Veterinary Activities Organisation Act (1999)

Subject

Livestock, Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems

Keyword

Animal welfare Public health Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Drugs Disinfection/disinfestation Authorization/permit Royalties/fees Liability/compensation Fish disease Animal health Pests/diseases Wild fauna

Geographical area

Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe

Abstract

This Act provides the grounds for the organisation of veterinary activities. Veterinary activities are a system of measures applied to protect animal and human health and to ensure the welfare of animals that includes activities in the areas of animal health, animal product hygiene and animal protection. Veterinary activities include steps taken in the course of state veterinary supervision, in the course of veterinary checks carried out in the framework of proceedings for granting activity and other licences and in the course of veterinary practice. Veterinary practice means activities in the field of treatment, prevention and diagnosis, including laboratory diagnosis, of animal diseases. Veterinary supervision steps taken and veterinary checks carried out by official veterinarians and authorised veterinarians are not considered veterinary practice. A veterinarian has the right to engage in veterinary practice. For the purposes of this Act, ‘veterinarian’ means a person who is qualified in veterinary medicine and holds a professional activity licence of a veterinarian. For the purposes of this Act, ‘animal’ means any mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish or invertebrate living in artificial conditions or freely in the wild. This Act further provides for organisation of veterinary supervision and veterinary checks; authorised veterinarian, procedure for authorisation, and rights and obligations of authorised veterinarian; requirements for engaging in veterinary practice; authorisation of laboratory; veterinary supervision fee; and liability.

Full text

English/Estonian

Website

www.riigiteataja.ee

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules.

Legislation | European Union | 2004

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Food additives, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Enforcement/compliance, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Animal welfare

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for the hygiene of foodstuffs.

Legislation | European Union | 2004 (2022)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Processing/handling, Standards, Meat, Fish products, Game, Milk/dairy products, Poultry products, Business/industry/corporations, Certification, International trade, Public health, Registration, Traceability/product tracing, Animal health, Animal welfare, Marking/identification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for the breeding, trade in and entry into the Union of purebred breeding animals, hybrid breeding pigs and the germinal products thereof and amending Regulation (EU) No. 652/2014, Council Directives 89/608/EEC and 90/425/EEC and repealing certain acts in the area of animal breeding (‘Animal Breeding Regulation’).

Legislation | European Union | 2016

Keyword: Animal production, Animal reproduction, Cattle, Equine-animals, Genetic resources, Herd book, Sheep/goats, Swine

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Law of the Republic of Estonia on Veterinary Service of 10 November 1992.

Legislation | Estonia | 1992

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Institution, Animal by-products, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, International trade, Drugs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Veterinary Act (2021).

Legislation | Estonia | 2021 (2023)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Animal reproduction, Animal welfare, Authorization/permit, Biosecurity, Business/industry/corporations, Capacity building, Certification, Classification/declassification, Liability/compensation, Enforcement/compliance, Contract/agreement, Hazards, Early warning system, Education, Royalties/fees, Genetic resources, Governance, Processing/handling, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Marking/identification, Monitoring, Offences/penalties, Procedural matters, Public health, Registration, Data collection/reporting, Research, Risk assessment/management, Standards, Transport/storage, Traceability/product tracing, Use restrictions, Drugs, Fish disease, Aquatic animals, Consumer protection, Fish products, Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Slaughtering, Wildlife products, Animal production, Ranching/captive breeding, Pests/diseases, Animal by-products, Poultry, Dangerous animal/harmful animal, Keeping of live animals, Wild fauna

Source: FAO, FAOLEX