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Apply for voluntary labeling of foreign food with the animal husbandry system
If, as a foreign food business, you sell fresh pork in Germany for final consumption that has been wholly or partly produced abroad, you can label it with the farming method of the animals. You need a permit for this.
Online services & Forms
Online services
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Contact form of the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) - EnglishYou can use the contact form to upload your application and all the necessary documents.
Forms
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Antrag auf Genehmigung zur Verwendung der freiwilligen Kennzeichnung ausländischer Lebensmittel tierischen Ursprungs mir der Haltungsform der Tiere, von denen die Lebensmittel gewonnen wurden nach dem Tierhaltungskennzeichnungsgesetz (TierHaltKennzG)
You can print out the application and send it by post or upload it online via the contact form with all supporting documents as a PDF, JPG, JPEG or PNG.
This form can be submitted electronically without signature (e.g. via a secure contact form or by e-mail) or in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Disclosure of animal husbandry facilities of a foreign establishment pursuant to Article 25 (1), (2) of the German Act on Animal Husbandry Labelling (TierHaltKennzG)
The form is used to request identification numbers for animal husbandry facilities of foreign establishments. If the owner of an establishment has provided evidence that the listed husbandry facility meets the requirements, the BLE must assign an identification number to this husbandry facility.
You can print out the application and send it by post or upload it online via the contact form with all supporting documents as a PDF, JPG, JPEG or PNG.
This form can be submitted electronically without signature (e.g. via a secure contact form or by e-mail) or in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Anhang Kennnummer/n der Haltungseinrichtung/en gemäß § 22 Abs. 3 Nummer 4 lit. b TierHaltKennzG liegt/liegen nicht vor
The form must be completed if no identification numbers for the animal husbandry facilities have been requested from the BLE by the foreign establishment. The form must then be completed for each husbandry facility.
You can print out the application and send it by post or upload it online via the contact form with all supporting documents as a PDF, JPG, JPEG or PNG.
This form can be submitted electronically without signature (e.g. via a secure contact form or by e-mail) or in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Antrag auf Genehmigung zur Verwendung der freiwilligen Kennzeichnung ausländischer Lebensmittel tierischen Ursprungs mir der Haltungsform der Tiere, von denen die Lebensmittel gewonnen wurden nach dem Tierhaltungskennzeichnungsgesetz (TierHaltKennzG)
You can print out the application and send it by post or upload it online via the contact form with all supporting documents as a PDF, JPG, JPEG or PNG.
This form can be submitted electronically without signature (e.g. via a secure contact form or by e-mail) or in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Notification of husbandry facilities on a foreign farm in accordance with Section 25 (1, 2) of the Animal Husbandry Labeling Act (TierHaltKennzG)
The form is used to request identification numbers for livestock facilities of foreign livestock farms. If you, as the owner of a livestock farm, can prove that your livestock facility meets the requirements, the BLE will issue an identification number for this livestock facility.
You can print out the application and send it by post or upload it online using the contact form with all the supporting documents as a PDF, JPG, JPEG or PNG.
This form can be submitted electronically without signature (e.g. via a secure contact form or by e-mail) or in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung - Referat 524 - Tierwohl, Fleisch, Fleischerzeugnisse
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Deichmanns Aue 29
53179 Bonn
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Deichmanns Aue 29
53179 Bonn
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Procedure details
Description
Animal husbandry labeling ensures transparency and clarity with regard to the way animals are kept. If your company is based in another EU country or in a third country, you can apply for voluntary labeling from the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE). This applies to your food of animal origin that
- are sold for final consumption in Germany,
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are fresh pork, including
- minced meat or
- by-products of slaughter,
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originate from animals which, at the relevant stage of rearing, were
- kept,
- slaughtered or
- were cut up or
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consist of meat products that were
- produced or
- treated abroad.
You submit the application for approval to the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE). The permit is granted for 2 years.
In the application, you provide information on
- the way in which the animals are kept
- the husbandry facilities
You specify the type of housing:
- Stable
- Stable + space
- Fresh air stable
- Outdoor run / pasture
- Organic
If the housing facilities you have named do not have identification numbers, the livestock farms can either request these from the BLE or the annex to the application must be completed and attached to it.
You can submit the application in German or English.
Requirements
- As a food company, you have your registered office abroad.
- You sell food of animal origin in Germany for final consumption.
- The animals from which the food is obtained were kept, slaughtered or cut up abroad during the relevant stage of husbandry or the food was produced or treated abroad.
Required documents
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Required Documents
- Application for approval
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Proof of compliance with the requirements of the husbandry form in the individual husbandry facilities, for example
- official certificates
- Participation in a state animal welfare label
- Certificates from accredited inspection bodies
- Proof of compliance with the requirements within the supply chain
Proceedings
You can apply for approval for labeling online via the contact form or in writing by post to the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE).
- Open the application form.
- You can complete the form digitally or print it out and complete it by hand.
- If you complete the form digitally, you do not need to sign it by hand.
Application by post:
- You print out the form, if you have not already done so, and send it to the BLE with the required documents and evidence.
Online application via the contact form:
- You save the completed application as a PDF.
- You name the files with documents according to their content.
- Open the BLE contact form in the desired language.
- Enter all the necessary information in the contact form. Select "Application" as the type of request.
- In the "Subject" field, enter "Application for approval to use voluntary labeling of foreign food of animal origin" as the reason for the message.
- In the "Your message" field, state the number of attached files and, if possible, number them so that they can be assigned more easily.
- Up to 10 attachments with a maximum of 10 MB are possible. If there are more files with more MB, please fill out the contact form again.
- You upload the document with the required documents and evidence.
The BLE will check the application and contact you if anything is unclear or if any information or evidence is missing.
If the information and documents are complete and the requirements for the notified form of husbandry and traceability are verified, you will receive a 2-year approval notice by post.
Fees
There are no fees.
Deadlines
The objection must be lodged within one month of notification of the administrative act.
Processing time
2 bis 6 Monate
Special notes
There are no indications or special features.
Legal bases
Appeal
- Appeal
- Further information on how to lodge an appeal can be found in the notification of your application.
Related links
Related issues
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Animal husbandry labeling; application for extension of approval for voluntary labeling of foreign foodstuffs
If you are a food business operator based outside Germany and sell fresh pork in Germany for final consumption, you can label the products with the way in which the animals are kept. You must have this permit renewed after 2 years.
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Applying for an extension of the identification number of a type of husbandry
Do you have a livestock business abroad and have already received an identification number? Then you can have it extended after 2 years if you need it again.
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Notify the keeping of animals in a holding facility in an EU Member State or in a third country
Would you like to market food with the animal husbandry label directly in Germany? Then you need an identification number. With the identification number, another food company can also apply for labeling.
Status: 25.09.2024
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Heimat
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