Inspections and certificates of safety and expertise

If you are engaged in activities related to radiation protection (e.g., handling radioactive materials or operating X-ray equipment), you must possess the required expertise. The competent authority verifies and certifies that you have this expertise.

If your company belongs to an accident insurance institution and you have paid contributions to the statutory accident insurance, you can prove this with a clearance certificate.

In order to take a master craftsman's examination, you must apply for admission to the examination.

After you have successfully completed the training and passed the corresponding exam to be appointed as a dangerous goods safety advisor, you will receive a certificate of completion. If you lose the certificate, you can apply for a replacement certificate of completion.  

After you have successfully completed the training and the corresponding exam for drivers of hazardous materials, you will receive the ADR certificate. If you lose the certificate, you can apply for a replacement ADR card.

If you, as a foreign air carrier, wish to change your aviation security program, these changes must be approved by the Federal Aviation Office.

If you would like to take part in a training course to obtain specialist knowledge for the handling and purchase of explosive substances in accordance with the Explosives Act, you will need a clearance certificate.

If you want to work as a pharmacist in Germany without restrictions, you need a state license, the Approbation.

If you would like to work as a doctor, you must apply for a medical license. The relevant authority will review your education, your medical fitness, and your German language skills.

You can apply for the IT security mark of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) for your IT consumer products. This is your assurance that your products meet the security requirements of the BSI.

If you wish to conduct training courses for drivers of hazardous materials, you must be accredited by the Saarland Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) as a training provider.

If you wish to take the certified public accountant exam, you must apply for admission. To be admitted, you must meet certain requirements.

You need approval from the Federal Aviation Office for the minimum equipment list of an aircraft. Changes to an existing list are also subject to approval. If you wish to extend the recovery period, you must notify the Federal Aviation Office.

As an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO), you benefit from simplified customs clearance procedures. To obtain this status, you must submit an application to your main customs office.

If you want to operate flights to Germany as a foreign airline, you must apply for approval of an aviation security program under certain conditions.

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, as a German airline, wish to change your aviation security program, these changes must be approved by the Federal Aviation Office.

If you would like to train personnel in the field of dangerous goods in aviation, you need an instructor's license and, if necessary, a certificate of qualification.

If your company operates in the railway sector and wishes to act as a so-called conformity assessment body , it must be accredited as a Designated Body (BSt) by the Federal Railway Authority (EBA).

If you would like to work as a farrier's apprentice, you will need state recognition.

If your company operates in the railway sector and wishes to act as a so-called conformity assessment body , it must be recognized as a Notified Body (NB) by the Federal Railway Authority (EBA).

If youwould like to usetheprofessional title "State-certified food chemist", you must submit an application for recognition of the professional training you have acquired.

If your company operates in the railway sector and wishes to function as a so-called ECM certification body (ECMZ), it must obtain the appropriate accreditation from the Federal Railway Authority (EBA).

If your company operates in the railway sector and wishes to function as a so-called Independent Assessment Body (UBS), it must obtain the appropriate accreditation from the Federal Railway Authority (EBA).

If you wish to conduct training courses for dangerous goods safety advisors, you must be accredited by the Saarland Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) as a training provider.

If your conformity assessment body for measuring instruments is recognized and accredited, it can start its work.

You need a training certificate to work as a dangerous goods safety advisor. After completing the required training, you must register to take the corresponding exam.  

If you use plant protection products, advise on plant protection, or advise persons who use, instruct or supervise plant protection products as part of a training relationship or an auxiliary activity, you need a certificate of competence.

If you wish to trade commercially in plant protection products, you must apply for a certificate of competence.

If you want to train learner drivers as a driving instructor, you need a driving instructor license.

If you want to operate a private inspection body for organic farming, you will need a license.

The establishment of a further branch (secondary branch) as an authorized inspector or inspection expert for fire protection in Germany requires a permit. Further information can be found here.

The establishment of a further branch(secondary branch) as an authorized inspector or inspection expert for stability in Germany requires a permit. Further information can be found here.

If you want to practice the profession of psychotherapist in Germany temporarily without a license to practice as a psychotherapist, you generally need a permit.

If you want to train learner drivers as a driving instructor, you first need a candidate license.

Anyone wishing to operate an assessment center for driving fitness requires recognition.

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.

As a fee-based financial investment advisor or financial investment broker, you are obliged to submit either an audit report or a negative declaration to your competent licensing authority by 31.12. of the following year without being requested to do so.

If you would like to offer courses to acquire or update specialist knowledge in radiation protection, you must apply in advance.

If you operate critical infrastructure, you must demonstrate that your information technology security is state-of-the-art. You must submit this documentation to the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) every two years.

If you wish to collect or transport waste or trade in waste, you must report the activity to the competent authority.

Anyone wishing to provide first aid training for the acquisition of a driver's licenserequires official recognition.

If you want to place certain hazardous substances or mixtures on the market, you need a certificate of competence. You can provide evidence of this through a qualification you have already acquired or by passing a certificate of competence examination.

Anyone wishing to operate an eye test center requires the approval of the competentauthority.

As an operator of energy supply networks and energy facilities that are considered critical infrastructure, you must implement intrusion detection systems (IDS). You must provide evidence of this to the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).

Do you have a foreign university degree and would like to have it assessed for further studies at a German university or for professional purposes? Find out more about certificate evaluation here.

Here you will find information on occupational health and safety as well as applicable laws, regulations and employers' obligations.

The chambers are generally responsible for funding vocational training preparation, vocational training, vocational retraining or stays abroad.

The chambers are generally responsible for monitoring and promoting vocational training preparation, vocational training, vocational retraining or stays abroad.

You can be admitted to the journeyman's examination at an early stage if you perform well

If you want to practice the profession of psychological psychotherapist in Germany without restrictions, you need a state license, the Approbation.

If you want to practice the profession of child and adolescent psychotherapist in Germany without restrictions, you need a state license, the Approbation.

You may treat seeds with certain plant protection products only if your seed treatment facility produces seeds that release as little dust as possible. If you operate a seed treatment facility, you are required to have your process technology, procedures, and documentation inspected.

Seeds treated with certain plant protection products may only be sown using drift-reducing seeding equipment listed by the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI). You must have your equipment or retrofit kits tested by the JKI if you want them to be included on the lists.

Who takes a master craftsman's examination in a craft requiring a license?

When will the examination dates be announced?

Invitation to the master craftsman examination and the associated deadlines.

Content of the audit documents and the possibility of inspection, retention periods

Who creates the examination tasks in the respective parts of the master craftsman examination?

The CE mark indicates that a product has been tested by the manufacturer and that it meets all EU-wide requirements for safety, health protection, and environmental protection.

If you want to use the job title "dietician", you need a permit.

If you use the job title "geriatric nurse" or "geriatric nurse", you need a permit. You can find out more here.

If you use the job title "health and nursing professional" or "health and nursing professional" you need a license. You can find out more here.

If you would like to use the job title "pediatric nurse", you need a permit. You can find out more here.

If you have the job title medical-technical radiology assistant you need a permit. You can find out more here.

If youwould like to usethe professional title "midwife", you need a license. You can find out more here.

If you want to use the job title "occupational therapist", you need a license.

If you have the job title "Orthoptist" or "orthoptist", you need a license. You can find out more here.

If you want to work as a pharmaceutical-technical assistant you need a license. You can find out more here.

If you use the job title "physiotherapist or physiotherapist", you need a license. You can find out more here.

If you wish to use the professional title "podiatrist" or "podiatrist", you need a license. You can find out more here.

If you want to use the professional title "speech therapist", you need a license to do so. You can find out more here.

As a manufacturer or commercial supplier, you can have the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) verify whether your plant protection equipment complies with the requirements of the Plant Protection Act.

The Chamber of Skilled Crafts may revocably recognize the professional aptitude of persons in the course of training projects after a hearing.

Once the person to be registered has completed the required training as part of the ADR certification, you, as the training provider, must register that person to take the corresponding exam.  

If you operate a pharmacy, you must register your participation in the distribution of controlled substances with the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM).

Persons who, for professional reasons, work in radiation protection areas of external plants or facilities require a valid radiation pass.

As a physician, you are required to report to the Substitution Register when you prescribe substitution medications to individuals with opioid dependence. To submit your first online report, you can request your login credentials from the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM).

Would you like to have a substance tested for compliance with narcotics and raw materials laws? If so, you can submit a corresponding application to the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM).

If you have a certificate of training for dangerous goods safety advisors issued, for example, by the German Armed Forces or the Federal Police, you can apply to have the certificate transferred to the Saarland Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK).

Individuals assigned to security-sensitive positions within a company must undergo a security screening as part of preventive measures against employee sabotage. As a company, you are required to request this screening.

The killing of vertebrates and related activities may only be carried out by persons who have the necessary knowledge and skills (expertise).

If you hold a license to engage in the lawful trade in controlled substances, you must regularly report the volume of your controlled substance transactions.

The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) regularly carries out suitability tests for non-electronic measuring devices used to measure radon at workplaces.

After you have completed the required training as part of the training certification for appointment as a dangerous goods safety advisor, you must pass the corresponding exam.