Registration of companies for the import of plants, plant products and other objects with phytosanitary certificate requirement

- As an entrepreneur, you submit the registration application to the relevant competent authority.
- The application documents are checked and any necessary checks are carried out.
- If the check is positive, a registration number will be assigned.

- Site plan: This is required for all companies that have other buildings / areas in addition to their office that are important for 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.
- Information on regulated product types, families, genera and species of plants, plant products and other objects that are to be imported with a phytosanitary certificate.

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

- If you change your contact details, you must submit an application to update your entry in the register within 30 days
- Any changes to the details of the product groups, plant species, genera or families that are produced or traded, as well as changes to the location of the cultivation areas and business premises, must be reported annually by April 30. If there are no changes, there is no need to submit an application for an update.

• Art. 65 Pflanzengesundheitsverordnung (EU) 2016/2031 in Verbindung mit den Durchführungsrechtsakten zu Artikel 72, 73, 74 Verordnung (EU) 2016/2031
• Art. 66 Pflanzengesundheitsverordnung (EU) 2016/2031 in Verbindung mit den Durchführungsrechtsakten zu Artikel 72, 73, 74 Verordnung (EU) 2016/2031

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

The occurrence or suspected occurrence of Union quarantine pests and pests regulated by EU emergency measures within the meaning of Art. 30 of 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.
In addition, companies that handle goods subject to plant passport requirements have the following obligations
The registration and clearance of import consignments is carried out via the EU's "Trade Control and Expert System" (TRACES NT). In order to be able to use this system, the company (if possible, stating the registration number) and a contact person must be registered in the system.

06.01.2025

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.