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Formalities

Here you will find information about formalities related to this subject:

• End-of-life vehicle; application for confirmation of sufficient professional qualification of experts established abroad
  In the case of experts for end-of-life vehicle disposal established in other EU/EEA countries who wish to carry out expert activities provided for in the End-of-Life Vehicles Ordinance (AltfahrzeugV) in Germany only temporarily and occasionally, the professional qualification required for this purpose is verified and confirmed.
• Waste wood; application for notification as a body for conducting investigations.
  The Bavarian State Office for the Environment announces bodies that operators of certain waste wood treatment plants must commission in order to comply with their obligations under the Waste Wood Ordinance to arrange for certain examinations of waste wood.
• Pharmacist; application for a license to practice medicine

  Pharmacists can apply for a license to practice pharmacy if they have completed their pharmaceutical training in Bavaria or in an EU member state, an EEA member state or in Switzerland and wish to practice the profession of pharmacist in Bavaria.

• Pharmacist; application for a license to practice pharmacy in the case of training in a third country

  Pharmacists can apply for a license to practice pharmacy if they have completed their pharmaceutical training outside an EU member state, an EEA member state or Switzerland and wish to practice the profession of pharmacist in Bavaria.

• Pharmacist; application for a permit to temporarily practice as a pharmacist

  You need permission if you wish to practice the profession of pharmacist in the Federal Republic of Germany without a license. This is particularly the case if you have completed your training abroad and the determination of the equivalence of your level of training in the context of a licensing procedure is still pending.

• Architect; application for registration in the list of architects
  You may only use the professional titles "architect", "interior architect" and "landscape architect" in Bavaria if you are registered under this title in the list of architects at the Bavarian Chamber of Architects.
• Architect and town planner; application for registration in the register of companies
  Companies may only use the professional titles "architect", "interior architect", "landscape architect" and "urban planner" in their name in Bavaria if they are registered in the company register at the Bavarian Chamber of Architects.
• Architect and urban planner; application for registration in the register of external service providers

  Non-resident architects and urban planners may apply for registration in the register of non-resident service providers.

• Architect and town planner; application for registration in the register of foreign companies
  Non-resident architects and urban planners may apply for registration in the register of non-resident societies.
• Medicinal products; registration for the examination of expertise for the trade in over-the-counter medicinal products

  In order to be able to offer so-called over-the-counter medicines in the trade, you must prove the corresponding expertise by passing an examination.

• Medicinal products; application for certification according to good manufacturing practice or good distribution practice

  Certification according to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) or Good Distribution Practice (GDP) is required if, for example, companies wish to manufacture or market medicinal products on a professional or commercial basis. It is carried out following the inspections required under Section 64 of the German Medicines Act.

• Physician; notification of temporary and occasional provision of services

  Doctors who wish to exercise the medical profession only temporarily and occasionally in Bavaria do not require a permanent professional licence in the form of the licence to practise medicine (Approbation), but may notify the competent authority in writing of the provision of services. This applies to nationals of EU/EEA states or Switzerland.

• Doctor; application for a licence to practise medicine
  Doctors can apply for a licence to practise medicine if they have completed their medical training in Bavaria or in an EU member state, an EEA member state or in Switzerland and wish to practise medicine in Bavaria.
• Medical doctor; application for a license to practice medicine in the case of training in a third country

  Physicians can apply for a license to practice medicine if they have completed their medical training outside an EU member state, an EEA member state or Switzerland and wish to practice medicine in Bavaria.

• Medical practitioner; application for permission to practise medicine temporarily

  You need this permit if you wish to practise medicine in the Federal Republic of Germany without a licence to practise medicine. This is particularly the case if you are a foreign citizen (of a non-EU/EEA country) and have completed your training abroad and the equivalence of your level of training has not yet been determined within the framework of a licensing procedure.

• Battery Act; application for confirmation of sufficient professional qualification of experts established abroad

  In the case of experts for spent battery disposal established in other EU/EEA countries who only wish to carry out expert activities provided for in the Battery Act (BattG) in Germany on a temporary and occasional basis, the professional qualification required for this purpose will be verified and confirmed.

