IHK for Rheinhessen
| IHK for Rheinhessen | |
|---|---|
| chamber | |
| Organizational form | Public corporation |
| Homepage | www.rheinhessen.ihk24.de |
| president | Engelbert J. Günster |
| Chief Executive | Günter Jertz |
| Members | |
| Associated | around 42,000 companies with around 237,000 employees (2019) |
| General Assembly | 52 members |
The IHK für Rheinhessen (Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Rheinhessen) is a corporation under public law with headquarters in Mainz and service centers in Bingen and Worms. Its legal mandate is to safeguard the overall interests of the 42,000 member companies in Rheinhessen and to promote the commercial economy, taking into account the interests of individual branches of industry or companies. The chamber district consists of the independent cities of Mainz and Worms and the districts of Mainz-Bingen and Alzey-Worms .
Legal basis and membership
The chambers of industry and commerce represent the interests of business as a critical partner of the political bodies from the local community to the European Union and beyond through the chambers of foreign trade. Due to the location in the state capital Mainz, the IHK for Rheinhessen maintains an intensive exchange with state politics. In addition, the IHK sees itself as an independent service provider for business and an advocate for the market.
The legal basis for the work of the IHK is the law on the provisional regulation of the law of the chambers of industry and commerce (IHKG) from 1956, which defines the mandate and the public law status with the compulsory membership of all traders with the exception of the craft . According to the state law to supplement and implement the law for the provisional regulation of the law of the chambers of industry and commerce from 1958 in Rhineland-Palatinate, the IHK for Rheinhessen is subject to the supervision of the Ministry for Economics, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture Rhineland-Palatinate .
The history of the IHK for Rheinhessen
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Rheinhessen was founded on January 28, 1798 during a severe economic crisis by the French city authorities as the “Comité de Commerce de la commune de Mayence”. In the founding year, the relocation of the French customs border to Mainz led to a migration of transit trade to the right bank of the Rhine . After the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Cologne, the IHK for Rheinhessen is the oldest of its kind in Germany. In 1881 she was also a founding member of the first Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Hessian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
In 1802 the French government drafted a consular decree , in which the duties of the chambers of commerce were recorded. Among other things, they said they should "submit views to the government on the means of increasing trade, giving reasons for opposing obstacles". After the Allies took the Left Bank of the Rhine , the region was administered from 1814 to 1816 by the "Austrian-Baier communal Provincial Administration Commission". They saw great potential for economic development. In the course of industrialization and increasing traffic, the city of Mainz became increasingly important as a trading city. Due to many failings, such as the failure to modernize the ailing port facilities, it was unable to keep up with Cologne or Mannheim , which was repeatedly criticized by the Chamber of Commerce. In the 1850s, the IHK made a significant contribution to the expansion of Mainz's railway infrastructure . A modern customs and inland port of Mainz was only created in the course of the regulation of the Rhine with extensive embankments according to the plans of city architect Eduard Kreyssig between 1880 and 1887. The Grand Ducal Hessian Chamber of Commerce Act of 1871 became the legal basis of the chamber for the next 30 years and above all expanded the number of the members entitled to vote.
The offices in Worms and Bingen were initially founded as independent chambers in 1842 ( Worms Chamber of Commerce and Industry ) and 1862 ( Bingen Chamber of Commerce and Industry ). In 1946 the French military government decreed the merger to form the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Rheinhessen. Under the totalitarian regime of National Socialism , the IHK, as a self-governing organization, was driven into bankruptcy because it had no place in a command economy . In 1943 the chamber was formally abolished and integrated into the Rhine-Main Gauwirtschaftskammer . Due to the destruction of the building on Schillerplatz during the air raids on Mainz , the IHK for Rheinhessen could only start its full work again in 1959.
organization
Seat
In addition to the main office in Mainz, the IHK has two service centers for Rheinhessen in Bingen and Worms. In addition, monthly consultations take place in the premises of a bank in Alzey .
The IHK has had its headquarters at Schillerplatz in the old town of Mainz since 1932 . The building, the guest house of the former Weißfrauenkloster , was erected in 1718 and at that time served as an annex to the actual monastery church . This was demolished in 1812 after it was sold to a general and the building was then used as an officers' mess for the Austrian garrison . It also received the characteristic balcony above the main entrance. In 1863 a third floor was added to the building.
After the sale to the IHK in 1931, a complete renovation took place. Around 13 years later, towards the end of the Second World War , it was completely destroyed. The Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Culture took over the reconstruction of the building , which was also housed in the building until 1959. Then the former monastery building was returned to the IHK. Today the IHK shapes the shape of the Schillerplatz between the Bassenheimer Hof and the Schönborner Hof. Both neighboring houses are now properties of the State Interior Ministry . In addition to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the building also houses the honorary consulates of Ukraine and Croatia .
Full-time and voluntary employees
The IHK for Rheinhessen is a corporation under public law that is not financed from public funds, but through the contributions of its member companies. This enables it to appear as an independent organization in the service of the member companies towards politicians and other actors. In Mainz and in the two service centers in Bingen and Worms, the full-time employees work in six business areas: training and further education, business start-ups and corporate support, international, location policy, law and taxes as well as innovation and the environment. Other areas are management, press and public relations and central services.
