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Your selected location: Emsland

Which place to enter?

The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Show use of biocides

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As an employer/user, you are obliged to notify the Occupational Health and Safety Office in writing or electronically at least six weeks before the start of use,

a) if biocidal products are used in the company,
1. which are classified
a) as acutely toxic cat. 1, 2 or 3,
b) carcinogenic, germ cell mutagenic or toxic to reproduction Cat. 1A or 1B or
c) specifically target organ toxic Cat. 1 SE or RE
2. for which, in addition to the cases covered by number 1, the use category "trained professional user" has been specified in the authorization.

b) if the use of biocidal products is for the first time and the beginning of a renewed use of biocidal products after an interruption of more than one year.

Who should I contact?

Responsibility lies with the property owner. Private property owners must contact private pest controllers. Responsibility for municipal properties lies with the respective municipalities.

Responsibility lies with the district and the independent city if pests are detected,
This includes the necessary investigation and assessment of whether there is a justified risk in the specific case that pathogens and thus diseases may spread.

Responsible authorities

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Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Gesundheit
Address: Ordeniederung 1 , 49716 Meppen
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Postal address: Post Office Box 15 62 , 49705 Meppen
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Telephone: 05931 44-0
Fax: 05931 44-3621
Email: Get in touch
www: https://www.emsland.de
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

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Requirements

Biocidal products may only be used by persons who have the relevant expertise for the biocidal product in question. The requirements for expertise depend on the type of product, the applications for which the biocidal product is approved and the potential risk to humans and the environment.

Applications / forms

Identification document (copy of the identification document)

Copy of the certificate(s) of competence or other corresponding qualifications in accordance with Annex I Section 4.4 (2) of the Hazardous Substances Ordinance (GefStoffV) of all competent persons

If applicable, copy of the certificate(s) of attendance of the most recently attended further training event(s) in accordance with Annex I Section 4.4 (5) GefStoffV of all competent persons if certificates of competence are older than 6 years.

Which documents are required?

Identification document (copy of the identification document)

Copy of the certificate(s) of competence or other corresponding qualifications in accordance with Annex I Section 4.4 (2) of the Hazardous Substances Ordinance (GefStoffV) of all competent persons

If applicable, copy of the certificate(s) of attendance of the most recently attended further training event(s) in accordance with Annex I Section 4.4 (5) GefStoffV of all competent persons if certificates of competence are older than 6 years.

What are the fees?

Fees under state law: Ordinance on fees and expenses for official acts and services (General Fee Schedule-AllGO)

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The notification must be made at least 6 weeks before the start of use.

What else should I know?

The determination of submitted arthropods (insects and arachnids) is carried out by the Pest Control Department of the Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety for Lower Saxony offices and authorities on an administrative assistance basis. A fee is charged for all other senders, such as professional pest controllers or private individuals.

For biocidal products that could be used without specialist knowledge under the old version of the GefStoffV and that require specialist knowledge under the new version of the GefStoffV, the specialist knowledge requirement under Section 25 GefStoffV will only apply from July 28, 2025.

Legal basis

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

Further Links

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Single points of contact of the state of Lower Saxony, Single points of contact of the countries of Europe, advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families.
Access information on the single point of contact for the state of Lower Saxonyvisit Website Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEsVisit advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families