Leistungen A-Z

• Form designation: Form notification according to § 53 KrWG and form application permission according to § 54 KrWG
• Online procedure possible: yes
• Written form required: yes
• Personal appearance required: no

• Form for display
• Permission form

Anyone who collects, transports, trades or brokers non-hazardous waste must notify the competent authority of their activity once before commencing it. Since 1 June 2014, this has also applied to so-called commercial enterprises (e.g. craft enterprises). The purpose of the notification requirement is to ensure that all companies that carry out one of the above-mentioned waste-related activities are registered with the relevant competent authority.

Anyone who collects, transports, trades or brokers hazardous waste generally requires a permit to do so. Anyone who already has a waste transport permit or brokerage permit under previous waste legislation can continue to use this as long as the permit is still valid and no significant changes have occurred. Otherwise, a permit is required.

The permit can be

• Nationwide or for one or more states,
• for an unlimited period of time or for a specific period of time,
• for all types of waste declared hazardous or selected types of waste in accordance with the Ordinance on the List of Wastes (AVV).

By law, public waste management authorities and specialised waste management companies are exempt from the obligation to obtain a permit for hazardous waste. Further exemptions from the permit requirement are possible by ordinance or special law. Such exemptions currently apply to

• Collectors, transporters, traders and brokers of hazardous waste who operate within the framework of commercial enterprises,

collectors and transporters of hazardous waste for recovery which is taken back by the producer or distributor, either voluntarily or on the basis of a statutory instrument,

• collectors and transporters of end-of-life vehicles,
• collectors, transporters, dealers and brokers of spent hazardous batteries,
• collectors, transporters, dealers and brokers of hazardous waste electrical and electronic equipment,
• collectors and transporters of hazardous waste who collect or transport waste by sea, and
• collectors and carriers of hazardous waste who transport waste by parcel, express and courier services.

A fee of 100.00 Euro (or 75.00 Euro if received via www.eAEV-formulare.de) will be charged for processing a notification. For EFB or EMAS companies, a fee of 150.00 Euro (or 120.00 Euro€ if received via www.eAEV-formulare.de) is charged.

Fees of between 300.00 euros and 1,000.00 euros are charged for the issue of a permit, depending on the amount of work involved.

The appropriate form must be used for the notification (see below). In addition, a copy of the business registration (if applicable, also a copy of a valid travel trade card) or, alternatively, an extract from the commercial register must be submitted with the notification.

The application for a permit must be submitted in writing using the form provided for this purpose (see below). The following documents must be submitted:

• Business registration
• Extract from the Commercial Register
• in the case of collection/promotion: motor vehicle liability insurance and, if applicable, further insurance policies (public liability insurance, environmental liability insurance)
• for trading/brokering: Public liability insurance and environmental liability insurance
• in the case of collection/transportation: copy of the permit in accordance with the Road Haulage Act and ADR if applicable
• Company-related information from the central business register
• Police clearance certificate for management personnel
• Personal information from the central commercial register for management personnel
• Proof of specialist knowledge (e.g. specialist knowledge course).

Notification and permission are necessary before the activity requiring notification or permission is started.
If permission is required, the persons responsible for management and supervision must attend appropriate recognised training courses on a regular basis, at least every 3 years.

• § Section 72 (6) of the Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act (KrWG)
• § Section 53 of the Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act (KrWG)
• § Section 54 of the Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act (KrWG)
• Notification and Permit Ordinance (AbfAEV)

• Notification of collector, carrier, dealer or broker activities in accordance with Section 53 (1) of the Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act (KrWG)
• Application for a collector's, carrier's, dealer's or broker's license pursuant to Section 54 (1)