German, 6 pages, 2 references

Quality control, along with continued education is indispensible for court experts as well as for experts involved in private legal cases. The certification, furthermore, is intended to warrant to the degree possible the scientific and technical competence as well as the independence and neutrality of an expert. The procedures of certification and swearing-in (in court) have thereby to be well distinguished; they serve different purposes and cannot replace one another.