Animal welfare certification grants - animal welfare actions

They are contributions for the control and certification of good welfare conditions in livestock farming.

Below are some clarifications:

Eligible for aid under this measure are undertakings active in primary agricultural production and operating within the livestock sector, in the dairy and beef cattle, dairy sheep and goat and pig breeding sectors, as follows

(a) single agricultural enterprises as identified by current state and provincial regulations;

(b) companies set up to run agricultural businesses as identified in point (a).

Beneficiaries, on the date the application is submitted, must have a place of business and be in possession of a business file in the Province of Trento, validated for no more than 12 months.

If they do not have one, it must be set up at an authorised agricultural centre (CAA).

In addition, they must have an active herd registered in the National Data Bank (BDN) in the province of Trento

The application can be submitted by the beneficiary or by theperson(consultant) authorised to enter the application in the SRTrento portal

The following documents must be attached to the application:

1. SQNBA Certification issued by a Certification Body accredited by the National Accreditation Body, in compliance with the provisions of the Interministerial Decree governing the "National Quality System for Animal Welfare", established pursuant to Article 224 bis of Decree-Law no. 34 of 19 May 2020, introduced by Conversion Law no. 77 of 17 July 2020.

2. For the years 2023, 2024 and possible following years if there are amendments to Ministerial Decree 690602/2023, for the purpose of granting the contribution, the documentation issued by ClassyFarm for the categorisation of farms, data processing and summary of the criticalities detected in the risk assessment for the welfare of the various animal species may be submitted as an alternative to the SQNBA certification.

3. A receipted electronic invoice (style sheet) issued by the certifying body (also directly by the authorised/accredited veterinarian for this certification) and containing the farm's reference data with a description of the service rendered. The invoice is only admissible if the receipt is complete with the F24 payment, if required. If the F24 is not attached to the grant application, together with the invoice and the receipt, the expenditure will not be considered eligible for aid. The invoice must refer to the year of certification and of submission of the application, which must coincide.

For the year 2024 and any further years if there are amendments to Ministerial Decree 690602/2023, the invoice in the manner set out above may be issued by a veterinarian qualified to enter data in ClassyFarm.

In addition:

The application for aid must contain a declaration in lieu of affidavit stating:

- that it has neither applied for nor obtained, for the expenses incurred, other contributions except within the limits of the provisions in force;

- type of income (agrarian or business income).