User Portal for Central Approval
Central approval is a voluntary quality scheme that demonstrates that the company meets the requirements for professional qualifications, quality assurance routines, and reliability in the Building Application Regulations (SAK10).
Apply for Central Approval
In the top-right corner, you can log in to apply for central approval or submit attachments related to your application. Below you can read more about central approval and what you need for the application.
Changes in Technical Management
You can send us information about changes in technical management that may affect the current approval to [email protected]. If you need to expand your approval, you can read more below about applying for changes.
Renewal and Modification of Central Approval
If you wish to renew the central approval, you must apply before the expiry of the approval period and document that the company meets the applicable requirements in SAK10.
To expand the approval with additional approval areas or project classes within the existing approval period, you can apply for modification.
Subunits can also apply for central approval
You can apply for central approval for both subunits and the main unit. If your company is divided geographically into different departments, you can register each department as a subunit with its own organization number in the Register of Business Enterprises. If you are applying for a subunit, the technical management that meets the requirements for education and experience must be permanently employed in that subunit.
You can read more about transferring central approval from main unit to subunit below.
Transfer of Central Approval
If your company has central approval and needs to change the organization number or wants to transfer approval from the main unit to a subunit, you can apply for transfer under certain conditions. Read more about transferring central approval here.
What you need to document in the application
You must document the following:
- Education in the form of diplomas, trade/crafts certificates, master certificates, or other documentation showing that the company has technical management with relevant education at the correct level. Read more about documenting foreign education here.
- Reference projects that describe what the company has done, or the experience the technical manager brings to your company. Technical management must have relevant and updated experience within the approval area applied for and the required practice length.
- Permanent employment for the company’s technical management, e.g., in the form of a written employment contract.
- Organization plan showing responsibilities and authorities within the company.
- Any documentation of exceptions from registration in the VAT Register.
You must confirm that your company meets:
- Health, environment, and safety requirements in the internal control regulations.
- Requirements for quality assurance routines to comply with the Planning and Building Act.
This is optional:
- You can submit documentation showing that your company has occupational injury insurance and liability insurance.
- Information about whether the company is an approved training company is automatically retrieved from www.finnlaerebedrift.no.
Duration of Approval and Duty to Provide Information
The approval is granted for three years at a time. The company is obliged to report changes that affect the approval, such as reorganization, compulsory liquidation or bankruptcy proceedings, or if the technical management underlying the approval no longer works in the company. Send information about changes to [email protected]
Approval Mark and Certificate
If central approval is granted, you can download the approval mark to use in marketing your company. You can log in below and download it from Your Company. You can also download the approval certificate, which is also available in the register of centrally approved companies.
Appeal Decisions
If you disagree with the assessment we have made, you can appeal the decision you received. The appeal deadline is 3 weeks. Read more about appeals and the appeals committee for central approval here. You also have the option to reapply to provide additional information about your company instead of appealing a decision.
Supervision
The Norwegian Directorate for Building Quality supervises centrally approved companies. This is done, among other things, to check that the company’s quality assurance routines comply with SAK10 and that they are actively used, as you confirm in the application.
Rights in Altinn
To apply for central approval on behalf of the company, you must have the correct rights in Altinn. If you do not already have them, you can be granted the rights.
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