Chartered Surveyors ICC - Apply for public appointment and swearing-in

• public need There must be a public need for appointing Chartered Surveyors for the relevant field of economics. It is verified by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, whether such a need exists. • particular expertise As part of the appointment procedure, the applicant must provide the Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce with sufficient proof of their particular expertise in the respective professional area. Above average knowledge, skills and practical experience in the relevant professional area are required, according to consistent jurisdiction of the supreme court. • personal suitability It must be ensured that the applicant is personally suitable for such an appointment. This requires that an applicant does not only possess the personal qualities required to be able to perform their activities as a surveyor in an objective and impartial manner, but also that this requirement is fulfilled with regard to their entire personal and professional environment, from a public perspective.

• The application for a consultation for the public appointment of Chartered Surveyors (ICC) After receiving the request to schedule a consultation, the IHK contacts the interested party. In an initial meeting, the essential rights and duties of a publicly appointed surveyor and the further course of proceedings are discussed. • Tabular curriculum vitae and a photograph Tabular curriculum vitae (typewritten) with a detailed account of their professional development, including a detailed description of professional activities and surveying activities performed to date. This account is intended to substantiate the existence of particular expertise from the applicant’s perspective. • List of all surveys created over the past three years A list of all expert surveys prepared over the three years preceding the application (work samples) • List of references Specification of several individuals (at least five) who are able to provide information about personal suitability and / or particular expertise that needs to be verified • Certificates / evidence Certified transcripts or photocopies of all relevant certificates, diplomas or other documents (e.g. regarding professional titles), proofs of employment, etc. The authentication may be replaced by presentation of the originals at the same time. • Certificate of good conduct for presentation to an authority service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/ To verify personal reliability, an extract from the Federal Central Register (certificate of good conduct) is required for submission to an authority (document type O). The information must not be older than three months. • Attendance records for training events attended over the past three years Attendance records for the participation in training events in the applied for area of expertise, of the past three years • Attendance records for seminars Attendance records for at least three seminars about the required knowledge for creating assessments, about conduct in court, dealing with private clients and about liability and insurance issues (no expert seminars). • Certificate in tax matters ("Bescheinigung in Steuersachen") service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324713/en/ Tax clearance certificate by the relevant local tax authority • Information from the insolvency register service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/327527/ • For insolvency proceedings of natural persons residing in Berlin, two certificates are required as proof. The first for consumer insolvency proceedings is to be applied for at your local court and the second for regular insolvency proceedings at the Charlottenburg Local Court Amtsgerichtsplatz 1, 14057 Berlin. • The Charlottenburg Local Court, Amtsgerichtsplatz 1, 14057 Berlin, is responsible for insolvency proceedings of legal entities and trading partnerships with their place of business in Berlin. • Applicants with their place of residence/business outside of Berlin should inform themselves about the respective jurisdictions of the insolvency courts via the central local and court directory (see "More information"). • Employer declaration (declaration of exemption) in the case of experts who are employed or employed or are civil servants: declaration of indemnification by the employer/principal

• The application for a consultation for the public appointment of Chartered Surveyors (ICC) www.ihk.de/blueprint/servlet/resource/blob/5305436/db36a18d1 • Employer declaration (declaration of exemption) www.ihk.de/blueprint/servlet/resource/blob/4721772/a95b53d44

• EUR 1,000.00 to EUR 3,000.00 • In addition, there are costs of approx. EUR 2,500.00 for the review by a specialised committee.

• Trade Regulation Code (Gewerbeordnung or GewO)) § 36 I www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gewo/__36.html • Chartered Surveyors Regulation www.ihk.de/blueprint/servlet/resource/blob/2265086/fec297568 • Chartered Surveyors Regulation Guidelines www.ihk.de/blueprint/servlet/resource/blob/4705308/d9a68f694 • Trade, Commerce and Industry Regulation Act (GewO) Section 36a - Public appointment of experts with qualifications from another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gewo/__36a.html • Fee schedule of the CCI (F. Law and Taxes No. 1) www.ihk.de/blueprint/servlet/resource/blob/2256952/9289dfb23

• Leaflet about public appointment and swearing-in www.ihk.de/blueprint/servlet/resource/blob/2253328/9e4b9d580 • Institute of Surveyor Services ifsforum.de/sachverstaendige • National expert directory svv.ihk.de/ • Search for the competent court in the central local and court register www.justizadressen.nrw.de/de/justiz/suche

A consultation appointment for the public appointment of experts (Sachverständige) of the IHK (Chamber of Industry and Commerce) can be requested online via the portal of the Einheitlicher Ansprechpartner Berlin (Single Point of Contact Berlin) or directly with the Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Berlin (Chamber of Industry and Commerce Berlin). The Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Berlin has responsibility (Zuständigkeit) when the expert's place of business or the expert activity is located within the Berlin chamber district. Once the public appointment and swearing-in have taken place, you will be entered in the nationwide register of experts (Sachverständigenverzeichnis) (see "Further information").