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Forest seed or forest plant operation: display
Any holding wishing to place forest reproductive material on the market must register with the competent State Office for Forest Reproductive Material. If the requirements are met, the operation can be approved. He then receives a company number. This is reported to the Federal Institute for Agriculture and Food (BLE) and kept there in a nationwide register. The holding number must be indicated on delivery notes for forest reproductive material.
After submitting the necessary documents, they are checked by the State Office for Forest Reproductive Material. If the requirements according to the documents are met, the company is inspected in an on-site appointment and the responsible person is interviewed. If this does not result in any impediments, the farm is informed of the farm number in accordance with the FoVG and the new farm registration is reported to the Federal Institute for Agriculture and Food (BLE) for entry in the National Register.
- Open the digital harvest approval register
- Fill out the contact form
- Attach required documents (see above)
- You will receive a notification by letter post after the local appointment.
Responsibility lies with the State Office for Forest Reproductive Material in the Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Consumer Protection and Regional Development.
This procedure can also be handled through a "point of single contact". The "Point of Single Contact" is a special service offered by the municipalities and the state for service providers.
The company must:
- have its registered office in Lower Saxony,
- have the necessary technical facilities
- and have a responsible person with the necessary professional knowledge and experience.
Which these are in individual cases depends on the type of business requested.
Types of establishment can be:
- Klenge,
- Forest nursery,
- person owning the forest,
- seed and propagating material establishment,
- dealers of propagating material,
- Harvesters of propagating material.
Information on the name of the company, the legal form, the address, the telephone number, the e-mail address, the name of the responsible person according to the FoVG, the professional qualification of the responsible person.
Whether further documents are required depends on the type of operation.
The amount of the fees results - according to Annex 1 to § 1 paragraph 1 General Fee Schedule of the State of Lower Saxony No. 95.4.5 - depending on time required. However, a minimum of EUR 120.00 and a maximum of EUR 650.00 will be charged.
You must register the operation within one month of the start of the operation activity.
maximum 3 months
Informal written application via the contact form of the electronic harvest approval register
An action may be brought against the decision before the competent administrative court within one month of notification.
Registered forest seed and forest plant holdings are obliged to keep separate accounts in accordance with the Forest Propagation Material Act (FoVG) and the Forest Propagating Material Implementing Ordinance (FoVDV). This must be kept for 10 years.
The companies (land, business premises, business premises and means of transport) can be entered at any time by employees of the State Office for Forest Reproductive Material during business hours. Employees can carry out checks, take samples and view business documents.
Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)