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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 title
Ordinance 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