Decree on animal health and its protection and on authorization and professional competence to perform certain professional veterinary activities.

Subject

Livestock

Keyword

Animal health Pests/diseases Hygiene/sanitary procedures Animal production Animal welfare Transport/storage

Geographical area

Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries

Entry into force notes

This Decree entered into force on 1 July 2023.

Abstract

This Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, which is composed of 50 articles and 15 Annexes, lays down veterinary requirements for the environment in which animals are kept, for their treatment and protection against infections and diseases transmissible from animals to humans, for their marketing and veterinary requirements for keeping of animals in quarantine. Furthermore the present Decree establishes provisions on authorization and professional competence to perform certain professional veterinary activities including a veterinary inspector, an animal protection inspector against cruelty, an official veterinary assistant and an inspector of the state supervision over the classification of carcasses of slaughter animals.

Full text

Czech

Website

www.zakonyprolidi.cz

References - Legislation

Implements

Veterinary Act No. 166/1999.

Legislation | Czechia | 1999 (2018)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Quarantine, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Vaccination, Animal welfare, Fish disease, Aquaculture, Animal health, Food quality control/food safety, Pests/diseases

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Decree on animal health and its protection, on transfer and transport of animals and authority and competence to perform certain professional veterinary activities.

Legislation | Czechia | 2012 (2018)

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal production, Animal welfare, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX