Cabinet Regulation No. 21 of 2013 on Requirements for the Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes which are Intended for Slaughter Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Slaughtering Animal welfare Certification Registration Procedural matters Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract The Regulation prescribes the requirements for the protection of animals kept for farming purposes which are intended for slaughter during keeping before slaughter, stunning and killing thereof; and the procedures by which training regarding animal welfare during slaughtering must be performed and a certification regarding training performed is issued, suspended and annulled, as well as the procedures for registration of the trained persons. Full text English Website www.likumi.lv References - Legislation Implements Animal Protection Law (1999) Legislation | Latvia | 1999 (2017) Keyword: Animal health, Animal welfare, Transport/storage, Slaughtering, Basic legislation, Classification/declassification, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Standards, Ranching/captive breeding, Hunting/capture, Game, Hunting rights, Keeping of live animals, Management/conservation, Protection of species, Wild fauna, Trade in species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 64/432/EEC on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine. Legislation | European Union | 1964 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Cattle, Swine, Animal health, Internal trade, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 2003/50/EC amending Directive 91/68/EEC as regards reinforcement of controls on movements of ovine and caprine animals. Legislation | European Union | 2003 Keyword: Animal health, Sheep/goats, Pests/diseases, Transport/storage, Certification, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 93/119/EC on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing. Legislation | European Union | 1993 Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX