Responsible manager of tachograph workshop
If you have a foreign education or professional qualification and wish to practice your profession in Norway, you generally need approval or authorisation. You will find information about documentation requirements, the application process and regulations here. The competent authority will assess whether you meet the requirements to practice the profession and use the professional title in Norway. If you intend to establish in Norway and work permanently in your chosen profession, the rules below apply to you. However, if you wish to work in Norway for shorter periods of time within your chosen profession, the rules for temporary provision of services apply.
Find the form at vegvesen.no(in Norwegian only)
If you plan to work as a responsible manager in an approved tachograph workshop in Norwayyou are required to get approval of your qualifications.
If you have completed education or worked in an EEA state or Switzerland, you must obtain recognition of your professional qualifications.
If you have a Norwegian national identity number or D-number, you can use the digital application solution.
If you do not have a Norwegian national identity number or D-number, you can send the required documentation by post to the following address:
Statens vegvesen
Postboks 1010 Nordre Ål
2605 Lillehammer
Or by e-mail: firmapost@vegvesen.no
Establishment:
If you wish to establish yourself or work permanently in Norway within your profession, you must apply for recognition from the competent authority before you can practice this profession in Norway.
Temporary provision of services:
You can work temporarily in this profession if you are already legally established in an EEA country or Switzerland and are allowed to practice the same profession in that country. To work temporarily in this profession in Norway, you must submit a prior notication to the competent authority.
Documentation requirements for establishment and temporary provision of services:
- Certified copy of a qualification certificate issued by the competent authority in another EEA state or Switzerland, or other documentation of your professional qualifications
- Proof of your identity and nationality.
- Norwegian police certificate of conduct
Please note:
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration may request further documentation and translation of essential documents if necessary.
There is no personal approval for the responsible manager at a tachograph workshop. However, a company applying for approval as a tachograph workshop must meet the requirement of having a responsible manager. The application to become a responsible manager at an approved tachograph workshop will therefore be submitted by the company/employer on behalf of the professional. Still, the applicant must first apply for recognition of their professional qualifications with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.
Language requirements:
There is no language requirement to obtain approval. It is assumed that the professional has the Norwegian language skills necessary to practice the regulated profession in Norway.
Criteria/conditions for recognition:
The statutory qualification requirements related to the practice of the profession are stipulated in the the Road Traffic Act and Regulations relating to tachograph workshops and the Regulations relating to recognition of professional qualifications from other EEA states under the scope of the Road Traffic Act.
The statutory requirements for being entitled to recognition of professional qualification from abroad are stipulated in the Act on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Professional Qualifications Act) and the Regulation on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Professional Qualifications Regulation).
Case processing deadlines:
Establishment:
The competent authority must acknowledge receipt of your application within one month of receiving it and inform you of any missing or incomplete documentation.
Following the submission of a complete application, the competent authority should complete processing your application within three months.
Temporary provision of services:
The applicant must submit a prior declaration to the competent authority before practicing the profession.
Fees:
There is no fee for processing an application for recognition of professional qualifications.
Right of appeal:
If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the decision, you may appeal in writing, pursuant to Chapter VI of the Public Administration Act. If your application is processed in accordance with the Professional Qualifications Act, the right of appeal also applies if the competent authority has exceeded the case processing deadlines (see Case processing deadlines above).
Competent authority
Postal address:
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration,
P.O.Box 1010 Nordre Ål
2605 LILLEHAMMER
E-mail: firmapost@vegvesen.no
Phone: +47 22 07 30 00