Notification and Permit Ordinance for Waste (Abfallanzeige- und Erlaubnisverordnung - AbfAEV)

As a rule, the transport, collection, dealing and brokering of hazardous waste require prior permission from the competent authorities. If the activity relates only to non-hazardous waste or if one of the exemptions from the permit requirement applies, the activity only needs to be notified to the competent authority.

Collectors, transporters, dealers and brokers of waste are affected by the notification and permit obligation.

The legal basis for the obligation to notify or obtain a permit is formed by §§ 53, 54 of the Circular Economy Act (Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz - KrWG). The details are regulated by Notification and Permit Ordinance for Waste (Abfallanzeige- und Erlaubnisverordnung - AbfAEV).