Credit rating in connection with an individuals’ or firms’ creditworthiness or business practices (82.91.2.00)
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The following formalities are performed by responsible authorities and can also be handled via the Point of Single Contact if necessary. Please specify the location via Change selection. If you choose "To the responsible Point of Single Contact for ..." (if available), the contact details of the responsible Point of Single Contact are displayed. The contact details of the competent authority/-ies are displayed after choosing the formality.
Formalities according to the Services Directive
For taking-up and pursuit of a service the follwoing specific service-related formalities (authorisations and notifications) must always be obeyed:
To the responsible Point of Single Contact
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Business registration; business registration by EU citizens
If you want to start a standing trade, you must report this. You must also report the start of operation of a branch office or a dependent branch office, as well as the relocation of the business.
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Certificate of good conduct; application for comparable proof by EU citizens
Bei dieser Dienstleistung handelt es sich um ein überwachungsbedürftiges Gewerbe nach § 38 Gewerbeordnung. Sie müssen daher unverzüglich einen dem deutschen Führungszeugnis entsprechenden Nachweis zur Zuverlässigkeit vorlegen.
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Extract from the commercial register; application for comparable proof by EU citizens
Bei dieser Dienstleistung handelt es sich um ein überwachungsbedürftiges Gewerbe nach § 38 Gewerbeordnung. Sie müssen daher unverzüglich einen dem deutschen Gewerbezentralregisterauszug entsprechenden Nachweis zur Zuverlässigkeit vorlegen.
Formalities relating to the place of business
In addition to the requirements related to a specific service there are authorisations and/or notification obligations in other legal areas regarding the place of business which CANNOT be processed through the Point of Single Contact.
Requirements particularly in the areas of construction law, public road legislation, imission control law, water and waste law, listed building regulations and forest law should be taken into account.
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Road use; application for special use permit for county, municipal or local thoroughfares.
If you want to use county, municipal or local thoroughfares of county, state or federal roads ("Ortsdurchfahrtsstraßen") not only for traffic purposes, but also for your own interests or commercial activities, you need a special use permit for this.
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Immission control; application for a permit for the construction and operation of a plant
The construction and operation as well as the substantial modification of certain industrial plants, which may cause harmful effects on the environment, require a permit under immission control law. The types of facilities concerned are listed exhaustively in the Ordinance on Facilities Requiring a Permit (4. BImSchV).
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Water law; application for a permit
An official permit is required for any impact on a water body that is not only of completely minor importance.
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Waste disposal; consulting
In Bavaria, the counties and independent cities are generally responsible for waste disposal. They offer information on waste disposal for citizens and businesses.
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Protection of historical monuments; application for permission to carry out measures on historical monuments and archaeological sites
If you want to carry out measures on architectural or ground monuments or in the vicinity of such monuments, you will in many cases require permits in accordance with the Monument Protection Act (DSchG).
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Water supply; securing
The public supply of drinking water to households is provided by the municipalities or special-purpose associations (water supply companies).
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Sewage disposal; implementation
Wastewater disposal is the responsibility of the municipalities and cities or municipal wastewater associations.
Formalities relating to the employment of workers
If you would like to hire an employee you need to proceed with the following steps. These formalities CANNOT be processed through the Point of Single Contact.
If the employment is terminated you also have to inform the authorities where the employee has been registered.-
Company number; application
As an employer, you must register your employees for social insurance. To do this, you need a company number.
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Statutory accident insurance; registration of a company, self-employed or freelance activity
If you start a business, become self-employed or freelance, you usually have to register it with the accident insurance company.
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Social security; registration of employees
Employees who are compulsorily insured under the statutory social insurance scheme must be reported to the competent health insurance fund as the collecting agency.
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Wage tax; registration by the employer
The employer must withhold and pay the wage tax.
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Posting of workers to Germany; registration and other obligations
When posting employees to Germany, the Employee Posting Act must be observed. This law obliges both employers based in Germany and employers based abroad who employ workers in Germany to comply with statutory and, in certain sectors, collectively agreed working conditions. In addition, employers are subject to further obligations.
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Compensatory levy; payment
Employers are obliged to fill a certain number of jobs with severely disabled persons or persons of equal status. A compensatory levy must be paid for each unfilled mandatory position.
Tax related formalities
For taking-up and pursuit of a service please also consider the following tax related formalities which CANNOT be processed through the Point of Single Contact:
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Freelance activity; notification of the opening of a business
The commencement of a freelance activity must be reported directly to the competent tax office without any formalities. The responsible tax office is informed by the respective municipality about the registration of a business. In addition, you must provide the competent tax office with further information on the legal and factual circumstances relevant for taxation.
Personal formalities
We would also like to inform you about the following personal formalities which CANNOT be processed through the Point of Single Contact:
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Residence; Registration
If you move into an apartment, you must register with the responsible registration office (municipality, city or administrative community) within two weeks.
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Residence cards and certificate of permanent residence; application
A residence card or permanent residence card shall be issued to family members of Union citizens who are entitled to free movement and to permanent residents but who are not Union citizens themselves. Union citizens may apply for a certificate.
Characteristics and key concepts of the service
This service includes:
- Compilation of information, e.g. on the credit behavior or the career history of private individuals, and on the credit behavior of enterprises, and forwarding of this information to credit institutions, retailers, and other parties in need of assessing the financial standing and creditworthiness of the private individuals or enterprises
Keywords
- Auskunfteien
- Detektivbüro
- Ermittlungsbüro
- Ermittlungsbüros (Auskunfteien)
- Handelsauskunfteien
- Informationsbüros (Auskunfteien)
- Kreditauskunfteien
- Kreditschutzorganisationen