If you have a licence or a certificate of competence to handle pyrotechnic articles and wish to set off fireworks, you must notify the competent authority.
Fireworks in category F2 must be reported in the period from 2 January to 30 December. Fireworks in categories F3, F4, P1, P2, T1 and T2 all year round.
You may not set off pyrotechnic articles in the immediate vicinity of churches, hospitals, children's homes, old people's homes and other fire-sensitive buildings or facilities.
Responsible authority
The municipal/city administration of the place of burning as the local police authority.
If the place of burning does not belong to a municipality, you must report it to the respective district police authority. The district police authority for large district towns is the town council, otherwise the district administration.
Note: The competent authorities under explosives law are regulated differently in each federal state. Please refer to the website of the respective federal state.