Report cross-border activities (provision of services)

If you wish to provide cross-border services for regulated and non-regulated professions, you will find important information on country-specific requirements here.

Cross-border provision of services

If you run a registered service company in the country where you live, for example as an architect or tour guide, you can provide these services in another offer EU country, without having to establish a company or a branch office there, so-called cross-border provision of services.

This can be useful if you intend to,

•  to provide the service there only temporarily,
•  to provide the service exclusively for a specific client based there, or
•  to explore the market before expanding your business there.

In principle, it should be possible for you to provide services in another EU country without having to [do/meet all there] applicable administrative procedure and having to comply with regulations, such as applying for a business license in advance. If you country-specific requirements must be imposed by the competent authority well-founded to become.

Whether before taking up cross-border activity Permits and having to obtain permits depends in particular on whether you are in a regulated or non-regulated profession are active.

Regulated professions

If you want to work in a regulated profession, for example in Berlin, such as a master craftsperson in a trade, you have the required permits and you have already acquired qualifications in your home country and can prove this. You do not need to obtain approvals and permits, but rather your Activity only in that one report authority, which would also be responsible for the recognition of your professional qualification. Which authority this is depends on the place where you want to offer your service.

Unregulated professions

If you want to offer a service in a non-regulated profession in Germany, you can independent business activity without prior notification submit to the competent authority. For unregulated professions, admission to the profession or its practice is subject to tied to no specific state qualification requirements. This means that the profession can be practiced without state authorization.

However, this does not apply to services in areas covered by the European Services Directive exceptions are made, for example, for healthcare, financial services, taxation, transportation, or gambling. To work independently in these areas, Approvals and permits from the competent authorities are required.

establishment requirement

Depending on how often, how long, and how regularly you wish to provide services, the Individual case cross-border provision of services is not possible, but a new one must be provided on-site Company or branch office founded to become.

As a general rule, you can establish a branch office under the same conditions as domestic residents.

The competent authority is the trade office or the chamber of commerce and industry at the place where the service is provided.

Contact information is provided by Point of Single Contact provided.

• Single Point of Contact
• European Commission database of all regulated professions within the EU
• Federal Government information portal for the recognition of foreign professional qualifications

This support service assists you in exercising your rights and fulfilling your obligations within the European Single Market.

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