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Decree-Law No. 174/2015 amending Decree-Law No. 142/2006 on the National Animal Registry (SNIRA).

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Type of law
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Abstract
This Decree-Law amends and re-publishes Decree-Law No. 142/2006 on the National Animal Registry (SNIRA). In addition, it also establishes the legal regime for traders and transporters as well as operating rules of collection system for animal carcasses slaughtered within the farm (SIRCA). Amendments deal with necessary information system, registration and veterinary requirements to be met for livestock production, slaughtering and create the Commission for Authorizing Livestock Activities (CALAP). Annex I establishes formal requirements for livestock facilities approval and activity authorization.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
This Decree-Law enters into force 120 days after its publication.
Notes
This Decree-Law repeals Decree-Law No. 338/99; Decree-Law No. 24/2001; Decree-Law No. 203/2001; Decree-Law No. 99/2002 and Decision No. 9723/2000.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Diário da República, I Série, No. 165, 25 August 2015.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Decreto-Lei n. 174/2015: Procede à sétima alteração ao Decreto-Lei n.º 142/2006, de 27 de julho, que criou o Sistema Nacional de Informação e Registo Animal, estabelecendo as regras para identificação, registo e circulação dos animais das espécies bovina, ovina, caprina, suína e equídeos, bem como o regime jurídico dos centros de agrupamento, comerciantes e transportadores e as normas de funcionamento do sistema de recolha de cadáveres na exploração.