Genehmigungen für Ein-, Durch-, Ausfuhren u. innergemeinschaftliche Verbringungen nach tierseuchen- u. lebensmittelrechtlichen Vorschriften

You must obtain a permit from the competent authority to import, transit, and in some cases export animals or goods that may be carriers of infectious agents.

You need a permit for the import, transit and occasionally for the export as well as for the intra-community movements of animals and animal products according to § 1 of the Ordinance on the Protection against Internal Market Animal Diseases (BmTierSSchV) and of goods that can be carriers of infectious agents. There is a ban on the movement of certain animals and goods.

An exception to the permit requirement with regard to the intra-Community movement of certain animals and goods, the movement of which would be associated with a concrete risk of disease spread, applies to animals and goods originating in a third country that are accompanied by a certificate in accordance with Section 30 (1) sentence 1 BmTierSSchV.

Approval may not be granted if the spread of animal diseases is to be feared.

Foodstuffs of animal origin may be brought into the country commercially only via a border inspection post at which they are subjected to an import inspection.

Products and products which may be confused with foodstuffs which do not comply with the laws in force in Germany, except for

• Foodstuffs intended exclusively for scientific purposes, for trade fairs, exhibitions or similar events,
• food samples and specimens in small quantities,

may not be brought into the country. Their transit requires customs supervision.

Please inquire with the aforementioned competent authorities.

The approval is subject to a fee. The fees are determined in accordance with the Thuringian administrative cost regulations for the business area of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Family and Health in conjunction with the appendix issued for this purpose, Part C No. 2.

There are no deadlines to be observed.

• The import, transit and, in some cases, export of animals or goods that may be carriers of infectious agents requires a permit from the competent authority.
• A permit may not be issued if there is a risk of spreading animal diseases.
• Fees will be charged.
• Responsible: depending on the license applied for, the Thuringian Ministry for Social Affairs, Family and Health or the Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection.

The Thuringian Ministry of Social Affairs, Family and Health or the Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection are responsible for approvals in accordance with the BmTierSSchV, depending on the approval applied for.