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There are 28 services for Cross-border business activities

Cross-border business activities

Are you working in another EU country? Or would you like to temporarily or occasionally practise your profession in Germany or offer your services here? Here you will find out what you need to bear in mind.

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Apply for an extension of the approval of the voluntary labeling of foodstuffs with the animal husbandry method

If you are a food business operator based outside Germany and sell fresh pork in Germany for final consumption, you can label the products with the way the animals are kept. You must have this permit renewed after 2 years.

Apply for evaluation of mixtures containing basic substances

Do you handle mixtures containing basic substances that can be used for the manufacture of narcotics? Then you can apply to the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) for an examination to determine whether handling restrictions also apply to the mixture.

Apply for seafarer's identity card

If you are or want to be professionally active in maritime shipping , you can apply for proof in the form of a seafarer's certificate under certain conditions.

Apply for transportation of war weapons by ship or plane outside the federal territory

Do you want to transport war weapons outside the Federal Republic of Germany on German-flagged seagoing vessels or in aircraft registered in the German aircraft register? Then you need a permit.

Apply for voluntary labeling of foreign food with the animal husbandry method

If you, as a foreign food business, sell fresh pork in Germany for final consumption that has been wholly or partly produced abroad, you can label it with the farming method of the animals. You need a permit for this.

Applying for a license for foreign transactions with war weapons

You require a permit from the Federal Government for trading and brokering transactions involving war weapons located abroad.

Applying for a permit for the permanent export of cultural property to a third country

If you wish to export cultural property from Germany to a third country for longer than 5 years, you require an export license.

Applying for a permit for the permanent export of cultural property to an EU Member State

If you wish to export cultural property from Germany to a member state of the European Union (EU) for longer than 5 years, you may require an export license.

Applying for a permit for the regular temporary export of cultural property held by cultural property institutions in EU countries

If you are an institution preserving cultural property and wish to export parts of your collection from Germany to member states of the European Union (EU) on a regular and temporary basis, you can apply for a general open license for the export of cultural property.

Applying for a permit for the regular temporary export of cultural property held by cultural property institutions in third countries

If you are an institution preserving cultural property and wish to export parts of your holdings from Germany to third countries on a regular and temporary basis, you can apply for a general open license for the export of cultural property to third countries.

Applying for a permit for the temporary export of cultural property to a third country

If you wish to export cultural property from Germany to a third country for less than 5 years, you require an export license.

Applying for a permit for the temporary export of cultural property to an EU Member State

If you wish to export cultural property less than 5 years old from Germany to a member state of the European Union (EU), you may require an export license.

Applying for a permit for the temporary export of national treasures to an EU Member State

If you wish to export national cultural property less than 5 years old from Germany to a country in the European Union (EU), you require an export license.

Applying for an extension of the identification number of a type of husbandry

Do you have a livestock business abroad and have already received an identification number? Then you can have it extended after 2 years if you need it again.

Applying for authorization for the regular temporary export of cultural goods to EU member states

If you wish to export a specific cultural good from your collection from Germany to member states of the European Union (EU) on a regular temporary basis, you can apply for a specific open license for export to EU member states.

Applying for authorization for the regular temporary export of cultural goods to EU member states for churches or religious communities

As a church or religious community, you can apply for a general open license for the export of cultural property from your holdings to member states of the European Union (EU) under certain conditions.

Applying for authorization for the regular temporary export of cultural property in the holdings of churches preserving cultural property in third countries

As a church or religious community, you can apply for a general open license for the export of cultural property to third countries under certain conditions.

Applying for authorization for the regular temporary export of ecclesiastical cultural property to EU member states

If you, as a church or religious community, wish to export a specific cultural asset from Germany to member states of the European Union (EU) on a regular and temporary basis, you can apply for a specific open permit.

Applying for changes to the EU Community license for buses and coaches in occasional services

Do you have an EU Community license for cross-border occasional transport for which the framework conditions change? Then you must report the changes or have them approved.

Applying for EU Community license for buses and coaches in occasional services for the first time

Do you run a company that offers international occasional passenger transport services? Then you need to apply for an EU Community license.

Applying for permission to temporarily exercise the veterinary profession

If you have completed professional veterinary training but do not have a German license to practice medicine, you can apply for a temporary permit to practice your profession. You can find out more here.

Applying for renewal of the EU Community license for buses and coaches for occasional services

Do you have an EU Community license for international occasional transport that is due to expire? Then you need to apply for an extension.

End international insurance with statutory accident insurance

If employees return prematurely after working abroad temporarily, you as the employer must report this to the accident insurance company.

Insure employees in the statutory accident insurance during temporary work abroad

If your employees are temporarily working abroad and you want the statutory accident insurance to continue to apply, you usually have to apply for it.

Notify the keeping of animals in a holding facility in an EU Member State or in a third country

Would you like to market food with the animal husbandry label directly in Germany? Then you need an identification number. With the identification number, another food company can also apply for labeling.

Reporting months spent abroad by employees to the statutory accident insurance scheme

If your employees have worked abroad, you must report the duration to your employers' liability insurance association or the Federal and Railway Accident Insurance on request.

Show significant changes in the cross-border provision of services in explosives law

If there are significant changes that affect the requirements for the cross-border provision of services under explosives law, you must notify the competent authority. You can find out more here.

View cross-border provision of services in the craft sector

If, as a citizen of the EU, the EEA or Switzerland, you want to exercise a craft subject to authorisation in Germany temporarily and occasionally without operating a branch here,...