Delegated regulation 2019/2035 - Supplement to Regulation 2016/429 as regards rules for establishments keeping terrestrial animals and hatcheries, and the traceability of certain kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs - Main contents

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 314/115

Regulation (EU) 2016/429 lays down rules for the prevention and control of diseases which are transmissible to animals or humans, including, inter alia, rules for establishments keeping terrestrial animals and hatcheries, and for the traceability of certain kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs within the Union. Regulation (EU) 2016/429 also empowers the Commission to adopt rules to supplement certain non-essential elements of that Regulation by means of delegated acts. It is therefore appropriate to adopt such supplementing rules in order to ensure the smooth functioning of the system in the new legal framework established by Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

More particularly, this Regulation should lay down rules supplementing those laid down in Chapter 1 and 2 of Title I of Part IV of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 as regards the registration obligation of transporters engaged in the transport of certain kept terrestrial animals other than ungulates, the approval of establishments keeping terrestrial animals posing a significant animal health risk and hatcheries, the registers of transporters and establishments of kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs to be kept by competent authorities, the record keeping obligations of operators, and the traceability requirements for kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs. In addition, Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empowers the Commission to lay down rules to ensure that Part IV thereof, is correctly applied to movements of pet animals, other than non-commercial movements. Therefore, this Regulation should also lay down rules regarding such movements.

‘Hatching eggs’ fall within the definition of ‘germinal products’ set out in point 28 of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and accordingly are subject to the rules laid down in that Regulation for germinal products. At the same time, the animal health requirements laid down in this Regulation for poultry and captive birds should also apply to hatching eggs of those birds and therefore hatching eggs and the establishments supplying them should be included in the scope of this Regulation.

While the supplementing rules laid down in this Regulation should be applied to all kept terrestrial animals, there are certain horse populations kept under wild or semi-wild conditions in defined areas in the Union that do not entirely depend on human control for their survival and reproduction, and therefore the traceability requirements laid down in this Regulation cannot be fully applied to those animals. This Regulation should therefore clarify that while the animal health rules laid down in the framework of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 generally apply to these animals of domestic equine species, certain specific derogations are required as it is not possible for the identification requirements of kept terrestrial animals to be applied to horses that are living outside of human control.

In addition, the rules laid down in this Regulation should supplement the rules laid down in Part IX of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, as regards the transitional measures to protect the acquired rights and legitimate expectations of stakeholders resulting from pre-existing Union acts.

The rules laid down in this Regulation are substantively linked and apply to operators transporting or keeping terrestrial animals or hatching eggs. Therefore, in the interest of coherency, simplicity and for their effective application, and to avoid a duplication of rules, they should be laid down in a single act rather than dispersed in a number of separate acts containing many cross-references. This approach is also consistent with the one of principle objectives of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, which was to streamline Union animal health rules and thus make them more transparent and easier to apply.

Article 87(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empowers the Commission to specify the types of transporters other than those engaged in the transportation of kept ungulates between Member States or between a Member State and a third country, whose transport activity poses specific and significant risks for certain species of animals, and to lay down the information requirements that those transporters must comply with in order to be registered in accordance with Article 93 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. Therefore, in order to allow the competent authority to efficiently carry out surveillance and prevent, control and eradicate transmissible animal diseases, it is appropriate to establish in this Regulation a list of the other types of transporters and to lay down rules for the information to be provided by them for registration purposes with the competent authority.

Article 94(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides that kept ungulates may only be moved to another Member State if those animals were assembled on establishments approved by the competent authority in accordance with that Regulation. Article 94(3)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empowers the Commission to adopt delegated acts providing for derogations from the requirement to apply to the competent authority for approval for certain types of establishments, where those establishments pose an insignificant risk.

Given the specific situation of equine animals which are not always primarily kept for food producing purposes, but often for recreational and sporting purposes, and in most cases those animals are simply gathered on an establishment, in order to be moved to another Member State, for purposes such as participation in exhibitions, sporting, cultural or similar events, it is appropriate to provide for a derogation in this Regulation from the requirements for operators of those establishments to apply to the competent authority for approval as those establishments pose an insignificant animal health risk and no residency period is applicable in case of the listed diseases for equine animals.

Article 94(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides that hatching eggs may only be moved to another Member State if those eggs come from an establishment approved by the competent authority in accordance with that Regulation. Hatching eggs of poultry or other captive birds fall within the definition of hatching eggs laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and accordingly operators of establishments producing those eggs which are to be moved to another Member State are required to apply to the competent authority for approval of their establishment.

However, hatcheries of captive birds do not pose the same health risk for the spread of listed diseases as hatcheries of poultry. The importance and volume of production of hatchlings and hatching eggs of captive birds is much smaller than that of poultry for agricultural production. In addition, the commercial trade circuits of poultry production and captive birds, and in particular those of hatching eggs, are distinct from one another and have limited contact. Therefore, the risk for the spread of listed diseases to poultry via the movements of hatchlings and hatching eggs of captive birds is limited. Accordingly, this Regulation should provide for a derogation from the requirements to apply to the competent authority for approval for operators of hatcheries of captive birds.

Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides that kept ungulates, poultry and hatching eggs may only be moved to another Member State if those animals or hatching eggs were assembled on or originating from establishments approved by the competent authority in accordance with that Regulation. In addition, Article 95 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides that terrestrial animals kept on an establishment with a confined status may only be moved to or from their establishment if it has obtained an approval of that status from the competent authority in accordance with that Regulation. The competent authority may only approve those establishments if they comply with certain requirements, in relation to quarantine, isolation and other biosecurity measures, surveillance, facilities and equipment, personnel and veterinarians, as well as supervision by the competent authority. Article 97(2) of that Regulation provides for the Commission to adopt delegated acts laying down supplementing rules for the approval of establishments taking into account those requirements.

The requirements laid down in this Regulation for the approval of those establishments should take into account the experience gained in the application of the rules laid down in Council Directives 64/432/EEC (2), 92/65/EEC (3) and 2009/158/EC (4). Those Directives are repealed by Regulation (EU) 2016/429 as from 21 April 2021.

