Apply for registration for the export of plants, plant products and other objects with a phytosanitary certificate

• As an entrepreneur, you submit the registration application to the competent plant protection office.
• The competent authority checks the application documents and carries out any necessary inspections.
• If the check is positive, a registration number will be assigned.

• The prerequisite for registration is the existence of the registration obligation and complete application documents.
• Necessary inspections may also be required.
• The contact persons named in the registration application must have appropriate knowledge of plant health in accordance with the activity carried out by the operator and be personally available to the staff of the competent authority if required.

• Application for registration
• Declaration by your company that you intend to export goods subject to inspection for which a phytosanitary certificate is required from the EU.
• If applicable, list of other businesses or branches of the business operator
  • Applies to companies that have other premises with their own address in addition to their head office
  • Pure production areas, such as nursery quarters, are not listed as business premises but in the site plan
• Site plan, if applicable
  • applies to companies that have other buildings or areas such as nursery quarters or greenhouses in addition to their office

The following information is required:

• Contact details: Name, address in the member state of registration and contact details of the entrepreneur.

• Declaration by the entrepreneur stating his intention to carry out one or more activities in accordance with Art. 65 para. 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031.

• Site plan: This is required for all companies that have other buildings / areas in addition to their office that are relevant to phytosanitary activities (e.g. nursery quarters, greenhouses).

• Information on other business premises: Information is required for all companies that have other operating sites (with their own address) in addition to their head office. Pure production areas (e.g. nursery quarters) are not counted as business premises, but must be indicated on the site plan.

Depends on the administrative fee schedule of the respective federal state.

• If your contact details change, you must request an update of your register entry within 30 days.
• You must report any changes to the product groups, plant species, genera or families that you produce or trade in, as well as changes to the location of cultivation areas and business premises, by April 30 of each year.

• When changing contact details, you must submit a request for an update within 30 days

• Every year by April 30, any changes to the information on the product groups, plant species, genera or families that are produced or traded, as well as the location of the cultivation areas and business premises, must be updated.
• If there are no changes, there is no need to submit an application for an update.

• Artikel 65-66, 100-102 Verordnung (EU) 2016/2031 des Europäischen Parlaments und Rates vom 26. Oktober 2016 (EU-Pflanzengesundheitsverordnung 2016/2031)

Appeal (appeal may be excluded depending on state law), administrative court action

• Aufsichts- und Dienstleistungsdirektion - Registrierungspflichten

If Union quarantine pests or pests regulated by EU emergency measures occur or threaten to occur, you must report this to the competent authority immediately. You must ensure that the pests cannot colonize or spread.

The following information is available:

Registered operators have the following obligations:

The occurrence or suspected occurrence of Union quarantine pests and pests regulated by EU emergency measures within the meaning of Art. 30 Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 must be reported immediately to the competent authority. The operator must take precautionary measures to prevent the establishment and spread of these pests.

22.01.2026

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