Any person wishing to pursue a professional economic activity in Luxembourg must apply for an EC certificate or its equivalent from one of the competent bodies and submit it together with their application for a business permit in Luxembourg.

The applicant must submit an EC certificate, or its equivalent, in particular if he carries out one of the following activities:

• craft activities:
  • main craft trade (list A);
  • secondary craft trade (list B);
• commercial activities:
  
  • trader, including as a package tour operator or related travel provider;
  • Horeca (hotel, restaurant and catering sector);
  • continuous vocational training establishments;
  • transporter;
• liberal professions subject to a business permit:
  
  • architect;
  • interior architect;
  • landscape architect / landscape engineer;
  • accountant;
  • patent attorney;
  • chartered accountant;
  • surveyor;
  • consulting engineer in the construction sector;
  • independent engineer (other than a construction engineer);
  • town and country planner.

EC certificate of experience for craft and commercial activities

In order to carry out the activities of a skilled craftsman or trader, the business manager can request the EC certificate of experience from the following national authorities:

• Germany: Handwerkskammer or Industrie- und Handelskammer;
• Belgium: Service Public Fédéral, Economie, PME, Classes Moyennes & Energie;
• Danemark: Industrirådet;
• Estonia: Estonian Ministry of Education and Research;
• France: Chambre des Métiers or Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie (for the self-employed) or Direction Départementale du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Formation Professionnelle (DDTEPP, for salaried workers);
• Great Britain: Department for education and skills;
• Greece: Chambre des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises;
• Italy: Camera di commercio, industria, artigianato e agricoltura (for the self-employed) ou Ispettorati provinciali del lavoro (for salaried workers);
• Ireland: FAS, Training and Employment Authority (certificate of experience Unit);
• Netherlands: Hoofbedrijfschap ambachten ;
• Portugal: Confederação da Indústria Portuguesa (pour les indépendants) ou Inspeção do trabalho ou Confederação do Comércio português (for salaried workers);
• Poland: Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy.

EC certificate of experience for commercial activities in the transport sector

In order to carry out the activities of a transporter, the business manager can request the EC certificate of experience from the following national authorities:

• Belgium: ministère de l'Equipement et des Transports à Bruxelles;
• Germany: Industrie und Handelskammer;
• France: ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Energie et de la Mer.

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