If you want to import pathogens into Germany, store them, hand them over, work with them or export them from Germany, you need a permit.
The health department is your contact point for notifiable diseases or pathogens. If you are affected, the health department will contact you.
You need a permit if you want to start working with biological substances in laboratories, animal testing facilities or in biotechnology for the first time.
If you suspect avian influenza (bird flu) in wild birds or domestic poultry, you must immediately inform your local veterinary office.
