What do I need a CEMT authorization for and how do I get it?
oCEMT authorizations generally authorize the performance of commercial road transports where the places of loading and unloading are located in two different CEMTMember States (CEMT - Conférence Européenne des Ministres des Transports - European Conference of Ministers of Transport, www.internationaltransportforum.org).
You can find out which countries these are from the footnote in the
Merkblatt für Inhaber von CEMT-Genehmigungen
They do not authorize internal transport in a CEMT of Transport Member State, nor do they authorize transports between a CEMT Member State and a non-Member State.
Since the EU license is to be used for transports between EEA states (all EU states and Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland) and between EU states and Switzerland, the CEMT authorization is of particular importance for transports between EEA states or Switzerland and a so-called third country (a state that is neither an EEA state nor Switzerland) or between third countries. However, this is only the case if the third countries are members of the CEMT.
CEMT authorizations are available as annual and short-term authorizations and for relocation transport as CEMT relocation authorization. CEMT--annual permits are generally only issued in Germany if vehicles that comply at least with the "EUROIV safe" standard of the CEMT are used (see CEMT-Issuing Directive).
Companies with their headquarters in Germany are eligible to apply.
Most transports to third countries (especially if they start or end in Germany) can also be carried out with bilateral authorizations (issuing offices: Federal Logistics and Mobility Office, Berlin Authorization Office for northeastern and eastern European states, Caucasus and Central Asia and the goverment of the Upper Palatinate in Regensburg for southeastern European, North African states and some states in the Middle East).
For transports that cannot be carried out with bilateral authorizations, it is possible to apply for CEMT short-term authorizations at the Federal Logistics and Mobility Office, Berlin Authorization Office with the following application form: “Application for CEMT--European Conference of Ministers of Transport short-term authorizations".
These authorizations are basically intended for transports between two CEMT member states for which no other authorization quotas have been arranged between Germany and the other states; in particular for transports in three-country transports without passing through Germany. This must be credibly demonstrated in the application and, if possible, supported by documentation.
CEMT annual authorizations are generally only awarded in a public tender process for the coming year. Application forms must be submitted to the field office of the Federal Logistics and Mobility Office responsible for you in September of the previous year and then completed and submitted there in full by October 1 of the previous year at the latest.
Only in special cases with detailed justification can CEMT annual authorizations also be issued in the current year within the context of a quota that may still be available. These must be applied for in writing to the Federal Logistics and Mobility Office, Berlin Authorization Office, using the application form "Application for CEMT--European Conference of Ministers of Transport - authorization(s) issued during the year" with the following documents: copy of the EU license/authorization, copy of the business registration or re-registration, copy of the extract from the Commercial Register (if applicable, also those of the companies involved) and the detailed justification, which should be supported by documentation if possible.
Should it concern relocation transports, applications for CEMT relocation authorizations can be submitted at any time to the Federal Office for Goods Transport, Berlin Authorization Office using the following application form "Application for CEMT--European Conference of Ministers of Transport relcation authorization(s)".
All applications must be accompanied by copies of the following documents:
- Copy of the EU road freight transport license/authorization
- Copy of the last business registration or re-registration
- Copy of the complete extract from the Commercial Register (if the company is listed in the Commercial Register). If capital shares of other companies are entered in the “Legal relationships” column, an excerpt from the Commercial Register must also be enclosed for these companies
- If requested: Justification of the application and supporting documents
Further documents may be requested during the processing of the application.
Authorizations are not vehicle specific.
For more information, please refer to the information sheets and guidelines below:
