Nationals from other EU/EEA states or from a state treated as such by agreement, who are legally establishedthere to practice the same profession as the state-certified food chemist, may use adesignation corresponding to the professional title "state-certified food chemist" under certain conditions without a state permit if they are only coming to Germany to practice the profession temporarily and occasionally. In this case, the intended exercise of the profession must be reported in writing to the competent authority in advance for verification of the requirements. The notification must be renewed once a year if the intention is to provide services again temporarily and occasionally during the year in question. If the notification has already been duly submitted in another federal state on the basis of professional practice carried out there, the notification is valid for the entire federal territory. In this case, proof of registration must be submitted to the competent authority upon request.

Note: If you wish to use the professional title "Staatlich geprüfte Lebensmittelchemikerin/Staatlich geprüfter Lebensmittelchemiker" (state-certified food chemist) with a place of business in Germany, you need a state permit to do so (see the service description "Staatlich geprüfte Lebensmittelchemikerin/Staatlich geprüfter Lebensmittelchemiker" - Recognizing foreign professional qualifications"). The additional qualification as a "state-certified food chemist" alongside a degree in food chemistry is required for work in official food monitoring and for approval as a private counter-sample expert in accordance with the Counter-Sampling Ordinance. Outside of these activities, the professional title "Staatlich geprüfte Lebensmittelchemikerin/Staatlich geprüfter Lebensmittelchemiker" is not required in all professional areas. For example, it may be possible to work in research institutions, industrial laboratories or consumer organizations without the aforementioned professional title if this meets the requirements profile required there. In these cases, it is possible to exercise the profession with the academic degree "Diplom-Lebensmittelchemiker/in" or with an equivalent university degree. However, the professional title "State-certified food chemist" may then not be used.