Technical Assistance for Animal Identification and Registration
Technical Assistance for Animal Identification and Registration
Project Description
The overall objective was to strengthen administrative capacity to develop an environment conducive to trade development. The results achieved by the project were:
- Audit of I&R legislation, business processes and implemented software solution, analysis of cross-cutting issues aimed to implement bovine animal identification and registration Serbia in compliance with all the provisions of Title I of Regulation 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended.
- After the implementation of the action plan using the findings and recommendations gained from the auditing process the Serbian identification and registration system of the bovine animals became fully compliant with EU requirements with regard to legislation, field operation, I&R controls and documentation i.e. on-Holding register, animal passport, health certificate, manuals for animal keeper, veterinarian and inspectors and for data entry by slaughterhouses.
- Control of livestock markets and of road controls started.
- Farm inspections were organized in 1,262 holdings selected out of 25,000 holdings based on a risk analysis. The on spotcontrols were carried out by 145 Veterinary Inspectors using a standardized check-list and correction measures were included as well.
- Provision and implementation of a detailed action plan for the extension of animal identification and registration to small ruminants (as a minimum those covered by the provisions of Council Directive 92/102), pigs, horses and bees in compliance with relevant provisions of the acquis communautaire approved by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management.
- The I&R system for other species including small ruminants and swine was prepared to be in full compliance with the EU requirements with regard to legislation, field operation, I&R control for small ruminant, software development for field operation including movement registration for sheep, goats and swine and I&R controls of small ruminants including risk analysis, documentation i.e. on-Holding register, movement documents including workflows and forms, manuals for animal keepers, veterinarians and inspectors.
- Development and implementation of a strategy for the exchange of data from animal identification and registration IT systems with other IT systems of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, other Ministries or other bodies involved of the public administration approved by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Services provided:
- Auditing: Conduct an audit of the implemented I&R systems for bovine animals, small ruminants and pigs including a review of provisions in the constitution and in the law of veterinary matters, provision of detailed tables of correspondence for relevant legislation on I&R for bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine animals and equidae species.
- Legislation: Drafting of the bovine I&R system legislation: Amendment of the Law on Veterinary Matters as far as I&R articles were concerned; preparation of the I&R Rulebooks for bovine, small ruminants, pigs, horses and bees including tables of correspondence
- I&R operation: Introduction of measures for the monitoring and improvement of the field operation of animal keepers and veterinarians for the bovine system; preparation of the I&R systems for other species
- Awareness Raising: Organisation of six Regional Events and four national conferences for all stakeholders and launching of an awareness campaign with all 12 Veterinary Institutes of Serbia
- I&R control: Training courses for Veterinary Inspectors and 147 Inspectors and provision of a manual for the I&R controls on farms and for control of slaughter data entered by slaughterhouses. For the on spot controls of the bovine I&R, risk criteria have been defined.
- IT and software development: Consolidation of the database and integration of the I&R and the Veterinary Information System; integration of the Laboratory Information System
Country
Serbia
Origin of Funding
EU CARDS
Name of Client
European Community for External Actions
Project Dates
04/2008 – 04/2010
Project Value [EUR]
1.362.621
Proportion carried out by ADT Project Consulting
57
Staff provided
12
Name of partners, if any:
GFA Consulting Group GmbH, Unternehmensberatung Dr. Karb GmbH, Landeskontrollverband NRW