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(Non-legislative acts) 
REGUL ATIONS 
COMMISSION DELEGA TED REGUL ATION (EU) 2019/2035 
of 28 June 2019 
supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
rules for establishments keepin g terrest rial animals and hatcher ies, and the traceability of certain 
kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Havi ng regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on 
transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health 
Law’) (1), and in particular Articles 3(5), 87(3), 94(3), 97(2), 101(3), 106(1), 118(1) and (2), 119(1) and 122(2), Articles 
271(2) and 279(2) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1) Regulation (EU) 2016/429 lays down rules for the prevention and control of diseases whic h are transmissible to 
animals or humans, including, inter alia, rules for establishments keeping terrestr ial animals and hatche ries, and for 
the traceability of certain kept terrestr ial animals and hatching eggs within the Union. Regulation (EU) 2016/429 
also empo wers the Commission to adopt rules to supplement certain non-essential elements of that Regulation by 
means of delegat ed acts. It is theref ore appropr iate to adopt such supplementing rules in order to ensure the 
smooth functioning of the system in the new legal framewor k established by Regulation (EU) 2016/429. 
(2) More particularly , this Regulation should lay down rules supplementing those laid down in Chapt er 1 and 2 of Title I 
of Part IV of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 as regards the registration obligation of transpor ters engag ed in the transpor t 
of certain kept terrestrial animals other than ungulate s, the approval of establishments keeping terrestr ial animals 
posing a signif icant animal health risk and hatche ries, the registers of transpor ters and establishments of kept 
terrestrial animals and hatc hing eggs to be kept by compet ent author ities, the record keeping oblig ations of 
operat ors, and the traceability requirements for kept terrestr ial animals and hatch ing eggs. In addition, Regulation 
(EU) 2016/429 empowers the Commission to lay down rules to ensure that Part IV thereof, is correctly applied to 
mov ements of pet animals, other than non-commercial mov ements. Theref ore, this Regulation should also lay 
down rules rega rding such move ments. 
(3) ‘Hatching eggs’ fall within the definition of ‘germin al products’ set out in point 28 of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 
2016/429, and according ly 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 poultr y and captive birds should also apply to 
hatching eggs of those birds and theref ore hatch ing eggs and the establishments supplying them should be included 
in the scope of this Regulation. 
(1)OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/115   (4) 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 theref ore the traceability requirements laid down 
in this Regulation cannot be fully applied to those animals. This Regulation should theref ore 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 specifi c derog ations are required as it is not possible for the identif ication 
requirements of kept terrestrial animals to be applied to horses that are living outside of human control. 
(5) 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 
stake holders resulting from pre-existing Union acts. 
(6) The rules laid down in this Regulation are substantively linked and apply to operators transpor ting or keep ing 
terrestrial animals or hatc hing eggs. Theref ore, 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 sing le act rather than dispersed in a 
number of separate acts containing man y cross-references. This approach is also consiste nt 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 . 
(7) Article 87(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empo wers the Commission to specify the types of transpor ters other 
than those engag ed in the transpor tation of kept ungulates between Member States or between a Member State and 
a third countr y, whose transpor t activity poses specifi c and signif icant risks for certain species of animals, and to lay 
down the information requirements that those transpor ters must compl y with in order to be registere d in 
accordance with Article 93 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. Theref ore, in order to allow the compe tent author ity to 
efficiently carry out surveillance and prevent, control and eradicat e transmissible animal diseases, it is appropr iate 
to establish in this Regulation a list of the other types of transpor ters and to lay down rules for the information to 
be provided by them for registration purposes with the compet ent author ity. 
(8) 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 compet ent author ity in accordance with 
that Regulation. Article 94(3)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empo wers the Commission to adopt delegat ed acts 
provid ing for deroga tions from the requirement to apply to the compet ent author ity for appro val for certain types 
of establishments, where those establishments pose an insignificant risk. 
(9) Given the specifi c situation of equine animals which are not alwa ys primar ily kept for food producing purposes, but 
often for recreational and spor ting purposes, and in most cases those animals are simply gathere d on an 
establishment, in order to be moved to another Member State, for purposes such as participation in exhibitions, 
spor ting, cultural or similar events, it is appropr iate to provi de for a deroga tion in this Regulation from the 
requirements for operat ors of those establishments to apply to the compet ent author ity 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. 
(10) Article 94(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides that hatch ing eggs may only be moved to another Member 
State if those eggs come from an establishment appro ved by the compet ent author ity in accordance with that 
Regulation. Hatc hing eggs of poultr y or other capti ve birds fall within the definition of hatc hing eggs laid down in 
Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and according ly operat ors of establishments producing those eggs which 
are to be move d to another Member State are required to apply to the compet ent author ity for appro val of their 
establishment. 
(11) However , hatcher ies of captive birds do not pose the same health risk for the spread of listed diseases as hatch eries of 
poultr y. The impor tance and volume of production of hatchlings and hatching eggs of capti ve birds is much smaller 
than that of poultr y for agricultural production. In addition, the commercial trade circuits of poultr y production and 
capti ve birds, and in particular those of hatching eggs, are distinct from one another and have limited contact. 
Theref ore, the risk for the spread of listed diseases to poultr y via the mov ements of hatchlings and hatchin g eggs of 
capti ve birds is limited . According ly, this Regulation should provide for a derog ation from the requirements to apply 
to the compet ent author ity for appro val for operators of hatch eries of capti ve birds. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/116                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   (12) Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides that kept ungulat es, poultr y and hatc hing eggs may only be 
moved to another Member State if those animals or hatc hing eggs were assembled on or originating from 
establishments approved by the com petent author ity in accordance with that Regulation. In addition, Article 
95 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provi des that terres trial 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 
com petent author ity in accordance with that Regulation. The com petent author ity may only approve those 
establishments if they com ply with certain requirements, in relation to quarantine, isolation and other 
biosecur ity measures, surveillance, facilities and equipment, personnel and veterinar ians, as well as super vision 
by the com petent author ity. Article 97(2) of that Regulation provi des for the Commission to adop t deleg ated 
acts laying down supplementing rules for the approv al of establishments taking into account those 
requirements. 
(13) The requirements laid down in this Regulation for the appro val of those establishments should take into account the 
exper ience 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 Apr il 2021. 
(14) Article 94(3)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides for the Commission to adop t delegat ed acts establishing 
which other types of establishments for kept terres trial animals are also required to be approv ed by the 
com petent author ity in accordance with Article 94(1) of that Regulation. An increasing number of dogs, cats 
and ferrets originating from different establishments or former stray, fera l, lost, abandoned or conf iscat ed dogs, 
cats and ferrets are assembled on establishments for the purpose of grouping them into a consignment before 
they are mov ed to another Member State. Directive 92/65/EEC already lays down animal health requirements 
applicable to the mov ement of those animals to another Member State. However , in order to carry out 
adequat e surveillance and to apply preventive health measures based on com pliance with certain requirements 
with respect to the animal health status of the Member State, this Regulation should prov ide for those 
establishments to apply to the compet ent author ity for approv al and also lay down requirements for granting 
such approv al. 
(15) Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (5) lays down animal health requirements to be compl ied with by operators of 
control posts applying to the compet ent author ity for approval. Those requirements should be maintained, but 
update d in this Regulation as they have proven to be effective in preventing the spread of animal diseases within the 
Union. 
(16) In most cases, bumble bees are bred in environmentally isolated establishments subject to high-level biosecur ity 
measures and subject to regular controls by the compe tent author ity and chec ked for the presence of diseases. When 
those establishments are recognised by and super vised by the compe tent author ity, they are unlikely to be affected by 
the presence of small hive beetle, in contrast with open air colonies. This Regulation should theref ore provide for 
such establishments to be approve d and super vised by the compe tent author ity and lay down requirements for 
granting such approva l. 
(17) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 139/2013 (6) lays down the animal health conditions for impor ts of 
certain birds into the Union and the quarantine conditions for such imp orts. In particular it lays down conditions for 
the approval by the compet ent author ity of the quarantine facilities and centres for such birds. In order to avoid a 
multiplication of rules for quarantine establishments for diffe rent species of terrestr ial animals, this Regulation 
should maintain the main substance of those requirements, but adapt them so that they can be applied to multiple 
species of terrestr ial animals. 
(2)Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affec ting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and 
swine (OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64). 
(3)Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements govern ing trade in and impor ts into the 
Community of animals, semen, ova and embr yos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules 
referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54). 
(4)Council Directive 2009/158/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and impor ts 
from third countr ies of, poultr y and hatching eggs (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 74). 
(5)Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 of 25 June 1997 concer ning Community criteria for control posts and amending the route plan 
referred to in the Annex to Directive 91/628/EEC (OJ L 174, 2.7.1997, p. 1). 
(6)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 139/2013 of 7 Januar y 2013 laying down animal health conditions for impor ts of 
certain birds into the Union and the quarantine conditions thereof (OJ L 47, 20.2.2013, p. 1). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/117   (18) 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 prote ct the safety of the food and feed chain. In particular , it lays 
down the rules on the collection, transpor t, storag e, 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 adop ted pursuant to that 
Regulation, provide a general framew ork for the disposal of dead animals. When approving establishments in accordance 
with Articles 97 and 99 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, the comp etent author ity should ensure that applicants compl y 
with rules laid down within the framew ork of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009. 
(19) Article 101(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides that the compet ent author ities are to establish and keep up-to - 
date registe rs of establishments and operators registered and appro ved by them, and that those register s are to be 
made available to the Commission and to the compet ent author ities of other Member States. In the inter ests of 
transparency , those registers should also be made publically available. 
(20) In addition, Article 101(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provid es for the Commission to adopt delegat ed acts laying 
down the detailed information to be included in the register s kept by the compet ent author ity and the public 
availability of the register s of the approved establishments. Theref ore, this Regulation should set out the 
information oblig ations of the compet ent author ity as regards those registe rs. 
(21) Articles 102 to 105 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 lay down requirements concer ning the minimum information to 
be recorded by operat ors of establishments and transpor ters register ed or approved by the compet ent author ity, and 
Article 106 thereof provi des for the Commission to lay down rules supplementing those record-kee ping obligations. 
Operato rs of establishments and transpor ters have first-hand kno wledge of kept terrestrial animals under their care, 
and when animals are to be mov ed, they are obliged to provide certain information to the compet ent author ity for 
the purposes of animal health certification or of their traceability , and consequently that information is easily 
accessible to the compet ent author ity. Theref ore, this Regulation should lay down rules on the information to be 
recorded by certain operat ors of establishments and transpor ters in addition to that already required under 
Regulation (EU) 2016/429. 
(22) Articles 112 to 115 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 require operators keeping bovine, ovine, capr ine, porcine and 
equine animals to identify each animal by a physical means of identif ication, and to ensure that those animals are 
accompan ied by an identif ication or mov ement document when they are moved and to transmit information, as 
required into a comput er database kept by the compet ent author ity. In addition, Article 117 of Regulation (EU) 
2016/429 requires operat ors keeping terrestr ial animals other than bovine , ovine, capr ine, porcine and equine 
animals to identify each animal by a physical means of identif ication and to ensure that those animals are 
accompan ied by an identification or mov ement document when such rules have been adopt ed by the Commission 
pursuant to Article 118 thereof. 
(23) Article 118(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empowe rs the Commission to lay down detailed requirements for the 
means of identification of kept terrestr ial animals and the rules for the identification and movement documents for 
those animals, as well as detailed rules for the comp uter databases provi ded for in that Regulation for kept bovi ne, 
ovine, capr ine, porcine and equine animals, and rules on exchange of electronic data between comput er databases of 
Member States for kept bovine animals. In addition, Article 118(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empo wers the 
Commission to lay down requirements for alternat ive means of identifi cation for kept terrestr ial animals, as well as 
exem ptions and special provisions for certain categories of those animals, and specific prov isions for the identifi cation 
and movement document for those animals, as well as rules on the identifi cation and registration of kept terrestr ial 
animals after their entr y into the Union. 
(24) In addition, Article 119(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empowers the Commission to lay down rules concer ning 
specifi c derog ations for operators from certain identif ication 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 terrestr ial animals of species other that of the bovine , ovine, capr ine, porcine and equine 
species. 
(7)Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards 
animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consump tion and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal 
by-products Regulation) (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/118                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   Prior to the adoptio n of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, Union rules on the identif ication and registration of bovine, 
ovine, capr ine, 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 Apr il 2021. Those 
four acts laid down the rules on the means of identif ication, identification or mov ement documents and comput er 
databases. They also provid ed the time periods for the application of the means of identif ication to those kept 
animals by operators. In addition, they also provid ed for a number of derogations and exem ptions as rega rds the 
means of identification and move ment documents without compromising the traceability of kept animals. The rules 
laid down in those acts have proven to be effective in ensur ing the traceability of kept bovine, ovine, capr ine, porcine 
and equine animals. According ly, the main substance of those rules should be maintained, but updated to take 
account of the practical exper ience gained in their application and current technical progress. The new time periods 
for the application of the means of identification to kept terrestr ial animals by operat ors should be laid down by the 
Commission in an implementing act adopt ed in accordance with Article 120(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. 
(25) To ensure that equine animals entering the Union are only identif ied in accordance with Union rules after their entr y 
into the Union and where they remain in the Union, it is necessar y 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). 
(26) Prior to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, Union rules on the traceability of kept dogs, cats and ferrets, and 
capti ve birds were laid down in Directive 92/65/EEC. The rules laid down in that Directive have proven to be 
effective in ensur ing the traceability of those animals. According ly, the main substance of those rules should be 
maintained, but update d to take account of the practical exper ience gained in their application and current technical 
progress. 
(27) In addition, Directive 92/65/EEC lays down that in order to be the subject of trade, dogs, cats and ferrets should be 
accompan ied by the same identification document as for non-commercial move ment of pet animals provid ed for in 
Article 6(d) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (13). According ly, this 
rule should be maintained in this Regulation. 
(28) Prior to the adoptio n 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. 
According ly, the main substance of those rules should be maintained in this Regulation but adap ted to suit the 
framewor k of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. 
(29) Prior to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, Union rules on the traceability of terrestr ial animals kept in 
travelli ng 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 ensur ing the traceability of terrestr ial animals kept in 
travelli ng circuses and animal acts. According ly, the main substance of those rules should be maintained, but 
update d to take account of the practical exper ience gained in their application. 
(30) Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provid es that disease-specific rules for the prevention and control of diseases apply to the 
liste d diseases refer red to in Annex II to that Regulation, whic h include infection with Brucella abor tus, B. melitensis 
and B. suis and infection with Myco bacter ium tubercu losis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae and M. tubercul osis). Article 9 of 
Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides for disease prevention and control rules to be applied to differ ent cate gories of 
liste d diseases. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 (15) provides that the disease prevention and 
control rules for listed diseases refer red to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 are to apply to the categor ies 
of liste d 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 liste d in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 
as suscep tible species for those infections. Theref ore, this Regulation should establish harmonised rules on 
traceability for those animals. 
(8)Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the 
identification and registration of bovine animals and regar ding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council 
Regulation (EC) No 820/97 (OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1). 
(9)Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 of 17 December 2003 establishing a system for the identif ication and registration of ovine and 
capr ine animals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Directives 92/102/EEC and 64/432/EEC (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 8). 
(10)Council Directive 2008/71/EC of 15 July 2008 on the identification and registration of pigs (OJ L 213, 8.8.2008, p. 31). 
(11)Council Directive 2009/156/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing the movement and impor tation from 
third countr ies of equidae (OJ L 192, 23.7.2010, p. 1). 
(12)Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Cust oms 
Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1). 
(13)Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the non-commercial movement of 
pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 (OJ L 178, 28.6.2013, p. 1). 
(14)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1739/2005 of 21 October 2005 laying down animal health requirements for the mov ement of 
circus animals between Member States (OJ L 279, 22.10.2005, p. 47). 
(15)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 of 3 December 2018 on the application of certain disease prevention and 
control rules to categories of listed diseases and establishing a list of species and groups of species posing a considerable risk for the 
spread of those listed diseases (OJ L 308, 4.12.2018, p. 21). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/119   (31) Given the unique situation of reindeer husbandr y which is strong ly connected to the cultural heritage of Sami people 
in Nor ther n Europe, Member States should be able to maintain specifi c regimes for the means of identif ication 
established for reindeers kept in their territory . According ly, this Regulation should provid e for a specific regime for 
the identif ication of those animals. 
(32) As regards equine animals, Article 114 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides that operat ors are to ensure that 
equine animals are individually identif ied by a correctly compl eted sing le lifetime identif ication document. In 
addition, Article 120(2) of that Regulation provid es for the Commission to adopt implementing acts regarding 
certain requirements for that document. While the rules relating to the sing le lifetime identification document are 
now laid down as part of the animal health rules of the legal framew ork of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, it is 
necessar y 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 Delegat ed 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 unnecessar ily 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 spor ting events, 
as breeding animals and also food. In addition, their use can vary depending on their life stage, so it is impor tant 
that the sing le lifetime identif ication 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. 
(33) With a view to the unif orm application of Union legislation on traceability of kept terrestr ial 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 
(16)Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinar y 
medicinal products (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 1). 
(17)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 of 17 Febr uary 2015 laying down rules pursuant to Council Directives 
90/427/EEC and 2009/156/EC as regar ds the methods for the identif ication of equidae (Equine Passpor t Regulation) (OJ L 59, 
3.3.2015, p. 1). 
(18)Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on zootec hnical and genealogical 
conditions for the breeding, trade in and entr y into the Union of purebred breeding animals, hybrid breeding pigs and the germinal 
products thereof and amending Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, Council Directives 89/608/EEC and 90/425/EEC and repealing certain 
acts in the area of animal breeding (‘Animal Breeding Regulation’) (OJ L 171, 29.6.2016, p. 66). 
(19)Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2017/1940 of 13 July 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards the content and format of zootec hnical certificates issued for purebred breeding animals of 
the equine species contained in a sing le lifetime identification document for equidae (OJ L 275, 25.10.2017, p. 1). 
(20)Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinar y medicinal products and 
repealing Directive 2001/82/EC (OJ L 4, 7.1.2019, p. 43). 
(21)Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/1999 of 8 March 1999 concer ning an extension of the maximum period laid down for the 
application of ear-tags to bison (Bison bison spp.) (OJ L 60, 9.3.1999, p. 53). 
(22)Commission Regulation (EC) No 2680/1999 of 17 December 1999 approving a system of identification for bulls intended for cultural 
and spor ting events (OJ L 326, 18.12.1999, p. 16). 
(23)Commission Decision 2000/678/EC of 23 Octo ber 2000 laying down detailed rules for registration of holdings in national databases 
for porcine animals as foreseen by Council Directive 64/432/EEC (OJ L 281, 7.11.2000, p. 16). 
(24)Commission Decision 2001/672/EC of 20 August 2001 laying down special rules applicable to movements of bovine animals when 
put out to summer grazing in mountain areas (OJ L 235, 4.9.2001, p. 23). 
(25)Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/2004 of 29 Apr il 2004 implementi ng Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards eartags, passpor ts and holding registers (OJ L 163, 30.4.2004, p. 65). 
(26)Commission Decision 2004/764/EC of 22 October 2004 concer ning an exten sion of the maximum period laid down for the 
application of eartags to certain bovin e animals kept in nature reser ves in the Netherlands (OJ L 339, 16.11.2004, p. 9). 
(27)Commission Regulation (EC) No 644/2005 of 27 Apr il 2005 author ising a special identif ication system for bovin e animals kept for 
cultural and historical purposes on approved premises as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council (OJ L 107, 28.4.2005, p. 18). 
(28)Commission Decision 2006/28/EC of 18 Januar y 2006 on exten sion of the maximum period for applying eartags to certain bovine 
animals (OJ L 19, 24.1.2006, p. 32). 
(29)Commission Decision 2006/968/EC of 15 December 2006 implem enting Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 as regar ds guidelines 
and procedures for the electronic identifica tion of ovine and capr ine animals (OJ L 401, 30.12.2006, p. 41). 
(30)Commission Decision 2009/712/EC of 18 September 2009 implementing Council Directive 2008/73/EC as regar ds internet-based 
information pages containing lists of establishments and laboratories approved by Member States in accordance with Community 
veterin ary and zootec hnical legislation (OJ L 247, 19.9.2009, p. 13). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/120                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   repealed by this Regulation. However , in order to ensure a smooth transition to the new legal framew ork for 
operat ors of travelling circuses and animal acts, the mov ement and identif ication 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 adopt ed pursuant to Article 120(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 with rega rd 
to the format of move ment and identification documents for kept terrestrial animals in travelling circuses and 
animal acts. 
(34) Directive 2001/82/EC lays down specif ic rules for equine animals relating to the treatment of food-producing 
equine animals with regard to veter inar y medical products, prov ided that those equine animals are identifi ed 
in accordance with Union legislation and specif ically marke d in their identifi cation document as not intended 
for slaughter for human consump tion. 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 Januar y 
2022 and theref ore 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 delegat ed acts in 
order to supplement that Regulation as regards information to be contained in the sing le lifetime 
identifi cation document provided for Regulation (EU) 2016/429, for the purposes of the record-k eeping 
obligatio ns laid down in Regulation (EU) 2019/6. In addition, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 lays 
down rules on the identifi cation of equidae, including rules on the identif ication documents for those 
animals, and it provides that the Union syst em for the identifi cation of equidae com prises of, inter alia, a 
sing le lifetime document. Finally , Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 also lays down rules on the identif ication of 
equidae. It prov ides that the Commission is to adopt implementing acts laying down model forms for the 
sing le lifetime identification document. 
(35) In order to avoid unnecessar y administrative and financia l burdens for operat ors of kept equine animals and 
compet ent author ities, 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 adopt ed pursuant to Article 120(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and Article 
109(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 with regar d to the format of sing le lifetime identification document of kept 
equine animals. 
(36) Article 271 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides the transitional period for the new legal framew ork, laid down in 
that act, for operators as regards the identification of kept bovine, ovine, capr ine and porcine animals and empo wers 
the Commission to shor ten that transitional period. 
(37) In order to ensure a smooth transition to the new legal framew ork established by Regulation (EU) 2016/429 for 
operat ors keeping terrestrial animals as regar ds the identification and registration of those animals and to the new 
lega l framewor k as regar ds the animal health rules for move ment 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. 
(38) In order to ensure a smooth transition to the new legal framework for operat ors of establishments keepin g terrestrial 
animals registered or appro ved 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 registe red or approved in accordance with this Regulation. Member States should ensure that those operat ors 
compl y with all the rules provided for in this Regulation. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/121   (39) In order to ensure a smooth transition to the new legal framew ork, bovine, ovine, capr ine, porcine, equine, camelid 
and cervid animals, and psittacidae identif ied 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 mov ement 
within the Union. 
(40) This Regulation should be applicable from 21 Apr il 2021 in accordance with the date of application of Regulation 
(EU) 2016/429, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
PART I 
SUBJECT MA TTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS 
Article 1 
Subject matter and scope 
1. This Regulation supplements the rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 as regar ds: 
(a) registered and approved establishments for kept terrestr ial animals and hatc hing eggs; 
(b) traceability requirements for the followi ng kept terrestrial animals: 
(i) bovine , ovine, capr ine, porcine, equine, camelid and cervid animals (ungulates); 
(ii) dogs, cats and ferrets; 
(iii) captive birds; 
(iv) hatching eggs; 
(v) terrestrial animals kept in travelling circuses and animal acts. 
2. Chapt er 1 of Title I of Part II lays down the requirements for the registration of transpor ters of kept dogs, cats and 
ferrets, and poultr y engag ed in the transpor tation of those animals between Member State s or between a Member State 
and a third countr y. 
3. Chapt er 2 of Title I of Part II provid es for derog ations for operat ors of establishments for assembly operations of 
certain equine animals and of hatche ries of capti ve birds, from the requirement to apply to the compet ent author ity for 
approval. 
That Chapt er also lays down the requirements for the approval of the followi ng types of establishments: 
(a) establishments for assembly operations of ungulate s and poultr y from which those animals are to be mov ed to 
another Member State or which receive those animals from another Member State; 
(b) hatcher ies from which hatching eggs or day-old chic ks are to be move d to another Member State; 
(c) establishments keeping poultr y from whic h poultr y intende d for purposes other than slaughter or hatching eggs 
are to be move d to another Member State. 
Those requirements concer n isolation and other biosecur ity measures, surveillance measures, facilities and equipment, 
personnel and super vision by the compet ent author ity. 
4. Chapt er 3 of Title I of Part II lays down the requirements for the approval of the followi ng types of establishments: 
(a) assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets from whic h those animals are to be moved to another Member State ; 
(b) animal shelt ers for dogs, cats and ferrets from whic h those animals are to be mov ed to another Member State; 
(c) control posts; 
(d) environmentally isolated production establishments for bumble bees from which those animals are to be move d 
to another Member State; 
(e) 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. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/122                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   Those requirements concer n quarantine, isolation and other biosecur ity measures, surveillance and control measures, 
facilities and equipment, and super vision by the veterinar ian. 
5. Chapt er 4 of Title I of Part II lays down the requirements for the approval of conf ined establishments from whic h kept 
terrestrial animals are to be mov ed within the same Member State or to another Member State in relation to quarantine, 
isolation and other biosecur ity measures, surveillance and control measures, facilities and equipment and super vision by 
the veteri narian. 
6. Chapt er 1 of Title II of Part II lays down the information oblig ations of the compet ent author ity as regar ds its register s 
of: 
(a) establishments of kept terrestrial animals; 
(b) hatcher ies; 
(c) transpor ters of kept ungulates , dogs, cats and ferrets, and poultr y engag ed in the transpor tation of those animals 
between Member States or between a Member State and a third countr y; 
(d) operators conducting assembly operations for kept ungulates and poultr y independently of an establishment. 
7. Chapt er 2 of Title II of Part II lays down the information oblig ation of the compe tent author ity as regar ds registe rs of 
approved establishments referred to in Chapt ers 2, 3 and 4 of Title I of Part II. 
8. Chapt er 1 of Title III of Part II lays down the record-keeping obligations of operators, in addition to those provi ded for 
in Article 102(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, for the follo wing types of register ed or appro ved establishments: 
(a) all establishments keeping terrestrial animals; 
(b) establishments keep ing: 
(i) bovine , ovine, capr ine and porcine animals; 
(ii) equine animals; 
(iii) poultr y and capti ve birds; 
(iv) dogs, cats and ferrets; 
(v) hone ybees; 
(c) travelling circuses and animal acts; 
(d) animal shelt ers for dogs, cats and ferrets; 
(e) control posts; 
(f) quarantine establishments for kept terrestr ial animals other than primat es; 
(g) conf ined establishments. 
9. Chapt er 2 of Title III of Part II lays down the record-keepin g oblig ations of operators of registere d or approved 
hatche ries, in addition to those provided for in Article 103(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. 
10. Chapt er 3 of Title III of Part II lays down the record-keeping oblig ations of register ed transpor ters, in addition to those 
provid ed for in Article 104(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. 
11. Chapt er 4 of Title III of Part II lays down the record-kee ping obligations of operat ors conducting assembly operations, 
in addition to those provided for in Article 105(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, for 
(a) operators of register ed or appro ved establishments for assembly operations of kept ungulates and poultr y; 
(b) operators conducting assembly operations of kept ungulates and poultr y independently from an establishment ; 
(c) operators of assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets register ed with the compet ent author ity. 
12. Titles I to IV of Part III lay down traceability requirements for kept animals of the bovine, ovine and capr ine, porcine 
and equine species, including the means of identif ication, documentation and comput er databases. 
13. Chapt er 1 of Title V of Part III lays down traceability requirements for kept dogs, cats and ferrets, including those for 
pet animals when they are moved to another Member State for other than non-commercial purposes. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/123   14. Chapt er 2 of Title V of Part III lays down traceability requirements for kept camelid and cervid animals. 
15. Chapt er 3 of Title V of Part III lays down traceability requirements for kept capti ve birds. 
16. Chapt er 4 of Title V of Part III lays down traceability requirements for kept terrestrial animals in travelling circuses and 
animal acts. 
17. Title VI of Part III lays down traceability requirements for hatching eggs. 
18. Title VII of Part III lays down traceability requirements for kept bovine, ovine, capr ine, porcine, equine, cervid and 
camelid animals after their entr y into the Union. 
19. Part IV lays down certain transitional measures with regard to Directives 64/432/EEC and 92/65/EEC, Regulations 
(EC) No 1760/2000, (EC) No 21/2004 and (EC) No 1739/2005, Directives 2008/71/EC, 2009/156/EC and 2009/158/EC, 
and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 in relation to: 
(a) the registration and appro val of establishments; 
(b) the identif ication of kept terrestrial animals; 
(c) the movement and identification documents for kept terrestr ial animals in travelling circuses and animal acts; 
(d) the sing le lifetime identification document for kept equine animals. 
Article 2 
Def initions 
For the purposes of this Regulation, the followi ng definitions shall apply: 
(1) ‘dog’ means a kept animal of the Canis lupus species; 
(2) ‘cat’ means a kept animal of the Felis silvestris species; 
(3) ‘ferret ’ means a kept animal of the Mustela putor ius furo species; 
(4) ‘type of transpor t’ means the way transpor tation is carried out, such as by road, rail, air or water; 
(5) ‘means of transpor t’ means road or rail vehicles, vessels and aircraf ts; 
(6) ‘day-old chic ks’ means all poultr y less than 72 hours old; 
(7) ‘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 ; 
(8) ‘animal shelte r’ means an establishment where former stray, feral, lost, abandoned or conf iscat ed terrestrial animals 
are kept and whose health status might not be kno wn for all of them at the time of entr y into the establishment ; 
(9) ‘control posts ’ means control posts as refer red to in Regulation (EC) No 1255/97; 
(10) ‘envir onmentally isolat ed production establishment’ means an establishment where its structures together with its 
strict biosecur ity measures, ensure an effective isolation of the production of animals from the associated facilities 
and from the environment ; 
(11) ‘bumble bee’ means an animal of the species belonging to the genus Bombus; 
(12) ‘primates’ means animals of the species belonging to the order Primat es excl uding humans; 
(13) ‘honeybee s’ means animals of the Apis mellifer a species; 
(14) ‘establishment veteri narian’ means a veteri narian responsible for the activities carried out at the quarantine 
establishment for kept terrestrial animals other than primat es or at conf ined establishment as laid down in this 
Regulation; 
(15) ‘unique registration number ’ means a number assigned by the compet ent author ity to a registere d establishment as 
refer red to in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429; 
(16) ‘unique approval number ’ means a number assigned by the compet ent author ity to an establishment approved by it in 
accordance with Articles 97 and 99 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429; EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/124                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   (17) ‘unique code’ means the unique code whereby operators keeping kept animals of the equine species are required to 
ensure that those animals are individually identifi ed as prov ided for in Article 114(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 
and which is recorded in the comp uter database of the Member State prov ided for in Article 109(1) of that Regulation; 
(18) ‘identific ation code of the animal’ means the individual code displa yed by the means of identif ication applied to an 
animal and comprising: 
(a) the countr y code of the Member State where the means of identification was applied to the animal; 
(b) followe d by the numer ic individual identif ication number assigned to the animal not exceed ing 12 digits; 
(19) ‘bovi ne animal’ or ‘animal of the bovine species’ means an animal of the species of ungulate s belonging to the genera 
Bison, Bos (including the subg enera Bos, Bibos, Novibos, Poephagus) and Bubalus (including the subgenus Anoa) and the 
offspr ing of crossings of those species; 
(20) ‘ovine animal’ or ‘animal of the ovine species’ means an animal of the species of ungulate s belonging to the genus Ovis 
and the offspr ing of crossings of those species; 
(21) ‘capr ine animal’ or ‘animal of the capr ine species’ means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the genus 
Capr a and the offspr ing of crossings of those species; 
(22) ‘porcine animal’ or ‘animal of the porcine species’ means an animal of the species of ungulate s of family Suidae listed 
in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/429; 
(23) ‘electronic identif ier’ means a mark er with radio frequency identif ication (‘RFID’); 
(24) ‘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 offspr ing of crossings of those species; 
(25) ‘comp uter database ’ means a comput er database of kept terrestrial animals as provided for in Article 109(1) of 
Regulation (EU) 2016/429; 
(26) ‘supply chain’ means an integrat ed production chain of a common health status as regards listed diseases consisting of 
a collaborative netw ork of specialised establishments approved by the compet ent author ity for the purpose of Article 
53, between which porcine animals are mov ed to complet e the production cycle; 
(27) ‘sing le lifetime identif ication document’ means the sing le lifetime document whereby operators keepin g 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; 
(28) ‘breed society’ means any breeders ’ association, breeding organisation or public body , other than compet ent 
author ities, whic h is recognised by the compet ent author ity 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; 
(29) ‘breeding body’ means any breeders ’ association, breeding organisation, private under taking, stock-rear ing 
organisation or official service in a third countr y whic h, in respect of purebred breeding animals of the bovine, 
porcine, ovine, capr ine or equine species or of hybrid breeding pigs, has been accept ed by that third countr y in 
connection with the entr y into the Union of breeding animals for breeding; 
(30) ‘registe red equine animal’ means: 
(a) a purebred breeding animal of the species Equus caballus and Equus asinus entered or eligible for entr y in the main 
section of a breeding book established by a breed society or breeding body recognised in accordance with Articles 
4 or 34 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012; 
(b) a kept animal of the species Equus caballus registered with an international association or orga nisation, either 
directly or through its national federation or branche s, whic h manages horses for competition or racing 
(‘registered horse’ ); 
(31) ‘camelid animal’ means an animal of species of ungulates of family Camelidae listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 
2016/429; 
(32) ‘cervid animal’ means an animal of the species of ungulates of family Cervidae listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 
2016/429; 
(33) ‘reindeer ’ means an ungulate animal of the Rangif er tarandus species listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/429; 
(34) ‘trav elling circus’ means an exhibition or fair that includes animals or animal acts whic h is intended to move between 
Member States; 
(35) ‘animal act’ any act featur ing animals kept for the purpose of an exhibition or fair, and whic h may form part of a 
circus; 
(36) ‘breeding poultr y’ means poultr y 72 hours old or more, intended for the production of hatching eggs; 
(37) ‘flock’ means all poultr y or capti ve birds of the same health status kept on the same premises or in the same enclosure 
and constituting a sing le epidemiological unit ; in housed poultr y includes all birds shar ing the same airspace. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/125   PART II 
REGISTRA TION , APPR OVAL, REGISTERS AND REC ORD-KEEPING 
TITLE I 
REGISTRA TION AND APPR OVAL OF TRANSPORTERS AND OPERA TORS OF EST ABLISHMENTS  
BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORIT Y 
CHAPTE R 1 
Registr ation of transpor ters of kept terrestr ial animals other than ungulates for transpor t betw een Member States  
and for transpor t to third countr ies 
Article 3 
Registration obligations of transpor ters of kept dogs, cats and ferrets, and poultr y 
1. Transpor ters engaged in the transpor tation of kept dogs, cats and ferrets, and poultr y between Member States or 
between a Member State and a third countr y shall, in order to be register ed in accordance with Article 93 of Regulation 
(EU) 2016/429, before they commence such activities provide the compet ent author ity with information on: 
(a) the name and address of the transpor ter concer ned; 
(b) the species for whic h transpor tation is planned; 
(c) the type of transpor t; 
(d) the means of transpor t. 
2. Transpor ters of kept dogs, cats and ferrets, as referred to in paragraph 1, shall inform the compet ent author ity of the 
numbers of animals for whic h transpor tation is planned. 
3. Transpor ters of poultr y, as referred to in paragraph 1, shall inform the compet ent author ity of the categor ies of 
poultr y for whic h transpor tation is planned. 
4. Transpor ters as refer red to in paragraph 1 shall inform the compet ent author ity of any: 
(a) chang e concer ning the matt ers refer red to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3; 
(b) cessation of the transpor t activity . 
CHAPTE R 2 
Approv al of establishments for assembly oper ations of ungulates and poultr y, hatcheries and establishments  
keeping poultr y 
Article 4 
Derogations from the requirement to apply to the competent author ity for appro val for operat ors of 
establishments for assembly operations of certain equine animals and of hatcher ies of captiv e birds 
Operato rs of the followi ng establishments shall not apply to the compet ent author ity for approval of their establishments 
in accordance with Article 96(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429: 
(a) establishments for assembly operations of equine animals where those animals are gathere d for the purposes of 
competitions, races, shows, training, collective leisure or work activities or in the cont ext of breeding activities; 
(b) hatcher ies of captive birds. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/126                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   Article 5 
Requirements for granting appro val of establishments for assembly operations of ungulates 
When granting approval of establishments for assembly operations of ungulates, from which those animals are to be move d 
to another Member State or which receive those animals from another Member State, the compet ent author ity shall ensure 
that such establishments compl y with the followi ng requirements set out in Part 1 of Annex I hereto: 
(a) point 1, in relation to isolation and other biosecur ity measures; 
(b) point 2, in relation to facilities and equipment ; 
(c) point 3, in relation to personnel; 
(d) point 4, in relation to super vision by the compet ent author ity. 
Article 6 
Requirements for granting appro val of establishments for assembly operations of poultr y 
When granting approval of establishments for assembly operations of poultr y from whic h those animals are to be mov ed to 
another Member State or whic h receive those animals from another Member State , the compet ent author ity shall ensure 
that such establishments compl y with the followi ng requirements set out in Part 2 of Annex I hereto: 
(a) point 1, in relation to isolation and other biosecur ity measures; 
(b) point 2, in relation to facilities and equipment ; 
(c) point 3, in relation to personnel; 
(d) point 4, in relation to super vision by the compet ent author ity. 
Article 7 
Requirements for granting appro val of hatcher ies 
When granting approval of hatche ries from whic h hatching eggs of poultr y or day-old chicks are to be mov ed to another 
Member State , the compet ent author ity shall ensure that such establishments compl y with the followi ng requirements set 
out in: 
(a) point 1 of Part 3 of Annex I, in relation to biosecur ity measures; 
(b) point 2 of Part 3 of Annex I and Parts 1 and 2 of Annex II, in relation to surveillance; 
(c) point 3 of Part 3 of Annex I, in relation to facilities and equipment ; 
(d) point 4 of Part 3 of Annex I, in relation to personnel; 
(e) point 5 of Part 3 of Annex I, in relation to super vision by the compet ent author ity. 
Article 8 
Requirements for granting appro val of establishments keeping poultr y 
When granting approval of establishments keeping poultr y from whic h poultr y intended for purposes other than slaughter 
or hatch ing eggs are to be moved to another Member State, the compet ent author ity shall ensure that such establishments 
compl y with the follo wing requirements set out in: 
(a) point 1 of Part 4 of Annex I, in relation to biosecur ity measures; 
(b) point 2 of Part 4 of Annex I and Part 2 of Annex II, in relation to surveillance; 
(c) point 3 of Part 4 of Annex I, in relation to facilities and equipment. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/127   CHAPTE R 3 
Approv al of establishments keeping terrestr ial animals 
Article 9 
Obligation on operators of certain type of establishments keepin g terrestrial animals to apply to the competent 
author ity for appro val 
Operato rs of the follo wing types of establishments shall apply to the compet ent author ity for appro val in accordance with 
Article 96(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and shall not commence their activities until their establishment has been 
approved : 
(a) assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets from whic h those animals are moved to another Member State ; 
(b) animal shelt ers of dogs, cats and ferrets from whic h those animals are mov ed to another Member State; 
(c) control posts; 
(d) environmentally isolate d production establishments for bumble bees from which those animals are move d to another 
Member State; 
(e) quarantine establishments for kept terrestr ial animals other than primates from whic h those animals are moved within 
the same Member State or to another Member State. 
Article 10 
Requirements for granting appro val of assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets 
When granting approval of assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets from which those animals are to be mov ed to another 
Member State , the compet ent author ity shall ensure that such establishments compl y with the followi ng requirements set 
out in Part 5 of Annex I hereto: 
(a) point 1, in relation to isolation and other biosecur ity measures; 
(b) point 3, in relation to facilities and equipment. 
Article 11 
Requirements for granting appro val of animal shelters of dogs, cats and ferrets 
When granting approval of animal shelte rs from whic h dogs, cats and ferrets are to be mov ed to another Member State, the 
compet ent author ity shall ensure that such establishments compl y with the followi ng requirements set out in Part 5 of 
Annex I hereto: 
(a) point 2, in relation to isolation and other biosecur ity measures; 
(b) point 3, in relation to facilities and equipment. 
Article 12 
Requirements for granting appro val of control pos ts 
When granting appro val of control posts, the compet ent author ity shall ensure that such control posts compl y with the 
follo wing requirements set out in Part 6 of Annex I hereto: 
(a) point 1, in relation to isolation and other biosecur ity measures; 
(b) point 2, in relation to facilities and equipment. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/128                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   Article 13 
Requirements for granting appro val of environmenta lly isolated production establishments for bumble bees 
When granting appro val for environmentally isolated production establishments for bumble bees from which bumble bees 
are to be mov ed to another Member State, the compet ent author ity shall ensure that such establishments compl y with the 
follo wing requirements set out in Part 7 of Annex I hereto: 
(a) point 1, in relation to biosecur ity and surveillance measures; 
(b) point 2, in relation to facilities and equipment. 
Article 14 
Requirements for granting appro val of quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primates 
When granting approval for quarantine establishments for kept terrestr ial animals other than primat es from which those 
animals are to be move d within the same Member State or to another Member State, the compet ent author ity shall ensure 
that such establishment comply with the followi ng requirements set out in Part 8 of Annex I hereto: 
(a) point 1, in relation to quarantine, isolation and other biosecur ity measures; 
(b) point 2, in relation to surveillance and control measures; 
(c) point 3, in relation to facilities and equipment. 
Article 15 
Obligations on operat ors of quarantine establishments for kep t terrest rial animals other than primates 
Operato rs of quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primat es referred to in Article 14 shall: 
(a) put in place the necessar y arrangements to perform veterinar y post-mor tem inspections in appropr iate facilities in the 
establishment or in a laboratory ; 
(b) secure by contract or by means of another legal instr ument the services of an establishment veteri narian who shall be 
responsible for: 
(i) super vising the activities of the establishment and compliance with the requirements for approval laid down in 
Article 14; 
(ii) reviewing the disease surveillance plan refer red to in point 2(a) of Part 8 of Annex I whenever required and at least 
annually . 
CHAPTE R 4 
Approv al of confined establishments from which terrestr ial animals are to be mov ed within a Member State or to 
another Member State 
Article 16 
Requirements for granting appro val of status of conf ined establishments for terrestr ial animals 
When granting approval of a conf ined establishment for terrestrial animals whic h are to be moved within the same Member 
State or to another Member State, the compet ent author ity shall ensure that such establishments compl y with the followi ng 
requirements set out in Part 9 of Annex I heret o: 
(a) point 1, in relation to quarantine, isolation and other biosecur ity measures; 
(b) point 2, in relation to surveillance and control measures; 
(c) point 3, in relation to facilities and equipment. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/129   Article 17 
Obligations on operators of conf ined establishments for terrest rial animals 
Operato rs of conf ined establishments for terrestrial animals refer red to in Article 16 shall: 
(a) put in place the necessar y arrangements to perform veterinar y post-mor tem inspections in appropr iate facilities in the 
establishment or in a laboratory ; 
(b) secure by contract or by means of another legal instr ument the services of an establishment veteri narian who shall be 
responsible for: 
(i) super vising of the activities of the establishment and compl iance with the requirements for approval laid down in 
Article 16; 
(ii) reviewing of the disease surveillance plan refer red to in point 2(a) of Part 9 of Annex I whenever required and at 
least annually . 
TITLE II 
REGISTERS TO BE KEPT BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORIT Y OF REGISTERED AND APPR OVED TRANSPORTE RS AND 
OPERA TORS OF EST ABLISHMENTS 
CHAPTE R 1 
Registers of establishments, transpor ters and oper ators register ed with the competent author ity 
Article 18 
Information obligation of the competent author ity as regards regis ters of establishments of kept terrestr ial 
animals and hatcher ies 
The compet ent author ity shall include in its registe r of establishments of kept terrestr ial animals and of hatc heries registere d 
with it the following information for each establishment: 
(a) the unique registration number assigned to it; 
(b) the date of registration with the compet ent author ity; 
(c) the name and address of the operat or of the establishment ; 
(d) the address and geographical coordinat es (latitude and longitude) of the location of the establishment ; 
(e) a descr iption of its facilities; 
(f) the type of establishment ; 
(g) the species, categ ories and numbers of terrestr ial animals or hatching eggs which are kept on the establishment ; 
(h) 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; 
(i) the health status of the establishment where one has been assigned to it by the compet ent author ity; 
(j) the restr ictions on move ments of animals, hatc hing eggs or products to and from the establishment, where such 
restr ictions are applied by the compe tent author ity; 
(k) the date of any cessation of activity when the operat or has informed the compet ent author ity thereof. 
Article 19 
Information obligation of the competent author ity as regards registers of transpor ters of kept ungulates, dogs, 
cats and ferrets, and poultr y 
1. The compe tent author ity shall include, in its register of transpor ters engag ed in the transpor tation between Member 
State s or between a Member State and a third countr y of kept ungulates, dogs cats and ferrets, and poultr y, registered with 
it, the following information for each transpor ter: 
(a) the unique registration number assigned to it; EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/130                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   (b) the date of registration with the compet ent author ity; 
(c) the name and address of the operat or; 
(d) the species for whic h transpor tation is planned; 
(e) the type of transpor t; 
(f) the means of transpor t; 
(g) the date of any cessation of activity when the operat or has informed the compe tent author ity thereof. 
2. For each transpor ter of kept ungulates, dogs cats and ferrets, as referred to in paragraph 1, the compet ent author ity 
shall include information in its register of transpor ters on the number of animals for which transpor tation is planned. 
3. For each transpor ter of poultr y as refer red to in paragraph 1, the compe tent author ity shall include information in its 
register of transpor ters on the categor ies of poultr y for whic h transpor tation is planned. 
Article 20 
Information obligation of the competent author ity as regards regis ters of operators conducting assembly 
operations for kept ungulates and poultr y independently of an establishment 
The compet ent author ity shall include in its register of operators conducting assembly operations for kept ungulates and 
poultr y register ed with it, independently of an establishment, including those who buy and sell those animals, the 
follo wing information for each operat or: 
(a) the unique registration number assigned to it; 
(b) the date of registration with the compet ent author ity; 
(c) the name and address of the operat or; 
(d) the species and catego ries of kept ungulate s and poultr y to be assembled; 
(e) the date of any cessation of activity when the operat or has informed the compe tent author ity thereof. 
