Decree No. 21 of 1996 (VII. 9.) FM of the Ministry of Agriculture on the issuing and management of cattle licences. Country/Territory Hungary Document type Regulation Date 1996 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Cattle Ownership Authorization/permit Data collection/reporting Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes The latest consolidated version of the Decree entered into force on 16 April 2013. Abstract Cattle licences certify the ownership of animal(s) and that there are no health measures in force to prevent the marketing or transport of such animal(s). Annex 1 contains a model licence form. There are four types of cattle licence: single national licence, collective national licence, international licence, and licence issued for cattle registered in the Uniform Registration and Identification System. Article 2 determines the cases in which the keeper must obtain a cattle licence. Licences may be issued by the competent town-clerk only for animals which have been previously marked according to the special provisions on animal health and stockbreeding. A register of licences shall be kept by the town-clerk, whose model form is contained in Annex 2. The state veterinarian is entitled to control the issuance and registration of licences. Licencing exceptions are listed in Article 7. Imported animals shall have an international licence or its equivalent and may be transported only to the place of destination declared in the licence. National licences may not be taken abroad for export purposes. Animals to be exported must obtain an export certificate. Keepers who lose the right of ownership must present the town-clerk with the licence which shall be annulled and removed from the register. Cattle licences of animals to be slaughtered shall be presented to the slaughterhouse which shall register them and once a year send them to the competent town-clerk. Full text Hungarian Website njt.hu References - Legislation Implements Law No. XCI of 1995 on animal health. Legislation | Hungary | 1995 (2001) Keyword: Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Certification, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal health, Institution, Drugs, Cattle, Ranching/captive breeding, Animal by-products, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Pests/diseases, Authorization/permit, Internal trade, Ownership, Early warning system, Data collection/reporting, Registration, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree No. 62 of 1997 of the Ministry of Agriculture regarding the Uniform Registration and Identification System of certain animal species. Legislation | Hungary | 1997 (2000) Keyword: Animal production, Marking/identification, Registration, Cattle, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 99 of 2002 (XI. 5.) of the Ministry FVM of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development concerning the marking of bovine animals and the Integrated Identification and Registration System. Legislation | Hungary | 2002 (2012) Keyword: Animal production, Cattle, Data collection/reporting, Inspection, Marking/identification, Registration, Traceability/product tracing, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 116 of 2003 (XI.18.) FVM of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development concerning the marking and the Integrated Identification and Registration System of swine. Legislation | Hungary | 2003 (2013) Keyword: Animal production, Data collection/reporting, Inspection, Marking/identification, Offences/penalties, Registration, Slaughtering, Swine, Traceability/product tracing, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 110 of 2013 (IV. 9.) Korm of the Government on the identification of equine animals. Legislation | Hungary | 2013 Keyword: Equine-animals, Data collection/reporting, Marking/identification, Offences/penalties, Registration, Traceability/product tracing Source: FAO, FAOLEX