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Apply for commercial permit according to explosives law
Service Description
If you want to handle explosive substances in the commercial sector or operate traffic, you need a permit for this in accordance with the Explosives Act.
Activities in connection with explosive substances have a great potential for danger. The aim of the Explosives Act is to protect people and property from these dangers.
In order to prevent accidents and misuse, the Explosives Act places high demands on the suitability, reliability and expertise of persons who wish to handle explosive substances. Within the scope of reliability, information is obtained from other authorities, e.g. police, public prosecutor's office.
The permit is required if you, as a business owner, wish to handle or deal with the following explosive substances:
- NC powder (nitrocellulose powder),
- Stage pyrotechnics / technical pyrotechnics,
- Fireworks of the category F3 and F4,
- fireworks of category F2.
The official permit ensures that only those persons have access to explosive substances who meet the requirements for safe handling.
When applying for a commercial permit, the competent authority will, if necessary request further information from you on the available storage facilities for the explosive substances.
Process flow
- Permission is granted upon written or electronic application to the competent body.
- For this purpose, you must submit an application and all necessary documents.
- The documents will then be checked by the competent authority.
- If necessary, the authority will ask you for further information on the existing storage facilities for the explosive substances and, if necessary, invite you to a personal meeting.
- After the documents have been checked, you will receive a notification of the decision and a fee notice with a request for payment.
Who should I contact?
Contact the Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection (TLV), Department of Health and Technical Consumer Protection, Department of Technical Consumer Protection, Market Surveillance.
Requirements
To obtain a permit to handle and transport explosive substances, you must meet the following requirements:
- You must have reached the age of 21 to handle explosive substances.
- You must have a technical qualification. The specialist knowledge is proven by a certificate which attests to successful participation in a state or state-recognized training course.
- They must be reliable. The required reliability is normally given if you have so far behaved in a law-abiding manner and have no criminal record.
- You must be personally suitable. You are personally suitable if you have no limitations, e.g. in mental or physical health or due to drug or alcohol addiction.
- You must have suitable rooms or storage facilities for safekeeping.
Which documents are required?
- Valid identity card or passport
- Proof of professional competence or proven competent person with valid certificate of competence
- Proof of liability insurance
- Proof of commercial activity
- Description of the intended storage (e.g. technical documentation, photographic evidence, storage plan)
- Certificate of no objection
For the verification of the reliability of persons from abroad:
You will need a certificate in a certified translation from the competent judicial or administrative authority in your home country or country of origin concerning certain facts that are relevant to the assessment of your reliability (e.g. criminal record extract).
What are the fees?
The issuance of a permit is subject to a fee. A permit including the executed document costs 150 euros.
The costs for obtaining inquiries as part of the background check must be paid additionally and range from 30 euros to 250 euros.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
The application must be submitted 8-10 weeks before the intended start of an activity covered by the Explosives Act.
The clearance certificate must not be older than one year.
Processing duration
A decision on the application must be made within a period of 3 months. The period begins with the receipt of the complete documents. It may be reasonably extended once if this is justified by the difficulty of the matter. Reasons must be given for any extension of the deadline. You will be notified of it in good time before the original deadline expires.
Legal basis
- § 7 Explosives Act (SprengG)
- § Section 20 (4) of the First Ordinance to the Explosives Act (1.SprengV)
- § Section 6 Thuringian Ordinance on the Regulation of Responsibilities in the Field of Occupational Safety and Health (ThürASZustVO)
- Part III of the Annex to the Thuringian Ordinance on the Regulation of Responsibilities in the Field of Occupational Safety and Health (ThürASZustVO)
- Thuringian Administrative Cost Regulations for the Business Division of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Family and Health (ThürVwKostOMSFG)
- Thuringian Administrative Procedure Act (ThürVwVfG)
Applications / forms
You can appeal against the decision on your application or against a decision not made in due time in accordance with the Administrative Court Code (objection, if necessary action before the Administrative Court).
Appeal
- Online procedure possible: no
- Written form required: yes
- Personal appearance required: Depending on the respective competent authority
Application for a permit according to § 7 of the Explosives Act
Supplement A (when handling ammunition and explosive war weapons including found ammunition)
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection
Thuringian Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family Affairs
Professionally released on
21.03.2022
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
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Competent Authority
Thüringer Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz (TLV) - Dezernat 21 Standort Erfurt
Address
99947 Bad Langensalza
Remark: serves as postal address
Delivery address
99099 Erfurt
Parking spaces
Besucherparkplatz
Number: 10
Fees: no
