Bureaucracy reduction shifts documentation work—it does not remove it

Germany’s planned bureaucracy-reduction package for the agriculture ministry’s remit is moving through the parliamentary process. On 11 November, the relevant bill appeared on the agenda of the Bundestag Committee on Agriculture, Food and Homeland. Sector reporting published the following day outlines the areas envisaged: veterinary-medicines records, livestock movements, cattle data, testing requirements and documentation obligations in food processing.