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Taking over a business

For many entrepreneurs, taking over an existing business is an attractive prospect: the business is already established on the market, it has an existing customer base, and it has a network of partners or suppliers. Here you will find government services and contacts at public authorities related to transferring a business.

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Apply for cancellation of membership at the Chamber of Crafts

If the operation of a craft or similar trade is no longer to be continued, you must apply to your Chamber of Crafts for deletion.

Apply for deletion from the register of craftsmen/trade register (HWK)

If the requirements for entry in the Register of Craftsmen or the register of owners of a business, non-licensed craft or craft-like trade are no longer met and the Chamber of Crafts becomes aware of this, the deletion is carried out ex officio.

Apply for, change or cancel voluntary insurance or supplementary insurance with the statutory accident insurance scheme

If you are not insured against accidents at work by law, you can apply for voluntary insurance. You can change or cancel the insurance at any time.

Deletion of one of several operated crafts or crafts-like trades

If you are registered with the Chamber of Crafts with several crafts or similar trades and some of these commercial activities are not to be continued, you must request their deletion.

Deregistering a company, self-employed or freelance activity with the statutory accident insurance fund

If your company ceases operations, you must inform your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund. The same applies in the event that you cease your freelance or self-employed activity.

Insolvency proceedings and liquidation of companies

If you want to set up a business in Germany, you must comply with certain rules and requirements. This section provides information on your rights and obligations, in particular with regard to insolvency proceedings and the liquidation of companies.

Mergers of companies or selling a business

If you want to set up a business in Germany, you must comply with certain rules and requirements. This section contains information on your rights and obligations, in particular on merging or selling a business.

Moving a business to another Member State

Here you can find information on your rights and obligations when relocating a business from Germany to another Member State and from another Member State to Germany.

Notify changes in the company, self-employed or freelance activity to the statutory accident insurance.

Has something changed in your company or in your self-employed or freelance work? You must report this to your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund.

Notify the Künstlersozialkasse of any changes in legal circumstances.

If the legal circumstances of your company change, you must inform the Künstlersozialkasse. The change may affect your obligation to pay contributions.

Notifying the continuation of a restaurant business after the death of the license holder

If you wish to continue operating a restaurant after the death of the owner, you must notify the competent authority.

Point of Single Contact

The pan-European network of  Points of Single Contact can provide you with details of any legal requirements and help you to complete relevant procedures.

Registering, reforming or closing a business

If you want to establish an undertaking in Germany, you will have to comply with certain rules and requirements. This document provides information about establishing, running and closing an undertaking, e.g. about obtaining a trading licence.

Report changes in the agricultural, forestry or horticultural enterprise or self-employment in agriculture, forestry or horticulture.

Something has changed at your agricultural company? You must report this to the Social Insurance for Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture.

Report the continuation of a restaurant after the death of the licence holder

After the death of the permit holder of a restaurant, this may be continued by the spouse, partner or the minor heirs during the minority without their own permission. The same...