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Notify the keeping of animals in a holding facility in an EU Member State or in a third country
Service Description
If you run a livestock farm based in another EU country or in a third country, you can obtain an identification number from the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE), which shows how the animals are kept.
With this identification number, another food company that sells food produced from your animals in Germany can apply for voluntary animal husbandry labeling, which provides end consumers with information about the way the animals are kept. Alternatively, you can use the identification number to sell your food by way of direct marketing with animal husbandry labeling.
Your business can receive an identification number if you keep fattening pigs. When registering, you must state, for example
- How the animals are kept
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Housing facilities with
- Location plans if there are several housing facilities
- Information on the usable floor area
- Information on the number of animals kept
- Details of the authority that monitors animal welfare requirements
The identification number is made up of
- the identifier for the type of husbandry,
- a unique identification number for the farm
- a consecutive number for the housing facility and
- an identifier for the period of validity.
The identification number is issued for a period of 2 years.
You can submit the application in German or English.
Process flow
The notification to obtain the identification number can be requested online via the contact form or in writing by post from the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE).
- Open the application form.
- You can complete the form digitally or print it out and complete it by hand.
- If you complete the form digitally, you do not need to sign it by hand.
Application by post:
- If you have not already done so, print out the form and send it to the BLE with the required documents and evidence.
Application as an upload:
- You save the completed notification as a PDF.
- You name the files with documents according to their content.
- Open the BLE contact form in the desired language.
- Enter all the necessary information in the contact form. Select "Process-related" as the type of request.
- In the "Subject" field, enter "Notification of a holding facility" as the reason for the message.
- In the "Your message" field, state the number of attached files and, if possible, number them so that they can be assigned more easily.
- Up to 10 attachments with a maximum of 10 MB are possible. If there are more files with more MB, please fill out the contact form again.
- You upload the document with the required documents and evidence.
The BLE will check the application and contact you if anything is unclear or if any information or evidence is missing.
If the information and documents are complete, you will receive an identification number for each registered holding facility within 2 months.
Requirements
- You have a livestock farm in another EU country or in a third country and have not yet received an identification number from the BLE.
Which documents are required?
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Communication with
- Name and address of the livestock holding
- Name and address of the owner of the livestock farm
- if available, registration number
- Details of the holding facility. If there are several husbandry facilities, details of all facilities and enclose a site plan
- Details of the authority responsible for monitoring compliance with animal welfare regulations
- Information on the farming method of the animals from which the food is obtained
- Size of the unrestricted floor area of the housing facility
- Number of animals kept in the facility
- Declaration that the husbandry facility meets the requirements for the notified husbandry system
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suitable evidence, for example:
- official certificates
- Participation in a state animal welfare label
- Certificates from accredited inspection bodies
- corresponding certificate for the "organic" farming method
What are the fees?
There are no fees.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
Objection Deadline: 1 YearThe notification of the decision to renew an identification number is made without appeal. The appeal must therefore be lodged within one year of notification of the identification number by the authority.
Period of Validity: 2 YearsThe identification number is valid for 2 years.
Processing duration
Processing Time: 2 MonthsThe BLE will inform you of the identification number within 2 months.
Legal basis
- § Section 25 Act on the Labeling of Foodstuffs with the Husbandry of the Animals from which the Foodstuffs were Obtained (Animal Husbandry Labeling Act - TierHaltKennzG)
- § Section 27 Act on the Labeling of Foodstuffs with the Husbandry of the Animals from which the Foodstuffs were Obtained (Animal Husbandry Labeling Act - TierHaltKennzG)
Applications / forms
- Objection within one year
What else should I know?
There are no indications or special features.
Further Information
- Information on livestock labeling on the website of the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE)
- Information on livestock labeling on the website of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)
- Flyer on state animal husbandry labeling on the website of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)
Author
Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE)
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
- Form of husbandry of animals in a holding from abroad to obtain an identification number Notification
Remark: Display of performance in the source portal
Technically approved by
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)
Professionally released on
08.08.2024
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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