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Service Description

There is a duty of notification for advising others on the use of plant protection products within the scope of commercial activities or other economic undertakings. The place of business and the place(s) of activity may be located in different federal states. Therefore, the notification has to be made separately at the respective locally competent authority before starting the activity. Notifiable activities in Thuringia must be reported to the Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas (TLLLR).

The duty of notification for consulting in plant protection concerns e.g. consultants of the industry, employees of consulting companies and consulting rings. Not meant here is the fulfillment of the duty to inform in the context of the sales talk for the dispensing of plant protection products.

Advice to others on the use of plant protection products within the framework of commercial activities or other economic undertakings may only be provided by qualified persons who have the necessary reliability and the required technical knowledge and skills and who have demonstrated these to the authorities. Changes in the group of persons and those affecting the operating details as well as the termination of the notifiable activity must also be reported immediately.

If all prerequisites and information are present, the official registration for consulting in the sense of § 10 Plant Protection Act in Thuringia takes place.

Process flow

Upon receipt of the notification the Office checks the completeness, the factual correctness of the information and the existence of the requirements for registration for commercial consulting on the application of plant protection products. If there are any queries or additional requirements, you will be contacted. If all requirements and information are fulfilled, the official registration will take place. You will receive a notification of this. You will be assigned a registration number, which must be used for future change notifications. In addition, the notification lists the registered areas of activity and all persons registered for these areas by name. Since this is a chargeable public service, you will also receive a cost notification.

If you discontinue the notifiable activity, it is sufficient to send an informal message to the following e-mail address to cancel the commercial consultation on the application of plant protection products, stating your registration number and the date of discontinuation of notifiable activities.

Your details will be checked systematically and on an ad hoc basis as part of plant protection inspections.

Who should I contact?

Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas

Competent authority

Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas

Requirements

Prerequisite for advising others on the use of plant protection products within the scope of commercial activities or other economic undertakings is mandatory the possession of the certificate of expertise in plant protection (card) for users/consultants. In addition to this, state-approved training courses must be attended regularly. Accordingly, a consultant must be knowledgeable and able to provide a customer with expert information on the use of plant protection products.

Which documents are required?

  • truthfully and completely filled in notification form including the private addresses of the persons providing the advice
  • a copy on both sides of the plant protection certificate of competence for application/consulting (card) of all persons who give advice in accordance with § 10 PflSchG in Thuringia

What are the fees?

Initial notification 15.00 EUR, change notification 7.00 EUR

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The initial notification must be made before the start of the activity. Any changes to the legally required information must be reported immediately and on an ongoing basis.

If additional information or documents are required in connection with your notification, deadlines may also be set for this purpose.

Processing duration

Up to 2 weeks if the complete documents are available.

Legal basis

Applications / forms

You can lodge an objection against this administrative act with the Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas based in Jena within one month of notification. The deadline is also met by timely receipt at a branch office of the State Office.

Appeal

Notification of advice to others for commercial purposes or in the context of other economic undertakings on the use of plant protection products

What else should I know?

Companies that provide commercial advice on the use of plant protection products are inspected for compliance with plant protection legislation. The websites of the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) provide you with an up-to-date overview of the contents of the plant protection control program, approved plant protection products and everything that must be observed when using plant protection products: https://www.bvl.bund.de/DE/Arbeitsbereiche/04_Pflanzenschutzmittel/04_Anwender/psm_anwender_node.html

You can also find further information, e.g. on how to obtain the plant protection certificate of competence or on the required further training, on the following website:

https://www.isip.de/isip/servlet/isip-de/regionales/thueringen/pflanzenschutzrecht/sachkunde

If you, as a legally obligated person, do not comply with your notification or do not do so in time, this is an administrative offense.

Comments

The data collected will be used exclusively in the sense of §§ 9 and 10 PflSchG and will not be passed on to third parties. They are subject to data protection.

Author

Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas,
Plant Protection and Seed Unit

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas,
Plant Protection and Seed Unit

Professionally released on

12.05.2021

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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Competent Authority

Thüringer Landesamt für Landwirtschaft und Ländlichen Raum (TLLLR) - Referat 23 - Pflanzenschutz und Saatgut

Address
Kühnhäuser Str. 101
99090 Erfurt
Telephone
+49 361 574198-000
Fax
+49 361 574198-140
E-Mail
Contact us
WWW
https://www.tlllr.thueringen.de

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Forms

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Notification of advice given to others for commercial purposes or in the context of other commercial undertakings on the use of plant protection products - (Thuringia)