Leistungen A-Z

Forms: Application for self-disclosure (docx; 14 KB)
Online procedure possible: yes
Written form required: yes
Personal appearance required: no

• Application for self-disclosure (docx; 14 KB)
• Online procedure for applying for self-disclosure

Information about the content concerning you in the National Infringement File of the Sea Fisheries Act can be requested from the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE).

The National Infringements File stores data on infringements of the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy electronically. Violations committed by German citizens are registered. Infringements committed on fishing vessels entitled to fly the federal flag are also recorded.
Violations committed during the exercise of sea fishing in the territorial sea or the exclusive economic zone of Germany are also documented. In addition, the points for serious infringements are entered in the infringement file.
If you would like a self-disclosure of the stored data, you can submit an application for self-disclosure.

It is also possible for your legal representative to submit the application.

Note: If you wish to apply for fisheries support under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), it is generally a prerequisite that you do not have any points for serious infringements entered in the infringement file. You must then apply for the information for submission to an authority ("EMFF information").

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• certified signature on the application form, or
• valid identity card
• if applicable, request for self-disclosure by legal representatives
• If applicable, proof of the right of representation for legal representatives
• if applicable, affidavit

• Application for self-disclosure by legal representatives (docx, 15 KB)

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You can apply for self-disclosure from the National Infringement File in writing by post or online.

If you wish to submit the application by post:

• Download and fill in the appropriate form
• You will then need to prove your identity by
  • have the signature on the application form certified, or
  • by personally presenting your identity card to the competent state authority
• Then send the application to the state authority responsible for you
• The BLE will review your application. If the application meets the formal requirements, the information will be sent to you by post.

If you wish to submit the application electronically:

• Go to the website and find the appropriate form. Follow the steps provided.
• To apply online, you will need:
  • a new identity card or an electronic residence title – each with an activated online ID function,
  • a card reader for reading the identity document,
  • the AusweisApp2 and
  • where applicable, a digital capture device (such as a scanner or digital camera) to upload evidence.
• The BLE will then examine your application. If the application meets the formal requirements, the information will be sent to you by post.

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Federal Office for Agriculture and Food
Unit 521
Deichmanns Aue 29
53179 Bonn, Germany

E-mail: 521@ble.de
Phone: 0228 6845 3402

Service hours:
Monday to Friday: 09:00 – 13:00

• Website of the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food

Federal Office for Agriculture and Food
Unit 521
Deichmanns Aue 29
53179 Bonn, Germany

E-mail: 521@ble.de
Phone: 0228 6845 3402

Service hours:
Monday to Friday: 09:00 – 13:00

• Website of the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food

• §13, §14 and §14a, § 14b Sea Fisheries Act

Further information on the infringement file on the BLE website

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture