Sachkundebescheinigung nach Chemikalien-Klimaschutzverordnung beantragen

The IHKs and HWKs certify the expertise for work on systems with fluorinated greenhouse gases such as refrigeration and air conditioning systems.

To work on stationary refrigeration and air conditioning systems, heat pumps or refrigeration systems in refrigerated trucks or trailers, on air conditioning systems in motor vehicles or other mobile refrigeration and air conditioning systems, you must provide a certificate of competence. To do this, you normally complete a training course followed by an examination. The examination is offered both by state-approved private providers and by public bodies such as chambers of industry and commerce or chambers of trade.

To be admitted to the examination, you must prove that you have completed technical or trade training. The IHK or HWK can exempt you from this requirement if you can prove that you have acquired the required technical skills elsewhere.

If you have successfully completed training as a refrigeration and air conditioning technician or refrigeration and air conditioning fitter, the IHK will certify your expertise on presentation of your examination certificate. For motor vehicle mechatronics technicians and other apprenticeships in the motor vehicle sector, the IHK can issue you with a certificate for work on vehicle air conditioning systems.

The Chamber of Industry and Commerce or Chamber of Crafts can also recognize the equivalence of foreign certificates of competence, provided they meet the technical requirements in Germany.

• Copy of the identity card
• Additionally for exemption from the requirement:
  • Proof of qualifying professional activities, confirmation of these activities from the employer if applicable
  • Possibly further documents, please ask the office to which you wish to apply for exemption for more details
• Additionally for certificate with completed training
  • Copy of the final certificate
• Additionally for certificate for work on motor vehicles
  • Certificate of training or further training in the motor vehicle sector, if applicable
  • Proof of qualifications obtained in accordance with Regulation (EC) 307/2008
• Additionally for the recognition of foreign certificates of competence
  • Copy of the foreign professional qualification or foreign certificate of competence
  • Copy of a certificate of further training for the relevant activity in the application
  • Possibly further documents, please ask the office to which you wish to apply for exemption for more details

• For exemption from the requirement:
  • Technical and manual skills acquired through professional experience equivalent to those of vocational training
• For the certificate with completed training:
  • Copy of the final certificate
• For the certificate for work on motor vehicles:
  • Proof that qualifications in accordance with Regulation (EC) 307/2008 were obtained during training
• For the recognition of foreign certificates of competence:
  • Foreign qualification that corresponds to the German qualification

The costs range from EUR 10.00 to EUR 200.00. The exact amount can be found in the fee schedule of the local IHK.

You apply for the certificate, the recognition of foreign expertise and the exemption from the training requirement in writing to your Chamber of Industry and Commerce or Chamber of Crafts. You should seek advice from the Chamber before submitting your application, particularly in the case of recognition of foreign expertise and exemption from the training requirement.

• The chamber will check your professional experience and examination certificates
• There may also be further checks, particularly if you are exempt from the requirement to have undergone craft or technical training
• The chamber will issue you with a certificate of competence or exemption

Once you have received the certificate of competence, you may carry out the activities permitted by the relevant certificate of competence.

The processing time is highly dependent on the individual case and cannot be specified in general terms.

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You can find the Chamber of Industry and Commerce responsible for you here: IHK competence finder

Further information on expertise in accordance with the Chemicals Climate Protection Ordinance can be found here: DIHK brochure

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• Administrative court action

• for work on systems with fluorinated greenhouse gases (e.g. refrigeration and air conditioning systems, heat pumps or refrigeration systems), proof of expertise must be provided
• Public and private providers offer examinations for this
• proof of prior training must normally be provided; chambers of industry and commerce and chambers of trade can exempt experienced professionals from this requirement
• Chambers also issue certificates of competence if relevant training has been completed
• also recognize foreign certificates of competence

Chamber of Industry and Commerce

• Forms: No form is required for the certificate of competence as part of the training. There are various templates for the application and certificate for the various certificates as part of the individual case examination.
• Online procedure possible: no
• Written form required: no
• Personal appearance required: no