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Registers

To keep everything in order, the government collects, records and discloses a broad range of data on businesses. Does your business need information from a company or land register? Do you want to enter yourself into a register or remove yourself from it? Here you will find an overview of services and points of contact.

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There are 29 services for Registers

Application for entry in the list of architects (fields of interior design, landscape architecture, urban planning)

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)

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,...
Application for entry in the list of companies of the Chamber of Architects of Lower Saxony (partnership company)

The Lower Saxony Architects Act (NArchtG) regulates the use of the professional titles "architect", "interior designer", "landscape architect" and "urban planner" on behalf of a...
Application for entry in the list of external service providers at the Chamber of Architects of Lower Saxony (§ 14 NArchtG)

The professional title "architect", "interior designer", "landscape architect" and "urban planner" may only be used by external service providers if they are entered under the...
Application for entry in the list of foreign companies at the Chamber of Architects of Lower Saxony

The job titles "architect", "interior designer", "landscape architect" and "urban planner" and similar designations are protected in Lower Saxony. Companies domiciled abroad...
Application for registration in the list of companies of the Lower Saxony Chamber of Architects (corporation)

The Lower Saxony Architects Act (NArchtG) regulates the use of the professional titles "architect", "interior designer", "landscape architect" and "urban planner" in the company...
Apply for registration in the register of crafts without a licence or in the register of crafts-like trades

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.
Building template authorization

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...
Craftsman card exhibition

The competent authority issues a certificate of entry in the register of craftsmen (craftsman's card).
Deletion of an existing swearing-in as an interpreter and/or authorisation as a translator

If you terminate your work as a sworn interpreter or authorised translator, you must notify the Hanover Regional Court and return the original certificate or document to the...
Entry in the list of consulting engineers

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...
Entry in the list of structural engineers

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...
Entry in the register of craftsmen with a foreign professional qualification on the basis of a determination of equivalence

If you would like to practise a craft subject to authorisation on your own, you can determine the equivalence of your professional qualification acquired abroad with a domestic...
Information from the Central Trade Register Application

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...
Insolvency administrator inclusion in the shortlist

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...
Legal services on the basis of special expertise: Registration - in the Legal Services Register

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...
List of external consulting engineers Registration

The professional title "Consulting Engineer" is protected by the Lower Saxony Engineering Act (NIngG). If you have neither a place of residence nor a professional establishment...
List of external engineers Registration

The professional title "Ingenieurin" or "Ingenieur" is protected by the Lower Saxony Engineering Act (NIngG). If you have neither a place of residence nor a professional...
List of foreign companies Registration

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...
List of sworn interpreters and appointed translators Registration

If you would like to work as a sworn interpreter and/or authorized translator for courts, authorities or notaries' offices, you can apply to be included in a nationwide...
List of sworn interpreters and appointed translators Registration of interpreters and translators from other EU/EEA countries

If you would like to work as a sworn interpreter and/or authorised translator in an EU or EEA member state for courts, authorities or notaries' offices in Lower Saxony, you can...
List of voluntary members Registration

If you have a residence or a professional establishment in Lower Saxony or practice your profession wholly or partially, but not only temporarily or occasionally, in Lower...
Professional register for auditors and auditing firms Registration

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...
Professional register for tax advisors Registration of persons established abroad and authorised to assist in tax matters

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...
Provision of services by foreign companies that use the professional title "Consulting Engineer" in their name Advertisement

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...
Register of craftsmen Registration by granting a right to exercise according to § 7a HwO

Without a master craftsman's examination, the applicant or the farm manager may receive a right to exercise according to §7a Handwerksordnung (HwO) by the competent authority....
Register of craftsmen Registration of trade subject to authorisation

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...
Registering food establishments

If you are a food establishment/company carrying out activities related to the production, processing or distribution of food (including e-commerce), you must register with your...
Registration with the Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons

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,...

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