Animal health
Healthy animals play an important role in the efficiency of the agricultural sector and the safety of foods. To maintain animals' health, they require good husbandry conditions, effective prevention against and combating ofanimal diseases and animal epidemics, suitable feed and effective authorised veterinary medicinal products.
In Germany, animal health is safeguarded by legislation and the veterinary administration. As animal diseases do not stop at national borders, the Federal Ministry works continuously with the veterinary authorities of other Member States and third countries.
Publications
- Position Paper from The Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Denmark "Establishment of an EU Platform on Animal Welfare" (PDF, 204 KB, File does not meet accessibility standards.)
- Joint Declaration on Animal Welfare - Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands (PDF, 236 KB, File does not meet accessibility standards.)
- Revision of Council Directive 2008/120/EG laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs (Codified version) (PDF, 350 KB, File does not meet accessibility standards.)
- Revision of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 - Englische Version (PDF, 390 KB, File does not meet accessibility standards.)
- Animal Genetic Resources in Germany (PDF, 2 MB, File does not meet accessibility standards.)
- Agricultural products in Germany at a glance (infographics)
Links
Regulations
- Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parlament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 (PDF, 984 KB, File does not meet accessibility standards.)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 of 28 June 2013 (PDF, 14 MB, File does not meet accessibility standards.)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 561/2016 of 11 April 2016 - animal health certificate (PDF, 650 KB, File does not meet accessibility standards.)
- Commission Decision of 22 December 2006 (2007/25/EC) (PDF, 301 KB, File does not meet accessibility standards.)
- Commission Decision of 28 September 2009 (2009/821/EC) (PDF, 2 MB, File does not meet accessibility standards.)
- Directive 2013/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 (PDF, 711 KB, File does not meet accessibility standards.)
- Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 (PDF, 2 MB, File does not meet accessibility standards.)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 139/2013 of 7 January 2013 (PDF, 920 KB, File does not meet accessibility standards.)
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 of 12 March 2010 (PDF, 25 MB, File does not meet accessibility standards.)