The expert's authority and competence
When assessing whether an examination can be entrusted to an expert, relevant factors include that expert's specialist knowledge, education, qualifications, experience, technical capability and whether the questions fall within their competence.
What confirms the feasibility of an examination
Education
Relevant training in commodity science and quality examination of consumer goods.
Practice
Experience examining goods and analysing documents, defects, commercial condition and value.
Technical capability
Inspection, measurements, photographic records, work with regulatory documentation and arrangement of the laboratory component where necessary.
Education and qualifications
- higher education in 38.04.07 “Commodity Science”, specialisation in “Identification and Commodity Examination”, qualification — Master's degree;
- secondary vocational education in 38.02.05 “Commodity Science and Quality Examination of Consumer Goods”, qualification — commodity expert;
- additional training in related fields, applicable within the scope of the specific task.
Documents on education, qualifications, professional memberships and liability insurance may be provided to the court or client on request.
Specialist opinion and expert report
Specialist opinion
Prepared at the request of a client or party. A separate procedural appointment of the examination is not required.
Expert report
Prepared after an examination is appointed by a court or another competent body and within the scope of the questions asked.
Limits of competence
A commodity examination must not replace a legal assessment, sanitary-epidemiological examination, veterinary examination, microbiological tests or chemical-toxicological tests. Where a question spans fields, the need for a multidisciplinary examination is determined.
What to read next
Send documents and photographs
Describe the task and attach photographs of the products and labelling, delivery documents, records, the contract, claim, court order or another expert's report.
- we will check whether the question falls within the commodity expert's competence;
- we will determine whether an inspection or laboratory component is needed;
- we will indicate the possible result format, cost and time frame.