Bienenseuchen-Regulation

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BienSeuchV

Date of completion: 10.04.1972

Full quote:

" Bienenseuchen-Regulation as amended by the Notice of 3 November 2004 (BGBl. 2738), as last amended by Article 7 of the Regulation of 17 April 2014 (BGBl I). 388).

Status:	New by Bek. v. 3.11.2004 I 2738;
	Last amended by Art. 7 V v. 17.4.2014 I 388

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Footnote

(+ + + Text credits: 1.1.1989 + + +)
The V became idF d by the Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Forestry on the basis of § 79 (1) of the Animal Disease Act (cattle disease law). Bek. of 27.2.1969 I 158.

I.
Definitions

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§ 1

(1) The bee population within the meaning of the Regulation shall be the bees living in a bee dwelling with their brood and their honeycombs. (2) Bee status within the meaning of the Regulation shall be the premises or facilities in which bee colonies are held or held .

II.
General provisions

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§ 1a

Those who wish to keep bees shall indicate this at the latest at the beginning of the activity of the competent authority, indicating the number of bee colonies and their location. The competent authority shall record the displayed bee keeping by issuing a register number and submit a register thereof. The registration number is twelve-digit and shall be the official key number for the congregation of the beekeeping sector of the municipal disaggregation directory issued by the Federal Statistical Office and a four-digit operating number . Unofficial table of contents

§ 2

(1) establishments in which:

1.

are stored or treated commercially honey,

2.

Central walls for bee honeycombs are manufactured or

3.

oebeeswax is processed or processed,

shall be subject to supervision by the competent authority. (2) In establishments in which honey is treated in a commercial manner, items used for the storage, processing, filling and transport of honey shall be subject to use after use

1.

Thoroughly cleaned with boiling water,

2.

to a temperature of at least 230 degrees C for at least 20 minutes, or

3.

be kept in such a way that they are not accessible to bees.

(3) Honey from holdings in which honey is treated on a commercial basis may only be disposed of in such a way that it is not accessible to bees. (4) Holds which are commercially available honey for the production of fodder (5) The competent authority may take the measures referred to in paragraph 2 as well as for Trester the measures taken in accordance with paragraph 2. in accordance with paragraph 3, for establishments in which the central walls are produced for honeycombs, or In order to prevent the disappearance of the American Faulbrut, it is necessary to arrange for the processing of the disease. It may also order that places of the holdings referred to in paragraph 1 where honey is stored or stored are to be kept biene and wax used for the production of central walls for honeycombs shall be subject to a procedure shall be killed by the pathogen of transferable bee diseases, to the extent that this is necessary to prevent the disappearance of the American dilaze. Unofficial table of contents

§ 3

If it is to be feared that the American Faulbrut, the acariosis, the varroasis, the small bag beetle or the Tropilaelaps-Milbe has spread or spreads, the competent authority may carry out an official investigation of all the Order bee colonies and bee stands of the suspect territory. Unofficial table of contents

§ 4

The owner of bee colonies and bee stalls or his representative is obliged to provide the necessary assistance for the conduct of investigations. Unofficial table of contents

§ 5

(1) The owner or persons responsible for the supervision, maintenance and care of the bee colonies shall immediately after the arrival of the competent authority of the new location for bee colonies who are transferred to another place shall: or a body designated by it to submit a certificate from the official veterinarian responsible for the place of origin. The certificate must show that the bees have been found to be free of American sloth and that the place of provenant of the bees is not located in a sloth restricted district. The certificate shall not be issued before 1 September of the previous calendar year and shall not be older than nine months. (2) The certificate referred to in paragraph 1 shall be certified by the authority responsible for the new location or by the competent authority of the competent authority responsible for the new location. Keep in place. In the case of bee colonies, which are only temporarily transferred to another place, the certificate shall include in the certificate the place, the beginning and the end of the migration as well as the bee disease identified at the site of the hike or on the bee stand. The certificate shall be returned to the owner or persons entrusted with the supervision, maintenance or care of the bee colonies if the bee colonies are brought from the district of the competent authority. (3) The competent authority may grant derogations from paragraphs 1 and 2 if there is no conflict with the problem of disease control. Unofficial table of contents

Section 5a

The owner of bee colonies, who are only temporarily transferred to another place, has a sign with his name and address as well as the number of bee colonies visible in clear and durable writing at the bee stand. . It shall ensure that the bee colonies can be examined in his presence or in the presence of a representative of the veterinary surgeon, in so far as such an investigation is necessary on the grounds of the control of the disease. Unofficial table of contents

Section 5b

The competent authority may order that, in a restricted area, in a territory suspected in accordance with § 3, or in a territory determined in accordance with section 14 (2), the owners of bee colonies shall have to indicate the latter, indicating the location of the bee stands.

III.
Protection measures against the American Faulbrut

1.
Closure of bee dwellings

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§ 6

Bee dwellings no longer occupied by bees must always be kept closed by the owner of the bees.

2.
Protection measures before official determination of the American Faulbrut or the suspected epidemic

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§ 7

(1) In the event of an outbreak or suspicion of the outbreak of the American Faulbrut, no changes may be made prior to the official determination at the bee level. In particular,

1.

Bee colonies, living or dead bees, honeycombs, honeycomb parts, honeycomb waste, wax and honey, as well as feed stocks, bee dwellings and used equipment are not removed from the bee stand and

2.

Bee colonies and bees do not go to the bee stand

. Sentences 1 and 2 shall not apply to honey, which is not intended for the feeding of bees. (2) In addition, the bee stand may only be entrusted to the owner, his representative, who is responsible for the supervision, maintenance and care of the bee colonies. Persons, by veterinarians and by persons on the official order.

3.
Protection measures according to official observation of the American Faulbrut

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§ 8

(1) If the outbreak of the American digestion is officially established, the bee status shall be subject to the following conditions:

1.

The bee stand may only be entered by the owner, his representative, the persons responsible for the supervision, maintenance and care of the bee colonies, by veterinarians and by persons on the official mission.

2.

Bee colonies, living bees, honeycombs, honeycomb parts, honeycomb waste, wax, honey, feed stocks, bee dwellings and used equipment located in the bee stand or outside the bee stand on the property may be located at the site of the bee population shall not be removed; dead bees may only be removed for the destruction after the instruction of the official veterinarian.

3.

Bee colonies and bees are not allowed to be brought to the bee stand.

4.

Honeycombs, honeycomb parts of contaminated or suspected bee colonies as well as fodder stocks from bee dwellings contaminated or suspected bee colonies shall not be allowed to live bees only after an artificial black process has been carried out in unpolluted bee dwellings of the bee stock.

5.

Honey obtained in the bee stand must not be fed to bees.

6.

Honeycombs, honeycombs and honeycomb waste, as well as containers containing honey and equipment to which honey is attached, must be kept in such a way as to ensure that they are not accessible to bees.

7.

Dead bees and dead bee brut, as well as the rest of the bee brut of the infected bee population, and also waste from bee dwellings are to be destroyed in the near future, according to the instructions of the official veterinarian.

8.

Bee stalls and bee dwellings, other than straw, as well as equipment shall be cleaned and decontaminated after the instruction of the official veterinarian and under official supervision; bee dwellings from straw shall be burnt.

9.

Honeycombs, honeycombs and honeycomb waste from contaminated bee dwellings, supply honeycombs, wax and, where necessary for the control of the disease, also feed stocks are to be decontaminated or harmless according to the instructions of the official veterinarian remove.

(2) The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to:

1.

Wax, honeycombs, honeycomb and honeycomb waste, if they are delivered to waxy plants which have the necessary means to decontaminate the wax, under the label "disease wax"; and

2.

Honey, which is not intended to be fed to bees.

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§ 9

(1) The competent authority shall arrange for the killing of the infected bee colonies. The competent authority may, in accordance with the opinion of the official veterinarian, allow the treatment of the disease by means of a black-and-white procedure if, according to the opinion of the official veterinarian, it is to be expected to eradicate the disease. (1a) Veterinarian ordering the treatment of suspected bee colonies by means of artificial black methods. (2) The earliest two, no later than nine months after the killing or treatment of the bee colonies, are all the peoples of the bee population. shall be investigated twice by the official veterinarian; the distance between the two Investigations must be at least eight weeks. The second investigation is deprivation if there is no evidence of the American digestion in the investigation of feed samples which have been additionally drawn during the initial investigation. Unofficial table of contents

§ 10

(1) If the American Faulbrut is officially established in a bee stand, the competent authority shall declare the area within a radius of at least one kilometre around the bee level to the restricted district. (2) Is the American Faulbrut in a The competent authority may also declare the area around the former sites of the diseased bee population to the restricted district if it is to be assumed that the disease is already at the previous sites in the bee stand has prevailed. The competent authorities may authorise the colony concerned to be moved to its home location, in which case an area referred to in paragraph 1 shall also be declared to be a restricted area. Unofficial table of contents

§ 11

(1) For the restricted area, the following shall apply:

1.

All bee colonies and bee stalls in the restricted area shall be examined immediately on American Faulbrut, at the earliest two, no later than nine months after the killing or treatment of the disease. to repeat bee colonies of the contaminated bee population.

2.

Mobile bee stalls must not be removed from their location.

3.

Bee colonies, live or dead bees, honeycombs, honeycomb parts, honeycomb waste, wax, honey, feed stocks, bee dwellings and used equipment must not be removed from the bee stands.

4.

Bee colonies or bees must not be transferred to the restricted area.

In the case of the first sentence of paragraph 1, section 9 (2), second sentence, shall apply. (2) The provision of paragraph 1 (3) shall not apply to:

1.

Wax, honeycombs, honeycomb and honeycomb waste, if they are delivered to waxy plants which have the necessary means to decontaminate the wax, under the label "disease wax"; and

2.

Honey, which is not intended to be fed to bees.

The competent authority may allow derogations from paragraph 1 for bee colonies, bees, bee dwellings and equipment and feed stocks if there is no fear of a spill of the disease.

4.
Repeal of the protection measures

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§ 12

(1) Anorderly protective measures should be repealed if the American Faulbrut is found. (2) The American Faulbrut in the Bee State shall be deemed to have been erloted if:

1.

all of the bee colonies of the contaminated bee have been killed or killed and have been destroyed or destroyed; or

2.

the bee colonies of the infected bee, who are suffering from the disease

a)

to be killed or killed and destroyed, or

b)

have been treated and

c)

the investigation pursuant to Section 9 (2) had resulted in a negative result; and

3.

the decontamination has been carried out under official supervision and has been taken off by the official veterinarian.

(3) The American Faulbrut in the restricted district shall be deemed to have been killed if the conditions set out in paragraph 2 have been fulfilled and the investigations pursuant to Section 11 (1) No. 1 have resulted in a negative result.

IV.
Protection measures against the epidemic

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§ 13

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§ 14

(1) Where a bee level is affected by the disease, the owner shall treat all bee colonies of the bee's status unless a treatment has been ordered in accordance with paragraph 2. (2) The competent authority may, in so far as it is concerned with the protection against the Whereas it is necessary to arrange for all bee colonies to be treated against the disease in a given area within a time limit determined by the disease; it may determine the nature of the treatment;

V.
Protection measures against varroasis

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§ 15

(1) Where a bee stand is covered by varroa milk, the owner shall treat all bee colonies of the bee stock annually against varroasis unless a treatment has been ordered in accordance with paragraph 2. (2) The competent authority may, where appropriate in order to protect against varroasis, it is necessary to arrange for all bee colonies to be treated against varroamil in a given area within a time limit determined by the said species; it may determine the type of treatment.

VI.
Protection measures against the infestation with the small bag beetle

1.
General protection measures

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§ 16

The owner of bee colonies has to store honey, honeycombs, honeycomb parts, honeycomb waste, wax and feed stocks in such a way as well as to secure uninhabited bee dwellings in such a way that they are not accessible to the small bag beetle. Unofficial table of contents

§ 16a

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2.
Protection measures before official determination of the infestation with the small bag beetle or the suspicion of the infestation

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§ 17

(1) In the event of infestation or suspicion of infestation with the small bag beetle, no changes may be made before the official determination at the bee stand and in the feed storage facility. In particular,

1.

Bee colonies, living or dead bees, honeycombs, honeycomb parts, honeycomb waste, untreated wax, bee dwellings and used equipment are not removed from the bee stand and feed stocks not from the forage storage facility and

2.

Bee colonies and bees are not spent in the bee stand.

Sentences 1 and 2 No 1 shall not apply to the extent to which live or dead bees, honeycombs, honeycomb parts, honeycomb waste, untreated wax, fodder stocks or beetle rehearsals are intended for the purpose of the investigation in a competent authority (2) In addition, the bee stand and the feed store may only be used by the owner, his representative, the persons entrusted with the supervision, maintenance and care of the bee colonies, by veterinarians and by the be entered on the official behalf of persons.

3.
Protection measures after official determination of the infestation with the small bag beetle

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§ 18

(1) If the infestation with the small bag beetle is officially established, the bee status shall be subject to the following conditions:

1.

The bee stand may only be entered by the owner, his representative, the persons responsible for the supervision, maintenance and care of the bee colonies, by veterinarians and by persons on the official mission.

2.

Bee colonies, live or dead bees, honeycombs, honeycomb parts, honeycomb waste, wax, honey, fodder stocks, bee dwellings and used equipment situated in the bee stand or outside the bee level on the property may be used by the bee Location not removed.

3.

Bee colonies and bees are not allowed to be brought to the bee stand.

4.

Honeycombs, honeycomb parts of infected or infested bee colonies, as well as fodder stocks from bee dwellings of infested or infested bee colonies, must not be brought into infested bee dwellings of the bee stock.

5.

Honey obtained in the bee stand must not be fed to bees.

By way of derogation from the first sentence of paragraph 2, live or dead bees, honeycombs, honeycombs, honeycombs, wax or fodder stocks may be used for the purposes of the investigation into an investigative body designated by the competent authority or for the purpose of unharmful disposal in accordance with the instructions of the official veterinarian. (2) Paragraph 1, first sentence, No. 2 shall not apply to honey which is not intended to be fed to bees. (3) The competent authority shall immediately investigate all bee colonies within the perimeter of at least three kilometers around the affected bee stand for the infestation with the little one Bag beetles. Unofficial table of contents

§ 19

(1) The competent authority shall immediately carry out epidemiological investigations in order to:

1.

to determine the cause of the introduction and

2.

to be identified by the movement of bees, bee brut, honeycombs, honeycomb parts, wax or feed stocks from the affected bee stand.

(2) The investigations referred to in paragraph 1 (1) shall lead to the result that the detected infestation is attributable to:

1.

the movement of bees, bees, honeycombs, honeycombs, wax or fodder stocks from another Member State or imports from a third country and is the placing or importation within the last year of the determination of the infestation with the small bag beetle, the competent authority shall

a)

the killing of all bee colonies of the owner of the infested bee population after closing the bee dwellings,

b)

the destruction of the bee dwellings, the central walls, the honeycombs, the honeycomb parts, the honeycomb, the wax and the feed stocks, as well as similar articles which may have come into contact with the small bag beetle, and

c)

the cleaning of the equipment

to;

2.

The competent authority shall, taking into account the situation of infestation, shall not determine the cause of the infestation, or the cause of the infestation cannot be determined by reason of the movement or import as specified in point 1.

a)

the protection measures referred to in point 1, or

b)

the treatment of the affected bee stand against the small bag beetle and the cleaning and decontamination of the bee stand, the bee dwellings, the central walls, the honeycombs, the honeycomb parts, the honeycomb waste, the wax, the feed store and of equipment

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§ 20

The competent authority shall make public the infestation with the Small Bag Beetle.

4.
Repeal of the protection measures

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Section 21

(1) Ordered protection measures should be repealed if the bee stands and feed stocks are free from the infestation with the small bag beetle. (2) Bee stalls and feed stocks are considered to be free of infestation if:

1.

all the bee colonies of the bee stand have died, killed or have been treated in accordance with section 19 (2) (2) (b),

2.

dead bees and dead bee brut, as well as the rest of the bee brut of bee colonies, and also waste from bee dwellings have been destroyed in an unharmful way,

3.

Bee stalls and bee dwellings, the feed stock and equipment have been cleaned and decontaminated under official supervision,

4.

Honeycombs, honeycomb parts and honeycomb waste from infected bee dwellings have been melted, decontaminated or destroyed,

5.

the ground has been dug in front of the front of the airfront and treated against the dolls of the small suckler after the instructions of the competent authority, and

6.

in the cases referred to in Article 19 (2) (2) (b), an examination by the competent authority of the treated bee colonies, the contaminated bee stalls and bee dwellings and the feed storage facility three weeks after the completion of the treatment by the competent authority the negative result.

VII.
Protection measures against the infestation with Tropilaelaps-Milben

1.
Protection measures before the official determination of the infestation with the Tropilaelaps-Milbe or the suspicion of infestation

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Section 22

(1) In case of infestation or suspicion of infestation with the Tropilaelaps-Milbe, no changes may be made prior to the official determination of the bee status. In particular,

1.

Bee colonies, living or dead bees, bee brut, honeycombs, honeycomb parts, honeycomb waste, bee dwellings and used equipment are not removed from the bee stand and

2.

Bee colonies and bees do not go to the bee stand

. The first and second sentences of 1 and 2 shall not apply to the extent that live or dead bees or bee brut are removed for the purpose of the investigation in an investigative body designated by the competent authority. (2) In addition, the bee stand may only be used by the competent authority. The owner, his representative, the persons entrusted with the supervision, maintenance and care of the bee colonies, shall be entered by veterinarians and by persons on the official mission.

2.
Protection measures after official determination of the infestation with the Tropilaelaps-Milbe

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Section 23

(1) If the infestation with the Tropilaelaps-Milbe has been officially established, the bee level shall be subject to the following conditions:

1.

Bee colonies, living bees, honeycombs, honeycomb parts, honeycomb and bee dwellings, as well as used equipment located in the bee stand or outside the bee level on the property, must not be removed from their location.

2.

Bee colonies and bees are not allowed to be brought to the bee stand.

3.

Dead bees and bee brut, as well as the rest of the bee brut of the beehives, as well as waste from bee dwellings, shall be destroyed in accordance with the instructions given by the competent authority.

4.

Bee stalls, bee dwellings and equipment must be decontaminated or cleaned and subsequently secured for a period of at least three weeks in such a way that they are not accessible to bees.

5.

Honeycombs, honeycomb parts and honeycombs without bee brut from infested bee dwellings shall be destroyed after detailed instructions from the competent authority, or shall be secured for at least three weeks in such a way that they are not accessible to bees.

(2) Paragraph 1 shall not apply to honeycombs, honeycombs and honeycombs without bee brut, provided that it is ensured that the honeycombs, the honeycomb parts and the honeycomb waste are only delivered to the wax-processing plants and only if they have been used for at least three weeks previously. (3) The competent authority may order the treatment of bee colonies of the affected bee population, taking into account the situation of the case of infestation. Unofficial table of contents

§ 24

(1) If the infestation with the Tropilaelaps-Milbe is officially detected in a bee stand, the competent authority shall declare the area within a radius of at least one kilometre around the bee level to the restricted area. (2) For the restricted district, the following shall apply: Bee colonies and bees only with the approval of the competent authority

1.

removed from the restricted area, or

2.

spent in the restricted district

(3) The competent authority may also order, taking into account the situation of infestation, that:

1.

all bee colonies shall be treated in the restricted area or in parts of the restricted area;

2.

Bee brut or vegetable of bee colonies of the restricted district for examination to be sent to a particular examination facility determined by it.

3.
Repeal of the protection measures

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Section 25

(1) Anorderly protective measures should be repealed if the bee stands are free of attack with the Tropilaelaps-Milbe. (2) Bee stalls are considered to be infested if:

1.

all bee colonies of the affected bee population have been destroyed and destroyed, and the bee dwellings concerned have been secured for at least three weeks in such a way that they are not accessible to bees,

2.

the infested bee colonies of the bee stand have been destroyed and destroyed, the bee dwellings concerned have been secured for at least three weeks in such a way that they are not accessible to bees, and, where the competent authority is concerned, in accordance with Article 23 (3), all other bee colonies have been treated according to the instructions of the competent authority and an examination of the treated bee colonies has a negative result three weeks after the completion of the treatment has resulted, or

3.

in cases where bee colonies have not been completed, bees and the bee brut of the bee population have been destroyed and, in so far as the competent authority has ordered treatment in accordance with Article 23 (3), all the bee colonies of the bee population have been removed from the bee population. have been treated in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority and an examination of the treated bee colonies has resulted in a negative result three weeks after the completion of the treatment.

(3) The restricted area shall be deemed to be free of infestation if the conditions set out in paragraph 2 are met and,

1.

in so far as the competent authority has ordered treatment in accordance with Article 24 (3) (1), all bee colonies have been treated and examined with a negative result three weeks after completion of the treatment, or

2.

in so far as the competent authority has ordered an investigation in accordance with Article 24 (3) (2), all bee colonies in the restricted district in an investigative facility designated by the competent authority with a negative result of the infestation with the Tropilaelaps-mite have been studied.

VIII.
Irregularities

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Section 26

Contrary to the provisions of Section 32 (2) (4) (a) of the Animal Health Act, who intentionally or negligently is acting in accordance with the provisions of the Animal Health Act

1.

Contrary to § 1a sentence 1, an advertisement shall not, not properly, be reimbursed in full or in time,

2.

Contrary to the first sentence of Article 2 (2), the subject-matter referred to in paragraph 2 (2) does not or does not purify, suspend or not, in good time, depart from such a temperature or keep it in time

3.

Contrary to Article 2 (3) of the Honey,

4.

does not treat honey, right or not in good time, contrary to Article 2 (4) of the honey

5.

referred to in the second sentence of Article 5 (1), a certificate,

6.

shall be contrary to an authorisation granted pursuant to Article 5 (3) or Article 11 (3);

7.

Contrary to § 6, a bee-dwelling does not hold or is not closed properly,

8.

, contrary to the second sentence of Article 7 (1), a bee, a bee or an object referred to in that sentence, is removed or spends;

9.

Contrary to Article 7 (2), Section 8 (1) (1), Article 17 (2), Article 18 (1) (1) or Article 22 (2), a bee stand or a feed storage facility shall enter into force,

10.

away from § 8 (1) (2), § 11 (1) (3), § 17 (1) sentence 2 (2) (1), § 18 (1) (2), Article 22 (1) (2) (1) or Article 23 (1) (1), a bee, a bee or an object referred to therein,

11.

contrary to Article 8 (1) (3) or (4), Article 11 (1) (4), Article 17 (1) (2) (2), (18) (1) (3) or (4), (2) (2) (2) (2) or (2) (2) or (2) (2), a bee, a bee or a bee the subject matter,

12.

, in accordance with Article 8 (1) (5) or Article 18 (1) (5) of the Honey,

13.

, contrary to Article 8 (1) (6), the subject-matter referred to therein shall not be retained,

14.

in accordance with § 8 (1) (7), (8) or (9), § 9 (1) sentence 1, § 19 (2), § 23 (1) (3) or (3) or (3) or § 24 (3),

15.

a condition relating to an authorisation pursuant to Article 10 (2), second sentence,

16.

, contrary to Article 11 (1) (2), a bee was removed;

17.

Contrary to § 16, the subject-matter referred to there is not or is not properly stored or a bee apartment is not secured or not properly secured, or

18.

without authorisation pursuant to § 24 (2) (1), a bee colonel or a bee.

IX.
Final provisions

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§ 27

(Entry into force)