Domestic Market – Animal Disease Protection Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 60, 30 December 1992, pp. 2437-2466. Long titleOrdinance on intra-community trade, as well as import and transit of animals and goods. Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword International trade Transport/storage Inland fisheries Freshwater fishes Offences/penalties Meat Standards Certification Registration Marking/identification Apiculture/sericulture Non-edible products Equine-animals Poultry Cattle Swine Pests/diseases Animal production Inspection Slaughtering Animal health Birds Geographical area Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes This Ordinance enters into force on 1 January 1993. Abstract An Ordinance to regulate the trade of animals. It contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed. Then it treats issues such as certification, registration, book-keeping, requirements for transport. Part 2 deals with trade of animals within the EU. General import and transit regulations are contained respectively in Part 3 and 4. Finally, the Ordinance establishes penalties in case of violation. The text consists of 44 articles divided into 7 Parts and 13 Annexes. Full text German Website www.bgbl.de