The use of the professional title "Consulting Engineer" in the name or in the company of the company is protected in Niederachsen. A company that is neither entered in the list of companies of the consulting engineers (at the registered office of the company in Lower Saxony) nor in the corresponding register in another federal state (if the company has its registered office in the other federal state) may use the professional title "consulting engineer" in Lower Saxony as an external company in its name or in its company, if it is entered in the list of foreign companies or in the corresponding register in another federal state.

Fahrschule eröffnen / Fahrschule betreiben

Anyone wishing to establish a patent attorney company in the legal form of a GmbH must apply for admission as a patent attorney company.

The shareholders of a patent attorney firm may like patent attorneys offer the following activities:

• Advice on inventions, trademarks, design, know-how, plant variety protection and the like
• Registration of all industrial property rights
• Prosecution of infringements of property rights (unless representation by lawyers is required)
• Representation before the German Patent and Trademark Office, Federal Patent Court, Federal Plant Variety Office and other international authorities for the protection of intellectual property
• Representation before the Federal Court of Justice in nullity proceedings

Wenn Sie eine Besamungsstation und/oder eine Embryo-Entnahmeeinheit betreiben möchten, die am innergemeinschaftlichen Handel teilnehmen soll (EU-Zulassung), benötigen Sie dafür vor Tätigkeitsbeginn eine Zulassung.

Anyone who wants to carry out the commercial production of weapons or the commercial arms trade by a deputy requires a proxy permit.
It is granted to the licence holder for a specific deputy and may be limited in time. This also applies to the appointment of a person to manage a branch or a dependent branch.

The permit may be limited to certain types of firearms and ammunition.

Die Berufsbezeichnung "Beratende Ingenieurin" oder "Beratender Ingenieur" ist durch das Niedersächsische Ingenieurgesetz (NIngG) geschützt. Wenn Sie im Inland weder einen Wohnsitz noch eine berufliche Niederlassung haben und in Niedersachsen vorübergehend und gelegentlich Berufsaufgaben von Ingenieuren und Ingenieurinnen im Sinne des § 2 NIngG freiberuflich ausüben, dürfen Sie die Berufsbezeichnung "Beratende Ingenieurin" oder "Beratender Ingenieur" führen, wenn Sie in das Verzeichnis der auswärtigen Beratenden Ingenieurinnen und Ingenieure eingetragen sind. Das Erbringen der Dienstleistung ist bei der Ingenieurkammer anzuzeigen.

Ist seit der letzten Anzeige ein Jahr vergangen und beabsichtigen Sie weiterhin, Dienstleistungen in Niedersachsen zu erbringen und dabei die Berufsbezeichnung "Beratende Ingenieurin" oder "Beratender Ingenieur" zu führen, so ist dies der Ingenieurkammer anzuzeigen.

In the event of temporary and occasional assistance in tax matters by a foreign service provider, a temporary entry in the professional register takes place. The scope of the power to provide assistance in tax matters within the territory of the country depends on the scope of that power in the State of establishment.

If you would like to work full-time as a self-employed insurance consultant, you need a permit from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK).

The activity as an insurance intermediary requires a licence issued by the competent authority.

The obligation to provide information applies to holders of the permit.

At the first business contact, certain information must therefore be provided to the customer. Mandatory information is e.B.:

• the name and address of the insurance adviser,
• Statement
  • whether certain insurance companies are represented (insurance representation) or
  • whether insurance is brokered (brokerage) or
  • whether advice is given on insurance (insurance advice).

Without permission, an insurance intermediary needs to mediate in particular in the following cases:

• The mediation of insurance is carried out slightly as a sideline ("minor intermediary" or "minor intermediary").
• The placement takes place only as a supplement to another activity.
  Example: Mediation of liability insurance by car dealers. However, this facilitation only applies under certain conditions and only if a licence exemption for product-ancillary insurance intermediaries is applied for.

An entry in the register of intermediaries is necessary.

With the application for authorisation as an insurance intermediary, an application for entry in the register of intermediaries may be submitted to the competent authority at the same time.

Special features for foreign nationals

Foreign nationals who have an establishment in another Member State of the European Union (EU) must register in that country. They do not need a permit in Germany nor can they be entered in the German insurance intermediary register.

The same provisions apply to foreign nationals from non-EU countries as to German nationals. These also apply to EU citizens who register a corresponding business exclusively in Germany.

General provisions on immigration law must be complied with. If certain German training courses are sufficient to prove competence, comparable certificates from the European Economic Area (EEA) are considered equivalent.