Apply by Mail:

1. To Obtain Poultry Export Verification (PEV) Service, the applicant has to mail the completed application to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, agriculture marketing service link
2. The applicant has to download the application form from the given following link
3. The applicant has to enter all the necessary details in the application form.
4. Make sure that the applicant has to attach all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit the completed form and the necessary documents to the mailing address.
7. The mailing address details are mentioned under the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
8. Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.
9. Once all the verification is done by the authority, the applicant receives a notification through a mail.
10. The applicant has to visit the field office to get the permit.
11. Once the suppliers get the approved from the programme to supply the products, they added to the official listing of PVR suppliers.
12. The processing time for this procedure is up to 15 days.

Note: Approved PEV suppliers must submit an updated list of all eligible product items intended for shipment.

• Feed Delivery records
• Mortality records
• Vaccination records
• Medication records
• Records of pest control program
• Application form link

Note: Use the following link to know more about required documents link

U.S. Department of Agriculture, agriculture marketing service
Mailing address:
Poultry Programs Grading Branch
STOP 0258 - Room 3935-S
1400 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20250

Livestock and Poultry Program
Deputy Administrator
E-mail: AskLP@usda.gov
Phone: (202) 720-5705
Contact link
Office locator link - (Note: The applicant has to click the respective state on the map to find the nearby centre to them)

• Any person who are doing poultry business with the eligible quality product are eligible to make this application.

• Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

• The validity for this procedure is for one time.

• Application form link

Link

• The processing time for this procedure is within 15 days.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Serial number
• PEV number
• Date of dispatch
• Total number poultry
• Agent name and address
• Hatchery unit
• Growing unit
• Slaughter establishment
• Signature
• Date
• Details information about the poultry

• The USDA Poultry Export Verification (PEV) Program was developed to assist the U.S. Poultry Industry in marketing poultry to the European Union, but may be expanded to include other specific countries or groups of countries. The PEV Program requirements apply to eligible U.S. suppliers of poultry products that supply poultry to processing establishments for export to the European Union.
• Suppliers who wish to meet the specified product requirements for the USDA, under the PEV Program must meet these requirements through an approved USDA Quality System Assessment (QSA) Program.

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Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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