Taking over a business

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

If you are registered with the Chamber of Skilled Crafts with several trades or trades similar to trades and individual trades or trades are not to be continued, you must apply for their deletion at your Chamber of Skilled Crafts.

If the requirements for entry in the register of craftsmen or the register of proprietors of a craft or craft-like trade not requiring a license are not (or no longer) met and the HWK becomes aware of this, the deletion is carried out ex officio.

The competent authority must be notified immediately of any change of management as a person with a duty of representation who operates a catering business.

If you want to set up a company in Germany, you must comply with certain regulations and requirements Here you will find information on your rights and obligations, in particular regarding company mergers or the sale of a company.

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

If you have been banned from operating a trade, the competent authority may, at your request, allow you to continue the trade through a representative who offers the guarantee of proper management of the trade.

If your company ceases operations, you must inform your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund. The same applies if you end your freelance or self-employed activity.

If you want to set up a company in Germany, you need to comply with certain regulations and requirements. Here you will find information on setting up, running and closing a company, for example on business licensing.

If you want to set up a company in Germany, you must comply with certain regulations and requirements. Here you will find information on your rights and obligations, in particular regarding insolvency proceedings and the liquidation of companies.

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

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

Upon application, the trade can be operated without a qualified representative after the death of the trader under certain conditions.

Has something changed in your agricultural business? You must report this to the Social Insurance for Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture.

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

The Europe-wide Single Point of Contact network provides you with information on legal requirements and helps with the handling of procedures.