Skilled craftsmen
In terms of the Statistics on those actively insured of the German Annuity Insurance Federation:According to § 2 Satz 1 Nr. 8 SGB VI self-employed craftsmen are subject to the compulsory insurance, if they are listed in the skilled trade register ("Handwerksrolle") and if they fulfil in person the necessary requirements for registration in the skilled trade register. This also applies to partners of business partnerships, if they fulfil the requirements for registration in the skilled trade register. Tradesmen in handicraft enterprises, who have paid compulsory contributions to the statutory pension insurance for at least 18 years, can be exempted from compulsory insurance on own application according to § 6 Abs. 1 Nr. 4 SGB VI.
Selected information about "Skilled craftsmen":
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- Insured persons in the statutory pension insurance in the course of the reporting year, e.g. by insurance status
- Insured persons in the statutory pension insurance in the course of the reporting year, e.g. by nationality
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