CHAPTE R 2 
Registers of establishments approv ed by the competent author ity 
Article 21 
Informa tion obligation of the competent author ity as regards regis ters of appro ved establishments 
The compet ent author ity shall include in its registe r of appro ved establishments referred to in Chapt ers 2, 3 and 4 of Title I 
of Part II, the following information for each establishment: 
(a) the unique approval number assigned by the compet ent author ity; 
(b) the date of approval granted by the compet ent author ity or of any suspension or withdra wal of such approval; 
(c) the name and address of the operat or; 
(d) the address and geographical coordinat es (latitude and longitude) of the location of the establishment ; 
(e) a descr iption of its facilities; 
(f) the type of establishment ; 
(g) the species, catego ries and numbers of terrestrial animals or hatc hing eggs or day-old chicks kept on the establishment ; 
(h) the period during which animals are kept on the establishment if it is not continuously occupied, including seasonal 
occupation or occupation during particular events; 
(i) the health status assigned to the establishment if one is assigned by the compet ent author ity; EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/131   (j) the restr ictions impos ed on mov ements of animals or germinal products to and from the establishment by the 
compet ent author ity, where such restr ictions are imposed; 
(k) the date of any cessation of activity when the operat or has informed the compet ent author ity thereof. 
TITLE III 
RECORD-KEEPING OBLIGA TIONS OF OPERA TORS IN ADDITION TO THOSE PROVIDED  
FOR IN REGUL ATION (EU) 2016/429 
CHAPTE R 1 
Oper ators of establishments register ed or approv ed with the competent author ity 
Article 22 
Record-k eeping obligations of operat ors of all establishments keeping terrest rial animals 
Operato rs of all registered or approved establishments keepin g terrestr ial animals shall record the following information: 
(a) the identif ication code of each identified animal as displa yed by means of identification, where applied, kept on the 
establishment ; 
(b) the unique registration or approval number of the establishment of origin of the animals, where they originat e in 
another establishment ; 
(c) the unique registration or approval number of the establishment of destination of the animals, where they are destined 
for another establishment. 
Article 23 
Record-keeping obligations of operat ors of establishments keeping bovine, ovine, capr ine and porcine animals 
1. Operato rs of register ed establishments keeping bovine , ovine, capr ine and porcine animals shall record the followi ng 
information concer ning those animals: 
(a) the date of birth of each animal kept on the establishment ; 
(b) the date of natural death, slaughter or loss of each animal on the establishment ; 
(c) the type of electronic identif ier or tattoo and its location, if applied to the animal; 
(d) the initial identif ication code of each identif ied animal, where such code has been change d and the reason for 
that chang e. 
2. Operato rs of establishments keeping ovine and capr ine animals, shall record the information refer red to in paragraph 
1(a) in a format of the year of the birth of each such animal kept on the establishment. 
3. Operato rs of establishments keepin g porcine animals shall be exem pted from recording the information refer red to in 
paragraph 1(a). 
4. Where ovine, capr ine or porcine animals kept on the establishment are only identif ied by the unique identif ication 
number of their establishment of birth, the operators of establishments shall record the information referred to in 
paragraph 1 for each group of animals having the same unique identif ication number of their establishment of birth and 
the total number of animals in that group. 
5. Where porcine animals kept on the establishment are not identified in accordance with Article 53, the operators of 
establishments shall: 
(a) not be required to record the information referred to in paragraph 1; 
(b) record for each group of animals moved from their establishment, the information refer red to in Article 102(1) 
(b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and the total number of animals in that group. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/132                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   Article 24 
Record-keepin g obligations of operators of establishments keeping equine animals 
Operato rs of registered establishments keeping equine animals shall record the follo wing information for each kept equine 
animal: 
(a) the unique code; 
(b) the date of birth on the establishment ; 
(c) the date of natural death, loss or slaughter on the establishment. 
Article 25 
Record-keeping obligations of operat ors of establishments keeping poultr y and captiv e birds 
Operato rs of registered or approved establishments keeping poultr y and operat ors of establishments keeping capti ve birds 
shall record the follo wing information: 
(a) the production performa nces for poultr y; 
(b) the morbidity rate for the poultr y and capti ve birds on the establishment together with information concer ning the 
cause. 
Article 26 
Record-k eeping obligations of operat ors of establishments keeping dogs, cats and ferrets 
Operato rs of registered establishments keeping dogs, cats and ferrets shall record the followi ng information for each such 
animal: 
(a) the date of birth; 
(b) the date of death or loss on the establishment. 
Article 27 
Record-k eeping obligations of operat ors of establishments keeping hone ybees 
Operato rs of registe red establishments keeping honeybees shall record for each apiar y the details of temporar y 
transhumance, if any, of the kept beehives, compris ing information cover ing at least the place of each transhumance, its 
date of start and finish, and the number of the beehives move d. 
Article 28 
Record-k eeping obligations of operat ors of trav elling circuses and animal acts 
Operato rs of registered travelling circuses and animal acts shall record the followi ng information for each animal: 
(a) the date of death or loss of the animal on the establishment ; 
(b) the name and address of the operat or having responsibility for the animals or the pet owner ; 
(c) details on the mov ements of travelling circuses and animal acts. 
Article 29 
Record-k eeping obligations of operat ors of animal shelters for dogs, cats and ferre ts 
Operato rs of approved animal shelters for dogs, cats and ferrets shall record the followi ng information for each such 
animal: 
(a) the estimated age and sex, breed or colour of coat ; EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/133   (b) the date of application or the date of reading of the injectable transponder; 
(c) the obser vations made on incoming animals during the isolation period; 
(d) the date of death or loss on the establishment. 
Article 30 
Record-keeping obligations of operators of control pos ts 
Operato rs of approved control posts shall record the licence plate number or registration number of the means of transpor t 
unloading animals and the unique registration number of the transpor ter where available. 
Article 31 
Record-keepin g obligations of operators of quarantine establishments for kept terrest rial animals other than 
primates 
Operato rs of approved quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primat es shall record the followi ng 
information: 
(a) the estimated age and sex of animals kept on the establishment ; 
(b) the licence plate number or registration number of the means of transpor t unloading and loading animals and the 
unique registration number of the transpor ter where available; 
(c) details of the implementation and results of the disease surveillance plan provid ed for in point 2(a) of Part 8 of Annex I; 
(d) the results of clinical and laboratory tests and of post-mor tem testin g provided for in point 2(b) of Part 8 of Annex I; 
(e) details of the vaccination and treatment of suscept ible animals provided for in point 2(c) of Part 8 of Annex I; 
(f) instr uctions, if any, of the compet ent author ity as regar ds obser vations made during any isolation or quarantine period. 
Article 32 
Record-k eeping obligations of operat ors of conf ined establishments 
Operato rs of appro ved confined establishments shall record the following additional information: 
(a) the estimated age and sex of animals kept on the establishment ; 
(b) the licence plate number or registration number of the means of transpor t unloading and loading animals and the 
unique registration number of the transpor ter where available; 
(c) details of the implementation and results of the disease surveillance plan provid ed for in point 2(a) of Part 9 of Annex I; 
(d) the results of clinical, laboratory tests and post-mor tem testing provi ded for in point 2(b) of Part 9 of Annex I; 
(e) details of the vaccination and treatment of suscept ible animals provided for in point 2(c) of Part 9 of Annex I; 
(f) details of isolation or quarantine of incoming animals, instr uctions, if any, of the compet ent author ity as regar ds 
isolation and quarantine and obser vations made during any isolation or quarantine period. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/134                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   CHAPTE R 2 
Hatcheries 
Article 33 
Record-keepin g obligations of operators of hatcher ies 
Operato rs of registered or approved hatcher ies shall record the followi ng information for each flock : 
(a) the species and number of day-old chic ks or hatc hlings of other species or hatch ing eggs kept at the hatcher y; 
(b) movements of day-old chic ks, hatc hlings of other species and hatchin g eggs into and out of their establishments, stating 
as appropr iate: 
(i) their place of origin or intended destination, including the unique registration or approval number of the 
establishment as appropr iate; 
(ii) the dates of such move ments; 
(c) the number of incubated eggs which have not hatche d and their intende d destination, including the unique registration 
or appro val number of the establishment as appropr iate; 
(d) hatching yields; 
(e) details of any vaccination programmes. 
CHAPTE R 3 
Transpor ters register ed with the compe tent author ity 
Article 34 
Record-kee ping obligations of registered transpor ters of kept terrestr ial animals 
Registe red transpor ters shall record the follo wing additional information for each means of transpor t used for the transpor t 
of kept terrestrial animals: 
(a) the licence plate number or registration number; 
(b) the dates and times of loading of the animals at the establishment of origin; 
(c) the name, address and unique registration or appro val number of each establishment visited; 
(d) the dates and times of unloading of animals at the establishment of destination; 
(e) the dates and the places of cleaning, disinf ection and disinf estation of the means of transpor t; 
(f) the reference numbers of the documents accompan ying the animals. 
CHAPTE R 4 
Oper ators conducting assembly oper ations 
Article 35 
Record-keepin g obligations of operators of establishments of assembly operations of kept ungulates and poultr y 
Operato rs of registered or approved establishments for assembly operations of kept ungulate s and poultr y shall record the 
follo wing information: 
(a) the date of death and loss of animals on the establishment ; 
(b) the licence plate number or registration number of the means of transpor t loading or unloading the animals and the 
unique registration number of the transpor ter of those animals where available; 
(c) the reference numbers of the documents required to accompan y animals. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/135   Article 36 
Record-k eeping obligations of operat ors conducting assembly operations of kept ungulates and poultr y 
independently of an establishment 
Registe red operators conducting assembly operations for kept ungulates and poultr y independently of an establishment 
shall record the follo wing information for each animal subject to purchase: 
(a) the unique appro val or registration number of the establishment for assembly operations through which the animal has 
passed after leav ing the establishment of origin and prior to its purchase, where available; 
(b) the date of purchase; 
(c) the name and address of the purch aser of the animal; 
(d) the licence plate or registration number of the means of transpor t loading or unloading the animals and the unique 
registration number of the transpor ter, where available; 
(e) the reference numbers of the documents required to accompan y the animals. 
Article 37 
Record-keeping obligations of operators of assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets 
Operato rs of approved assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets shall record the licence plate number or registration 
number of the means of transpor t loading or unloading the animals and the unique registration number of the 
transpor ter, where available. 
PART III 
TRA CEABILIT Y OF KEPT TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS AND HATCHING EGGS 
TITLE I 
TRA CEABILIT Y OF KEPT BOVINE ANIMALS 
CHAPTE R 1 
Means and met hods of identification 
Article 38 
Obligations on operators keeping bovine animals as regards the means and methods of identif ication of kept 
bovine animals, their application and use 
1. Operato rs keeping bovine animals shall ensure that bovin e animals are individually identified by means of a 
conven tional ear tag as refer red to in point (a) of Annex III which must : 
(a) be attached to each ear flap of the animal with a visible, legible and indelible displa y of the identif ication code of 
the animal on the means of identification; 
(b) be applied to bovine animals on the establishment of birth; 
(c) not be remo ved, modif ied or replaced without the permission of the compet ent author ity of the Member State 
where the bovine animals are kept. 
2. Operato rs keeping bovine animals may replace: 
(a) one of a conven tional ear tag refer red to in paragraph 1 by an electronic identif ier approved by the compet ent 
author ity of the Member State where the bovine animals are kept; 
(b) both conventional ear tags referred to in paragraph 1 by an electronic identif ier approved by the compet ent 
author ity of the Member State where the bovine animals are kept in accordance with the exem ptions provid ed 
for in Article 39(1). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/136                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   Article 39 
Exemptions granted by the competent author ity for operat ors of conf ined establishments and for operators to 
identify bovine animals kept for cultural, historical, recreational, scientif ic or spor ting pur poses 
1. The compet ent author ity may exempt operat ors of confined establishments and operators keeping bovine animals for 
cultural, histo rical, recreational, scientific or spor ting purposes from the identif ication requirements for bovine animals 
provid ed for in Article 38(1)(a). 
2. When granting exem ptions as provided in paragraph 1, the compet ent author ity shall ensure that at least one of the 
means of identification listed in points (d) and (e) of Annex III is approved by the compet ent author ity for the application 
of the means of identification of bovine animals kept by operators exem pted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article. 
The compet ent author ity shall establish procedures for application by operators when requesting such an exem ption as 
provid ed in paragraph 1 of this Article. 
Article 40 
Special provisions for the identif ication of bovine animals of breeds reared specif ically for traditional cultural  
and spor ting events 
The compe tent author ity may author ise operators keeping bovine animals of breeds reared specifi cally for traditional 
cultural and spor ting events to identify those animals individually by an alternative means of identif ication author ised by 
the compet ent author ity after the removal of conven tional ear tag refer red to in Article 38(1)(a) provi ded that an 
unequivocal link between the identif ied animal and its identif ication code is maintained. 
Article 41 
Replacement of the conv entional ear tag for kept bovine animals as refer red to in Article 38(1) 
1. Member States may author ise one of the conventional ear tags refer red to in Article 38(1)(a) to be replaced by one of 
the means of identif ication liste d in points (c), (d) and (e) of Annex III for all or specific catego ries of bovine animals kept in 
their territory . 
2. Member States shall ensure that the means of identif ication listed in points (a), (c), (d) and (e) of Annex III comply with 
the follo wing requirements: 
(a) they displa y the identif ication code of the animal; 
(b) they are appro ved by the compet ent author ity of the Member State where the bovine animals are kept. 
3. Member States shall establish procedures for the follo wing: 
(a) application by manufacturers for approval of means of identif ication for bovine animals kept in their territory ; 
(b) application by operat ors keeping bovine animals for the means of identification to be allocat ed to their 
establishment. 
4. Member State shall establish and make available to the public of the list of breeds of bovine animals reared specifical ly 
for traditional cultural and spor ting events kept in its territory. 
CHAPTE R 2 
Computer database 
Article 42 
Rules for information in computer database of kept bovine animals 
The compet ent author ity shall store the information refer red to in Article 109(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 for each 
kept bovine animal in a comput er database in accordance with the followi ng rules: 
(a) the identif ication code of the animal must be recorded; EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/137   (b) the type of electronic identif ier, if applied to the bovine animal, must be recorded as listed in points (c), (d) and (e) of 
Annex III; 
(c) the followi ng information must be recorded for establishments keeping bovine animals: 
(i) the unique registration number assigned to it; 
(ii) the name and address of the operat or of establishment ; 
(d) the followi ng information must be recorded for each movement of bovine animal into and from the establishment: 
(i) the unique registration number of the establishments of origin and destination; 
(ii) the date of arrival; 
(iii) the date of depar ture; 
(e) the date of natural death, loss or slaughter of bovin e animal on the establishment must be recorded. 
Article 43 
Rules on the exchange of electronic data betw een computer databases of Member States in respect  
of bovine animals 
1. Member States shall ensure that their comput er databases in respect of bovine animals compl ies with the following 
requirements: 
(a) they are secured in accordance with applicable national law; 
(b) they contain at least the up-to -date information provided for in Article 42. 
2. Member States shall ensure that their comput er databases is manag ed by an information syste m capable of applying 
and managing qualifi ed electronic signatures for data exchang e messag es to guarantee non-repudiation concer ning: 
(a) the authenticity of exchange d messag es so that guarant ees are provided on the origin of the message ; 
(b) the integrit y of exchange d messages so that guarant ees are provided that the messag e has not been alter ed or 
corrupted; 
(c) the temporal information of exchang ed messages so that guarantee are provided that they were sent at a specifi c 
time. 
3. Member State shall, without any undue dela y but in any event within a period of 24 hours of becoming aware of it, 
notify the Member State with whom electronic data exchange has been established, of any breac h of secur ity or loss of 
integrit y that has a signif icant impact on the data validity or on the personal data maintained therein. 
