Conditional requirement

Craft register entry (Handwerksrolle)

Craft register entry (Handwerksrolle) — conditional requirement, Germany. It binds operators of a licensed craft trade listed in HwO Anlage A.

Jurisdiction
Germany
Record class
Conditional requirement
Last verified

Where this applies

This record is scoped to Germany. Scope is part of the claim: a rule that binds one part of a country does not bind the whole of it, and this library states the scope its sources state.

Instrument

Handwerksordnung (HwO), §1(1)–(2)

Who it binds

Operators of a licensed craft trade listed in HwO Anlage A

What it requires

A business independently operating a craft trade listed in Anlage A of the Handwerksordnung must be entered in the craft register before starting; the full list of Anlage A trades is not reproduced in this record.

Route to the authority

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"Craft register entry (Handwerksrolle)." Certifidex, FutureTechnologies. Last verified 21 August 2026. https://certifidex.com/countries/de/hwo-craft-register

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