Anyone who, as a citizen of the EU, the EEA or Switzerland, wants to temporarily and occasionally exercise a craft subject to approval in Germany without operating a branch here, must report this. A certificate is then issued by the competent authority.
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Publisher
Lower Saxony
Contact
The government service telephone number 115 – your point of contact for questions related to the federal, state and local.
Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 18:00 (and beyond these times in some regions).
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- Notification of service provision
- Copy of identity cardor comparable identification document
- Proof of legal establishment in the Member State of establishment for the pursuit of comparable activities or, in the case of non-regulated professions, in the Member State of establishment
- Notification of practical professional experience to the competent authority of the country of origin
not specified
Preconditions
- the applicant is legally established in the home country for the purpose of carrying out comparable activities in a member state of the EU, the EEA or Switzerland.
- The exercise of the professional activity in question is linked to a specific professional qualification (regulated) or there is no regulation of access to the profession, but you have completed state-regulated and thus regulated training.
Hints
not specified
Fees are charged in accordance with the scale of fees of the competent authority.
Basis for legal action
Legal Remedies
not specified
Procedure
The craft may be practiced immediately after the notification.
Exceptions
The professions
- Chimney sweep
- Optician
- Hearing care professional
- Orthopaedic technician
- Orthopaedic surgeon
- Dental technician
may not be exercised until the applicant has received from the competent authority:
- confirmation that the professional qualification is sufficient, or
- Notification that the professional qualification will not be examined.
In the event of a lack of qualification identified during a re-examination, the applicant shall be given the opportunity to take an aptitude test within one month.
Deadlines
Deadlines may have to be observed. Please contact the competent authority.
Processing time
2 months
in case of doubts as to the authenticity of documents - suspension of the deadline
1 month until 2 months
upon receipt of the notification, including complete documentation,