Agriculture and food · France / Switzerland
Plant-protection products: permits and use records
France and Switzerland distinguish a person’s professional qualification from a product’s authorisation and use conditions. Identify the actual activity, exact product, crop and application record. A certificate or permit does not make every product use lawful. Prepare the relevant restrictions and evidence for the specific operation without assuming the French certificate and Swiss permit systems are identical.
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France: does the user’s certificate authorise every product ?
No. Personal qualification and product authorisation must be checked separately.
Read the referencesYour question concerns “Plant-protection products: permits and use records”. Which document should we examine, and does your matter concern France or Switzerland?
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France: which activity determines the certificate examination ?
Describe application, advice or another actual role. A job title alone does not establish requirements.
Agriculture — Individual certificate and approvalAgriculture — Professional use of plant-protection products
France: does the user’s certificate authorise every product ?
No. Personal qualification and product authorisation must be checked separately.
Agriculture — Individual certificate and approvalAgriculture — Professional use of plant-protection products
How can you connect the facts and records in your file?
Complete the file references. The initial values illustrate a fictional case; they are not observed product results.
Fictional example · Qualification and application register
- Operator
- Professional user
- Product
- Product A
- Use
- Identified crop
- Application
- Documented intervention
This worksheet organises records; it does not establish admissibility, entitlement or a procedural outcome.
France: which product details should the register preserve ?
Keep exact product, relevant authorisation and use documentation. Do not substitute a similar brand.
Agriculture — Individual certificate and approvalAgriculture — Professional use of plant-protection products
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
Le Certificat Individuel permet aux professionnels d’être en règle
Describe application, advice or another actual role. A job title alone does not establish requirements.
France: how should an application be documented ?
Connect intervention, product, parcel and supporting records to the actual operation.
Agriculture — Individual certificate and approvalAgriculture — Professional use of plant-protection products
Switzerland: which permit framework should the user examine ?
Identify the Swiss activity and qualification requirements. Do not treat Certiphyto as the Swiss system.
OFEV — Professional permitsConfederation — Official PPh permit portal
Switzerland: what links crop and authorised use ?
Compare planned application with the exact product’s applicable conditions and restrictions.
OFEV — Professional permitsConfederation — Official PPh permit portal
Which elements belong together before the next step?
| Preparation question | Point to verify |
|---|---|
| France: which activity determines the certificate examination ? | Describe application, advice or another actual role. A job title alone does not establish requirements. |
| France: does the user’s certificate authorise every product ? | No. Personal qualification and product authorisation must be checked separately. |
| France: which product details should the register preserve ? | Keep exact product, relevant authorisation and use documentation. Do not substitute a similar brand. |
| France: how should an application be documented ? | Connect intervention, product, parcel and supporting records to the actual operation. |
Agriculture — Individual certificate and approvalAgriculture — Professional use of plant-protection productsOFEV — Professional permitsConfederation — Official PPh permit portal
Switzerland: what follows a change of operator or product ?
Update qualifications, product records and use conditions. Previous conclusions do not automatically cover the change.
OFEV — Professional permitsConfederation — Official PPh permit portal
Switzerland: what does this preparation register grant ?
It organises person, product and intervention evidence. It grants no permit or product-use authorisation.
OFEV — Professional permitsConfederation — Official PPh permit portal
What other questions arise in this file?
France: does the user’s certificate authorise every product ?
No. Personal qualification and product authorisation must be checked separately.
Agriculture — Individual certificate and approvalAgriculture — Professional use of plant-protection productsOFEV — Professional permitsConfederation — Official PPh permit portal
France: how should an application be documented ?
Connect intervention, product, parcel and supporting records to the actual operation.
Agriculture — Individual certificate and approvalAgriculture — Professional use of plant-protection productsOFEV — Professional permitsConfederation — Official PPh permit portal
Switzerland: what links crop and authorised use ?
Compare planned application with the exact product’s applicable conditions and restrictions.
Agriculture — Individual certificate and approvalAgriculture — Professional use of plant-protection productsOFEV — Professional permitsConfederation — Official PPh permit portal
Switzerland: what does this preparation register grant ?
It organises person, product and intervention evidence. It grants no permit or product-use authorisation.
Agriculture — Individual certificate and approvalAgriculture — Professional use of plant-protection productsOFEV — Professional permitsConfederation — Official PPh permit portal
Which official references should you consult?
- Agriculture — Individual certificate and approvalagriculture.gouv.fr
- Agriculture — Professional use of plant-protection productsagriculture.gouv.fr
- OFEV — Professional permitsbafu.admin.ch
- Confederation — Official PPh permit portalpermis-pph.admin.ch
Texts cited last checked: 2 November 2026