Legislative Decree No. 533 implementing Directive No. 91/629/CEE on veal protection. Country/Territory Italy Document type Legislation Date 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal welfare Animal production Cattle International trade Offences/penalties Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Southern Europe Abstract For the purpose of ensuring the protection of veal, the Decree establishes temporary minimum requisites that the breeding must satisfy for a period of at least four years starting from 1 January 1994. The surveillance on the proper implementation of the Decree is entrusted to the Ministry of Health, which shall submit to the Commission of the European Community a biannual report on the results of the inspections. The import of animals from third countries is subject to the issuance of a sanitary Full text Italian References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 91/629/EEC laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves. Legislation | European Union | 1991 Keyword: Animal welfare, Animal production, Cattle, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Ministerial Circular No. 10 laying down clarifications in matter of animal protection in farms and defining the modalities of the transmission of data related to control activities. Legislation | Italy | 2001 Keyword: Animal welfare, Inspection, Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, Swine, Poultry, Cattle Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Legislative Decree No. 331 implementing Council Directive 97/2/EC of 20 January 1997 laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves. Legislation | Italy | 1998 Keyword: Animal welfare, Animal production, Cattle, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Legislative Decree No. 126 implementing Directive 2008/119/EC laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves. Legislation | Italy | 2011 Keyword: Animal production, Animal welfare, Cattle, Animal health, Inspection, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX