Act no. 488/2002 on veterinary care and amendming certain acts.

Subject

Livestock, Food & nutrition

Keyword

Food quality control/food safety Inspection Offences/penalties Basic legislation Animal health Animal reproduction Hygiene/sanitary procedures

Geographical area

Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries

Entry into force notes

The Act enters into force on 1 January 2003.

Abstract

The Act establishes: (i) veterinary requirements to ensure animal health and conditions applicable to hatching eggs, semen, ova and embryos; (ii) veterinary requirements for products of animal origin in the interest of animal health protection; (iii)veterinary requirements for live animals and products of animal in the interest of human health protection; (iv) rights and obligations of natural persons and legal persons concerning veterinary care; (v) rules on the structure and functioning of State administration organs dealing with veterinary care; (vi) penalties. The Act is composed of the following Sections: (1) Introductory provisions; (2) State administration dealing with veterinary matters and administration of specialized veterinary activities; (3) Veterinary requirements for live animals, seminal products and products of animal origin; (4) Obligations of legal persons and natural persons concerning veterinary care; (5) Compensation of harms and expenses in cases of diseases of animals and charges for veterinary inspection and veterinary control; (6) Offences and penalties; (7) Common, temporary and final provisions.

Full text

Slovak

Website

www.b4b.sk

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Government Ordinance prohibiting the use in stockfarming of certain substances with hormonal or thyrostatic action and beta-antagonists.

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Keyword: Aquaculture, Aquatic animals, Food quality control/food safety, MRL-maximum residue limit, Meat, Hormones/steroids, Drugs, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on veterinary requirements for the marketing of aquaculture animals and aquaculture products.

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Keyword: Aquaculture, Internal trade, Fish disease, Inspection, Aquatic animals, Artisanal fishing, Animal health, Fish products, Transport/storage, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on health conditions concerning trade of poultry and eggs with European Community Member States, transportation and importation from third countries.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2003

Keyword: Poultry products, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, International trade, Food quality control/food safety, Animal health, Poultry

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on animal health requirements for the protection of human health as regards the killing of wild animals and the marketing of wild game meat.

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Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Game, Slaughtering, International trade, Animal health, Wild fauna

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance establishing animal health requirements applicable to trade in and import of products of animal origin which are not subject of other veterinary requirements.

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Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Internal trade, International trade, Inspection, Hygiene/sanitary procedures

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on animal health requirements applying to the production and marketing of rabbit meat and farmed game meat.

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Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Game, Rodents, Internal trade, International trade, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on veterinary checks applying to trade in products of animal origin with European Community Member States.

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Keyword: International trade, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Milk/dairy products, Poultry products, Fish products, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on veterinary checks of live animals and products of animal origin applying to trade with European Community Member States.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2003

Keyword: Aquaculture, Fish products, International trade, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Cattle, Swine, Poultry products, Food quality control/food safety, Equine-animals, Poultry, Apiculture/sericulture, Animal production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance establishing measures for the control of certain fish diseases.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2003

Keyword: Aquaculture, Fish disease, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Disinfection/disinfestation, Animal health, Fish products

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on animal health requirements for the marketing and importation of fresh poultry meat.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2003

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Standards, International trade, Poultry products, Poultry

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on health and veterinary inspection matters concerning imports of bovines, swines, sheep, goats, fresh meat and meat products from third countries.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2003

Keyword: Meat, International trade, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety, Cattle, Sheep/goats, Swine

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on health problems affecting international trade of fresh meat from domestic bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats and domestic solipeds.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2003

Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Cattle, Sheep/goats, Swine, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Governmental Ordinance laying down conditions for the production and placing on the market of fishery products and live shellfish.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2003

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Fish products, Standards, Processing/handling, Internal trade, International trade, Marine fishes

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on health requirements for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products.

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Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Milk/dairy products, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Standards, Treated food, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on the protection of animals during transport.

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Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage, Cattle, Sheep/goats, Swine, Poultry, Birds, Equine-animals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on principles governing the organization of veterinary checks of animals entering the territory of Slovak Republic from third countries.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2003

Keyword: Animal health, Inspection, Animal by-products, International trade, Marking/identification, Hygiene/sanitary procedures

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Governmental Ordinance on animal health requirements for transport, trade with other European Community Member States and import from third countries of animals, semen, ova and embryos.

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Keyword: Animal reproduction, Internal trade, International trade, Transport/storage, Animal health, Pests/diseases

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance establishing measures for the control of certain animal diseases and laying down specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease.

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Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Quarantine, Inspection, Swine, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on animal health requirements for the transport of sheep and goats and their trade within European Community Member States.

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Keyword: Animal health, Sheep/goats, Pests/diseases, Transport/storage, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance establishing measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specified zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections and intoxications.

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Keyword: Pests/diseases, Animal health, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Poultry

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on the identification and registration of animals.

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Keyword: Animal production, Marking/identification, Registration, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance establishing health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2003

Keyword: Animal by-products, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Internal trade, International trade, Transport/storage, Birds, Camelids, Equine-animals, Hunting/capture, Marking/identification, Protection of species, Trade in species, Wild fauna, Wildlife products

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on health requirements applicable to the production of fresh meat.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2003

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Standards, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Cattle, Sheep/goats, Swine

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Governmental ordinance on health problems affecting international trade of bovine animals and swines.

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Keyword: International trade, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Cattle, Swine, Drugs, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on requirements concerning human health protection applying to the production and placing on the market of meat products and certain other products of animal origin.

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Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Certification, Processing/handling, Inspection, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on the examination of fresh meat for trichinae.

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Keyword: International trade, Food quality control/food safety, Swine, Meat, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on hygienic requirements applying to the production and placing on the market of egg products.

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Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Poultry products, Internal trade, Processing/handling, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Governmental Ordinance laying down provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue.

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance establishing minimum standards for the protection of calves.

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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Keyword: Animal health, International trade, Internal trade, Transport/storage, Pests/diseases, Equine-animals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on animal health conditions for the transport, trade within the European Community and import from third countries of semen of domestic swines.

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on animal health requirements for the marketing, trade with other Member States and import from third countries of semen of bovine animals.

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Keyword: Animal reproduction, Standards, Animal health, Cattle, Internal trade, International trade, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Governmental Ordinance establishing requirements for the protection of animals used for experimental purposes or other research purposes.

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Keyword: Animal welfare, Research, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Governmental Ordinance on animal health conditions for the marketing of embryos of bovine animals and their importation from third countries.

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Keyword: Cattle, Animal reproduction, Animal health, Internal trade, International trade, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance establishing minimum standards for the protection of swines.

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Keyword: Animal welfare, Swine

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Inspection, Hygiene/sanitary procedures

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Government Ordinance on zootechnical and genealogical requirements applying to equine animals, their semen and embryos.

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Keyword: Equine-animals, Animal reproduction, Authorization/permit, Registration, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on the notification of animal diseases.

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Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on monitoring certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and in products of animal origin.

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Keyword: Hormones/steroids, Animal production, Residues, Monitoring, Inspection, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Drugs, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on requirements for the production and placing on the market of minced meat and meat preparations.

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on veterinary checks of products entering the Slovak Republic from third countries.

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Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, International trade, Inspection, Certification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance establishing requirements for the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2003

Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on the protection of animals kept for farming purposes.

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Keyword: Animal welfare, Ranching/captive breeding, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Ordinance on animal health requirements for transport, trade with other European Community member states and import from third countries of animals, semen, ova and embryos.

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Ordinance on animal health conditions for the transport, trade within the European Community and import from third countries of semen of domestic swine.

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Keyword: Swine, International trade, Animal reproduction

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Ordinance on animal health requirements for the marketing, trade with other member states and import from third countries of semen of bovine animals.

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Keyword: Animal reproduction, Cattle, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Ordinance establishing measures for the control of certain animal diseases and laying down specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2003

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Swine

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ordinance establishing requirements for the protection of animals used for experimental purposes or other scientific purposes.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2009

Keyword: Animal welfare, Research, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Ordinance on health conditions concerning trade of poultry and eggs with European Community Member States, transportation and importation from third countries.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2009

Keyword: Poultry products, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, International trade, Food quality control/food safety, Animal health, Poultry, Birds

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ordinance amending the Ordinance establishing minimum standards for the protection of pigs.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2012

Keyword: Animal welfare, Swine

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ordinance amending the Ordinance on animal health requirements for transport, trade with other European Community member states and import from third countries of animals, semen, ova and embryos.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2014

Keyword: Animal reproduction, International trade, Sheep/goats, Swine, Equine-animals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ordinance amending Ordinance on the protection of animals kept for farming purposes.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2014

Keyword: Animal welfare, Ranching/captive breeding, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Act no. 39/2007 on veterinary care.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2006 (2021)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Poultry products, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation, Animal health, Animal reproduction

Source: FAO, FAOLEX