Foreign qualifications and qualifications may be recognised by the competent authority.

The professional qualifications of applicants who have evidence of competence or formal qualifications shall, upon request, be recognised as the conditions laid down by national law for taking up the same profession if the evidence of competence or formal qualifications is:

• issued by the competent authority of the home Member State; and
• it is necessary in the home Member State to obtain authorisation to take up and pursue that profession in its territory.

Where the taking up or pursuit of a profession is not regulated in the State of origin, the applicant's professional qualification shall be recognised on application if the applicant has pursued that profession for one year full-time or for a corresponding total part-time period in that Member State for the past ten years, provided that he or she holds one or more qualifications which:

• issued by the competent authority of the home Member State; and
• certify that the holder has been prepared for the exercise of the profession in question.

Compensatory measures may be imposed if:

• the training in the profession concerned relates to subjects which differ substantially in terms of content from those of the state legislation, or
• the profession is regulated in accordance with the respective national legislation and includes one or more regulated activities which, under the legislation of the applicant's country of origin, do not form part of the profession and which, contrary to the required training, relate to subjects which differ substantially from the training of the applicant in terms of content.

The legal basis for the recognition of professional qualifications is §§ 9 et seq. of the  Act on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and the Proportionality Examination befor the adoption of new Professional Regulation ( StBRG 2020)

Office of the State Government of Styria, Division 9 Culture, Europe and Sport

The competent authority shall decide on an application for recognition of a professional qualification by means of a decision.

1.    ENTRY FEE
A fee of EUR 14.30 must be paid for the submission of the application. A fee of EUR 47.30 shall be payable for applications for the grant of power or recognition of a qualification or any other legal requirement to pursue an activity.

2.    BEILAGE FEATURES
A fee must be paid for each supplement to be attached to the application. It is EUR 3.90 per din A3 sheet*. If the supplement is larger than a DIN A3 sheet, the fee per sheet of paper is EUR 7.20. The maximum fee is EUR 21.80.
* The law uses the term "arch", which is paper whose side size does not exceed the size of two by 210 mm x 297 mm in one or both directions.

3.    COUNTRY COMMISSION SUPPORT
If official acts of the authorities outside the Office are required for the processing of the application, commission fees shall be paid for this. The amount of the Commission fee for each half hour commenced shall be per participating body.

• for administrative acts of the district administrative authorities: EUR 17.00
• for official acts of other authorities of the country: EUR 23.70

• § 11  Styrian Mountain Sports Act
• § 9 et seq. of the  Act on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and the Proportionality Examination bevor the adoption of new Professional Regulation ( StBRG 2020)

The authorities are obliged to issue the decision whithin six months after the application has been received. If the authority fails to decide within the specified deadline, you have the option of a " Säumnisbeschwerde" . This Säumnisbeschwerde" must include the name of the authority whose decision is pending. Additionally, the letter must state the request and provide evidence that the decision deadline of the authority has expired.

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I have noted that the data provided by me, as well as any data received by the administration over the course of the preliminary investigation, will be automatically processed as per article 6, para. 1 lit. c and e of the General Data Protection Regulation in accordance with the underlying material laws of the legal process. Furthermore, I am aware that this is for the purpose of executing the legal procedure initiated by me, the granting of regulatory approval and also for the purpose of review. I have read the general information regarding: 

• the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, withdrawal and objection, as well as on data portability
• the right to lodge a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority
• the responsibilities of the process controller and the data protection officer as per https://datenschutz.stmk.gv.at.

Authentication or signature of the application is not required.

Office of the State Government of Styria
8010 Graz, Hofgasse 16

An appeal is possible against rulings issued by an authority and shall be filed by the party within a 4 weeks term with the authority that issued the ruling of first instance (against rulings without investigation procedure within a two weeks term). The term starts with the receipt of the written copy of the ruling, in the case of oral pronouncement simultaneously with it.

The appeal shall indicate the ruling it contests, the authority that issued the ruling and contain a motion of appeal with the reasons. No more appeal is admissible if the party expressly waived the right of appeal after receipt or pronouncement of the ruling.

Each ruling contains instructions on the right to appeal and indicates the authority and the deadline for submission of such appeal.

Point of Single Contact Styria

Offices of the Provincial government of Styria
Department 12 - economy and innovation
Nikolaiplatz 3
8020 Graz
Telefon: +43 316 877 4231
E-Mail: eap@stmk.gv.at
Homepage:  https://eap.stmk.gv.at

07.08.2024