The register of the owners of a craft or a craft-like trade that is not subject to authorisation is a register in which all

• natural and
• legal entities, as well as
• Partnerships with legal capacity

who operate a craft or craft-like trade that does not require a licence. The crafts that do not require a licence are listed in Section 1 of Appendix B to the Crafts Code.

These include, but are not limited to:

• Watchmaker
• goldsmiths and silversmiths,
• wood sculptor,
• Sailmaker
• Schumacher
• Miller
• brewers and maltsters,
• Textile cleaner,
• Cleaner
• Photographers
• Bookbinder and
• Luthier.

The crafts-like trades are listed in Section 2 of Appendix B to the Crafts Code. These include, but are not limited to:

• Iron weavers,
• Floor layers,
• metal grinders and metal polishers,
• Vehicle recyclers,
• Pipe and sewer cleaners,
• Ice cream producers,
• Beauticians and
• Piano tuner.

In order for the register to be kept correctly, there is a legal obligation to notify the Chamber of Crafts of the start or end of the independent operation of a craft or craft-like trade without a licence. The notification of the start of operations triggers a procedure for entry in the register.