The Act on Social Insurance for Commerce and Trade (Gewerbliches Sozialversicherungsgesetz, GSVG) governs compulsory insurance of all persons qualifying as “self-employed“.

The following groups of persons are such insured under the GSVG:

Self-employed persons
- New self-employed

Natural persons who are members of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
- Sole traders with a trade licence
- Persons working under a contract for work/services with a trade licence
- Partners of a general partnership (OG) if the partnership is a member of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
- Limited partners of a limited partnership (KG) if they are a member of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
- Partners or managing directors of a limited company (GesmbH) if the company is a member of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber