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Facilities, Goods and Materials

Whether you are equipping buildings, starting operations at production facilities, or interacting with hazardous substances or goods in a safe and professional way, you need to comply with regulations for the protection of people and the environment. Here companies can find important information on relevant topics from facility inspections to product authorisations.

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There are 49 services for Facilities, Goods and Materials

Application for a determination of the equivalence of rescue training completed abroad for EU and third-country nationals

Sie möchten als Notfallsanitäter oder Notfallsanitäterin in Deutschland tätig werden? Dann beachten Sie die formale Berechtigung zum Führen dieser Berufsbezeichnung.
Application for an EU certificate under Directive 2005/36/EC (Professional Qualifications Directive)

With the EU certificate according to the BARL, the professional qualifications and activities as an architect, interior designer, landscape architect or urban planner can be...
Application for designation as an inspection body for the investigation of biowaste in accordance with the Biowaste Ordinance

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 notification as an inspection body for the investigation of waste wood in accordance with the Waste Wood Ordinance

If you want to work as an inspection body for waste wood in waste management, you must be appointed by the competent authority.
apply for a certificate of competence in the regular stunning or killing of vertebrates carried out professionally or commercially

Killing and related activities may only be carried out by persons who have the necessary knowledge and skills (expertise).
Apply for recognition as an expert organisation for installations for the handling of water-polluting substances

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...
Applying for approval of an organic production control body

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...
Auditing bodies of the savings bank and giro associations according to the Auditors' Regulations Registration

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...
Authorisation for the use of an authorised plant protection product in another indication: granted - on a case-by-case basis

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...
Be exempted from the requirement of expertise under the Chemicals Ozone Layer Ordinance

In individual cases, you may be exempted from the requirement of technical or craft training to prove expertise in accordance with the Chemicals Ozone Layer Ordinance.
Certificate of competence for the security industry: Exhibition

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

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.
Certificate of competency in accordance with the Explosives Act

The certificate of competence for the handling and/or traffic of explosive substances in accordance with § 20 of the Explosives Act (SprengG) is only issued upon application. It...
Certificate of good standing for games with the possibility of winning Issue

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...
Certification Service Provider Accreditation

Upon request, certification service providers can voluntarily be accredited by the competent authority if they can prove that the requirements of the Signature Act and the...
Checking the reliability of traders in the case of industries requiring monitoring

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...
Classification companies under the Meat Act Approval

Classification companies according to the Meat Act (FlG) require approval.
Competence test for mediating and advising insurance companies Certificate

After successfully passing an examination to prove the necessary expertise of insurance intermediaries and insurance advisors before the competent authority, the competent...
Demonstrating expertise in the arms trade through testing

As part of the licensing procedure for the commercial arms trade, you must prove that you have the appropriate expertise. To do this, you will take a specialist examination at...
Distance learning courses Admission of substantial changes

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: admission

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

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...
European Attorney General Admission

As a European lawyer, you can be admitted to the bar in accordance with the provisions of §§ 6 to 42 of the Federal Lawyers' Act (BRAO).
Examination before the Chamber of Auditors Admission

Admission to the auditing exam is subject to certain requirements. Each candidate must prove that he has attended at least two years of his entire activity mainly in final...
Examination of the required legal knowledge as a patent attorney Admission

Admission to the examination of the required legal knowledge as a patent attorney must be applied for at the competent authority.
Exercise of the profession as a lawyer in the public service Authorisation

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...
Exercise of the profession as a patent attorney in the public service Permission

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...
Expertise in accordance with the Chemicals Ozone Layer Ordinance Recognition

The recognition of expertise in accordance with the Chemicals Ozone Layer Ordinance is carried out by the competent authority.
Farrier / Farrier Recognition

If you want to work as a farrier, you need state recognition. Examination certificates in the field of hoof and hoof shoeing acquired outside Germany can be treated in the same...
Farrier Apprentice Shoeing Apprentice Recognition

Anyone who wants to work as a farrier apprentice needs state recognition. Examination certificates in the field of hoof and hoof shoeing acquired outside Germany can be treated...
Findings from the background check certificate

You can have the findings from the verification of your reliability certified.
Granting of a repair authority

Companies wishing to repair calibrated measuring instruments can apply for the granting of the repair authorisation in accordance with the Measurement and Verification Ordinance...
Legal profession Admission to the bar

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...
Markscheiderin/Markscheider Recognition

Anyone wishing to work as a mine surveyor must be recognised by the competent authority.
Markscheiderin/Markscheider recognition as "other" person

Recognised mine surveyors shall manufacture and reproduce the cracks prescribed for underground exploration or extraction operations. For other companies, other documents...
Patent Attorney Admission

Patent attorneys may perform the following tasks: Advice on inventions, trademarks, design, know-how, plant variety protection and the like Registration of all industrial...
Petrol stations Advertisement Commissioning: Limitation of the release of fuel vapours

Do you want to run a petrol station? Then you must report this filling station to the responsible immission control authority before it is put into operation.
Production of forest reproductive material directly from the raw material: Advertisement

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 aptitude as an interpreter and translator Determination

If you wish to be sworn in and/or authorised as a translator in Lower Saxony as a court interpreter, interpreter for official and notarial purposes or as a sign language...
Proof of successful participation in the information for the security industry

You must provide proof of information in the security industry if you are employed and take on security tasks in the security industry on your own responsibility.
Recognition of inspection bodies for pipeline installations Application

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,...
Register as a debt collection service provider

Register in the Legal Services Register if you want to provide debt collection services on a business basis.
Register as a pension advisor

Register in the Legal Services Register if you would like to work as a pension consultant on a business basis.
State recognition (notification) as an investigation body (testing laboratories, sampling bodies) for sewage sludge and soil analyses in accordance with the Sewage Sludge Ordinance

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.
Take the proficiency test for financial investment intermediaries

In order to obtain permission as a fee-based financial investment advisor, you must demonstrate the required expertise.
Technical assistance related to nuclear installations in certain non-EU countries: authorisation

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...
Testing and confirmation bodies Recognition

Confirmation or testing and confirmation bodies have the task of reviewing and confirming the security concepts of certification service providers (verification and confirmation...
Testing centres for installations for the use of non-ionised radiation outside medicine: Announcement

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...
Training event for the acquisition of expertise according to the Chemicals Ozone Layer Regulation: Recognition

According to § 5 paragraph 1 of the Chemical Ozone Layer Ordinance (ChemOzonSchichtV), anyone wishing to carry out certain work on facilities or devices containing...

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