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 Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Residues Hygiene/sanitary procedures Traceability/product tracing Food quality control/food safety Animal production Drugs Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, 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 measu 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 Source: FAO, FAOLEX