Live animals and animal products | FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA

General

Veterinary cheks carried out at EU borders ensures that live animals and products of animal origin entering the EU are safe and meet the prescribed import conditions. Certain composite and plant products (hay and straw) that can transmit dangerous animal diseases are also under control. Consequently, consignments containing such products are subject to controls already upon their entry into the EU, at the so-called border control posts.

Official control of consignments of live animals and animal products from third countries is carried out according to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on the implementation of official controls and other official activities to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, supplemented by numerous implementing and delegated acts. The list of animals and animal products that must be inspected at border control posts according to the aforementioned regulation, is set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 regarding lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and derived products, composite products and hay and straw subject to official control at border control posts, and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2007 and Commission Decision 2007/275/EC.

After checking a consignment, the official veterinarian issues a certificate in the TRACES NT information system – common health entry document (CHED). Depending on the category of goods, CHED is issued in different forms – for animals CHED-A and for animal products CHED-P. The CHED forms are specified in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 on the rules for the operation of the information management system for official control and its system components (regulation on IMSOC).

In Slovenia, official veterinarians of the Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection (AFSVSPP) are competent for the performance of veterinary checks of consignments of live animals and animal products entering the EU. Checks can be carried out at the border control posts at Ljubljana - Brnik Airport and in the Port of Koper. Lists of approved border control posts and other control points for various categories of goods in the Republic of Slovenia are published on the AFSVSPP website.

The submission of the CHED to the customs authorities is required upon submission of the goods in question to the customs procedure, including entry or handling in free or customs warehouses or free zones. Submission of goods to a customs procedure other than that approved by the competent authorities of the border control post is not permitted. In case of non-submission of the CHED or suspicion of other non-compliance of the consignment with veterinary regulations, the customs will detain the consignment and inform the competent authorities.

Derogations regarding certain categories of animals and goods, which are exempted from official control at border control posts, control of passengers' personal luggage and goods in small consignments sent to natural persons and not intended to be placed on the market, are defined in the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122. Customs authorities are responsible for supervising the entry of personal consignments of animal products in passenger and postal traffic, as well as the control of non-commercial movements of pets from third countries. More detailed information regarding the entry of personal consignments of animal products and traveling with pets is published on the AFSVSPP website.

Legislation

EU legislation

Regulations

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 laying down rules for the functioning of the information management system for official controls and its system components
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2130 establishing detailed rules on the operations to be carried out during and after documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks on animals and goods subject to official controls at border control posts
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and derived products, composite products, and hay and straw subject to official controls at border control posts, and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2007 and Commission Decision 2007/275/EC
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/630 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain categories of goods exempted from official controls at border control posts and amending Commission Decision 2007/275/EC
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain categories of animals and goods exempted from official controls at border control posts, specific controls on passengers’ personal luggage and on small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to requirements for the entry into the Union of consignments of food-producing animals and certain goods intended for human consumption
Regulation (EU) 2016/429 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’)
Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 on the non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 on the model identification documents for the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferrets, the establishment of lists of territories and third countries and the format, layout and language requirements of the declarations attesting compliance with certain conditions provided for in Regulation (EU) No 576/2013
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs, and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1933 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to rules for non-commercial movements of pet birds into a Member State from a territory or a third country
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1938 establishing the model identification document for non-commercial movements of pet birds into a Member State from a territory or a third country and repealing Decision 2007/25/EC

National legislation

Acts

Veterinary Compliance Criteria Act

Decrees

Decree implementing the Regulation (EU) on official controls and other official activities concerning food, feed, animal health and welfare, and plant health and plant protection products

Rules

Rules on veterinary conditions for the circulation and trade in the territory of EU and imports from third countries of animals, animal semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in other veterinary regulations, and for the circulation of and trade in domestic species kept in zoos
Rules on veterinary conditions to be fulfilled for non-commercial movements of pet animals and on a model passport for such animals