Overview
- The Higher Administrative Court in Schleswig granted an emergency injunction that suspends the islands’ complete New Year’s fireworks ban until a main hearing after the holiday.
- The ruling states the Landes-Immissionsschutzgesetz cannot ground a total ban because regulation belongs to the federal explosives regime.
- A fireworks retailer challenged the ordinance from the Amt Föhr-Amrum and won the interim order, which the court said is not subject to appeal.
- The court noted federal rules already allow targeted restrictions, such as bans near fire‑prone buildings, rather than sweeping prohibitions.
- In Berlin, districts are reaffirming long‑standing limits that permit private bangers from Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. to Jan. 1 at 7 a.m., with the Senate planning small, justified no‑fireworks zones at locations including Alexanderplatz and parts of Schöneberg, Sonnenallee, and the Admiralsbrücke.