in accordance with Paragraph 1 of the Intra-Community Movement...

Improving the regional economic structure Support

Entrepreneurs, citizens who want to invest or work in Lower Saxony, have a wide range of aid available both regionally and nationally (economic development).

Income tax assessment

Income tax is a tax levied on the income of natural persons.

Increased risk of incidents (domino effect) Review

In the case of neighbouring operating areas, the authority checks whether domino effects exist.

Indicate the start of waste management activities

If you want to collect or transport waste or trade in waste, you must report the activity to the competent authority.

Indicate the start of work as a test expert for safety-related systems and equipment

Anyone wishing to act for the first time as an audit expert or test expert for technical installations and facilities must notify the competent body in writing in advance.

Information from the Central Trade Register Application

If you need proof of your personal reliability in connection with the operation of a business, you can apply for information from the Central Trade Register. Information from...

Information from the Central Trade Register Application in the online procedure

Since 1 September 2014, it has been possible to apply for and pay for the information from the Central Trade Register online on the Internet.

Insolvency administrator Inclusion in the pre-selection list

A prerequisite for the appointment as insolvency administrator or trustee in insolvency proceedings is usually the prior inclusion in a pre-selection list maintained by the...

Integration projects for severely disabled people

If at least 25% of the jobs are filled by young people with new jobs, if a business is set up or expanded, support can be considered as an integration project. Integration...

Investigation authorisation certificate

If you are not yet 18 years old and want to start an employment relationship, you must undergo a medical examination (youth protection examination). Without this study,...

Investigation results on levels of substances not desired to health in or on food: transmission

According to Section 44a(3) of the Food, Supplies and Feed Code (LFGB), food business operators are required in accordance with the Ordinance on Notification and Transmission...

Investigations before the application of sewage sludge to the ground

Sewage sludge may only be applied to agricultural or horticultural soils in such a way that the public welfare is not adversely affected. The application must be geared to the...

Irradiation plants: Approval

Irradiation facilities within the meaning of the Food Irradiation Regulation must be authorised. Conditions: The irradiation facility shall comply with the requirements of...

Journeyman examination Part I

In the case of a journeyman training with a two-part journeyman examination(stretched journeyman examination),the first partial examination takes place after partially completed...

Journeyman examination Part I: Approval

If you are undercompleting vocational training with a "stretched journeyman examination" (journeyman examination in two parts that fall apart in time), you will need a separate...

Journeyman examination: Admission to the external examination

You can also be admitted to the journeyman examination if you have worked at least one and a half times the prescribed training period in the profession in which you wish to...

Journeyman examination: Approval

At the end of a recognised vocational training in the craft sector, you must prove your professional skills in the journeyman examination as a trainee. To be admitted to the...

Journeyman examination: Certificate

If you have passed the journeyman examination at the end of your apprenticeship in the trade, you will be issued with a written certificate. The final audit result shall be...

Journeyman examination: admission - early

As an apprentice (trainee/trainee) in the craft sector, you can be admitted to the journeyman examination after consulting the trainee and the vocational school before the end...

Journeyman test stretched

Vocational training in the craft sector is completed by a journeyman examination, in which the professional capacity is determined. As an alternative to the conventional method...

Keeping farm animals - display

You must view the keeping of farm animals to the appropriate authority. This concerns the following species: Cattle Pigs Sheep Goats Soliper Chickens Ducks Geese ...

Land clearing promotion

The reorganisation of rural land and the design of rural areas through procedures under the Land Remediation Act will improve the agricultural structure and resolve conflicts of...

Land lease agreements: advertisement

Any property with its residential or commercial buildings (establishment) or a plot of land without such buildings is mainly leased for agriculture, concludes a land lease...

Law firm obligation according to the Federal Lawyers' Code

In principle, lawyers must set up a law firm at the place of their admission, in accordance with Section 27 of the Federal Lawyers' Code (BRAO).

Law firm obligation under patent attorneys' regulations

In principle, patent attorneys must set up a law firm in Germany in accordance with Section 26 of the Patent Attorneys' Code (PAO).

Law firm obligation under the Federal Lawyers' Regulations Exemption

In the interests of the administration of justice or in order to avoid hardship, the competent authority may exempt a lawyer from the obligation to take a chance under Section...

Lawyer Admission Grant as Syndicate Lawyer/Syndicate Lawyer

Anyone wishing to act as a syndicate lawyer or a syndicate lawyer requires a licence. After admission, the activity may be carried out under the professional title of lawyer ...

Lawyer Admission Grant of European lawyer as syndicate lawyer/syndicate lawyer

As a European lawyer, you can be admitted to the bar as a syndicate lawyer.

Lawyer or lawyer; Recognise foreign professional qualifications

If you have completed an apprenticeship abroad that allows you to work as a lawyer or lawyer, you can have this degree recognised. With this recognition, you may work as a...

Leader

LEADER stands for "Liaison Entre Actions de Développement de l'Economie Rurale" and is a Methodological approach within the framework of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural...

Leader promotion

The "LEADER" measure supports selected regions in the implementation of projects according to the Regional Development Concepts (REK) of the LEADER regions. The activities of a...

Legal services based on special expertise: Registration - in the Legal Services Register

Anyone wishing to provide out-of-court legal services in the following areas must register with the competent authority: Debt collection services Pension advice Legal...

Licence for postal services: Advertisement - Change in the corporate relations of a corporation

The acquisition of shares or shares represents a change in the corporate relationships of a corporation. Any person who, by purchasing shares or shares of a corporation...

Licence for postal services: advertisement - in the case of continuation by substitutes after the death of the licensee

In the event of the introduction of a deputy in the event of the death of the licensee, the transfer of a licence for postal services issued in accordance with Section 6 of the...

Licence for postal services: transfer

A transfer of the licence for postal services granted in accordance with Section 6 of the Postal Act (PostG) requires the prior consent of the competent authority. The transfer...

Licence for the (international) carriage of goods by road for hire or reward / Community licence granted

If you intend to transport goods with motor vehicles over 3.5 tonnes on a commercial basis or for a fee, you need the permission of the locally competent approval authority...

Licence for the carriage of letters: grant

If you want to transport letters with a single weight of no more than 1,000 grams commercially for others, you need a permit (license). The licence shall be refused if facts...

Licence granted to insurance intermediaries

The activity as an insurance intermediary requires a licence issued by the competent authority. The obligation to provide information applies to holders of the permit. At the...

Limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds Display when transferring or storing petrol, fuel mixtures or raw petrol installations not subject to authorisation

Do you operate a plant where fuels are stored and transferred? Then you have to report them to the authority.

Limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds Display when using organic solvents in installations not subject to authorisation

Do you handle organic solvents in your company? Then you may have to report the system to the competent authority.

List of Companies of Consulting Engineers Registration Corporation

The use of the professional title "Consulting Engineer" in the name of the company is protected in Niederachsen. If the company has a registered office in Lower Saxony and the...

List of external consultant engineers Registration

List of external engineers Registration

The professional title "engineer" is protected by the Lower Saxony Engineering Act (NIngG). If you have neither a residence nor a professional establishment in Germany and...

List of foreign companies Registration

The use of the professional title "Consulting Engineer" in the name or in the company of the company is protected in Niederachsen. A company that is neither entered in the...

List of generally sworn interpreters and appointed translators Entry

If you would like to work as a sworn interpreter and/or authorised translator for courts, authorities or notaries, you can be included in a nationwide directory.

List of non-licensed and craft-like trades: Registration

If you wish to register a craft or a craft-like trade without a licence, the competent authority does not enter you in the register of craftsmen, but in the "List of the owners...

List of voluntary members Registration

If you have a residence or a professional establishment in Lower Saxony or exercise your profession in whole or in part, but not only temporarily or occasionally, in Lower...

List of water management experts: registration

Experts who draw up plans and documents for water authorities shall be entered in a list with the competent authority. Persons who are legally entitled to draw up plans and...

Livestock event supra-regional

Events under the Livestock Ordinance with nationwide or international participation (cattle exhibitions, cattle markets and similar events) are to be held by the organiser at...

Lohnsteuerhilfeverein Anerkennung

You would like to apply for the recognition of an income tax assistance association.

Manufacture of nitrite cured salt: approval

The production of nitrite cured salt must be approved by the competent authority.

Manufacture, authorisation, supply and import of veterinary medicinal products: information

Regulations for the manufacture, authorisation, supply or import of veterinary medicinal products are regulated by the Law on the Marketing of Medicinal Products (AMG). For more...

Marketing livestock and meat

In the field of livestock and meat, the inspectors of the competent body shall inspect, first and foremost, the slaughterhouses and the holdings acting on animals for slaughter....

Markets and festivals

Markets and festivals in your city or municipality are central components of community public life.

Markscheiderin/Markscheider Recognition

Anyone wishing to work as a mark separator must be recognised by the competent authority.

Markscheiderin/Markscheider Recognition as an "other" person

Recognised mark separators manufacture and re-apply the cracking plant prescribed for underground exploration or extraction operations. For other companies, other documents...

Master craftsman's examination - Invitation

The place and time of the master's examination in the trade must be announced to the subject in writing at least two weeks in advance. In the invitation, the test subject is...

Master craftsman's examination: Admission

In order to be able to take a master's examination in the craft sector, an application for admission must be submitted to the competent authority. For the master's examination,...

Master craftsman's examination: exemption from examination parts or services

In the case of a master's examination in the craft sector, you are exempt from taking individual parts of the master's examination if you take an examination comparable to the...

Measures for the use of renewable energies in the heating market Promotion

The Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) promotes measures for the use of renewable energies as part of the Market Incentive Programme of the Federal...

Measuring and calibration

The contract of the state company Mess- und Eichwesen Niedersachsen (MEN) includes: the protection of citizens and businesses from incorrect measurements in...

Meat production/slaughtering/meat processing: Authorisation

The production or slaughter of farm animals kept as pets and the operation of a meat processing company requires, in principle, official authorisation. Exceptions are for...

Media supervision

The task of the media regulator is to monitor the offers on the Internet with regard to the correct provider identification (web imprint) and the imprint for printing units. In...

Mediation and advice of financial investments by foreign persons Advertisement

Financial services companies generally require a permit for financial investment intermediaries and financial investment advisors. In the event of prior written notification of...

Micro-enterprises of primary care

Enterprises with fewer than 10 full-time employees and an annual turnover of up to EUR 2 million per year, which provide basic rural care, are micro-enterprises of basic services.

Micro-enterprises of primary care Support

The micro-enterprises measure of basic services ensures the basic provision of rural life and contributes to the maintenance and improvement of the quality of life in rural...

Mobile shooting range - Apply for permission to operate

To operate a mobile shooting range, you need a permit.

Monument preservation

With the European Year of Monument Protection in 1975, the general recognition has prevailed that the past can only have a future if the built testimonies are preserved. The...

Non-profit holiday fund for the painting and painting trade: Registration

The holiday fund for the painting and painting trade (uk) provides employees of the painters and varnish trade with the following collective bargaining services: Holiday pay ...

Notification and verification Of combustion plants Registration

If you operate a medium combustion plant, you must notify it to the competent authority.

Notification of non-licensed postal services (inclusion, modification and termination)

If your company provides postal services without requiring a license, you must notify the Federal Network Agency of the start, change and termination of operations.

Notification of non-profit and commercial waste collections

Would you like to collect non-profit or commercially recyclable waste, so-called recyclables, from private households? Then you must notify the competent authority at least...

Notification of the use of plant protection products for others

Anyone who wishes to use plant protection products for others – other than occasional neighbourhood assistance – or to advise others on plant protection for commercial purposes...

