Apply for approval as a means of road transport for the long-distance transportation of animals

After you have submitted the documents, these and the road vehicle will be checked by the competent authority. If all the necessary requirements are met, you will receive your license.

If you want to transport animals commercially for more than 8 hours, you need to obtain approval for the means of transport used in accordance with the EU Animal Welfare Transport Regulation before starting work.

• Completed application form
• Details of your organization/institution
• Details of the means of transportation
• vehicle registration certificate
• TÜV-certified acceptance report of the means of transport (or DEKRA, etc.)
• TÜV-certified acceptance report of the navigation system (or DEKRA etc.)
• Proof of data of the navigation system
• Declaration that you or your representative have not applied for approval from any other competent authority in Germany or a member state
• Proof of previous registration, if applicable
• Identity document
• Please ask your competent authority whether you need to submit any further documents.

Is based on the respective administrative fee schedule of the federal state or on the fee statutes of the authorities responsible under federal state law.

You may only use the means of transport once you have received approval.

Once you have submitted all the documents in full, the responsible office will process them promptly.

• Art. 18 Abs. 1 VO (EG) 1/2005

Appeal (appeal may be excluded depending on state law), administrative court action

Forms available: Yes

Written form required: No

Informal application possible: No

Personal appearance necessary: No

24.01.2025

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.