CHAPTE R 3 
Identification document 
Article 44 
Identif ication document of kept bovine animals 
Identif ication document of kept bovin e animals provi ded for in Article 112(b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 shall contain 
the follo wing information: 
(a) the information provided for in Article 42(a) to (d); 
(b) the date of birth of each animal; 
(c) the name of issuing compet ent author ity, or the issuing body to whic h the task was assigned; 
(d) the date of issuance. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/138                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   TITLE II 
TRA CEABILIT Y OF KEPT OVINE AND CAPRINE ANIMALS 
CHAPTE R 1 
Means and met hods of identification 
Article 45 
Obligations on operat ors of kept ovine and capr ine animals as regards the means and methods of identif ication of 
those animals, their application and use 
1. Operato rs keep ing ovine and capr ine animals intended to be moved directly to a slaughterhouse before the age of 12 
months shall ensure that each such animal is identified by at least a convention al ear tag attached to an ear flap of the 
animal or a convention al paster n band as listed in point (a) or (b) of Annex III with a visible, legible and indelible displa y 
of, either: 
(a) the unique registration number of the establishment of birth of animal; 
or 
(b) the identif ication code of the animal. 
2. Operato rs keepin g ovine and capr ine animals not intended to be mov ed directly to slaughte rhouse before the age of 
12 months shall ensure that each such animal is individually identif ied as follows: 
(a) by a conven tional ear tag as listed in point (a) of Annex III with a visible, legible and indelible displa y of the 
identif ication code of the animal; 
and 
(b) by one of the means of identif ication listed in points (c) to (f) of Annex III appro ved by the compet ent author ity 
of the Member State where the ovine and capr ine animals are kept with legible and indelible displa y of the 
identif ication code of the animal. 
3. Operato rs keeping ovine and capr ine animals shall ensure that: 
(a) the means of identif ication are applied to ovine and capr ine animals on the establishment of birth; 
(b) no means of identification are remo ved, modif ied or replaced without the permission of the compet ent 
author ity. 
4. Operato rs keeping ovine and capr ine animals may replace: 
(a) one of the approved means of identif ication refer red to in paragraph 2 in accordance with the derogations 
provided for in Article 46(1), (2), (3) and (4); 
(b) both means of identification refer red to in paragraph 2 of this Article by an electronic identif ier approved by the 
compet ent author ity of the Member State where the ovine and capr ine animals are kept in accordance with the 
exem ptions provi ded for in Article 47(1). 
Article 46 
Derogations from the requirements laid down in Article 45 as regards the means and methods of identif ication of 
kept ovine and capr ine animals, their application and use 
1. By way of derogat ion from the requirement laid down in Article 45(2)(a), operat ors keeping ovine and capr ine 
animals belonging to a population of animals that are born with ears that are too small to attac h a conventional ear tag as 
liste d in point (a) of Annex III, shall ensure that such animals are individually identif ied by a conven tional paster n band as 
liste d in point (b) of that Annex with a visible, legible and indelible displa y of the identif ication code of the animal. 
2. By way of derogat ion from the requirement laid down in Article 45(2)(a), operat ors keeping ovine and capr ine 
animals not intended to be moved to another Member State may replace the a conven tional ear tag as listed in point (a) of 
Annex III by a tattoo liste d in point (g) of that Annex with a visible, legible and indelible displa y of the identif ication code 
of the animal provid ed that the compet ent author ity has author ised the use of a ruminal bolus as listed in point (d) of that 
Annex. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/139   3. By way of deroga tion from Article 45(2)(b), operat ors keeping ovine and capr ine animals not intended to be move d to 
another Member State and the operat ors keeping ovine or capr ine animals exempted from the application of an electronic 
identif ier in accordance with Article 48, may replace the electronic identif ier by a tattoo as listed in point (g) of Annex III 
with visible, legible and indelible displa y of the identif ication code of the animal. 
4. By way of derog ation from Article 45(2), operat ors keeping ovine and capr ine animals intended to be transpor ted to 
the slaughter house either after undergoing an assembly operation or after undergoing a fattening operation in another 
establishment may identify each animal at least by an electronic ear tag as listed in point (c) of Annex III attache d to an ear 
flap of the animal with visible, legible and indelible displa y of the unique registration number of the establishment of birth 
of animal and with legible and indelible displa y of the identif ication code of that animal provid ed that those animals: 
(a) are not intended to be move d to another Member State; 
and 
(b) are slaughtere d before the age of 12 months. 
Article 47 
Exemptions from the requirements of Article 45(2) for operators of conf ined establishments and those keeping 
animals for cultural, recreational or scientif ic pur poses 
1. The compet ent author ity may exem pt operat ors of confined establishments and operators keeping ovine and capr ine 
animals for cultural, recreational or scientifi c purposes from identif ication requirements of Article 45(2) subject the 
conditions laid down in paragraph 2 of this Article. 
2. The compet ent author ity shall ensure that either a ruminal bolus as listed in points (d) of Annex III, or an injectable 
transponder as liste d in point (e) of that Annex III, has been author ised by it for the identif ication of the ovine and capr ine 
animals refer red to in paragraph 1, and that such author ised means of identif ication compl ies with the requirements laid 
down in Article 48(3). 
The compet ent author ity shall establish procedures for application by operators when requesting such an exem ption as 
provid ed in paragraph 1 of this Article. 
Article 48 
Derogation by the Member States from the requirements of Article 45(2) and obligations of the Member States 
regarding the means of identif ication 
1. By way of derogat ion from Article 45(2)(b), Member State s may author ise operat ors keeping ovine or capr ine animals 
to replace the means of identification listed in points (c) to (f) of Annex III, by a conven tional ear tag or a conventional 
paste rn band as listed in points (a) or (b) of that Annex subject to compl iance with the follo wing conditions: 
(a) the total number of ovine and capr ine animals kept within its territory does not exceed 600 000 as recorded in a 
comput er database; 
and 
(b) the kept ovine and capr ine animals are not intende d to be mov ed to another Member State. 
2. By way of deroga tion from Article 45(2)(b), Member States may author ise operat ors keeping capr ine animals to 
replace the means of identification listed in points (c) to (f) of Annex III, by a convention al ear tag or a conven tional 
paste rn band as listed in in points (a) or (b) of that Annex subject to compl iance with the followi ng conditions: 
(a) the total number of capr ine animals kept within its territory does not exce ed 160 000 as recorded in a comput er 
database; 
and 
(b) the kept capr ine animals are not intended to be mov ed to another Member State. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/140                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   3. Member State shall ensure that the means of identification liste d in points (a) to (f) of Annex III compl y with the 
follo wing requirements: 
(a) they displa y the identif ication code of the animal; 
(b) they are appro ved by the compet ent author ity of the Member State where the ovine or capr ine animals are kept. 
4. Member States shall establish procedures for application by: 
(a) manufacturers for approval of means of identif ication for ovine and capr ine animals kept in their territory ; 
(b) operators for the means of identif ication for ovine and capr ine animals to be allocat ed to their establishment. 
CHAPTE R 2 
Computer database 
Article 49 
Rules for information in computer database of kept ovine and capr ine animals 
The compet ent author ity shall store the information refer red to in Article 109(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 in respect 
of kept ovine and capr ine animals in a comput er database in accordance with the following rules: 
(a) the followi ng information must be recorded for establishments keeping those animals: 
(i) the unique registration number assigned to it; 
(ii) the name and address of the operat or of establishment ; 
(b) the followi ng information must be recorded for each movement of those animals into and from the establishment: 
(i) the total number of animals; 
(ii) the unique registration number of their establishments of origin and destination; 
(iii) the date of arrival; 
(iv) the date of depar ture. 
CHAPTE R 3 
Mov ement document 
Article 50 
Movement document of kept ovine and capr ine animals to be moved within the territory of a Member State 
Movement document, as provid ed for in Article 113(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, for kept ovine and capr ine animals 
to be move d within the territory of sing le Member State shall contain the followi ng information: 
(a) the individual identif ication code of the animal or the unique registration number of the establishment of birth of the 
animal as displa yed by the means of identif ication; 
(b) the type of electronic identif ier, listed out in points (c) to (f) of Annex III, and its location, if applied to the animal; 
(c) the information provided for in Article 49(a)(i) and Article 49(b)(i), (ii) and (iv); 
(d) the unique registration number of the transpor ter; 
(e) the licence plate number or registration number of the means of transpor t. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/141   Article 51 
Derogation from certain requirements of Article 50 for movement document of kept ovine and capr ine animals 
intended to be assembled within the territory of a Member State 
The compet ent author ity may grant derogations from the requirements in Article 50(a) for operators of establishments 
from whic h kept ovine and capr ine animals are to be move d to an establishment where they are intended to be assembled, 
provid ed the followi ng conditions are fulfilled: 
(a) the operat ors must not transpor t the kept ovine and capr ine animals in the same means of transpor t as animals from 
other establishments, unless the batche s of those animals are kept physically separated from each other in the means 
of transpor t; 
(b) the operators of establishments where the animals are to be assembled shall, subject to a permission by the compet ent 
author ity, record the individual identif ication code of each animal as referred to in Article 50(a) on behalf of the 
operator of establishment from where ovine and capr ine animals are received and such records are kept by that 
operator; 
(c) the compet ent author ity must have grant ed access to the comput er database refer red to in Article 49 to the operat ors of 
establishments where assembly operations are to be conduct ed for the ovine and capr ine animals; 
(d) the operat ors of establishments where the animals are to be assembled must have in place procedures to ensure that the 
information refer red to in point (b) is recorded in the comput er database refer red to in Article 49. 
TITLE III 
TRA CEABILIT Y OF KEPT POR CINE ANIMALS 
CHAPTE R 1 
Means and met hods of identification 
Article 52 
Obligations on operators keeping porcine animals as regards the means and methods of identif ication of kept 
porcine animals, their application and use 
1. Operato rs of establishments keeping porcine animals shall ensure that each porcine animal is identif ied by the 
follo wing means of identification: 
(a) a conven tional 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 displa y of the unique registration number 
of 
(i) the establishment of birth of animal; 
or 
(ii) the last establishment of the supply chain referred to in Article 53 when those animals are mov ed to an 
establishment outside of that supply chain; 
or 
(b) a tattoo as liste d in point (g) of Annex III applied to an animal with indelible displa y of the unique registration 
number of 
(i) the establishment of birth of animal; 
or 
(ii) the last establishment of the supply chain refer red to in Article 53 when those animals are mov ed to an 
establishment outside of that supply chain. 
2. Operato rs of establishments keeping porcine animals shall ensure that: 
(a) the means of identif ications are applied to porcine animals on: 
(i) the establishment of birth; EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/142                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   or 
(ii) the last establishment of the supply chain referred to in Article 53 when those animals are mov ed to an 
establishment outside of that supply chain; 
b) no means of identif ication are remo ved, modifi ed or replaced without the permission of the compet ent 
author ity. 
3. Operato rs of establishments keeping porcine animals may replace the means of identification refer red to in paragraph 
1 of this Article by an electronic identif ier approved by the compet ent author ity of the Member State where the porcine 
animals are kept in accordance with the exem ptions provided for in Article 54(1). 
Article 53 
Derogations from the requirements of Article 52 as regards the means and methods of identif ication of kept 
porcine animals of the supply chain 
By way of derogation from Article 52, the compet ent author ity may allow the operat ors of establishments of the supply 
chain to derogat e from the oblig ation to identify porcine animals when those animals are intended to be mov ed within 
that supply chain within its Member State territory provi ded that the practical application of traceability measures in that 
Member State ensures the full traceability of those animals. 
Article 54 
Exemptions granted by the competent author ity for operat ors of conf ined establishments and for operators to 
identify porcine animals kept for cultural, recreational or scientif ic pur poses 
1. The compet ent author ity may exempt operat ors of conf ined establishments and operat ors keeping porcine animals 
for cultural, recreational or scientifi c purposes from the identif ication requirements for porcine animals provided for in 
Article 52(1). 
2. When granting exem ptions as provid ed for in paragraph 1 of this Article, the compe tent author ity shall ensure that 
an injectable transponder as listed in point (e) of Annex III, has been author ised by it for the identif ications of porcine 
animals refer red to in paragraph 1 of this Article, and that such author ised means of identif ication compl ies with the 
requirements of Article 55(1). 
3. The compe tent author ity shall establish procedures for application by operators when requesting such an exem ption 
as provided in paragraph 1 of this Article. 
Article 55 
Member States obligations as regards the means and methods of identif ication of kept porcine animals, their 
application and use 
1. Member State s shall ensure that the means of identif ication liste d in points (a), (c), (e) and (g) of Annex III compl y with 
the follo wing requirements: 
(a) they displa y either: 
(i) the unique registration number of the establishment of birth of the animal; 
or 
(ii) in the case of animals that are to be mov ed from the establishment of a supply chain refer red to in Article 53 
to another establishment outside of that supply chain, the unique registration number of the last 
establishment of a supply chain; 
(b) they are appro ved by the compet ent author ity of the Member State where porcine animals are kept. 
2. Member States shall establish procedures for application by: 
(a) manufacturers for approval of the means of identification for porcine animals kept in their territory ; 
(b) operators for the means of identif ication for porcine animals to be allocat ed to their establishment. 
3. Member States shall establish and mak e available to the public of the list of establishments of the supply chain 
refer red to in Article 53 in their territory . EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/143   CHAPTE R 2 
Computer database 
Article 56 
Rules for information in computer database of kept porcine animals 
The compet ent author ity shall store the information refer red to in Article 109(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 in respect 
of kept porcine animals in a comput er database in accordance with the followi ng rules: 
(a) the followi ng information must be recorded for establishments keeping those animals: 
(i) the unique registration number assigned it; 
(ii) the name and address of the operat or of establishment ; 
(b) the following information must be recorded for each mov ement of those animals into and from the establishment: 
(i) the total number of animals; 
(ii) the unique registration number of their establishments of origin and destination; 
(iii) the date of arrival; 
(iv) the date of depar ture. 
CHAPTE R 3 
Mov ement document 
Article 57 
Movement documents of kept porcine animals to be moved within its Member State territory 
Movement documents as provided for in Article 115(b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 for kept animals of the porcine 
species to be moved within the territory of a sing le Member State shall contain the followi ng information: 
(a) the information to be kept in the comput er database as refer red to in Article 56(a)(i) and Article 56(b)(i), (ii) and (iv); 
(b) the unique registration number of the transpor ter; 
(c) the licence plate number or registration number of the means of transpor t. 
TITLE IV 
TRA CEABILIT Y OF KEPT EQUINE ANIMALS 
CHAPTE R 1 
Means and met hods of identification 
Article 58 
Obligations on operat ors keeping equine animals as regards the means and methods of identif ication of those 
animals, their application and use 
1. Operato rs of kept equine animals shall ensure that each animal is individually identif ied by the following means of 
identif ication: 
(a) an injectable transponder as listed in point (e) of Annex III; 
(b) a sing le lifetime identif ication document. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/144                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   2. Operato rs of kept equine animals shall ensure that: 
(a) equine animals are identif ied within the time periods provid ed for in Article 12(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 
2015/262; 
(b) no means of identif ication refer red to in paragraph 1 are removed, modified or replaced without the permission 
of the compet ent author ity of the establishment where those animals are habitually kept. 
3. Operato rs of kept equine animals, and if such operat ors are not the owner of the animals, acting on behalf of and in 
agreement with the owner of the animal, shall submit an application for the issuing of a sing le lifetime identification 
document, referred to in Article 65 or 66, to the compet ent author ity of the establishment where the animals are 
habitually kept, and shall provi de the compet ent author ity with the necessar y information to complet e that identification 
document and the records in the database referred to in Article 64. 
