Narcotics; application for authentication of the certificate when traveling abroad

Taking narcotics abroad as a patient

As a patient, you may export or import narcotics in quantities appropriate for the duration of a trip as travel supplies.

When traveling for up to 30 days in member states of the Schengen Agreement, you can take narcotics prescribed by a doctor with you. To do so, you must carry a certificate completed by your attending physician. You must have this certificate notarized before you start your journey. You will need a separate certificate for each narcotic prescribed.

This regulation also applies if you are carrying narcotics that can be prescribed in the country of origin but not in the country of destination.

Only you personally may carry the narcotics with the corresponding documents. A person authorized by you may not take the drugs with you.

When traveling outside the "Schengen area", you should clarify the legal situation in the country to be visited before starting your trip. To do this, contact the relevant diplomatic representation of the country you are traveling to in Germany. In certain cases, you must obtain a multilingual certificate from your doctor. The certificate contains information on individual and daily dosages, the name of the active ingredient and the duration of the trip.

Would you like to take certain substitution drugs such as methadone or buprenorphine with you? If so, as a patient you should contact the relevant diplomatic representation of the country you are traveling to in Germany before you travel.

Taking narcotics abroad as a doctor

In the context of charitable missions abroad, such as for Médecins Sans Frontières or as medical practice supplies in cross-border traffic, you may carry narcotics as:

• Doctor,
• Dentist,
• Veterinary surgeon.

Please contact the diplomatic representation of the country you are traveling to in good time to find out whether you are allowed to take narcotics with you and whether you require a permit.

You must be able to identify yourself with a doctor's ID.

As a patient:

• The anesthetic was prescribed for you by a doctor.

As a doctor:

• You need the narcotic for your medical practice or first aid.
• You have a medical card yourself.

As a patient:

• Certificate for carrying narcotics as part of medical treatment when traveling within the Schengen area
• Multilingual certificate for carrying narcotics as part of medical treatment when traveling to countries outside the Schengen area

As a doctor:

• Medical card
• Other documents as required by the country of travel

• Certificate for carrying narcotics in the context of medical treatment - Article 75 of the Schengen Convention -

  It is recommended that you contact the public health department or the responsible authority in advance by telephone.

• Multilingual certificate for travelers who are treated with narcotics and travel with them

• Art. 3 Para. 1 No. 2 Bavarian Administrative Procedure Act (BayVwVfG)

  Local responsibility

• Article 75 of the Schengen Convention of June 19, 1990, the decision of the Executive Committee of December 22, 1994 concerning the certificate for carrying narcotic drugs and / or psychotropic substances pursuant to Article 75 (SCH / Com-ex (94) 28 rev.)
• Narcotics Prescription Ordinance (BtMVV)
• § Section 15 (1) sentence 1 no. 2 of the Narcotics Foreign Trade Ordinance (BtMAHV)
• § Section 4 paragraph 1 number 4b Narcotics Act (BtMG)

• Information on traveling with narcotics on the website of the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM)
• List of competent state authorities for the certification of certificates for the transportation of narcotics

If you, as a patient, wish to take the narcotics prescribed for you with you when traveling to Schengen countries:

• Download the "Certificate for the carrying of narcotics in the context of medical treatment" from the website of the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) and ask your attending physician to complete it.
• For example, contact the responsible health authority, the responsible highest state health authority or a body authorized by it by telephone and ask under which conditions the completed certificate will be certified.
• The competent authority will check your documents and, if possible, issue you with a certification.
• You must carry the certificate with you when you travel. It is valid for a maximum of 30 days.

If you as a patient wish to take your prescribed anesthetics with you when traveling to other countries:

• Before starting your trip, find out about the applicable regulations from the relevant diplomatic representation of the country you are traveling to.
• In certain cases, it may be helpful to download the sample multilingual certificate from the BfArM website. Ask your attending physician to fill it out.

As a doctor:

• Find out in good time from the diplomatic representation of the country you are traveling to whether you are allowed to take narcotics with you and whether you need a permit to do so.

Bavaria-wide supplement

You need a separate certificate for each narcotic prescribed. You must have the certificate(s) completed by your doctor certified by the relevant health authority before you start your trip.

The health authority in whose area of responsibility the prescribing doctor is based is locally responsible for the certification.