Service Finder
Report changes in the agricultural and forestry or horticultural business or self-employed activity in agriculture, forestry or horticulture
Service Description
You must inform the Social Insurance for Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture (SVLFG) if your company or your self-employed activity changes in these respects:
- Type and object (including expansion or discontinuation of parts of the company)
- Shareholding structure or legal form
- management conditions
Changes of this kind may affect your compulsory insurance with the agricultural employers' liability insurance association.
The obligation to notify the SVLFG applies to companies and activities in these areas:
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Companies in agriculture and forestry including
- horticulture and viticulture,
- fish farming,
- pond farming,
- lake, stream and river fishing (inland fishing),
- beekeeping and
- landscape conservation serving the objectives of nature conservation and environmental protection
- Agricultural and forestry contractors
- Livestock enterprises without land management
- Gardening and landscaping companies and garden maintenance companies
- Hunting companies
- Private park and garden maintenance companies
Process flow
You can report a change informally by post, e-mail, telephone, fax or via the service portal of the Social Insurance for Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture:
- Inform the SVLFG of any changes that are occurring or have already occurred in your company or in your self-employed agricultural, forestry or horticultural activity.
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Inform the SVLFG of the type of change and when it occurred.
- If necessary, attach the relevant required documents.
- If there are still questions about the change, the SVLFG will contact you or your company after the notification.
- You will receive a notification from the SVLFG after processing.
If you want to register online:
- Go to the SVLFG service portal. You will find the change form in the media center of the service portal.
- Complete the change form in full and submit it via the service portal.
If you wish to make the application in writing:
- Download the change form from the SVLFG website and print it out.
- Send the completed change form to the SVLFG by post, e-mail or fax.
Requirements
In your company or in your self-employed activity in agriculture, forestry or horticulture, there are or have been changes that
- may affect the responsibility of the agricultural employers' liability insurance association
- affect the allocation to the risk groups (e.g. changes in area),
- affect the other bases for the calculation of contributions
or:
- there is a change in one or more entrepreneurs,
- there is a change in one or more authorized representatives.
Which documents are required?
Depending on the type of change:
- Extract from the commercial register, list of shareholders, articles of association, business registration or lease agreements
- The Social Insurance for Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture will request further documents in individual cases.
What are the fees?
There are no costs for you for the notification.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
Application Deadline: 4 Weeksfrom the start of the company or activity
Processing duration
Processing Time: 1 - 2 Weeks
Applications / forms
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Contradiction
Detailed information on how to lodge an appeal can be found in the SVLFG's notification. - Legal action before the social court
Appeal
Forms available: Yes
Written form required: No
Informal application possible: Yes
Personal appearance necessary: No
Online services available: Yes
Further Information
Author
Social Insurance for Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture (SVLFG)
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
- Changes in the agricultural business Notification
Remark: Display of performance in the source portal
Technically approved by
Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS)
Professionally released on
29.03.2022
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
Start your request directly online:
Competent Authority
Sozialversicherung für Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Gartenbau (SVLFG)
Address
34131 Kassel, documenta-Stadt
Postal address
Telephone
+49 561 785-0Remark: Call times: Monday 08:00 16:00 Tuesday 08:00 16:00 Wednesday 08:00 16:00 Thursday 08:00 16:00 Friday 08:00 13:00 and by appointment
Fax
+49 561 785219006DE-Mail
poststelle@svlfg.de-mail.deOpening times
Monday 08:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 16:00
Thursday 08:00 - 16:00
Friday 08:00 - 13:00
and by appointment