Professional skills: activities relating to bicycles and motor vehicles

This sector includes activities relating to bicycles and to motor vehicles: the sale and repair of bicycles, the sale of used vehicles, the maintenance of motorcycles, 3 or 4-wheel motor vehicles and mopeds. The skills that you must to prove for this purpose are divided into two types: cross-sectoral and sectoral.

Cross-sectoral professional occupations refer to general knowledge needed to:

Cross-sectoral professional competence must be proven by any person wishing to exercise, for third parties, one or more of the following activities:

• the repair and maintenance for third parties of the mechanical, electrical and electronic components of motor vehicles, motorcycles, 3 or 4-wheel motor vehicles or mopeds:
• the sale to end users of used motor vehicles:
• the repair or modification of the bodywork of motor vehicles, with the exception of work using special techniques intended only for embellishment.

The vehicles referred to in this decree are defined as in the general road traffic police regulations, the general regulations on the technical conditions with which motor vehicles and their trailers, elements and safety accessories must comply, and the regulations on the registration of vehicles.

Sectoral professional occupations refer to specific professional knowledge about:

Bicycles:

The sale of bicycles to users or the repair of bicycles for third parties.

Motor vehicles with a maximum mass of up to 3.5 tonnes:

The repair and maintenance for third parties of the mechanical, electrical and electronic components of motor vehicles, motorcycles, 3 or 4-wheel motor vehicles or mopeds with a maximum mass of up to 3.5 tonnes.

The vehicles referred to in this decree are defined as in the general road traffic police regulations, the general regulations on the technical conditions with which motor vehicles and their trailers, elements and safety accessories must comply, and the regulations on the registration of vehicles.

Motor vehicles with a maximum mass of over 3.5 tonnes:

The repair and maintenance for third parties of the mechanical, electrical and electronic components of motor vehicles, motorcycles, 3 or 4-wheel motor vehicles or mopeds with a maximum mass of over 3.5 tonnes.

The vehicles referred to in this decree are defined as in the general road traffic police regulations, the general regulations on the technical conditions with which motor vehicles and their trailers, elements and safety accessories must comply, and the regulations on the registration of vehicles.

You can prove professional knowledge with a diploma or practical experience. More specifically, this is 5 years as a secondary activity or part-time, or 3 years as a principal activity or full-time, in the last 15 years.