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Swine Fever Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Austria
Document type
Regulation
Date
1995
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Replublik Österreich, Text No. 678, 10 October 1995, pp. 8231-8236.
Long title
Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Health and Consumer Protection on prevention of spreading of swine fever.
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Pests/diseases Swine Animal health Slaughtering Disinfection/disinfestation
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe
Abstract

The Ordinance contains at the outset a clause indicating its scope of application, as well as a definition clause relating to the various terms therein employed, such as "swine fever", "diseased animals", etc. Once the disease is ascertained in a certain place, all animals are to be destroyed under official supervision. The plants have to be disinfected according to EU-guidelines. Around an infected area a radius of 10 km has to be declared as protected zone. Slaughterhouses within the area have to be surveyed closely. The Ordinance consists of 18 articles divided into 6 Parts.

Full text
German

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Swine Fever Ordinance 2003.

Legislation | Austria | 2003

Keyword: Pests/diseases, Swine, Animal health, Slaughtering, Disinfection/disinfestation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX