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Law on veterinary health.

Country
North Macedonia
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
This Law regulates the organization and responsibility in the performance of veterinary service on the territory of the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia, including the principles and procedures for the survey and implementation of activities related to the protection from animal and human diseases transmitted by animal products, animal by-products and objects, further defining the issues regarding the activities against infectious diseases in animals (including zoonoses), also prescribing the duties and powers of the Veterinary Chamber and other issues of importance for the national veterinary service.
Animals in terms of this text include all terrestrial animals, fish, aquaculture fish and aquatic species, also wild animals (including those ranched or held in capture breeding, and animals that are hunted on hunting grounds). This Law closely defines various conditions and necessary procedures for the control and eradication of diseases, general conditions for placing the placing on the market of animals and animal products (including the HACCP), including imports, transit of animals, their products, deriving objects, and further providing provisions for the healthcare financing, animal welfare in veterinary public health assets, and other issues related to the performance of veterinary related activities/services.
The Law is divided into IX Chapters and 118 articles, including offences and related penalties.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/mac149555.pdf
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/mac149555original.pdf
Web site
http://www.fva.gov.mk
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette, and it will apply on 1 January 2008.
Notes
Consolidated version, updated and officially reprinted in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia 1123/2015.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Закон за ветеринарно здравство.
Amended by
Law amending the Law on veterinary health.
Law amending the Law on veterinary health.
Law amending the Law on veterinary health.
Law amending the Law on veterinary health (2011).
Implemented by
Regulation on the manner and procedure for import and transit, list of third countries from which import and transit is approved, form and content of the veterinary health certificate or other documents accompanying the consignment with live animals, aquaculture and products of animal origin, as well as on the manner and procedure for carrying out inspection on import and transit of consignments with live animals, aquaculture and products of animal origin.
Regulation on annual veterinary measures and controls for the protection of public health from contaminants or residues that are transferred from animals or products of animal origin in 2019.
Regulation on the ban of imports of live animals, products and animal by-products for protection against the introduction of the Newcastle disease virus in the Republic of Macedonia originating in the United States.
Regulation on the ban of import of live animals, products and animal by-products for protection against the introduction of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in the Republic of Macedonia originating in the Republic of Bulgaria.
Regulation on the ban of import of live animals, products and animal by-products for protection against introduction of the Newcastle disease virus in the Republic of Macedonia originating in the Kingdom of Belgium.
Regulation on the ban of import of live animals, products and animal by-products for protection against introduction of the plague virus in small ruminants in the Republic of Macedonia originating in the Republic of Bulgaria.
Regulation on the list of animals, products and by-products of animal origin which, when imported and transited, are subject to documentary check, identity and physical examination by official veterinarians at border crossing points.
Regulation prohibiting the import of live animals, products and animal by-products for the protection against the introduction of Newcastle disease virus in the Republic of Macedonia originating in the Kingdom of Sweden.
Regulation on the ban of import and transit of domestic and wild equidae for the protection against the introduction of the West Nile fever virus in the Republic of Macedonia.
Regulation on measures for the health protection of animals in relation to lumpy skin disease.
Regulation on the manner and procedure for reporting the compulsorily notifiable diseases and on the list of animal diseases to be reported.
Regulation on security measures for import and transit of domestic and foreign wild boar, seeds, eggs and embryos of pigs, pigmeat, products and preparations of pork, other products containing pork, as well as by-products from swine species in order to protect against the introduction of the African swine fever virus in the Republic Macedonia.
Programme for the surveillance of avian influenza in poultry and wild birds.
Regulation on measures for the control and eradication of Avian influenza.
Decision on ban on import and transit of cattle and wild ruminants, seeds and embryos of beef, beef meat and meat of wild ruminants, products and preparations of beef and meat of wild ruminants, milk and products of cattle milk, as well as by-products of cattle and wild ruminants in the Republic of Macedonia from the Republic of Bulgaria.
Programme for suppression and eradication of brucellosis in sheep and goats for the period from 2016 to 2020.
Regulation on the ban of import and transit of cattle and wild ruminant, semen from cattle, beef products, processed beef, milk and milk products from cattle and cattle products into the Republic of Macedonia from Greece.
Regulation on the procedure of transit, manner and procedure of inspections and checks in transit and manner for import of pets.
Regulation on the ban of import and transit of bees, bumble bees, apiculture products and equipment for apiculture in order to protect from the entry of specific parasites (small moth-Aethina tumida) from the Republic of Italy.
