Type approval for playground equipment

If the type of play equipment is approved, the applicant will receive an approval certificate. The approval certificate contains the name of the play equipment, the name and place of residence of the approval holder, the start and end of the installation period and information on regulations that must be observed when operating the play equipment.

The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt publishes the approval of a design as well as changes, revocations or withdrawals of approvals on its website.

The approval must be withdrawn or revoked if

• reasons for failure subsequently become known or
• the applicant modifies approved gaming devices with regard to the features specified in the approval certificate.

More information

The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt has published a Technical Guideline on its website. Part 3 of this guideline contains detailed information on the exact procedure, a detailed description of the required documents (Annex 2) and a sample application (Annex 1).

Legal remedy: Not available.

The fees for admission depend on the processing time:

Hourly rate: EUR 67.00.

Other fees:

For the issue of a registration document including the registration mark and for the exchange: EUR 15.00.
In addition, expenses (e.g. for copies) and expenses incurred as a result of supplementary work requested must be reimbursed.

What deadlines must be paid attention to?

There is no deadline.

How long does it take to process

The processing time from submission of the application to notification depends on
The quality of the submitted documents and the type specimen, the need for changes identified during the examination and
the number of applications to be processed.

• § 33c Gewerbeordnung (GewO)
• §§ 11ff. Spielverordnung (SpielV)

• Internetseite der Physikalisch-Technischen Bundesanstalt