Register business
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzA business registration is always necessary when you start a standing business. This is the case for
- New establishment of a business,
- New establishment of a branch office,
- New establishment of a dependent branch office,
- Takeover of an existing business, e.g. by purchase or lease,
- conversion of a sole proprietorship into another legal form,
- transfer of a business from the area of one authority to the area of another authority (considered as an abandonment by one authority and as a new establishment by the other authority).
The business registration must be carried out simultaneously with the start of the business.
- The obligation to notify exists only if it is a commercial activity. Excluded from the obligation to notify are the activities specified in § 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 GewO.
Excluded are, among others:
- Primary production (cattle breeding, agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing)
- Liberal professions (including lawyers, notaries, tax consultants, auditors, doctors, scientific, artistic and literary activities)
- Education of children for remuneration
- Education
The purpose of registering a trade is to enable the competent authority to monitor the exercise of the trade and to conduct statistical surveys.
A trade is any activity that is permitted, carried out with the intention of making a profit, permanently and independently.
Despite the existence of these characteristics, a trade does not exist if it concerns primary production, liberal professions or the management of own assets.
Every standing trade must be reported to the competent authority (registered office of the management, main branch, branch office).
The start of a standing trade, any change in operations and the termination of the commercial activity must be reported.
To report a trade, a personal interview is requested.
The following must be observed when registering a business:
When registering a business, full details of the trader, the partners in a partnership and the managing partners of a legal entity are required.
Foreign nationals require a residence permit / residence authorization that permits self-employment.
The place of business, if applicable the main place of business and the previous place of business must be stated in full.
The start of the business activity is important.
For the business registration, please note that a craft activity must be registered with the Chamber of Crafts.
If the trader wishes to start an activity requiring a permit, the necessary permit (e.g. restaurant license, broker) is required.
Business re-registration
Relocation of the business premises within the municipality,
Change of business activity (conversion of a wholesale business into a retail business),
Expansion of business activity (expansion of a wholesale business to include a retail business),
The date of the change, expansion or relocation is important.
Business deregistration
the date of business closure,
the address of the future business premises,
the reasons for business closure.
All trades for which a license (permit) is specifically required under federal law are subject to licensing.
The following trades are subject to licensing:
Real estate agents, construction management, property developers
Restaurants
Auctioneers
Security
Pawnbroking
Travel trade
For all of the above trades, a police license is required.A police clearance certificate and an extract from the central trade register must be applied for from the residents' registration office of the municipality of residence for all of the above trades.
You must appear in person to apply for a trade requiring a license.