Explosives - Apply for a clearance certificate

• You must be a natural person. • Minimum age: 21 years • Reliability The required reliability is normally given if you have behaved law-abidingly in the past and have no criminal record. • personal suitability You are personally suitable if you have no mental or physical health restrictions or drug or alcohol addiction. • Timely application At the latest 3 months before the intended participation in a training course

• Application for the issue of a clearance certificate pursuant to Section 34 (2) of the 1st SprengV Send the application by fax or e-mail to [email protected]. • Training course Information about the type of course and, if applicable, course registration • Persons residing abroad (EU country/non-EU country) and non-German nationality: extract from the criminal record You will need an extract from the criminal record in a certified translation from the competent judicial or administrative authority in your home country or country of origin that is relevant to the assessment of your reliability. If this reveals certain facts (e.g. convictions) that require further checks, the authorities will contact you.

• Application for the issue of a clearance certificate pursuant to Section 34 (2) of the 1st SprengV www.berlin.de/lagetsi/_assets/documents/allgemein/ubsprengv.

• EUR 85.00 (EUR 40.00 for the licence and EUR 45.00 for the background check) • EUR 8.50 to EUR 42.50 for refusal (depending on administrative costs)

• Erste Verordnung zum Sprengstoffgesetz (First Ordinance to the Explosives Act, 1. SprengV) § 34 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sprengv_1/__34.html • Sprengstoffgesetz (Explosives Act, SprengG) § 27 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sprengg_1976/__27.html • Sprengstoffgesetz (SprengG) § 8 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sprengg_1976/__8.html

6 - 8 weeks