Food establishments; application for EU approval for sprout producing establishments
Sprout producing establishments are subject to approval.
Description
The activity subject to authorisation may only be commenced after authorisation has been granted. The procedure is application-based. A site visit is carried out to verify that establishments meet the relevant hygiene requirements in order to ensure the protection of public health. The approval of the establishments should be subject to compliance with certain requirements in order to reduce the risk of contamination within the establishment where the sprouts are produced.
Approval also provides the establishment with the approval number required for intra-Community trade.
Prerequisites
Establishments shall be approved in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 210/2013 and Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004. Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 lays down general hygiene rules for food which food business operators must comply with, inter alia, during primary production and related operations.
The operator or the responsible person appointed by the operator must be of sufficiently good repute to run the establishment.
Procedure
The approval procedure begins with the submission of the documents to the locally competent district administrative authority (district office or independent city), which carries out a preliminary examination and forwards the application to the government. After the application has been submitted and the preliminary examination has been carried out, the government carries out a site inspection to check whether the relevant requirements of food law have been met in the individual case. With the approval, the establishment also receives the approval number required for intra-Community trade.
Deadlines
Without a licence, an activity requiring a licence may not be commenced.
Required documents
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Operating mirror with supplementary sheet
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Documents designating the use of space
If applicable, a true-to-scale operating plan with material and personnel flow as well as machine layout (depending on the size of the business; not for businesses with a craft structure)
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Proof of the reliability of the food business operator
if applicable, certificate of good conduct, extract from the central commercial register, self-disclosure
Forms
Please select a location in "Localization" so that the address of the responsible authority can be filled in.
Links to more information
Status: 30.06.2021
Responsible for editing: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz
- Online transactions, Bavaria-wide
- Online transactions, locally limited
- Prefillable Form, Bavaria-wide
- Legal bases, Bavaria-wide
- Legal bases, locally limited
- Fees, Bavaria-wide
- Fees, locally limited