Article 94(3)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides for the Commission to adopt delegated acts establishing which other types of establishments for kept terrestrial animals are also required to be approved by the competent authority in accordance with Article 94(1) of that Regulation. An increasing number of dogs, cats and ferrets originating from different establishments or former stray, feral, lost, abandoned or confiscated dogs, cats and ferrets are assembled on establishments for the purpose of grouping them into a consignment before they are moved to another Member State. Directive 92/65/EEC already lays down animal health requirements applicable to the movement of those animals to another Member State. However, in order to carry out adequate surveillance and to apply preventive health measures based on compliance with certain requirements with respect to the animal health status of the Member State, this Regulation should provide for those establishments to apply to the competent authority for approval and also lay down requirements for granting such approval.

Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (5) lays down animal health requirements to be complied with by operators of control posts applying to the competent authority for approval. Those requirements should be maintained, but updated in this Regulation as they have proven to be effective in preventing the spread of animal diseases within the Union.

In most cases, bumble bees are bred in environmentally isolated establishments subject to high-level biosecurity measures and subject to regular controls by the competent authority and checked for the presence of diseases. When those establishments are recognised by and supervised by the competent authority, they are unlikely to be affected by the presence of small hive beetle, in contrast with open air colonies. This Regulation should therefore provide for such establishments to be approved and supervised by the competent authority and lay down requirements for granting such approval.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 139/2013 (6) lays down the animal health conditions for imports of certain birds into the Union and the quarantine conditions for such imports. In particular it lays down conditions for the approval by the competent authority of the quarantine facilities and centres for such birds. In order to avoid a multiplication of rules for quarantine establishments for different species of terrestrial animals, this Regulation should maintain the main substance of those requirements, but adapt them so that they can be applied to multiple species of terrestrial animals.

Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7) lays down public health and animal health rules for animal by-products and derived products, in order to prevent and minimise risks to public and animal health arising from those products, and in particular to protect the safety of the food and feed chain. In particular, it lays down the rules on the collection, transport, storage, handling, processing and use or disposal of animal by-products, including animals killed to eradicate epizootic diseases, to prevent them from presenting a risk to animal and public health. Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 together with a number of implementing measures adopted pursuant to that Regulation, provide a general framework for the disposal of dead animals. When approving establishments in accordance with Articles 97 and 99 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, the competent authority should ensure that applicants comply with rules laid down within the framework of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

Article 101(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides that the competent authorities are to establish and keep up-to-date registers of establishments and operators registered and approved by them, and that those registers are to be made available to the Commission and to the competent authorities of other Member States. In the interests of transparency, those registers should also be made publically available.

In addition, Article 101(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides for the Commission to adopt delegated acts laying down the detailed information to be included in the registers kept by the competent authority and the public availability of the registers of the approved establishments. Therefore, this Regulation should set out the information obligations of the competent authority as regards those registers.

Articles 102 to 105 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 lay down requirements concerning the minimum information to be recorded by operators of establishments and transporters registered or approved by the competent authority, and Article 106 thereof provides for the Commission to lay down rules supplementing those record-keeping obligations. Operators of establishments and transporters have first-hand knowledge of kept terrestrial animals under their care, and when animals are to be moved, they are obliged to provide certain information to the competent authority for the purposes of animal health certification or of their traceability, and consequently that information is easily accessible to the competent authority. Therefore, this Regulation should lay down rules on the information to be recorded by certain operators of establishments and transporters in addition to that already required under Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

Articles 112 to 115 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 require operators keeping bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine animals to identify each animal by a physical means of identification, and to ensure that those animals are accompanied by an identification or movement document when they are moved and to transmit information, as required into a computer database kept by the competent authority. In addition, Article 117 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 requires operators keeping terrestrial animals other than bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine animals to identify each animal by a physical means of identification and to ensure that those animals are accompanied by an identification or movement document when such rules have been adopted by the Commission pursuant to Article 118 thereof.

Article 118(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empowers the Commission to lay down detailed requirements for the means of identification of kept terrestrial animals and the rules for the identification and movement documents for those animals, as well as detailed rules for the computer databases provided for in that Regulation for kept bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine animals, and rules on exchange of electronic data between computer databases of Member States for kept bovine animals. In addition, Article 118(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empowers the Commission to lay down requirements for alternative means of identification for kept terrestrial animals, as well as exemptions and special provisions for certain categories of those animals, and specific provisions for the identification and movement document for those animals, as well as rules on the identification and registration of kept terrestrial animals after their entry into the Union.

In addition, Article 119(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empowers the Commission to lay down rules concerning specific derogations for operators from certain identification and registration requirements laid down in that act. Article 122(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empowers the Commission to lay down traceability requirements for germinal products of kept terrestrial animals of species other that of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine species.

Prior to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, Union rules on the identification and registration of bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine animals were laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8), Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 (9), and Council Directives 2008/71/EC (10) and 2009/156/EC (11). Regulation (EU) 2016/429 repeals and replaces those four acts as from 21 April 2021. Those four acts laid down the rules on the means of identification, identification or movement documents and computer databases. They also provided the time periods for the application of the means of identification to those kept animals by operators. In addition, they also provided for a number of derogations and exemptions as regards the means of identification and movement documents without compromising the traceability of kept animals. The rules laid down in those acts have proven to be effective in ensuring the traceability of kept bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine animals. Accordingly, the main substance of those rules should be maintained, but updated to take account of the practical experience gained in their application and current technical progress. The new time periods for the application of the means of identification to kept terrestrial animals by operators should be laid down by the Commission in an implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 120(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

To ensure that equine animals entering the Union are only identified in accordance with Union rules after their entry into the Union and where they remain in the Union, it is necessary to refer in this Regulation to the custom procedures laid down in Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (12).

Prior to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, Union rules on the traceability of kept dogs, cats and ferrets, and captive birds were laid down in Directive 92/65/EEC. The rules laid down in that Directive have proven to be effective in ensuring the traceability of those animals. Accordingly, the main substance of those rules should be maintained, but updated to take account of the practical experience gained in their application and current technical progress.

In addition, Directive 92/65/EEC lays down that in order to be the subject of trade, dogs, cats and ferrets should be accompanied by the same identification document as for non-commercial movement of pet animals provided for in Article 6(d) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (13). Accordingly, this rule should be maintained in this Regulation.

