Licences and authorisations

Applying for re-authorization of a trade after prohibition

Have you been banned from practising your trade due to unreliability? Then you can usually apply for the reinstatement of your commercial activity after 1 year under certain conditions.

Activities with pathogens Permission

Information on the granting of a permit in accordance with Section 44 of the Infection Protection Act can be found on the homepage of the State Office for Occupational Safety, Consumer Protection and Health, Health Department, Infection Protection, Activities with Pathogens

Activities with pathogens Display

If you start working with pathogens for the first time, you must first notify the State Office for Occupational Safety, Consumer Protection and Health (LAVG).

Activities with pathogens Change notification

If significant changes occur in your activities involving pathogens, you must notify the State Office for Occupational Safety, Consumer Protection and Health (LAVG) immediately.

Catering display

Anyone wishing to operate a restaurant must notify the competent authority in writing four weeks before the start of operations.

Catering industry Display temporary

Which catering businesses are considered "temporary", when and under what circumstances must they be registered?

Catering industry Display permanent

When do I have to register a catering business, what does this include?

Security business - apply for a permit

Anyone wishing to guard the lives or property of third parties on a commercial basis requires a permit from the competent authority.

Permit for real estate agents, loan brokers, property developers, building supervisors and residential property managers Apply for a permit

If you want to broker real estate or loan agreements commercially, you need a license to do so. You can find out more here.

Travel trade permit

What do I need a traveling trade card for and where can I get one?

Show activity exempt from travel trade card

Only a few activities that do not require a travel authorization card must be reported. Before starting an activity that is not subject to a travel authorization card, please check whether you may have to report it to the responsible office.

Applying for an extension of the travel trade license

If you want to carry out an activity in the travel trade, you need a travel trade card. You can have a temporary travel trade card extended by the competent authority. You can find out more here.

Subsequent inclusion, amendment and supplementation of conditions or listed activities of the traveling trade permit application

You can change or extend the activities listed on the travel trade license with the competent authority.

Applying for exemptions from travel trade bans

If you wish to carry out an activity in the travel trade that is
is generally prohibited by law, you must apply for an exception
from the prohibitions for itinerant trade at the competent authority.
apply. You can find out more here.

Gaming arcade license

The operation of an amusement arcade or similar business is subject to authorization.

Applying for a travel gaming arcade license

To operate an amusement arcade or similar business, you need a permit for the respective location.

Supplementary School Recognition

What is the procedure for granting the status of a state-approved supplementary school?

Supplementary school Recognition of healthcare vocational schools

You can apply for state recognition for your school for healthcare professions from the State Office for Occupational Safety, Consumer Protection and Health (LAVG).

Permit for the commercial exhibition of persons Issuance

Commercial exhibition of persons requires official authorization.

Permit for the commercial exhibition of persons Extension

The commercial exhibition of persons requires official authorization. A permit that has been granted can be extended.

Application for Particularly Knowledgeable Auctioneers Public Appointment and Swearing-in

If you want to hold public auctions, you will need a public order to do so.

Issue of preliminary building permit

With a preliminary decision, individual questions about planned building projects can be clarified with the lower building supervisory authority before a building permit procedure begins.

Tax Consultancy Company Recognition

Requirements for the recognition of your tax consultancy firm

Building permit issue

Information on the granting of building permits

Operation of an energy supply network Approval

Approval of network operation

Law Firm Admission

Applying for the admission of a law firm to the bar

Exemption from the law firm obligation according to the Federal Lawyers' Act

Permanent or temporary permission not to set up and maintain a law firm

Hunting permit issue

When a hunting permit is issued, a contract under civil law is concluded between the person authorized to hunt (permit issuer) and the hunter (permit holder).

Expert Public Appointment and Swearing-in

Would you like to be publicly appointed and sworn in as an expert or expert? Then you can apply for this at the competent authority.

Authorisation for insurance intermediaries

If you would like to work as an independent insurance intermediary, you need a permit from your local Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK).

Authorisation for insurance intermediaries Exemption

If you would like to work as an independent product-accessory insurance intermediary, you can be exempted from the licensing requirement for insurance intermediaries.

Permission for insurance advisors to issue

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

Notification of the commercial handling of medical devices Transmission

If you are based in Germany and place medical devices on the market or make them available on the market, you must first report this to the State Office for Occupational Safety, Consumer Protection and Health (LAVG).

Notification of activities involving biological agents

If you are working with biological substances for the first time, notify the State Office for Occupational Safety, Consumer Protection and Health (LAVG).

Notification of activities in which asbestos dust or dust from materials containing asbestos is or may be released

Commercial activities in which asbestos dust or dust from materials containing asbestos is released or may be releasedReport to the State Office for Occupational Safety and Consumer Protection (LAVG).

Blasting with explosive substances Display

If you want to carry out blasting work, notify the local regulatory authority.

Display handling of airbag and belt tensioner units

If you as an employer intend to allow your employees to work with airbag or belt tensioner units of category P1 for the first time, you must notify the responsible body in advance.

Prostitution Activity Permit Application

You can apply for a permit to operate a prostitution business at your local public order office.

Commercial handling of toxic substances Permission

You can apply for a permit to supply particularly hazardous substances or mixtures to the retail trade at the State Office for Occupational Safety, Consumer Protection and Health (LAVG).  

Animal testing Approval

You can apply to the State Office for Occupational Safety, Consumer Protection and Health (LAVG) for approval to carry out an animal experiment. In certain cases, it is sufficient to notify the LAVG of the experimental project.

Permission to acquire and possess weapons and ammunition Issued to traditional marksmen and for the preservation of customs

Granting of permission to carry weapons for traditional marksmen and for the preservation of customs

Permit for the acquisition and possession of weapons and ammunition Issue for weapons or ammunition experts

Granting of a permit for the acquisition and possession of weapons and ammunition for weapons or ammunition experts

Permission to acquire and possess weapons and ammunition Issue of green firearms possession card for individual persons

If you wish to acquire and possess weapons and/or ammunition requiring a permit, you must apply for a permit from the relevant weapons authority.

Permission to acquire and possess weapons and ammunition Issue of weapons possession card for hunting associations

If you want to acquire and possess weapons and/or ammunition as a hunting association, you must apply for a permit from the relevant weapons authority.

Apply for a license as a commercial real estate loan broker

Would you like to broker or advise on real estate consumer loan agreements or financial assistance against payment? To do so, you need a license as a commercial real estate loan broker. You can find out more here.

Notification of a forest seed or forest plant farm

Do you want to harvest and sell seeds from forest plants? Then they can view the recording of their forest seed or forest plant operation here.

Advertisement on the trade in plant protection products

In Brandenburg, the notification of the placing on the market / trade in plant protection products can be made to the State Office for Rural Development, Agriculture and Land Reorganisation (LELF), Department of Plant Protection Service.

Pawnbroking Licence

If you want to work as a pawnbroker or pawnbroker, you need a permit.

Installation of gaming machines

If you want to set up gaming machines with the possibility of winning on a commercial basis, you need a permit in accordance with § 33c Gewerbeordnung (Trade, Commerce and Industry Regulation Act).

Apply for confirmation of the installation site for play equipment

If you, as an operator of gambling machines, have found a new installation site, you need a confirmation for the installation site for the installation of gambling machines with the possibility of winning.

Use of the municipal coat of arms Approval

Municipalities can notify the Ministry of the Interior responsible for the state of the introduction and/or modification of a municipal coat of arms. Approval is required if no approval has previously been granted by the state archives to be involved.

Test engineers for structural analysis Recognition

You can apply for recognition as a test engineer for structural stability by submitting the necessary evidence to the Structural Testing Office.

Recognition as a test expert for earthworks and foundation engineering

You would like to be recognised as an inspection expert.

Recognition as a test expert for safety-related systems and equipment Issuance

You can apply to the Chamber of Engineers for recognition as a test expert for safety-related building equipment.

Casino license

Anyone wishing to operate a casino requires a license.

Commercial gaming brokerage license

Commercial gaming brokerage requires a permit.

Medical practices Registration

Would you like to become self-employed in a health or medical profession? Notify your local health authority of this.

Recognition of a forestry cooperative and granting of legal capacity as an economic association

Association of landowners for the joint management of their forest areas in a forest management association (FBG)

Recognition of a forestry association

Association of recognized forestry cooperatives or similar associations to adapt forestry production to market requirements

Maintenance of further advice centers Approval

Establishment of a further advisory office/branch office Tax consultant or tax agent

Official approval of a testing facility for plant protection products

Non-official test facilities in which tests on the efficacy of plant protection products are carried out can be officially recognized on application.

Producer group Recognition as an association

Agricultural organisations may be recognised on application.

Insemination stations and embryo collection units Permission

You can obtain a permit to operate an insemination station or embryo collection or production unit if you meet certain recognition requirements.

Show conclusion of the land lease agreement

If you have concluded a land lease agreement, you must report this to the competent authority within one month.

Giving up a job as a district chimney sweep

You would like to give up your position as an authorized district chimney sweep or be authorized district chimney sweep? To do so, you must contact the competent authority.

Auctioneer business - apply for a license

Would you like to auction off third-party movable property, third-party land or third-party rights on a commercial basis? You need a permit for this. You can find out more here.

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

You would like to offer goods for immediate sale occasionally at trade fairs, exhibitions, public festivals or for a special occasion? Then you need a permit for this from the competent body and do not need a travel trade card.

Notification of suspicion of money laundering or terrorist financing Exemption from documenting a risk analysis

Upon request, the supervisory authority may exempt obligated parties from the obligation to document the risk analysis under certain conditions.

Applying for an operating license for a hospital pharmacy

You need a license to operate a hospital pharmacy. You can apply for this from the local competent authority.

Applying for an operating license for a pharmacy

If you want to open or take over a public pharmacy, you must submit a written application for an operating license.

Applying for an operating license for a branch pharmacy

An operating licence for a branch pharmacy may be granted on application.

Exemption from the licensing requirement under explosives law

If you want to handle or traffic explosive substances in the commercial sector and already have a permit for the same facts according to § 21 Weapons Act, you do not need a...

Apply for a commercial permit under explosives law

Do you want to handle or transport explosive substances commercially? Then you need a permit from the local explosives authority.

Egg packing station - Apply for approval

Would you like to operate an egg packing station? Then you must apply to the competent authority for market authorization and a packing station code.

Weapons manufacturing - apply for a permit

If you want to manufacture, process or repair firearms or ammunition on a commercial basis, you need a firearms manufacturing license.

Arms manufacture and/or arms trade - Notify the opening or closure of a branch or subsidiary

If you open or close the operation of a branch or dependent branch for the commercial manufacture and/or trade of weapons, you must report this.

Portable shooting range - apply for permission to operate

You need a permit to operate a portable shooting range.

Apply for permission to take up waste management activities

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

Alternative school recognition

State recognition gives the alternative school the right to hold examinations and issue certificates such as the Abitur itself.

Vertebrate pest control, applying for a permit for commercial killing or stunning

Do you commercially control vertebrates as pests? Then you need a permit from the competent authority under animal protection law.

Breeding, keeping and trading animals, applying for a permit

You require a permit from the competent authority for certain activities involving the commercial handling of animals.

Apply for inclusion in the hospital plan of a federal state

Your hospital will receive approval if it is included in the hospital plan of the respective country. You can apply for admission at the competent authority.  

Apply for a zoo permit

If you want to run a zoo, you need permission from the nature conservation authority. In addition to the construction and operation of a zoo, the expansion and significant changes also require approval.

Apply to operate a zoo

If you want to run a zoo, you need permission from the nature conservation authority.

Apply for designation as an expert for long-term storage facilities in accordance with the Landfill Ordinance

If you wish to act as an expert or surveyor for long-term storage facilities in accordance with the Landfill Ordinance, you must be designated as such by the competent authority.

Permit for the non-commercial acquisition and handling of explosive substances Issuance

Have low-threshold services in the care sector recognized

Your service must be recognized as an offer of support in everyday life under state law so that people in need of care can be reimbursed for its care or respite services under the long-term care insurance scheme.

Recognition as a counseling center for pregnancy conflict counseling

If you want to set up a counselling centre for pregnancy conflict counselling, you can do so under certain conditions.

Fixed shooting range - apply for permission to operate

A permit is required to operate a fixed shooting range.

Weapons trade - apply for a permit

If you want to buy and sell firearms or ammunition on a commercial basis, you need a firearms dealer's license.

Apply for an exceptional parking permit, parking authorization or parking permit for tradespeople and freelancers

If you run a business or work as a freelancer, you can apply for a parking permit. This allows you to park in certain areas for the duration of your work.

Exemption permit Parking Non-profit organization Exemption permit Parking Social service Parking permit Non-profit organization Parking permit Social service Parking permit Non-profit organization Parking permit Social service

If you run a non-profit organisation or work for a social service, you can apply for a parking permit. This will allow you to park in certain areas for the duration of your work assignment.

Apply for an exemption permit for parking as a family caregiver or care service

If you operate a family care home, you can apply for a parking permit. With this, you are allowed to park in certain areas for the duration of your work assignment.

Construction and operation of plants

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

If you want to set up and operate a plant that could damage the environment or endanger the general public, you need a permit under immission control law.

Permission for child day care

If you want to look after one or more children outside the guardian's household on a regular basis and for a fee, you usually need a permit to do so.

Permit for fee-based financial investment advisors

Investment advice as a professional fee-based financial investment advisor - granting of a license

If you wish to work commercially as a self-employed fee-based financial investment advisor, you need a license to do so.

Publicly appointed and sworn experts for damage to buildings

The purpose of public appointment is to provide courts, authorities and the public with particularly competent and personally suitable experts.

Branch office for inspection experts

Do you already have a branch as an expert and would now like to register a branch? Find out more here.