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Instruction in accordance with § 43 Infection Protection Act (Food Certificate)

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The health department issues official certificates and attestations as required by federal or state regulations.

You need, for example, a health certificate or an attestation for activities in the food or catering sector (instruction in accordance with § 43 Infection Protection Act).

Required Documents:

A valid ID must be presented during the appointment.

For minors, the certificate can only be issued if a parental declaration is completed online in advance, printed, and brought along.

The parental declaration for the Infection Protection Act can be found here.

Online instruction under www.obk.de/ifsg

Adults can also complete the instruction online at www.obk.de/ifsg . A device with internet access is required. 

Citizens can complete the instruction at their own pace via the internet and receive the instruction documents as a PDF after payment. After payment, which can be made using common online payment methods such as credit card (Visa/Mastercard) and PayPal, interested parties can download the certificate as a PDF document.

Important note

During the payment process, the page must not be closed or exited using the back button in the browser. 

Also, make sure that automatic downloads are enabled in your browser so that you receive the certificate after completing the payment.

Washing hands.

Costs

The instruction is subject to a fee.

A fee of €30 is charged for in-person instruction.

A fee of €20 is charged for online instruction.

Downloads

Form - Parental declaration

Information sheet for parental declaration - German

Information sheet for parental declaration - English

Information sheet for parental declaration - Polish

Information sheet for parental declaration - Arabic

Information sheet for parental declaration - Turkish

Information sheet for parental declaration - Russian

Information sheet for parental declaration - Spanish

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Am Wiedenhof 1-3
51643 Gummersbach

Service Hours

Monday

08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM 

Tuesday

08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM 

Wednesday

08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM 

Thursday

08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
01:00 PM - 05:30 PM 

Friday

08:00 AM - 12:00 PM