Law No. 1445-VI "On Identification and Registration of Animals". Country/Territory Ukraine Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Marking/identification Animal production Animal reproduction Animal health Access-to-information Geographical area Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 1 January 2010. Abstract The Law defines the organizational and legal grounds for identification and registration of animals for the purpose of receiving timely and reliable information on livestock in respect of sex, age, breed and location, in order to improve the management and forecasting of animal products market and control the epizootic situation in Ukraine. Article 1 of the Law provides definitions of the main terms used in the Law. Identification is the process of authentication of an animal through giving it an identification number using visual, digital and mixed means, depending on the type of the animal, with further entry of the identification number of the Unified State Register of Animals. According to the Article 3 of the Law, it applies to legal entities and natural persons involved in breeding and keeping of animals, their sale, slaughter and utilization, provision of artificial insemination services and organization of animal shows. The Law does not apply to natural persons involved in breeding and keeping of animals for own consumption of animal food products. The object of identification and registration, according to Article 4 of the Law, are farm animals – cattle, horses, pigs, sheep and goats. Article 7 of the Law defines the authority of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the field of animal identification and registration, which include, in particular: (a) establishing a procedure for providing consumers of animal products with complete and reliable information on the origin of the product, including safety information, by implementing labelling of animal products; (b) organizing for national measures to implement animal identification and registration; (c) providing for financing of the animal identification and registration system; and (d) resolving other issues in the field of animal identification and registration according to the law. Full text Ukrainian Website zakon1.rada.gov.ua References - Legislation Amended by Law No. 1648-VII amending Law No. 1445-VI "On Identification and Registration of Animals". Legislation | Ukraine | 2014 Keyword: Marking/identification, Animal production, Animal reproduction, Cattle, Camelids, Sheep/goats, Swine, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX