Public appointment and swearing-in of samplers

The procedure is very complex and varies slightly depending on the subject area. It is advisable to seek personal advice from the relevant chamber before submitting your application.

• The application form must be completed in full, signed and submitted with all the required attachments.
• You must apply for the certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority in accordance with § 30 Para. 5 BZRG at your registration office.
• The Chamber will request advance payments for fees and expenses.
• The IHK will check the documents you have submitted for completeness and compliance with the minimum formal requirements.
• Your personal suitability will be assessed in a personal interview after evaluation of the references submitted. If necessary, other committees or bodies will be involved.
• The Chamber commissions independent experts to assess your expertise. For this purpose, the expert reports and work samples you submit will be reviewed.
  Depending on the subject area, there will also be a written examination and an expert discussion or a practical examination.
• The IHK then makes a final decision based on the professional assessment.

Please contact your local Chamber of Crafts, Chamber of Industry and Commerce, professional chambers such as the Chamber of Agriculture, Chamber of Engineers, Chamber of Architects, depending on the subject area.

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

• Through training and further education as well as professional experience, you have acquired a level of expertise that is well above average.
• You have also already provided expert services in your field for several years.
• You are mentally and physically capable of meeting the requirements for experts in your field.
• There must be no reason to doubt your independence and objectivity. You live in orderly financial circumstances. You are impartial and independent.
• Further requirements are set out in the expert regulations of the relevant chamber and the appointment requirements for your area of expertise.

• Professional background
• Copies of certificates, training and further education certificates
• Professional and personal references
• Certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority
• Expert reports and work samples
• List of the expert opinions you have prepared in your requested field in the last two years
• Declaration of financial and economic independence
• Declaration of exemption from your employer

Please contact the chamber responsible for you to find out whether you need to submit further documents.

The fees vary and are set by the individual chambers. Fee range: EUR 500 - 3,500.Expenses for specialist committees and information must be added: EUR 1,000 - 2,000

• Public appointment and swearing-in is limited in time in accordance with the expert regulations, for a maximum of five years.
• Upon application, an appointment can be renewed if the applicant can again prove their personal suitability and special expertise.

The necessary examinations are extensive and can take between six and twelve months, depending on the area of appointment.

• § 36 Absatz 2 Gewerbeordnung (GewO)

• In some federal states, an objection must first be lodged.
• Administrative court action
• Specific details can be found in the information on legal remedies in the original decision.

• Forms: none
• Online procedure possible: no
• Written form required: yes
• Personal appearance required: yes

30.03.2021

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.