Decree No. 40 of 1994 of the Ministry of Agriculture regarding the authorization and regulation of poultry hatcheries. Country/Territory Hungary Document type Regulation Date 1994 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Jurix Collection of Hungarian Rules of Law, WWW, Hungary. Subject Livestock Keyword Authorization/permit Standards Certification Poultry Animal production Animal reproduction Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Data collection/reporting Royalties/fees Offences/penalties Classification/declassification Inspection Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Abstract Recognized breeding organizations set quality standards, for each poultry breed, for breeding and hatching eggs, and for day-old poultry, in their breeding programmes. As regards hatching, only materials meeting quality standards specified in the breeding programme may be used, and day-old poultry for marketing should also conform to such standards. The establishment and operation of poultry hatcheries requires prior authorization by the National Institute for Agricultural Quality Control. Article 3 provides for the contents of applications which shall be submitted to the Institute. Authorizations are valid for specified activities and for a fixed time period. Termination of operation, changes in conditions and activities should be reported within 30 days to the Institute. The authorization is renewable upon review (art. 4) carried out by the Institute for a fee. As a result of revision, the Institute may decide to prolong or withdraw the authorization, to apply sanctions determined in article 45(1) and (2) of the Law, or take legal action. Article 7 deals with rules regarding the treatment of eggs that are used for hatching. A hatching register should be kept according article 8. Article 9 provides for the certificate of origin and delivery notes, to be issued for marketed day-old poultry. Random tests in hatcheries are provided for in article 10. The annex regulates sampling and classification procedures. The Institute publishes the list of authorized poultry hatcheries annually. Full text Hungarian References - Legislation Implements Law No. CXIV of 1993 on stockbreeding. Legislation | Hungary | 1993 (2013) Keyword: Aquaculture, Authorization/permit, Biotechnology, Basic legislation, Animal production, Animal reproduction, Ranching/captive breeding, Offences/penalties, Inspection, Special fund, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Non-governmental entity Source: FAO, FAOLEX