Applying for a certificate of competence in accordance with the Explosives Act

You can submit the application in writing or electronically.

Once you have submitted the application and all documents are complete, the competent authority will check whether all requirements for issuing the certificate of competence have been met.

If all documents are complete, you will receive the requested certificate of competence.

• Struktur- und Genehmigungsdirektion Nord
• Struktur- und Genehmigungsdirektion Süd
• Landesamt für Geologie und Bergbau

As an applicant, you will receive a certificate of competence for handling and/or dealing with explosive substances in accordance with the Explosives Act if you are

• a natural person,
• reliable,
• competent and
• are personally suitable and
• have reached the age of 21.

• completed application form
• Valid identity card or passport
• Required proof of professional qualifications
• For EU foreigners: Certificate of good repute in a certified translation from the competent judicial or administrative authority in your home country or country of origin (e.g. extract from the criminal record). The certificate should not be older than three months.

Is based on the respective administrative fee schedule of the federal state or on the fee statutes of the authorities responsible under federal state law.

• Landesverordnung über Gebühren auf dem Gebiet des Umweltrechts (Besonderes Gebührenverzeichnis)

The certificate of competence is generally issued for a period of five years.

For an extension of the certificate of competence, a refresher course must be taken if the applicant continues to be reliable.

The application must be submitted in good time, at the latest 8-10 weeks before the intended commencement of an activity covered by the SprengG.

The clearance certificate must not be older than one year.

If the documents are complete, your application will be processed promptly.

• § 20 Absatz 2 Sprengstoffgesetz (SprengG)
• § 20 Absatz 2 Sprengstoffgesetz (SprengG)

Appeal (appeal may be excluded depending on national law), administrative court action

The certificate of competence entitles the holder to work for a company with a permit under the Explosives Act.

If the qualified person wishes to work independently, an application must be made for a permit under the Explosives Act.

08.10.2024

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.