Process for preparing compounds of the general formula in which R 1, R 3 independently of one another represent hydrogen, or represent C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl or C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl which are each optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different halogen or nitro substituents, R 2 represents C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -halocycloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl, C 2 -C 6 -haloalkynyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkylthio, C 1 -C 4 -alkylsulphinyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkylsulphonyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkylsulphinyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkylsulphonyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, alkylamino, dialkylamino, cycloalkylamino or C 3 -C 6 -trialkylsilyl, R 4 represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy, SF 5, C 1 -C 4 -alkylthio, C 1 -C 4 -alkylsulphinyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkylsulphonyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkylsulphinyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkylsulphonyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkylamino, di-(C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)amino, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkylamino, (C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy)imino, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl) (C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy) imino, (C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl) (C 1 -C 4 -cyano, nitro, alkoxy)imino or C 3 -C 6 -trialkylsilyl, Q represents a tetrazole ring which is monosubstituted by R 5, preferably a tetrazole ring which is monosubstituted by R 5 and selected from the group consisting of R 5 represents C 1 -C 5 -alkyl which may be mono- to trisubstituted by halogen, Z represents CH or N, the compounds of the general formula furthermore include N-oxides and salts, characterized in that tetrazole-substituted pyrazole acids of the formula in which R 2, Q and Z have the meanings given above are reacted with isatoic anhydrides of the formula in which R 3, R 4 have the meanings given above, to give compounds of the formula in which R 2, R 3, R 4, Q and Z have the meanings given above, and these compounds of the general formula are reacted in the presence of an acid with amines of the general formula R 1 NH 2 in which R 1 has the meanings given above, to give compounds of the formula. R 1, R 3 independently of one another represent hydrogen, or represent C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl or C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl which are each optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different halogen or nitro substituents, R 2 represents C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -halocycloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl, C 2 -C 6 -haloalkynyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkylthio, C 1 -C 4 -alkylsulphinyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkylsulphonyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkylsulphinyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkylsulphonyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, alkylamino, dialkylamino, cycloalkylamino or C 3 -C 6 -trialkylsilyl, R 4 represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy, SF 5, C 1 -C 4 -alkylthio, C 1 -C 4 -alkylsulphinyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkylsulphonyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkylsulphinyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkylsulphonyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkylamino, di-(C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)amino, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkylamino, (C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy)imino, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl) (C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy) imino, (C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl) (C 1 -C 4 -cyano, nitro, alkoxy)imino or C 3 -C 6 -trialkylsilyl, Q represents a tetrazole ring which is monosubstituted by R 5, preferably a tetrazole ring which is monosubstituted by R 5 and selected from the group consisting of R 5 represents C 1 -C 5 -alkyl which may be mono- to trisubstituted by halogen, Z represents CH or N,