Entrepeneurs assistant

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In order to enable you to put your business concerns into practice, we offer you the entry into our service offerings in the corporate sector. The content is subject to the requirements of the European Services Directive. Please therefore also use the possibility to contact the contact persons of the state of Lower Saxony if necessary.

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Acceptance of character tests Admission
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According to § 13 paragraph 1 sentence 3 of the Lower Saxony Law on the Keeping of Dogs (NHundG), persons who take the character test require prior approval.
Acceptance of character tests Notification of abolition of admission requirements
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If the admission requirements for the acceptance of character tests are no longer met, this must be reported to the competent authority in accordance with Section 13 (3) sentence...
Activities with pathogen permission
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If you want to import pathogens into Germany, export them, store them, dispense them or work with them, you need a permit from the competent authority.
Activities with pathogens
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If you carry out activities involving pathogens, you must notify the competent authority immediately of any changes that occur.
Activities with pathogens Advertisement
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If you have a permit to work with pathogens and you want to take up this activity for the first time, you must notify the competent authority.
Application for authorisation to use plant protection products outside agricultural, forestry or horticultural land
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Plant protection products may only be used on agricultural, horticultural or forestry land. In order to use them on other areas (non-cultivated land), you need a special permit.
Applying for a certificate of competence in accordance with the Explosives Act
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If you want to handle or trade in explosive substances, you need a certificate of competence. You can find out more here.
Applying for approval of an organic production control body
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Before a product may be marketed as organic food, it must be checked whether its production meets the requirements. In Germany, a system of privately approved inspection bodies...
Aptitude test for recognition of professional qualification as a tax consultant Admission
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Nationals of a member state of the European Union or a state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or Switzerland who are authorized to provide independent...
Auditing bodies of the savings bank and giro associations according to the Auditors' Regulations Registration
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Quality control is carried out by auditors registered with the competent body in their own practice or by auditing firms (quality control auditors). The following paragraphs of...
Auditing firm Registration of third-country nationals
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The Chamber of Auditors may authorise persons who have worked in a third country as expert examiners are authorised or appointed, in addition to professionals and auditors...
Auditor Reappointment
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The appointment as an auditor expires due to Death renunciation or legally binding exclusion from the profession. Reappointment shall be refused if the conditions for...
Authorisation for the use of an authorised plant protection product in another indication: granted - on a case-by-case basis
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Plant protection products may only be used if they are authorised. The competent body may, on request and on a case-by-case basis, authorise the use of an authorised plant...
Authorisation to represent commercial arms manufacture and/or trafficking: issue
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Anyone wishing to carry out the commercial manufacture or trade in weapons by a deputy requires a proxy licence.It is granted to the licence holder for a specific deputy and can...
Authorisation to use the suffix "Agricultural Accounting Office" to the professional title Grant
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Tax advisors and attorneys at law who have special expertise in the field of assistance in tax matters for agricultural and forestry businesses may apply for the addition of "Agricultural Accountant" to their professional title.
Binding information on the fulfilment of individual requirements for admission to the tax consultant examination or for exemption from the tax consultant examination
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Legally binding written information on the fulfilment of individual requirements for admission to the examination or for exemption from the examination as a tax advisor can be...
Certificate of good standing for games with the possibility of winning Issue
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The clearance certificate is issued to the manufacturer of a game if it is a gaming device that is mass-produced. He will then receive a copy of the clearance certificate for eac...
Certification systems Recognition according to Biomass Electricity Sustainability Ordinance
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Distributors of fuels in Germany can only have biofuels or biogas counted towards their quota obligation or receive tax relief if they can prove that the biofuels or biogas meet...
Certification systems: Recognition - according to the Biofuel Sustainability Regulation
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Distributors of fuels in Germany can only count biofuels or biogas towards their quota obligation or receive tax relief if they can prove that the biofuels or biogas resulting...
Cessation of activity as a certification-service-provider Notification
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Certification service providers issue qualified certificates or qualified time stamps within the meaning of the Signature Act. Any person acting as a...
Classification companies under the Meat Act Approval
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Classification companies according to the Meat Act (FlG) require approval.
Drinking water testing laboratories Approval
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The drinking water tests prescribed by the Drinking Water Ordinance (TrinkwV 2001), including sampling, may only be carried out by laboratories that have been approved as drinkin...
European Lawyer Admission for shorter periods of activity
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Anyone who can prove that they have worked effectively and regularly as a European lawyer in private practice in Germany for at least three years, but has only been active in...
Examination of the required legal knowledge as a patent attorney Admission
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Admission to the examination of the required legal knowledge as a patent attorney must be applied for at the competent authority.
Exemption from the obligation to carry out quality control of auditors and auditing firms
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According to §§ 57a paragraph 1 sentence 1 and 130 paragraph 3 of the Wirtschaftsprüferordnung (WPO), auditors and sworn accountants in their own practice or auditing firms are...
Exemption from the requirement of capital commitment for "existing companies" pursuant to § 154 Abs. 2 StBerG
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For the recognition of tax consulting firms, the capital commitment regulation according to § 50a Steuerberatungsgesetz (StBerG) is of central importance. In principle, only...
Exercise of the profession as a lawyer in the public service Authorisation
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The competent authority may, upon request, appoint a representative to the lawyer in the public service or allow him/her to practise the profession himself/herself, provided that...
Exercise of the profession as a patent attorney in the public service Permission
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The competent authority may, upon request, appoint a representative to the patent attorney or allow him/her to practise the profession himself/herself, provided that the interest...
Forest seed or forest plant holding: display
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Any establishment wishing to place forest reproductive material on the market must register with the competent State Office for Forest Reproductive Material. If the conditions ar...
Income Tax Assistance Association Recognition
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You would like to apply for recognition of an income tax assistance association.
Insolvency administrator inclusion in the shortlist
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A prerequisite for appointment as insolvency administrator or trustee in insolvency proceedings is usually prior inclusion in a pre-selection list maintained by the insolvency...
Intended for deletion - Certification bodies recognition according to the Biofuel Sustainability Ordinance
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The Biokraft-NachV serves to implement Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009. This defines the crediting of the fulfillment of the...
Law firm obligation according to Patent Attorney Act Exemption
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In the interest of the administration of justice or to avoid hardship, the competent authority may release a patent attorney from the law firm obligation pursuant to § 26...
List of Companies of Consulting Engineers Registration of a corporation
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The use of the professional title "Consulting Engineer" in the name of the company is protected in Niederachsen. If the company has a registered office in Lower Saxony and the...
Markscheiderin/Markscheider recognition as "other" person
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Recognised mine surveyors shall manufacture and reproduce the cracks prescribed for underground exploration or extraction operations. For other companies, other documents require...
Organization of a yearly or special market: fixed
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If an annual or special market is organized, the so-called determination of the competent authority is necessary, provided that the so-called market privileges are sought for thi...
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft Admission
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Would you like to work in the field of patent law in Germany with a professional practice company with limited liability or as a foreign professional practice company? Then you need a license from the Chamber of Patent Attorneys.
Permission to use a title of specialist lawyer Grant
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In accordance with § 43c paragraph 1 sentence 2 of the Federal Lawyers' Act (BRAO) in conjunction with the Specialist Lawyers' Act, lawyers may obtain permission to use the title...
Persons or bodies for the acceptance of competence tests for dog owners Recognition
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Persons or bodies that carry out the competence tests prescribed by the Lower Saxony Law on the Keeping of Dogs (NHundG) require prior recognition to prove the knowledge and...
Persons or bodies for the acceptance of proficiency examinations for dog owners Notification Elimination of recognition requirements
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If the recognition requirements for taking proficiency examinations are no longer met, this must be reported to the competent authority in accordance with Section 3 (5) sentence ...
Proof of specialist knowledge for the arms trade by examination
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As part of the licensing procedure for the commercial arms trade, you must provide evidence of the relevant specialist knowledge. To do this, you take a specialist knowledge test at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK).
Receive a craftsman's card as a certificate for entry in the register of craftsmen
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If you have been entered in the Register of Craftsmen with your craft requiring a license, you will receive a craft card as proof.
State recognition (notification) as an investigation body (testing laboratories, sampling bodies) for sewage sludge and soil analyses in accordance with the Sewage Sludge Ordinance
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If you want to work as an investigation body for sewage sludge and soil investigations in waste management, you must be recognized by the competent authority.
Stunning or killing vertebrates, providing proof of expertise
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Killing and related activities may only be carried out by persons who have the necessary knowledge and skills (expertise).
Test engineers for structural analysis: Recognition
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A test engineer for stability is a person who is recognized as such by the competent authority. Other persons may not use this designation. In order to be recognized as a test...
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Certification service providers can be accredited by the competent authority on a voluntary basis upon application if they prove that the regulations according to the Signature...
Activity as a market trader or showman Admission
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The commencement of activity as a market trader or showman requires the consent of the competent authority and is subject to the municipal market statutes.
Admission of a European Lawyer to the Bar Association Decision as an in-house lawyer
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Anyone who has been admitted as a European lawyer upon application to the bar association responsible for the place of his/her place of establishment is entitled to practise as a...
Admission of a European Lawyer to the Bar Decision
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Anyone who, as a European lawyer, has been admitted to the branch responsible for the place of residence upon application is entitled to practise as a lawyer in Germany under the...
Admission to the Bar Grant as in-house lawyer
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Anyone wishing to work as an in-house lawyer or in-house lawyer requires licensing. After admission, the activity may be carried out under the professional title of lawyer ...
Advertisement Change of person in the case of legal entities
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Are you a legal entity running a catering business and have appointed another person to represent you? This must be reported to the competent catering authority immediately.
Application for designation as an inspection body for the investigation of biowaste in accordance with the Biowaste Ordinance
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If you want to work as an investigation body for biohistory investigations in waste management, you must be designated by the competent authority.
Application for entry in the list of architects (fields of interior design, landscape architecture, urban planning)
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One of the following protected professional titles may only be used by those who are entered under the respective title in the list of architects of the Chamber of Architects of...
Application for entry in the list of architects (specialising in architecture)
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The protected professional title "architect" may only be used by those who are entered under the title in the list of architects of the Chamber of Architects of Lower Saxony, the...
Application for entry in the list of architects as an autodidact
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The professional title of architect may only be used by those who are registered under this title in the list of architects of a chamber of architects. Registration can be based on practical professional experience and a supplementary examination.
Application for entry in the list of architects on the basis of special distinction pursuant to Section 8 (2) NArchtG (Genieregelung)
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The professional title of architect may only be used by those who are entered in the list of architects of a chamber of architects in the specialist field. Registration may be based on a special distinction in the field of architecture.
Application for exemption from proof of professional liability insurance for architects
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Freelance members of the Chamber may, upon request, be exempted from the obligation to maintain professional indemnity insurance for personal reasons.
Application for notification as an inspection body for the investigation of waste wood in accordance with the Waste Wood Ordinance
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If you want to work as an inspection body for waste wood in waste management, you must be appointed by the competent authority.
Application for public appointment as an expert in the architectural and construction industry
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Applicants for public appointment and swearing-in must prove their personal and professional suitability in a specific subject area (e.g. damage to buildings) as part of a strict...
Application for state recognition (notification) as an investigation body (testing laboratories, sampling bodies) for monitoring under water and waste law: Application in accordance with the Ordinance on Requirements for the Discharge of Wastewater into Water Bodies (AbwV) and the Landfill Ordinance (DepV)
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If you want to act as an investigative body in water and waste law monitoring, you must be notified (recognized) by the competent authority.
Apply for a driving school permit
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Open a driving school / run a driving school
Apply for a license as a fee-based financial investment advisor
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If you wish to work commercially as a self-employed fee-based financial investment advisor, you need a license to do so.
Apply for a license as a real estate agent, loan broker, property developer, building supervisor or residential property manager
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If you want to broker real estate or loan agreements commercially, you need a license to do so.
Apply for a travel trade license
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If you do not have a commercial establishment or wish to offer goods for sale, services or entertaining activities as a showman or showwoman or as a showman or showwoman, you must apply for a permit (traveling trade license).
Apply for admission to the law society
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In order to run your law firm as a professional practice company with limited liability or to include persons as partners who are not members of the Chamber of Lawyers, Patent Attorneys, Tax Consultants or Auditors, you must apply for a license.
Apply for arms trade permit
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If you want to buy and sell firearms or ammunition on a commercial basis, you need a firearms dealer's license.
Apply for permission for an embryo collection team or semen collection station
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If you want to operate an embryo collection unit or an insemination centre in the field of animal breeding, you need a permit.
Apply for permission to sell goods at trade fairs, festivals and special events.
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You would like to offer goods for immediate sale occasionally at trade fairs, exhibitions, public festivals or for a special occasion? Then you need a permit for this from the competent body and do not need a travel trade card.
Apply for recognition as a farrier apprentice blacksmith or farrier apprentice blacksmith.
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Anyone wishing to work as a farrier's apprentice requires state recognition. Examination certificates in the field of farriery and horseshoeing obtained outside of Germany can b...
Apply for recognition as a farrier or blacksmith
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Anyone wishing to work as a farrier requires state recognition. Examination certificates in the field of farriery and horseshoeing obtained outside of Germany can be treated as...
Apply for recognition as an expert organisation for installations for the handling of water-polluting substances
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In order to be able to appoint experts to inspect equipment for handling substances hazardous to water on behalf of your expert organisation, to prepare expert opinions within th...
Apply for registration in the register of crafts without a licence or in the register of crafts-like trades
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If you would like to practise a craft or a craft-like trade independently, you must notify your Chamber of Crafts of the start of commercial activity.
Apply for weapon manufacturing license
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If you want to manufacture, process or repair firearms or ammunition on a commercial basis, you need a firearms manufacturing license.
Applying for a permit for the commercial exhibition of persons
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If you want to organize commercial shows of people in your business premises or make your business premises available for such events, you need a permit for this.
Applying for a security business permit
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Anyone wishing to guard the lives or property of third parties on a commercial basis requires a permit from the competent authority.
Applying for cancellation of membership at the Chamber of Crafts
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If the operation of a craft or craft-like trade is no longer to be continued, you must apply to your Chamber of Crafts for deletion.
Appointment of auditors
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Auditors must be appointed by the competent authority in order to be able to exercise their profession.
Approval of experts for cross-checks
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If you want to test counter samples and/or duplicate samples on behalf of a company, you need an authorization for this activity. This can be applied for at the Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety.
Approval of the commencement of operation of an energy supply network in accordance with the Energy Industry Act
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The commencement of operation of an energy supply network requires a permit in accordance with the Energy Industry Act by the competent authority under state law.
Attorney-at-law; Recognition of foreign professional qualifications
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Have you completed your training as a lawyer abroad and would now like to work in Germany? Find out more about the requirements here.
Auction: Advertisement
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The auctioneer must notify each auction at least two weeks before the planned auction date. The notification must be submitted to the competent public order office in whose...
Auctioneer's trade permit in the itinerant trade
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For the commercial auction of third-party movable property, third-party property or third-party rights in the travel trade, a permit from the competent authority is required.
Auctioneering trade - apply for permission
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Would you like to auction off third-party movable property, third-party real estate or third-party rights on a commercial basis? You will need permission for this. You can find out more here.
Auditor Appointment of persons from other EU countries
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A person who in a Member State, or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or of Switzerland outside the scope of the...
Authorisation for insurance intermediaries
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In order to operate as an insurance intermediary, a licence issued by the competent authority is required. Holders of the permit are subject to the obligation to provide...
Authorisation for insurance intermediaries Exemption
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If you would like to work as a self-employed ancillary insurance intermediary, you can be exempted from the licensing requirement for insurance intermediaries.
Authorisation for the commercial control of vertebrate animals as pests
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If you want to kill or stun vertebrates as pests on a commercial basis, you need an animal welfare permit from the competent authority before starting your work. You must apply for this permit.
Bar Admission Grant as in-house lawyer for shorter periods of activity
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Anyone who can prove that they have at least three years of effective and regular activity as a established European lawyer in Germany, but has only been active in German law for...
Bar Admission to the bar Granting of European lawyers as in-house lawyers
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As a European lawyer, you can be admitted to the bar as an in-house lawyer.
Be exempted from expertise requirement under Chemicals Ozone Layer Ordinance
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In individual cases, you may be exempted from the requirement of a technical or manual training for proof of expertise in accordance with the Chemicals Ozone Layer Ordinance.
Brokerage and advice on financial investments Authorisation
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If youwant to workas a financial investment broker or financial investment advisor, you needa licence Authorisation may be granted to a natural or legal person Responsible:...
Building template authorization
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In the case of a construction project subject to approval, the draftsman (person entitled to submit building documents) bears a great deal of responsibility. Both the building...
Business Legitimacy Card Issuance
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For persons residing in Germany or abroad who wish to do business abroad for a company with its registered office in the area of application of the Trade and Industry Code, a...
Business re-registration
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Would you like to move your business to a new location, has your business name changed or do you want to offer additional goods or services in the future? In these and other cases, you must re-register your business.
Certificate for the provision of temporary cross-border services according to § 9 (HwO): Issue
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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,...
Certificate of competence for the security industry: Exhibition
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The certificate of competence for the security industry is a prerequisite for the issuance of a license for the security industry and is issued by the competent authority. The...
Certificate of competence in accordance with the Chemicals Climate Protection Ordinance Exhibition
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Anyone who wants to install systems with fluorinated greenhouse gases, check them for leaks, maintain them, maintain them or recover the gases requires a certificate of competence.
Checking the reliability of traders in the case of industries requiring monitoring
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Would you like to register or re-register a business in need of monitoring? In this context, the trade authority checks your reliability on the basis of a certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority and a central trade register information for submission to an authority.
Commencement of work as a test expert for safety-related systems and equipment Show
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Citizens of a member state of the European Union or another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area are generally recognised as experts in Lower Saxony.
Commercial animal husbandry permit
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If you want to keep, breed or trade animals commercially, you must apply for a permit from the competent authority before starting your activity. You may only start your activity once you have received the permit.
Commercial transport of waste Advertisement
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Any person wishing to transport non-hazardous waste must notify the competent authority before commencing activities. The notification shall be confirmed by the competent...
Commercial transport of waste Permit
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Anyone wishing to transport hazardous waste commercially requires a permit (transport permit). The permit is granted upon application by the competent authority and may be subjec...
Competence test for mediating and advising insurance companies Certificate
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After successfully passing an examination to prove the necessary expertise of insurance intermediaries and insurance advisors before the competent authority, the competent...
Compliance with the principles of Good Laboratory Practice: Applying for a certificate
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Facilities and laboratories that want to carry out tests or phases of tests under the conditions of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP conditions) require a GLP certificate.
Continuation of a business by proxy Approval
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If the business license (subject to licensing) has been revoked, the competent authority may allow the business to be continued by a deputy upon application.
Craftsman's Roll Change
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Changes to company data must be reported immediately to the competent authority. Often, these changes can also be made online.
Cross-border provision of services Advertisement
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The cross-border provision of services must be reported.
Cross-border provision of services Notification in the security industry
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All activities in the security industry (e.g. property or personal protection) require a special permit for thesecurity industry. If the requirements are met, only a prior,...
Deadline for delivery of surpluses from pawnbrokerage in the pawnbroking industry: extension
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In the pawnbroking business, pawnbrokers may only accept a pawnbroker if, among other things, they have agreed with the pawnbroker that they are entitled to receive the part of...
Deletion of an existing swearing-in as an interpreter and/or authorisation as a translator
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If you end your work as a sworn interpreter or authorised translator, you must notify the Regional Court of Hanover and return the original certificate or certificate to the Regional Court of Hanover.
Deregister trade
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Do you want to discontinue your business, move to a location that falls under the jurisdiction of a municipality other than the one that was previously responsible, or do you want to change the legal form of your business? Then you must deregister your business.
Design approval for playground equipment
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Gaming devices with the possibility of winning may only be set up if their design has been approved by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt. The manufacturer of the gaming...
Designation of Experts for the Inspection of Long-Term Camps
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If you want to work as an expert in accordance with § 24 DepV for a decommissioned long-term storage facility in accordance with the Landfill Ordinance, you must be appointed (i.e. approved) by the competent authority.
Distance learning courses Admission of substantial changes
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If there are significant changes in a distance learning course which is not exclusively for leisure and entertainment, these must be approved by the competent authority. ...
Distance learning courses Notification of significant changes
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Significant changes in the factual circumstances that are decisive for the admission of distance learning courses must be communicated by the organiser to the competent authority...
Distance learning courses: admission
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Distance learning courses which are not exclusively for leisure and entertainment must be approved by the State before they can be offered. Before admission, distance learning...
Distance Learning Courses: Display
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Distance learning courses which are used exclusively for leisure or entertainment do not require approval. However, the distribution of these so-called hobby courses must be...
Duty of law firm according to the Federal Lawyers' Act Exemption
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In the interest of the administration of justice or to avoid hardship, the competent authority may exempt a lawyer from the law firm obligation according to § 29...
Employment at the municipal cemetery Permanent admission as a stonemason, sculptor or gardener
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The permanent commencement of work as a stonemason or sculptor as a gardener in a municipal cemetery requires the approval of the competent authority and is subject to the...
Entry in the list of consulting engineers
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The use of the professional title "consulting engineer" or "consulting engineer" is protected in Lower Saxony. Only those who are registered in the list of consulting engineers o...
Entry in the list of structural engineers
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As a person established in Germany as a structural engineer, an entry in the list of structural engineers must be made for certain structures, unless an entry in a corresponding directory in another federal state has already been made.
European lawyer Admission as European lawyer
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As a European lawyer, you can be admitted to the bar in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6 to 42 of the Federal Lawyers' Act (BRAO).
European Patent Attorney Admission to the Chamber of Patent Attorneys as a patent attorney or in-house patent attorney
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A European patent attorney who is established in another Member State in which the profession of patent attorney is regulated and who is admitted to the Chamber of Patent...
European Patent Attorney Determination of an equivalent professional qualification for admission to the patent attorney profession
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A person who is in possession of evidence of education or competence within the meaning of § 1 EuPAG paragraphs 2 and 3 may, for the purpose of admission to the patent attorney's...
European Patent Attorney Grant Partial access to the profession of patent attorney
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European patent attorneys whose entitlement to practise as patent attorneys in their home country is limited to some of the areas of law in which patent attorneys may practise in...
Examination as a tax advisor exemption
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According to Section 38 of the Tax Consultancy Act (StBerG), certain persons can be exempted from the tax consultant examination.
Examination as a tax advisor Shortening
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Those who meet the requirements can apply to take the tax consultant examination in a shortened form. The application for a shortened examination should be submitted together wit...
Examination as a tax consultant Admission
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The tax consultant examination is a nationally standardized state examination. By passing the examination, the candidate documents the high level of professional qualification required to practise the tax consultancy profession.
Exceptions for the auction of perishable goods Admission to special markets and fairs
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The competent authority may allow exceptions for the auction of perishable goods at special markets and annual markets within the meaning of Section 71b (2) sentence 2 of the...
Exceptions for the auction of perishable goods Admission to trade fairs, exhibitions and wholesale markets
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For the auction of perishable goods at trade fairs, exhibitions and wholesale markets within the meaning of § 64 to 66 of the Industrial Code (GewO), the competent authority may...
Exceptions to the prescribed minimum inspection period of the auctioned goods in the auctioneering industry Approval
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The auctioneer must provide the opportunity to inspect the auctioned item for a period of at least 2 hours. The competent authority may allow exceptions if the bidders are given...
Exemption from proof of professional liability insurance for consulting engineers
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As a consulting engineer, you can be exempted from proof of professional liability insurance if you do not yet carry out an independent activity or do not exercise the profession for personal reasons, in particular due to illness or parental leave.
Exemptions for the auctioning of perishable goods Admission to weekly markets
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The competent authority may allow exceptions for the auction of perishable goods at weekly markets within the meaning of § 67 of the Industrial Code (GewO), in particular from th...
Exemptions on Sundays and public holidays
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Anyone who operates a travel business must generally comply with the provisions of the Shop Closing Time Act (LadSchlG) and the Lower Saxony Public Holidays Act (NFeiertagsG). An...
Expert persons in the field of the High Pressure Gas Pipeline Ordinance Recognition
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Experts in the field of the High Pressure Gas Pipeline Ordinance (GasHDrLtgV) are persons who have been recognised by the competent body for the inspection of the technical safet...
Expertise in accordance with the Chemicals Ozone Layer Ordinance Recognition
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The recognition of expertise in accordance with the Chemicals Ozone Layer Ordinance is carried out by the competent authority.
Experts for cross-checks Authorisation of tobacco products
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If you want to examine cross-checks and/or duplicate samples on behalf of a company, you need approval. You can apply for this at the Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety.
Experts in the craft sector Public appointment and swearing-in
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Publicly appointed experts in the craft sector are characterised by special expertise, objectivity and trustworthiness. They shall be subject to supervision by the competent...
Experts: Public appointment and swearing-in
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Any person who works or wishes to work as a publicly appointed and sworn expert in the fields of economy, including mining, deep-sea and coastal fishing, agriculture and forestry...
Findings from the background check Certificate
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You can have the findings of your reliability check certified.
Foundation of an auditing company
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The profession of auditor can also be exercised in a professional company. Such a company requires state recognition as an auditing company by the Chamber of Auditors. All...
Gaming arcade license
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Anyone wishing to set up and operate an amusement arcade requires a permit from the competent authority in accordance with Section 2 (1) sentence 1 of the Lower Saxony Amusement...
Getting a certificate of successful participation in instruction for security personnel
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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.
Granting of a licence for commercial activity as a real estate loan intermediary
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Would you like to broker or advise on real estate consumer loan agreements or financial assistance against payment? To do so, you need a license as a commercial real estate loan broker. You can find out more here.
Granting of a repair authority
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Companies wishing to repair calibrated measuring instruments can apply for the granting of the repair authorisation in accordance with the Measurement and Verification Ordinance ...
Information from the Central Trade Register Application
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If you need proof of your personal reliability in connection with the operation of a business, you can apply for information from the central trade register. Information from th...
Information from the Central Trade Register Application in the online procedure
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Since 1 September 2014, it has been possible to apply for and pay for information from the Central Trade Register online on the Internet.
Itinerant trade Granting of exemptions to prohibitions
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If you want to carry out an activity that is not permitted in travel advertising, you can apply for an exemption permit under certain conditions.
Legal profession Admission to the bar
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Anyone wishing to work as a lawyer requires a licence. For this purpose, a certificate is issued and handed over by the competent authority. Upon admission, the applicant becomes...
Legal services on the basis of special expertise: Registration - in the Legal Services Register
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Anyone wishing to provide out-of-court legal services in the following areas must register with the competent authority: Debt collection services Pension Advice Legal...
Licence to operate a shooting range: Licence to operate a shooting range
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A permit is required to operate a fixed shooting range.
List of external engineers Registration
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You must notify the Chamber of Engineers in advance of your first activity as an authorized building designer. Upon application, you will be entered in the list of external engineers authorized to submit building plans.
List of Sworn Interpreters and Appointed Translators
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If you would like to work as a sworn interpreter and/or authorised translator for courts, authorities or notaries' offices, you can apply to be included in a nationwide directory if the requirements are met.
List of sworn interpreters and appointed translators Registration of interpreters and translators from other EU/EEA countries
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If you would like to work as a sworn interpreter and/or authorised translator from an EU or EEA member state for courts, authorities or notaries' offices in Lower Saxony, you can be included in a nationwide directory.
Markscheiderin/Markscheider Recognition
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Anyone wishing to work as a mine surveyor must be recognised by the competent authority.
Notification of the use of plant protection products for others
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Any person who uses plant protection products for others – except occasional neighbourly assistance – must notify the competent authority of this for the place of business and the place of activity before commencing the activity.
Operation of a certification service provider Display
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Certification service providers issue qualified certificates or qualified time stamps within the meaning of the Signature Act (SigG). No authorisation is required for the...
Operation of a trade after the death of the trader without a qualified representative Authorisation
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After the death of a trader, the trader may be of the surviving spouse or partner of the minor heirs during the period of minority the administrator of the estate, the...
Organization of a trade fair, exhibition or wholesale market: fixing
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If you wish to have an event scheduled, you must apply for this. There is no obligation to schedule an event. Scheduled events are exempt from certain requirements.
Other games with the possibility of winning Permission in the traveling trade
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If you want to commercially organize a so-called other game with the possibility of winning (in money or in goods) in the travel trade, you need a corresponding permit.
Other games with the possibility of winning: Permission
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If you want to organize a so-called other game with the possibility of winning (in money or goods) on a commercial basis, you need a corresponding permit.
Particularly competent auctioneers Public appointment and swearing-in
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If you wish to conduct public auctions (forced lien sales or distress sales), you require a public appointment for this. The owner of the auctioned property has no influence on...
Patent attorney Admission
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You may only work as a patent attorney if you have been admitted as a patent attorney by the Chamber of Patent Attorneys. You must apply for admission.
Patent Attorney Admission as In-House Patent Attorney
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An in-house patent attorney exercises his/her profession if he/she is entrusted with the performance of tasks pursuant to § 3 paragraphs 2 and 3 of the German Patent Attorney Act...
Pawnbroking - Apply for a permit
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If you want to operate commercially as a pawnbroker or pawnbroker, you need a permit.
Pawnbroking: Extension of the pledge recovery period
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Upon application by the pawnbroker to the competent authority, the time limit may be extended for good cause.
Permission to breed, keep and trade animals Issue for dogs
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You want to keep dogs to raise offspring with the animals or to trade with the animals? Would you like to train dogs for third parties or guide the training of dogs by the pet owner? Then you need permission to do so before starting your activity.
Permission to continue the professional title of auditor
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The competent authority may, upon request, authorise professionals who, because of old age or physical suffering, renounce the rights conferred by appointment and no longer pursu...
Permit for the commercial handling and transportation of explosive substances Issue
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If your business activity requires the handling and transportation of explosive substances, you will require a permit. As a rule, proof of your personal reliability, your...
Permit to transfer firearms and ammunition Issue
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The permit for the cross-border transfer of firearms or ammunition into the area of application of the Weapons Act, into other member states of the European Union or into...
Playground equipment with the possibility of winning Confirmation of the installation site
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If you are an operator of gaming machines and have found a new installation site, you will need a confirmation for the installation site for the installation of gaming machines with winning opportunities
Playground equipment with the possibility of winning permission
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If you want to set up gaming machines with the possibility of winning commercially, you need a permit in accordance with Section 33c of the Trade, Commerce and Industry Regulation Act (Gewerbeordnung)
Possession of poliovirus display
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Natural or legal persons who have effective physical control over poliovirus or material that may contain poliovirus (owners) must notify the competent authority immediately. The...
Private Clinic Permit
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If you want to operate a private hospital (private clinic), you need a commercial license, a so-called licence. In the sense of trade law, a hospital is a facility that serves th...
Production of forest reproductive material directly from the raw material: Advertisement
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The harvest in an approved seed crop, mother quarters or seed plantation must be notified to the competent authority three working days before the start.
Professional register for auditors and auditing firms Registration
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Any initial registration of the professional relationships an auditor, a sworn accountant or the structure of an auditing firm or auditing firm is checked by the employees...
Professional register for tax advisors Registration of persons established abroad and authorised to assist in tax matters
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If temporary and occasional assistance in tax matters is taken up by a foreign service provider, a temporary entry in the professional register takes place. The extent of the...
Providing a service as a draftsman Advertisement after the last advertisement
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If one year has elapsed since the last notification and the draftsman intends to continue to provide services, this must be reported to the competent authority.
Providing a service as a draftsman Reporting for the first time
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In the case of temporary and occasional service as a draftsman, foreign nationals are entitled to submit building documents if they meet the requirements. The temporary and...
Provision of design services in the field of object design of buildings by persons established in EU, EEA and equivalent countries Advertisement
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According to the Lower Saxony Building Code (NBauO), the draftsman is responsible for ensuring that the design for the construction project complies with public building law. ...
Provision of services by foreign companies that use the professional title "Consulting Engineer" in their name Advertisement
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The use of the professional title "consulting engineer" in the name or in the company name of the company is protected in Niederachsen. A company that is neither entered in the...
Quality auditors according to the Auditors' Regulations Registration
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Quality control is carried out by auditors registered with the competent body in their own practice or auditing firms, so-called auditors for quality control.
Re-registering an activity exempt from a travel trade card
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Only a few activities that do not require a travel trade license must be reported. Please check whether you need to notify the competent authority before taking up an activity that does not require a travel trade license.
Reappointment as tax representative
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The appointment as a tax representative is no longer of fundamental importance, since the last examination procedures for the appointment as a tax representative were carried out...
Recognition and announcement as an expert or expert according to the Federal Soil Protection Act
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If you wish to be recognized as an expert on soil protection issues, you must submit a corresponding application.
Recognition of inspection bodies for pipeline installations Application
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Anyone wishing to operate a testing centre for pipeline installations must apply for recognition of the inspection centre. The verifier may consist of a expert organisation,...
Recognition, extension of recognition, recognition of a secondary establishment and review of the recognition requirements of testing, monitoring or certification bodies (PÜZ bodies) according to state building regulations
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The operation of a testing, monitoring and certification body in accordance with the state building code requires recognition by the highest building supervisory authority.
Register a business
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The start of an independent operation of a standing trade or the operation of a branch or dependent branch office must be registered with the competent authority at the same time...
Register as a debt collection service provider
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Register in the Legal Services Register if you want to provide debt collection services on a professional basis.
Register as a pension consultant
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Register with the Legal Services Register if you would like to work as a pension consultant on a business basis.
Register of craftsmen Registration by granting a right to exercise according to § 7a HwO
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Do you have a license to practice another craft requiring a license as a standing trade or for experienced journeymen or journeywomen? If so, you must have this entered in the Register of Craftsmen before taking up the activity.
Register of craftsmen Registration by granting a right to exercise according to § 7b HwO
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Without a master craftsman's examination, the applicant or the farm manager may receive a right to exercise the exercise in accordance with §7b Handwerksordnung (HwO) from the...
Register of craftsmen Registration by granting an exemption according to § 8 HwO
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If the applicant or the plant manager has not passed a master craftsman's examination, but has the knowledge and skills of a master craftsman, then under certain circumstances an...
Register of craftsmen Registration by granting an exemption according to § 9 Abs. 1 HwO
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Anyone who, as a citizen of the EU, the EEA or Switzerland, wishes to operate a craft subject to licensing in Germany as a standing trade (i.e. with a branch in Germany) without...
Register of craftsmen Registration of a craft ancillary business
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A craft ancillary business exists if, in conjunction with another business superordinate as the main enterprise, craft services are provided to third parties to a not...
Register of craftsmen Registration of equivalent examinations
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For the independent operation of a craft subject to approval of Annex A to § 1 paragraph 2 of the Crafts Code (HwO) as a standing trade, an entry in the register of craftsmen is...
Register of craftsmen Registration of non-essential activities
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For certain activities considered as non-essential activities, no entry is provided for in the Register of Craftsmen or in the registers kept by the competent authority. ...
Register of craftsmen Registration of trade subject to authorisation
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If you want to independently operate a craft subject to approval as a so-called standing trade, you need an entry in the register of craftsmen. The standing trade includes any...
Registration with the Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons
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For all veterinarians practicing the profession in Lower Saxony, there is a compulsory membership of the competent authority.The same applies to non-working veterinarians,...
Report new management to the Chamber of Crafts
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You must report a new management of your craft business that requires approval to the responsible Chamber of Crafts.
Representation for a lawyer Appointment
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A representative may only be appointed if it is provided by a lawyer belonging to the same competent authority. The order can also be made from the outset for all hindrance cases...
Representation for a Patent Attorney Appointment
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A representative can only be appointed if it is taken over by a patent attorney. The order can also be made from the outset for all hindrance cases that may occur during a...
Restaurant operation Approval early start of operations
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Would you like to start operating a restaurant business, but cannot meet the previous notification deadline of 4 weeks? The competent authority may allow an earlier start if you cannot reasonably be expected to comply.
Show foreign financial investment brokers and financial investment advisors
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As a financial investment broker and advisor, you require a license in Germany. If you only wish to work as a self-employed financial investment broker on a temporary basis, prio...
Show hiking camp
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If you are organizing a hiking camp and wish to announce this publicly and the arrival and departure of participants is to be carried out by you as the organizer or by persons working with you, you must notify us in advance.
Show traveling trade or activity exempt from travel trade card
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Only a few activities that do not require a travel trade license must be reported. Please check whether you need to notify the competent authority before taking up an activity that does not require a travel trade license.
State recognition as a training centre for members of certain health professions
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Continuing education courses in the professions mentioned in § 1 of the Ordinance on Continuing Education in Health Professions (GesFBWeitBiV ND) must be carried out at...
Sworn Accountants Recognition
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Certified accountants must be recognised by the competent authority in order to be able to practise their profession. Recognition shall at the same time constitute membership of...
Take the examination for financial investment brokers
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In order to obtain a license as a fee-based financial investment advisor, you must provide proof of the required expertise.
Tax Advisor Appointment
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Tax advisors and tax representatives must be appointed by the body responsible for the intended professional establishment in order to be able to exercise their profession. With...
Tax advisor appointment again
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Former tax advisors and tax representatives can be reappointed under certain conditions.
Tax consulting firm Recognition
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In order to operate a tax consulting firm, you must file an application for recognition.
Technical assistance related to nuclear installations in certain non-EU countries: authorisation
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Technical assistance by EU citizens is subject to authorisation if the competent body has informed the applicant that the technical assistance related to the construction or...
Temporary employment as a stonemason, sculptor or gardener at the municipal cemetery
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Temporary employment as a stonemason, sculptor or gardener at a municipal cemetery requires the approval of the competent authority and is subject to the municipal cemetery...
Temporary exercise of the veterinary profession without a licence to practise medicine: notification
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The temporary and occasional exercise of the veterinary profession for veterinarians from EU Member States without a licence to practise medicine must be reported to the competen...
Temporary practice of the veterinary profession without a license to practice medicine: permission
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Anyone who has completed training as a veterinarian from a non-EU member state, but does not have a license to practice medicine, and only wants to practice the veterinary...
Testing and certification bodies in accordance with the Chemicals Climate Protection Ordinance Recognition
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You can take part in a training course with the competent authority or have yourself recognised as an examination and certification body.
Testing and Certification Bodies Recognition
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Confirmation, testing and confirmation bodies have the task of checking and confirming security concepts of certification service providers (testing and confirmation body) as wel...
Testing centres for installations for the use of non-ionised radiation outside medicine: Announcement
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The provisions of the Act on Protection against Non-Ionising Radiation for Use on Humans (NiSG) and the Concretising UV Protection Ordinance (UVSV) serve to reduce health risks...
Trade and brokerage of selected dual-use goods in other EU countries Authorisation
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Anyone wishing to carry out a trade and brokerage transaction involving dual-use goods which are are located in a third country, or are located in the economic territory and...
Training event for the acquisition of expertise according to the Chemicals Ozone Layer Regulation: Recognition
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According to § 5 paragraph 1 of the Chemical Ozone Layer Ordinance (ChemOzonSchichtV), anyone wishing to carry out certain work on facilities or devices containing ozone-depletin...
Travel trade card-exempt activity Authorization of exceptions for holding certain sales events
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The traveling trade license requirement does not apply if an exception within the meaning of Section 55a (2) of the Trade Regulation Act (GewO) has been granted for the offering...
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If, as a recognised body, you wish to carry out external inspections at the premises of waste pre-treatment plants within the framework of the Commercial Waste Ordinance, you mus...
Travel trade card-exempt activity Deregistration
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Would you like to discontinue your business, relocate it to a place that falls within the jurisdiction of a municipality other than the one previously responsible, or would you like to change the legal form of your business? Then you must deregister your business. You can find out more here.
Using the EU-DLR Point of Single Contact network to support the simple handling of administrative procedures
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If you want to work in Germany as an entrepreneur or professional, the Point of Single Contact will inform you about legal requirements and help you to handle administrative procedures quickly and easily online.
Work at the municipal cemetery Admission across borders as a stonemason, sculptor and gardener
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The cross-border commencement of work as a stonemason, sculptor or gardener at a municipal cemetery requires the approval of the competent authority and is subject to the...

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Further Links

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Single points of contact of the state of Lower Saxony, Single points of contact of the countries of Europe, advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families.