Decree no. WJZ/19260258 on appointment of veterinarians.

Subject

Livestock

Keyword

Animal health Pests/diseases Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Inspection

Geographical area

Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe

Entry into force notes

December 14, 2019.

Abstract

This Decree, following the provisions of the European Regulation 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, and the provisions of the European Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/624 concerning specific rules for the performance of official controls on the production of meat and for production and relaying areas of live bivalve molluscs in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625, and in application of the Animal Act of 2011 in its last amended version, defines the following tasks of registered veterinarians: inspection according to the provisions of article 4 of the Delegated Regulation 2019/624; activities carried out on behalf of the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority concerning detection, prevention and control of infectious animal diseases. The Decree empowers the Minister to remove a veterinarian from performing one or more tasks in case the veterinarian does not comply with the mentioned legislation.

Full text

Dutch

Website

wetten.overheid.nl

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products.

Legislation | European Union | 2017 (2021)

Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, International trade, Ecological production/organic production, Certification, Agricultural commodities, Residues, Drugs, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal welfare, Animal health, Plant protection, Pesticides

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 concerning specific rules for the performance of official controls on the production of meat and for production and relaying areas of live bivalve molluscs in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Legislation | European Union | 2019

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Molluscs, Fish products, Slaughtering, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Animals Act.

Legislation | Netherlands | 2011 (2021)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Framework law, Animal welfare, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Institution, Animal production, Animal reproduction, Slaughtering, Animal by-products, Biotechnology, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit, Biosafety, Biosecurity, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Drugs, Game, Wildlife products, Ranching/captive breeding, Keeping of live animals, Wild fauna

Source: FAO, FAOLEX