Craft - entitlement to exercise as an experienced journeyman (senior journeyman regulation)

• Journeyman's examination or a comparable final examination in the trade to be practised www.gesetze-im-internet.de/hwo/anlage_a.html You did: • The journeyman's examination or a comparable final examination in the craft to be practised in Annex A or a related craft in accordance with the Crafts Code • Proof of a total of 6 years' activity (after successful completion of the journeyman's examination) in the craft to be practised in the craft in Appendix A or a related craft in accordance with the Crafts Code • Proof of a managerial activity over a period of at least 4 years. A managerial activity is assumed if the journeyman has been assigned autonomous and permanent decision-making powers in a company or in essential parts of a company. • Proof of business management, commercial and legal knowledge. • Expertise in the crafts requiring approval An entitlement to exercise in accordance with § 7b HwO can be provided by means of job references, job descriptions or in any other way. In particular, the documents must show in detail the reference to the managerial activity and the concrete scope of duties and responsibilities. Insofar as the proof of business management, commercial and legal knowledge cannot be provided by professional experience, the necessary knowledge and skills must be demonstrated by participation in appropriate training courses or in some other way.

• Application for the granting of an exercise right according to § 7b HwO www.hwk-berlin.de/downloads/antrag-91,138.pdf • Proof of identity Identity card or other official identification including a photograph • Proof of expertise Proof of expertise in the craft for which the exercise break is requested, e.g. through training, further training and work certificates, references, etc.

• Application for the granting of an exercise right according to § 7b HwO www.hwk-berlin.de/downloads/antrag-91,138.pdf

EUR 280,00

• Crafts Code (HwO) § 7b www.gesetze-im-internet.de/hwo/__7b.html • Crafts requiring a licence in Annex A of the HwO www.gesetze-im-internet.de/hwo/anlage_a.html • Fee schedule of the Berlin Chamber of Crafts www.hwk-berlin.de/downloads/gebuehrenordnung-91,150.pdf • List of fees of the Berlin Chamber of Crafts www.hwk-berlin.de/downloads/gebuehrenverzeichnis-91,151.pdf

• Information on exercising handicrafts in Berlin www.hwk-berlin.de/91,0,187.html • Leaflet on § 7b of the Crafts Code www.hwk-berlin.de/downloads/merkblatt-zu-7b-der-handwerksord • Crafts - Apply for entry in the register of craftsmen service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/329439/en/

The application for authorization to practice (Ausübungsberechtigung) must be submitted to the Handwerkskammer (chamber of crafts) responsible for the main commercial establishment. If this is not yet known, the registration can also be applied for at the Handwerkskammer responsible for the applicant's place of residence.