Article 59 
Member States obligations for means and methods of identif ication of kept equine animals, their application and 
use 
1. Member States may author ise the injectable transponder refer red to in Article 58(1)(a) to be replaced by: 
(a) a sing le conven tional ear tag as listed in point (a) of Annex III applied to equine animals kept for meat 
production, provi ded that those animals were either born in that Member State or impor ted into that Member 
State without bear ing a physical means of identification prior to entr y into the Union; 
(b) an alternati ve method author ised by the compet ent author ity in accordance with Article 62, whic h establishes an 
unequivocal link between the equine animal and the sing le lifetime identif ication document refer red to in Article 
58(1)(b). 
2. Member States shall ensure that the means of identification refer red to in Article 58(1)(a) and in paragraph 1(a) of this 
Article comply with the followi ng requirements: 
(a) they displa y the identif ication code of the animal; 
(b) they are approved by the compet ent author ity of the Member State where the equine animals are identified in 
accordance with Article 58(2)(a). 
3. Member States shall: 
(a) establish procedures for application by manufacturers for appro val of means of identif ication for kept equine 
animals identif ied in their territory; 
(b) establish deadlines for submission of the applications for the issuing of identification document provid ed for in 
Article 58(1)(b). 
Article 60 
Derogations for the identif ication of kept equine animals living under semi-wild conditions 
1. By way of derogat ion from Article 58(2)(a), Member States may specify populations of kept equine animals living 
under semi-wild conditions in certain areas of their territory , which shall only be required to be identif ied in accordance 
with Article 58(1) when they are: 
(a) removed from such populations, excl uding their transfer under official super vision from one specified 
population to another; 
or 
(b) brought into captivity for domestic use. 
2. Prior to making use of the derogation provided for in paragraph 1, Member State s shall notify the Commission of the 
populations of equine animals and the areas where those animals live under semi-wild conditions. 
3. By way of derogat ion from Article 58(1), Member States may author ise the application of an injectable transponder as 
liste d in point (e) of Annex III more than 12 months prior to the issuing of an identif ication document in accordance with 
paragraph 1 of this Article, provided that the identification code of the animal displa yed on the injectable transponder is 
recorded by the operat or at the time of implantation of the injectable transponder and transmitt ed to the compet ent 
author ity. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/145   Article 61 
Derogations for the identif ication of kept equine animals moved to a slaughterhouse or accompanied by a 
temporar y identif ication document 
1. By way of deroga tion from Article 58(2)(a), the compet ent author ity may author ise the use of a simplified method of 
identif ication of equine animals intended to be mov ed to the slaughter house for which no sing le lifetime identification 
document was issued in accordance with Article 67(1), provid ed that 
(a) the equine animals are less than 12 months old; 
(b) there is an uninter rupted line of traceability of the animals from the establishment of birth to the slaughterh ouse 
situated in the same Member State. 
The equine animals must be transpor ted directly to the slaughte rhouse and during that transpor t they must be individually 
identif ied by injectable transponder , conventional or electronic ear tag, or conven tional or electronic paste rn band as liste d 
in points (a), (b), (c), (e) or (f) of Annex III respectively . 
2. By way of derogat ion from Article 58(2)(a), the compe tent author ity shall, on request by the operat or of the equine 
animal, issue a temporar y identif ication document for the period of time when the identif ication document issued in 
accordance with Article 67(1) is surrendered to that compet ent author ity in order to update identif ication details in that 
document. 
Article 62 
Author isation of alter nativ e methods of identif ication of kept equine animals 
1. Member States may author ise suitable altern ative methods of identif ication of kept equine animals, including the 
recording of marks, which ensure an unequivocal link between the equine animal and the sing le lifetime identification 
document and show that the equine animal has undergone the process of identification. 
2. Member States author ising altern ative methods of identification as provi ded for in paragraph 1shall ensure that: 
(a) the altern ative methods of identification are only used in excep tional cases for the identif ication of equine 
animals entered in specific breeding book s or are used for specific purposes, or in case of equine animals which 
cannot be identif ied by an injectable transponder for medical or animal welfare reasons; 
(b) any author ised alternati ve method of identif ication or any combination of those methods provide at least the 
same guarantees as the injectable transponder; 
(c) the format of the information on the alternative method of identification applied to an equine animal must be 
suitable for entr y in a searc hable database. 
Article 63 
Obligation on operators using the alter nativ e methods of identif ication 
1. Operato rs making use of an author ised alternative method of identif ication, as provi ded for in Article 62(1), shall 
provid e to the compet ent author ity and where necessar y to other operat ors the means of accessing that identif ication 
information or have the onus of verifying the identity of the equine animal by those author ities or operat ors. 
2. Where alternative methods of identification are based on charact eristics of the equine animal which may change over 
time, the operator shall provi de the necessar y information to the compet ent author ity for them to updat e the identif ication 
document refer red to in Article 62 and the database refer red to in Article 64. 
3. Breed societies and internati onal associations or organisations which manage horses for competition or races may 
require that equine animals which were identif ied by use of an altern ative method of identification provid ed for in Article 
62 are to be identified by imp lantation of an injectable transponder for the purpose of the entr y or registration of 
purebred breeding animals of the equine species in breeding book s or the registration of horses for compet ition or race 
purposes. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/146                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   CHAPTE R 2 
Computer database 
Article 64 
Rules for infor mation in computer database of kept equine animals 
The compet ent author ity shall store the information referred to in Article 109(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 in respect 
of kept equine animals in a comput er database in accordance with the followi ng rules: 
(a) for the establishment where those equine animals are habitually kept must be recorded: 
(i) the unique registration number assigned to it; 
(ii) the name and address of the operat or of establishment ; 
(b) for each equine animal habitually kept on the establishment must be recorded: 
(i) the unique code; 
(ii) where available, the identif ication code of the animal displa yed by a physical means of identification; 
(iii) where the injected transponder has not been approved by the compet ent author ity of the Member State where the 
equine animal was identified in accordance with Article 58(2), the reading system of that injecte d transponder; 
(iv) any information concer ning new , duplicat e or replacement identif ication documents issued for the animal; 
(v) the species of the animal; 
(vi) the sex of the animals, with a possibility to enter the date of gelding; 
(vii) the date and countr y of birth as declared by the operator of the kept equine animal; 
(viii) the date of natural death on the establishment or loss as declared by the operator of the kept equine animal, or the 
date of slaughte r of that animal; 
(ix) the name and address of the compet ent author ity, or the issuing body to whic h the task was assigned, which has 
issued the identification document ; 
(x) the date of issuance of the identification document. 
(c) for each equine animal kept on the establishment for a period excee ding 30 days, the unique code shall be recorded; 
however , excep t in the followi ng cases: 
(i) for equine animals participating in competiti ons, races, shows, training and hauling for a period not exceed ing 90 
days; 
(ii) for male equine animals for breeding kept during the breeding season; 
(iii) for female equine animals for breeding kept for a period not excee ding 90 days. 
CHAPTE R 3 
Identification document 
Article 65 
Single lifetime identif ication document of kep t equine animals 
1. The sing le lifetime identif ication document shall contain at least the following information: 
(a) the identif ication code of the animal displa yed by the injectable transponder or ear tag; 
(b) the unique code assigned to the animal for its lifetime whic h encodes EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/147   (i) the comput er database in which the compet ent author ity or issuing body recorded the information necessar y to 
issue the first sing le lifetime identif ication document refer red to in Article 58(1)(b), and where necessar y a 
replacement sing le lifetime identification document referred to in Article 69(2)(b); 
(ii) the numer ical identif ication code of the individual equine animal in that database; 
(c) the species of the animal; 
(d) the sex of the animal, with the possibility to enter the date of gelding; 
(e) the date and countr y of birth as declared by the operat or of the kept equine animal; 
(f) the name and address of the issuing compet ent author ity, or the issuing body to whic h the task was assigned; 
(g) the date of issue of the sing le lifetime identif ication document ; 
(h) where applicable, information on the replacement of the physical means of identification and the identification code of 
the animal displa yed by that replaced physical means of identif ication; 
(i) where applicable, 
(i) the validation mark issued and included in the sing le lifetime identif ication document by the compet ent author ity, 
or by the body to whic h this activity was delegat ed, for a period not exceed ing 4 years, whic h documents that the 
animal is habitually resident in an establishment recognised by the compet ent author ity as an establishment with a 
low health risk due to frequent animal health visits, additional identity checks and health testing and the absence of 
natural breeding on the establishment, excep t in dedicate d and separated premises, with the possibility of renewal of 
the validity period of issued valditation mark; 
or 
(ii) the licence issued and included in the sing le lifetime identif ication document for a period not exceed ing 4 years for 
participation in equestr ian competiti ons by the national federation of the Federation Equestre Internatio nale or for 
participation in races by the compet ent racing author ity and whic h documents at least two visits per year by a 
veterinar ian, including those necessar y to carry out regular equine influenza vaccination and examinations 
required for movements to other Member States or third countr ies, with the possibility of renewal of the validity 
period of issued licence. 
2. Sing le lifetime identif ication documents for register ed equine animals and for equidae identif ied in accordance with 
Article 62 shall, in addition to the information referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, contain at least the follo wing 
information: 
(a) a pictorial and a verbal descr iption of the animal, including the possibility to update this information; 
(b) where applicable, detailed information on altern ative methods of identification; 
(c) where applicable, information on the breed in accordance with Annex of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2017/1940; 
(d) where applicable, information necessar y for the use of the sing le lifetime identif ication document for spor ting 
purposes in accordance with the requirements of the relevant organisations managing horses for competition or 
races, including information on tests for and vaccinations against liste d or not-listed diseases as required for 
access to competitions and races and to obtain the licence refer red to in paragraph 1(i)(ii). 
Article 66 
Obligations on operat ors of kept equine animals as regards the single lifetime identif ication documents 
1. Operato rs of kept equine animals shall ensure that those animals are at all times accompanied by their sing le lifetime 
identif ication document. 
2. By way of derog ation from paragraph 1, operat ors shall not be required to ensure that kept equine animals are 
accompan ied by their sing le lifetime identification document when those animals are: 
(a) stabled or on pasture, and the sing le lifetime identif ication document can be present ed without dela y by the 
operator of the kept equine animal or the operat or of the establishment on which the animal is kept; 
(b) temporar ily ridden, driven, led or taken either: EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/148                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   (i) in the vicinity of the establishment on which the animal is kept within a Member State; 
or 
(ii) during transhumance of animals to and from registere d summer grazing grounds provided that the sing le 
lifetime identif ication documents can be present ed at the establishment of depar ture; 
(c) unweaned equine animals and accompan ying their dam or foster mare; 
(d) participating in a training or test of an equestr ian competition, race or event which requires them to leav e 
temporar ily the establishement on whic h the training, compe tition, race or event take s place; 
(e) moved or transpor ted in an emerge ncy situation relating to the animals themselves or to the establishment 
where they are kept. 
3. Operato rs of kept equine animals shall not mov e an equine animal accompan ied by the temporar y document refer red 
to in Article 61(2) to the slaughterh ouse. 
4. Operato rs of kept equine animals shall retur n the sing le lifetime identif ication document to the issuing compet ent 
author ity, or the issuing body to whic h the task was delegat ed, as decoded from the unique code after the death or loss of 
the equine animal. 
Article 67 
Obligations on the competent author ity as regards the issue of duplicate and replacement single lifetime 
identif ication documents 
1. On application by the operator , the compet ent author ity, or the issuing body to whic h the task was assigned shall 
issue a duplicat e sing le lifetime identif ication document where the identity of the kept equine animal can be established 
and the operat or either 
(a) declared the loss of the sing le lifetime identif ication document issued in respect of the animal; 
or 
(b) failed to identify the animal within the time periods provid ed for in Article 58(2)(a). 
2. On application by the operat or or on its own initiative, the compet ent author ity shall issue a replacement sing le 
identif ication document where the identity of the animal cannot be established and the operat or either 
(a) declared the loss of the sing le lifetime identif ication document issued in respect of the animal; 
or 
(b) failed to compl y with the identif ication requirements of Article 58(2)(b). 
Article 68 
Obligations on the competent author ity as regards the issue of new single lifetime documents for registered 
equine animal 
Where an identif ied equine animal becomes a register ed equine animal and the sing le lifetime identification document 
issued in respect of that animal cannot be adapt ed to meet the requirements laid down in Article 65(2), the compet ent 
author ity, or the issuing body to which the task was assigned, on application of the operat or of the equine animal, shall 
issue a new sing le lifetime identification document to replace the former one containing the information required in 
accordance with Article 65(1) and (2). 
Article 69 
Obligations on the competent author ity as regards the concer ning duplicate, replacement and new identif ication 
documents 
1. The compet ent author ity, or the issuing body to which the task was assigned shall enter information concer ning the 
issuing of a duplicat e or replacement identification document in accordance with Article 67 or the issuing of a new 
identif ication document in accordance with Article 68 in the comput er database referred to in Article 64. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/149   2. The compet ent author ity, or the issuing body to which the task was assigned shall enter 
(a) in the duplicat e sing le lifetime identif ication document and in the new sing le lifetime identif ication document, the 
unique code assigned to the animal in accordance with Article 65(1)(b) on the occasion of the issue of the first sing le 
lifetime identification document ; 
or 
(b) in the replacement sing le lifetime identif ication document, the unique code assigned to the equine animal on the 
occasion of its issue. 
TITLE V 
TRA CEABILIT Y OF KEPT DOGS, CATS AND FERRETS, CAMELID AND CER VID ANIMALS, CAPTIVE BIRDS AND 
TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS IN TRA VELLING CIR CUSES AND ANIMAL ACTS 
CHAPTE R 1 
Traceability of kept dogs, cats and ferrets 
Section 1 
Means of identif ication 
Article 70 
Obligations on operat ors keepin g dogs, cats and ferrets as regards the means and methods of identif ication of 
those animals, their application and use 
Operato rs keeping dogs, cats and ferrets shall ensure that : 
(a) 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 ; 
(b) the injectable transponder intended for implantation in the animal is approved by the compet ent author ity; 
(c) they provide to the compet ent author ity and where necessar y to other operators the reading device whic h enables at 
any time the verification of the individual identification of the animal where the implant ed injectable transponder has 
not been appro ved by the compet ent author ity. 
Section 2 
Identif ication document 
Article 71 
Identif ication document of kept dog, cats and ferre ts 
Operato rs keep ing dogs, cats and ferrets shall ensure that each of those animals where it is mov ed to another Member State 
is accompan ied by an identif ication document refer red to in Article 6(d) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013, duly complet ed 
and issued in accordance with Article 22 of that Regulation. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/150                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   Section 3 
Traceability of pet animals 
Article 72 
Traceability requirements for other than non-commercial movements of pet animals 
Operato rs shall ensure that pet animals mov ed to another Member State for purposes other than non-commercial 
mov ement compl y with the rules laid down in Articles 70 and 71. 
CHAPTE R 2 
Traceability of kept camelid and cervid animals 
Article 73 
Obligations on operators keeping camelid and cervid animals as regards the means and methods of identif ication 
of those animals, their application and use 
1. Operato rs keeping camelid animals shall ensure that those animals are individually identif ied by either: 
(a) a conven tional ear tag as liste d in point (a) of Annex III attac hed to each ear flap of the animals with visible, 
legible and indelible displa y of the identification code of the animal; 
or 
(b) an injectable transponder as listed in point (e) of Annex III with legible and indelible displa y of the identif ication 
code of the animal. 
