Your responsible state authority will be happy to help you! Here [PDF, 357KB] you will find the authority responsible for your respective federal state and their contact person. The competent on-site staff will be happy to advise you on all questions relating to the risk assessment of organisms, the registration or approval of the construction or commissioning of genetic engineering facilities and the implementation of the requirements of the Genetic engineering safety reglations (GenTSV).
If necessary, the ZKBS, whose office is based at the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), is involved by the respective state authority. This is the case, for example, if the planned genetic engineering work cannot be compared with previous decisions by the ZKBS or if there is an increased risk potential (class 3 and 4).