Based on ANSVSA Order no. 16/2010, with subsequent amendments and completions, control points are authorized by the county sanitary-veterinary and food safety directorates, and, respectively, by that of the municipality of Bucharest.

In order to obtain the sanitary-veterinary authorization for the control point, the economic operator sends the request to the county sanitary-veterinary and food safety directorate, or, respectively, that of the municipality of Bucharest, if the control point previously meets all the requirements provided in Annex no. 1 to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 concerning the community criteria provided for assembly and control points set out in the annex to Directive 91/628/EEC, as subsequently amended. Once the authorization file is complete, the applicant will be informed about the visit of the Evaluation Committee appointed by the DSVSA to verify the general and specific operating conditions, as well as to complete the evaluation report on the basis of which the sanitary-veterinary authorization is issued if the sanitary-veterinary requirements are met. The county sanitary-veterinary and food safety directorate, or, respectively, that of the municipality of Bucharest, issues the sanitary-veterinary authorization for the operation of the control point, which may be limited to a particular species or to several categories of animals or health statuses. The sanitary-veterinary authorizations for control points have a unique code, granted by the county sanitary-veterinary and food safety directorates, or, respectively, by that of the municipality of Bucharest. The National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority forwards the list of authorized control points to the European Commission.