Presidential Decree No. 437 laying down the modalities for the registration and the identification of bovine animals. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 30, 6 February 2001. Subject Livestock Keyword Marking/identification Registration Cattle Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Presidential Decree sets out the registration and identification system for bovine animals. Such system shall include: (a) ear marking; (b) animal passports; (c) registers to be kept by the enterprises; (d) a computerized database. Holders of bovine animals, holders of slaughterhouses, producers and suppliers of ear marks, the local health authorities, the Regions and the Autonomous Provinces as well as the Ministry of Health are in charge of the functioning of the above-mentioned system. Holders of bovine animals shall in particular keep an up-to-date register, as referred to in article 5, providing all the information listed in article 7, paragraph 2. Holders of slaughterhouses shall submit to the competent local health authority the codes intended for the identification and registration of bovine animals. Five Annexes are attached. Full text Italian Website www.comune.jesi.an.it References - Legislation Implements Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products. Legislation | European Union | 1997 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Packaging/labelling, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Cattle, Animal reproduction Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2629/97 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) 820/97 as regards eartags, holding registers and passports in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals. Legislation | European Union | 1997 (2000) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Packaging/labelling, Access-to-information, Cattle, Marking/identification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Presidential Decree No. 317 making provision for the implementation of Directive 92/102/EEC concerning the marking and registration of animals. Legislation | Italy | 1996 Keyword: Animal production, Marking/identification, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Decree on the certification of ear marks intended for the identification and registration of bovines. Legislation | Italy | 2002 Keyword: Cattle, Marking/identification, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree amending Annex III to Presidential Decree No. 437 of 19 October 2000 laying down the modalities for the registration and the identification of bovine animals. Legislation | Italy | 2002 Keyword: Cattle, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX