Division Chapter 12: Food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy

Adopt a framework law on food, feed and veterinary matters compliant with EU requirements and which allows a complete transposition of the EU acquis,

ensure the operationality of the system for the identification and registration of bovines and registration of their movement in compliance with the EU acquis, and start the implementation of an appropriate system for sheep and goats in order to trace movements,

take the necessary measures to allow the Thrace region to be recognised by the World Organisation on Animal Health as a foot-and-mouth disease-free zone with vaccination,

classify all agri-food establishments by category based on the EU acquis and prepare a National Programme for upgrading those establishments.