Kreislaufwirtschaft, Untersuchungsstellen in der Abfallwirtschaft - Bestimmung für Altholzbehandlung

• § 6 Absatz 6 Satz 1 Altholzverordnung (AltholzV) – Kontrolle von Altholz zur Holzwerkstoffherstellung
• Fachmodul Abfall 2023
• § 4 Verordnung des SMUL über Zuständigkeiten bei der Durchführung abfallrechtlicher und bodenschutzrechtlicher Vorschriften (AboZuVO)
• Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz (VwVfG)
• Gesetz zur Regelung des Verwaltungsverfahrens- und des Verwaltungszustellungsrechts für den Freistaat Sachsen (SächsVwVfZG)
• Verwaltungsvereinbarung über den Kompetenznachweis und die Notifizierung von Prüflaboratorien und Messstellen im gesetzlich geregelten Umweltbereich (beschlossen von der 51. UMK am 19./20.11.1998, in Kraft getreten am 16.01.2001)
• Verwaltungskostengesetz des Freistaates Sachsen (SächsVwKG) -
• Sächsisches Kostenverzeichnis (SächsKVZ) in der aktuell gültigen Fassung, lfd. Nr. 3 Tarifstelle 16.3

Apply for notification as an inspection body for waste wood in the waste management sector

If you act as a body for the testing and inspection of waste wood batches that are to be utilised as materials as part of the external monitoring of operators of waste wood treatment plants in the waste management sector, you must have been notified in advance.

Operators of treatment plants for the processing of waste wood for the production of wood-based materials are obliged to have tests and analyses of the pollutant content of waste wood carried out regularly by a body notified by the competent authority.

If you wish to carry out these inspections, you must apply to the competent authority of the federal state to designate you as an inspection centre. The notification or designation applies to the entire federal territory.

Single point of contact

You can use the service of the Single Point of Contact for this procedure. They will guide you through the procedure, take care of correspondence with all the authorities responsible for your request and provide you with expert advice.

• Single point of contact
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• Application letter,
• Valid accreditation certificate in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 including the annex to the certificate and the accreditation decision of the Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH (DAkkS) as well as reports on the last corresponding assessment including any deviation reports,
• Declaration of consent on the transfer of information between the countries and the accreditation body (see Part 1 Number 1.3.1, Waste module/ Status: May 2023 ),(see -> Legal bases)
• Current (not older than 2 years) certificate of successful participation in the round robin test for the determination of parameters in accordance with the Waste Wood Ordinance
• Current articles of association with details of the natural or legal persons authorised to represent the company and a current extract from the commercial register,
• Insurance policy for property damage liability insurance appropriate to the risk,
• A copy of the authorisation to work with pathogens in accordance with Section 44 of the Infection Protection Act (if required for the examination task applied for),
• List of internal and external samplers, contract between the testing centre and the sampler and the date of the last internal and external audit of the sampler.

Note: An external sampler is a person who is not or not permanently employed by the laboratory and who is contractually integrated into the laboratory's quality management system. This person may also be employed by another employer or work on a freelance basis.

Evidence from other EU/EEC contracting states

When examining the application for notification in accordance with Section 6 (6) and (7) AltholzV, evidence from another member state of the European Union or another signatory state to the Agreement on the European Economic Area will be treated as equivalent to evidence from Germany if it shows that you as the applicant fulfil the relevant requirements for expertise, independence, reliability and technical equipment.

Submit the certificates with your application in the original or as a copy; the competent authority may require the copy to be notarised and a certified German translation.

• You submit your application in Saxony if you have your registered office in Saxony or if you primarily want to carry out your activity in Saxony (if you have your registered office abroad).
• You have the required
  • Specialised knowledge,
  • Independence,
  • Reliability,
  • technical equipment and
  • carry out quality assurance and quality control measures, including regular successful participation in round robin tests.

Fee range: EUR 50.00 to EUR 500.00 (depending on expenses)

You submit an informal application for notification as an inspection body for waste wood to the authority of the federal state in which you have your registered office. If your place of business is abroad, submit the application in the federal state in which you will primarily carry out your inspection activities.

Proceed as follows:

• Create the informal application and attach the required documents. If necessary, the competent authority will request further application documents.
• If you wish to enclose equivalent recognition and evidence from another member state of the European Union or another signatory state to the Agreement on the European Economic Area with the application, these documents must be submitted before commencing work.
• The competent authority may request a certified German translation of foreign equivalent recognition and evidence.
• After examination by the competent body, you will receive a written decision as to whether you will be notified as an examination and investigation centre.
• The competent body may attach a reservation of revocation, a time limit, conditions, requirements and the reservation of conditions to the notification.

three months

• Time limit of the notice: maximum 5 years. You will find detailed information on the time limit in your notification.
• Application for extension of the time limit: at the latest 4 months before the expiry of the still valid notice

• Reference is made to the regulations on the notification procedure in the Waste module of May 2023.
• The notice is published in the ReSyMeSa research system for measuring bodies and experts under the Waste module.
• The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) organises round robin tests for the inspection of inspection bodies in accordance with Section 6 (6) of the Waste Wood Ordinance. Information on interlaboratory tests can be found in the ReSyMeSa research system under "Interlaboratory test plan" (see -> Further information)

Objection (details in the notification)