National Veterinary Service

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National Veterinary Service

• Border Veterinary Control Directorate

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Structure of the Border Veterinary Control
Directorate
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Organization chart of the Competent Authority
(CA) since 01.01.2007
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Approved according to Commission Decision
2001/881 Bulgarian BIPs
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Bulgarian BIPs

• Bregovo HC(2), NHC
• Burgas - HC(2), NHC
• Gjushevo - HC(2), NHC
• Kalotina - HC(2), NHC, U, E, O
• Kapitan Andreevo - HC(2), NHC , U, E, O
• Sofia - HC(2), NHC(2), E, O
• Varna - HC(2), NHC
• Zlatarevo - HC(2), NHC

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List of entry points for non commercial
consignments

• Sofia national postal collecting center
• Vrashka chuka frontier with Serbia
• Strezimirovci - frontier with Serbia
• Oltomanci - frontier with Macedonia
• Logodaj - frontier with Macedonia
• Lessovo - frontier with Turkey
• Malko Tarnovo - frontier with Turkey
• Port of Vidin
• Port of Rousse

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The main responsibilities of the officials of BVC
Directorate (CCA) are as follows

• methodologically to manage, organize and
  coordinate the implementation of border
  veterinary control
• to check for proper implementation of border
  veterinary control
• to draft and to take part in drafting of
  legislation documentation pertinent to the
  implementation of border veterinary control
• to collaborate with other control authorities,
  branch organizations on issues related to its
  activity
• to participate in working groups of international
  projects related with designing, construction,
  re-construction and equipment of border
  facilities

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• to take part in working meetings, workshops,
  conferences and other activities held in the
  country and abroad pertinent to the
  implementation of border veterinary control
• to take part in development of training programs
  for veterinarians carrying out the border
  veterinary control
• to make proposals to the governing body of NVS
  connected with the construction, re-construction
  and equipment of veterinary facilities at the
  BIPs
• to take part in working groups with
  representatives of ministries, agencies and
  services with regard to veterinary border control
  issues
• to organize and hold periodically meetings with
  the Heads of the Regional Border Services on
  issues and problems related to the work at BIPs.

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Responsibilities of Directors of the BIPs

• to organize, manage and control the activities of
  inspectors from BIP, in imports, exports and
  transit of items subject of veterinary concern.
• to organize, manage and control the activities
  (checks of pet animals and personal luggage) of
  inspectors from BIP and Non - BIP entry points
  situated in the immediate vicinity of the BIP.
• to exercise control on the equipment and
  maintenance of the BIPs.
• to organize the training of inspectors on the
  proper implementation of EU legislation and in
  foreign language and computer knowledge.
• to organize and take part in regular meetings
  with regional Heads of Customs Agency and other
  authorities engaged with the implementation of EU
  border legislation.

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Obligations of border veterinary inspectors
(officials) at BIP level

• to carry out veterinary checks on products of
  animal origin and live animals according to art.
  4 of Directive 97/78 and art. 2 of Directive
  91/496.
• - Documentary check
• - Identity check
• - Physical check
• to carry out veterinary checks on feed and feeds
  additives according to art. 184 of Law on
  Veterinary Activity.
• to take part in the controls on the personal
  luggage of passengers for items banned for import
  into the EC, which can present epizootic risk.
• to carry out the control on the traffic of pet
  animals and law protected animals (CITES) as
  well.

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National computerized system for border
veterinary control COACH

• The national computerized veterinary system
  COACH provides assistance and certification for
  veterinary authorities within an informatics
  network in order to ensure the sanitary
  protection of Bulgarian respectively EU consumers.

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Co-operation between services involvedin
obligatory border control

• An exchange of information is made and meetings
  between services involved (Customs Agency, Border
  Police and NVS) are held if needed.
• The agreement signed and the Letter of the
  Council of Ministers No 104 regulates the
  collaboration between the aforementioned
  services.

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