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Hormone Ordinance 2009.

Country
Austria
Type of law
Regulation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
The Regulation provides for use of medicinal and therapeutic treatments for farm animals, aquaculture animals and livestock animal and relevant prohibitions and exceptions based on the EU regulations and relevant Acts. The text requires for application of the treatments by veterinarians, preparation of documents and recording. Furthermore, the text lays down provision for special provisions during the waiting period for the marketing of breeding animals and the retired breeding animals and the quarantine measures. The Ordinance has 4 Annexes and Annex 1 provides for the prohibited substances and relevant exceptions. The Ordinance consists of 9 Articles.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/aut211553.pdf
Web site
http://www.ris.bka.gv.at
Long title of text
Ordinance of the Federal Minister of Health on the use of certain substances with hormonal or thyrostatic effects and beta-agonists in animal production (Hormones Ordinance 2009).
Date of text
Entry into force notes
This Ordinance shall come into effect on the day of its publication in the Federal Law Gazette; at the same time, the Hormone Ordinance BGBl. II No. 352/2005 expires.
Notes
Contributed by BMG (Federal Ministry of Health).
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Gesamte Rechtsvorschrift für Hormonverordnung 2009.
Implements
Food Safety and Consumer Protection Act.
Veterinary Medicines Control Act.
Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of ß-agonists.