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Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 Article 76

Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 Article 76

Livestock records

Article 76

Livestock records shall be compiled in the form of a register and kept available to the control authorities or bodies at all times at the premises of the holding. Such records shall provide a full description of the herd or flock management system comprising at least the following information: (a) as regards animals arriving at the holding: origin and date of arrival, conversion period, identification mark and veterinary record; (b) as regards livestock leaving the holding: age, number of heads, weight in case of slaughter, identification mark and destination; (c) details of any animals lost and reasons thereof; (d) as regards feed: type, including feed supplements, proportions of various ingredients of rations and periods of access to free-range areas, periods of transhumance where restrictions apply; (e) as regards disease prevention and treatment and veterinary care: date of treatment, details of the diagnosis, the posology; type of treatment product, the indication of the active pharmacological substances involved method of treatment and veterinary prescription for veterinary care with reasons and withdrawal periods applying before livestock products can be marketed labelled as organic.

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CitationArticle 76 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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