Weapons – Registration for the qualification test for commercial arms trading
Waffen - zur Fachkundeprüfung für den gewerbsmäßigen Waffenhandel anmelden
Official English text from service.berlin.de
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Requirements
• (Pre-) Registration for the exam
As a rule, the authority to which you have applied for a licence to trade in weapons must register or pre-register you for the examination.
Documents you need
• If applicable, notification of the competent authority for the weapons trade licence that the examination is to take place.
• Identity document
Identity card or other official identification document containing a photograph.
Residence permit, if the applicant is not an EU national
Fees
EUR 200.00 to EUR 350.00
Legal basis
• Weapons Act (Waffengesetz or WaffG) § 22 Absatz 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/waffg_2002/__22.html
• General Weapons Act Ordinance (Allgemeine Waffengesetz-Verordnung or AWaffV) §§ 15, 16 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/awaffv/__15.html
• Rules of Procedure for the Examination Committee for the Specialist Knowledge Examination for the Weapons Trade www.ihk.de/blueprint/servlet/resource/blob/2271596/9e03f4c57
• Fee schedule of the IHK (Section C.2.) www.ihk.de/blueprint/servlet/resource/blob/2256952/9289dfb23
Processing time
• Specialised knowledge examinations take place irregularly, therefore the duration between notification by the authority and examination may vary.
• The certificate is usually available immediately or a few days after passing the oral part of the examination.
Further information
• Overview of the Chambers of Industry and Commerce in Germany www.ihk.de/?fdialog=ihk-finder%2F%2F
• Information from the Federal Ministry of the Interior on the subject of weapons law www.bmi.bund.de/DE/themen/sicherheit/waffen/waffen-node.html
• Information on the Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) examination www.ihk.de/berlin/pruefungen-lehrgaenge/pruefungen/sach-und-
• Information sheet of the Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) for the trade in weapons and ammunition www.ihk.de/blueprint/servlet/resource/blob/2271562/842aa8e07
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- Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Berlin
- Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Berlin
Original
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Service number 330144 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/330144/