The BAES has essential tasks and powers in the control & supervision of farms that place agricultural inputs on the market. The basis for this is formed by the Seed Act, the Plant Material Act, the Plant Variety Protection Act, the Plant Protection Products Act, the Plant Protection Act, the Feedstuffs Act, the Fertilizer Act, the Marketing Standards Act and the applicable legal basis for illegal fishing. This control of placing on the market is carried out according to a risk-based control plan and is carried out by trained authorities' own control bodies on the basis of national and European legislation. The Federal Office is also responsible for monitoring imports of agricultural inputs and fishery products.