Resolution No. 4a of Chief Veterinary Inspector validating the Regulation on veterinary and sanitary expertise of products of animal origin. Country/Territory Tajikistan Document type Regulation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Meat Certification Internal trade Animal health Geographical area Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Resolution regulates organization and performance of veterinary and sanitary expertise of products of animal origin by the State Veterinary Supervision Service under the Ministry of Agriculture prior to its release on the internal market. Each lot supplied by the manufacturing enterprise must pass veterinary and sanitary inspection. A lot shall be considered a certain quantity of products of the same name, type of processing, one or several dates of manufacturing, one manufacturer, legalized in the form of one document certifying quality and safety. Good quality and harmless for human consumption foodstuffs of animal origin and healthy animals as certified by veterinary and sanitary expertise shall be authorized for trade. Good quality and harmlessness of foodstuffs of animal and vegetable origin, and sanitary well-being of livestock shall be attested by appropriately issued animal health certificates. Full text Russian