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Order No. 124/92 establishing sanitary measures to be applied on animals against foot-and-mouth disease.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
1992
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República No. 49/92 (I-B), 27 February 1992, pp. 1117-1120.
Subject
Food & nutrition, Livestock
Keyword
Hygiene/sanitary procedures Milk/dairy products Meat International trade Food quality control/food safety Animal health Pests/diseases Vaccination
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Order, according to Decree-law No. 29/92 of 27 February, establishes sanitary measures to be applied on animals against foot-and-mouth disease. It consists of 34 articles, defining different animal state of health and establishing sanitary measures according to their own state. It provides for animal products, meat, or milk requirements to be placed on the market with sanitary certificate and prohibits the selling of contaminated products. It also prescribes controls to be carried out and sanctions to be applied for offenders.

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