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Immission control; notification of the commissioning of a crematorium

Do you want to put a cremation facility into operation? Then you must notify the competent authority.

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If you wish to put a cremation facility into operation, you must notify the competent authority in advance.

Cremation facilities are all technical facilities used for the cremation of human corpses. A facility for the cremation of human corpses is also referred to as a crematorium.

You are the operator of a technical facility used for the cremation of human corpses, i.e. a cremation facility.

  • Required document/s

    Completed notification of the commissioning of a cremation facility

  • You must notify the authority responsible for you of the planned operation of your cremation facility at least one month before commissioning.
  • They will check your notification.
  • If you have any queries, the competent authority will contact you.

There are no costs.

There is no deadline.

There is no statutory processing time.

If you do not make the report, do not make it correctly or do not make it on time, you are committing an administrative offense.

None. The administrative service is a real act against which no legal remedy is possible.

Status: 20.01.2026
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit + Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz
Source: Federal Portal
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