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Apply for exemption for the use of non-organic seed/non-organic seed potatoes.

Service Description

In the case of proven unavailability of organic seed or organic seed potatoes, the authority (TLLLR) may grant permission to use conventional seed for research purposes, small field trials or variety maintenance or product innovation. The prerequisite for this is that no organic seed is available. It must be proven by your farm via the organicXseeds.de database that no organic seed is available. Applications must be submitted via the private organic inspection body responsible for your farm. Your inspection body will check the plausibility of the application and forward it to the authority. The processing time is 2-4 weeks. Applications must be submitted before sowing.

Process flow

  • Farm researches the availability of organic seed or non-organic seed potatoes on organicxseeds.de.
  • If organic seed is not available and suitable other varieties of the desired species are not available à Complete the application for approval of conventional seed for experimental purposes, research, variety maintenance, product innovation.
  • Complete all information in the application and forward to the responsible private inspection body
  • Control body checks application for plausibility and forwards to TLLLR
  • TLLLR checks information and approves application
  • Notification issued by TLLLR

Who should I contact?

Receipt of applications: Organic inspection body responsible for your farm

Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas (TLLLR) - Referat21 - Futtermittel und Marktüberwachung, Düngung und Bodenschutz oeko@tlllr.thueringen.de

Telephone: 03641 574041-162 or 03641 574041-179

Competent authority

Receipt of applications: Organic inspection body responsible for your farm

Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas (TLLLR) - Referat21 - Futtermittel und Marktüberwachung, Düngung und Bodenschutz oeko@tlllr.thueringen.de

Telephone: 03641 574041-162 or 03641 574041-179

Requirements

  • Non-availability of organic seed proven.
  • Only seed for research purposes, small field trials, variety maintenance or product information, and
  • Non-organic seed potatoes not available in certain period (1.10 -31.01).

Which documents are required?

  • Application completed in full in accordance with the legal basis
  • Evidence of unavailability from the database www.organicxseeds.de

What are the fees?

If applicable, enter amount of funding

Thuringia:
75 € according to 5.11.1.5 of the Thuringian administrative cost regulations for the business area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Agriculture

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

  • Apply before sowing
  • As a rule, the exemption is valid for one season, in the case of research projects for the duration of the project, if applicable.
  • Objection period 1 month

Processing duration

2-4 week

Legal basis

Annex II Part I Number 1.8.5.1. d) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 amended by 2020/1794 on 16.09.2020 (Eco-Regulation)

Organic Farming Act(ÖLG), Organic Control Point Approval Ordinance(Öko-KontrollStZulV)

Applications / forms

Thuringia:

Appeals against notices may be lodged within one month of their notification. The objection must be submitted in writing or recorded at the Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas, Naumburger Str. 98, 07743 Jena.

Appeal

Application for exemption for the use of non-organic seed/non-organic seed potatoes

  • Written form possible : yes
  • Email possible : yes
  • Personal appearance possible: yes

Supporting institutions

Author

Thüringer Landesamt für Landwirtschaft und Ländlichen Raum (TLLLR) - Referat21 - Feed and market monitoring, fertilization and soil protection

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Technically approved by

Thüringer Landesamt für Landwirtschaft und Ländlichen Raum (TLLLR) - Referat21 - Feed and market monitoring, fertilization and soil protection

Professionally released on

29.04.2021

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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