slaughter on the holding of origin, animal by-products, pet animals, animal feeding, food retailestablishments, game inspection

Draft Act amending Act No 166/1999 on veterinary care and amending certain related acts (the VeterinaryAct), as amended, and other related acts.

The notification concerns only ‘PART ONE - Amendment of the Veterinary Act’.

Point 37 – § 21(8) and (9):
The Act lays down the procedure for the notification of slaughter on a holding in accordance with Section I,Chapter VI of Annex III and Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
Point 47 – § 25(4):
Requirements for the sale of animal by-products intended for the feeding of pet animals, when sold in foodretail outlets with a corresponding range of animal products, are specified. It is the sale of animal by-products,typically cuttings, produced in a butcher's shop during the processing of animal products originally intended forhuman consumption.
Point 55 – § 27b(6) and (7):
The Act defines more precisely the duties of trained persons, which depend on whether or not the wild gamehunted in a particular case poses a health risk according to the results of the examination carried out by thatperson.
Keywords:
slaughter on the holding of origin, animal by-products, pets, animal feeding, food retailers, game inspection
Notification according to Directive (EU) 2015/1535 and notification with regard to another Community act -Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and No 853/2004 - concern § 21(8) and (9) of the Act (Amendment Point 37 ofthe draft) and § 27b(6) and (7) (Amendment Point 55 of the draft.
Notification under Directive (EU) 2015/1535 concerns § 25(4) of the Act (Amendment Point 47 of the draft.
The proposal does not contain references to national technical standards, technical documents, or companystandards, nor to European standards, harmonised standards, international standards, or internationalrecommendations.
The proposal contains a reference to EU legislation:
Amendment points 37 and 55 of the proposal contain a reference to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animalorigin, as amended.
Notification under Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and No 853/2004 (concerning amendment points 37 and 55) of the proposal:
The information required below is set out in points 8 and 9 of the notification form.
Member State
a) shall provide a detailed description of the requirements which, according to the Member State concerned,are to be adapted, and the nature of the adaptation which it seeks to achieve;
Fulfilled.
b) shall describe the food and equipment concerned;
Fulfilled.
c) shall explain the reasons for the adaptation and, where appropriate, provide a summary of the risk analysiscarried out and of any measures to be taken to ensure that the adaptation does not undermine the objectivesof this Regulation;
Fulfilled (risk analysis only if applicable).
d) shall provide any other relevant information.
Fulfilled.
Act No 166/1999 on veterinary care and amending certain related acts (the Veterinary Act), as amended, doesnot contain references to national technical standards, technical documents or company standards or toEuropean standards, harmonised standards or international standards, or international recommendations.
Act No 166/1999 on veterinary care and amending certain related acts (the Veterinary Act), as amended,contains references to the following EU regulations:
Council Directive 96/22/EC of 29 April 1996 concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certainsubstances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists, and repealing Directives81/602/EEC, 88/146/EEC and 88/299/EEC.
Directive 2003/74/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 amending CouncilDirective 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having ahormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists.
Directive 2008/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 amending CouncilDirective 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having ahormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists.
Directive 2003/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the monitoringof zoonoses and zoonotic agents, amending Council Decision 90/424/EEC and repealing Council Directive92/117/EEC.
Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 on the recognition ofprofessional qualifications.
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying downrules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, asamended.
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying downthe general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority andlaying down procedures in matters of food safety, as amended.
Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 of 28 June 2013 on the model identificationdocuments for the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferrets, the establishment of a list of territoriesand third countries, and the format, layout and language requirements of the declarations attesting compliancewith certain conditions laid down in Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of theCouncil, as amended.
Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygieneof foodstuffs, as amended.
Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying downspecific hygiene rules for food of animal origin, as amended.
Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying downhealth rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal By-products Regulation), as amended.
Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissibleanimal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health LegalFramework’), as amended.
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controlsand other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health andwelfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and(EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the EuropeanParliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC,96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation), asamended.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625 of 4 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to requirements for the entry into the Union ofconsignments of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption, as amended.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1013 of 16 April 2019 on advance notification ofconsignments of certain categories of animals and goods entering the Union.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1602 of 23 April 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the common health entry document accompanyingconsignments of animals and goods to their destination.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1666 of 24 June 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards conditions for monitoring the transport and arrival ofconsignments of certain goods from the border control post at the place of arrival to the establishment at theplace of destination in the Union.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1873 of 7 November 2019 on procedures for the coordinatedperformance by competent authorities of intensified official controls at border control posts on products ofanimal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and composite products.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 of 28 June 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for establishments keeping terrestrial animalsand hatcheries, and the traceability of certain kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs, as amended.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2074 of 23 September 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU)2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules on specific official controls onconsignments of certain animals and goods originating from and returning to the Union following a refusal ofentry by a third country, as amended.