Notification period for an auction: shortening

In exceptional cases, in particular in the case of auctions of perishable goods,a reduction in the two-week notification obligation of auctions may be requested.

Obligation to practise as a patent attorney exemption

In the interest of the administration of justice or in order to avoid hardship, the competent authority may exempt a patent attorney from the obligation to practise a patent...

Obligations of waste disposal and recovery companies for biowaste

Public waste management agencies, municipal and commercial biowaste practitioners or mixture producers, as well as producers and owners of certain bio-waste, are subject to...

Obtain expert opinion from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for start-up grants

If you are unemployed and want to start a business, you can apply for a start-up grant from the Employment Agency. To do this, you need the opinion of an expert body on your...

Obtain proof of successful participation in the information for the security industry

You must provide proof of information in the security industry if you are employed and take over guarding tasks in the security industry on your own responsibility.

Official recognition of natural mineral water

Natural mineral water may only be placed on the market on a commercial basis if it is officially recognised.

Officially approved measuring points for the determination of emissions and immissions of air pollutants, noise and vibrations in accordance with the Federal Immission Control Act

As an approved measuring point for emissions and immissions in accordance with the Federal Immission Control Act, you can offer your services throughout Germany after...

Offsetting and reimbursement of deductions for construction work

You have provided construction services for a company or a public corporation and construction deduction tax has been withheld on your consideration? Then, under certain...

Old people's/nursing home: Permit - Operation

If you want to operate an old people's home, you must report this (in addition to the business registration) to the responsible home inspectorate. The content and scope of the...

Open Sundays: Execution

The possibility of carrying out up to four "open Sundays" a year (or up to eight "open Sundays" in excursion locations) is an exception to the general ban on the opening of...

Operating a Certification Service Provider Display

Certification service providers issue qualified certificates or qualified time stamps within the meaning of the Signature Act (SigG). There is no need to obtain a permit for...

Operation Prostitution Trade Permit

A prostitution trade is a professional who offers or provides services related to the provision of sexual services by at least one other person by: runs a prostitution...

Operation of a public scale: display

If you use a public scale, you have: to mark the public scale with an external lyre with the clearly legible inscription: "Public scale, weighing range of ... kg to ......

Operation of a shooting range in enclosed spaces: Display

There is no obligation to permit the operation of shooting ranges where shots are fired in enclosed spaces exclusively for the testing of weapons or ammunition, but only a...

Operation of a trade after the death of the trader/trader without competent representation Permission

After the death of a trader, the trader may be charged for of the surviving spouse of minor heirs during the age of minority the administrator of the estate, the trustee of...

Operation of closed distribution networks: Approval

Network operators wishing to operate their supply area, or at least part of it, as a closed distribution network in accordance with Section 110 of the Energy Economics Act...

Operation of energy supply companies: Approval

Energy supply companies supplying energy to household customers must immediately notify the competent authority of the start-up and termination of their business and changes to...

Operation of plants requiring monitoring in accordance with the Industrial Safety Ordinance Arrangement Safety Assessment

There was a damage or accident in connection with facilities requiring monitoring? The competent authority may then order an inspection by approved inspection bodies.

Operation of plants requiring monitoring in accordance with the Industrial Safety Ordinance Extraordinary

As an employer, you must immediately arrange for an extraordinary inspection of systems requiring monitoring if, for example, a case of damage has occurred.

Operations Officer for Water Protection Appointment

The authority may also order the appointment of a water protection officer in addition to those who are already obliged to appoint a water protection officer.

Organic farming: EU eco-law - exemptions

Regulation (EC) 889/2008 contains implementing provisions for Basic Regulation (EC) 834/2007 regulating the requirement for labelling with reference to organic farming when...

Organisation of a trade fair, exhibition or wholesale market: fixing

If a trade fair, an exhibition or a wholesale market is organized, the so-called determination of the responsible body is necessary, provided that the so-called market...

Organisation of a weekly market Determination

If a weekly market is organized, the so-called determination of the responsible authority is necessary, provided that the so-called market privileges (e.B exemption from...

Organisation of an annual or special market: fixing

If an annual or special market is organized, the so-called determination of the responsible body is necessary, provided that the so-called market privileges are sought for this...

Organisation or conduct of prostitution events Advertisement

Anyone wishing to organise or organise a prostitution event must notify the competent authority at the venue of the event.

Organisation or conduct of prostitution events Permission

Prostitution events are events aimed at an open group of participants, where sexual services are offered by at least one of the persons directly present. Anyone wishing to...

Other games with the possibility of winning permission in the travel industry

Anyone who wants to organize other games with the possibility of winning in the travel industry (e.B games of skill) requires permission from the responsible authority....

Other games with the possibility of winning: Permission

Anyone who wants to organize other games with the possibility of winning on a commercial basis (e.B. games of skill) requires permission from the responsible authority....

Outdoor advertising: approval

Outdoor advertising is the form of advertising in which the advertising medium is located in public spaces. The affixing of outdoor advertising is usually subject to authorisation.

Particularly knowledgeable auctioneers Public order and swearing-in

Particularly knowledgeable auctioneers can generally be publicly appointed on request to the competent authority.

Patent Attorney Admission

Patent attorneys may perform the following tasks: Advice on inventions, trademarks, design, know-how, plant variety protection and the like Registration of all industrial...

Patent Attorney Admission as in-house license attorney

An in-house patent attorney exercises his/her profession if he/she is entrusted with the performance of tasks in accordance with § 3 paragraph 2 and 3 of the Patent Attorney...

Patent Attorney's Association

Limited liability companies whose corporate object is to advise and represent the Advice on inventions, brands, design, know-how, plant variety protection and the like ...

Patent attorney

Anyone wishing to act as a patent attorney may perform the following tasks: Advice on inventions, brands, design, know-how, plant variety protection and the...

Patentanwaltsgesellschaft Admission

Anyone wishing to establish a patent attorney company in the legal form of a GmbH must apply for admission as a patent attorney company. The shareholders of a patent attorney...

Pawnshop business - Apply for a permit

The pawnbroker grants a money loan against deposit of a pledge to secure the loan together with interest and costs of business operations. The pawn broker arranges pawn...

Pay trade tax

Do you run a company (business) in Germany and achieve a business income of more than EUR 24,500 per year?Then you are obliged to submit a trade tax return to your tax office....

Permission for the commercial display of persons granted

Displays of people are events in which the physical appearance of the people on display is in the foreground. The performances they perform (e.B. vocal performances or...

Permission to continue the professional title of auditor Granted

The competent authority may, upon request, authorise professionals who, because of old age or physical suffering, waive the rights conferred by the appointment and who no longer...

Permission to hold a specialist law office title

Lawyers need permission to use the term "specialist lawyer" or "specialist lawyer".

Permission to operate a day care centre

A day care centre is a day care facility for the education, education and care of children from the first year of life until the age of 14.

Permission to operate a daycare centre

A day care centre is a day care facility for the education, education and care of children from the first year of life until the age of 14. If you want to run a day care...

Permission to operate a prostitution site

The operation of a prostitution business is subject to a permit.

Permission to provide advice to emigrants

If you would like to provide business information about the prospects of emigration and about the living conditions in the country of immigration, in particular about the...

Permission to use a specialist lawyer title Granted

In accordance with § 43c paragraph 1 sentence 2 of the Federal Lawyers' Act (BRAO) in conjunction with the .m of the Fachanwaltsordnung, lawyers may grant permission to use the...

Permission to use the professional title "engineer"

The professional title "engineer" is protected by the Lower Saxony Engineering Act (NIngG). The same applies to word combinations and similar designations (see also § 1 NIngG)....

Permit for the commercial handling and traffic of explosive substances

If your business activity requires the handling and traffic of explosive substances, you need a permit for this.As a rule, proof of your personal reliability, your professional...

Permit for the commercial production of weapons granted

The permit for the commercial or independent production, processing or repair of firearms or ammunition within the framework of an economic enterprise must be applied for at the...

Permit for the transfer of firearms and ammunition

Permission to transfer firearms or ammunition across borders into the scope of the Weapons Act, into other Member States of the European Union or into Switzerland is granted by...

Permit to operate a shooting range: Granted

If you operate a fixed facility that serves the shooting sport or other shooting exercises with firearms, the testing of firearms or shooting with firearms for amusement...

Permit to use mineral water wells: grant

Natural mineral water may only be extracted from springs for which a permit has been granted for use.

Permits and exemptions for excessive use of road: grant

Events for which public roads are used more than usual require permission. In particular, these are: Motor sports events with motor vehicles, classic cars or motorcycles ...

Persons or bodies for the acceptance of competence tests for dog owners Notification of no recognition requirements

If the recognition requirements for the acceptance of proficiency tests are no longer met, this must be reported to the competent authority in accordance with § 3 paragraph 5...

Persons or bodies for the acceptance of competence tests for dog owners Recognition

Persons or bodies that take the proficiency tests prescribed by the Lower Saxony Act on the Keeping of Dogs (NHundG) require prior recognition to prove the knowledge and skills...

Persons or bodies for the acceptance of expert examinations by dog owners

The acceptance of expert examinations may only be carried out by authorised persons and bodies.

Petrol station - permission

For the construction and operation of a service station, you need a permit from the competent authority (in addition to the building permit if necessary).Permission may be...

Play equipment with the possibility of winning Confirmation of the installation location

Traders may only install play equipment equipped with a technical device influencing the outcome of the game and which offers the possibility of winning (winning goods, winning...

Playground equipment with the possibility of winning permission

For the installation and operation of playground equipment that are equipped with a technical device influencing the outcome of the game and the offer the possibility of a...

Possession of polioviruses

The possession of polioviruses or material that may contain polio viruses must be reported

Possession of polioviruses display

Natural or legal persons who have actual jurisdiction over polioviruses or material that may contain polioviruses (owners) shall notify the competent authority immediately. The...

Pre-register VAT

As a company, you usually have to submit advance VAT returns to the tax office on a monthly or quarterly basis.

Price monitoring

Price audits are an important task for the public authorities. In 2004, 24% of cases were challenged in the case of 3,655 audits of public contracts nationwide. This resulted in...

Private Clinic Permit

Anyone who wants to operate a private hospital (private clinic) needs a trade permit, a so-called concession. A hospital within the meaning of commercial law is an institution...

Private university: recognition

If you want to operate a private (non-governmental) university as a free agency, you need state recognition from the ministry responsible for higher education. Only...

Production of balanced diets: approval

Balanced diets may only be produced with the approval of the competent body.

Production of dietary foods with an addition of iodine compounds: authorisation

Dietary foods with an addition of iodine compounds may only be produced with the authorisation of the competent body.

Production of forest reproductive material directly from the basic material: notification

The harvest in an approved seed harvest stock, a mother quarters or a seed plantation must be notified to the competent authority three working days before the start.

Professional Register of Auditors and Auditing Firms Amendment

The Chamber of Auditors amends entries in the professional register for auditors or auditing companies on the basis of a written notification to the professional register or ex...

Professional competence to properly run a road haulage company: certificate

Whereas, for the transport of goods in cross-border traffic by motor vehicles by undertakings having their registered office in Germany, the professional competence of the...

Professional drivers - confirm basic qualification

If you are a professional driver, if you are a professional driver, if you are travelling on public roads for commercial purposes in the road, you will need proof of basic...

Professional register for auditors and audit firms Deletion

The professional register includes the personal and professional data of the compulsory members (economic auditors, sworn accountants/sworn accountants; auditing...

Professional register for auditors and auditing companies Registration

Any initial registration of professional circumstances an auditor, a sworn accountant, or the structure of an auditing firm or auditing firm is checked by the employees...

Professional register for tax consultants Registration of persons with establishment abroad and the authority to provide assistance in tax matters there

In the event of temporary and occasional assistance in tax matters by a foreign service provider, a temporary entry in the professional register takes place. The scope of the...

Professional suitability for cross-border road passenger transport: certificate

For the carriage of persons in cross-border traffic by motor vehicles by operators having their registered office in Germany, the assessment of the trader or a person appointed...

Professional suitability for national road passenger transport: certificate

The carriage of persons in national traffic by motor vehicle requires the examination of the professional competence of the trader or of a person appointed by him for the...

Promoting energy advice in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

You want to reduce your running costs? An energy consultancy can uncover untapped savings potential in your company. The Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control ...

Promotional loan from KfW "Unternehmerkredit Plus" - No. 044, 046 Granting

Funding objective The promotional loan will be used to develop or produce new or substantially improved products, processes or services that are innovative. Who is...

Proof of Disposal Confirmation Exemption

You are subject to the obligation to provide evidence for hazardous waste and must a proof of disposal be approved? If your disposal company is approved for the privileged...

Proof of expertise in pest control

Commercial pest control may only be carried out if, inter alia, the evidence of expertise in a sub-area of pest control has been provided to the competent authority in...

Proof of expertise in the arms trade through examination

As part of the licensing procedure for the commercial arms trade, you must prove the appropriate expertise. To do this, you take a specialist examination at the Chamber of...

Property tax assessment for agricultural and forestry land or agricultural and forestry enterprises received

The property tax is a municipal tax that is levied on the property located on the municipal territory.

Prostitute

Prostitutes are persons who provide sexual services. A sexual service is a sexual act of at least one person to or before at least one other person directly present for...

Prostitution activity Notification of the installation of a prostitution vehicle

The operation of a prostitution vehicle is subject to a permit.

Providers of statutory accident insurance: registration

Anyone who opens a new company is obliged to register with the competent professional association, i.e. the competent accident insurance institution.The accident insurance...

Providing a prostitution vehicle permission

Prostitution vehicles are motor vehicles, trailers and other mobile equipment provided for the provision of sexual services. Anyone wishing to set up or operate a prostitution...

Provision of a service as a draft author Display after last notification

If one year has elapsed since the last notification and the draft author intends to continue to provide services, this must be reported to the competent authority.

Provision of a service as a draft author for the first time notification

In the case of temporary and occasional services, foreign nationals are entitled to a building template as a design author if they meet the requirements. The temporary and...

Provision of design services in the field of building design by persons established in EU, EEA and equivalent countries

According to the Lower Saxony Building Code (NBauO), the draft seamauthor is responsible for ensuring that the design for the construction project complies with public building...

Provision of services by external companies that have the professional title "Consulting Engineer" in their name Advertisement

The use of the professional title "Consulting Engineer" in the name or in the company of the company is protected in Niederachsen. A company that is neither entered in the list...

Provision of services in Lower Saxony by external structural planners from a Member State of the European Union

In the case of construction measures within the meaning of the Lower Saxony Building Code (NBauO), the stability proof is checked if the construction project falls within the...

Provisional Beer Act - Admission of Exceptions

The preparation of beer ("special beer") which does not comply with the provisions of the provisional Beer Act (VorlBierG) may be authorised on request.

Public appointment and swearing-in of samplers

With a public appointment as a sampler, you are available to courts, authorities, business and the general public as a particularly reliable, credible and experienced person.

Public facilities - use for private use

If you are a citizen or trader or wish to use public institutions such as the town hall, town hall, schools, school sports facilities, etc. for private purposes, you need the...

Public transport events: permission

A permit is required for events where public roads are used more than usual due to the number of participants or their behaviour. Permits include cycling, cycling, race, inline...

Quality Auditors according to Auditor Regulations Registration

Quality control is carried out by auditors registered with the competent authority in their own practice or auditing companies, so-called auditors for quality control.

Reappointment as tax representative

The appointment as tax representative is no longer of fundamental importance, since the last examination procedures for the appointment as tax representative were carried out in...

Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft

Limited liability companies whose object is legal advice and representation are referred to as a law firm.

Recognition and disclosure as an expert according to § 18 federal soil protection law

You can be recognised as an expert on soil protection issues.

Recognition of test centres for pipeline installations Application

Anyone wishing to operate a test centre for pipeline installations must apply for recognition from the testing centre. The testing centre may be composed of a expert...

Recognition of training organisers for dangerous goods officers

If you would like to carry out training courses for dangerous goods officers, you must be recognised as a training organiser by the locally responsible Chamber of Industry and...

Register and pay wage tax by employers

As an employer, you retain the wage tax from the salary paid and, after electronic transmission of the wage tax declaration to the responsible tax office, deduct the wage tax to...

Register as a debt collection service provider

Anyone wishing to provide business collection services must register this activity in the Legal Services Register. A collection service is the collection of third-party or for...

Register as a legal service provider in a foreign law

Anyone who wants to provide out-of-court legal services in a foreign law must register with the competent authority. Without registration in the Legal Services Register, legal...

Register as a pension advisor

Anyone wishing to provide pension advice in the following areas must register with the competent authority: statutory pension and accident insurance social compensation law ...

Register electricity and gas units

If you operate an electricity or gas system and it is connected to an electricity or gas network, you must register the unit in the Market Master Data Register (MaStR) of the...

Register market players

If you are a market player in the electricity or gas market, you must register in the Market Master Data Register (MaStR) of the Federal Network Agency.

Register of craftsmen Registration Of the manager of the holding

Anyone who wishes to practise a craft subject to authorisation as a farmer without himself or herself fulfilling the requirements for registering a craft register must appoint a...

