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Starting January 1, 2025, fees for the supervision of construction specialists and architects will increase to strengthen their oversight and enhance the capacity of certification institutions to carry out supervision. At the same time, fees for certified architects for repeated competence evaluations and professional development reviews will be significantly reduced.
To cover the rising costs of supervising construction specialists, from 2025, construction specialists will pay an average of €255 per year for each active field of activity (previously €180 per year). Additionally, the fee for evaluating competence, skills, and knowledge levels, as well as for professional development reviews, will increase to €250, with a reduced rate of €130 applied if the review is conducted partially.
To strengthen the capacity of architect competence evaluation institutions in handling complaints—given the rapidly increasing number of complaints and the complexity of the issues being addressed—and to balance the increased costs caused by inflation, the annual supervision fee for architect certifications will rise to €350 per year (currently €214 per year). For certifications under simplified supervision, the fee will increase to €150 per year (currently €100 per year).
Meanwhile, the fee for repeated competence evaluations will decrease from €960 to €400, and the fee for professional development reviews will drop from €240 to €90. This reduction is due to a decrease in the scope of these evaluations, as certified architects do not require as extensive reviews as first-time certification candidates.
These changes are stipulated by amendments approved by the government on August 20, 2024, to the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 100 of March 5, 2019, "Fee Schedule for the Supervision and Competence Evaluation of Construction Specialists", and the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 189 of May 7, 2019, "Fee Schedule for Services Provided by Architect Competence Evaluation Institutions."
The amendments were developed based on calculations submitted by industry representatives regarding the actual costs of implementing supervision and evaluation activities. These changes aim to balance the increased real costs caused by inflation in line with the current economic situation. Since 2019, these fees had not been updated and, due to inflation, had become misaligned with the real situation in the country. Service provision costs have risen due to higher costs for human resources and services, as well as the time, technological solutions, and activities required to meet the current quality standards for service provision.