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Applying plant protection products to control forest insects from the air
In principle, the application of plant protection products with aircraft is prohibited in the state of Brandenburg. For an application, a permit procedure must be carried out.
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Detailed description
You need a permit to apply plant protection products with aircraft. In the state of Brandenburg, the approval procedure is carried out by the State Office for Rural Development, Agriculture and Land Reorganisation (LELF). It examines your application for approval as well as the completeness of the application documents. You will receive a written notice of approval.
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Requirements
You must own forest property or be a person or corporation authorized to dispose of it.
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Documents
- Application form
- Copy of the pilot's license
- Copy of the certificate of competence of the users (pilot and ground staff) according to § 9 paragraph 1 of the Plant Protection Act
- Application plan (per parcel) with application rates of the plant protection products including the additives used as well as the expected application times or periods of application Working flight map, analogue or digital
- written permission from the beneficiaries of the land in question intended as work airfields (including refuelling stations)
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Fees
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Process
An authorisation procedure is carried out for the application of plant protection products by aircraft.
You must have a risk assessment from the Brandenburg State Forestry Agency.
Coordination with the responsible forest district must be carried out.
Forest owners/authorised persons submit a formal application to the LELF.
The LELF examines the application formally and professionally with the participation of specialist authorities.
As a result, the application will be decided on in writing. The fees will be communicated to the applicant by means of a decision.
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Duration
30 working days
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Deadline
Deadline Type: Application Deadline
Duration: 30 business days
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Responsible authority
State Office for Rural Development, Agriculture and Land Reorganisation, Department of Plant Protection
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Point of contact
State Office for Rural Development, Agriculture and Land Reorganisation, Department of Plant Protection
pflanzenschutzdienst@lelf.brandenburg.de
+49 335 60676-2101
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Legal basis
- § 18 Act for the Protection of Cultivated Plants (Plant Protection Act - PflSchG)
- Regulation on the use of plant protection products with aircraft
- Guideline for the Testing of Plant Protection Equipment 4-1.1
- Ordinance on the Regulation of Responsibilities and the Authorisation to Issue Ordinances in the Field of Plant Protection (Plant Protection Competence Ordinance - PflSchZV)
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Approved
Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Climate Protection (MLUK) of the State of Brandenburg
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Approved date
17.07.2023