Versuchseinrichtung für Pflanzenschutzmittel amtlich anerkennen lassen

If you would like to have a non-official testing facility that is operated or set up by a private or public institution officially recognized, you can do so by submitting an application.

A testing facility is an official or officially recognized facility with its own organizationally independent equipment and personnel for the purpose of conducting trials to determine the efficacy of plant protection products. Experimental facilities that are operated or set up by a private or public body can be officially recognized upon application.

Recognition will be granted if

• a permanent trial leader is employed who has a degree from a university or university of applied sciences in the field of agriculture, horticulture or forestry or comparable sciences and has at least two years of professional experience in carrying out corresponding trials,
• a suitable deputy for the head of the trial has been appointed,
• a sufficient number of qualified staff are employed,
• a sufficient number of suitable premises for the proper
  • a sufficient number of suitable premises for the proper conduct of the experiment,
  • laboratory and outdoor equipment,
  • sufficient experimental areas and
• where necessary, greenhouses and climate chambers are available,
• the test guidelines to be used are known to the personnel and are available,
• a list of ongoing and completed trials is kept for approval purposes and
• all records made in the course of the trials are kept.

You can submit an informal application in writing, enclosing all documents.

• The enclosed documents must show that you meet all the above requirements.
• The test facility will then be inspected and the results recorded.
• If necessary, conditions will be imposed on you or documents will be subsequently requested from you.

If all requirements are met, recognition is granted for five years. The testing facility will be issued with a certificate of recognition.

Applications must be submitted in good time before the start of tests that require official recognition or certification of the test facility in accordance with Good Experimental Practice (GEP).

• Experimental facility for plant protection products Recognition
• Non-official testing facilities that are operated or set up by a private or public body can be officially recognized on application.
• Written application
• Proof that the requirements for recognition are met must be provided by enclosing suitable documents
• the test facility is then inspected and the results are recorded
• if necessary, conditions are imposed or documents are subsequently requested
• If all requirements are met, recognition is granted for 5 years.
• A certificate of recognition is issued to the testing facility
• Responsible: the state authority responsible for official recognition

The responsibility lies with the Service Center for Rural Areas (DLR) Rheinhessen-Nahe-Hunsrück.

• Application is not form-bound
• Online procedure possible: no
• Written form required: yes
• Personal appearance necessary: no