Circular No. 14 laying down guidelines for the application of Legislative Decree No. 336 of 4 August 1999. Country/Territory Italy Document type Miscellaneous Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Hormones/steroids Animal production MRL-maximum residue limit Inspection Offences/penalties Drugs Animal health Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract With a view to ensuring the proper and effective enforcement of Legislative Decree No. 336 of 4 August 1999, the Minister of Health has adopted the present Circular. The Circular lays down the guidelines to be followed to interpret and apply the said Legislative Decree. Particular regard is given to the following issues: National Plan for the Detection of Residues; controls to be carried out by operators; penalties; monitoring on feedingstuffs, farms and slaughterhouses. Five Annexes containing different specimens and forms, are attached. Full text Italian Website www.comune.jesi.an.it References - Legislation Implements Legislative Decree No. 336 implementing Directive 96/23/EC and 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of ß-agonists and on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products. Legislation | Italy | 1999 Keyword: Hormones/steroids, Animal production Source: FAO, FAOLEX