Ministerial Decree No. 436 on the procedures and principles of binding decisions of the Food Safety Agency in the field of veterinary control. Country/Territory Azerbaijan Document type Regulation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal health Animal production Pests/diseases Enforcement/compliance Inspection International trade Public health Registration Risk assessment/management Transport/storage Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree lays down procedures and principles for the decisions of the Food Safety Agency in the fields of veterinary control. The templates for the decisions are annexed to the Decree. Types of decisions are specified as (I) decision to suspend or prohibit the activities of legal entities and individuals when there is a threat of the outbreak and spread of dangerous and other infectious diseases, including zoonoses and diseases common to man and animals, (II) decision on removal, recycling, neutralization or destruction of sick animals, products of animal origin and raw materials which pose danger to health of the population, (III) decision to take legal measures to make legal persons or persons responsible for violations of veterinary legislation in accordance with the legislation, (IV) decision on storage of goods and implementation of veterinary control in accordance with the legislation until appropriate measures are taken in case of other violations of veterinary and sanitary requirements in the import, export and transit of goods under state veterinary control, and (V) decision on seizure and destruction of veterinary drugs, feeds and feed additives in case they are counterfeit, low-quality, of unknown origin, which are not registered in accordance with the legislation and do not meet the requirements of normative and technical documents. Full text Azerbaijani Website www.e-qanun.az References - Legislation Implements Veterinary Act No. 922-IIQ. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2005 (2022) Keyword: Animal health, Aquatic animals, Fish disease, Fish products, Freshwater fishes, Marine fishes, Certification, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, International trade, Meat, Milk/dairy products, Processing/handling, Slaughtering, Basic legislation, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Drugs, Institution, Internal trade, Transport/storage, Pests/diseases, Early warning system, Pastoralism, Birds, Wild fauna Source: FAO, FAOLEX