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Earthworks and foundation engineering; notification of commencement of activities or application for certification for external inspection experts

You can notify the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers (Bayerische Ingenieurekammer-Bau) of your intention to take up work as a test expert for earthworks and foundation engineering and apply for a certificate confirming that you meet the requirements as a test expert.

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In Bavaria, only those who are recognized in this specialist area may use the title "Test expert for earthworks and foundation engineering".

Test experts for earthworks and foundation engineering certify the completeness and correctness of the information on the subsoil with regard to material composition, structure and geological influences, its load-bearing capacity and the assumptions made for the foundation or embedding of the building structure (§ 27 PrüfVBau). They are independent within the scope of their duties.

Foreign inspection experts, i.e. those who are established in another member state of the European Union (or equivalent state) to perform this task, are authorized to work as inspection experts in Bavaria. They must notify the first-time provision of services in advance or apply for a certificate of compliance with the material requirements.

Persons who are established in another member state of the European Union (or equivalent state) to perform this task are authorized to work as inspection experts in Bavaria if they

  • have a comparable authorization with regard to their field of activity and
  • had to fulfill comparable requirements with regard to the recognition requirements and proof of knowledge (1st alternative) or
  • if the recognition authority has certified that they meet the requirements for recognition as an inspection expert with regard to the recognition requirements, proof of knowledge and scope of activity (2nd alternative).

A further requirement is that they 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 already been issued in another country of the Federal Republic of Germany.

  • 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
  • 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

  • Confirmation of notification in the case of a comparable authorization in another Member State or a country treated as such with comparable requirements: EUR 40.00
  • Prohibition to act in the case of a notification of a comparable authorization: 350.00 EUR
  • Certification of the existence of the recognition requirements in the case of non-comparable authorization in another Member State or a country treated as such: EUR 385.00

  • for the applicant: none, notification before commencement of the activity
  • for the authority: three months after receipt of the application and submission of the complete documentation

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Status: 16.04.2025
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