Ministerial Decision No. 9361/2014 establishing measures to be applied in the manufacture of hives and nests of coniferous wood. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Regulation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No. 137, 18 July 2014. Subject Livestock Keyword Apiculture/sericulture Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Agricultural development Authorization/permit Standards Animal production Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Ministerial Decision enters into force on 23 June 2014. Abstract This Ministerial Decision establishes measures to be applied in the manufacture of hives and nests of coniferous wood, produced in Portugal. Thus, under Decree No. 31/2012 of 13 March, and Order No. 282/2012 of 17 September, it specifies the requirements to be satisfied for hives, including all their components, and nests of coniferous wood, produced in mainland Portugal and Madeira island, which are intended to be shipped and traded, to other countries of the European Union, Madeira and Azores islands and the nematode buffer zone of pine wood (NMP), as established by Decree-Law No. 95/2011 of 8 August, as follows: a) They should be constructed exclusively from wood treated by the heat (minimum 56° C for 30 minutes, in the center of the wood), in an establishment authorized under Decree-Law No. 95/2011; b) Present a brand of identical model to that provided for in Annex IV of Decree-Law No. 95/2011. Full text Portuguese Website www.dre.pt References - Legislation Implements Decree No. 31/2012 creating the General Directorate for Food and Veterinary (DGAV). Legislation | Portugal | 2012 Keyword: Institution, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety, Drugs, Animal health, Plant protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX