Activities with pathogens - Display changes
You have already obtained a permit to work with pathogens and have notified the competent body of the first commencement of work. You must notify the competent body immediately if you
- make significant changes (type and scope of activity, condition of rooms and facilities, disposal measures),
- stop working with pathogens, or
- resume work with pathogens.
Even if you are exempt from the permit requirement, you must notify changes in your activity. Persons who carry out microbiological examinations for diagnostic purposes on their own patients are exempt from the obligation to obtain a permit. These are for example
- Doctors and medical practitioners
- Dentists
- Veterinary surgeons
Do you work under the supervision of a person who has a permit or is exempt from the permit requirement? In this case, you do not have to report the change of activity.
Responsible authority
The Regional Council of Tübingen
Contact
Details
Prerequisite
They may continue or resume the activity if there is no risk to public health. For this to be the case, the following conditions must be met in particular
- suitable rooms or facilities must be available for the type and scope of the activities, and
- the conditions for safe disposal must be met.
Procedure
You can file a complaint informally with the competent authority. Your notification must contain the following:
- Information on the changes in the nature and scope of the intended activities and disposal measures
- Information on the changes in the nature of the premises and facilities
- if necessary: Information on the exemption from permission
The authority will check your documents and, if necessary, carry out an on-site inspection. It decides whether
- You may continue or resume the activity with pathogens under changed conditions, or
- prohibit the activity.
Deadlines
immediately after the change of activity
Required documents
- if another Regierungspräsidium has issued permission to work with pathogens: A certified copy of the permit
- Documents on changes in the type and scope of activities and on disposal measures (e.g. organisation plan, hygiene concept, disposal concept)
- Documents on the changes in the nature of the rooms and facilities (e.g. floor plan, room plan)
Costs
between EUR 50.00 and EUR 2,000.00 depending on the cost.
Processing time
The competent authority usually decides within two to four weeks after the complete documents have been submitted.
Legal basis
Infektionsschutzgesetz (IfSG):
- § 50 Veränderungsanzeige
Release note
machine generated, based on the German release by: Sozialministerium Baden-Württemberg, 28.01.2026