• Consulting engineer; application for registration on the list of consulting engineers
  You can apply for registration on the list of consulting engineers.
• Vocational training in industry and commerce; application for the granting of professional qualification for training
  A person is deemed to be professionally suitable if he or she possesses the vocational skills, knowledge and abilities as well as the vocational and occupational pedagogical skills, knowledge and abilities required to convey the contents of the training.
• Professional driver; registration for the examination to obtain the basic qualification

  Drivers engaged in commercial road haulage or passenger transport must provide proof of a special qualification in addition to their driver's license.

• Biowaste; application for designation as a body for conducting tests.

  Persons, in particular biowaste handlers and mixture producers, may only have their epidemiological hygiene and pollutant-related examinations of biowaste and application soils required by the Biowaste Ordinance carried out by bodies that have been designated by the competent authority or that have equivalent recognition from another EU state or EEA state.

• Soil protection and treatment of contaminated sites; application for approval as an expert

  Experts who perform tasks in accordance with the Federal Soil Protection Act must have the necessary expertise and reliability. They shall be approved by the competent authority on application.

• Soil protection and treatment of contaminated sites; application for approval as an investigation body
  Investigation bodies that perform tasks in accordance with the Federal Soil Protection Act must be recognised by the competent authority.
• Firearms, muzzleloader and reloader shooters; registration for the technical course with examination

  In order to obtain a permit to purchase and handle propellant powder, firecracker, muzzleloader and reloader shooters must prove their expertise in handling these explosive substances. The Trade Supervisory Office at the Government of Upper Bavaria conducts the required examinations throughout Bavaria.

• Fire protection; notification of commencement of activity or application for certification for external inspection experts
  The registration committee at the Bavarian Chamber of Architects accepts notifications of the commencement of work as an inspection expert for fire protection and decides on the application for the issue of the certificate of compliance with the requirements as an inspection expert.
• Fire protection; application for recognition as a testing expert

  The registration committee at the Bavarian Chamber of Architects decides together with the examination board on the recognition as a test expert for fire protection.

• Chemicals Act; application for the certificate of compliance with the principles of good laboratory practice
  You may apply for a certificate of compliance with the principles of good laboratory practice (GLP) for facilities performing tests according to § 19 a para. 1 ChemG.
• Digital radio BOS; application for a service provider card / workshop card

  Private companies with their registered office in the Free State of Bavaria can apply for service provider cards / workshop cards at the Authorized Body Bavaria (AS BY).

• Interpreters and translators at public authorities and courts; request for temporary registration in the database of interpreters and translators by EU citizens
  Interpreters and translators can register in the Interpreter and Translator Database. This database is the basis for courts and authorities when searching for interpreting and translation services.
• Interpreters and translators for public authorities and courts; public appointment and registration in the database of interpreters and translators
  Interpreters and translators can register in the Interpreter and Translator Database. This database is the basis for courts and authorities when searching for interpreting and translation services.
• Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act; Application for Confirmation of Sufficient Professional Qualification of Persons Established Abroad

  In the case of experts for WEEE disposal established in other EU/EEA countries who only temporarily and occasionally wish to certify initial treatment facilities in Germany within the meaning of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG), the professional qualification required for this purpose is verified and confirmed.

• Energy expert; application for registration in the list of experts

  Private experts who certify compliance with certain requirements of the Building Energy Act (GEG) must be recognised. The recognition of the experts takes place for architects by registration in a list to be kept by the Bavarian Chamber of Architects and for engineers by registration in a list to be kept by the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers.

• Earthworks and foundation engineering; notification of commencement of activity or application for certification for external testing experts
  The registration committee at the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers accepts notifications of the commencement of work as a testing expert for earthwork and foundation engineering and decides on the application for the issue of the certificate of compliance with the requirements as a testing expert.
• Earthwork and foundation engineering; application for recognition as a testing expert
  The registration committee of the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers decides on the recognition as a testing expert in the field of earthwork and foundation engineering.
• Driving instructor's license; application for recognition of foreign professional qualification

  You would like to work as a driving instructor in Germany? Then you need a driving instructor's license. You can also obtain a driving instructor's license in Germany with a professional qualification from abroad.

