Product rules and requirements
Information about Rights & Duties
Product rules and requirements
A list of the product rules issued by the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing for the non-harmonised and harmonised sectors can be found below.
Product rules for the non-harmonised sector
Product type: Solid fuel boiler
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: The particulate matter limit value for solid fuel boilers imposed by Germany continues to apply.
The particulate matter limit value for the placement on the market of solid fuel boilers set out in the Regulation with regard to ecodesign requirements for solid fuel boilers, which has applied throughout Europe since 1 January 2020, is less demanding than that specified in the First Regulation implementing the Federal Immission Control Act (Germanys Regulation on small-sized combustion plants).
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
Tel.: +49 30 18 3050
Email: poststelle@bmu.bund.de
Product type: Coffins
Name of the legal act/standards:
As a general rule, the municipalities set out their own requirements in cemetery regulations.
Main requirements for business users: Coffins must not impede the decay process and must not release any polluting substances during their own decomposition or combustion. Certain varnishes, handles and interior fittings can be particularly problematic in this respect.
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Not applicable
Product type: Bicycles
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation: No specific regulations apply to bicycles, which means that they are covered by the general product safety rules.
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: A bicycle must have two independent brakes, a clearly audible bell, one illuminating device and several reflectors. Illuminating devices are only approved for use on the roads if they display a test mark from the
A pedelec is permitted to have an electric support motor with a maximum output of 250 W and to reach speeds of up to 25 km/h.
Faster pedelecs or electric mopeds require a type approval from the
For more information:
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI)
Tel.: +49 30 18 3000
Email: buergerinfo@bmvi.bund.de
Federal Motor Transport Authority
Tel.: +49 461 3160
Product type: Plug-in solar panels
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation: CE marking, compliance with all the relevant regulations.
Transposition in Germany: There are no special statutory regulations. However the network operators responsible for safe and reliable network operation impose requirements (typically compliance with the standards DIN VDE V 0100-551 and DIN VDE V 0100-551-1). In addition, connections via two-pin earthed plugs are not permitted; a special plug connection pursuant to VDE V 0628-1 must be used:
Main requirements for business users: The user is obliged to register with the network operator and the Federal Network Agency. Requirements also apply in terms of the nature and execution of the electrical installation. Cf.:
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Not applicable
Product rules for the harmonised sector
Product type: Medical devices, IVD, implantable medical devices
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Main requirements for business users: Cf.
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Ministry of Health
Tel.: +49 30 184410
Email: poststelle@bmg.bund.de
Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM)
Tel.: +49 228 99 3070
Email: poststelle@bfarm.de
Competent authorities in the Länder :
Product type: General product safety
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: If certain rules must be observed during the use, extension or maintenance of a product in order to guarantee the protection of health and safety, a user manual in German must be supplied at the same time when the product is placed on the market.
Contact details of the competent authorities
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
Tel.: +49 30 18 5270
Email: info@bmas.bund.de
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)
Tel.: +49 231 90712971
Email: reach-clp-biozid@baua.bund.de
Product type: REACH - Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: Information for business users is available from the
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)
Tel.: +49 231 90712971
Email: reach-clp-biozid@baua.bund.de
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
Tel.: +49 228/993050
Email: poststelle@bmu.bund.de
Federal Office for Chemicals
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Tel.: +49 231 90710
Email: poststelle@baua.bund.de
Product type: Labelling of textiles
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: Textile products may only be placed on the market if they are labelled or marked in accordance with [...] Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 in German with an indication of their fibre composition.
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Tel.: + 49 30 18 6150
Email: poststelle@bmwi.bund.de
Product type: Waste electrical and electronic equipment
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users:
Mandatory registration: It [waste electrical and electronic equipment] is subject to registration if you are a manufacturer within the meaning of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act and the products that are offered fall under the scope of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act as electrical equipment. Subject to registration means that you must be in possession of the approval required for this purpose in the form of the registration notice before you place electrical equipment on the market. This obligation applies to each individual manufacturer, and to each individual authorised party in the cases covered by the authorisation pursuant to Section 8 ElektroG.
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Foundation for the Waste Electrical Equipment Register
Tel.: +49 911 766650
Email: info@stiftung-ear.de
Website:
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
Tel.: +49 228 993050
Email: poststelle@bmu.bund.de
German Environment Agency
Tel.: +49 340 21032416
Email: buergerservice@uba.de
Product type: Batteries
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: In the BattG register, manufacturers (producers, importers etc.) of batteries advertise their market participation in electronic format. Among other things, the manufacturers of batteries for equipment enter information about the return system in which they are involved. Vehicle and industrial battery manufacturers provide details of the reasonable and free-of-charge return options that have been set up for distributors and treatment facilities.
Contact details for the competent authorities:
BattG register
Tel.: +49 340 21032468
Email: Batteriegesetz@uba.de
Product type: Packaging and packaging waste
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation: Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: Mandatory registration for manufacturers/initial placement on the market.
Anyone who places packaging subject to mandatory system participation on the market in Germany (manufacturer/first party to place the product on the market) must be registered with the Central Agency Packaging Register (ZSVR) on the LUCID Packaging Register. The status of manufacturer is based on the first commercial placement on the market or import into Germany and does not depend on the distribution method or commercial stage (Section 3 of the Packaging Act (VerpackG)).
For more information:
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
Tel.: +49 228 993050
Email: poststelle@bmu.bund.de
German Environment Agency
Tel.: +49-340-2103-2416
Email: buergerservice@uba.de
Product type: Radio equipment
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Email: poststelle@bmwi.bund.de
Tel.: + 49 30 18 6150
Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railways
Tel.: +49 228 140
Email: info@bnetza.de
Product type: Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS)
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
Tel.: +49 228 993050
Email: poststelle@bmu.bund.de
Product type: Ecodesign
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Email: poststelle@bmwi.bund.de
Tel.: + 49 30 186150
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
Tel.: +49 30 81040
Email: evpg@bam.de
Product type: Lifts
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: The information and documents required to prove the conformity of the lift must be in German or in a language that is easy for the market surveillance authorities to understand.
The assembly operation must ensure that the instructions in German pursuant to Annex I No 6.2 of Directive 2014/33/EU are enclosed with the lift.
The manufacturer must ensure that the instructions in German pursuant to Annex I No 6.1 of Directive 2014/33/EU are enclosed with the safety component.
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
Tel.: +49 30 185270
Email: info@bmas.bund.de
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Tel.: +49 231 90710
Email: poststelle@baua.bund.de
Product type: Appliances burning gaseous fuels
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: The user manual and safety information and a copy of the EU declaration of conformity must be in German (Section 7 GasgeräteDG)
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
Tel.: +49 30 185270
Email: info@bmas.bund.de
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Tel.: +49 231 90710
Email: poststelle@baua.bund.de
Product type: Toys
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
Tel.: +49 3018 5270
Email: info@bmas.bund.de
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Tel.: +49 231 90710
Email: poststelle@baua.bund.de
Product type: Machinery
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
Tel.: +49 3018 5270
Email: info@bmas.bund.de
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Tel.: +49 231 90710
Email: poststelle@baua.bund.de
Product type: Noise emission by equipment for use outdoors
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: If the enclosed EC declaration of conformity is not issued in German, a copy of a German translation must also be enclosed. (Section 3)
Manufacturers duty to provide information:
The manufacturer or the manufacturers authorised representative must forward to the competent Land authority (only manufacturers based in Germany) and the European Commission a copy of the EC declaration of conformity for each equipment/machine type. The entry of machine data by the manufacturer into the
The European obligation can be met by ensuring that an entry is also made in the
For more information:
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
Tel.: +49 30 18 3050
Email: poststelle@bmu.bund.de
German Environment Agency
Tel.: +49 340 21032416
Email: buergerservice@uba.de
Product type: Pyrotechnics
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
Tel.: +49 30 81040
Email: evpg@bam.de
Product type: Pressure equipment
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
Tel.: +49 30 18 5270
Email: info@bmas.bund.de
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Tel.: +49 231 9071-0
Email: poststelle@baua.bund.de
Product type: Electromagnetic compatibility
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Network Agency
Department 411 - EMC
Tel.: +49 613 118 -1240 or 0613118 - 1242
Email: 411.postfach@bnetza.de
Product type: Explosives for civilian purposes
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
Tel.: +49 30 81040
Email: evpg@bam.de
Product type: Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
Tel.: +49 3018 5270
Email: info@bmas.bund.de
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Tel.: +49 231 90710
Email: poststelle@baua.bund.de
Product type: Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX)
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
Tel.: +49 30 18 5270
Email: info@bmas.bund.de
Product type: Electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
Tel.: +49 30 18 5270
Email: info@bmas.bund.de
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Tel.: +49 231 90710
Email: poststelle@baua.bund.de
Product type: Simple pressure vessels
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
Tel.: +49 30 18 5270
Email: info@bmas.bund.de
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Tel.: +49 231 9071-0
Email: poststelle@baua.bund.de
Product type: Recreational craft and personal watercraft
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
Main requirements for business users: The EU declaration of conformity must be issued in German. When placing the product on the market, each manufacturer must enclose with the product instructions for use and safety information in accordance with sentence 2 in the owners manual in German.
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
Tel.: +49 30 18 5270
Email: info@bmas.bund.de
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Tel.: +49 231 90710
Email: poststelle@baua.bund.de
Product type: Cableway installations
Name of the legal act/standards:
European regulation:
Transposition in Germany:
- Baden-Württemberg
Cableway Installations Act (LSeilbG-BW) (Law Gazette (GBl.) 2004, p. 10) - Bavaria
Bavarian Railway and Cableway Installations Act (BayESG) (Gazette of Laws and Ordinances (GVBl) 2003, p. 598) - Berlin
Act on cableway installations ( Land Cableway Installations Act, LSeilbG) - Berlin (GVBl. 2004, p. 110) - Brandenburg
Brandenburg Building Code (BbgBO) Section 1 BbgBO: Scope - Bremen
Act on cableway installations for passenger transport in the Land of Bremen (Bremen Cableway Installations Act, BremSeilbG) (Brem.GBl. 2004, p. 523) - Hamburg
Hamburg Cableway Installations Act (Hamburg Gazette of Laws and Ordinances (HmGVBl.) 2004, p. 101) - Hessen
Hessen Cableway Installations Act (HSeilbG) (GVBl. I 2006, 491) - Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Land Cableway Installations Act (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) - Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony Act on railways and cableway installations (NESG) (Lower Saxony Gazette of Laws and Ordinances (Nds. GVBl.) 2004, 658) - North Rhine-Westphalia
Act on cableway installations in North Rhine-Westphalia (SeilbG NRW) - Rhineland-Palatinate
Land Cableway Installations Act Rhineland-Palatinate (GVBl. 2004, p. 447) - Saarland
Act No 843 on railways and cableway installations (Official Gazette 1967, p. 402) - Saxony
Act on cableway installations in the Free State of Saxony ( Land Cableway Installations Act, LSeilbG) - Saxony-Anhalt
Cableway Installations Act of the Land of Saxony-Anhalt (SeilbG LSA) (GVBl. LSA 2012, 526) - Schleswig-Holstein
Act on cableway installations for local public transport ( Land Cableway Installations Act, LSeilbG) Schl.-H. (Schleswig Holstein Gazette of Laws and Ordinances (GVOBl. Schl.-H.) 2007 p. 136) - Thuringia
Thuringia Mountain Railway and Park Railway Act (ThürBPBahnG) (GVBl. 2003 p. 309, GVBl. 2017 p. 90)
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Not applicable
Product information from the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE)
A list of the product rules issued by the Federal Institute Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) for the non-harmonised and harmonised sectors can be found below.
Product type: Soil additives, plant aid agents, growing media
Name of the legal act/standards:
Main requirements for business users: Cf.:
Subject to approval under national law: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Fertiliser monitoring by the Länder
Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry
Tel.: +49 30 185 290
Email: poststelle@bmel.bund.de
Product type: Plant protection products
Name of the legal act/standards:
Purpose and scope: Cf.
Main requirements for business users: Cf.
Subject to approval under national law Yes;
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry
Tel.: +49 30 185 290
Email: poststelle@bmel.bund.de
Product type: Vinegar, vinegar essence
Name of the legal act/standards:
Purpose and scope: Definitions of vinegar, vinegar essence and wine vinegar; provisions on the placing on the market of vinegar and vinegar essence
Main requirements for business users: Sections 1, 2 and 4 of this Regulation
Subject to approval under national law: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Food control by the Länder
Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
Tel.: +49 30 185550
Email: poststelle@bmfsfj.bund.de
Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry
Tel.: +49 30 185 290
Email: poststelle@bmel.bund.de
Product type: Fruit juice, fruit nectar, caffeinated soft drinks, herbal and fruit tea for infants and young children
Name of the legal act/standards:
Purpose and scope: Fruit juice, fruit nectar, caffeinated soft drinks, herbal and fruit tea for infants and young children
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Subject to approval under national law: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Food control by the Länder
Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry
Tel.: +49 30 1 85290
Email: poststelle@bmel.bund.de
Product type: Brandy; wine-like, semi-sparkling wine-like and sparkling wine-like drinks and alcoholic drinks processed on the basis of these drinks
Name of the legal act/standards:
Purpose and scope: Brandy; wine-like, semi-sparkling wine-like and sparkling wine-like drinks and alcoholic drinks processed on the basis of these drinks
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Subject to approval under national law: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Food control by the Länder
Product type: Milk-based products
Name of the legal act/standards:
Purpose and scope: Milk-based products
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Subject to approval under national law: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Food control by the Länder
Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry
Tel.: +49 30 185290
Email: poststelle@bmel.bund.de
Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
Tel.: +49 30 185550
Email: poststelle@bmfsfj.bund.de
Product type: Butter and other dairy spreads
Name of the legal act/standards:
Purpose and scope: Butter, other dairy spreads
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Subject to approval under national law: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Food control by the Länder
Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry
Tel.: +49 30 185290
Email: poststelle@bmel.bund.de
Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
Tel.: +49 30 185550
Email: poststelle@bmfsfj.bund.de
Product type: Margarine, blends
Name of the legal act/standards:
Purpose and scope: Margarine, blends
Main requirements for business users:
Subject to approval under national law: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Food control by the Länder
Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry
Tel.: +49 30 185290
Email: poststelle@bmel.bund.de
Product type: Cheese
Name of the legal act/standards:
Purpose and scope: Cheese
Main requirements for business users:
Subject to approval under national law: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Food control by the Länder
Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry
Tel.: +49 30 185290
Email: poststelle@bmel.bund.de
Product type: Wine
Name of the legal act/standards:
Purpose and scope: Cf. Section 1 of the
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Subject to approval under national law: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Food control by the Länder
Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry
Tel.: +49 30 185290
Email: poststelle@bmel.bund.de
Product type: Dietary foods
Name of the legal act/standards:
Purpose and scope: dietary foods
Main requirements for business users: No later than upon the first placement on the market, with the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (§4a)
Subject to approval under national law: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Food control by the Länder
Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry
Tel.: +49 30 185290
Emaill: poststelle@bmel.bund.de
Product type: Tattooing agents including certain similar substances and preparations of substances
Name of the legal act/standards:
Purpose and scope: Tattooing agents including certain similar substances and preparations of substances
Main requirements for business users: No later than upon the first placement on the market, with the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (Section 2)
Subject to approval under national law: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Food control by the Länder
Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry
Tel.: +49 30 185290
Email: poststelle@bmel.bund.de
Product type: Impregnating agents in aerosol dispensers for leather and textile goods which are intended for domestic use and which are not products within the meaning of Section 2(6) sentence 1(8) of the Food, Consumer Goods and Feed Act (LFGB)
Name of the legal act/standards:
Purpose and scope: Impregnating agents in aerosol dispensers for leather and textile goods which are intended for domestic use and which are not products within the meaning of Section 2(6) sentence 1(8) of the Food, Consumer Goods and Feed Act
Main requirements for business users: Is the product legally manufactured or on the market in another EU Member State? If so, it may also be marketed in Germany.
Subject to approval under national law: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Food control by the Länder
Federal Ministry of Health
Tel.: +49 30184410
Email: poststelle@bmg.bund.de
Product type: Tobacco products and related products
Name of the legal act/standards:
Purpose and scope: Tobacco products and related products
Main requirements for business users: Section 40 of the Tobacco Products Act: in some cases general disposition by the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety required.
Subject to approval under national law Section 40 of the Tobacco Products Act: in some cases general disposal by the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety required
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Food control by the Länder
Federal Ministry of Health
Tel.: +49 30184410
Email: poststelle@bmg.bund.de
Product type: Food, consumer goods, feed, food additives, plant protection products, cosmetic products
Name of the legal act/standards:
Purpose and scope: Cf.
Main requirements for business users: Cf.
Subject to approval under national law: in some cases a general disposition or exemption from the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety must be applied for (
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Food control by the Länder
Federal Ministry of Health
Tel.: +49 30184410
Email: poststelle@bmg.bund.de
Product type: Foodstuffs
Name of the legal act/standards:
Purpose and scope: Foodstuffs
Subject to approval under national law: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Food control by the Länder
Federal Ministry of Health
Tel.: +49 30184410
Email: poststelle@bmg.bund.de
Product type: Consumer goods
Name of the legal act/standards:
Purpose and scope: Consumer goods
Main requirements for business users: Is the product legally manufactured or on the market in another EU Member State? If so, it may also be marketed in Germany.
Subject to approval under national law: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities:
Food control by the Länder
Federal Ministry of Health
Tel.: +49 30184410
Email: poststelle@bmg.bund.de
Product type: Chemicals
Name of the legal act/standards:
Purpose and scope: The purpose of the Act is to protect people and the environment against the harmful impacts of hazardous substances and mixtures, and in particular to make them recognisable, avert them and prevent their occurrence.
Main requirements for business users: not applicable
Subject to approval under national law: not applicable
Contact details for the competent authorities: not applicable
Product information from the Product Contact Point for Construction (German Institute for Structural Engineering)
The German Institute for Structural Engineering performs a key role in the construction sector: by means of its approvals, permits and assessments, it guarantees the safety of structural works while at the same time supporting the development of new construction products and construction methods.
Below can be found a link to a search function providing access to the legal basis, product rules and notifications of the German Institute for Structural Engineering for the non-harmonised and harmonised sectors. The approvals, type approvals and ETAs issued by the German Institute for Structural Engineering can be found under Approval Downloads.
Further information
Responsible for the content
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) German Institute for Structural Engineering (DIBt) Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE)
Last update or date of publication
11.12.2020