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Fire protection; notification of commencement of activity or application for certification for external inspection experts
The registration committee at the Chamber of Architects accepts notifications regarding the commencement of work as a test expert/test expert for fire protection and decides on the application for the issue of the certificate of compliance with the requirements.
Forms
Forms
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Formloser Antrag (mit Unterschrift)
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This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Procedure details
Description
External inspection experts, i.e. those who have neither a place of residence nor a place of business or predominant professional employment in Bavaria, may only use the designation "Inspection expert for fire protection" if they either
- may use the designation on the basis of a regulation of a state of the Federal Republic of Germany in which they are resident, have their place of business or are predominantly employed, or
- if they fulfill the material requirements for entry in the corresponding list.
Foreign inspection experts must notify the Federal Republic of Germany in advance of the first provision of services or apply for a certificate of compliance with the material requirements.
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 inspection expert in Bavaria,
- if you have a comparable authorization with regard to your field of activity and
- you had to fulfill comparable requirements with regard to the 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 the scope of activity for recognition as an inspection expert (2nd alternative).
A further requirement is that you have a good command of written and spoken German.
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.
Required documents
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Notification of the first performance 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 fulfilment of comparable requirements for the exercise of the activity in the state of establishment
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Request for certification:
- Certificate of legal establishment in a member state of the EU (or equivalent state) for the performance of the activity
- Proof of actual fulfilment of the recognition requirements
Fees
Certificate according to alternative 2: fee range 0 - 300 Euro
Deadlines
- for the applicant: none, notification before commencing work (1st alternative)
- for the authority: three months after receipt of the application and complete submission of the documents (2nd alternative)
Appeal
Administrative court action
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Status: 17.09.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wohnen, Bau und Verkehr
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