Certain by-product plants must apply for a registration from a municipal veterinarian. Such by-product plants are for example
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Apply for registration by submitting a completed application form to the municipal veterinarian.
Apply for registration using the Finnish Food Authority's form K (application under the by-product regulation to the municipal veterinarian for the registration and approval of the plant).
You can submit the application to the veterinary inspector, in the Rovakaari environmental health care area, by sending it by post or by bringing it to the office. You can also send the application by email to valvontaelainlaakarit[at]rovaniemi.fi.
For more information, contact the veterinary inspector by phone or e-mail.
A plant can be registered when it complies with the requirements of the Animal By-Products Regulation.
An operator must notify the municipal veterinarian about changes to their operations or termination of their operations. In the event of a significant operational change, the operator must apply for an approval of the change before the changed operations begin. If the registered plant no longer meets the conditions for registration, the registration can be revoked either temporarily or permanently.
If the operator has established itself in another country in the European Economic Area and temporarily offers services in Finland, the same registrations are required as from operators established in Finland.
The plant must apply for registration before the launch of operations.
The registration is valid until further notice.