Weapons legislation – Applying for a weapons production permit

• Production, processing, repair of firearms or ammunition • Minimum age: usually 25 years If a personal suitability certificate is presented the minimum age is 18 instead (§6 section 3 WaffG) • Reliability www.gesetze-im-internet.de/waffg_2002/__5.html • Personal suitability www.gesetze-im-internet.de/waffg_2002/__6.html • Expertise • Master craftsperson’s examination for the gunsmith trade • Or registration of a gunsmithy in the register of craftspeople • Or special permit for the gunsmith trade according to the Crafts Code: such exceptions apply for handling and repair of weapons acquired in connection with a weapons trading permit only. In such a case, weapons production must only be carried out as an auxiliary activity not requiring registration according to the Crafts Code. • Permit for commercial handling pursuant to §7 of the Explosives Act: for an ammunition production permit • Trade registration (Gewerbeanmeldung) • Suitable safe weapons storage facility The minimum standard for storage of weapons for which a licence is required by a weapons dealer is a class I safety cabinet. Additional safety measures may be determined from case to case. • Natural person or legal entity The permit can be issued for a natural person or a legal entity. The natural persons who are authorised to represent legal entities must provide evidence that they fulfil the requirements.

• Application for a commercial weapons production permit • Online processing: please keep all required documents and certificates ready for upload in PDF, JPG, JPEG, PNG or DOCX format. The files should be named as follows: firstname_surname_description.pdf • As an alternative, you may submit the application by postal mail or e-mail: please post or email the signed application and all certificates and personal documents to the weapons authority of the Berlin police. • Application for a non-commercial weapons production permit Please submit your written application by email or postal mail, no particular formal requirements apply. • Identity card or passport As a photocopy or photograph • Residence permit that allows for self-employment For non-EU citizens • Trade registration (Gewerbeanmeldung) If available, can also be submitted at a later date. • Excerpt from the Trade Register For companies that are registered in the trade register. • Qualification certificate • Certificate of personal suitability (if you are under 25) You will be prompted to submit the certificate of personal suitability at a later date. • Certificate of safe storage You will be prompted to submit details of safe storage at a later date. • Any previous registered addresses If you lived outside Berlin in the past 10 years. • Declaration/consent of further responsible persons (submitted under separate cover) • If further responsible individuals are named, it is necessary for reasons related to data protection that these persons send their declaration of their suitability and consent to being named to the weapons authority in a separate email or letter. • Applicants will find the form for these declarations at the end of the online application form as a PDF document. Please download the form, print it and pass it on to the other responsible individuals so they can complete and send under separate cover.

• Application for a commercial weapons production permit www.berlin.de/polizei/_assets/service/waffenbehoerde_antrag_

The application is subject to a fee. You will receive a notification of charges. Further processing will take place after receipt of payment. Up to 50% of the costs will be charged in the event of a negative decision. • EUR 252.00 to EUR 1,111.00: depending on the scope of the application Further charges after the permit has been granted • EUR 61.00: every three years, for regular reliability reviews • EUR 103.00: for weapons storage inspections • EUR 51.00: for weapons storage inspections if the inspection is repeated after less than three years

• Waffengesetz (Weapons Act, WaffG), Section 21 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/waffg_2002/__21.html • Allgemeine Waffengesetz-Verordnung (General Ordinance on the Weapons Act, AWaffV) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/awaffv/ • Gesetz zur Ordnung des Handwerks (Act on the Regulation of Skilled Crafts, Handwerksordnung HwO) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/hwo/BJNR014110953.html • Waffengebührenordnung (Weapons Fee Ordinance, WaffGebO) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-WaffRGebOBEpAnlage • Sprengstoffgesetz (Explosives Act, SprengG) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sprengg_1976/

• Information sheet about storing weapons and ammunition www.berlin.de/polizei/_assets/service/merkblatt-aufbewahrung • Weapons authority of the Berlin police www.berlin.de/polizei/service/waffenbehoerde/ • National weapons register www.nwr-fl.de/informationen-fuer-hersteller-haendler-und-ver • Weapons – Registration for the qualification test for commercial arms trading service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/330144/ • Weapons legislation – Applying for a weapons trading permit service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/330599/ • Weapons legislation – Applying for a representation permit for weapons trading/weapons manufacturing service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/330616/

The Waffenherstellungserlaubnis (permit to manufacture weapons) must be applied for at the Waffenbehörde (weapons authority) responsible for the business's registered location.