Protected designations of origin and traditional specialties for producers in Bavaria; application for approval as inspection body
The approval of private inspection bodies, their supervision and the withdrawal of approval are the responsibility of the State Office for Agriculture.
Description
The Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft (LfL) provides information on the necessary application and the requirement for approval as an inspection body for compliance with the specifications from the areas of protected geographical indication (PGI), protected designation of origin (PDO) and traditional speciality guaranteed (TSG). It receives the application and, if necessary, issues the approval. The approval is the basis for the action of the inspection body (carrying out on-the-spot checks at the producer's premises) and is granted for a limited period.
Prerequisites
Successful accreditation as a product certification body based on the standard DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065
Required documents
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Current excerpt from the commercial register/register of associations for applicants from Germany
or a comparable document for applicants from other EU countries
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Applicants based in EU member states other than Germany:
Proof of approval of the inspection body, if provided for and granted in the relevant EU Member State.
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Copy of the current articles of association and bylaws of the inspection body
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Current organization chart
for the area of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 Title II (protected origin) and/or for the area of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 Title III (traditional speciality).
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Proof of successful accreditation as a product certification body
on the basis of the standard DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065. Verification for the area of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 Title II and/or the area of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 Title III
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List of fees of the control body
for the area of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 Title II and/or for the area of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 Title III.
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Proof of inspection body,
ensuring that appropriate confidentiality obligations apply to personnel employed in the course of official controls and other official activities (e.g., model confidentiality agreement)
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Overview of the staffing of the control body
Fees
The fee for the approval of an inspection body according to § 5 para. 2 sentence 1 LfLV is between 500 and 1,500€, the fee for the extension of the approval according to § 5 para. 2 sentence 1 LfLV is between 250 and 750€ (Ordinance on the Amendment of the List of Costs of April 13, 2019).
Legal bases
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Art. 37 und Art. 39 Verordnung (EU) 1151/2012 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 21. November 2012 über Qualitätsregelungen für Agrarerzeugnisse und Lebensmittel Fassung vom 07.12.2021
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Verordnung (EU) 2017/625 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 15. März 2017 über amtliche Kontrollen und andere amtliche Tätigkeiten zur Gewährleistung der Anwendung des Lebens- und Futtermittelrechts und der Vorschriften über Tiergesundheit und Tierschutz, Pflanzengesundheit und Pflanzenschutzmittel,
zur Änderung der Verordnungen (EG) Nr. 999/2001, (EG) Nr. 396/2005, (EG) Nr. 1069/2009, (EG) Nr. 1107/2009, (EU) Nr. 1151/2012, (EU) Nr. 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 und (EU) 2016/2031 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates, der Verordnungen (EG) Nr. 1/2005 und (EG) Nr. 1099/2009 des Rates sowie der Richtlinien 98/58/EG, 1999/74/EG, 2007/43/EG, 2008/119/EG und 2008/120/EG des Rates und zur Aufhebung der Verordnungen (EG) Nr. 854/2004 und (EG) Nr. 882/2004 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates, der Richtlinien 89/ 608/EWG, 89/662/EWG, 90/425/EWG, 91/496/EEG, 96/23/EG, 96/93/EG und 97/78/EG des Rates und des Beschlusses 92/438/EWG des Rates (Verordnung über amtliche Kontrollen) Fassung vom 28.01.2022
Status:07.12.2022
Responsible for editing:Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Tourismus
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