EU-/EWR-Bescheinigungen über ausgeübte Tätigkeiten

• Handwerksordnung (HwO)
• EU/EWR-Handwerk-Verordnung (EU/EWR HwV)
• Gebührenordnungen der Handwerkskammern

If you wish to set up your own business or provide a service as a craftsman in another EU country, you may have to provide the state in which you wish to carry out your activities with a certificate of competence for your entrepreneurial or professional activity.

This proof of qualification can be provided by means of the EU certificate. With it you can show that and how long you have already been self-employed in the trade or have worked in a comparable position as an employee. It therefore serves as proof of the activity carried out in Germany to the competent authorities of the member states of the European Community.

Single point of contact

For this procedure, you can use the service of the Single Point of Contact (Einheitlicher Ansprechpartner). They will guide you through the administrative procedure, take care of correspondence with all the offices responsible for your request and will be available to you as a competent advisor.

The Chamber of Skilled Crafts can only confirm activities and periods that are evident from your documents.

We require the following documents from you for the issue of the EU certificate:

• Business registration or deregistration
• If applicable, an excerpt from the commercial register
• Certificates (e.g. master craftsman's certificate, journeyman's certificate or diploma certificate)
• Employer's references detailing your specific job description and the periods of time you have worked there

For the EU / EEA certificate of activities performed, the requirements according to the Regulation for the European Union and the European Economic Area (EU/EEA Craft Regulation) apply.

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For the issuance of an EU certificate, fees are charged according to the fee schedule of the respective Chamber of Crafts.

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Please follow all the instructions, as they will guarantee that your EU certificate will be issued quickly and smoothly.