2. Operato rs keeping cervid animals shall ensure that those animals are individually identif ied by one of the follo wing 
means of identif ication: 
(a) a conven tional ear tag as liste d in point (a) of Annex III attac hed to each ear flap of the animals with visible, 
legible and indelible displa y of the identification code of the animal; 
or 
(b) an injectable transponder as listed in point (e) of Annex III with legible and indelible displa y of the identif ication 
code of the animal; 
or 
(c) a tattoo as listed in point (g) of Annex III applied to an animal with indelible displa y of the identification code of 
the animal. 
3. Operato rs of establishments keeping camelid and cervid animals shall ensure that: 
(a) the means of identif ication are applied to those animals on the establishment of birth; 
(b) no means of identification are remo ved, modif ied or replaced without the permission of the compet ent 
author ity; 
(c) they provide to the compet ent author ity and where necessar y to other operat ors the reading device which 
enables at any time the verification of the individual identification of the animal where the implant ed injectable 
transponder has not been appro ved by the compet ent author ity. 
Article 74 
Exemption for operators keeping reindeer 
By way of exem ption from the requirements of Article 73(2), operat ors keeping reindeer shall ensure that those animals 
kept on their establishments are each identif ied by an altern ative method author ised by the compet ent author ity of 
Member State. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/151   Article 75 
Member States’ obligations for the means of identif ication of kept camelid and cervid animals 
1. Member States shall ensure that the means of identif ication listed in points (a), (e) and (g) of Annex III compl y with the 
follo wing requirements: 
(a) they displa y the identif ication code of the animal; 
(b) they are approved by the compet ent author ity of the Member State where the camelid and cervid animals are 
kept. 
2. Member States shall establish procedures for the follo wing: 
(a) application for approval by manufacturers of means of identification for camelid and cervid animals kept in their 
territory ; 
(b) application by operators keeping camelid and cervid animals for the means of identif ication to be allocat ed to 
their establishment. 
CHAPTE R 3 
Traceability of captiv e birds 
Article 76 
Obligations on operat ors keeping psitta cidae as regards the means and methods of identif ication of those animals, 
their application and use 
1. Operato rs keep ing psittacidae shall ensure that those animals are individually identified where they are moved to 
another Member State by one of the followi ng means of identification: 
(a) a leg ring as listed in point (h) of Annex III attac hed at least to one leg of the animal with a visible, legible and 
indelible displa y of the identif ication code of the animal; 
or 
(b) an injectable transponder as listed in point (e) of Annex III with legible and indelible displa y of the identif ication 
code of the animal; 
or 
(c) a tattoo as listed in point (g) of Annex III applied to an animal with a visible and indelible displa y of the 
identification code of the animal. 
2. Operato rs keeping psittacidae shall: 
(a) ensure that the means of identif ication refer red to in paragraph 1(b) is appro ved by the compet ent author ity; 
(b) provide to the compet ent author ity and where necessar y to other operat ors the reading device whic h enables at 
any time the verification of the individual identif ication of the animal in case the means of identif ication 
refer red to in paragraph 1(b) has not been appro ved by the compet ent author ity. 
CHAPTE R 4 
Traceability of kept terrestr ial animals in travelling circuses and animal acts 
Section 1 
Mo vement and identif ication documents of kept ter res trial animals in trav elling circuses and animal acts 
Article 77 
Obligations on competent author ity as regards the movement document of kept terrest rial animals in travelling 
circuses and animal acts 
1. The compe tent author ity shall issue a movement document as provid ed for in Article 117(b) of Regulation (EU) 
2016/429 for all kept terrestrial animals in travelling circuses or animal acts intended to be moved to another Member 
State , excep t lagomor phs, rodents, hone ybees and bumble bees. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/152                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   2. The compe tent author ity shall ensure that the move ment document provided for in paragraph 1 contains at least the 
follo wing information: 
(a) the commercial name of the travelling circus or animal act; 
(b) the unique registration number of the travelling circus or animal act assigned by the compet ent author ity; 
(c) the name and address of the operat or of the travelling circus or animal act; 
(d) the species and quantity ; 
(e) for each animal for whic h 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 ; 
(f) the identification code of the animal displa yed by the means of identification provid ed for in Articles 38, 39, 45, 
47, 52, 54, 58, 70, 73, 74 and 76; 
(g) the type of electronic identifier and its location, if applied to the animal as refer red to in point (f); 
(h) the identif ication mark, means of identif ication and its location if applicable, for animals other than those 
refer red to in point (f) applied by the operator; 
(i) the date of move ment of each animal into and from the travelling circus or animal act; 
(j) the name, address and signature of the official veteri narian issuing the identification document ; 
(k) the date of issue of the mov ement document. 
Article 78 
Obligations on the competent author ity as regards the identif ication document of kept terrestrial animals in 
trav elling circuses and animal acts 
1. The compet ent author ity shall issue an identification document as provi ded for in Article 117(b) of Regulation (EU) 
2016/429 for each kept terrestrial animal in travelli ng circuses or animal acts intended to be mov ed to another Member 
State , excep t for animals of the equine species, birds, dogs, cats and ferrets, lagomor phs and rodents. 
2. The compet ent author ity shall ensure that the identif ication document provided for in paragraph 1 contains the 
follo wing information: 
(a) the name, address and contact information of the operator responsible for the animal; 
(b) species, sex, colour , and any notable or discer nible features or character istics of the animal; 
(c) the identif ication code of the animal identif ied by the means of identif ication provided for in Articles 38, 39, 45, 
47, 52, 54, 58, 70, 73, 74 and 76; 
(d) the type of electronic identifier and its location, if applied to the animal referred to in point (c); 
(e) the identif ication mark, means of identif ication and its location if applicable, for other animals than those 
refer red to in point (c) applied by the operat or; 
(f) details of the vaccination of the animal, if applicable; 
(g) details of the treatments of the animal, if applicable; 
(h) details of diagnostic tests; 
(i) the name and address of the compe tent author ity issuing the identif ication document ; 
(j) the date of issue of the identif ication document. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/153   Article 79 
Obligations on the competent author ity as regards the identif ication document of kept birds in trav elling circuses 
and animal acts 
1. The compet ent author ity shall issue an identification document as provi ded for in Article 117(b) of Regulation (EU) 
2016/429 for group of kept birds in travelling circuses or animal acts intended to be mov ed to another Member State. 
2. The compet ent author ity shall ensure that the identif ication document provided for in paragraph 1 contains the 
follo wing information: 
(a) the name, address and contact information of the operator responsible for the birds; 
(b) the species of the birds; 
(c) the identif ication code, the means of identification and its location if applied to the birds; 
(d) details of the vaccination of the birds, if applicable; 
(e) details of the treatments of the birds, if applicable; 
(f) details of diagnostic tests; 
(g) the name and address of the compe tent author ity issuing the identif ication document ; 
(h) the date of issue of the identif ication document. 
TITLE VI 
TRA CEABILIT Y OF HATCHING EGGS 
Article 80 
Obligation on operators as regards the traceability of hatching eggs 
Operato rs of establishments keeping poultr y and operators of hatc heries shall ensure that each hatching egg is marked with 
the unique approval number of the establishment of origin of the hatch ing eggs. 
TITLE VII 
TRA CEABILIT Y OF KEPT TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS AFTER THEIR ENTR Y INTO UNION 
Article 81 
Obligations on operators as regards the means and methods of identif ication of kept bovine, ovine, capr ine, 
porcine, cervid or camelid animals after their entr y into the Union 
1. In case the means of identif ication have been applied to kept bovine , ovine, capr ine, porcine, cervid or camelid 
animals in third countr ies or territories, after their entr y into the Union and where they remain in the Union, operat ors of 
the establishments of the first arrival of those animals shall ensure that the animals are identified by the means of 
identif ication provid ed for in Articles 38, 39, 45, 47, 52, 54, 73 and 74, as appropr iate. 
2. In case of kept bovine, ovine, capr ine, porcine, cervid or camelid animals originating from Member States and 
identif ied in accordance with the Union rules, after their entr y from third countr ies or territori es into the Union and where 
they remain in the Union, operat ors of the establishments of the first arrival of those animals shall ensure that animals are 
identif ied by the means of identif ication provid ed for in 38, 39, 45, 47, 52, 54, 73 and 74, as appropr iate. 
3. Operato rs shall not apply the rules refer red to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to kept bovine , ovine, capr ine, porcine, cervid or 
camelid animals intended to mov e to a slaughterhouse situated in a Member State , provided the animals are slaughter ed 
within 5 days after their entr y into Union. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/154                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   Article 82 
Member States’ obligations as regards the means and methods of identif ication of kept bovine, ovine, capr ine, 
porcine, cervid or camelid animals after their entr y into Union 
Member States shall establish procedures for operat ors of establishments keepin g animals refer red to in Article 81(2) to 
follo w when requesting the means of identif ication to be allocat ed to their establishment. 
Article 83 
Obligations on operators as regards the means and methods of identif ication of kept animals of the equine species 
after their entr y into Union 
Operato rs of kept animals of the equine species shall ensure that after the entr y of equine animals into the Union and where 
they remain in the Union, they are identified in accordance with Article 58 after the date of completion of the customs 
procedure, as defined in Article 5(16)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013. 
PART IV 
TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 
Article 84 
Repeal 
The followi ng acts are repealed as from 21 Apr il 2021: 
— 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. 
References to the repealed acts shall be constr ued as references to this Regulation. 
Article 85 
Transitional measures related to the repeal of Regulation (EC) No 1739/2005 
Notwithstanding Article 84 of this Regulation, Article 5 and Article 7(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1739/2005 
concer ning the register of animals and animal passpor ts and Annex es I, III and IV thereto shall remain applicable until a 
date to be deter mined by the Commission in an implementing act adopt ed in accordance with Article 120(2) of Regulation 
(EU) 2016/429. 
Article 86 
Transitional measures related to the repeal of Regulation (EU) 2015/262 
Notwithstanding Article 84 of this Regulation: 
(a) the deadlines for the identification of equidae born in the Union provid ed 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 adopt ed in 
accordance with Article 120(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429; EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/155   (b) the rules on equidae intended for slaughter for human consump tion and medication records provided for in Article 37 
of Regulation (EU) 2015/262 shall remain applicable until a date to be determi ned by the Commission in a delegat ed 
act adopt ed in accordance with Article 109(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6; 
(c) the rules on the format and conte nt of identif ication documents issued for equidae born in the Union provid ed 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 adopt ed in accordance with Article 120(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. 
Article 87 
Transitional measures regarding identif ication of kept terrest rial animals 
1. Articles 1 to 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000, Regulation (EC) No 21/2004, and Directive 2008/71/EC, as well 
as the acts adop ted on the basis thereof, shall continue to apply until 21 Apr il 2021. 
2. Kept bovine, ovine, capr ine and porcine animals that have been identif ied before 21 Apr il 2021 in accordance with 
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000, Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 and Directive 2008/71/EC, as well as the acts adopt ed on the 
basis thereof, shall be considered to have been identif ied in accordance with this Regulation. 
3. Kept equine animals that have been identified before 21 Apr il 2021 in accordance with Implementing Regulation 
(EU) 2015/262 shall be considered to have been identified in accordance with this Regulation. 
4. Kept camelid and cervid animals that have been identif ied before 21 Apr il 2021 in accordance with applicable 
national law shall be considered to have been identif ied in accordance with this Regulation. 
5. Kept psittacidae that have been identified before 21 Apr il 2021 in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC shall be 
considered to have been identified in accordance with this Regulation. 
Article 88 
Transitional measures regarding the informa tion in the regis ters kept by competent author ities 
Member State s shall ensure that information refer red to in Articles 18 to 21 of this Regulation for existing establishments 
and operat ors refer red to in Article 279(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 has been included for each establishment and 
operat or in the register s for them kept by compet ent author ities by 21 Apr il 2021. 
Article 89 
Entr y into force and application 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 
It shall apply from 21 Apr il 2021. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 28 June 2019.  
For the Commission 
The President 
Jean-Claude JUNCKER     EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/156                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   ANNEX I 
REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTING APPR OVAL OF EST ABLISHMENTS AS REFERRED TO IN  
CHAPTERS 2, 3 AND 4 OF TITLE I OF PART II 
PART 1 
Requirements for granting appro val of establishments for assembly operations of ungulates refer red to in Article 
5 
1. The requirements in relation to isolation and biosecur ity measures of establishments for assembly operations of 
ungulates, as refer red to in Article 5, shall be the followi ng: 
(a) appropr iate isolation facilities for the ungulates must be available; 
(b) at any given time, the establishment must only accommodate the same categor y of ungulates of the same species 
and health status; 
(c) an appropr iate syste m must be in place to ensure the collection of waste water; 
(d) the areas where the ungulates are kept and any passagewa ys, and mater ial and equipment that comes into contact 
with them must be cleaned and disinf ected after the remo val of each batch of ungulates, and where necessar y 
before the introduction of any new batch of ungulates, in accordance with established operational procedures; 
(e) appropr iate sanitar y break s must be taken after the cleaning and disinf ecting operations and prior to the arrival of 
any new batch of ungulates in the facilities where ungulates are kept. 
2. The requirements in relation to facilities and equipment of establishments for assembly operations of ungulates, as 
refer red to in Article 5, shall be the followi ng: 
(a) suitable equipment and facilities must be available for the purpose of loading and unloading ungulates; 
(b) adequate housing of a suitable standard for the ungulates must be available and constr ucted in such a way that 
contact with livest ock outside and direct communication with isolation accommodation are prevented , and that 
inspection and any necessar y treatment can be easily carried out; 
(c) an appropr iate storage area must be available for bedding mater ial, fodder , litter and manure; 
(d) the areas where those animals are kept and the passagewa ys, floors, walls, ramps and all other mate rial or 
equipment that comes into contact with them can be readily cleaned and disinf ected ; 
(e) appropr iate equipment must be available for the cleaning and disinf ection of facilities, equipment and means of 
transpor t used for the ungulates. 
3. The requirements in relation to the personnel of establishments for assembly operations of ungulate s, as refer red to in 
Article 5, shall be the followi ng: 
(a) they must possess the appropr iate ability and kno wledge, and have received specifi c training, or have acquired the 
equivalent practical exper ience in: 
(i) the handling of, and if necessar y the administration of appropr iate care to, the ungulates kept on the 
establishment ; 
(ii) the disinf ection and hygiene techniques needed to prevent the spread of transmissible diseases. 
4. The requirements in relation to the super vision by the compet ent author ity of establishments for assembly operations of 
ungulates, as refer red to in Article 5, shall be the followi ng: 
(a) the operator must provide the official veteri narian with the possibility to use an office for 
(i) super vising the assembly operations of ungulates; 
(ii) inspecting the establishment for compliance with the requirements laid down in points 1, 2 and 3; 
(iii) provid ing animal health certification of ungulates ; 
(b) the operator must ensure that assistance is provid ed on request from the official veterinar ian to carry out the 
super vision duties refer red to in 4(a)(i). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/157   PART 2 
Requirements for granting appro val of establishments for assembly operations of poultr y referred to in Article 6 
1. The requirements in relation to the isolation and other biosecur ity measures of establishments for assembly operations 
of poultr y, as refer red to in Article 6, shall be the followi ng: 
(a) appropr iate isolation facilities for the poultr y must be available; 
(b) at any given time the establishment must only accommodat e the same categor y of poultr y of the same species and 
health status; 
(c) an appropr iate syste m must be in place to ensure the collection of waste water; 
(d) the areas where the poultr y are kept and any passagewa ys, and the mate rial and equipment that comes into contact 
with them must be cleaned and disinfect ed after the removal of each batch of poultr y, and where necessar y before 
the introduction of any new batch of poultr y, in accordance with established operational procedures; 
(e) appropr iate sanitar y break s must be taken after the cleaning and disinf ecting operations and prior to the arrival of 
any new batch of poultr y in the facilities where poultr y are kept; 
(f) visitors must wear prote ctive clothing and the personnel must wear appropr iate working clothing and act in 
accordance with the hygiene rules drawn up by the operat or. 
