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Permit for the acquisition, possession and carrying of firearms and ammunition by guarding companies and their guarding personnel Issuance for guarding tasks on seagoing vessels (Section 31 (1) of the Trade, Commerce and Industry Regulation Act)

Service Description

If maritime guarding tasks are to be performed, the Hamburg weapons authority issues permits under weapons law throughout Germany. This is a prerequisite for the acquisition, possession and carrying of weapons and ammunition by the guarding company on seagoing vessels flying the federal flag.

Who should I contact?

Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Department of the Interior and Sports, Police Legal Office
Green dike 1
20097 Hamburg

Phone: +49 40 4286-67615
Fax: +49 40 4286-6760
E-mail: waffenbehoerde@polizei.hamburg.de

Opening hours:

Mon 07:00 - 16:00
Tue 07:00 - 12:00
Wed closed
Thu 07:00 - 16:00
Fri closed

Competent authority

Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Department of the Interior and Sports, Police Legal Office
Green dike 1
20097 Hamburg

Requirements

  • Approval of the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA)

Which documents are required?

  • Permit = Permit under trade law issued by the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) in accordance with Section 31 of the Trade, Commerce and Industry Regulation Act (see further information).
  • Application for a permit according to § 28a Weapons Act (= permit for the acquisition, possession, carrying of firearms and ammunition by security companies and their personnel on seagoing vessels)
  • Managing director: identity card, or passport with registration confirmation
  • Employees: copy of identity card, copy of employment contract, for foreign employees also certificate of good conduct
  • Proof of the existing weapons qualification examination of the managing director or the entrepreneur (not the commercial qualification examination of the chamber of commerce) and his employees.
  • Proof of safe storage at the German company headquarters and storage concept on board

What are the fees?

depending on the expense of the individual case

Legal basis

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Thuringian Ministry of the Interior and Local Affairs

Professionally released on

18.01.2021

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)

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