Cross-border business activities

Are you working in another EU country? Or would you like to temporarily or occasionally practise your profession in Germany or offer your services here? Here you will find out what you need to bear in mind.

Services in Cross-border business activities

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Apply for an extension of the approval of the voluntary labeling of foodstuffs with the animal husbandry method
If you are a food business operator based outside Germany and sell fresh pork in Germany for final consumption, you can label the products with the way the animals are kept. You must have this permit renewed after 2 years.
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Apply for evaluation of mixtures containing basic substances
Do you handle mixtures containing basic substances that can be used for the manufacture of narcotics? Then you can apply to the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) for an examination to determine whether handling restrictions also apply to the mixture.
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Apply for seafarer's identity card
If you are or want to be professionally active in maritime shipping , you can apply for proof in the form of a seafarer's certificate under certain conditions.
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Apply for transportation of war weapons by ship or plane outside the federal territory
Do you want to transport war weapons outside the Federal Republic of Germany on German-flagged seagoing vessels or in aircraft registered in the German aircraft register? Then you need a permit.
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Apply for voluntary labeling of foreign food with the animal husbandry method
If, as a foreign food business, you sell fresh pork in Germany for final consumption that has been wholly or partly produced abroad, you can label it with the farming method of the animals. You need a permit for this.
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Applying for a license for foreign transactions with war weapons
You require a permit from the Federal Government for trading and brokering transactions involving war weapons located abroad.
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Applying for an extension of the identification number of a type of husbandry
Do you have a livestock business abroad and have already received an identification number? Then you can have it extended after 2 years if you need it again.
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Authorize cross-border services for crafts requiring a license
Entry in the Register of Craftsmen: Chambers of Skilled Crafts can grant nationals of the following countries an exemption permit for entry in the register of skilled craftsme...
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End international insurance with statutory accident insurance
If employees return prematurely after working abroad temporarily, you as the employer must report this to the accident insurance company.
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Extend mobile ICT card
As the holder of a Mobiler-ICT card, you can apply for an extension under certain conditions
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Insure employees working temporarily abroad under statutory accident insurance
If your employees are working abroad temporarily and want the statutory accident insurance to continue to apply, you generally have to apply for this.
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Notify the keeping of animals in a holding facility in an EU Member State or in a third country
Would you like to market food with the animal husbandry label directly in Germany? Then you need an identification number. With the identification number, another food company can also apply for labeling.
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Report months spent abroad by employees to the statutory accident insurance
If your employees have worked abroad, you must report the duration to your employer's liability insurance association or the German Federal and Railway Accident Insurance Fund on request.
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Reporting cross-border activities (provision of services)
If you wish to provide cross-border services for regulated and non-regulated professions, you will find important information on country-specific requirements here.
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Show first-time provision of cross-border services in regulated professions
Before taking up a temporary, occasional service in a profession regulated under the Trade, Commerce and Industry Regulation Act (GewO) for which proof of expertise or training i...
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Veterinarian: temporary exercise of the profession without license to practice medicine - permit