Prior to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, Union rules on the traceability of hatching eggs were laid down in Directive 2009/158/EC. The current system in relation to the marking of hatching eggs is well established. Accordingly, the main substance of those rules should be maintained in this Regulation but adapted to suit the framework of Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

Prior to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, Union rules on the traceability of terrestrial animals kept in travelling circuses and animal acts were laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1739/2005 (14). The rules laid down in that Regulation have also proven to be effective in ensuring the traceability of terrestrial animals kept in travelling circuses and animal acts. Accordingly, the main substance of those rules should be maintained, but updated to take account of the practical experience gained in their application.

Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides that disease-specific rules for the prevention and control of diseases apply to the listed diseases referred to in Annex II to that Regulation, which include infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis and infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae and M. tuberculosis). Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides for disease prevention and control rules to be applied to different categories of listed diseases. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 (15) provides that the disease prevention and control rules for listed diseases referred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 are to apply to the categories of listed diseases for the listed species and groups of listed species referred to in the Annex to that Implementing Regulation. Kept camelids and cervid animals are listed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 as susceptible species for those infections. Therefore, this Regulation should establish harmonised rules on traceability for those animals.

Given the unique situation of reindeer husbandry which is strongly connected to the cultural heritage of Sami people in Northern Europe, Member States should be able to maintain specific regimes for the means of identification established for reindeers kept in their territory. Accordingly, this Regulation should provide for a specific regime for the identification of those animals.

As regards equine animals, Article 114 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides that operators are to ensure that equine animals are individually identified by a correctly completed single lifetime identification document. In addition, Article 120(2) of that Regulation provides for the Commission to adopt implementing acts regarding certain requirements for that document. While the rules relating to the single lifetime identification document are now laid down as part of the animal health rules of the legal framework of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, it is necessary to take account of the identification requirements for those animals laid down elsewhere in Union law. In particular, account should be taken of Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (16), Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 (17) , Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (18), Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1940 (19) and Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council (20) in order to avoid a proliferation of rules and identification documents, which would unnecessarily increase administrative and financial burdens. This need to rationalise Union rules is particularly important for equine animals, as they are used for a wide range of purposes, including sporting events, as breeding animals and also food. In addition, their use can vary depending on their life stage, so it is important that the single lifetime identification document remains valid for a number of uses. In addition, the transitional provisions laid down in this Regulation need to take account of the periods of application of those five acts in order to ensure coordination of applicable Union rules.

With a view to the uniform application of Union legislation on traceability of kept terrestrial animals and to ensure that it is clear and transparent, Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/1999 (21), Commission Regulation (EC) No 2680/1999 (22), Commission Decision 2000/678/EC (23), Commission Decision 2001/672/EC (24), Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/2004 (25), Commission Decision 2004/764/EC (26), Commission Regulation (EC) No 644/2005 (27), Regulation (EC) No 1739/2005, Commission Decision 2006/28/EC (28), Commission Decision 2006/968/EC (29), Commission Decision 2009/712/EC (30) and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 should be repealed by this Regulation. However, in order to ensure a smooth transition to the new legal framework for operators of travelling circuses and animal acts, the movement and identification documents in a format in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1739/2005 should remain applicable until a date to be determined by the Commission in an implementing act adopted pursuant to Article 120(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 with regard to the format of movement and identification documents for kept terrestrial animals in travelling circuses and animal acts.

Directive 2001/82/EC lays down specific rules for equine animals relating to the treatment of food-producing equine animals with regard to veterinary medical products, provided that those equine animals are identified in accordance with Union legislation and specifically marked in their identification document as not intended for slaughter for human consumption. Those rules are now laid down in substance in Regulation (EU) 2019/6, which repeals and replaces Directive 2001/82/EC. Regulation (EU) 2019/6 applies from 28 January 2022 and therefore after the date of application of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. But those two acts are inter-related, as Article 109(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 provides for the Commission to adopt delegated acts in order to supplement that Regulation as regards information to be contained in the single lifetime identification document provided for Regulation (EU) 2016/429, for the purposes of the record-keeping obligations laid down in Regulation (EU) 2019/6. In addition, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 lays down rules on the identification of equidae, including rules on the identification documents for those animals, and it provides that the Union system for the identification of equidae comprises of, inter alia, a single lifetime document. Finally, Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 also lays down rules on the identification of equidae. It provides that the Commission is to adopt implementing acts laying down model forms for the single lifetime identification document.

In order to avoid unnecessary administrative and financial burdens for operators of kept equine animals and competent authorities, the lifetime identification document of kept equine animals currently laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 should remain applicable until a date to be determined by the Commission in an implementing act adopted pursuant to Article 120(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and Article 109(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 with regard to the format of single lifetime identification document of kept equine animals.

Article 271 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides the transitional period for the new legal framework, laid down in that act, for operators as regards the identification of kept bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine animals and empowers the Commission to shorten that transitional period.

In order to ensure a smooth transition to the new legal framework established by Regulation (EU) 2016/429 for operators keeping terrestrial animals as regards the identification and registration of those animals and to the new legal framework as regards the animal health rules for movement of those animals, the rules laid down in this Regulation should apply from the same date as those laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

In order to ensure a smooth transition to the new legal framework for operators of establishments keeping terrestrial animals registered or approved in accordance with Directives 64/432/EEC and 92/65/EEC, Regulations (EC) No 1760/2000, (EC) No 21/2004, Directives 2008/71/EC, 2009/156/EC and 2009/158/EC, they should be deemed to be registered or approved in accordance with this Regulation. Member States should ensure that those operators comply with all the rules provided for in this Regulation.

In order to ensure a smooth transition to the new legal framework, bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine, equine, camelid and cervid animals, and psittacidae identified and registered before the date of application of this Regulation, should be considered to have been identified and registered in accordance with this Regulation and eligible for movement within the Union.

This Regulation should be applicable from 21 April 2021 in accordance with the date of application of Regulation (EU) 2016/429,

registered and approved establishments for kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs;

traceability requirements for the following kept terrestrial animals:

establishments for assembly operations of ungulates and poultry from which those animals are to be moved to another Member State or which receive those animals from another Member State;

hatcheries from which hatching eggs or day-old chicks are to be moved to another Member State;

establishments keeping poultry from which poultry intended for purposes other than slaughter or hatching eggs are to be moved to another Member State.

assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets from which those animals are to be moved to another Member State;

animal shelters for dogs, cats and ferrets from which those animals are to be moved to another Member State;

control posts;

environmentally isolated production establishments for bumble bees from which those animals are to be moved to another Member State;

quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primates from which those animals are to be moved within the same Member State or to another Member State.

establishments of kept terrestrial animals;

hatcheries;

transporters of kept ungulates, dogs, cats and ferrets, and poultry engaged in the transportation of those animals between Member States or between a Member State and a third country;

operators conducting assembly operations for kept ungulates and poultry independently of an establishment.

all establishments keeping terrestrial animals;

establishments keeping:

travelling circuses and animal acts;

animal shelters for dogs, cats and ferrets;

control posts;

quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primates;

confined establishments.

operators of registered or approved establishments for assembly operations of kept ungulates and poultry;

operators conducting assembly operations of kept ungulates and poultry independently from an establishment;

operators of assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets registered with the competent authority.

the registration and approval of establishments;

the identification of kept terrestrial animals;

the movement and identification documents for kept terrestrial animals in travelling circuses and animal acts;

the single lifetime identification document for kept equine animals.

‘dog’ means a kept animal of the Canis lupus species;

‘cat’ means a kept animal of the Felis silvestris species;

‘ferret’ means a kept animal of the Mustela putorius furo species;

‘type of transport’ means the way transportation is carried out, such as by road, rail, air or water;

‘means of transport’ means road or rail vehicles, vessels and aircrafts;

‘day-old chicks’ means all poultry less than 72 hours old;

‘assembly centre of dogs, cats and ferrets’ means an establishment where those animals of the same health status are assembled from more than one establishment;

‘animal shelter’ means an establishment where former stray, feral, lost, abandoned or confiscated terrestrial animals are kept and whose health status might not be known for all of them at the time of entry into the establishment;

‘control posts’ means control posts as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1255/97;

‘environmentally isolated production establishment’ means an establishment where its structures together with its strict biosecurity measures, ensure an effective isolation of the production of animals from the associated facilities and from the environment;

‘bumble bee’ means an animal of the species belonging to the genus Bombus;

‘primates’ means animals of the species belonging to the order Primates excluding humans;

‘honeybees’ means animals of the Apis mellifera species;

‘establishment veterinarian’ means a veterinarian responsible for the activities carried out at the quarantine establishment for kept terrestrial animals other than primates or at confined establishment as laid down in this Regulation;

‘unique registration number’ means a number assigned by the competent authority to a registered establishment as referred to in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;

‘unique approval number’ means a number assigned by the competent authority to an establishment approved by it in accordance with Articles 97 and 99 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;

‘unique code’ means the unique code whereby operators keeping kept animals of the equine species are required to ensure that those animals are individually identified as provided for in Article 114(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and which is recorded in the computer database of the Member State provided for in Article 109(1) of that Regulation;

‘identification code of the animal’ means the individual code displayed by the means of identification applied to an animal and comprising:

‘bovine animal’ or ‘animal of the bovine species’ means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the genera Bison, Bos (including the subgenera Bos, Bibos, Novibos, Poephagus) and Bubalus (including the subgenus Anoa) and the offspring of crossings of those species;

‘ovine animal’ or ‘animal of the ovine species’ means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the genus Ovis and the offspring of crossings of those species;

‘caprine animal’ or ‘animal of the caprine species’ means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the genus Capra and the offspring of crossings of those species;

‘porcine animal’ or ‘animal of the porcine species’ means an animal of the species of ungulates of family Suidae listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/429;

‘electronic identifier’ means a marker with radio frequency identification (‘RFID’);

‘animal of the equine species’ or ‘equine animal’ means an animal of species of solipeds belonging to the genus Equus (including horses, asses, and zebras) and the offspring of crossings of those species;

‘computer database’ means a computer database of kept terrestrial animals as provided for in Article 109(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;

‘supply chain’ means an integrated production chain of a common health status as regards listed diseases consisting of a collaborative network of specialised establishments approved by the competent authority for the purpose of Article 53, between which porcine animals are moved to complete the production cycle;

‘single lifetime identification document’ means the single lifetime document whereby operators keeping kept animals of the equine species are required to ensure that those animals are individually identified, as provided for in Article 114(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;

‘breed society’ means any breeders’ association, breeding organisation or public body, other than competent authorities, which is recognised by the competent authority of a Member State in accordance with Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 for the purpose of carrying out a breeding programme on purebred breeding animals entered in the breeding book(s) it maintains or establishes;

‘breeding body’ means any breeders’ association, breeding organisation, private undertaking, stock-rearing organisation or official service in a third country which, in respect of purebred breeding animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine or equine species or of hybrid breeding pigs, has been accepted by that third country in connection with the entry into the Union of breeding animals for breeding;

‘registered equine animal’ means:

‘camelid animal’ means an animal of species of ungulates of family Camelidae listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/429;

‘cervid animal’ means an animal of the species of ungulates of family Cervidae listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/429;

‘reindeer’ means an ungulate animal of the Rangifer tarandus species listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/429;

‘travelling circus’ means an exhibition or fair that includes animals or animal acts which is intended to move between Member States;

‘animal act’ any act featuring animals kept for the purpose of an exhibition or fair, and which may form part of a circus;

‘breeding poultry’ means poultry 72 hours old or more, intended for the production of hatching eggs;

‘flock’ means all poultry or captive birds of the same health status kept on the same premises or in the same enclosure and constituting a single epidemiological unit; in housed poultry includes all birds sharing the same airspace.

the name and address of the transporter concerned;

the species for which transportation is planned;

the type of transport;

the means of transport.

change concerning the matters referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3;

cessation of the transport activity.

establishments for assembly operations of equine animals where those animals are gathered for the purposes of competitions, races, shows, training, collective leisure or work activities or in the context of breeding activities;

hatcheries of captive birds.

point 1, in relation to isolation and other biosecurity measures;

point 2, in relation to facilities and equipment;

point 3, in relation to personnel;

point 4, in relation to supervision by the competent authority.

point 1, in relation to isolation and other biosecurity measures;

point 2, in relation to facilities and equipment;

point 3, in relation to personnel;

point 4, in relation to supervision by the competent authority.

point 1 of Part 3 of Annex I, in relation to biosecurity measures;

point 2 of Part 3 of Annex I and Parts 1 and 2 of Annex II, in relation to surveillance;

point 3 of Part 3 of Annex I, in relation to facilities and equipment;

point 4 of Part 3 of Annex I, in relation to personnel;

point 5 of Part 3 of Annex I, in relation to supervision by the competent authority.

point 1 of Part 4 of Annex I, in relation to biosecurity measures;

point 2 of Part 4 of Annex I and Part 2 of Annex II, in relation to surveillance;

point 3 of Part 4 of Annex I, in relation to facilities and equipment.

assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets from which those animals are moved to another Member State;

animal shelters of dogs, cats and ferrets from which those animals are moved to another Member State;

control posts;

environmentally isolated production establishments for bumble bees from which those animals are moved to another Member State;

quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primates from which those animals are moved within the same Member State or to another Member State.

point 1, in relation to isolation and other biosecurity measures;

point 3, in relation to facilities and equipment.

point 2, in relation to isolation and other biosecurity measures;

point 3, in relation to facilities and equipment.

point 1, in relation to isolation and other biosecurity measures;

point 2, in relation to facilities and equipment.

point 1, in relation to biosecurity and surveillance measures;

point 2, in relation to facilities and equipment.

point 1, in relation to quarantine, isolation and other biosecurity measures;

point 2, in relation to surveillance and control measures;

point 3, in relation to facilities and equipment.

put in place the necessary arrangements to perform veterinary post-mortem inspections in appropriate facilities in the establishment or in a laboratory;

secure by contract or by means of another legal instrument the services of an establishment veterinarian who shall be responsible for:

point 1, in relation to quarantine, isolation and other biosecurity measures;

point 2, in relation to surveillance and control measures;

point 3, in relation to facilities and equipment.

put in place the necessary arrangements to perform veterinary post-mortem inspections in appropriate facilities in the establishment or in a laboratory;

secure by contract or by means of another legal instrument the services of an establishment veterinarian who shall be responsible for:

the unique registration number assigned to it;

the date of registration with the competent authority;

the name and address of the operator of the establishment;

the address and geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the location of the establishment;

a description of its facilities;

the type of establishment;

the species, categories and numbers of terrestrial animals or hatching eggs which are kept on the establishment;

the period during which animals or hatching eggs are kept on the establishment if it is not continuously occupied, including seasonal occupation or occupation during particular events;

the health status of the establishment where one has been assigned to it by the competent authority;

the restrictions on movements of animals, hatching eggs or products to and from the establishment, where such restrictions are applied by the competent authority;

the date of any cessation of activity when the operator has informed the competent authority thereof.

the unique registration number assigned to it;

the date of registration with the competent authority;

the name and address of the operator;

the species for which transportation is planned;

the type of transport;

the means of transport;

the date of any cessation of activity when the operator has informed the competent authority thereof.

the unique registration number assigned to it;

the date of registration with the competent authority;

the name and address of the operator;

the species and categories of kept ungulates and poultry to be assembled;

the date of any cessation of activity when the operator has informed the competent authority thereof.

the unique approval number assigned by the competent authority;

the date of approval granted by the competent authority or of any suspension or withdrawal of such approval;

the name and address of the operator;

the address and geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the location of the establishment;

a description of its facilities;

the type of establishment;

the species, categories and numbers of terrestrial animals or hatching eggs or day-old chicks kept on the establishment;

the period during which animals are kept on the establishment if it is not continuously occupied, including seasonal occupation or occupation during particular events;

the health status assigned to the establishment if one is assigned by the competent authority;

the restrictions imposed on movements of animals or germinal products to and from the establishment by the competent authority, where such restrictions are imposed;

the date of any cessation of activity when the operator has informed the competent authority thereof.

the identification code of each identified animal as displayed by means of identification, where applied, kept on the establishment;

the unique registration or approval number of the establishment of origin of the animals, where they originate in another establishment;

the unique registration or approval number of the establishment of destination of the animals, where they are destined for another establishment.

the date of birth of each animal kept on the establishment;

the date of natural death, slaughter or loss of each animal on the establishment;

the type of electronic identifier or tattoo and its location, if applied to the animal;

the initial identification code of each identified animal, where such code has been changed and the reason for that change.

not be required to record the information referred to in paragraph 1;

record for each group of animals moved from their establishment, the information referred to in Article 102(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and the total number of animals in that group.

the unique code;

the date of birth on the establishment;

the date of natural death, loss or slaughter on the establishment.

the production performances for poultry;

the morbidity rate for the poultry and captive birds on the establishment together with information concerning the cause.

the date of birth;

the date of death or loss on the establishment.

the date of death or loss of the animal on the establishment;

the name and address of the operator having responsibility for the animals or the pet owner;

details on the movements of travelling circuses and animal acts.

the estimated age and sex, breed or colour of coat;

the date of application or the date of reading of the injectable transponder;

the observations made on incoming animals during the isolation period;

the date of death or loss on the establishment.

the estimated age and sex of animals kept on the establishment;

the licence plate number or registration number of the means of transport unloading and loading animals and the unique registration number of the transporter where available;

details of the implementation and results of the disease surveillance plan provided for in point 2(a) of Part 8 of Annex I;

the results of clinical and laboratory tests and of post-mortem testing provided for in point 2(b) of Part 8 of Annex I;

details of the vaccination and treatment of susceptible animals provided for in point 2(c) of Part 8 of Annex I;

instructions, if any, of the competent authority as regards observations made during any isolation or quarantine period.

the estimated age and sex of animals kept on the establishment;

the licence plate number or registration number of the means of transport unloading and loading animals and the unique registration number of the transporter where available;

details of the implementation and results of the disease surveillance plan provided for in point 2(a) of Part 9 of Annex I;

the results of clinical, laboratory tests and post-mortem testing provided for in point 2(b) of Part 9 of Annex I;

details of the vaccination and treatment of susceptible animals provided for in point 2(c) of Part 9 of Annex I;

details of isolation or quarantine of incoming animals, instructions, if any, of the competent authority as regards isolation and quarantine and observations made during any isolation or quarantine period.

the species and number of day-old chicks or hatchlings of other species or hatching eggs kept at the hatchery;

movements of day-old chicks, hatchlings of other species and hatching eggs into and out of their establishments, stating as appropriate:

the number of incubated eggs which have not hatched and their intended destination, including the unique registration or approval number of the establishment as appropriate;

hatching yields;

details of any vaccination programmes.

