Application for a permit for collectors, transporters, dealers and brokers of hazardous waste

To collect, transport, trade and broker hazardous waste, you must apply for a permit for this activity from the competent authority. If you are exempt from the permit requirement, notification of your activity is sufficient.

If you have already received a permit for your activity and significant circumstances have changed, you must reapply for the permit. The permit requirement applies to both national and cross-border waste shipments.

Requirements

• The competent authority must grant the permit if
  
  • no facts are known that give rise to concerns about the reliability of the proprietor or the persons responsible for the management and supervision of the establishment, and
  • the proprietor, insofar as he is responsible for the management of the establishment, the persons responsible for the management and supervision of the establishment and the other personnel have the necessary technical and specialist knowledge for their activities.
• In addition, the requirements of those obliged to notify or obtain a permit as well as the requirements for other personnel with specialist knowledge and expertise, which are specified in the Ordinance on the Notification and Permit Procedure for Collectors, Carriers, Traders and Brokers of Waste (Notification and Permit Ordinance - AbfAEV), must be met.
• In addition, verification and register obligations must be observed.