The Minister of Transport Alexander Dobrindt has brought in January 2017 the new "Verordnung zur Regelung des Betriebs von unbemannten Fluggeräten " (regulation governing the operation of unmanned aircraft) on the way and presented to the Federal Cabinet.
The main points include:
Labelling: All systems from a takeoff weight of more than 0.25 kg must be in the future.
Proof of knowledge: For the operation of a UAV from 2 kg - kilograms a proof of knowledge is required in the future.
Permit freedom: Basically no permit is required for the operation of UAV under a mass of 5 kg.
We welcome this decision, they facilitate the use of new UAV technology for applications in the geo-information and other commercial applications.
Source:Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur (BMVI)