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Description of the
A business re-registration may be necessary if you
- relocate the registered office of your company within the municipality;
- change the object of your trade;
- change your name or, in the case of legal entities (e.g. GmbH, UG ), the name of the company or
- expand the object of your trade to include goods or services that are not customary for businesses of the type registered.
Although certain trades do not require a licence, they are subject to special official monitoring (trades requiring monitoring in accordance with Section 38 GewO). The following trades are affected:
- Purchase and sale by companies specialising in the trade in used goods;
- Provision of information on financial circumstances and personal matters;
- Arranging marriages, partnerships and acquaintances;
- Operation of travel agencies and accommodation brokerage;
- Distribution and installation of building security systems, including locksmith services; and
- Manufacture and distribution of special theft-related opening tools.
Prerequisites
Age of majority or authorisation from the guardianship court
Deadlines
The notification must be made when relocating the business or changing the business object.
When re-registering a business requiring supervision, the reliability of the business operator is checked immediately. The applicant is therefore obliged to provide proof of reliability.
Forms
- Business notification with fill-in assistant
You can use this form to register, deregister or re-register a business. An online completion assistant will help you fill in the form. Once you have entered all the details, the completed form will be made available in PDF format.
- Trade re-registration according to § 14 GewO or § 55c GewO
- Business notification with fill-in assistant
Costs
EUR 25 to EUR 100 in accordance with the Schedule of Costs (5.III.5/2.) to the Costs ActLegal basis
- § Section 14 of the Trade Regulation Act (GewO), in particular para. 5 sentence 2 and para. 7
Duty of disclosure
- § Section 15 (1) of the Trade, Commerce and Industry Regulation Act (GewO)
Certificate of receipt, operation without authorisation
- § Section 38 of the Trade Regulation Act (GewO)
Trades requiring monitoring
- § Section 55c of the Trade Regulation Act (GewO)
- Annex to the Ordinance on the Enactment of the Schedule of Costs under the Costs Act (Kostenverzeichnis - KVz)
- § Section 14 of the Trade Regulation Act (GewO), in particular para. 5 sentence 2 and para. 7
Legal remedy
Administrative court actionProcedure
The business registration can be submitted in text form using the form provided to the municipality in which the activity is carried out or to the competent Chamber of Industry and Commerce or Chamber of Crafts. If a competent authority provides an online procedure, the business registration can be submitted electronically via this procedure.
Other authorities (e.g. the tax office, the Chamber of Trade or the Chamber of Industry and Commerce) are also informed about the change of business registration.