Procedure for issuing the Certificate of Competence for personnel involved in carrying out killing operations and related operations, as well as for those responsible for animal welfare in slaughterhouses*
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The certificate of competence for personnel involved in carrying out killing operations and related operations, as well as for animal welfare officers in slaughterhouses, hereinafter referred to as the professional competence certificate, is issued to those who graduate from vocational training- courses in the field of animal protection during killing operations organized by authorized institutions, according to the law. The professional competence certificate is mandatory for:
-personnel involved in carrying out killing operations and related operations, namely personnel involved in: unloading, handling of animals, restraining, stunning, bleeding, and slaughtering just as;
-personnel involved in carrying out killing operations for disease control or in emergency killing;
-personnel involved in killing „fur animals”; animal welfare officers in slaughterhouses. Are exempted from this provision slaughterhouses that slaughter less than 1,000 units of live animals for mammals or 150,000 units per year for poultry or farmed rabbits. The certificate of competence is valid for a period of 4 years and is drafted according to the model provided in annex no. 1 of Order no. 73/2013 regarding the approval of the procedure for organizing and conducting training courses for personnel involved in carrying out killing operations and related operations, as well as for those intended for animal welfare officers in slaughterhouses. Certificates of competence are recognized in the territory of all member states. Romania recognizes professional competence certificates issued in another member state, the courses' curriculum being based on the provisions of Council Regulation (EC)1099/2009. The professional competence certificate may not be issued more than 2 times in a period of 3 years. After the expiration of the validity period of the professional competence certificate, a new certificate will be issued only to those who complete a new professional training course, organized according to Echo law.
The professional competence certificate is issued by the county veterinary and food safety directorates, respectively of the municipality of Bucharest, based on the certificate of graduation issued as a result of passing the professional training course, for personnel involved in carrying out killing operations and related operations, as well as animal welfare officers in slaughterhouses, from slaughterhouses or units within the county/Bucharest municipality where killing operations are carried out.
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Any person who considers themselves to be harmed in a right of theirs or in a legitimate interest, by a public authority, through an administrative act or by failure to resolve a request within the legal term, may address the competent administrative court according to Law 554/2004.
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