Befähigungsschein zum gewerbsmäßigen Umgang und Verkehr mit explosionsgefährlichen Stoffen beantragen

Sprengstoffgesetz (SprengG):

• § 20 Befähigungsschein

Verordnung des Umweltministeriums über die Festsetzung der Gebührensätze für öffentliche Leistungen der staatlichen Behörden in seinem Geschäftsbereich (Gebührenverordnung UM - GebVO UM)

Any responsible person handling explosive substances on behalf of a licence holder requires an official certificate of competence for handling and/or dealing with explosive substances. This includes, for example:

• Supervisors, especially managers of the relevant company departments
• Individuals authorised to carry out blasting
• Foremen
• Supervisory personnel qualified in explosive ordinance disposal,
• Warehouse managers and
• Individuals who transport explosive substances and deliver them to others as part of their transport role or accept them from the transport company.

Holders of a certificate of competence for the commercial handling and trading of substances with a risk of explosion can only be natural persons.

• Completed application forms
• valid passport or personal ID card
• Evidence of specialist knowledge
• as evidence of personal reliability:
• If residing in Germany:
• certificate of good conduct (Führungszeugnis)
• If residing abroad: documents from your country of residence that testify to your personal reliability.

The competent body may request additional documents in order to verify your personal reliability.

• Reliability
• Specialist knowledge
• Personal suitability
• At least 21 years of age
• German citizenship or citizenship from another EU member state

• The fee rates stipulated by your local authority or district office in the fee regulations for explosives legislation apply.
• For the Freiburg Regional Council, number 7.1.10.1 of the schedule of fees of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Environment applies: EUR 70,00 - EUR 130,00

The certificate of competence for the handling and/or trading of substances with a risk of explosion can be applied for.

Please fill in the following forms for this purpose and submit these to the responsible authority personally:

• “Application for the issuing of a certificate of competence in accordance with § 20 of the Law relating to Explosives”
• If applicable: Form “A”

Please provide the necessary proof of your specialist knowledge.

A certificate of competence is usually limited to five years. You must apply for an extension in good time.