Veterinary checks, animal health rules, food hygiene
At the beginning of the 2000s, the European Union introduced an initiative called 'From the Farm to the Fork' based on risk analysis and traceability, with the aim of guaranteeing food safety. In line with this approach, foodstuffs are monitored at all susceptible stages of the production chain, in order to make sure that strict hygiene rules are adhered to. The EU also regulates on the trade in animals and animal products between Membe States and with third countries. The EU and its Member States have a number of instruments at their disposal to ensure that these checks are carried out properly, such as the European Food Safety Authority or the TRACES system (TRAde Control and Expert System).
- CONTROLS AND FOOD HYGIENE RULES
- INFORMATION EXCHANGES AND VERIFICATION MECHANISMS
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IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES AND INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE
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General provisions
- Imports of products
- Checks on the imports of live animals
- Imports of products of animal origin
- Intra-Community trade and imports of certain animals and their semen, ova and embryos
- Veterinary and zootechnical checks of animals and products of animal origin for intra-Community trade
- Animal health and public health: other products of animal origin
- Marketing of pure-bred animals
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Specific provisions – Cattle
- Intra-Community trade of bovine animals and swine
- Intra-Community trade in bovine pure-bred breeding animals
- Intra-Community trade in and imports of bovine embryos
- Intra-Community trade in and imports of bovine semen
- Placing on the market and administration of bovine somatotrophin
- Identification and labelling of beef and veal
- Specific provisions - Pigs
- Specific provisions - Ovine and caprine animals
- Specific provisions - Bird species
- Specific provisions - Equidae
- Specific provisions - Meat and meat-based products
- Other specific provisions
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General provisions