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Apply for a special permit to intervene on organic animals
Service Description
If you are a certified organic company and carry out procedures on your animals (entroducing the horn buds of calves, tails from lambs), you will need permission from the competent authority before carrying out the procedure. They will check that the legal requirements are met.
Process flow
You apply for the exemption from the competent authority via your inspection body:
- Request form from inspection body
- Complete and sign the form
- Send to the inspection body
- Inspection body checks and confirms information and forwards application to the Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas (TLLLR)
- TLLLR decides on the application and sends notification to the operator and a copy to the inspection body
Who should I contact?
Please contact your inspection body.
Competent authority
Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas (TLLLR)
Department 21 / Organic Control
Naumburger Street 98
07743 Jena
Requirements
- Interventions must be justified (improvement of the health, welfare or hygiene conditions of the animals or if occupational safety would otherwise be jeopardized)
- interventions must be carried out by qualified personnel
- any suffering of the animals must be kept to a minimum by administering appropriate sedatives, anaesthetics (local anaesthetic) and long-acting painkillers
- surgery may only be carried out at the appropriate age (dehorning calves no more than 6 weeks old, docking lambs no more than 8 days old)
Which documents are required?
- completed application form
- Certificate from veterinarian, if applicable
What are the fees?
The decision is subject to a fee in accordance with the Thuringian Administrative Cost Regulations for the Ministry of Infrastructure and Agriculture (ThürVwKostOMIL).
- Removal of horn buds 3,- Euro per animal, but at least 75,- Euro
- Other interventions per animal 1,- Euro, but at least 75,- Euro
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
In good time with birth planning (for removal of the horn buds calves must be no more than 6 weeks old / for docking lambs no more than 8 days old)
Processing duration
4 to 8 weeks
Applications / forms
An objection may be lodged against the decision within one month of its notification. The objection must be submitted to the Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas, Naumburger Straße 98, 07743 Jena in writing or for recording.
Appeal
Forms/online services available: Yes Form, no online service
Written form required: Yes
Informal application possible: No
Personal appearance necessary: No
Author
Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas (TLLLR)
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Technically approved by
Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas (TLLLR)
Professionally released on
24.11.2021
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
Competent Authority
Verzeichnis der zugelassenen Öko-Kontrollstellen auf der Seite der BLE (Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung)
Postal address
07702 Jena
