Experts according to BauSVO - Apply for recognition
Technical installations and equipment in garages, sales outlets and places of assembly must be inspected by a recognised building expert.
Technical installations and equipment include, for example
- Smoke extraction systems
- Ventilation systems
- Safety power supply systems
- Fire extinguishing systems
- Fire detection and alarm systems
If you would like to work as a building expert or building surveyor, you must submit an application for recognition to SachverstaendigeBauSVO@mlw.bwl.de in good time before starting work. You can find the application form at bauthelände.de.
Responsible authority
the Ministry for Regional Development and Housing Baden-Württemberg (SachverstaendigeBauSVO@mlw.bwl.de)
Details
Prerequisite
You
- are authorised to use the professional title "engineer" in accordance with the Engineering Act,
- have worked as an engineer for at least five years in the specialisation in which you wish to carry out the examination. Of these, you must have been involved in inspections for at least two years.
- have the expertise required to work as an expert in the respective specialisation and can provide evidence of this in the form of an expert opinion and
- have the personality to fulfil the tasks of an expert or surveyor and fulfil them impartially and conscientiously.
Building experts from other EU or EEA states who are recognised in thercountry of origin are authorised to carry out this activity if they
- have a comparable authorisation with regard to their field of activity,
- fulfil requirements comparable to those of the above-mentionedofulfil the above requirements and
- have a written and spoken command of the German language.
Note: Building experts from other EU or EEA states who do not have a comparable authorisation with regard to their activitysauthorisation with regard to their field of activity can also work as experts experts. They must be able to speak and write Germanewritten and spoken. They also require a certificate from thesbuilding authority that they fulfil the above-mentioned general requirements.
Please note: If you have already obtained a licence in another federal statespractice as an expert or authorised expert in another federal stateba further notification is required. Certificates that have already been issued remain valid.
Procedure
- Send the application for recognition as a building expert or building surveyor with all the necessary documents to SachverstaendigeBauSVO@mlw.bwl.de.
- You can find the application form at bauthelände.de.
- You will receive confirmation of receipt from the zution by the competent authority. This will inform you, if applicable, which subrare still missing.
- If the decision is favourable, the competent body will add you to its list.
- As a building expert or building expert from another EU or EEA country, if you have an equivalent authorisation in your country of origin, you must register your activity before you carry it out for the first time. Otherwise, you must submit an application for recognition to the competent authority.
- Upon request, the competent authority will confirm that the notification has been made.
Deadlines
none
Required documents
- Application form
- Curriculum vitae with complete details of the professional career and professional practice up to the time of application
- Copies of the final certificate from the training centre and all certificates of previous employment
- for proof of personal reliability:
- if resident in Germany: certificate of good conduct
- if resident abroad: documents from the applicant's home country proving that they are personally reliable enough to perform the desired service.
- For nationals from EU or EEA states additionally:
- Certificate of legal establishment as an expert for the inspection of technical systems and equipment in the home country (at the time of submission, the activity must not be prohibited) and
- Proof of fulfilment of the general requirements
Costs
- From EUR 250.00 to EUR 1,500
Processing time
The competent body will decide on your application within three months of submission of the complete documentation.
Miscellaneous
The recognition procedure is subject to a fee for each application. The applicant is notified of the fee. Possible assumption of costs by third parties must be clarified under private law.
Recognition is valid throughout Germany.
It expires without notice if you
- renounce in writing to the competent authority,
- are 70 years old,
- can no longer hold public office (e.g. due to a conviction for a felony or an intentional offence resulting in a prison sentence of more than one year)
- are restricted by court order from disposing of your assets.
You must inform the competent authority immediately of any reasons that could lead to the cancellation of your recognition.
The competent authority will revoke your recognition if you have repeatedly and grossly violated your duties as an expert.
It may revoke your recognition if you have not exercised your activity for two years or have only exercised it to a limited extent.
Legal basis
Verordnung des Ministeriums für Landesentwicklung und Wohnen über anerkannte Sachverständige für die Prüfung technischer Anlagen und Einrichtungen nach Bauordnungsrecht (Bausachverständigenverordnung - BauSVO)
Gebührenverzeichnis zur GebVO (Leistungsbereichsbezogene Gebührentatbestände):
- Nummer 13.7 Anerkennung als Sachverständiger nach § 2 der Bausachverständigenverordnung
Release note
machine generated, based on the German release by: Ministerium für Landesentwicklung und Wohnen Baden-Württemberg, 29.04.2026