Applying for entry in the register of tradespeople with a license to practice
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzIf you have a license to practice another craft requiring a license as a standing trade or for experienced journeymen or journeywomen, you must have this entered in the Register of Craftsmen before starting work.
You must apply for the license to practice in advance by submitting a separate application to your local Chamber of Skilled Crafts.
You can have a license to practice entered in the Register of Craftsmen for
- another trade: You are already practising a trade that requires a license and you want to expand your commercial activity to another trade that requires a license or essential activities of such a trade.
- for journeymen and women with qualified professional experience: You have passed a journeyman's examination or a final examination in a recognized skilled trade, gained relevant professional experience and want to become self-employed or take on a management role.
Journeymen or journeywomen with qualified professional experience are exempt from being granted a license to practice:
- Chimney sweeps
- Opticians and optometrists
- Hearing aid acousticians
- Orthopaedic technicians and orthopaedic technicians
- Orthopaedic shoemakers and orthopaedic shoemakers
- Dental technicians and dental technicians.
The Register of Craftsmen lists, among other things
- natural persons,
- partnerships with legal capacity or
- legal entities and
- the name and qualifications of the company management.
Registration in the Register of Craftsmen is mandatory if you
- wish to exercise a craft requiring a license,
- only want to practise the craft in part and
- wish to carry out essential activities of several trades, then for each of these trades.
You can find a complete list of the trades subject to licensing in Appendix A of the Crafts Code (HwO).
The Chambers of Crafts provide further information on this service. Please contact your local Chamber of Skilled Crafts for more information.