The overall objective of the BTSF Training course on Enforcement of animal welfare during transport is to provide the European Union (EU) Member States (MS) and neighbouring non-EU countries with high-level effective training to ensure better organisation, implementation and enforcement of the EU rules on the welfare of animals during transport:

  • to achieve a uniform and correct implementation of EU rules on animal welfare during road transport in the Union by having national authorities performing controls in a uniform manner and of consistentlyhigh quality leading, where necessary, to taking relevant enforcement action to rectify and/or sanction non-compliances.
  • To identify and know where to find all the information they need to perform effective retrospectivechecks on animal transport.
  • To cross-check the information with the appropriate legal requirement
  • To obtain the correct conclusion regarding the degree of compliance of a consignment and gain an understanding of good practices in the EU and how these may be adopted in their own control systems
  • To reinforce networking between EU and certain non-EU countries’ staff involved in prioritisation and implementation of official controls by bringing together participants from different Member States and certain non-EU countries.
  • To allow the exchange of experience and disseminate best practices for risk targeting of control activities, implementing official controls, and effective enforcement and follow-up activities relating to EU rules on animal welfare during road transport in the Union and beyond.

The course addresses the following topics:

  • Overview of main issues regarding animal welfare during road transport
  • Checks on journey planning, journey implementation and enforcement of animal welfare requirements
  • Use of TRACES to collect necessary information for official controls on animal welfare during transport
  • Risk-based selection of transporters/consignments for retrospective checks
  • Retrospective checks on journey logs using SNS data and temperature records, and enforcement
  • Auditing transport companies
  • Auditing/supervising Local Veterinary Units’ activities
  • Common constraints, challenges, weaknesses and good practices.

This Training Programme has been designed for the profiles and positions described below. Please verify compliance with the selection criteria before submitting or validating applications.

  • Competent authority officials organising, implementing and enforcing legislation on animal welfare during road transport from all levels of the authorities (local, regional, central).
  • EU transport companies specialised in live animals
  • Local NGOs committed to disseminating EU animal welfare provisions
SessionStart DateEnd DateCityCountryLanguageRegistration deadline
106/06/202210/06/2022TilburgNetherlandsEN20/05/2022
-12/09/202216/09/2022LinzAustriaENCANCELLED
217/10/202221/10/2022BudapestHungaryEN19/09/2022
313/03/202317/03/2023AlgecirasSpainEN15/02/2022
408/05/202312/05/2023Linz
AustriaEN05/04/2023
512/06/202316/06/2023Kapitan Andreevo
Bulgaria
EN05/05/2023
618/09/202322/09/2023Kapitan Andreevo
Bulgaria
EN15/07/2023
709/10/202313/10/2023Budapest
HungaryEN04/09/2023
827/11/202301/12/2023WarsawPoland
EN02/10/2023
911/03/202415/03/2024Warsaw PolandEN19/02/2024
1008/04/202412/04/2024 Algeciras SpainEN 08/03/2024
1113/05/202417/05/2024 Budapest HungaryEN13/04/2024
 12 24/03/202528/03/2025  AlgecirasSpain EN28/02/2025
 1305/05/2025 09/05/2025 Ljubljana SloveniaEN04/04/2025 
 1431/06/202504/07/2025   Czechia/AustriaEN 05/05/2025
 1522/09/2025 26/09/2025Exit point BulgariaEN 22/08/2025
 1627/10/202531/10/2025Budapest HungaryEN 26/10/2025
 1708/12/202512/12/2025   PolandEN07/11/2025
 1819/01/202623/01/2026   Austria/CroatiaEN 19/12/2025
 1923/02/202627/02/2026  Exit Point
 PolandEN23/01/2026 
 2020/04/202625/04/2026   HungaryEN 20/03/2026
 21 01/06/202605/06/2026  Exit Point Bulgaria EN01/05/2026