- Who processes your data?
Animal welfare policy is a regional matter. For the purposes of coordination and efficiency in identifying dog keepers, similar legislation applies in all three regions, which hold joint responsibility for the resulting data processing. Here are their contact details:
- Public service of Wallonia
- Operational Division of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment
Department of Development, Rural Policy, Waterways, and Animal Welfare
Quality and Animal Welfare Unit
Îlot Saint-Luc
Chaussée de Louvain, 14
5000 Namur
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- +32 (0)81 33 64 56
- Contact form
- Brussels Environment
- Inspectorate and Contaminated Soils Division
Preventive and Animal Welfare Police Sub-division
Animal Welfare Department
Avenue du Port, 86C/3000
1000 Brussels
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- + 32 (0)2 775 75 75
- info@environnement.brussels
- Vlaams overheid
- Departement Omgeving
Afdeling Strategie, Internationaal Beleid en Dierenwelzijn
Dienst Dierenwelzijn
Graaf de Ferrarisgebouw
Koning Albert II-laan 20 bus 8
1000 Brussel
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- +32 (0)2 553 75 86
- dierenwelzijn@vlaanderen.be
The dog identification and registration database is managed by ZETES SA, subcontractor to the three regions, whose activity is governed by a service concession contract providing for:
- communication services,
- database management,
- provision of a helpdesk,
- website hosting,
- administrative services,
- database development and management,
- securing access to the database,
- providing the link between the animal's data and its keeper's data,
- supplying proof of registration.
- What is the processing based on?
- In the Walloon Region: Royal order dated 25 April 2014 concerning the identification and registration of dogs – regionalised version
- In the Brussels-Capital Region: Royal order dated 25 April 2014 concerning the identification and registration of dogs – regionalised version
- In the Flemish Region: Royal order dated 25 April 2014 concerning the identification and registration of dogs – regionalised version
- What is the purpose of data processing?
The data processing has the following purposes:
- Animal identification,
- To supply proof of identification and registration,
- To notify the animal's keeper in case of a keeper change request,
- To search for their keeper efficiently,
- Efficient monitoring of the regulations in force and the animal trade and animal movements,
- To compile statistics.
The table below contains the following information for each category of persons concerned:
- Who has access to the data,
- What data is accessible,
- The purposes of the processing,
- The basis on which access is authorised.
- How long is the data kept?
The data is kept until the dog's death. If no notification of death is received, the data will be deleted automatically 30 years after the initial registration. Data concerning previous keepers is also kept until the file is closed.
- What protective measures are applied?
Management of the identification platform is subcontracted to ZETES via a concession common to the three regions. This contract includes a special subcontracting agreement that complies with the requirements of Article 28 of the GDPR.
- How do I exercise my rights?
Via this website, you can check whether the processing concerns you and access your data, correct your data, or delete optional data.
You can also access, correct, and delete your data by contacting the processing manager in your region.
You can also submit a claim to the Data Protection Authority by post (rue de la Presse 35, 1000 Brussels) or using the email address (contact@apd-gba.be).
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Categories |
Who has access |
What data is accessible? |
For what purpose (aim of the search)? |
On what basis |
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Dog keepers: |
Citizens |
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Only to locate the keeper of a stray, lost, or abandoned dog |
The animal's microchip number or tattoo number |
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The keeper(s) of animals |
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updating their own data |
The microchip or tattoo number, request submitted to the subcontractor (Zetes SA)
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Shelters |
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Strong authentication (eID card + PIN code) or by querying the subcontractor (Zetes SA) |
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Veterinarians |
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To register a keeper |
Strong authentication (eID card + PIN code) or by querying the subcontractor (Zetes SA) |
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The competent authorities, based on a request to the Regions:
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Application of the law dated 14 August 1986 concerning animal protection and welfare, and the law dated 24 March 1987 concerning animal health |
Questioning |
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The Regions, which are the joint processing managers and competent authorities:
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In the Brussels-Capital Region: Application of the law dated 14 August 1986 concerning animal protection and welfare
In the Flemish Region: Application of the law dated 14 August 1986 concerning animal protection and welfare
In the Walloon Region: application of the decree concerning the Walloon animal protection and welfare law
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Strong authentication (eID card + PIN code) |
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The subcontractor (Zetes SA)
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Data processing on behalf of the Regions |
Authentication by identifier and password (within the Zetes SA network) |
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Professionals
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Professionals
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Checking and updating their own data |
Strong authentication (eID card + PIN code) |
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The subcontractor (Zetes SA)
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(for veterinarians only) |
Data processing on behalf of the Regions
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Authentication by identifier and password (within the Zetes SA network)
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The Regions, in their capacity as joint processing managers and competent authorities (see above) |
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Application of the law dated 14 August 1986 concerning animal protection and welfare |
Strong authentication (eID card + PIN code) or by querying the subcontractor (Zetes SA) |
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The joint data managers (the Regions, if different from the competent authorities) |
The subcontractor (Zetes SA) |
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Data processing on behalf of the Regions |
Authentication by identifier and password (within the Zetes SA network) |