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Formalities

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

• 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.

• 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 and deregistration of placing on the market

  If you want to offer a drug or if you take it off the market, you must report this.

• Pharmaceuticals; notice of use, amendment, or termination of a standard marketing authorization.

  You want to use a standard authorization for a drug? You must indicate this, as well as changes and termination of use.

• Pharmaceuticals; submission of product information texts

  As a pharmaceutical company, you must submit the product information texts to the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) via a specialist application once the procedure has been completed. The texts will be published.

• Pharmaceuticals; notification of a supply shortage

  If you, as a pharmaceutical company, experience supply shortages of certain human pharmaceuticals, you are required to report them.

• 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.

• Gassing; Display

  Fumigation outside a stationary sterilization chamber must be reported to the responsible trade supervisory office.

• Consulting engineer; application for registration on the list of consulting engineers
  You can apply for registration on the list of consulting engineers.
• Mining; application for approval of the operating plan
  For the exploration, extraction and processing of mineral resources subject to the Federal Mining Act, the mining company requires an operating plan approved by the competent mining authority.
• Mining; reporting on employees and operations

  Companies that are under mining supervision must submit reports on employees and operational processes to the responsible mining authority.

• Company number; application

  When hiring the first employee (450-euro employees, employees subject to social insurance contributions, trainees), you must apply for a company number from the company number service of the Federal Employment Agency. The company number is required, among other things, for the monthly settlements of social contributions.

• Guarding trade; registration for instruction

  You must provide documented proof of completed instruction in the security industry if you are employed and perform security tasks in the security industry on your own authority.

• Beer products; reporting the transportation of untaxed beer

  If you want to transport untaxed beer, you need a special permit and registration to participate in the computerised transport and control system EMCS.

• 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.

• 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; application for recognition of a training course for the acquisition of expertise
  The recognition of a training event according to § 5 para. 2 clause 1 ChemOzonSchichtV takes place by decision of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment after examination of the application with the submitted documents.
• Container; application for approval

  For international transport by containers, in the interest of transport safety, appropriate approval of the containers is required. Exceptions are containers designed for air transport.

• Serving European lawyers; information on the temporary exercise of the profession
  A European lawyer may temporarily practice law in Germany under the professional title of his country of origin.
• 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.
• 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.
• Distance learning course; application for admission

  According to the Distance Learning Protection Act (Fernunterrichtsschutzgesetz - Fern-USG), distance learning courses require approval by the State Central Office for Distance Learning. A contract for a non-approved course is void.

• Combustion plants; notification

  If you operate a medium-sized combustion plant, gas turbine plant or internal combustion engine plant, you must notify the competent authority.

• Flying structures; notification of erection and acceptance for use

  The erection and use of flying constructions requiring a permit must be reported.

• Flight school; presentation of the training report
  Approved training organisations shall submit an annual training report to the competent aviation authority.
• Free balloon; application for an external launching permit
  A permit is required for the launch of one or more free balloons outside the launch sites approved for them.
• 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.

• Cross-check experts; application for approval

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

• Municipal cemetery; application for approval for commercial activity
  Within the framework of its right to local self-government, each municipality may regulate in the statutes governing the use of its cemetery whether or which permits or notifications are required for commercial activities in the cemetery.
• Geological survey; display
  If data on the geological subsurface are obtained during an investigation within the area of Bavaria, they must be reported in accordance with the Geological Data Act (GeolDG), which is valid throughout Germany.
• 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.
• Health professions; application for permission to use the professional title.

  If you want to practice an activity under a protected professional title in Germany, you need a permit.

• Trade; application for reinstatement
  If you have been banned from practicing your trade, you can apply for reinstatement.
• Commercial waste; application for notification as a body for the performance of third-party inspections.
  The Bavarian State Office for the Environment announces bodies that operators of certain pretreatment facilities as defined by the Commercial Waste Ordinance (GewAbfV) must commission in order to fulfill their obligations to arrange for third-party inspections to ensure compliance with certain requirements of this ordinance.
• Business registration; business registration
  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.
• Official notification of a trade or business; Change of registration of a trade or business

  It is mandatory to notify any material changes in the trade or business activities or any relocation of the trades or businesses within the community.

• Commercial glider flights; notification of commencement of activity by submission of a declaration
  Operators offering commercial flights with gliders, i.e. flights for remuneration or other monetary consideration, must notify the competent authority of the commencement of their activity by submitting a declaration.
• Practice of medicine; notification

  If you practice a legally regulated non-physician medical profession on a self-employed or freelance basis, you are obligated to report this to the responsible health office.

• Heilpraktiker license; application
  In order to practice medicine without a medical license or license to practice medicine, a license is required in accordance with the Heilpraktikergesetz (Heilpraktiker Act).
• 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.

• Intra-Community trade in certain animals and animal products; application for approval of a holding
  Trade in the European internal market in certain animals and certain animal products requires approval of the establishments involved.
• Child day care facilities; notification of child care not requiring an operating license.
  Offers of childcare up to a maximum of 10 hours per week or care for individual children for no more than 5 hours per week must be reported to the Youth Welfare Office.
• Small lotteries, sweepstakes and raffles; application for a permit or notification of generally permitted events.

  A permit under gambling law is required for the organization of so-called small lotteries and draws or tombolas. Generally permitted events are only to be reported.

• Clinical trials of medical devices; application for approval to perform

  If, as a manufacturer of medical devices, you wish to conduct clinical trials, you may need to apply for approval from the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM).

• 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.
• Food business operators; notification of establishments for registration

  If you as a food business operator carry out activities related to the production, processing and distribution of food (including internet trade), you must register with the competent district administrative authority.

• Wage tax; registration by the employer
  The employer must withhold and pay the wage tax.
• Aircraft of training facilities; registration and deregistration
  Approved training organizations shall submit to the competent authority a list of aircraft operated for training. If additional aircraft are added to the training fleet, a statement to that effect shall be made to the Aviation Authority.
• Aviation security; application for a background check
  Persons who are to have access to the non-public areas of the airports are subject to a background check. The background check must be applied for at the responsible aviation office.
• 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.
• Farm animal husbandry; display
  In addition to farmers, private individuals with so-called hobby livestock farming must also register their animals or notify their farm.
• 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.

• Register photovoltaic systems
  Wenn Sie eine Photovoltaikanlage betreiben möchten, müssen Sie die Anlage registrieren lassen.
• Private supplementary school; notification of establishment and subsequent substantial change

  Depending on the jurisdiction, the State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs or the government examines notifications of the establishment of supplementary schools and in the case of subsequent substantial changes.

• Prostitutes; registration of activity
  If you wish to work as a prostitute, you must register with the competent authority.
• Prostitutes; perception of a health consultation
  If you wish to work as a prostitute, you must attend a health consultation at the health office before registering.
• 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.

• 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.
• 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).
• State policy education event; application for recognition.
  Sponsors of events in the field of politics and society can apply for recognition as a state-political educational event.
• 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.

• Animals; reporting of stock changes and display of animal and stock data.

  Changes in livestock such as birth, entry, departure, death, slaughter, etc. must be reported and animal, herd and health data reported and stored in accordance with the Livestock Traffic Ordinance.

• Animal husbandry; application for a holding number
  In order to ensure clear identification, all holdings subject to compulsory registration must be allocated a twelve-digit registration number by the competent Office for Food, Agriculture and Forestry.
• Transparency register; registration

  The transparency register records certain information on the ownership structures - i.e. beneficial owners - of companies, foundations and similar entities. The parties concerned must provide this information in order to be entered in the transparency register.

• 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.
• 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.

• 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.
• 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.