Cattle Earmarking Ordinance 2008.

Subject

Livestock

Keyword

Animal production Cattle Marking/identification Registration Data collection/reporting Offences/penalties

Geographical area

Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe

Entry into force notes

The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 January 2008.

Abstract

The present Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Resources implements, inter alia, the Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 494/98 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 as regards the application of minimum administrative sanctions in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals. Article 2 establishes that the "Austrian Agrarmarkt" (AMA) is responsible for the enforcement of this Ordinance. The text - consisting of 16 articles - deals with the following matters: sphere of application, competence, marking, keeping of register, electronic database, notification on behalf of the animal keeper, animal identification, killing of animals and disposal of carcasses and their safe disposal, legal aid fees, transmission of data and final provisions.

Full text

German

Website

www.ris.bka.gv.at

References - Legislation

Implements

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 494/98 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 as regards the application of minimum administrative sanctions in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals.

Legislation | European Union | 1998

Keyword: Cattle, Marking/identification, Registration, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97.

Legislation | European Union | 2000

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Packaging/labelling, Access-to-information, Cattle, Animal reproduction, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Ordinance amending the Cattle Earmarking Ordinance 2008.

Legislation | Austria | 2016

Keyword: Cattle, Marking/identification, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Ordinance of the Federal Minister of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism enacting the Cattle Identification Ordinance 2021 and amending the Direct Payments Ordinance 2015 and the Horizontal Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Ordinance 2015.

Legislation | Austria | 2021

Keyword: Animal health, Animal welfare, Cattle, Data collection/reporting, Grazing, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Institution, Internal trade, Marking/identification, Non-governmental entity, Offences/penalties, Pastoralism, Public health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX