National Beef Assurance Scheme Act 2000 (Animal Movement) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 400 of 2008). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Transport/storage Data collection/reporting Marking/identification Certification Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Regulation provides for the notification of animal movements and the death of an animal to the animal identification and traceability system database (CMMS). The Regulation also provides for the issue of a certificate of CMMS compliance prior to certain movements. The Regulation prohibits a keeper of animals to move an animal, from or onto a premises, unless he or she is in possession of a movement permit or a valid certificate of CMMS compliance. Animals shall not be slaughtered, exported or otherwise traded unless its current status, origin and identification have been verified with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Full text English Website www.agriculture.gov.ie References - Legislation Implements National Beef Assurance Scheme Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000). Legislation | Ireland | 2000 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety, Agricultural development, Animal production, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97. Legislation | European Union | 2000 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Packaging/labelling, Access-to-information, Cattle, Animal reproduction, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals National Beef Assurance Scheme Act 2000 (Animal Movement) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 655 of 2003). Legislation | Ireland | 2003 Keyword: Animal health, Transport/storage, Data collection/reporting, Marking/identification Source: FAO, FAOLEX