(1) Placed under the authority of a Deputy Director, the Sub-Directorate for Health Protection and Epidemiological Surveillance is responsible for:

• the development and monitoring of livestock health protection projects;
• the development, monitoring and control of the application of regulations on the health protection of livestock;
• monitoring and controlling the movement of live animals, in conjunction with the administrations concerned;
• the examination of technical health advice files on the import of live animals;
• participation in the development of standards for the installation of livestock farms and livestock farming establishments, in liaison with the administrations concerned;
• the development and monitoring of the application of standards for the management and protection of the natural and artificial biotopes of the various herds, in conjunction with the administrations concerned;
• monitoring and controlling the production, distribution and use of vaccines and veterinary biologics;
• monitoring the movement of livestock and cross-border trade;
• participation in the development and monitoring of the application of traceability methods for animals and livestock products, in liaison with the administrations concerned;
• liaison with international bodies in the field of livestock health protection and animal welfare;
• monitoring of cross-border animal health issues;
• the internal livestock movement police;
• participation in the popularization of scientific and technical documentation on livestock health protection;
• the development and monitoring of the implementation of epidemiological surveillance projects;
• the development and monitoring of the implementation of operational research projects in the field of animal health;
• monitoring of laboratories for the diagnosis of animal diseases and the production of vaccines;
• the development and updating of epidemiological maps;
• issues related to the economics of animal health with the administrations concerned;
• the popularization of scientific and technical documentation in the field of epidemiology.

(2) It shall include:

• Pet Health Service;
• The Epidemiological Surveillance Service;
• The Aquatic Species Health Service;
• The Wildlife Health, Non-Conventional Livestock and Bee Health Service.