Pig Stock Declaration (DES)

All operators of pig holdings must submit a pig stock declaration on the website of the Institute for Financing Agriculture and Fisheries (IFAP). The declaration must indicate the number and category of pigs they own.

The declaration must be made three times a year, in April, August and December.

Service channels

  • Declare online

    Declare pig stock online, at IFAP's website.

Procedure and requirements

Documentos and requirements

You need to be registered in the reserved area of the IFAP portal.

Procedure

Online on the portal of the Institute for Financing Agriculture and Fisheries (IFAP):
You will need to authenticate yourself with one of the following means: 

Once you have the means of authentication you want to use, follow these steps:

  1. Click on "Declare now" on this page
  2. Authenticate yourself in the IFAP reserved area
  3. Click on "Meu processo" and choose the "exploração" option and then "declaração de existências".

The request can also be made at a helpdesk, at any department of the regional Food and Veterinary Services or at the organisations that have a protocol with IFAP:

  1. Download the Pig Stock Declaration - Mod.800/DGAV form and fill in the document.
  2. Go to your prefered helpdesk and hand in the document.
     

How much

If you submit the declaration online, on the IFAP portal, it's free.

If you submit the declaration at a DGAV regional office, it costs 3.04 euros. If you ask to print the form at the counter, it costs an extra 10 cents.

The payment method, such as cash, ATM or bank transfer, depends on the regional office.

Legislation, refusals, contests, claims

Legislation

Decree-Law no. 85/2012 of 5 April in its current version - Approves the technical rules for implementing the Aujeszky's Disease Control and Eradication Plan.
Order no. 292/2015, of 12 January - Establishes the form and frequency of stock declarations for sheep, goats and pigs.

Competent Entity

Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária

Address: Campo Grande n.º 50 1700-093 Lisboa

Phone number: 213 23 9 500

Fax: 213 463 518

Email address: geral@dgav.pt

Web url: https://www.dgav.pt/