Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers No.353 validating the Procedure for issuing veterinary (health) certificates for animals and products of animal origin.

This Regulation determines the procedure for issuing veterinary (health) certificates for animals and products of animal origin. In order to receive a veterinary (health) certificate for the shipment, the operator submits an application to the service's territorial unit, prepared by filling out an online form on the service's e-service website or in a free form. In the application form the following information must be indicated: (a) sender and recipient (first and last name or name, address, country); (b) place of dispatch (name, if any, address of actual location, registration or confirmation number assigned by the service, if any); (c) place of loading (name, if any, address of the actual location, registration or confirmation number assigned by the service, if any), date and time; (d) place of receipt (name, if any, address of the actual location, registration or approval number assigned by the competent authority, if any); (e) transit country, if the shipment is intended to be transported in transit; (f) the vehicle intended for transporting the consignment (type, registration number, number of the permit granted by the competent authority to the vehicle for the transport of animals - if the consignment contains live animals; (g) data of the carrier (first and last name or title, number of the permit granted by the competent authority for the permit of the animal carrier - if the shipment contains live animals); (h) the planned duration of transportation and the area allocated during transportation, if the shipment contains live animals; (i) description of the shipment (for products of animal origin – type, company where the product is produced, number of packages (if applicable) and weight; for animals – species, category, identification method and number, age, sex, quantity, number of packages (if applicable) and weight); and (j) the purpose for which animals or animal products are moved.