If you want to set off private fireworks in the period from 2 January to 30 December, you will need an exemption permit. You can only obtain an exemption licence for so-called pyrotechnic articles in category F2 ("New Year's Eve fireworks") .
Please note: Only at the turn of the year (on 31 December and 1 January) may you, as a private individual over the age of 18, set off category F2 pyrotechnic articles without a permit. The permitted burning times and burning zones may be further restricted by the municipal or local authority.
You have no legal claim to the granting of an exemption licence.
Please note: Even with such an exemption licence, you may not use pyrotechnic articles of the Category F3, F4, stage fireworks of category T2 or other pyrotechnic articles of category P2.
The same applies to the pyrotechnic articles of category F2 listed in § 20 Paragraph 4 of the First Ordinance to the Explosives Act:
- Firecrackers and firecracker batteries with flash-bang set,
- Rockets with more than 20 g net explosive mass,
- Swarmers and
- pyrotechnic articles with a whistle set as a single item.