In addition, the work of the IHK is based on the commitment of voluntary entrepreneurs. The main task of the volunteers is to define the guidelines for the content. This takes place in the general assembly , which includes 52 active company representatives from the chamber district . The General Assembly adopts position papers and the budget of the Chamber of Commerce, elects the President, Vice-Presidents and the Presidium from among their number, and appoints the General Manager . The general assembly is re-elected every five years; the last constituent meeting took place on December 12, 2018. The general assembly is composed as a reflection of the Rheinhessen industries, regions and company sizes. The IHK's right to vote for Rheinhessen therefore provides for fixed mandate contingents for the nine branches of Rheinhessen. In addition to a pilot for company handovers, the voluntary work of the IHK for Rheinhessen also includes the entrepreneurs involved in the ten committees as well as the around 1200 examiners in the dual vocational training and further education. The general assembly can also appoint entrepreneurs who do not belong to the general assembly to the committees.
Membership in IHK networks
The IHK for Rheinhessen is part of the network of the IHK organization with 79 independent IHKs in Germany. The umbrella organization is the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) based in Berlin . The foreign economic relations of German companies promoting in 90 countries around the world at 130 locations, the Chambers of Commerce Abroad , delegate offices and representative offices of the German economy. With the three other Rhineland-Palatinate chambers of industry and commerce in Koblenz , Trier and Ludwigshafen , the IHK for Rheinhessen has joined forces to form the Rhineland-Palatinate Chamber of Commerce and Industry in order to jointly solve cross-district issues. This includes, above all, the submission of opinions on economic policy issues to the Rhineland-Palatinate state policy. There is also a working group of the four Rhineland-Palatinate IHKs with the Saarland Chamber of Commerce and Industry .
Business areas
Initial and continuing education
The core tasks of this business area include help with the start of training , with the search for trainees through the IHK apprenticeship exchange and also the IHK internship exchange on the Internet, checking the suitability of companies and trainers for training, as well as the organization of intermediate and final exams for trainees and the advanced training exams. The IHK provides neutral advice on professional development. Every year the IHK conducts around 2000 final apprenticeship exams for Rheinhessen with voluntary examiners.
Business start-ups and business support
As part of the starter centers Rhineland-Palatinate project , the employees of this division provide information on questions about business start-ups , government funding, financing, taxes and legal issues. The information is given in seminars or personal discussions. In addition, the IHK offers legal, tax advisor and patent attorney consultation hours, issues opinions on state funding programs and carries out business registrations and de-registrations.
International
The employees in the International division of the IHK for Rheinhessen certify certificates of origin, commercial invoices and other foreign trade documents. In cooperation with the global network of chambers of commerce abroad, the IHK advises on almost all target markets and arranges international contacts. In addition, the IHK often organizes information days for companies at which countries and international markets are presented with regard to possible foreign investments .
Location policy
The aim of the Location Policy division is to create business-friendly framework conditions . The employees of this division give their opinions on land use and development plans and advocate a business-friendly infrastructure. With business surveys and other location studies - for example on the structure and development of the industry, the regional need for skilled workers and demographics - they create the basis for the economic and regional political positioning of the IHK for Rheinhessen.
Law and taxes
The legal and tax department of the IHK for Rheinhessen supports the members in legal questions, for example in labor, competition, corporate, patent or commercial law, data protection or internet law. Another important task is the public appointment and swearing-in of experts as well as their appointment for courts, companies and private individuals. The employees of the division also provide support with the establishment of businesses that are subject to licensing, such as obtaining a license .
Innovation and the environment
The employees of this division inform the member companies about new technical processes or management methods, support the cooperation between companies and research institutions in technology networks, help with technology transfer and access to university graduates. They support companies with environmental approval procedures and advise on the Recycling Management Act or energy efficiency . They see themselves in the fields of innovation , environment and energy as advisors to government agencies and politics in the interests of the regional economy.
List of committees
The constituent meeting of the new General Assembly for the years 2018–2023 took place on December 12, 2018. At the beginning of 2019, the committees were reconstituted and their chairmen were elected. The previous "Innovation" and "Media" committees will in future be bundled in the "Digitization / IT / Media" committee.