Regulation on the veterinary measures and controls for the protection of public health from contaminants or residues that are transmitted from animals or products of animal origin for 2015.
Regulation on the ban of import and transit of poultry and wild birds, products and by-products from poultry and wild birds in order to protect from the entry of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in the Republic of Macedonia.
Regulation on additional terms of supervision in aquatic animals based on risk analysis.
Regulation on the ban of use of animal protein in animal nutrition.
Regulation on conditions for placing on the market of poultry and hatching eggs.
Regulation on conditions for placing on the market of ungulates.
Regulation on conditions for placing on the market of sheep and goats.
Regulation on conditions for placing on the market of aquaculture, its purpose, and manner of official controls in marketing of aquaculture.
Regulation on the conditions for the import of semen, embryos and ova, on list of foreign countries from which their import is permitted, on content and form of the health certificate or other documents accompanying the shipment.
Regulation on conditions for placing on the market of cattle and pigs.
Regulation on fees for implementation of activities of public interest in the field of animal health protection.
Regulation on the procedure for reporting on rabies in domestic and wild animals and measures to be taken for eradication of rabies.
Regulation on measures to combat and eradicate the African swine fever.
Regulation on the List of animal products and by-products of animal origin that are subject during the import and/or transit to inspection by an official veterinarian at the border.
Regulation on the procedure of obtaining the approval of transporters and the transport of food and other products of animal origin.
Regulation on measures for the suppression and eradication of classical swine fever.
Regulation on animal health conditions for placing on the market of semen, embryos and ova for artificial insemination, the method of record keeping, conditions in terms of staff, facilities, equipment and instruments, and other conditions.
Regulation on measures for the suppression and eradication of certain diseases in aquatic animals.
Regulation on the form and content of the request for issuing the authorization of veterinary services for the holding of activities in the field of animal health.
Regulation on form and content of the request after the non-issuance or failure to obtain the authorization of veterinary services for the holding of activities in the field of animal health.
Regulation on measures for the suppression and eradication of swine vesicular disease.
Regulation on measures for the suppression and eradication of Newcastle disease.
Regulation on measures for the suppression and eradication of African fever in ungulates.
Regulation on the form and content of the records of distributed and printed forms of health certificates.
Regulation on conditions for placing on the market of certain animal species and manner of official controls when placing the animals on the market.
Regulation on the list of products and animal by-products not subject to inspection at the time of import by an official veterinarian at the border crossing.
Regulation on measures for the suppression and eradication of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
Regulation keeping records for authorized traders, the form and the content and manner of keeping the register of approved collection centers.
Regulation on the manner and procedure for reporting diseases that must be reported and the list of diseases that must be reported.
Regulation on technical and technological requirements for the approval of quarantine, technical and technological requirements to be met by quarantine and duration of quarantine for isolation and duration of the same for different species and categories, the duration of the monitoring and mandatory tests.
Regulation determining the veterinary inspection posts at border crossing.
Regulation on the procedure for import and transit, on the list of foreign countries from which imports and transit are approved, the form and content of health certificate or other documents accompanying the consignment of livestock, aquaculture and animal products, as well as the manner and procedure of conducting inspection and survey over the import and transit of live animals, aquaculture and animal products.
Regulation on the program for suppression and eradication of brucellosis in sheep and goats.
Regulation on the conditions to be met by facilities, equipment and skilled staff that perform the veterinary inspection at border crossings.
Regulation on keeping of the unique record of offenses, sanctions and decisions in misdemeanor proceedings and how to access information contained in these records.
Regulation on fees for veterinary border controls for all activities and official controls on products of animal origin, products for/and animal feed that are placed on the market in Macedonia (identification and register).
Regulation on how to perform the screening of border crossing shipments of animal origin imported as personal luggage of travelers and intended for personal use or noncommercial purposes.
Regulation on the program for suppression and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease.
Regulation on the conditions for laboratories performing tests on the quality of raw milk.
Regulation on placing on the market of the semen for artificial insemination of bovine animals.
Regulation on the manner and procedure for import and transit and the manner and procedure for carrying out checks and inspection of shipments on pets (bird species) that are not intended for trade or transfer to others person.
Regulation on the procedure of registration of legal entities that import and/or re-export, the form and content of the records on import and/or re-export.
Regulation on the form and content and method of issuing and revoking of the official identification badge and form of the official veterinary identification badge/card.
Regulation on the conditions for veterinary service holdings.
Regulation on the list of animal products and animal by-products not subject to inspection upon importation by an official veterinarian at the border.
Regulation on the program for suppression and eradication of brucellosis in cattle.