Certificate of competence for pest control

    Commercial pest control may only be practiced if

    proof of expertise for a sub-area of pest control to the competent authority.

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    Description

    Commercial pest control may only be carried out if, among other things, proof of expertise for a sub-area of pest control has been provided to the competent authority in accordance with the "Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances (TRGS 523)".

    For example, a competent person is someone who

    • the recognized qualification "certified pest controller" or
    • has passed the examination for assistant or master pest control technician under the law no longer in force in the old federal states or under the law of the former GDR or
    • has demonstrably acquired comparable expertise in a member state of the European Union.

    Competent office

    not specified

    Contact point

    The responsibility lies with the technical school.

    Contact person

    Oldenburgische Industrie- und Handelskammer

    Address

    address

    Moslestraße 6
    26122 Oldenburg (Oldenburg)

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    Contact

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 15.12.2009
    Technisch geändert on 18.03.2026

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de
    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017
    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Forms

    not specified

    Prerequisites

    not specified

    not specified

    Procedure

    not specified

    Processing time

    not specified

    Costs

    Fees may apply. Please contact the relevant authority.

    Notes (specifics)

    Vocational retraining with subsequent examination to become a "certified pest controller" was possible until 2004. Since August 1, 2004, there has been vocational training to become a pest controller. This lasts 3 years and concludes with a corresponding examination at a vocational college after practical and theoretical training units. Further details can be found in the ordinance on vocational training for pest controllers. Further information can also be obtained from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK).

    Unterstützende Institutionen

    not specified

    Welche Dokumente resultieren aus dieser Leistung?

    not specified

    Area of validity

    Lower Saxony

    Official approval

    Officially approved by not specified

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 26.11.2009
    Technisch geändert on 27.03.2026

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de
    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017
    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Englisch

    Sprache: en
    Sprachbezeichnung nativ: English
    Technisch erstellt on 22.10.2025
    Technisch geändert on 23.10.2024