Authorisations, notifications and registrations

On this page we present information about authorisations, notifications and registrations required by an EU Directive on services in the internal market, the so-called Services Directive.

The links provided below lead to pages that are available in Swedish only.

Plan and guidelines for breeders´associations

Organisations or associations that want to become approved breeders´ organisations or studbook-keeping associations need to apply to the Board of Agriculture, which approves the plan and the guidelines for the activities.

Breeding sheep and goats External link.
Breeding horses External link.
Breeding bovine animals External link.
Breeding pigs External link.

Insemination and embryo activities

People who intend to handle semen, ova or embryos need a licence from the Board of Agriculture. This licence can comprise, among other things, collection and treatment of semen, insemination, collecting ova or embryos, treating embryos for fresh insemination, and inserting embryos into recipient animals. People who trade in semen, ova or embryos also need to apply for a licence.

Insemination of sheep and goats External link.
Insemination of horses External link.
Embryo activities, horses External link.
Insemination and embryo activities, bovine animals External link.
Insemination and embryo activities, pigs External link.

Activities involving laboratory animals

You need a licence from the Board of Agriculture both for using and for breeding laboratory animals. Before the animal experiment begins, an ethical committee must approve it.

Permits for laboratory animals External link.

There are also rules that say that facilities in which laboratory animals are kept must be approved by the Board of Agriculture. When new facilities are built or existing ones are rebuilt, they need to be approved before they are put to use. This also applies in case you change your facilities in any way.

Approved facilities for laboratory animals External link.

Drainage

Licence for drainage experts External link.
People need a licence in order to accept commissions to act as a drainage expert in environmental courts. The Board of Agriculture issues licences to people who have an approved education in Sweden or any other EEA country, EEA being the European Economic Area of cooperation that comprises the EU Member States as well as Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.