Smoothly functioning processes and procedures can help companies achieve a
high level of safety. This applies to facilities, trained specialist staff, and of
course the products themselves. Here you will find an overview of government services
regarding inspections and certificates to document safety measures and
expertise.
If your company belongs to an accident insurance institution and contributions to the statutory accident insurance have been paid, you can prove this with a clearance certificate.
In order to be appointed and active as a dangerous goods safety adviser, you must have proof of training. The training certificate will be issued to you after participation in a training course and a successful examination by the IHK.
If you install, check for leaks, maintain, maintain or recover plants with fluorinated greenhouse gases, you will need a new certificate of competence after 4 July 2009 so that...
If you intend to transport goods with motor vehicles over 3.5 tonnes on a commercial basis or for a fee, you need the permission of the locally competent approval authority (company headquarters).
If you want to work as a lawyer, you need a license.
Preconditions
You have acquired the qualification to become a judge in accordance with the German Judges Act or
You meet...
If you wish to provide certain services in another EU country, some EU countries (e.g., Austria, Belgium, Luxemburg) require the EU qualifications certificate as proof of your professional experience.
As an approved measuring point for emissions and immissions in accordance with the Federal Immission Control Act, you can offer your services throughout Germany after notification by a state authority or participate in corresponding tenders.
If you are a German airline wishing to operate flights within the European Union (EU), you must apply for approval of an aviation security program under certain conditions.
If you act as a body for the testing and examination of waste wood batches that are to be recycled, you must be notified in advance as part of the external monitoring of operators of waste wood treatment plants in the waste management sector.
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.
For the training of air pilots or personnel for air traffic control, you need a permit.
The permit may be subject to conditions and may be limited in time. It may be revoked if...
When working as a chiropodist, a distinction is made between cosmetic and medical foot care. Cosmetic foot care (on healthy feet) can be practiced without a license, but must be...
A person needs a certificate of competence if he wants to place plant protection products on the market commercially or via the Internet outside of commercial activities.
If you use plant protection products, advise on plant protection, or want to instruct or supervise persons who use plant protection products as part of a training relationship or an auxiliary activity, you need a corresponding certificate of competence.
If you want to work as a farrier or farrier trainer, you need state recognition. Examination certificates in the field of farriery and hoof shoeing obtained outside Germany can b...
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If you would like to carry out training courses for dangerous goods officers, you must be recognised as a training organiser by the locally responsible Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
If you want to set up an expert organization that inspects systems for handling substances hazardous to water, prepares expert reports and certifies or monitors specialist companies, you must apply for recognition from the competent authority.
If you would like to operate an assessment centre for driving aptitude , you need recognition by the competent authority.
The prerequisite is that
the financial and...
Would you like to provide high-quality services as an expert or investigating body in the EU for tasks under the Federal Soil Protection Act? Then you can apply for official recognition. This serves as proof of qualification to clients.
In order to acquire the necessary expertise in radiation protection, people must take part in courses. If you want to organize courses to provide participants with the necessary knowledge in radiation protection, the competent body must check whether your course is suitable.
If you wish to provide debt collection services on a commercial basis, you must register this activity in the Legal Services Register.
You can be registered if you are personall...
As an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO), you benefit from simplifications in customs clearance. To obtain this status, you must submit an application to your main customs office.
For stage events, the management of technical stage operations by technical specialists is mandatory. For stages with a stage area behind the stage opening of more than 200m²,...
If you want to use a job title in one of the following health professions, you need a permit:
Nurses
Health and paediatric nurses
Midwife/Maternity Nurse
Podiatrist
...
Bodies carrying out training in first aid and/or life-saving emergency measures at the scene of an accident for the acquisition of a driving licence require official recognition...
Anyone who registers or re-registers a trade requiring monitoring checks its reliability by the trade authority on the basis of a certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority and a trade central register information for submission to an authority.
If you operate critical infrastructures, you must prove that the security of your information technology corresponds to the state of the art. You must submit proof to the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) every two years.
If you intend to operate or significantly modify a dental, medical or veterinary X-ray facility and this is not subject to approval, you are obliged to notify the competent authority.
If you want to practice the profession of child and adolescent psychotherapist in Germany without restrictions, you need a state license, the Approbation.
If you want to use the professional title "dietician" or "dietician", you need a permit. Prerequisites for this are:
They have completed the prescribed training and passed the...
If you want to use the job title "geriatric nurse" or "geriatric nurse", you need a permit.
If you carry out the activity only temporarily and occasionally, a report to the...
If you want to use the professional title "speech therapist" or "speech therapist", you need permission to do so.
The permit is granted on application if the applicant
has...
If you as a pharmaceutical consultant or pharmaceutical consultant you must have the necessary expertise to work as a pharmaceutical knowledge. In certain cases, recognition of expertise may be required. You can find out more here.
Anyone wishing to operate a testing laboratory for pipeline installations must meet the requirements of Section 6 (2) of the Pipeline Ordinance and apply to the competent...
If you wish to organize courses to acquire the necessary specialist knowledge in radiation protection in order to impart the necessary theoretical knowledge in radiation protection to the participants in the course, you must apply in advance.
Anyone who trains persons who wish to obtain a licence to drive motor vehicles (learner drivers) requires a driving licence. The driving licence is issued on application in...
Are you a lawyer from a member state of the World Trade Organization and live and work in Germany? Then you can apply for admission, i.e. admission to a German bar association, under certain conditions.
If you want to carry out remediation or demolition work in the presence of asbestos with high fibre releases, you need a permit, which you apply for from the competent authority.
The competent authority shall verify compliance with chemical, physical parameters and limit values for fuels. The results are reported annually to the Federal Environment Agency, which in turn reports them to the European Commission (National Fuel Report).
If you are an EU citizen or a company in another country and you face additional obstacles because an authority does not comply with EU law, SOLVIT can help.
SOLVIT is a network...
If you intend to operate or significantly modify a dental, medical or veterinary X-ray facility and this is not subject to approval, you are obliged to notify the competent authority.
Food chemists from other countries of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland can apply for recognition of their diploma or university degree as...
You must have the necessary specialist knowledge for certain activities in connection with ionizing radiation (e.g. handling radioactive substances, operating X-ray equipment). This must be checked and certified by the competent authority.
Anyone who carries out road haulage or passenger transport journeys for commercial purposes on public roads is obliged to undergo initial qualification and further training.
If...
You may only treat seed with certain crop protection products if your dressing station produces seed that releases as little dust as possible. If you operate a seed dressing site, you are required to have your process technology, procedures and documentation audited.
Seed treated with certain crop protection products may only be applied with drift-reducing seed drills listed by the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI). You must have your equipment or conversion kits tested by the JKI if they are to be included in the lists.
If you are responsible for radiation protection, you must inform the authority about the appointment and dismissal of radiation protection officers. The same applies if the area of responsibility or the powers of the appointed radiation protection officer change.
If you intend to put an interference emitter into operation or make significant changes to its operation, this must be approved by the responsible authority.
If you work in the technical field of radiation protection (e.g., operating X-ray equipment or handling radioactive materials), you must have the necessary expertise. This must be tested and certified by the competent authority.
As a manufacturer or commercial supplier, you can have the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) check whether your plant protection device complies with the requirements of the Plant Protection Act.
If you wish to provide pension advice in the following areas, you must register with the competent authority:
statutory pension and accident insurance,
social compensation la...
If you would like to take a master craftsman's examination in a craft or similar trade that does not require a license, you must submit an application for admission to the examination.
As a company, you must measure the radon concentration in radon precautionary areas and, since January 2019, register workplaces where the reference value is exceeded despite...
If you intend to operate or significantly modify a technical X-ray device and this is not subject to approval, you are obliged to notify the competent authority.
They want to carry out commercial transports with vehicles whose permissible gross vehicle weight is more than 3.5 tonnes. For this you need a permit (road haulage permit). One o...
You must provide proof of information in the security industry if you are employed and take over guarding tasks in the security industry on your own responsibility.
Persons who are employed in security-sensitive positions in companies must undergo a security check as part of preventive personnel sabotage protection. As a company, you must apply for the check.
Construction measures that affect the road must be secured by traffic signs.
If construction work or other uses require the use of roads and ancillary facilities, such as...
Anyone wishing to slaughter solipeds, ruminants, pigs, rabbits or poultry as part of their professional activity or to tranquilize or stun them in connection with this requires a...
As a fee-based financial investment advisor or financial investment broker, you must submit an annual audit report or alternatively a so-called negative declaration to your supervisory authority.
As an employer, you can eliminate the need for recurring inspections of certain systems in potentially explosive atmospheres by drawing up a maintenance concept.
As a construction manager or property developer, you must submit an annual audit report or alternatively a so-called negative declaration to your supervisory authority.
After an initial vocational qualification, you can acquire another nationally recognised vocational training qualification by taking part in a further training examination.
The following activities in the security industry may only be carried out after passing the CCI examination:patrols in public traffic areas or in areas with domiciliary rights...
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).
Depending on the size and type of system, you may require a system permit in addition to the water discharge permit or indirect discharge permit (into the public sewer system) fo...