Applying for public appointment and swearing in as an expert or surveyor

You can submit the application for public appointment and swearing in as an expert informally or using a form provided online or by e-mail or post.

• You can find the application form on the website of the authority responsible for you in your municipality.
• Submit the application form or the informal application for public appointment and swearing in as an expert together with the required documents/evidence by mail or e-mail.
• As a rule, the competent authority will decide on your application on the basis of the evidence you have submitted. Depending on the jurisdiction, an examination date may also be scheduled before an independent expert panel, which will inquire about and evaluate your expertise.
• You can also submit the application form online.
• The competent body will decide on your application and notify you of its decision.
  
  

Depends on the respective state law.

Alternatively, you can contact the Single Point of Contact in Rhineland-Palatinate.The Single Point of Contact is a public body through which you can handle all administrative procedures and formalities required for the commencement and exercise of your service activity and for the recognition of a foreign professional qualification. Further information can be found on the website of the Point of Single Contact.

• Website - Single point of contact Rhineland-Palatinate

Depends on the respective state law.

Your application for public appointment and swearing in as an expert is subject to the following requirements:

• There must be a general need for expert services in the subject area you have named. In this context, it is irrelevant how many experts already exist for the subject area in question. The only thing that matters is whether the subject area is of general importance. If it is a subject area for which experts have already been appointed in the past, the general need was already affirmed at that time and is therefore to be assumed.
• You must provide evidence of your special expertise in the field you have been appointed for. This means that you must have above-average knowledge, experience and skills in the relevant field. In addition to evidence in the form of documents to be provided by you (certificates, expert reports prepared by yourself, references, etc.), you may also be required to take an examination before an independent panel of experts.
• Finally, you must have the required personal suitability. Your personal suitability can be assumed if you can guarantee that you will provide your expert services impartially, independently, objectively and in a manner that is comprehensible to the client. There must also be no doubts about your personal reliability and integrity. This presupposes that you have behaved in a legally compliant manner up to now and that you live in orderly economic circumstances.

• Description of the services you offer and the (delimitable) field of expertise
• Curriculum vitae with a description of your professional career
• Evidence of your special qualifications in the above-mentioned field (certificates, diplomas, seminar certificates, employment certificates, other documents, etc.)
• If applicable, list of references, such as persons (with address) who can provide information on your special knowledge
• several (usually 3 to 5) certificates prepared by yourself
  • You should deal with problems in the field you are interested in and give solutions. The expert opinions must be comprehensible and include required documents such as drawings, sketches, plans and photos.
• Proof of further training, if applicable
• Declaration on the assumption of fees and costs
• in the case of employees and civil servants: declaration of exemption from work
• Certificate of good conduct
• extract from the commercial register
• current certificate in tax matters (formerly tax clearance certificate) from the responsible tax office in the original
  
  

The costs are based on the administrative fee regulations of the state or on the fee statutes of the bodies responsible under state law.

Only after you have been publicly appointed and sworn in may you call yourself a publicly appointed and sworn expert or a publicly appointed and sworn expert in legal and business dealings.

The responsible office will process your application as soon as possible. If an examination date is held, processing can only take place after it has been completed.

• § 36 Gewerbeordnung (GewO)
• § 36 a Gewerbeordnung (GewO)
  

  Remark: Gegebenenfalls Rechtsverordnung der jeweiligen Landesregierung oder Satzung der jeweiligen Bestellungskörperschaft

Forms: yes (if offered)

Written form required: no

Online procedure possible: yes

Personal appearance required:

• When conducting an examination before a panel of experts: yes
  
  

30.11.2021