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Regulation on duties and working principles of veterinary border check point directorates.

Country/Territory
Türkiye
Document type
Regulation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal No. 27802, 31 December 2010.
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Agricultural commodities Codex Alimentarius Food quality control/food safety Fraud HACCP Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Meat Milk/dairy products Drugs Waste management Access-to-information Animal by-products Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal health Animal production Animal welfare Birds Capacity building Cattle Data collection/reporting Pests/diseases Education Equine-animals Institution International trade Precautionary principle Public health Risk assessment/management Sheep/goats Slaughtering Transport/storage
Geographical area
Asia, Black Sea, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Regulation enters into force on the day it is published in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

This Regulation lays down provisions to ensure the protection of human and animal health and to reduce the risk of the spread of animal diseases by checking the quality and health of live animals, as well as all animal products including animal by-products and some plant products such as stalks and straw that have the risk of transmitting diseases; and to regulate the procedures and principles regarding the work, duties and powers of the veterinary border control points established to support veterinary control services by strengthening the administrative capacity at external borders and to ensure that the veterinary controls carried out to be in parallel with the European Union legislation; and to determine the duties, powers and responsibilities of the Central Competent Authority.

Full text
Turkish
Website
www.resmigazete.gov.tr

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 5996 on veterinary services, plant health, food and feed.

Legislation | Türkiye | 2010

Keyword: Framework law, Food quality control/food safety, Consumer protection, Codex Alimentarius, International trade, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Fraud, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Animal production, Animal welfare, Drugs, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Biosecurity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX