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Amendments To The Veterinary Act

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Veterinārmedicīnas likumā

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law on amendments to the veterinary medicine veterinary medicine do Act (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2001, no. 11) as follows: 1. Replace the words "throughout the Act and prevention" (fold) with the words "prevention and control" (fold).
2. in article 1: expressions of paragraph 5 by the following: "5) state veterinary supervision facilities, animal housing, aquaculture animals of animal farm, artificial insemination, embryo transplantation of companies (company), veterinary care companies (company) (dispensaries, clinics), individual health service providers, experiments and scientific purposes to be used in animal breeding, use and supply company (the company), exhibitions, auctions and other sites where the events with the participation of animal, animal shelters and hotels industrially-produced feed and feed additive companies (companies), animal waste treatment or disposal undertakings (companies), the veterinary medicinal products, veterinārfarmaceitisk products and animal care products manufacturing and distribution company (company), a company (the company) involved in the movement of products of animal origin, as well as special means of transport of animals; "
make the following paragraph 11: "11) susceptible animals, animals who can come down by contacting animal infectious disease agent;".
3. To make article 3 by the following: ' article 3. Compliance with this law, shall monitor and control food and veterinary service. "
4. Article 4: make the first part of paragraph 3 as follows: "3) movement of animal products in accordance with the regulations;"
to supplement the first part of paragraph 9 by the following: "9) other legislation in certain areas.";
make the second paragraph as follows: "(2) a food and veterinary service within the limits of its competence: 1) developed and approved the methodological guidance for this statutory supervisory activities;
2) developed and approved the infectious animal disease control instructions;
3) provides laboratory services;
4) represents Latvia in international organisations and maintains international contacts within the veterinary sector;
5) prepare and submit to the Ministry of Agriculture to order research applications;
6) authorizes individual veterinarians and veterinary Food service. "
5. Turn off the 5, 6 and article 7.
6. Replace paragraph 3 of article 9, the words "for veterinary job" with the words "veterinary practice".
7. in article 11: (1) be expressed as follows: "1) performs the function of a reference laboratory of infectious diseases of animals in laboratory Diagnostics and laboratory control of residues: a) in the event of a dispute, shall evaluate the results of the investigation, the laboratory performed repeated investigations and provides final opinion, b) participates in international inter-laboratory testing Roadshow, c) submitted to the food and veterinary service proposals for infectious animal disease diagnosis and implement internationally recognized diagnostic methods , d) organizes the diagnostic investigation of samples in laboratories abroad, where it is not possible to perform in Latvia. ";
make paragraph 4 by the following: "4) on request, the Cabinet of Ministers in the order carried out laboratory investigations of animal infectious disease diagnosis, as well as laboratory investigations related to environmental and veterinary medicinal products, pharmaceutical products, animal feed, feed additives and food;";
to supplement the article with a paragraph 5 by the following: "5) organise inter-laboratory comparative testing by the food and veterinary service of the existing company (companies) self-control laboratories."
8. Make the article 12 by the following: ' article 12. The procedures to be taken for this statutory national surveillance and control activities, and the food and veterinary service charge provided services shall be established by the Cabinet of Ministers. "
9. Express article 16, paragraphs 2 and 3 as follows: "2) develop, adopt and maintain animal infectious disease registration, accounting, analysis and notification system;
3) analyze information and develop possible risks in the system; ".
10. Article 20: replace the first paragraph, the words "territory of the country, senior food and veterinary inspector" with the words "territory of the State Veterinary Officer parents";
to make the fourth and fifth by the following: "(4) for the carriage of animals necessary veterinary documents accompanying the determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
(5) If the exporting country found the animal infectious diseases and the threat that this disease can spread in Latvia, the country's main food and health inspector, pursuant to the rules of international trade, is entitled to impose restrictions or prohibitions, food, animal feed and other objects and material for introduction into Latvia, as well as prohibit the transit. "
11. Replace article 22, the word "pets" with the words "other animals".
12. off article 24, the words "food and".
13. Express article 25 (1) of the following: "1) veterinary requirements for animals, animal semen, ova, embryos and products of animal origin;".
14. Express article 26, second subparagraph by the following: "(2) in accordance with the first paragraph of this article of the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations food and veterinary service develop and approve a plan of action in the event of an outbreak of an epizootic disease."
15. Express article 27 first and second subparagraph by the following: "(1) in the event of an outbreak of an epizootic disease in Latvia or in its neighbourhood country a major food and veterinary inspector shall immediately determine the quarantine and the Prime Minister promulgated emergency in the country or a part thereof in accordance with Civil law.
(2) in the event of an outbreak of an epizootic disease in Latvia or in its neighbourhood country a major food and health inspector, after coordination with the national forest service determined by quarantine measures on wild animal hunting. "
16. Replace article 29, the words "Cabinet after the country's chief veterinary officer of the food and the proposal" with the words "National Chief Veterinary Officer of the food and".
17. Article 32 of the expression by the following: ' article 32. (1) the Prime Minister after the country's chief veterinary officer of the food and the proposal repeals emergency country or a part thereof.
(2) state the main food and veterinary inspector shall cancel the quarantine. "
18. Replace article 35, first paragraph, the word "all" with the words "the relevant Cabinet of Ministers regulations govern."
19. off 38. in the first paragraph, the words "all susceptible animals slaughtered and".
20. Article 40 to make the first paragraph by the following: "(1) the food companies that are involved in the animal food chain, should be valued and recognised food surveillance law. Companies (companies) that are involved in animal waste processing or disposal must be a food and veterinary service assessed and recognised by the laws. "
21. Turn off paragraph 3 of article 42.
22. in article 46: replace the first and second paragraphs, the word "Director" with the words "territorial units" to the driver;
to supplement the article with the third part as follows: "(3) the user of hunting for prey of the veterinary inspection contract with the food and veterinary service of territorial unit."
23. Article 48 of the expression by the following: ' article 48. Crude food of animal origin (eggs, honey, milk) and home produced food of animal origin products are distributed only in markets that have been evaluated and recognized food monitoring in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law. "
24. Replace article 50 the word "Director" with the words "territorial units" to the driver.
25. the express article 51 as follows: "article 51. About inspection pursuit in the inspection fees the client Cabinet. "
26. the express 54. article as follows: "article 52. Veterinary controls at national borders, free zones, free warehouses and customs warehouses carry out sanitary border inspection. "
27. Express article 53, paragraph 4 as follows: "4) procedures for veterinary checks are carried out on the State border, free zones, free warehouses and customs warehouses;".
28. Replace article 56, paragraph 3, the words "food and veterinary inspector" with the words "health inspector".
29. the transitional provisions: off 3;
Add to transitional provisions with paragraph 10 by the following: ' 10. This law, article 52, and article 53, paragraph 4, concerning the supervision and control of the country in free warehouses shall enter into force on 1 July 2002. "
The law shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.
The law adopted by Parliament in 2001 on 13 December.

The President of the Parliament instead of the President j. stream in Riga, 2001 28 December Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force on January 1, 2002.