Registration of companies for the movement of plants, plant products and other objects in the EU (plant passport)

• As an entrepreneur, you submit the registration application to the relevant competent authority.
• The application documents are checked and any necessary checks are carried out.
• If the check is positive, a registration number will be assigned.

• The prerequisite for registration is the existence of the registration obligation and complete application documents.
• The contact persons named in the registration application must have appropriate knowledge of plant health in accordance with the activity carried out by the operator and be personally available to provide information to the staff of the competent authority if required.

• Site plan: This is required for all companies that have other buildings / areas in addition to their office that are important for phytosanitary activities (e.g. nursery quarters, greenhouses).

• Information on other business premises: Information is required for all companies that have other operating sites (with their own address) in addition to their head office. Pure production areas (e.g. nursery quarters) are not counted as business premises, but must be indicated on the site plan.

• Information on types of goods, families, genera and species of plants, plant products and other objects that are moved within the domestic market with a plant passport and for which an authorization to issue the plant passport is also requested, if applicable (Annex 4 Plant passport).

Depends on the administrative fee schedule of the respective federal state.

• If you change your contact details, you must submit an application to update your entry in the register within 30 days.

• Any changes to the information on the product groups, plant species, genera or families that are produced or traded, as well as the location of the cultivation areas and business premises, must be reported annually by April 30. If there are no changes, there is no need to submit an application for an update.

Art. 65 Plant Health Regulation (EU) 2016/2031

Art. 66 Plant Health Regulation (EU) 2016/2031

in conjunction with

Art. 79 Plant Health Regulation (EU) 2016/2031

Art. 80 Plant Health Regulation (EU) 2016/2031

• Art. 65 Pflanzengesundheitsverordnung (EU) 2016/2031
• Art. 66 Pflanzengesundheitsverordnung (EU) 2016/2031
• Art. 79 Pflanzengesundheitsverordnung (EU) 2016/2031
• Art. 80 Pflanzengesundheitsverordnung (EU) 2016/2031

Appeal (appeal may be excluded depending on state law), administrative court action

Registered operators have the following obligations:

The occurrence or suspected occurrence of Union quarantine pests and pests regulated by EU emergency measures within the meaning of Art. 30 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 must be reported immediately to the competent authority. The operator must take precautionary measures to prevent the establishment and spread of these pests.

Operators must carry out regular inspections of their plant stocks for the presence of regulated pests and document these.

06.01.2025

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.