the licence plate number or registration number;

the dates and times of loading of the animals at the establishment of origin;

the name, address and unique registration or approval number of each establishment visited;

the dates and times of unloading of animals at the establishment of destination;

the dates and the places of cleaning, disinfection and disinfestation of the means of transport;

the reference numbers of the documents accompanying the animals.

the date of death and loss of animals on the establishment;

the licence plate number or registration number of the means of transport loading or unloading the animals and the unique registration number of the transporter of those animals where available;

the reference numbers of the documents required to accompany animals.

the unique approval or registration number of the establishment for assembly operations through which the animal has passed after leaving the establishment of origin and prior to its purchase, where available;

the date of purchase;

the name and address of the purchaser of the animal;

the licence plate or registration number of the means of transport loading or unloading the animals and the unique registration number of the transporter, where available;

the reference numbers of the documents required to accompany the animals.

be attached to each ear flap of the animal with a visible, legible and indelible display of the identification code of the animal on the means of identification;

be applied to bovine animals on the establishment of birth;

not be removed, modified or replaced without the permission of the competent authority of the Member State where the bovine animals are kept.

one of a conventional ear tag referred to in paragraph 1 by an electronic identifier approved by the competent authority of the Member State where the bovine animals are kept;

both conventional ear tags referred to in paragraph 1 by an electronic identifier approved by the competent authority of the Member State where the bovine animals are kept in accordance with the exemptions provided for in Article 39(1).

they display the identification code of the animal;

they are approved by the competent authority of the Member State where the bovine animals are kept.

application by manufacturers for approval of means of identification for bovine animals kept in their territory;

application by operators keeping bovine animals for the means of identification to be allocated to their establishment.

the identification code of the animal must be recorded;

the type of electronic identifier, if applied to the bovine animal, must be recorded as listed in points (c), (d) and (e) of Annex III;

the following information must be recorded for establishments keeping bovine animals:

the following information must be recorded for each movement of bovine animal into and from the establishment:

the date of natural death, loss or slaughter of bovine animal on the establishment must be recorded.

they are secured in accordance with applicable national law;

they contain at least the up-to-date information provided for in Article 42.

the authenticity of exchanged messages so that guarantees are provided on the origin of the message;

the integrity of exchanged messages so that guarantees are provided that the message has not been altered or corrupted;

the temporal information of exchanged messages so that guarantee are provided that they were sent at a specific time.

the information provided for in Article 42(a) to (d);

the date of birth of each animal;

the name of issuing competent authority, or the issuing body to which the task was assigned;

the date of issuance.

the unique registration number of the establishment of birth of animal;

the identification code of the animal.

by a conventional ear tag as listed in point (a) of Annex III with a visible, legible and indelible display of the identification code of the animal;

by one of the means of identification listed in points (c) to (f) of Annex III approved by the competent authority of the Member State where the ovine and caprine animals are kept with legible and indelible display of the identification code of the animal.

the means of identification are applied to ovine and caprine animals on the establishment of birth;

no means of identification are removed, modified or replaced without the permission of the competent authority.

one of the approved means of identification referred to in paragraph 2 in accordance with the derogations provided for in Article 46(1), (2), (3) and (4);

both means of identification referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article by an electronic identifier approved by the competent authority of the Member State where the ovine and caprine animals are kept in accordance with the exemptions provided for in Article 47(1).

are not intended to be moved to another Member State;

are slaughtered before the age of 12 months.

the total number of ovine and caprine animals kept within its territory does not exceed 600 000 as recorded in a computer database;

the kept ovine and caprine animals are not intended to be moved to another Member State.

the total number of caprine animals kept within its territory does not exceed 160 000 as recorded in a computer database;

the kept caprine animals are not intended to be moved to another Member State.

they display the identification code of the animal;

they are approved by the competent authority of the Member State where the ovine or caprine animals are kept.

manufacturers for approval of means of identification for ovine and caprine animals kept in their territory;

operators for the means of identification for ovine and caprine animals to be allocated to their establishment.

the following information must be recorded for establishments keeping those animals:

the following information must be recorded for each movement of those animals into and from the establishment:

the individual identification code of the animal or the unique registration number of the establishment of birth of the animal as displayed by the means of identification;

the type of electronic identifier, listed out in points (c) to (f) of Annex III, and its location, if applied to the animal;

the information provided for in Article 49(a)(i) and Article 49(b)(i), (ii) and (iv);

the unique registration number of the transporter;

the licence plate number or registration number of the means of transport.

the operators must not transport the kept ovine and caprine animals in the same means of transport as animals from other establishments, unless the batches of those animals are kept physically separated from each other in the means of transport;

the operators of establishments where the animals are to be assembled shall, subject to a permission by the competent authority, record the individual identification code of each animal as referred to in Article 50(a) on behalf of the operator of establishment from where ovine and caprine animals are received and such records are kept by that operator;

the competent authority must have granted access to the computer database referred to in Article 49 to the operators of establishments where assembly operations are to be conducted for the ovine and caprine animals;

the operators of establishments where the animals are to be assembled must have in place procedures to ensure that the information referred to in point (b) is recorded in the computer database referred to in Article 49.

a conventional ear tag as listed in point (a) of Annex III or an electronic ear tag as listed in point (c) of Annex III, attached to an ear flap of the animal with a visible, legible and indelible display of the unique registration number of

or

a tattoo as listed in point (g) of Annex III applied to an animal with indelible display of the unique registration number of

or

the means of identifications are applied to porcine animals on:

or

no means of identification are removed, modified or replaced without the permission of the competent authority.

they display either:

or

they are approved by the competent authority of the Member State where porcine animals are kept.

manufacturers for approval of the means of identification for porcine animals kept in their territory;

operators for the means of identification for porcine animals to be allocated to their establishment.

the following information must be recorded for establishments keeping those animals:

the following information must be recorded for each movement of those animals into and from the establishment:

the information to be kept in the computer database as referred to in Article 56(a)(i) and Article 56(b)(i), (ii) and (iv);

the unique registration number of the transporter;

the licence plate number or registration number of the means of transport.

an injectable transponder as listed in point (e) of Annex III;

a single lifetime identification document.

equine animals are identified within the time periods provided for in Article 12(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/262;

no means of identification referred to in paragraph 1 are removed, modified or replaced without the permission of the competent authority of the establishment where those animals are habitually kept.

a single conventional ear tag as listed in point (a) of Annex III applied to equine animals kept for meat production, provided that those animals were either born in that Member State or imported into that Member State without bearing a physical means of identification prior to entry into the Union;

an alternative method authorised by the competent authority in accordance with Article 62, which establishes an unequivocal link between the equine animal and the single lifetime identification document referred to in Article 58(1)(b).

they display the identification code of the animal;

they are approved by the competent authority of the Member State where the equine animals are identified in accordance with Article 58(2)(a).

establish procedures for application by manufacturers for approval of means of identification for kept equine animals identified in their territory;

establish deadlines for submission of the applications for the issuing of identification document provided for in Article 58(1)(b).

removed from such populations, excluding their transfer under official supervision from one specified population to another;

brought into captivity for domestic use.

the equine animals are less than 12 months old;

there is an uninterrupted line of traceability of the animals from the establishment of birth to the slaughterhouse situated in the same Member State.

the alternative methods of identification are only used in exceptional cases for the identification of equine animals entered in specific breeding books or are used for specific purposes, or in case of equine animals which cannot be identified by an injectable transponder for medical or animal welfare reasons;

any authorised alternative method of identification or any combination of those methods provide at least the same guarantees as the injectable transponder;

the format of the information on the alternative method of identification applied to an equine animal must be suitable for entry in a searchable database.

for the establishment where those equine animals are habitually kept must be recorded:

for each equine animal habitually kept on the establishment must be recorded:

for each equine animal kept on the establishment for a period exceeding 30 days, the unique code shall be recorded; however, except in the following cases:

the identification code of the animal displayed by the injectable transponder or ear tag;

the unique code assigned to the animal for its lifetime which encodes

the species of the animal;

the sex of the animal, with the possibility to enter the date of gelding;

the date and country of birth as declared by the operator of the kept equine animal;

the name and address of the issuing competent authority, or the issuing body to which the task was assigned;

the date of issue of the single lifetime identification document;

where applicable, information on the replacement of the physical means of identification and the identification code of the animal displayed by that replaced physical means of identification;

where applicable,

or

a pictorial and a verbal description of the animal, including the possibility to update this information;

where applicable, detailed information on alternative methods of identification;

where applicable, information on the breed in accordance with Annex of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1940;

where applicable, information necessary for the use of the single lifetime identification document for sporting purposes in accordance with the requirements of the relevant organisations managing horses for competition or races, including information on tests for and vaccinations against listed or not-listed diseases as required for access to competitions and races and to obtain the licence referred to in paragraph 1(i)(ii).

stabled or on pasture, and the single lifetime identification document can be presented without delay by the operator of the kept equine animal or the operator of the establishment on which the animal is kept;

temporarily ridden, driven, led or taken either:

or

unweaned equine animals and accompanying their dam or foster mare;

participating in a training or test of an equestrian competition, race or event which requires them to leave temporarily the establishement on which the training, competition, race or event takes place;

moved or transported in an emergency situation relating to the animals themselves or to the establishment where they are kept.

declared the loss of the single lifetime identification document issued in respect of the animal;

failed to identify the animal within the time periods provided for in Article 58(2)(a).

declared the loss of the single lifetime identification document issued in respect of the animal;

failed to comply with the identification requirements of Article 58(2)(b).

in the duplicate single lifetime identification document and in the new single lifetime identification document, the unique code assigned to the animal in accordance with Article 65(1)(b) on the occasion of the issue of the first single lifetime identification document;

in the replacement single lifetime identification document, the unique code assigned to the equine animal on the occasion of its issue.

those animals are individually identified by an injectable transponder as listed in point (e) of Annex III when they are moved to another Member State;

the injectable transponder intended for implantation in the animal is approved by the competent authority;

they provide to the competent authority and where necessary to other operators the reading device which enables at any time the verification of the individual identification of the animal where the implanted injectable transponder has not been approved by the competent authority.

a conventional ear tag as listed in point (a) of Annex III attached to each ear flap of the animals with visible, legible and indelible display of the identification code of the animal;

an injectable transponder as listed in point (e) of Annex III with legible and indelible display of the identification code of the animal.

a conventional ear tag as listed in point (a) of Annex III attached to each ear flap of the animals with visible, legible and indelible display of the identification code of the animal;

an injectable transponder as listed in point (e) of Annex III with legible and indelible display of the identification code of the animal;

a tattoo as listed in point (g) of Annex III applied to an animal with indelible display of the identification code of the animal.

the means of identification are applied to those animals on the establishment of birth;

no means of identification are removed, modified or replaced without the permission of the competent authority;

they provide to the competent authority and where necessary to other operators the reading device which enables at any time the verification of the individual identification of the animal where the implanted injectable transponder has not been approved by the competent authority.

they display the identification code of the animal;

they are approved by the competent authority of the Member State where the camelid and cervid animals are kept.

application for approval by manufacturers of means of identification for camelid and cervid animals kept in their territory;

application by operators keeping camelid and cervid animals for the means of identification to be allocated to their establishment.

a leg ring as listed in point (h) of Annex III attached at least to one leg of the animal with a visible, legible and indelible display of the identification code of the animal;

an injectable transponder as listed in point (e) of Annex III with legible and indelible display of the identification code of the animal;

a tattoo as listed in point (g) of Annex III applied to an animal with a visible and indelible display of the identification code of the animal.

ensure that the means of identification referred to in paragraph 1(b) is approved by the competent authority;

provide to the competent authority and where necessary to other operators the reading device which enables at any time the verification of the individual identification of the animal in case the means of identification referred to in paragraph 1(b) has not been approved by the competent authority.

the commercial name of the travelling circus or animal act;

the unique registration number of the travelling circus or animal act assigned by the competent authority;

the name and address of the operator of the travelling circus or animal act;

the species and quantity;

for each animal for which the operator of the travelling circus or animal act is not responsible, the name and address of the operator responsible for the animal or pet owner;

the identification code of the animal displayed by the means of identification provided for in Articles 38, 39, 45, 47, 52, 54, 58, 70, 73, 74 and 76;

the type of electronic identifier and its location, if applied to the animal as referred to in point (f);

the identification mark, means of identification and its location if applicable, for animals other than those referred to in point (f) applied by the operator;

the date of movement of each animal into and from the travelling circus or animal act;

the name, address and signature of the official veterinarian issuing the identification document;

the date of issue of the movement document.