• Driving instructor examination; application for approval

  Applicants for the driving instructor license are admitted to the driving instructor examination under certain conditions.

• Financial investment intermediary; registration for the expert examination

  In order to obtain a licence as a fee-based financial investment adviser, you must provide evidence of the required expertise.

• Flight training; registration for theoretical and practical examination
  The aeronautical examinations consist of a theoretical and a practical part.
• Flight instructors; application for the issue, extension, renewal and renewal of an instructor licence

  You can acquire or extend an instructor rating to train private pilots for aeroplanes, helicopters, gliders and balloons. If you wish to exercise an instructor rating beyond its period of validity, you can extend or renew it.

• Fluorinated greenhouse gases; application for recognition as a testing and certification body
  Anyone wishing to issue certificates of competence to persons pursuant to Article 5(3) ChemKlimaschutzV shall require the permission of the competent authority.
• Fluorinated greenhouse gases; application for exemption from the requirement of technical or vocational training

  Exemption from the requirement of technical or craft training necessary to obtain the certificate of competence for work on fixed refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment, heat pumps, refrigeration equipment in refrigerated trucks or trailers, electrical switchgear, as well as equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases as solvents.

• Fluorinated greenhouse gases; application for certificate of competence

  Persons installing, checking for leaks, maintaining, repairing, decommissioning equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases or recovering the gases need a certificate of competence to be allowed to carry out their activities.

• Fluorinated greenhouse gases; application for certification of an establishment
  Since 4 July 2009, companies that carry out activities on stationary refrigeration and air-conditioning systems as well as heat pumps and fire protection systems have required certification in accordance with Section 6 (1) of the Chemicals Climate Protection Ordinance (ChemKlimaschutzV) in conjunction with Art. 6 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2067. Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2067.
• Fluorinated greenhouse gases; application for a certificate of competence

  The Chambers of Industry and Commerce and the Chambers of Skilled Crafts certify the expertise for activities on systems with fluorinated greenhouse gases such as refrigeration and air conditioning systems.

• Hazardous substances; registration for the examination of expertise

  For the dispensing of certain hazardous (e.g. acutely toxic) substances, relevant expertise is a prerequisite. The proof of expertise is provided by taking the offered examination. You must register for the examination.

• Cross-check experts; application for approval

  Private experts need to be licensed for the examination of officially left samples.

• Protected designations of origin for producers in Bavaria; application for approval as inspection body
  The approval of private inspection bodies, their supervision and the withdrawal of approval are the responsibility of the State Office for Agriculture.
• Register of companies for consulting engineers; application for registration
  Registration in the register of companies for consulting engineers must be applied for at the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers.
• Extract from the commercial register; application
  For the practice of a trade requiring a permit or supervision, you regularly need an extract from the central trade register, which, in addition to a certificate of good conduct, serves as an official check of your reliability.
• Extract from the commercial register; application for comparable proof by non-EU nationals

  Some administrative procedures require the provision of an extract from the central business register. Non-EU citizens may be required to provide comparable proof from their home country.

• Road haulage; registration for the examination to acquire the professional qualification to run a company

  To open a company that transports goods by road, you must prove your professional qualification.

• Heat cost allocators; application for confirmation of suitability as an expert body

  Heat cost allocators for recording the proportional heat consumption may only be used if they comply with the recognized rules of technology or their suitability has been proven in another way. Expert bodies are responsible for testing and confirming the suitability of manifold designs.

• Honorary financial investment advisor; registration for the examination of expert knowledge
  In order to obtain permission to act as a fee-based financial investment advisor, you must demonstrate the required expertise.
• Engineers; entry in the register of external engineers authorised to submit building documents
  Depending on their qualifications, external service providers must either notify the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers in advance of providing services for the first time or obtain a corresponding certificate from the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers and are listed in a separate directory. The registration committee checks and decides on the registration in the corresponding directory.
• Engineers; entry in the register of external consulting engineers
  Consulting engineers from outside Germany who are not members of a German Chamber of Engineers must notify the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers in advance of providing services for the first time and are listed in a separate directory. The registration committee at the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers examines and decides on the registration in the directory.
• Engineers; entry in the register of foreign companies
  The registration committee at the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers decides on the entries in the list of external companies.
• Engineer; application for entry in the list of engineers authorised to submit building documents
  You can apply for entry in the list of engineers authorised to submit building documents.
• Engineer; application for permission to use the professional title

  If you would like to use the professional title "Ingenieurin" or "Ingenieur" in Germany, but have completed the associated training abroad, you need a permit to use the professional title.

