New forms for the notification of plant protection products and active substance quantities

New electronic notification forms and comprehensive information on the changes and corresponding completion instructions are available for the notification of active substances and plant protection product quantities for 2024.

Among other things, the forms have new functionalities to ensure uniform data transmission. We would like to point out that the new forms must be used exclusively for electronic reporting.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at psm-mengenmeldung@baes.gv.at.

Legal basis

According to § 6 para. 1 of the Plant Protection Products Ordinance 2011, Federal Law Gazette II No. 233/2011 as amended (hereinafter "Plant Protection Products Ordinance 2011"), authorization and approval holders must notify the Federal Office for Food Safety in writing within two months of the end of the calendar year:

1. the names (according to internationally recognized or equivalent customary designations) and the quantities of the individual active substances of the plant protection products they place on the domestic market (Austria) each year and the plant protection products they remove from the domestic market each year and
   
2. the trade names, authorization numbers and quantities of the individual plant protection products which they place on the market in Austria each year and which they remove from Austria each year.

Pursuant to Section 13 para. 3 of the Plant Protection Products Ordinance 2011, this reporting obligation also applies to holders of distribution extensions pursuant to Section 13 para. 1 leg.cit.