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# Product and material authorisations

For the protection of people and nature, the handling of certain materials and the distribution of certain goods is regulated. This applies specifically to pharmaceuticals, active ingredients, and particularly hazardous substances such as radioactive material. You can find the relevant information here.

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If you wish to market food supplements in Germany, you must notify the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL).

Would you like to launch a food on the market in Germany and are unsure whether it should be classified as a novel food? Then you can ask the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) for advice.

Wenn Sie Hersteller einer digitalen Anwendung sind, die als digitale Gesundheitsanwendung (DiGA) in das DiGA-Verzeichnis aufgenommen werden soll, müssen Sie einen Antrag beim Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (BfArM) einreichen.

If you, or your company, operate a facility in which chemical substances hazardous to water are handled, you must independently classify the substances used into a water hazard class (WGK) and notify the Federal Environment Agency.

Novel tobacco products, for example heated tobacco products, may only be placed on the market if they have been approved. You can apply for approval from the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL).

Would you like to import foodstuffs that are legally marketed or manufactured in another EU Member State but deviate from German health protection regulations? Then you can apply for a general ruling.

Indem Sie Verdachtsfälle von Nebenwirkungen oder Impfkomplikationen an die Behörden melden, helfen Sie mit, Arzneimittel und Impfstoffe sicherer zu machen.

These Assistance Services support you in exercising your rights and fulfilling your duties in the European internal market.

On the basis of Regulation (EU) 764/2008, which was/will be replaced by Regulation (EU) 2019/515 from 19.04.2020, product contact points have been established EU-wide for products for which harmonised rules are not yet in place.