Directory of external consulting engineers; information on registration with the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers

Foreign consulting engineers who are not members of a German Chamber of Engineers must notify the Bavarian Chamber of Engineers for the first time before providing services and are listed in a separate register.

Non-resident consulting engineers, i.e. those who have neither residence nor a branch office or predominant professional employment in Bavaria, may only use the professional title "consulting engineer" if they are either permitted to use the title on the basis of a regulation of a state of the Federal Republic of Germany in which they have their residence, branch office or predominant employment, or if they fulfill the material requirements for entry in the corresponding list.

Foreign consulting engineers who are not members of a German Chamber of Engineers must give prior notification of the first provision of services; they are listed in a separate register. A certificate limited to five years is issued for inclusion in the list of external service providers, from which the authorization to use the professional title is also derived. The certificate may be extended for a maximum of five years upon application.

The registration committee of the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers examines and decides on the entry in the register.

The right under Art. 7 Para. 3 of Directive 2005/36/EC to use the professional title of the country of establishment remains unaffected. The professional title must be used in such a way that no confusion with professional titles under Art. 1 of the Building Chamber Act is possible.

• degree certificate
• Evidence of the subsequent period of practice
• Evidence of autonomous and independent professional practice
• Certificate of good conduct
• Certificate of good conduct or

  for nationals of a member state of the European Union or of a state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, proof of legal establishment in such a state and (in the case of non-regulated professions) of the corresponding professional practice for one year within the previous ten years

• Corresponding proof from the country of origin of authorization to use the professional title
• Authorization to use the professional title "engineer" (usually requires completion of at least three years of study in a technical or scientific field)
• Subsequent three years of professional experience
• Responsible and independent practice of the profession

• for the applicant: none; prior to commencing work, notification of first-time provision of the service if there is no membership of a German Chamber of Engineers;
• for the authority: three months after receipt of the application and complete submission of the documents two months after receipt of the application and complete submission of the documents if the accelerated specialist procedure is carried out

Registration fee: EUR 100.00