Decree No. 98 of 2001 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Regional Development on the preparation of introduction of the Uniform System of Registration and Identification of pigs.

First step of the introduction of the Uniform System of Registration and Identification (USRI) of pigs shall be the registration of pig farms. This Decree determines districts for the experimental marking of pigs. The territorially competent veterinary and food control offices are responsible for the registration of pig farms and for the marking of pigs, while the National Institute for Agricultural Quality Control is responsible for the development of the computerized system and for the recording of data in the national data base.