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Notification of primary production premises

  • Permit or other obligation
  • 5 municipalities
  • Public service

The primary producer must submit a written notification to the municipal food control authority of the primary production premises and operations. A notification is not needed in case the authority is notified of the primary production premises by another authority.

Primary production means the production, rearing or growing of primary products. It includes harvesting, milking and all stages of ...

Do the following

Submit a written notification for the municipal food control authority about your place of primary production and your production operations there.

In the notification, include

  • your name and contact information
  • your business ID, holding code or customer code or, if these are not available, your personal identity code
  • the address and name of the place of primary production and its visiting address and municipality
  • information on the nature and scale of operations
  • the estimated start of operations.

In the Lappeenranta, Savitaipale, Taipalsaari, Lemi, and Luumäki regions, the notification is submitted to the Lappeenranta region’s department of environmental services.

For the required form, contact the health inspector or the Lappeenranta region's department of environmental services registry office.

The notification form shall be sent to the Lappeenranta region's department of environmental services registry office.

To whom and on what terms

The operator must ensure that the place of primary production, the production carried on there and the products of primary production produced meet legal requirements. Product safety must not be compromised.

The operator must notify about changes to the primary production, suspension of the production for more than a year or termination of the production. The food control authority must be notified by latest when the changes enter into force.


Deadline

The notification of new operations must be made well in advance before commencing the operations. The operations may be started even if the notification process is still under way.

Period of validity

The notification is valid for an indefinite term.

The service is provided by

Lappeenranta Region Environmental Office

Other responsible organisations

Savitaipaleen kunta, Luumäen kunta, Lemin kunta, Taipalsaaren kunta

Responsible for the service

Lappeenranta Region Environmental Office
Text edited by: Lappeenranta Region Environmental Office
Updated: 15/7/2025