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Apply for public appointment as an expert in the fields of agriculture, forestry, horticulture and fisheries

Service Description

If you would like to work as an expert in the field of agriculture and forestry, you must be publicly appointed and sworn in by the competent authority. The appointing authority will check whether you have the required above-average expertise in the desired specialist area.

The purpose of public appointment and swearing-in is to offer the public, in particular courts, authorities and private individuals, experts whose expertise and personal reliability have been verified and publicly recognized by an independent body. The activities of the publicly appointed and sworn-in expert include the provision of expert opinions and other expert services, such as consulting, monitoring, inspections as well as arbitration and, if necessary, arbitration activities.

The public appointment can be limited in terms of content and subject to conditions. Conditions can also be imposed retrospectively.

Experts are publicly appointed for a period of 5 years. An extension may be granted upon application.

Process flow

  • You submit the application and all required documents online or in writing to the responsible office.
  • The application and the documents and expert opinions submitted will be pre-checked. If this preliminary examination shows that the requirements according to the expert regulations of the Chamber of Agriculture of the respective federal state and the administrative regulations are obviously not fulfilled, the application will be rejected.
  • If an appointment is considered after the preliminary examination, the application including the submitted expert reports will be submitted to the members of the expert committee for an evaluative opinion.
  • As the person submitting the application, you must generally demonstrate your particular expertise, which includes in particular the ability to present even difficult technical issues in writing and orally in a comprehensible and understandable manner, to the expert panel. This is usually done by means of the expert reports.
  • In addition, an expert discussion takes place in front of a panel of experts, which deals with the expert opinions submitted and special technical topics in the desired field of appointment.
  • If you pass the examination, you will receive a corresponding certificate.
  • You will receive the appointment documents (certificate, round stamp and ID card) as part of a swearing-in ceremony.
  • If the application is rejected due to a lack of expertise, a decision will also be issued.

Who should I contact?

Please contact:

  • For agriculture, horticulture, viticulture, environmental protection: Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas
  • For forestry and fisheries: Thüringen Forst AöR

Competent authority

Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas

Requirements

  • There must be a need for expert services in the field for which a public appointment is requested (abstract need)
  • You have sufficient life and professional experience
  • There are no concerns about your personal suitability
  • You can provide evidence of significantly above-average specialist knowledge, practical experience and the ability to provide expert opinions
  • You have the necessary facilities and equipment to carry out your work as a publicly appointed expert
  • You live in orderly financial circumstances
  • You offer a guarantee of impartiality and independence as well as compliance with the duties of publicly appointed experts
  • You can prove that you have relevant knowledge of German law and the ability to explain technical findings and assessments in a comprehensible manner
  • You have the necessary mental and physical capacity to meet the requirements of the subject area applied for

If you are in an employment or service relationship, the following requirements also apply:

  • You can prove that you can perform your expert activities independently, without instructions, personally, impartially and with priority over other activities,
  • you are not subject to any professional instructions in your expert activities in individual cases, including those of your employer, you can sign your expert reports yourself and affix the round stamp awarded to you and
  • you are released by the employer to the extent necessary for the expert activity.

Which documents are required?

  • identity document
  • Curriculum vitae in tabular form (including photo)
  • two passport photos
  • Complete professional career/job description related to the field applied for
  • List of all reports issued in the last 3 years
  • Certificate of attendance at further training events in the last 3 years
  • Proof of attendance of at least one basic seminar on the necessary knowledge of the professional practice of a publicly appointed and sworn expert, in particular on the preparation of expert opinions, conduct in court, dealing with private clients, liability and insurance issues
  • Certified copies of certificates, diplomas or other documents relevant to the application (at least a master craftsman's certificate)
  • For employees: Qualified certificate from the last/current employer
  • for employees: Declaration of release from the employer/principal
  • Certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority
  • Certificate in tax matters
  • At least 2 self-prepared expert opinions (not older than one year) with different assessment focuses from the field for which the appointment is requested.
  • Police clearance certificate
  • If applicable, certificate of existing public appointment as an expert, if public appointment has not been made with the TLLLR

What are the fees?

  • Processing of the application for a subject area (scope of application of Directive 2006/123/EC) EUR 488.00
    • (third countries) EUR 515.00
  • Processing of the application for each additional subject area (scope of application of Directive 2006/123/EC) EUR 128.00
    • (third countries) EUR 147.00
  • Public appointment
    • (scope of application of Directive 2006/123/EC) EUR 96.00
    • (third countries) 110,00 EUR

Additional fees are charged for the extension of the appointment per subject area, the extension of the subject area, the transfer of an existing appointment from another federal state and the issue of a replacement ID card.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Period of Validity: 5 Years
Extension on request is possible.

Processing duration

Processing Time: 6 - 18 Months
depending on the technical suitability of the applicant and the progress of the examination

Legal basis

Applications / forms

Generally applicable legal remedy, objection within one month of notification, in writing or for the record to the appointing authority (TLLLR)

Appeal

Forms available: Yes

Written form required: Yes

Informal application possible: Yes

Personal appearance necessary: No

  • Application for public appointment and swearing-in as an expert in the field of agriculture, forestry, horticulture and fisheries in the Free State of Thuringia at the Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas

What else should I know?

Author

Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas (TLLLR), Department 41

Professionally released on

17.08.2022

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)

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Competent Authority

Thüringer Landesamt für Landwirtschaft und Ländlichen Raum (TLLLR) - Referat 41 - Ländliche Entwicklung, Agrarökonomie und Marketingförderung

Address
Am Burgblick 23
07641 Stadtroda
Remark: Stadtroda branch
Telephone
+49 361574062 999
Fax
+49 361574062 699
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