Have a test facility for plant protection products officially recognized

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.

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

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.

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).

• § Section 8 Ordinance on authorization and approval procedures for plant protection products 1 (Plant Protection Products Ordinance - PflSchMV)

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

20.12.2024