Test engineer for fire protection - setting up a second office

• Recognised as a test engineer for fire protection in the state of Berlin service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/329487/

• Informal application stating the address of the secondary establishment • Proof of personal responsibility and independence in the secondary establishment A copy of the articles of association or similar. • Information on the number and qualifications of the employees who are to participate in the audit activity • Information on the distance between the branches or place of residence • Information on the time allocation of audit activities between the registered office and the second branch office • Explanation to ensure proper construction supervision • Declaration of consent from the recognising authority of the country in which the secondary establishment is to be set up This is arranged by the recognition authority in Berlin.

EUR 200.00

• Building Inspection Ordinance (BauPrüfV) <http://gesetze.berlin.de/jportal/portal/t/zwx/page/bsbeprod.psml?pid=Dokumentanzeige&showdoccase=1&js_peid=Trefferliste&fromdoctodoc=yes&doc.id=jlr-BauPrVBE2010rahmen&doc.part=X&doc.price=0.0&doc.hl=0#focuspoint> • Tariff item 8.9 of the Building Fee Regulations (BauGebO) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-BauGebOBE2008V5Anlage

The procedure depends on the agreement of the recognition authority of the other country and usually takes no longer than 8 weeks.

The approval authority is the recognition authority for Prüfingenieure für Brandschutz (certified fire protection inspection engineers): the Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen (Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing), Oberste Bauaufsicht (Supreme Building Supervisory Authority) - Referat Bautechnik (Building Technology Section).