The competency certificate regarding the raising and protection of broiler chickens, hereinafter referred to as the professional competency certificate, is issued to those who complete professional training courses in the field of minimum protection standards for broiler chickens intended for meat production, organized by authorized institutions according to the law. The professional competency certificate is mandatory for owners and breeders of broiler chickens who have farms with more than 500 chickens. The professional competency certificate cannot be issued more than twice within a period of 3 years. After the validity period of the Professional Competency Certificate expires, a new certificate will only be issued to those who complete a new professional training course, organized under the conditions of the law.

These courses are not mandatory for:

-owners and breeders who have farms intended for raising chickens in an extensive system;

owners and breeders who have farms where chickens are raised outdoors or in an organic system and also for those who have farms where only breeding chickens are raised;

-individuals who own hatcheries;

-owners and breeders who have farms with fewer than 500 chickens.

Professional competency certificates are issued by the county sanitary-veterinary and food safety directorates, respectively of the Bucharest municipality, within whose area the owner’s farm operates or where the broiler chicken breeder carries out their activity.