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Retroactively recognize agricultural area for organic farming

Service Description

If you are a certified organic company and want to have agricultural land retroactively recognized as organic, then you need the permission of the competent body. This verifies the fulfillment of the legally specified requirements.

Process flow

They apply for the exemption via their inspection body to the competent body:

  • Request form from control body
  • Fill in and sign the form
  • Send to the inspection body
  • The inspection body checks and confirms the information and forwards the application to the Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas (TLLLR).
  • TLLLR decides on the application and sends the decision to the entrepreneur and a copy to the inspection body.

Who should I contact?

Please contact your control office.

Competent authority

Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas / Department 21 / Organic Control

Requirements

You must prove that the area has not been treated with products prohibited in organic farming by the following means:

1.) Participation in an official support program which guarantees that agents not permitted for organic production have not been used, or

2) a soil survey by a state-approved soil surveyor.

Which documents are required?

  • Completed application
  • Aerial photos of the area
  • If applicable, FFN of the past 3 years (up to 3 years depending on the case)
  • if necessary lease contract
  • if applicable, arable land index
  • Soil expertise, if applicable
  • if necessary laboratory analysis of the soil

What are the fees?

The notice is subject to a fee; between 5 and 50,000€ depending on the effort and cost benefit;

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

There are no deadlines to observe.

Processing duration

4 to 8 weeks

Legal basis

Applications / forms

An appeal against the decision may be lodged within one month of its notification. The objection must be filed with the Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas in writing or on record.

Appeal

Forms/online services available: Yes Form, no online service

Written form required: Yes

Informal application possible: No

Personal appearance required: No

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.

Technically approved by

Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas

Professionally released on

25.11.2021

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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