Decree-Law No. 148/99 approving the Council Directive 96/23/EC on measures to monitor substances and residues in live animals and animal products. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 103/99 (I-A), 4 May 1999, pp. 2354-2370. Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Residues Hygiene/sanitary procedures Traceability/product tracing Food quality control/food safety Fraud Animal production Drugs Animal health Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree-Law No. 148/99 approves the Council Directive 96/23/EC on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products. It consists of 8 chapters and 6 annexes establishing the sanitary requirements to be satisfied and controls to be carried out on animals and products of animal origin. The text is divided as follows: Control measures relevant to residues and substances referred in annex I (chap. 1); Monitoring plans on (chap. 2); Auto-control measures (chap. 3); Official controls (chap. 4); Measures to be applied in cases of infraction (chap. 5); Imports from third countries (chap. 6); Sanctions (chap. 7); Final provisions (chap. 8). Annexes list unauthorized substances and sampling method according to the different animal species. Full text Portuguese References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 96/23/EC on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC. Legislation | European Union | 1996 Keyword: Hormones/steroids, Animal production, Residues, Monitoring, Inspection, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Drugs, Animal health Source: FAO, FAOLEX