Test facility for plant protection products Recognition

Non-official experimental facilities operated or set up by a private or public body may be officially recognised on application.

A test facility is an official or officially recognized facility with organisationally independent, own material and personnel equipment for the purpose of carrying out tests to determine the efficacy of plant protection products. Experimental facilities operated or set up by a private or public body may be officially recognised on request.

The responsibility lies with the Regierungspräsidium Gießen - Pflanzenschutzdienst Hessen.

Please contact the Regierungspräsidium Gießen - Pflanzenschutzdienst Hessen.

The application for official recognition must be submitted in writing. The existence of the conditions for recognition must be proven by attaching suitable documents.

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

Recognition shall be granted if:

1. a permanent experimenter is employed who has a university or technical college degree in the field of agricultural, horticulture, forestry or comparable sciences and has at least two years' professional experience in carrying out corresponding experiments,

2. a suitable deputy for the investigator is appointed,

3. a sufficient number of qualified employees are employed,

4. suitable for proper conduct of the test

(a) a sufficient number of premises;

(b) laboratory and outdoor equipment;

(c) sufficient test plots, and

(d) greenhouses and climatic chambers, where necessary;

are available,

5. the test guidelines to be used are known and available to the personnel,

6. a list of ongoing and completed trials is maintained for authorisation purposes, and

7. all records kept in connection with the conduct of the experiment.

• Written application (not formal) enclosing all documents proving the fulfilment of the requirements
• Inspection of the test facility including logging
• If necessary, issuing of conditions and / or subsequent demand for documents
• If all requirements are demonstrably met, the formalised certificate of recognition is issued, which is valid for a period of five years.

Timely application is necessary before the start of experiments that require official recognition or certification of the experimental facility according to Good Experimental Practice (GEP).

The fee for recognition can be found in the Hessian Administrative Costs Ordinance, whereby additional expenses, such as travel expenses, inspections, etc., are claimed separately according to the time spent.

The cost of re-recognition shall be the same as that of initial recognition.

Fee for recognition: Fee 300,00 EUR