Official Signature of the BMLUK

Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management

Publication of the figurative mark acc. to section 19 paragraph 3 E-Government Act (E-GovG).

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management (BMLUK) and the agencies of the Ministry listed below use the figurative mark uploaded as an image with the article for officially signed documents:

  • University College for Agrarian and Environmental Pedagogy
  • Higher Educational Institution and Center for Education and Research Raumberg-Gumpenstein
  • Federal Secondary College for Horticulture Schönbrunn and Austrian Federal Gardens
  • Federal Secondary College and Research Centre for Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Food Technology Francisco Josephinum
  • Federal Secondary College for Agriculture and Nutrition Elmberg
  • Federal Secondary College and Research Centre for Agriculture and Nutrition, Food and Biotechnology Tyrol
  • Federal Secondary College for Agriculture and Nutrition Pitzelstätten
  • Federal Secondary College for Agriculture and Nutrition Sitzenberg
  • Federal Secondary College of Agriculture St. Florian
  • Federal Secondary College for Agriculture, Environment and Resource Management Ursprung
  • Federal Secondary College for Forestry Bruck an der Mur
  • Forestry Training Centre Traunkirchen
  • Federal Agency for Water Management
  • Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Rural and Mountain Research
  • Federal Office for Viticulture
  • Federal Wine Control Board
  • the offices of the Forestry Engineering Service for Torrent and Avalanche Control and
  • the first point of contact - Fairness Office in accordance with the Fair Competition Act FWBG.

The official signature can be used to verify the origin and authenticity of a document.

Information on the official signature of the department Federal Secondary College and Federal Office for Viticulture and Pomology Klosterneuburg is available at Amtssignatur on the website of the HBLA und Bundesamt für Wein- und Obstbau Klosterneuburg.

Information on the official signature of the Federal Office for Food Safety on the Website des BAES.

Verification of the official electronic signature

  1. The official signature can be checked under Signature. (The file size for this signature check is limited to 150 Megabyte).
  2. A current version of the "Adobe Reader" programme shows the authenticity of the document in the "Signatures" tool.

Verification of the paper printout of an officially signed document

Recipients of printouts of officially signed documents have the following options for authenticity check:

  1. Transmission of the completed file by mail or personal delivery to the entry point of the Ministry or agency.
  2. Sending of the scanned completed file as an e-mail to the e-mail address of the person in charge, which can be found on the letterhead.

The official in charge will check whether the document submitted is the one specified and will reply to the inquiry if the check is positive: "The document you have submitted originates from the specified authority and is unchanged in content." in writing in the form of a completed file.

In the event of a negative review, the following response is provided: The document you submitted could not be verified by the specified authority."