| Committee | Chairperson | associated department |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign trade | Bert Christmann | International |
| Vocational training | Stefan Hüppe / Frank Vierheller | Initial and continuing education |
| Finance / Taxes | Roland Euler | Law and taxes |
| trade | Michael Heinz | Location policy |
| Industry / energy / environment | Stefan Jungk | Innovation and the environment |
| Digitization / IT / media | Oliver Kemmann | Location policy |
| Personnel development | Johanna Schlörit | Location policy |
| expert | Jürgen Behle | Law and taxes |
| tourism | Matthias Sieber-Wagner | Location policy |
| Transport / logistics | Uwe Hiltmann | Location policy |
| insurance | Peter Schüller | Law and taxes |
Personalities
List of all presidents from 1803 to today
| Term of office | president |
|---|---|
| 1803-1819 | Heinrich von Mappes |
| 1819-1822 | Georg Ludwig Kayser |
| 1823-1830 | Johann Maria Kertell |
| 1830-1835 | Johann Jacob Röder |
| 1835-1845 | Heinrich Daniel Staedel |
| 1845-1849 | Johann Adam Heidelberger |
| 1849-1853 | Johann Jakob D'Avis |
| 1853-1871 | Christian Ludwig Lauteren |
| 1872-1879 | Ludwig Reuleaux |
| 1880-1905 | Stefan Karl Michel |
| 1906-1907 | Otto Gastell |
| 1908-1926 | Go Kom.-Rat Franz Bamberger |
| 1927-1931 | Christian Scholz |
| 1931-1933 | Ludwig Meyer |
| 1933 | Otto Jung |
| 1933-1938 | Rudolf Scholz |
| 1938-1944 | Walter Dyckerhoff |
| 1944-1945 | Director Köhres |
| 1945 | Prickling |
| 1945-1946 | Adam Krautkrämer |
| 1946-1949 | Paul harness maker |
| 1950-1957 | Albert Kirnberger |
| 1958-1977 | Walter Kalkhof-Rose |
| 1977-1988 | Reinhardt L. Jagdt |
| 1988-1998 | Kraft Waentig |
| 1998-2013 | Harald Augter |
| since 2013 | Engelbert J. Günster |
List of all chief executives from 1803 to the present day
| Term of office | Chief Executive |
|---|---|
| 1803-1821 | Philipp Hadamar |
| 1821-1854 | Jakob Johann Sieglitz |
| 1854-1861 | Georg Schierges |
| 1861-1864 | Carl Jung |
| 1864-1871 | Carl Lambinet |
| 1872-1874 | Julius Schulze |
| 1875-1879 | Friedrich Deisler |
| 1879-1905 | Gustav Dittmar |
| 1905-1925 | Paul Meesmann |
| 1926-1937 | Hans Charissé |
| 1938-1945 | Walter Strauch |
| 1941-1945 | Jakob F. Brühl (together with Walter Strauch) |
| 1945-1959 | Hans Charissé |
| 1960-1983 | Wolfgang von Holt |
| 1983-1997 | Ernst Thöne |
| 1997-2014 | Richard Patzke |
| since 2014 | Günter Jertz |
Other
- Heinrich Daniel Städel , Vice President of the Mainz Chamber of Commerce from 1835
Special features of the IHK for Rheinhessen
Around 98 percent of the member companies belong to medium- sized companies. The largest member companies in terms of number of employees in Rheinhessen are Boehringer Ingelheim , the University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University, ZDF and SCHOTT AG. As the first chamber of industry and commerce nationwide, the IHK organizes a trainee festival for Rheinhessen, to which all trainees in the companies belonging to the IHK are invited. The annual festival in the ZDF television garden in Mainz is still the largest of its kind. With the “Annual Business Reception”, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Rheinhessen has been organizing the annual “Annual Business Reception” in Mainz since 2000 with 13 other chambers of business, trade, liberal professions and agriculture the largest New Year's reception of the regional economy in Germany with top representatives of federal politics. The IHK magazine "Report" appears ten times a year and is made available to member companies free of charge. It can also be downloaded from the IHK website.
See also
- Chamber of Crafts Rheinhessen in Mainz
- Koblenz Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Koblenz is responsible for the Rhineland-Palatinate Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the Palatinate in Ludwigshafen
- Trier Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Trier
literature
- Special supplement for the elections for the 2013-2018 general assembly of the IHK for Rheinhessen ; Verlagsgruppe Rhein Main, Mainz, 19 August 2013
- Winfried Kluth (Ed.): Handbook of Chamber Law. Nomos-Verlagsgesellschaft, 2nd edition. Baden-Baden 2011, ISBN 978-3-8329-5133-7 .
- Ludwig Falck: "Mainz, Schillerplatz 7 - On the history of the building of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Rheinhessen", Mainz 1981
- Ernst Kayer, Kurt Glück: "150 Years of the Mainz Chamber of Commerce and Industry", Mainz 1964
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ "IHK website for Rheinhessen" Retrieved on August 10, 2015
- ↑ Manfred Erdmann: The constitutional function of the business associations in Germany 1815-1871 . Duncker & Humblot, 1968, ISSN 0561-2918 . P. 100
- ↑ Founded as Chambre de Commerce by decision of the Minister of the Interior, Jean-Antoine Chaptal, on the 3rd nivôse of the year IX (23 December 1802)
- ↑ Official Journal of the KK-Österreichische and K.-Baierischen Community Landes-Administrations-Commission zu Kreuznach , 1816, p. 368 ( online )
- ↑ "Monastery Lexicon Rhineland-Palatinate" Weißfrauenkloster (Mainz). Retrieved August 10, 2015
- ^ "Schillerplatz Mainz" Retrieved on August 10, 2015
- ↑ "The largest employers in Rhineland-Palatinate". Accessed on September 17, 2019
- ^ "IHK website for Rheinhessen" Retrieved on August 10, 2015
Coordinates: 49 ° 59 ′ 54.6 ″ N , 8 ° 16 ′ 1.1 ″ E