the name, address and contact information of the operator responsible for the animal;

species, sex, colour, and any notable or discernible features or characteristics of the animal;

the identification code of the animal identified by the means of identification provided for in Articles 38, 39, 45, 47, 52, 54, 58, 70, 73, 74 and 76;

the type of electronic identifier and its location, if applied to the animal referred to in point (c);

the identification mark, means of identification and its location if applicable, for other animals than those referred to in point (c) applied by the operator;

details of the vaccination of the animal, if applicable;

details of the treatments of the animal, if applicable;

details of diagnostic tests;

the name and address of the competent authority issuing the identification document;

the date of issue of the identification document.

the name, address and contact information of the operator responsible for the birds;

the species of the birds;

the identification code, the means of identification and its location if applied to the birds;

details of the vaccination of the birds, if applicable;

details of the treatments of the birds, if applicable;

details of diagnostic tests;

the name and address of the competent authority issuing the identification document;

the date of issue of the identification document.

Regulation (EC) No 509/1999,

Regulation (EC) No 2680/1999,

Decision 2000/678/EC,

Decision 2001/672/EC,

Regulation (EC) No 911/2004,

Decision 2004/764/EC,

Regulation (EC) No 644/2005,

Regulation (EC) No 1739/2005,

Decision 2006/28/EC,

Decision 2006/968/EC,

Decision 2009/712/EC,

Regulation (EU) 2015/262.

the deadlines for the identification of equidae born in the Union provided for in Article 12(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/262 shall remain applicable until a date to be determined by the Commission in an implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 120(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;

the rules on equidae intended for slaughter for human consumption and medication records provided for in Article 37 of Regulation (EU) 2015/262 shall remain applicable until a date to be determined by the Commission in a delegated act adopted in accordance with Article 109(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6;

the rules on the format and content of identification documents issued for equidae born in the Union provided for in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/262 shall remain applicable until a date to be determined by the Commission in an implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 120(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

1.

The requirements in relation to isolation and biosecurity measures of establishments for assembly operations of ungulates, as referred to in Article 5, shall be the following:

2.

The requirements in relation to facilities and equipment of establishments for assembly operations of ungulates, as referred to in Article 5, shall be the following:

3.

The requirements in relation to the personnel of establishments for assembly operations of ungulates, as referred to in Article 5, shall be the following:

4.

The requirements in relation to the supervision by the competent authority of establishments for assembly operations of ungulates, as referred to in Article 5, shall be the following:

1.

The requirements in relation to the isolation and other biosecurity measures of establishments for assembly operations of poultry, as referred to in Article 6, shall be the following:

2.

The requirements in relation to facilities and equipment of establishments for assembly operations of poultry, as referred to in Article 6, shall be the following:

3.

The requirements in relation to the personnel of establishments for assembly operations of poultry, as referred to in Article 6, shall be the following:

4.

The requirements in relation to supervision by the competent authority of establishments for assembly operations of poultry, as referred to in Article 6, shall be the following:

1.

The requirements in relation to biosecurity measures of hatcheries, as referred to in Article 7, shall be the following:

2.

The requirements in relation to the surveillance of hatcheries, as referred to in Article 7, shall be the following:

3.

The requirements in relation to the facilities and equipment of hatcheries, as referred to in Article 7, shall be the following:

4.

The requirements in relation to the personnel in contact with hatching eggs and day-old chicks, as referred to in Article 7, shall be the following:

5.

The requirements in relation to supervision by the competent authority of hatcheries, as referred to in Article 7, shall be the following:

1.

The requirements in relation to biosecurity measures of establishments keeping poultry, as referred to in Article 8, shall be the following:

2.

The requirements in relation to surveillance of establishments keeping poultry, as referred to in Article 8, shall be the following:

3.

The requirements in relation to the facilities and equipment of establishments keeping poultry, as referred to in Article 8, shall be the following:

1.

The requirements in relation to isolation and other biosecurity measures of assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets, as referred to in Article 10, shall be the following:

2.

The requirements in relation to isolation and other biosecurity measures of animal shelters for dogs, cats and ferrets, as referred to in Article 11, shall be the following:

3.

The requirements in relation to facilities and equipment of assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets, and animal shelters for those animals, as referred to respectively in Articles 10 and 11, shall be the following:

1.

The requirements in relation to isolation and other biosecurity measures of control posts, as referred to in Article 12, shall be the following:

2.

The requirements in relation to facilities and equipment of control posts, as referred to in Article 12, shall be the following:

1.

The requirements in relation to biosecurity and surveillance measures of environmentally isolated production establishments for bumble bees, as referred to in Article 13, shall be the following:

2.

The requirements in relation to facilities and equipment of environmentally isolated production establishments for bumble bees, as referred to in Article 13, shall be the following:

1.

The requirements in relation to quarantine, isolation and other biosecurity measures of quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primates, as referred to in Article 14, shall be the following:

2.

The requirements in relation to surveillance and control measures of quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primates, as referred to in Article 14, shall be the following:

3.

The requirements in relation to facilities and equipment of quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primates, as referred to in Article 14, shall be the following:

1.

The requirements in relation to quarantine, isolation and biosecurity measures of confined establishments of kept terrestrial animals, as referred to in Article 16, shall be the following:

2.

The requirements in relation to surveillance and control measures of confined establishments of kept terrestrial animals, as referred to in Article 16, shall be the following:

3.

The requirements in relation to facilities and equipment of confined establishments of kept terrestrial animals, as referred to in Article 16, shall be the following:

environmental samples must be collected and undergo a bacteriological examination;

samples must be taken at least every six weeks and each sampling must include 60 samples.

1.

Objective of the diseases surveillance programmes

Demonstration that flocks kept on approved establishments keeping poultry are free from the disease agents listed in points 2 and 3.

The disease surveillance programmes shall, as a minimum, comprise of the disease agents and the listed kept species referred to in point 2.

2.

Disease surveillance for Salmonella serotypes of animal health relevance

Each flock must be clinically examined during each laying or productive period at the best time for detecting the disease in question.

3.

Diseases surveillance for Mycoplasma spp. of relevance for poultry:

conventional ear tag;

conventional pastern band;

electronic ear tag;

ruminal bolus;

injectable transponder;

electronic pastern band;

tattoo;

leg-ring.