Register of craftsmen Registration by granting a right to exercise according to § 7a HwO

Without a master craftsman's examination, the applicant or the farm manager may, if necessary, obtain a right to exercise in accordance with §7a of the Crafts Code (HwO) from...

Register of craftsmen Registration by granting a right to exercise according to § 7b HwO

For the independent operation of a trade subject to authorisation of Appendix A to the Crafts Code (HwO) as a standing trade, a registration in the craft roll is...

Register of craftsmen Registration by granting an exemption permit according to § 8 HwO

For the independent operation of a trade subject to authorisation of Appendix A to the Crafts Code (HwO) as a standing trade, a registration in the craft roll is required.If the...

Register of craftsmen Registration by granting an exemption permit according to § 9 Abs. 1 HwO

Anyone who, as a citizen of the EU, the EEA or Switzerland, wants to operate a craft subject to licensing in Germany as a standing trade (i.e. with a branch in Germany) without...

Register of craftsmen Registration of a craft ancillary business

A craft ancillary business exists if, in conjunction with another company superordinate as the main enterprise, craft services are provided to third parties to a not...

Register of craftsmen Registration of equivalent examinations

For the independent operation of a craft subject to approval of Annex A to § 1 paragraph 2 of the Crafts Code (HwO) as a standing trade, an entry in the register of craftsmen is...

Register of craftsmen Registration of non-essential activities

For certain activities which are considered to be non-essential activities, no entry is provided for in the register of craftsmen or in the lists kept by the competent...

Register of craftsmen Registration of trade subject to authorisation

If you want to independently operate a craft subject to licensing as a so-called standing trade, you need an entry in the register of craftsmen. The standing trade includes any...

Register prostitution activity for the first time

Anyone who pursues prostitution in Germany is obliged to register with the authorities.

Register social security for self-employed artists and publicists

Self-employed artists and publicists are compulsorily insured by the Künstlersozialkasse (KSK) in the statutory pension, health and long-term care insurance. For admission, you...

Register taxes on race bets, public lotteries and sweepstakes, and sports betting

If you wish to organise racing bets, public lotteries and lotteries or sports betting and this has been approved by the competent authority, you are obliged to register and pay...

Registering the operation of agriculture and forestry

If you start a self-employed agricultural or forestry activity, you must report this to your municipality or city administration within one month. As an operator of an...

Registration with the Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons

All veterinarians practicing the profession in Lower Saxony are required to be admitted to the competent authority.The same applies to non-working veterinarians, provided that...

Relief amount for single parents Information

As a single parent, you can apply for tax class II and thus the consideration of the relief amount for single parents if your household includes at least one child who is...

Renew registration of prostitution activity

Anyone who pursues prostitution in Germany is obliged to register with the authorities. The registration must be extended or renewed for persons between 18 and 21 years of age...

Renewed notification before provision of the service under the name Consulting Engineer from Abroad

The professional title "Consulting Engineer" is protected in Lower Saxony. You are planning to work as a "consulting engineer" and have neither a residence nor a professional...

Repairer's authority to allocate

Companies that have repaired calibrated measuring instruments can apply for the granting of the maintenance authority.

Report recycling or production sites for recycled plastic food contact materials

Objects or materials that come into contact with food are called food contact materials. These are, for example: Food Crockery Machines for food processing The production...

Representation for a lawyer

Lawyers must ensure representation, if they are prevented from practising their profession for more than a week if they wish to move away from their office for more than a...

Representation for a lawyer appointment

Representation can only be appointed if it is taken over by a lawyer who belongs to the same competent authority. The order can also be made from the outset for all cases of...

Representation for a patent attorney

Patent attorneys must ensure representation, if they are prevented from practising their profession for more than a week. if they wish to move away from their office for...

Representation for a patent attorney/a patent attorney Appointment

A representative can only be appointed if it is taken over by a patent attorney or a lawyer. The order can also be placed in advance for all prevention cases that may occur...

Representation permit for a prostitution trade

Anyone wishing to operate a prostitution business through a person appointed as a substitute requires a representative permit.The delegate permit is granted to the operator for...

Request determination of final landfill closure

If you have taken all the necessary measures during the decommissioning phase of the landfill or the landfill section, you must apply to the competent authority for the final...

Request information from the register about the owners of a business of a craft trade without a licence or a craft-like trade

You may have a legitimate interest in obtaining information from the list of the owners of a business of a craft trade or a craft trade without a licence, which can be obtained...

Request information from the site register for genetically modified organisms (non-public part)

You can request information from the non-public part of the site register for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) from the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety.

Restaurant establishment Approval early start of operation

If you want to operate a standing catering business, you must notify the competent authority at least 4 weeks before the first offer of drinks or prepared food. This also...

Restaurant establishment Notification of change of person in the case of legal entities

Anyone who operates a catering business as a legal person and appoints another person as a representative must immediately notify the competent authority of this.

Right of first refusal of the municipality

When buying a piece of land, the municipality or a beneficiary third party can enter into the purchase contract under certain conditions.

Road haulage operation: Approval - Examination of the expert's examination

Do you want to carry out commercial transports with vehicles whose total permissible weight is more than 3.5 tonnes? You need permission to do this. One of the prerequisites...

Rural road construction

Rural road construction includes the design, manufacture and maintenance of roads and paths for foot and vehicle traffic in rural areas.

Shipments of waste in Germany and Europe Approval for waste according to the "green" waste list

As a company, would you like to transport waste across national borders? Then the regulations of the EC Regulation on shipments of waste apply to you.

Shipments of waste in Germany and Europe Approval for waste according to the "yellow" waste list and all other waste intended for disposal

As a company, would you like to transport waste across national borders? Then the regulations of the EC Regulation on shipments of waste apply to you.

Shop opening hours

In Lower Saxony, sales outlets are allowed from Monday 0.00 a.m. to Saturday 24.00. be open.On Sundays and public holidays, there is a general ban on opening and selling. The...

Slaughter: Carrying out - official ante-mortem inspection

If you are slaughtering animals whose meat is intended for human consumption, you must have the animals officially examined before and after slaughter. This concerns: Cattle ...

Social fund of the scaffolding industry: Registration

The social security fund of the scaffolding industry provides employees of the scaffolding industry with the following collective agreements: Holiday pay additional holiday...

Social security: determination - compulsory insurance

As an employer, you are obliged to register your employees with social security. Social security is divided into the following areas: statutory pension insurance (GRV) ...

Social security: registration - immediately

Employers are obliged to register their employees with social security. For certain sectors of the economy, there is an obligation to notify...

Special numbers Set up service numbers of information and knowledge management customs (IWM customs)

You can inquire about the following topics at the Information and Knowledge Management Customs (IWM Customs): Agricultural diesel compensation Atlas Export benefits ...

Specialist business property when handling water-hazardous substances

Companies carrying out the activities referred to in Section 45 (1) of the Ordinance on the Handling of Water Hazardous Substances (AwSV) on the plants and plant parts referred...

Specialist business property when handling water-hazardous substances Determination

Companies carrying out the activities referred to in Section 45 (1) of the Ordinance on the Handling of Water Hazardous Substances (AwSV) on the plants and plant parts referred...

Stand permit

As a trader, a stand permit is required to participate in markets. The application for a day stand can be submitted in oral or written form. A written application must be made...

Start-up sown from a special situation: technical opinion

Whois on a business start-up Benefits for integration in accordance with Section 16 SGB 2 or Benefits to secure a living in accordance with Section 20 Of the SGB 2 from...

State recognition (notification) as an inspection body (testing laboratories, sampling bodies) for sewage sludge and soil tests according to the Sewage Sludge Ordinance

If you want to carry out analyses in accordance with the Sewage Sludge Ordinance as an inspection body, you must apply for notification from the competent authority in the...

Submit a corporate tax return

Corporations have to pay corporation tax on their taxable income, non-profit organizations receive their tax exemption.

Subsidy-Winter allowance Approval

If your company belongs to the construction industry or is on an equal footing and you have work absences during the so-called bad weather period, you can receive subsidy winter...

Sunday and public holiday exemptions Granting in the travel industry

Anyone who operates a travel business must in principle comply with the provisions of the Act on Closing Hours (LadSchlG) and the Lower Saxony Act on Public Holidays...

Supplementary pension fund for the construction industry: Registration

The Supplementary Pension Fund of the Construction Industry AG (ZVK) grants employees of the construction industry allowances for pensions from the statutory pension and...

Supplementary supply fund of the stonemasonand stone sculptor's craft: Registration

The supplementary pension fund for the stonemasonry and stone carving trade VVaG grants employees of the stonemasonry and stone carving industry subsidies to the pension from...

Support for energy advice in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

You want to reduce your running costs? An energy consultancy can uncover untapped savings potential in your company. The competent body can grant you a grant for expert,...

Support for start-ups

If you would like to use funding to implement a commercial project as a start-up, you will receive further information in the performance to promote the improvement of the...

Surveyors: Public Order

If you want to work as a surveyor as a freelance surveyor in official surveying, you need a public order. Publicly appointed surveyors (ÖbVI) are persons entrusted with...

Sworn accountants recognition

Sworn accountants must be recognised by the competent authority in order to carry out their profession. Recognition is also used to establish membership of the competent body....

System for the return of sales packaging: determination - of the nationwide facility

If you want to operate a comprehensive system for the disposal of sales packaging, you need an official determination.On request, the competent authority shall establish that...

Take the Dangerous Goods Officer Examination

In order to be able to be appointed and act as a dangerous goods officer, you must have proof of training. The proof of training will be given to you after participation in a...

Taking the competence test for financial investment intermediaries

To obtain permission as a fee-based financial investment advisor, you must demonstrate the required expertise.

Tax Advisor Appointment

In order to be able to practise their profession, tax advisors and tax representatives must be appointed by the body responsible for the intended professional establishment....

Tax Advisor Appointment again

Former tax advisors and tax representatives can be reappointed under certain conditions.

Tax Consulting Firm Recognition

To run a tax consulting firm, you must submit an application for recognition.

Tax advisor

Tax agents

In addition to tax advisors, tax agents are also authorised to provide unlimited assistance in tax matters.

Tax allowances Registration for people with disabilities

For costs due to a disability, you can apply for a disability lump sum.

Tax identification number allocation

The tax identification number is used for identification in the tax procedure. It enables a clear allocation of tax returns, communications and correspondence to the applicable...

Technical assistance related to nuclear installations in certain non-EU countries: Approval

Technical assistance from EU citizens shall be subject to authorisation if the competent authority has informed the applicantperson that the technical assistance in connection...

Temporary legal services: registration

In principle, it is necessary to register with the competent authority who wants to provide out-of-court legal services in the following areas: Debt collection services, ...

Temporary permit for road passenger transport: grant

Anyone who, as an entrepreneur, transports persons by bus (scheduled bus service, excursion bus or holiday destination), taxis or rental cars must be in possession of a permit. ...

Test Engineers for Stability: Recognition

Test engineers check and certify compliance with building regulations in their respective departments on behalf of the building inspectorate. Test engineers are independent and...

Test Engineers for Structural Analysis: Recognition

Test engineer for stability is anyone who is recognized as such by the responsible body. Other persons may not use this designation. In order to be recognized as a test engineer...

Test centres for systems for the application of non-ionised radiation outside medicine: Announcement

The provisions of the Act on Protection against Non-Ionizing Radiation in Human Use (NiSG) and the Concretizing UV Protection Ordinance (UVSV) serve to reduce health risks from...

Testing and certification bodies Recognition

Confirmation or testing and confirmation bodies have the task of verifying and confirming security concepts of certification service providers (testing and confirmation body)...

Testing and certification bodies according to § 5 paragraph 3 Chemicals Climate Protection Ordinance Recognition

For certain work on e.B refrigeration or air conditioning systems, certificates of competence are required for the implementing personnel. These certificates are issued after...

Testing, certification and monitoring bodies for construction products and designs: recognition

The manufacture or application of construction products and the execution of designs requiring exceptional expertise and experience of the persons entrusted with them must be...

The sale and sale of land for agricultural or forestry purposes

The sale and sale of land for agricultural or forestry purposes is carried out by the municipal and municipal authorities.

Third-party inspectors for commercial waste notification

If you, as a recognised body, would like to carry out external inspections at companies of waste pretreatment plants within the framework of the Commercial Waste Ordinance, you...

Trade in and brokerage of selected dual-use goods in other EU countries

Certain goods are subject to trade restrictions in the EU. These include, but are not only, "double-use" items listed in Part I, Section C, Identifiers 901 to 999 of the Export...

Trade in and brokerage of selected dual-use goods in the EU-ausland Approval

Certain goods are subject to trade restrictions in the EU. These include, but are not only, "double-use" items listed in Part I, Section C, Identifiers 901 to 999 of the Export...

Trade in semen, ova, embryos and monkeys: EU authorisation

For intra-Community trade in Semen, embryos and ova of bovine animals, pigs, horses, sheep and goats Monkeys and semi-monkeys you need an approval.

Trade law: information in general

Your Chamber of Crafts (HWK) advises you on business-related legal issues. You can get yourself and your craft enterprise supported by advising the HwK of your Chamber District...

Trade of real estate agents, loan brokers, property developers, construction supervisors, residential property managers Permit

Who commercially mediate the conclusion of contracts for land, rights equivalent to real estate, commercial premises or residential premises or prove the opportunity to...

Trade, brokerage of goods abroad in accordance with Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

Certain goods are subject to trade restrictions in the EU. These include, but are not only on "dual use" items listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009. These are...

Traditional Fire (Easter Fire)

Many districts, municipalities and towns organize public fires of customs on fixed dates (spring beginning, Easter, Walpurgis, Johanni, Thanksgiving, summer/winter solstice, etc.).

Traffic area restriction: approval

A permit shall be obtained for any measure which requires a restriction and special use of public transport space. See also: Construction site arrangements as well as permits...

Travel Trade Permit

If you want to sell or offer goods or services outside your shop on a commercial basis without being asked by a customer, or if you want to carry out entertaining activities as...

Travel card-free activity

No travel business card is required for certain activities in the travel industry.

Travel industry Authorisation of exemptions from prohibitions

If you want to carry out an activity that is not permitted in travel advertising, you can apply for an exemption under certain conditions.

Travel trade card-free activity Authorisation of exemptions for the organisation of certain sales events

The travel trade card obligation does not apply if an exception within the meaning of § 55a (2) of the Industrial Code (GewO) has been granted for the offering of goods for sale...

Travel trade card-free activity display

For the following activities without travel trade cards, there is an obligation to notify the competent authority: Any person who sells goods in the municipality of his place...

Travelling with pets

If you want to take your pet (pet) with you when travelling abroad or want to import a pet purchased abroad to Germany, you have to observe various regulations. Travelling...

Trustee: Order

Any person wishing to act as a trustee in consumer insolvency proceedings to whom the debtor's pledging remuneration is transferred must be appointed by the competent authority....

Type approval for playground equipment

Playground equipment with the possibility of winning may only be set up if the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt has approved its design. The manufacturer of the playground...

Undeclared work message

According to the Undeclared Work Act of 23.07.2004, undeclared work is carried out by those who provide or have carried out services and withholds social security...

Use of clay reinforcement systems: grant - exemption

Devices used for the generation or reproduction of sound (sound equipment), in particular loudspeakers, sound players, musical instruments and similar devices, may only be used...

Use of work equipment Notification of accident

In your company, a person was seriously injured or even died? Then you need to show this.

Use the EU-DLR Network of Points of Single Contact to support the simple handling of administrative procedures

As part of a Europe-wide network, the Points of Single Contact give you easy access to administrations and authorities.The Points of Single Contact will help you to: if you...

Used tyre deposits over 100 t storage capacity: Approval

For the storage of used tyres in a company with a storage capacity of more than 100t, an immission protection permit is required.

Used tyre deposits under 100 t storage capacity: Approval

A building permit is required for the storage of used tyres in a plant with a storage capacity of less than 100 t.

Veterinary matters

Public veterinary services protect animal and human health. It is an important part of consumer protection, agriculture, the food industry and animal welfare. Public veterinary...

View handling of airbag and belt tensioner units

The handling of airbag and belt tensioner units during operation is notifiable

Village development promotion

Comprehensive village development planning with intensive citizen participation, the professional support of applicants and the promotion of investment projects are the tried...

Vocational education and training: Master's examination

The master craftsman's examination determines whether the apprentice is capable of practising and conducting a craft independently and properly training apprentices. The...

Vocational training: verification

Examinations are carried out to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and skills acquired through continuing vocational training. The competent authorities carry out professional...

Wage Compensation Fund for the Roofing Trade: Registration

The Wage Compensation Fund for the Roofing Trade (LAK) provides employees of the roofing industry with the following collective bargaining services: Granting of part of a...

Waste proofing procedure

Disposal, i.e. recovery or disposal, including the collection and transport of hazardous waste, is subject to a waste detection procedure. This is required by waste producers...

Water permit for groundwater abstraction: grant

A permit for the abstraction of groundwater is required if a holding regularly extracts groundwater in large quantities. Authorisation is usually granted in the form of a...

Workshop for disabled people Recognition

Workshops for disabled people enable people with disabilities to participate in working life and thus fulfil an important social function. You will receive various advantages,...

Zoo: Approval

Zoos are permanent facilities where animals of wild species are kept for display for a period of at least seven days a year. Do not consider zoo: Circus Animal shops, ...