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If your business activity requires the handling of explosive substances, you will need a permit from the competent authority.

If you want to handle explosive substances in the commercial sector or operate them in traffic, you need a permit 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 specialist knowledge of persons who wish to handle explosive substances. In the context of reliability, information is obtained from other authorities, e.g. police, public prosecutor's office.

The permit is required if you as an entrepreneur wish to handle or deal with the following explosive substances:

• NC powder (nitrocellulose powder),
• Stage pyrotechnics / technical pyrotechnics,
• Category F3 and F4 fireworks,
• Category F2 fireworks.

The official permit ensures that only persons who meet the requirements for safe handling have access to explosive substances.

When applying for a commercial permit, the competent authority will, if necessary request further information from you on the existing storage facilities for explosive substances.

• Valid identity card or passport
• Proof of specialist knowledge or proven competent person with a 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)
• Clearance certificate

For checking the reliability of persons from abroad:

You will need a certificate in the form of a certified translation from the competent judicial or administrative authority in your home country or country of origin regarding certain facts that are relevant to the assessment of your reliability (e.g. criminal record extract).

In order 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 specialist knowledge. Proof of specialist knowledge is provided in the form of a certificate confirming successful participation in a state or state-recognized training course.
• They must be reliable. The required reliability is normally given if you have previously behaved in accordance with the law and have no criminal record.
• You must be personally suitable. You are personally suitable if you have no restrictions, e.g. in your mental or physical health or due to drug or alcohol addiction.
• You must have suitable rooms or storage facilities for safekeeping.

The issuing of a permit is subject to a fee. A permit including the completed document costs 150 euros.

The costs for obtaining information as part of the background check must be paid additionally and range from EUR 30 to EUR 250.

• Permits are issued upon written or electronic application to the competent authority.
• To do so, 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 options for the explosive substances and, if necessary, invite you to a personal interview.
• Once the documents have been checked, you will receive a decision notice and a fee notice with a request for payment.

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. An extension of the deadline must be justified. You will be notified in good time before the original deadline expires.

The application must be submitted 8-10 weeks before the intended commencement of an activity covered by the Explosives Act.
The clearance certificate must not be older than one year.

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).

• Permit for the commercial handling and transportation of explosive substances Issue
• Handling and transportation of explosive substances in the commercial sector.
• The permit is issued by the competent authority if the legal requirements are met.
• The issuing of the permit is subject to a fee.
• Proof of special expertise must be provided.
• Please contact the Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection (TLV), Department of Health and Technical Consumer Protection, Technical Consumer Protection Division, Market Surveillance.

Contact the Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection (TLV), Department of Health and Technical Consumer Protection, Department of Technical Consumer Protection, Market Surveillance.

• Online procedure possible: no
• Written form required: yes
• Personal appearance required: Depending on the respective competent authority

Application for a permit in accordance with Section 7 of the Explosives Act

Supplement A (for handling ammunition and explosive war weapons including found ammunition)