Environment and Climate

• Apply for compensation for radiation-contaminated game

  If the game you have harvested is radioactive with a cesium contamination of over 600 becquerels per kilogram, you can apply for compensation for damages.

• Utilization of public services

  Here you will find information on topics related to basic public services and household waste disposal.

• independently classify water-polluting chemical substances

  If you or your company operate a facility that handles hazardous water-polluting chemical substances, you must independently classify the substances used into a water hazard class (WGK) and notify the German Environment Agency.

• Reporting (actual data submission) on individual grid tariff agreements for ex-post control under federal jurisdiction

  As a company or private individual, have you agreed upon an individual network tariff with your electricity grid operator? If so, you must annually prove to Ruling Chamber 4 in a report that you have complied with the necessary criteria for it.

• Submit objections and comments on measures in the federal waterways sector

  You can submit objections and statements regarding construction work on federal waterways to the Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping (GDWS) as part of the approval procedure.

• Apply for a water rights permit for the construction, expansion, or use of railway-specific infrastructure

  If you wish to build, expand, or operate Deutsche Bahn facilities and this involves impacts on bodies of water, you must apply for a water management permit from the Federal Railway Authority.

• Apply for accreditation as an energy expert for the federal program on energy efficiency in agriculture and horticulture

  If you wish to apply for accreditation as an expert for the federal program on energy efficiency in agriculture and horticulture, you can do so through the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE).

• Report change of data of energy experts for the federal program Energy Efficiency in Agriculture and Horticulture

  If you are approved as an expert for the federal program for energy efficiency in agriculture and horticulture and would like to have your approval or data changed, you can apply for this with the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE).

• Request deletion of data of energy experts for the federal program energy efficiency in agriculture and horticulture

  If you wish to have your accreditation as an expert for the federal program for energy efficiency and CO2 reduction in agriculture and horticulture revoked, you can apply for revocation with the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food.

• Apply for a permit for the import and export of protected plant and animal species

  Do you want to import or export live or dead animals and plants, or parts or products containing components thereof? If these are subject to the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES for short, you need a permit.