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2090 of 19 June 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards cases of suspected or established non-compliancewith Union rules on the use or residues of pharmacologically active substances authorised in veterinarymedicinal products or as feed additives or with Union rules on the use or residues of prohibited or unauthorisedpharmacologically active substances.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 of 10 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU)2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain categories of animals and goodsexempted from official controls at border control posts, specific controls on passengers’ personal luggage andon small consignments of goods not intended to be placed on the market, sent to natural persons, andamending Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, as amended.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 of 10 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU)2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for official controls on consignmentsof animals and goods in transit, transhipment and onward transport through the Union, amending CommissionRegulations (EC) No 798/2008, (EC) No 1251/2008, (EC) No 119/2009, (EU) No 206/2010, (EU) No 605/2010,(EU) No 142/2011, (EU) No 28/2012, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 and CommissionDecision 2007/777/EC, as amended.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2126 of 10 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU)2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules on specific official controls for certaincategories of animals and goods, measures to be taken following such controls, and certain categories of animals and goods exempted from official controls at border control posts.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2129 of 25 November 2019 laying down rules for the uniformapplication of frequency rates for identity checks and physical checks on certain consignments of animals andgoods entering the Union, as amended.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2130 of 25 November 2019 laying down detailed rules for themeasures to be carried out during and after documentary, identity, and physical checks on animals and goodssubject to official controls at border control posts.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU)2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the approval of germinal productestablishments, and the traceability and animal health requirements for movements within the Union ofgerminal products of certain kept terrestrial animals, as amended.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU)2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as amended, as regards rules for the prevention andcontrol of certain listed diseases.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU)2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards animal health requirements for themovement within the Union of terrestrial animals and hatching eggs, as amended.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU)2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for surveillance, eradicationprogrammes, and disease-free status for certain listed and emerging diseases, as amended.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691 of 30 January 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU)2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for aquaculture establishments andtransporters of aquatic animals.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 of 30 January 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU)2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for the entry into the Union, and themovement and handling after entry of consignments of certain animals, germinal products and products ofanimal origin, as amended.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/990 of 28 April 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards veterinary requirements and certificationrequirements for the movement of aquatic animals and products of animal origin from aquatic animals withinthe Union.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/999 of 9 July 2020 laying down rules for the application ofRegulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the approval of germinalproduct establishments and the traceability of germinal products of bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equineanimals.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2154 of 14 October 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU)2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards veterinary requirements, certificationrequirements, and notification requirements for the movement within the Union of products of animal originfrom terrestrial animals.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 of 16 December 2020 laying down rules for theapplication of Regulations (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Councilas regards model animal health certificates, model official certificates and model animal health/officialcertificates, for the entry into the Union and movements within the Union of consignments of certain categoriesof animals and goods, official certification regarding such certificates and repealing Regulation (EC) No599/2004, Implementing Regulations (EU) No 636/2014 and (EU) 2019/628, Directive 98/68/EC and Decisions2000/572/EC, 2003/779/EC and 2007/240/EC, as amended.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2236 of 16 December 2020 laying down rules for theapplication of Regulations (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Councilas regards model animal health certificates for the entry into the Union and movements within the Union ofconsignments of aquatic animals and of certain products of animal origin from aquatic animals, officialcertification regarding such certificates, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008, as amended.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 of 24 March 2021 laying down rules for the application ofRegulations (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regardsmodel animal health certificates and model animal health/official certificates for the entry into the Union andmovements between Member States of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof, and official certification regarding such certificates, and repealing Decision 2010/470/EU, asamended.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/605 of 7 April 2021 laying down special control measures forAfrican swine fever, as amended.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/630 of 16 February 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU)2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain categories of goods exemptedfrom official controls at border control posts and amending Commission Decision 2007/275/EC, as amended.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/934 of 9 June 2021 laying down special control measures forclassical swine fever, as amended.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1933 of 14 July 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) No576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for the non-commercial movement ofpet birds from certain territories or third countries into a Member State.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2037 of 22 November 2021 laying down rules for theapplication of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptionsfrom the obligations relating to the registration of aquaculture establishments and the keeping of records ofoperators.