Gewerbetreibende Zuverlässigkeit bei überwachungsbedürftigem Gewerbe überprüfen

You would like to register or re-register a trade that requires monitoring? In this context, the trade authority checks your reliability on the basis of a certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority and a trade central register information for submission to an authority.

In the case of the following trades, the Trade Licensing Office must check the reliability of the trader immediately after the trade registration or re-registration has been submitted:

• Purchase and sale (second-hand goods trade) of
  • high-value consumer goods, in particular consumer electronics, computers, cameras, video cameras, carpets, fur and leather clothing
  • motor vehicles and bicycles
  • precious metals and alloys containing precious metals or corresponding goods
  • precious stones, pearls and jewelry
  • scrap metals
• providing information on financial circumstances and personal matters (credit agencies, detective agencies)
• by companies specialized in trading with second-hand goods
• Arranging marriages, partnerships and acquaintanceships
• operation of travel agencies and mediation of accommodations
• locksmith services, distribution and installation of building security devices
• manufacture and distribution of special theft-related opening tools

If you do not comply with this obligation, the authority shall obtain this information ex officio. In any case, the documents will not be sent to you, but directly to the competent authority.

• Certificateof good conduct (document type 0) for submission to authorities:
• If the trader is a natural person, a certificate of good conduct must be applied for for submission to an authority.
• In the case of partnerships, a certificate of good conduct must be applied for for each managing partner for submission to an authority.
• In the case of legal entities, each legal representative must apply for a certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority.
• Extract from the Central Trade Register (document type 0) for submission to a public authority:
• If the trader is a natural person, an extract from the commercial register must be applied for for submission to an authority.
• In the case of partnerships, an extract from the central commercial register must be applied for for submission to an authority for each managing partner.
• In the case of legal entities, a certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority must be applied for by each legal representative.

The requested documents are sent directly to the competent authority.

The completed business registration or re-registration for the above mentioned trades.

After you have registered or re-registered a trade requiring supervision, the trade authority checks your reliability. For this purpose, you must apply for a certificate of good conduct to be submitted to an authority and an extract from the commercial register to be submitted to an authority immediately after registering the trade.

The certificate of good conduct and the extract from the commercial central register must be applied for immediately after the registration or re-registration of a trade requiring supervision.

• Trade requiring monitoring - reliability check
• After registration or re-registration of a trade requiring supervision, the competent trade authority must immediately check the reliability.
• Traders must apply for information from the central commercial register for submission to an authority and a certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority.
• Responsible: Trade authority or single point of contact

Contact the trade authority responsible for your place of residence.

You can also handle the procedure via the Single Point of Contact.

• Forms: none
• Written form required: no
• On-site personal appearance for application: no
• Online procedure possible: There is no separate online procedure for the background check of traders, unless it is handled via the Single Point of Contact. However, the certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority and the extract from the commercial register for submission to an authority can be applied for online.