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What do you need to know?
Tattooing, micro-pigmentation and piercing can only be carried out by people who can demonstrate, before starting the activity, that they meet the appropriate training requisites.
Practitioners may undertake training in a training centre approved by the Ministry of Health or apply to have previously completed training recognised and validated, provided that the training is deemed equivalent in terms of content and duration to that provided during the approved courses.
The General Directorate for Health Professionals can recognise and validate training courses in tattooing, micro-pigmentation and piercing undertaken and authorised in other Autonomous Communities in Spain, provided their contents are comparable.
Individuals with certain regulated qualifications or who can accredit specific skills can carry out the activity without having to complete further training or complete the recognition procedure.
The recognition of the training activities implies, at the request of the organisation or entity, the registration of qualified tattoo, micro-pigmentation and piercing practitioners in the "Registry of persons trained to work as professional tattoo, micro-pigmentation and piercing practitioners, to maintain installations susceptible to Legionella contamination or to work with tanning equipment", which is administered by the Ministry of Health.
This procedure can only be carried out online. Documentation provided through another channel will not be taken into account or counted for the purposes of the submission date.
Authority responsible
Individuals who wish to practise tattooing, micro-pigmentation and piercing in Catalonia and have completed official training courses in other Autonomous Communities in Spain.
These individuals are obliged to interact with the public administration by electronic means to carry out any administrative procedure according to Article 14.2 of Law39/2015, of 1 October (Official State Bulletin (BOE) no. 236, of 2 October 2015) and Order PDA/20/2019, of 14 February (Bulletin of the Government of Catalonia (DOGC) no. 7814, of 20 February).
The application for recognition can be submitted at any time, but it must be before starting the activity.
The recognition resolution is valid for 10 years and must be renewed before the end of the validity period.
Documentation to attach to the application form:
Documents
The training undertaken must entail the completion of training equivalent in terms of content and duration to that provided for in Annex 3 A of Decree 90/2008 of 22 April, regulating tattooing, micro-pigmentation and piercing practices.
No fees are associated with this procedure.
Individuals with certain regulated qualifications or who can accredit specific skills can carry out the activity without having to complete further training or complete the recognition procedure.
Individuals with any of the following qualifications are exempt from the obligation to have their previous training recognised:
- degrees in medicine and surgery
- degrees in pharmacy
- degrees in biology
- degrees in dentistry
- diplomas in nursing
- diplomas in podiatry
- vocational training qualifications in an advanced-level aesthetics;
- vocational training qualifications in auxiliary nursing care
Also exempt are persons who obtain accreditation in the units of competence corresponding to:
- performing and supervising micro-pigmentation processes.
- performing and supervising artistic tattooing techniques.
Both are linked to the vocational training qualification in integral make-up, which falls into the personal image professional group.
The data communicated to the Administration is included in the Registry of persons trained to work as professional tattoo, micro-pigmentation and piercing practitioners, to maintain installations susceptible to Legionella contamination or to work with tanning equipment, held by the General Directorate of Health Professionals.
Steps to follow
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Step one
Apply
This procedure can only be carried out online. If you are acting on your own behalf, when you submit the form you will need to identify yourself using idCAT Mòbil or a digital certificate. If acting on behalf of a legal entity, you will need to identify yourself using a digital certificate of representation.
By Internet
Apply for recognition of training (html form)
Start . Go to Apply for recognition of training (html form)How do I complete the procedure?
You can fill in the form online without having to download it.
- Fill in the form and attach the requested documentation. To attach the documents, click on the Attach button and search for the appropriate document on your computer.
- The name of the attached file must not contain blank spaces, hyphens, accents or diaeresis.
- Send the form. If mandatory information is missing or entered incorrectly, an error message will be displayed when you submit the form and the fields to be revised before resubmitting it will be highlighted.
- The form must be signed with a digital certificate of representation or the digital certificate of the legal entity. See How to sign an HTML form digitally.
If in doubt, please consult the section on Filling in forms on the Tràmits gencat website.
Confirmation of the procedure carried out
If the application has been sent correctly, an acknowledgement of receipt will appear on the screen (you will need Adobe Acrobat to open it). It's important to save this document as it contains the entry record, which is the date the procedure was initiated and may be relevant for specific calculations and deadlines. It also contains an identifier code for the procedure, which you can use to check the status of the procedure from the Private area.
If the application contains any errors, it will not be sent, and a message will be displayed specifying the error.
If you are unable to complete the procedure due to a glitch in the system, please try again later.
You can check for any service interruptions or incidents in the Electronic office service interruptions and notifications section, which contains information on the types of incidents and where they occurred. Search for service incidents for the appropriate year and sort by Start date and time, in descending order.
Consult the Support for procedures section on the Tràmits gencat website.
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Step two
Consult the status of the procedure
To check the status of your procedures and transactions, go to:
To check the status of your procedures and transactions, go to:
Status of my transactions
- Go to Status of my transactions.
- Enter the alphanumeric transaction identification code (ID) provided on the acknowledgement of receipt of the transaction and the identity number (DNI, NIE, passport, company NIF or foreign company document) that was entered on the application form. This identification code allows you to check the status of your transactions without a digital certificate.
You can obtain information about the current status of a procedure or transaction from the relevant procedure details page.
Private Area
Keep track of all your procedures and transactions and update your personal details.
To access the Private Area, you must identify yourself using a digital certificate or a one-time password.
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Step three
Receive the Administration's response
When will I receive a reply?
When will I receive a reply?
The administration has a maximum of three months from the application's submission date to issue and notify a decision. If this period expires and no express resolution has been issued, the Administration's failure to respond shall be deemed a rejection of the application due to administrative silence.
How will I receive the reply?
You will receive a notification from e-NOTUM.
Can I file an appeal?
Yes, within a period of one month from the day after receiving the notification, you may bring an appeal before the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Health.
