Tatyana Nistorika
The document provides for the implementation of an official identification system for beekeeping operations’ production facilities. Beekeeping activities will be registered in the “BeeProtect” information system, where data on apiaries, hives, bee colonies, and their movements (particularly to agricultural land) will be entered.
The new identification rules will be adapted for all animal species. The amendments take into account the requirements of European Union legislation and are geared toward the use of modern identification methods, thanks to which data on animals and farms are promptly updated in the State Register of Animals.
Access rights will be liberalized
Another provision concerns access to data from the State Animal Registry. The list of entities authorized to access this data without the owner’s consent will be expanded. This amendment allows institutions and organizations bearing legal responsibility—including insurance companies—to use the data necessary to fulfill their obligations without having to go through additional procedures that could delay the process.
Slaughter and Compensation
The draft also establishes rules for animals that cannot be sent for slaughter. In these cases, processing and disposal procedures will be applied in accordance with current legislation.
The amendments also address the mechanism for paying compensation for animals slaughtered or affected as a result of the eradication of infectious disease outbreaks. The Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments will be designated as the body responsible for paying compensation.
Restrictions on the number of animals that may be kept on non-commercial farms—that is, on private households—are also being adjusted.
