Animal Breeding Act Competence Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Schleswig-Holstein Document type Regulation Date 2000 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleSchleswig-Holstein Ordinance on transfer of empowerment and determination od competent authorities under the Animal Breeding Act. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal production Institution Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the transfer of powers and designation of competent authorities under the Animal Breeding Act in its version of 22 January 1998 (BGBl. I p. 145). In particular, article 1 of the above-mentioned Ordinance establishes that the Ministry of Agriculture, the Environment and Rural Space is responsible for the execution of the afore-mentioned Federal Act. Article 2 outlines the tasks and functions that shall be incumbent to the Agricultural Chamber of Schleswig-Holstein. The text consists of 6 articles. Full text German Website www.schleswig-holstein.de References - Legislation Implements Animal Breeding Act. Legislation | Germany | 2006 (2017) Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal production, Animal reproduction, Genetic resources, Cattle, Sheep/goats, Swine, Equine-animals Source: FAO, FAOLEX