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official recognition of an experimental facility for plant protection products
Service Description
A test facility is an official or officially recognized facility with organizationally independent, own material and personnel equipment for the purpose of carrying out tests to determine the efficacy of plant protection products. Experimental facilities operated or established by a private or public body may be officially recognized upon application.
Process flow
- Written application (not form-bound) with enclosure of all documents, which prove the fulfillment of the conditions
- Inspection of the test facility including logging
- If necessary, conditions are imposed and/or additional documents are required.
- If it can be proven that all requirements have been met, the formalized certificate of recognition is issued, which is valid for a period of five years.
Who should I contact?
Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas (TLLLR)
Department 23
Kühnhäuser Str. 101
99090 Erfurt-Kühnhausen
Competent authority
Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas (TLLLR)
Department 23
Kühnhäuser Str. 101
99090 Erfurt-Kühnhausen
Requirements
The recognition is granted if
1. a permanent test leader is employed who has a degree from a university or university of applied sciences in the field of agricultural, horticultural or forestry science or comparable sciences and has at least two years of professional experience in the performance of corresponding tests,
2. a suitable deputy for the test leader is appointed,
3. a sufficient number of qualified staff is employed,
4. suitable premises are available for the proper performance of the tests.
a) Premises in sufficient number,
b) laboratory and outdoor equipment,
(c) sufficient experimental plots; and
d) as far as necessary, greenhouses and climatic chambers
are available,
5. the test guidelines to be used are known to the personnel and are available,
6. a list of ongoing and completed trials is kept for approval purposes, and
7. all records made in the course of the trials are kept.
Which documents are required?
The application for official recognition must be submitted in writing. The existence of the prerequisites for recognition must be proven by enclosing suitable documents.
What are the fees?
cost-covering fee calculated on the basis of the time spent
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
Timely application is necessary prior to the start of experiments that require official recognition or certification of the experimental facility according to Good Experimental Practice (GEP).
Processing duration
Approx. 2 to 3 months
Legal basis
§ 8 Plant Protection Products Ordinance (PflSchMV)
Appeal
- Application is not form-bound
- Online procedure possible: no
- Written form required: yes
- Personal appearance required: no
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry of Infrastructure and Agriculture, Department 3
Professionally released on
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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