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If you wish to take prescribed narcotics with you on a trip abroad, you will need a notarized medical certificate. As a doctor, you will need your doctor's ID card and, if necessary, a permit from the country you are traveling to.

Taking narcotics abroad as a patient

As a patient, you may export or import narcotics in the appropriate quantity for the duration of your trip as a travel requirement.

When traveling for up to 30 days in member states of the Schengen Agreement, you may take narcotics prescribed by a doctor with you, provided you have a certificate completed by your attending physician. You must have this certificate notarized before you start your journey. You will need a separate certificate for each narcotic prescribed.

This regulation also applies if you are carrying narcotics that can be prescribed in the country of origin but not in the country of destination.

Only you personally may carry the narcotics with the corresponding documents. It is not permitted for a person authorized by you to carry them.

When traveling outside the "Schengen area", you should clarify the legal situation in the country to be visited with the relevant diplomatic representation of the country of destination in Germany before starting your trip. In certain cases, you must obtain a multilingual certificate from your doctor. The certificate contains information on individual and daily dosages, the name of the active substance and the duration of the trip.

If you are carrying certain substitution drugs, such as methadone or buprenorphine, you should also enquire with the relevant diplomatic representation of the country of travel in Germany before you travel.

Taking narcotics abroad as a doctor

As a doctor, dentist or veterinary surgeon, you are permitted to take narcotics with you on charitable missions abroad, such as for Médecins Sans Frontières, or as medical practice supplies in cross-border traffic. Please contact the diplomatic representation of the country you are traveling to in good time to find out whether you can take the narcotics with you and whether you need a permit to do so.

You must be able to identify yourself with a doctor's ID.

As a patient:

• The anesthetic was prescribed for you by a doctor.

As a doctor:

• You need the narcotic for your medical professional practice or first aid services.
• You have a doctor's license yourself.
  

You must pay the following fees per certificate for legalization:

- Schengen certificate: 9 €

- Other countries / non-Schengen area: 21 €

If you as a patient wish to take the narcotics prescribed for you with you when traveling to Schengen countries:

• Download the "Certificate for carrying narcotics as part of medical treatment" from the website of the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) and ask your attending physician to fill it out.
• Contact the competent health authority, the competent supreme state health authority or a body commissioned by it by telephone, for example, and ask under what conditions the completed certificate will be certified.
• The competent authority will check your documents and, if possible, issue you with a certificate.
• You must carry the certificate with you when you travel. It is valid for a maximum of 30 days.

If you as a patient wish to take your prescribed narcotics with you when traveling to other countries:

• Before you start your journey, find out about the applicable regulations from the relevant diplomatic mission in the country you are traveling to.
• In certain cases, it may be helpful to download the sample multilingual certificate from the BfArM website. Ask your attending physician to fill it out.

The processing time depends on the responsible authority and the amount of work involved. In the case of shorter lead times, it may not be possible to guarantee processing by the start of your trip.

The medical certificate for travel within the "Schengen area" is valid for a maximum of 30 days.

Objection and subsequent legal action

• Carrying narcotics prescribed by a doctor when traveling abroad as a travel requirement certificate
• Anyone wishing to take narcotics with them when traveling abroad must have a medical certificate
• is considered a patient:
  • when traveling to member states of the Schengen Agreement, narcotics may be taken along for up to 30 days
  • in the Schengen area: a certified medical certificate is required
  • outside the Schengen area: clarify the legal situation in the country to be visited with the relevant diplomatic representation of the country of destination in Germany before starting the trip
• is considered a doctor, dentist, veterinary surgeon or veterinarian:
  • for charitable missions abroad (e.g. Doctors without Borders) or for medical practice requirements, it is possible to take anaesthetics with you
  • Doctor's ID card must be carried
  • Check in good time with the diplomatic representation of the country of travel whether the narcotics may be taken along or whether permits are required for this
• Responsible: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM)

Please contact the health authority responsible for your place of residence.

The district administration is responsible for notarization in Rhineland-Palatinate, and the city administration in independent cities.