Anzeige der Aufnahme der Tätigkeit als Prüfsachverständiger für Brandschutz

• Ordinance on state-recognized experts in accordance with the state building regulations (SV-VO)
• Schedule of fees and expenses of the Chamber of Engineers-Bau NRW
• Fee schedule of the NRW Chamber of Architects dated 10.11.2018

If you come from another member state of the European Union or a country treated as such under the law of the European Communities, you may only use the designation "State-recognized expert for fire safety testing" if

• if you are either authorized to use the designation on the basis of a regulation of a state of the Federal Republic of Germany in which you have your residence, place of business or predominant employment, or
• if you fulfill the material requirements for entry in the corresponding list.

State-recognized experts for fire protection testing check whether the project meets the requirements for structural fire protection and certify the completeness and correctness of the fire protection certificates. The certificate includes the test report and a copy of the building documents tested for fire protection.

As an external expert, you must notify the first-time provision of services in advance or apply for a certificate of compliance with the material requirements.

Notification of the first-time provision of the service:

• Certificate of legal establishment in a member state of the EU (or equivalent state) for the performance of the activity
• Proof of fulfillment of comparable requirements for exercising the activity in the country of establishment

Application for a certificate:

• Certificate of legal establishment in a member state of the EU (or equivalent state) for the purpose of exercising the activity
• Proof of actual fulfillment of the recognition requirements

If you are established in another member state of the European Union (or a state treated as such) to perform this task, you are authorized to work as an expert in North Rhine-Westphalia:

• if you have a comparable authorization with regard to your field of activity and
• you had to meet comparable requirements in terms of recognition requirements and proof of knowledge, and
• if you are not prohibited, even temporarily, from exercising the activity (1st alternative) or
• if the recognition authority has certified that you meet the requirements with regard to the recognition requirements, proof of knowledge and scope of activity for recognition as an expert (2nd alternative).

A further requirement is that you have a good command of written and spoken German.

• You can notify us in writing or electronically when you commence work as a fire protection expert. The required evidence must be enclosed with the notification.
• If you require a certificate in accordance with Section 4 (3) of the Ordinance on State-Recognized Experts under the State Building Code (SV-VO) and all documents are complete, the competent body will check whether all requirements under the Ordinance on State-Recognized Experts under the State Building Code (SV-VO) have been met.
• If all requirements are met, the relevant certificate will be issued to you by the competent body.
• You may only work as a fire safety expert once you have submitted the certificate from the competent body.

The notification or application is not required if a notification has already been made or a certificate has been issued in another country of the Federal Republic of Germany.

• Notify the commencement of work as a foreign fire safety expert
• Use of the professional title "State-recognized expert for fire safety testing" by persons from an EU state or a state equivalent to an EU state under EU law
• When providing the service for the first time, the applicant must prove that he/she fulfills comparable requirements for exercising the activity in the country of establishment
• When applying for a certificate, the applicant must enclose evidence of actual fulfillment of the recognition requirements
• Responsible: Chamber of Architects NRW and Chamber of Engineers-Bau NRW