Remediation activities and other waste management services (39.00.0.00)
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The following formalities are performed by responsible authorities and can also be handled via the Point of Single Contact if necessary. Please specify the location via Change selection. If you choose "To the responsible Point of Single Contact for ..." (if available), the contact details of the responsible Point of Single Contact are displayed. The contact details of the competent authority/-ies are displayed after choosing the formality.
Formalities according to the Services Directive
For taking-up and pursuit of a service the follwoing specific service-related formalities (authorisations and notifications) must always be obeyed:
To the responsible Point of Single Contact
The following authorisations and notifications may be required:
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Battery Act; application for confirmation of sufficient professional qualification of experts established abroad
In the case of experts for spent battery disposal established in other EU/EEA countries who only wish to carry out expert activities provided for in the Battery Act (BattG) in Germany on a temporary and occasional basis, the professional qualification required for this purpose will be verified and confirmed.
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End-of-life vehicle; application for confirmation of sufficient professional qualification of experts established abroad
In the case of experts for end-of-life vehicle disposal established in other EU/EEA countries who wish to carry out expert activities provided for in the End-of-Life Vehicles Ordinance (AltfahrzeugV) in Germany only temporarily and occasionally, the professional qualification required for this purpose is verified and confirmed.
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Packaging disposal; application for confirmation of sufficient professional qualification of experts established abroad
In the case of experts for packaging disposal established in the EU/EEA foreign countries, who only temporarily and occasionally wish to carry out expert activities in Germany provided for in the Packaging Act (VerpackG), the professional qualification required for this is verified and confirmed. In addition, experts must be registered by the Stiftung Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Office Packaging Register Foundation) in the Register of Inspectors, which is published on the Internet.
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Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act; Application for Confirmation of Sufficient Professional Qualification of Persons Established Abroad
In the case of experts for WEEE disposal established in other EU/EEA countries who only temporarily and occasionally wish to certify initial treatment facilities in Germany within the meaning of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG), the professional qualification required for this purpose is verified and confirmed.
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Biowaste; application for designation as a body for conducting tests.
Persons, in particular biowaste handlers and mixture producers, may only have their epidemiological hygiene and pollutant-related examinations of biowaste and application soils required by the Biowaste Ordinance carried out by bodies that have been designated by the competent authority or that have equivalent recognition from another EU state or EEA state.
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Sewage sludge; request for the designation of a body to carry out sample testing.
The pollutant-related sample analyses of soil, sewage sludge, sewage sludge mixture and sewage sludge compost required by the Sewage Sludge Ordinance may only be carried out by bodies that have been designated by the competent authority or that have equivalent recognition from another EU or EEA state.
Formalities relating to the employment of workers
If you would like to hire an employee you need to proceed with the following steps. These formalities CANNOT be processed through the Point of Single Contact.
If the employment is terminated you also have to inform the authorities where the employee has been registered.-
Posting of workers to Germany; registration and other obligations
When posting employees to Germany, the Employee Posting Act must be observed. This law obliges both employers based in Germany and employers based abroad who employ workers in Germany to comply with statutory and, in certain sectors, collectively agreed working conditions. In addition, employers are subject to further obligations.
Tax related formalities
For taking-up and pursuit of a service please also consider the following tax related formalities which CANNOT be processed through the Point of Single Contact:
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Taxes; information in case of cross-border activity
For service providers operating across borders without a branch in Germany, there are various special jurisdictions and special regulations depending on the tax liability, activity or type of tax.
Characteristics and key concepts of the service
This service includes:
- Decontamination of soils and groundwater at the point of pollution or otherwise, e.g. using mechanical, chemical, or biological methods
- Decontamination of industrial facilities or sites, including nuclear facilities and sites
- Decontamination and cleaning of surface water after pollution, e.g. through collection of the hazardous substances or the use of chemicals
- Removal of oil and other pollution on land in water
- Disfestation and/or pre-treatment of toxic substances such as asbestos, lead-based paint, etc., including the preparation and implementation of remediation plans for the removal, destruction, containment, or other reduction of pollutants in buildings
- Other special anti-pollution measures
Keywords
- Altlastensanierung (Böden)
- Asbest- u.ä. Sanierung von Bauwerken
- Aufbereitung ölverseuchter Böden (Bodensanierung)
- Bodensanierung (Beseitigung von Umweltverschmutzungen)
- Dekontamination von Böden
- Kampfmittelbergung auf Baugrundstücken
- Kampfmittelbeseitigung auf Baugrundstücken
- Munitionsbeseitigung, -sprengung und -vernichtung
- Räumen von Minenfeldern
- Reinigung verseuchter Böden
- Sanierung kontaminierter Böden (Beseitigung von Umweltverschmutzungen)
- Städtereinigung (Beseitigung von Umweltverschmutzungen und sonstige Entsorgung)
- Vernichtung von Kampfmitteln