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Description

In Bavaria, only those who have been recognized by the Bavarian State Ministry of Housing, Construction and Transport may use the designation "Test engineer for structural stability" in a specific field.

Test engineers for stability are specially qualified civil engineers who are recognized in a prescribed procedure by the Bavarian State Ministry of Housing, Construction and Transport for the specialist fields of solid construction, metal construction and timber construction.

Test engineers perform building inspection tasks in their respective field based on the Bavarian Building Code or regulations based on the Bavarian Building Code. On behalf of the building supervisory authority, they check the completeness and correctness of the stability certificates for certain special buildings (cf. Art. 62a Para. 2 BayBO).

They monitor the proper execution of construction work with regard to the proofs of stability they have examined (Art. 77 Para. 2 Sentence 1 No. 1 BayBO and § 13 Para. 5 PrüfVBau).

Foreign test engineers, i.e. those who are established in another member state of the European Union (or equivalent state) for the performance of this task, are entitled to act as test engineers in Bavaria under certain conditions. They have to notify the first-time provision of services in advance or apply for a certificate of compliance with the material requirements.

Prerequisites

Persons who are established in another member state of the European Union (or equivalent state) for the performance of this task are entitled to work as a test engineer in Bavaria if they

• have a comparable authorization with regard to their field of activity and had to fulfill comparable requirements for this with regard to the recognition prerequisites and the proof of knowledge (1st alternative) or
• if the recognition authority has certified that they meet the requirements with regard to the prerequisites for recognition, the proof of knowledge and the scope of activities for recognition as a test engineer (2nd alternative).

A further requirement is that they have a good command of the German language, both written and spoken.

The notification or application is not required if a notification has already been made or a certificate issued in another country of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Deadlines

• for the applicant: none, notification before commencement of activity
• for the authority: three months after receipt of application and submission of complete documentation

Required documents

• Notification of the first performance of the service:
  • Certificate of legal establishment in a member state of the EU (or equivalent state) for the performance of the activity
  • Proof of fulfilment of comparable requirements for the exercise of the activity in the state of establishment

• Request for certification:
  • Certificate of legal establishment in a member state of the EU (or equivalent state) for the performance of the activity
  • Proof of actual fulfilment of the recognition requirements

Forms

Please select a location in "Localization" so that the address of the responsible authority can be filled in.

• Prefillable Form, Bavaria-wide: Formloser Antrag (mit Unterschrift)

  Please note

  This form has to be signed and sent to the responsible authority. You can sign the form manually and send it by email/fax or sign the form electronically with your qualified electronic signature an send it by (secure) email. If the responsible authority has set up a De-Mail account, you can also send the form by De-Mail using an sender-confirmed message.

  Dieser Assistent unterstützt Sie bei der Erstellung eines formlosen Schreibens, wenn die zuständige Stelle kein Antragsformular zur Verfügung stellt.

Fees

• Certificate: 125 - 3.000 Euro

Legal bases

• §§ 2, 4 - 6, 9, 10 - 13 Verordnung über die Prüfingenieure, Prüfämter und Prüfsachverständigen im Bauwesen (PrüfVBau)
• Art. 62a Bayerische Bauordnung (BayBO)

Remedy

administrative claim

Links to more information

• Baurecht und Technik

Related issues

• Structural stability; application for recognition as a test engineer