Doing Business Abroad

# 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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Sie haben Umgang mit grundstoffhaltigen Mischungen, die für die Betäubungsmittelherstellung verwendet werden können? Dann können Sie beim Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (BfArM) eine Prüfung beantragen, ob auch für die Mischung Beschränkungen im Umgang gelten.

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.

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 in which the animals are kept. You must have this permit renewed after 2 years.

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

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.

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.

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.

These Assistance Services support you in exercising your rights and fulfilling your duties in the European internal market.

The pan-European network of Points of Single Contact can provide you with details of any legal requirements and help you to complete relevant procedures.