Using the EU-DLR Point of Single Contact network to support the simple handling of administrative procedures

If you want to work in Germany as an entrepreneur or professional, the Point of Single Contact will inform you about legal requirements and help you to handle administrative procedures quickly and easily online.

As part of a Europe-wide network, the Points of Single Contact give you easy access to administrations and authorities.
Points of Single Contact help you to:

• if you want to become an entrepreneur in the field of EU-DLR in Germany or
• if you wish to have your regulated professional qualification formally recognised.

The Points of Single Contact will inform you about:

• application and required documents,
• competent bodies,
• Costs and
• Duration of the administrative procedure.

The Points of Single Contact also handle administrative procedures electronically for you. You receive your application and forward it to the competent authorities. This saves you from having to deal with the authorities.
The Network of Points of Single Contact consists of Internet portals and personal contacts.

Hint:
If you want to do business or work in another country of the European Union (EU), you will find the appropriate Point of Single Contact on the website of the EU Commission.

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Forms available: Yes, but this may vary due to different procedures.

Writing required: Yes, but this may vary due to different procedures.

Informal application possible: Yes

Personal appearance required: No

The service of the Points of Single Contact can be used:

• Service provider
• Enterprise
• Founders and
• Persons wishing to have their regulated professional qualification recognised

from

• the Federal Republic of Germany,
• a Member State of the European Union (EU) or
• a Member State of the European Economic Area (EEA), currently
  • Iceland
  • Liechtenstein or
  • Norway.

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If you want to use the service of the Point of Single Contact, you must contact the regionally responsible Point of Single Contact in the respective federal state in which you would like to carry out your project:

• Go to the website of the Point of Single Contact of the federal state relevant to you.
• There you can determine the administrative procedures necessary for your project. Search functions and/or electronic assistants are usually available for this purpose.
• You will then be directed to the appropriate online procedures.

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