• Repairer's mark for measuring instruments; application for use

  Companies that repair measuring instruments can be given the right to mark these instruments with a special sign so that they can continue to be used until the next calibration.

• Chimney sweeping; appointment as authorized district chimney sweep

  Appointment as an authorized district chimney sweep takes place after a tender and selection procedure has been carried out.

• Sewage sludge; request for the designation of a body to carry out sample testing.

  The pollutant-related sample analyses of soil, sewage sludge, sewage sludge mixture and sewage sludge compost required by the Sewage Sludge Ordinance may only be carried out by bodies that have been designated by the competent authority or that have equivalent recognition from another EU or EEA state.

• Cosmetic application of non-ionizing radiation; notification of operation of equipment

  The operation of commercial facilities that use non-ionizing radiation (for example, laser, intense light, radio frequency, electrostimulation, ultrasound) for cosmetic and other non-medical purposes on humans must be reported to the relevant trade supervisory office.

• Long-term storage; application for expert designation
  It is necessary to designate experts who may be entrusted with the task of verifying whether harmful effects on the environment and other hazards emanate from a long-term storage facility after its decommissioning.
• Marksman; application for recognition
  Certain activities in mining may only be carried out by persons who can prove their reliability and expertise. This is verified by the recognition authority.
• Marksman; application for recognition of "other persons" for production of other records.
  If so-called "other documents" are sufficient instead of crack surveys, these can be prepared by "other persons" (as mine surveyors). These "other persons" require the recognition of the competent authority.
• Regular public transport services; application for authorisations and exemptions

  The paid or commercial transport of passengers by tram and motor vehicle is subject to the provisions of the Passenger Transport Act (PBefG) and therefore requires a licence.

• Patent attorney; application for admission
  The activity under the German designation "Patentanwalt" requires a license according to §§ 5 - 29 Patentanwaltsordnung (PAO).
• Patent attorney company; application for admission
  The activity as a patent attorney company with limited liability requires a license according to §§ 52c ff. Patent Attorneys' Act (PAO).
• Chamber of Patent Attorneys; application for admission as a European patent attorney

  The permanent establishment of a European patent attorney to practice in Germany requires admission to the Patent Attorneys' Association.

• Plant protection equipment; application for recognition as inspection body
  The Offices for Food, Agriculture and Forestry (ÄELF) with additional tasks in the field of plant cultivation check with the applicant whether all requirements necessary to be able to inspect plant protection equipment are fulfilled. If all the requirements for recognition are met, they grant recognition as an inspection body for plant protection equipment.
• Test engineer for stability; notification of commencement of activity or application for certificate of compliance with material requirements

  The Bavarian State Ministry of Housing, Construction and Transport accepts notifications of the commencement of work as a test engineer for stability and decides on the application for the issue of the certificate of compliance with the requirements as a test engineer.

• Psychotherapist; application for permission to practise temporarily

  If you want to practice the profession of psychotherapist in Germany without a license as a psychotherapist, you usually need a license.

• Lawyer; European lawyer providing services
  A European lawyer may temporarily practice law in Germany under the professional title of his country of origin.
• Legal profession; application for admission to the bar
  The activity under the German designation "Rechtsanwalt" requires an admission according to § 4 Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (BRAO).
• Law firm; application for admission

  The activity as a law firm with limited liability requires a license according to §§ 59c ff. Federal Lawyers' Act (BRAO). In principle, a joint-stock law company is eligible for admission. Sections 59c et seq. BRAO apply accordingly.

• Bar association; application for admission as a European lawyer
  The permanent establishment of a European lawyer to practice in Germany requires admission to a German bar association.
• Legal services; registration in case of permanent provision
  The permanent provision of legal services (debt collection, pension advisor and legal expert in a foreign law) in Germany must be registered.
• Legal services; registration in case of temporary provision by EU citizens

  Before providing temporary and occasional legal services in Germany for the first time, you must register with the registration authority.

• Experts; public appointment and swearing-in by the Chamber of Crafts and Trades
  The Chamber of Skilled Crafts appoints and swears in experts on request to provide expert opinions on services and activities of the skilled crafts and their value.
• Experts; public appointment and swearing-in by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce
  The public appointment and swearing-in is the distinction provided for in Germany under public law and protected by law for particularly qualified and trustworthy experts in the fields of business. It can be obtained by proving the requirements according to § 36 Gewerbeordnung in an administrative procedure at the Chambers of Industry and Commerce.
• Shooting permit; application
  Permission to shoot with a firearm is granted by a permit issued by the competent district administrative authority (district office or independent city).
• Shooting range; application for an operating licence
  A permit is required to operate a shooting range.
• Safety-related systems and equipment; notification of commencement of activity or application for certification for external testing experts
  The registration committee at the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers accepts notifications of the commencement of work as an inspection expert for safety-related systems and equipment and decides on the application for the issue of the certificate of compliance with the requirements as an inspection expert.
• Safety-related systems and equipment; application for recognition as a testing expert
  The registration committee of the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers decides on the recognition as a testing expert for the specialist area of safety engineering systems and equipment (in the specialist areas of ventilation systems, CO warning systems, smoke and heat extraction systems, fire detection and alarm systems, safety power supplies and fire extinguishing systems).
• City planner; application for registration in the list of city planners

  You can apply for registration in the list of urban planners at the Bavarian Chamber of Architects.

• Stability; notification of commencement of activity or application for certification for external inspection experts
  The Registration Committee at the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers accepts notifications of the commencement of work as a testing expert for structural stability and decides on the application for the issue of the certificate of compliance with the requirements as a testing expert.
• Stand safety; application for recognition as a test engineer

  The Bavarian State Ministry of Housing, Construction and Transport decides on the recognition of test engineers for stability in the fields of solid construction, metal construction and timber construction, who carry out building inspection tasks. On behalf of the lower building supervisory authorities, they test stability certificates for certain special buildings in accordance with the Bavarian Building Code (BayBO).

• Stability; application for recognition as a testing expert
  The registration committee of the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers decides on the recognition as a testing expert for the field of structural stability (in the fields of solid construction, metal construction and timber construction).
• Tax consultant; application for appointment
  The appointment as a tax consultant is a prerequisite for being allowed to provide unrestricted business assistance in tax matters under German tax law in Germany.
• Tax adviser; application for the award of the right to use the designation "agricultural accountancy office

  Tax advisers and lawyers who have special expertise in the field of assistance in tax matters for agricultural and forestry enterprises may, on application, be awarded the title "Landwirtschaftliche Buchstelle" (agricultural accountancy office) in addition to the professional title of tax adviser or lawyer.

• Tax adviser; application for temporary entry in the professional register (EU citizen)

  If you maintain a professional establishment in another member state of the European Union (EU), another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland and are authorised to provide business assistance in tax matters there, you may temporarily and occasionally provide business assistance in tax matters in Germany. To do so, you must register with the competent chamber of tax advisors.

• Tax consultant; application for admission to the aptitude test in the case of foreign professional qualification

  In order to be appointed as a tax consultant, you must have successfully passed the tax consultant examination. Under certain conditions, however, it is possible to take a shortened tax consultant examination, the so-called aptitude test (Section 37a (2) of the Tax Consultancy Act).

• Tax consultant examination; application for admission

  In order to be allowed to provide unrestricted business assistance in tax matters, you must be appointed as a tax consultant. A prerequisite for the appointment is that you have successfully passed the tax consultant examination.

• Tax consulting company; application for recognition
  To operate a tax consulting business, you must apply for recognition.
• Veterinary clinic; application for authorisation to use the designation
  The designation "Veterinary Clinic" may only be used with the approval of the Bavarian Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons.
• Veterinarian; application for a license to practice veterinary medicine

  Veterinarians can apply for a license to practice veterinary medicine if they have completed their veterinary training in Bavaria or in an EU member state, an EEA member state or in Switzerland and wish to practice veterinary medicine in Bavaria.

• Veterinary surgeon; application for licensure in case of training in a third country

  Veterinarians can apply for a license to practice veterinary medicine if they have completed their veterinary training outside an EU member state, an EEA member state or Switzerland and wish to practice veterinary medicine in Bavaria.

• Veterinary surgeon; application for a permit to exercise the veterinary profession on a temporary basis

  You need this permit if you wish to practise the veterinary profession in the Federal Republic of Germany without a licence to practise veterinary medicine. This is particularly the case if you are a foreign citizen (of a non-EU/EEA country) and have completed your training abroad and the equivalence of your level of training has not yet been determined within the framework of an approval procedure.

• Animal protection law; application for a certificate of competence or proficiency
  Competence examinations, certificates of competence and proofs of competence ensure that the requirements of animal protection law are complied with when keeping, slaughtering and transporting animals.
• Animal welfare permit; application
  According to the Animal Protection Act, permits are required for certain commercial animal husbandry and the commercial handling of animals, which are tied to the reliability and expertise of the operator and to animal husbandry appropriate to the species.
• Surveying in the building industry; notification of commencement of activity or application for certification for external surveyors
  The registration committee at the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers accepts notifications of the commencement of work as a surveyor for surveying in the construction industry and decides on the application for the issue of the certificate of compliance with the requirements as a surveyor.
• Surveying in the building industry; application for recognition as an inspection expert
  The registration committee of the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers decides on the recognition as an inspection expert for the field of surveying in civil engineering.
• Packaging disposal; application for confirmation of sufficient professional qualification of experts established abroad
  In the case of experts for packaging disposal established in the EU/EEA foreign countries, who only temporarily and occasionally wish to carry out expert activities in Germany provided for in the Packaging Act (VerpackG), the professional qualification required for this is verified and confirmed. In addition, experts must be registered by the Stiftung Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Office Packaging Register Foundation) in the Register of Inspectors, which is published on the Internet.
• Utilities industry; application for recognition as an inspection body to perform calibrations

  Only state-approved test centers for measuring instruments for gas, water, heat or electricity may calibrate these measuring instruments.

• Auction; Application for Appointment as Specially Qualified Auctioneer

  If you wish to conduct public auctions (forced pledge sales or distress sales), you must have been publicly appointed by the competent authority.

• Substances hazardous to water; application for recognition of an expert organisation

  Organisations may be recognised as expert organisations for the inspection of installations for the handling of substances hazardous to water if they fulfil the requirements of § 52 of the Ordinance on Installations for the Handling of Substances Hazardous to Water.

• Water management; application for recognition as a private expert
  Private experts in water management are approved by recognition of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment.
• Plant fire brigade; application for recognition
  The fire brigade of an establishment or facility may be recognised as a site fire brigade at the request of the owner or sponsor.
• Auditors; application for recognition of a company as an auditing company
  The profession of auditor can also be exercised in a professional company. In addition to being appointed as an auditor, such a company requires state recognition as an auditing company (WPG) by the Chamber of Auditors (WPK).
• Auditor; application for appointment
  You must apply for appointment as a chartered accountant.
• Dentist; application for a licence to practise dentistry

  Dentists can apply for a licence to practise dentistry if they have completed their dental training in Bavaria or in an EU member state, an EEA member state or in Switzerland and wish to practise dentistry in Bavaria.

• Dentist; application for a license to practice dentistry when training in a third country

  Dentists can apply for a license to practice dentistry if they have completed their dental training outside an EU member state, an EEA member state or Switzerland and wish to practice dentistry in Bavaria.

• Dentist; application for a permit to practise dentistry on a temporary basis

  If you wish to practise dentistry in the Federal Republic of Germany without a licence to practise dentistry, you will generally require a licence. Permission may be granted in particular if you have completed your training abroad and the equivalence of your level of training has not yet been established within the framework of a licensing procedure.