Animal by-products; application for farm approval

The legal regulations on the handling of animal by-products concern the obligation to properly dispose of dead animals and the treatment or disposal of other animal by-products (parts originating from the animal and residual materials that are not suitable or intended for human consumption), in particular to prevent animal diseases or to distinguish them from food intended for human consumption. These substances are to be recycled and disposed of safely in such a way that neither human and animal health, nor the environment are endangered.

In principle, there is a recording obligation for all users of animal by-products and derived products therefrom. Upon application by the operator, the establishments or activities are to be approved or registered. This document describes only the approval of establishments.

The approval procedure begins with the submission of the documents to the locally competent district administrative authority (district office or independent city) or control authority for food safety and veterinary affairs (KBLV), which carries out a preliminary examination. If the application for approval has not been submitted directly to the competent approval authority (e.g. government), it will be forwarded there.

After the application has been submitted and the preliminary examination has taken place, a site inspection is carried out to check whether the requirements relevant to the individual case have been met.

When assessing the approval requirements of a farm, the competent authority may consult veterinary experts. The involvement of further, non-veterinary experts is possible.

The administrative procedure is concluded by the issuance of an approval notice.
With the approval, the establishment receives an individual, published approval number for ABP (animal by-products) establishments, which also identifies it in the commercial documents and mandatory records in commercial transactions.

• The following attachments must each be submitted in duplicate to the appropriate government along with the application for approval:
  
  • Operating mirror for TNP operations (form see under "Forms")
  • Location plan
  • Building layout plan
  • Documents for the designation of space utilization;
    . If necessary, true-to-scale operating plan with material and personnel flow (if necessary, representation of the separation "clean- unclean")
  • Machine plan including material flow
  • Wastewater plan
  • Procedure description
  • Cleaning and disinfection plan
  • Proof of reliability (to be applied for at the municipality of residence)
  • Copy of the business registration for premises for companies registered in the Commercial Register or other public registers: Register extract
  • Self-disclosure
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50 to 5,000 euros
The cost decision regarding the fees is based on Art. 1, 2 and 6 of the Cost Law (KG) in connection with 7.IX.14/No.1.4 ff of the Cost List