Checking the reliability of traders in trades requiring monitoring

For the following trades, the trade authority must check the reliability of the trader immediately after the business registration or re-registration has been submitted:

• Purchase and sale (second-hand goods trade) of
  • high-quality consumer goods, in particular consumer electronics, computers, cameras, video cameras, carpets, fur and leather clothing
  • Motor vehicles and bicycles
  • Precious metals and alloys containing precious metals or corresponding goods
  • Gemstones, pearls and jewellery
  • Scrap metals
• Credit agencies, detective agencies
• Arrangement of marriages, partnerships and acquaintances
• Operation of travel agencies and accommodation services
• Locksmith services, distribution and installation of building security systems
• Production and distribution of special theft-related opening tools

• § Section 38 of the Trade Regulation Act (GewO)

• Certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority
  • for natural persons for the trader(s)
  • for partnerships for each managing partner
  • for legal entities for each legal representative
• Central trade register extract for submission to an authority
  • for natural persons for the trader(s)
  • for partnerships for each managing partner
  • for legal entities for each legal representative

Registration or re-registration of a trade requiring monitoring

1. register or re-register your business requiring monitoring.

2. apply for a certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority and information from the central trade register for submission to an authority and submit this to the trade authority.

3 The trade authority checks your reliability.

• Forms: none
• Written form required: no
• Personal appearance on site for application: no
• Online procedure possible: no

Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises Berlin (SenWiEnBe)

• Checking the reliability of tradespeople in trades requiring monitoring in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Trade authority

The trade licensing office of the independent city, the large city belonging to a district, the office or the independent municipality in which the activity is to take place is responsible for processing the application in M-V.