2. The requirements in relation to facilities and equipment of establishments for assembly operations of poultr y, as refer red 
to in Article 6, shall be the following: 
(a) the establishment must only house poultr y; 
(b) an appropr iate storage area must be available for bedding mater ial, feed, litter and manure; 
(c) the poultr y must not come into contact with rodents and with birds coming from outside the establishment ; 
(d) the areas where those animals are kept and the passagewa ys, floors, walls, ramps and all other mate rial or 
equipment that comes into contact with them must be readily cleaned and disinf ected ; 
(e) appropr iate equipment must be available for the cleaning and disinf ection of facilities, equipment and means of 
transpor t used for the poultr y; 
(f) the establishment must have good conditions of hygiene and allow health monitori ng to be carried out. 
3. The requirements in relation to the personnel of establishments for assembly operations of poultr y, as referred to in 
Article 6, shall be the followi ng: 
(a) they possess the appropr iate ability and kno wledge, and have received specific training, or have acquired the 
equivalent practical exper ience in: 
(i) the handling of, and if necessar y the administration of appropr iate care to, the poultr y kept on the 
establishment ; 
(ii) the disinf ection and hygiene techniques needed to prevent the spread of transmissible diseases. 
4. The requirements in relation to super vision by the compet ent author ity of establishments for assembly operations of 
poultr y, as refer red to in Article 6, shall be the followi ng: 
(a) the operator must provide the official veteri narian with the possibility to use an office for: 
(i) super vising the assembly operations of poultr y; 
(ii) inspecting the establishment for compliance with the requirements laid down in points 1, 2 and 3; 
(iii) provid ing animal health certification of poultr y; 
(b) the operator must ensure that assistance is provid ed on request from the official veterinar ian to carry out the 
super vision duties refer red to in 4(a)(i). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/158                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   PART 3 
Requirements for granting appro val of hatcher ies refer red to in Article 7 
1. The requirements in relation to biosecur ity measures of hatcher ies, as refer red to in Article 7, shall be the following: 
(a) hatching eggs of poultr y must come either from approved establishments keeping breeding poultr y or from other 
approved hatcher ies of poultr y; 
(b) eggs must be cleaned and disinfect ed, between the time of their arrival at the hatcher y and the incubation process or 
at the time of their dispatch unless they have been previously disinf ected on the establishment of origin; 
(c) the followi ng must be cleaned and disinf ected: 
(i) the incubat ors and equipment after hatching; 
(ii) the packa ging mate rials after each use, unless they are disposable to be destro yed after first use; 
(d) an appropr iate syste m must be in place to ensure the collection of waste water; 
(e) protective clothing is provi ded for visitors working; 
(f) appropr iate working clothing and the code of conduct with hygiene rules must be provided to personnel. 
2. The requirements in relation to the surveillance of hatche ries, as refer red to in Article 7, shall be the followi ng: 
(a) the operator must implement a microbiological quality control programme in accordance with Part 1 of Annex II; 
(b) the operat or of the hatch ery must ensure that arrang ements are in place with the operat or of the establishment 
keeping the poultr y, where the hatc hing eggs are originating for sampling to be carried in the hatche ry for testing 
for the disease agents refer red to in the disease surveillance programme referred to in Part 2 of Annex II, in order 
to compl ete that programme. 
3. The requirements in relation to the facilities and equipment of hatche ries, as refer red to in Article 7, shall be the 
follo wing: 
(a) hatcher ies must be physically and operationally separate d from facilities keepin g poultr y or any other birds; 
(b) the followi ng functional units and equipment must be kept separate : 
(i) egg storag e and grading; 
(ii) egg disinfection; 
(iii) pre-incubation; 
(iv) incubation for hatching; 
(v) sexing and vaccination of day-old chic ks; 
(vi) packag ing of hatching eggs and day-old chicks for dispatch; 
(c) day-old chicks or hatc hing eggs kept at the hatch ery must not come into contact with rodents and with birds 
outside the hatc hery; 
(d) operations must be based on a one-wa y circuit for hatching eggs, mobile equipment and personnel; 
(e) appropr iate natural or artificial lighting, air flow and temperature systems must be available; 
(f) it must be possibly to readily clean and disinf ect the floors, walls and all other mater ial or equipment at the 
hatcher y; 
(g) appropr iate equipment must be available for the cleaning and disinf ection of facilities, equipment and means of 
transpor t used for the day-old chic ks and hatchin g eggs. 
4. The requirements in relation to the personnel in contact with hatch ing eggs and day-old chicks, as refer red to in Article 
7, shall be the followi ng: 
(a) the personnel must possess the appropr iate ability and knowledg e, and have for that purpose received specifi c 
training, or have acquired the equivalent practical exper ience in the disinfection and hygi ene techniques needed to 
prevent the spread of transmissible diseases. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/159   5. The requirements in relation to super vision by the compet ent author ity of hatcher ies, as referred to in Article 7, shall be 
the follo wing: 
(a) the operator must provide the official veteri narian with the possibility to use an office for 
(i) inspecting the hatche ry for compliance with the requirements laid down in points 1 to 4; 
(ii) provi ding animal health certificat ion of hatching eggs and day-old chicks; 
(b) the operator must ensure that assistance is provid ed on request from the official veterinar ian to carry out the 
super vision duties refer red to in 5(a)(i). 
PART 4 
Requirements for granting appro val of establishments keeping poultr y refer red to in Article 8 
1. The requirements in relation to biosecur ity measures of establishments keeping poultr y, as referred to in Article 8, shall 
be the followi ng: 
(a) the hatching eggs must be: 
(i) collected at frequent intervals, at least daily and as soon as possible after laying; 
(ii) cleaned and disinfect ed as soon as possible, unless disinf ection takes place at a hatch ery in the same Member 
State ; 
(iii) placed either in new or in cleaned and disinfect ed packag ing mate rial; 
(b) if an establishment houses poultr y species of the orders Galliform es and Anser iform es at the same time, a clear 
separation must be made between them; 
(c) appropr iate sanitar y break s must be taken after the cleaning and disinf ecting operations and prior to the arrival of 
any new flock of poultr y in the facilities where poultr y is kept; 
(d) visitors must wear prote ctive clothing and the personnel must wear appropr iate working clothing and act in 
accordance with the hygiene rules drawn up by the operat or; 
(e) an appropr iate syste m must be in place to ensure the collection of waste water . 
2. The requirements in relation to surveillance of establishments keeping poultr y, as refer red to in Article 8, shall be the 
follo wing: 
(a) the operator must apply and adhere to a disease surveillance programme refer red to in Part 2 of Annex II; 
(b) the operat or of the establishment must ensure that arrangements are in place with the operat or of the hatch ery 
where the hatchin g eggs are destined for sampling to be carried in the hatche ry for testin g for the disease agents 
refer red to in the disease surveillance programme referred to in Part 2 of Annex II, in order to complet e of that 
programme. 
3. The requirements in relation to the facilities and equipment of establishments keeping poultr y, as referred to in Article 8, 
shall be the following: 
(a) the setting and layout must be compat ible with the type of production pursued; 
(b) the establishment must house only poultr y: 
(i) from the establishment itself; 
or 
(ii) from other appro ved establishments keeping poultr y; 
or 
(iii) from appro ved hatc heries of poultr y; 
or 
(iv) whic h entered into the Union from author ised third countr ies and territories; 
(c) the poultr y must be prevente d from coming into contact with rodents and with birds coming from outside; 
(d) the facilities must provide good conditions of hygiene and allow health monitor ing to be carried out; EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/160                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   (e) it must be possibly to readily clean and disinf ect the floors, walls and all other mater ial or equipment at the 
establishment ; 
(f) the establishment must have appropr iate equipment, compati ble with the type of production pursued, which is 
available for the cleaning and disinf ection of facilities, equipment and means of transpor t at the most suitable spot 
in the establishment. 
PART 5 
Requirements for granting appro val of assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets and of animal shelters for those 
animals refer red to respectiv ely in Articles 10 and 11 
1. The requirements in relation to isolation and other biosecur ity measures of assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets, as 
refer red to in Article 10, shall be the followi ng: 
(a) they must only admit dogs, cats and ferrets coming from registe red establishments keeping those animals; 
(b) appropr iate isolation facilities for the dogs, cats and ferrets must be available; 
(c) appropr iate sanitar y break s must be taken after the cleaning and disinf ecting operations and prior to the arrival of 
any new batch of dogs, cats and ferrets in the facilities keeping such animals; 
(d) appropr iate syste m must be in place to ensure the collection of waste water . 
2. The requirements in relation to isolation and other biosecur ity measures of animal shelt ers for dogs, cats and ferrets, as 
refer red to in Article 11, shall be the followi ng: 
(a) appropr iate isolation facilities for the dogs, cats and ferrets must be available; 
(b) the areas where the cats, dogs and ferrets are kept and any passagewa ys, and mater ial and equipment that comes 
into contact with them must be cleaned and disinf ected after the removal of each batch of those animals, and 
where necessar y before the introduction of any new batch of such animals, in accordance with established 
operational procedures; 
(c) appropr iate sanitar y break s must be taken after the cleaning and disinf ecting operations and prior to the arrival of 
any new batch of dogs, cats and ferrets in the facilities where those animals are kept; 
(d) appropr iate syste m must be in place to ensure the collection of waste water . 
3. The requirements in relation to facilities and equipment of assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets, and animal shelters 
for those animals, as refer red to respectively in Articles 10 and 11, shall be the following: 
(a) adequate housing of a suitable standard for those animals must be available and must be constr ucted in such a way 
that contact with animals from the outside is prevent ed and there is no direct communication with the isolation 
accommodation, and inspections and any necessar y treatments can be easily carried out; 
(b) the areas where those animals are kept and any passage ways, floors, walls and all other mate rial or equipment that 
comes into contact with them can be readily cleaned and disinf ected ; 
(c) appropr iate storage areas must be available respectively for bedding mate rial, litter , manure and petfood; 
(d) appropr iate equipment must be available for the cleaning and disinfection of facilities, implements and means of 
transpor t. 
PART 6 
Requirements for granting appro val of control pos ts refer red to in Article 12 
1. The requirements in relation to isolation and other biosecur ity measures of control posts, as refer red to in Article 12, 
shall be the following: 
(a) control posts must be locat ed, designed, constr ucted and operat ed in such a way as to ensure suffi cient biosecur ity 
to prevent the spread of listed or emerging diseases to other establishments and between consecutive 
consignments of animals passing through these premises; 
(b) control post must be constr ucted , equipped and operated in such a way as to ensure that cleaning and disinf ection 
procedures can be readily carried out; a means of transpor t wash must be provid ed on-the-spot ; EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/161   (c) control posts must have suitable facilities for the separate isolation of animals suspect ed of being infected with an 
animal disease; 
(d) appropr iate sanitar y break s must be take n between two consecutive consignments of animals and if appropr iate 
adapt ed depending on whether the animals come from a similar region, zone or compar tment with the same 
health status; in particular , there must be no animals present in the control posts for a period of at least 24 hours 
after a maximum period of 6 days’ use and after cleansing and disinf ecting operations have been compl eted, and 
prior to the arrival of any new consignment of animals; 
(e) before accepti ng animals, operat ors of control posts must: 
(i) have started the cleansing and disinf ection operations within a period of 24 hours followi ng the depar ture of all 
animals previously held there; 
(ii) ensure that no animals enter the control posts until the cleansing and disinfection operations are complet ed to 
the satisf action of the official veteri narian. 
2. The requirements in relation to facilities and equipment of control posts, as referred to in Article 12, shall be the 
follo wing: 
(a) they must be cleansed and disinf ected before and after each use, as required by the official veterinar ian; 
(b) equipment that comes into contact with the animals present on the control posts must be excl usively dedicate d to 
the premises concer ned unless it has been subject to a cleaning and disinf ection procedure after coming in contact 
with the animals or their faeces or urine; in particular , the operat or of the control post must provide clean 
equipment and protective clothes, whic h must be kept excl usively for the use of any persons entering the control 
post, and suitable equipment must be made available for cleansing and disinf ecting those items; 
(c) litter must be remo ved when a consignment of animals is moved from an enclosure and, after the cleansing and 
disinfecting operations, must be replaced by fresh bedding; 
(d) fodder , litter , faeces and urine must not be collected from the premises unless they have been subject to an 
appropr iate treatment in order to avoid the spread of animal diseases; 
(e) they must have suitable facilities for holding, inspecting, examining the animals, whenever necessar y; 
(f) an appropr iate storage area must be available for bedding mater ial, feed, fodder , litter and manure; 
(g) an appropr iate syste m must be in place to ensure the collection of waste water . 
PART 7 
Requirements for granting appro val of environmenta lly isolated production establishments of bumble bees 
refer red to in Article 13 
1. The requirements in relation to biosecur ity and surveillance measures of environmentally isolat ed production 
establishments for bumble bees, as referred to in Article 13, shall be the follo wing: 
(a) the operator must ensure, verify and record by intern al controls that the entr y into the establishment of small hive 
beetles is prevente d and their presence within the establishment is detectable. 
2. The requirements in relation to facilities and equipment of envi ronmentally isolate d production establishments for 
bumble bees, as refer red to in Article 13, shall be the followi ng: 
(a) the production of bumble bees must be isolat ed from all the associated activities of the establishment and must be 
conducted in flying insect-proof facilities; 
(b) the bumble bees must be kept isolat ed within that building throughout the whole production; 
(c) the storage and handling of pollen within facilities must be isolated from the bumble bees throughout the whole 
production of bumble bees until it is fed to them. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/162                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   PART 8 
Requirements for granting appro val of quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primates 
refer red to in Article 14 
1. The requirements in relation to quarantine, isolation and other biosecur ity measures of quarantine establishments for 
kept terrestrial animals other than primat es, as refer red to in Article 14, shall be the followi ng: 
(a) each unit of the quarantine establishment must: 
(i) be locat ed at a secure distance from surrounding establishments or other places where animals are kept to 
avoid transmission of contagious animal diseases between resident and quarantined animals; 
(ii) start the required quarantine period when the last animal of the batc h is introduced into the quarantine 
establishment ; 
(iii) be emptied of animals, cleaned and disinf ected at the end of the quarantine period for the last batch and then be 
kept free of animals for a period of at least seven days before a batch of animals that has entered into the Union 
from third countr ies and territori es is introduced into the quarantine establishment ; 
(b) litter must be remo ved when a consignment of animals is moved from an enclosure, and it must be replaced by 
fresh bedding, after the cleansing and disinf ecting operations have been complet ed; 
(c) fodder , litter , faeces and urine must not be collected from the premises unless they have been subject to an 
appropr iate treatment in order to avoid the spread of animal diseases; 
(d) precautions must be taken to prevent cross-contamination between incoming and outgoing consignments of 
animals; 
(e) animals released from the quarantine establishment must comply with Union requirements for mov ements of kept 
terrestrial animals between Member State s. 
2. The requirements in relation to surveillance and control measures of quarantine establishments for kept terrestr ial 
animals other than primat es, as refer red to in Article 14, shall be the following: 
(a) the disease surveillance plan must include appropr iate zoonoses control of the animals, and must be implemented 
and updated according to the number and species of the animals present in the establishment and to the 
epidemiological situation in and around the establishment as regards listed and emerging diseases; 
(b) animals suspected of being infect ed or contaminated by liste d or emerging disease agents must be subject to clinical, 
laboratory or post-mor tem testing; 
(c) the vaccination and treatment of suscept ible animals against transmissible animal diseases must carried out as 
appropr iate; 
(d) where ordered by the compet ent author ity, sentinel animals must be used for the early detection of possible disease. 
3. The requirements in relation to facilities and equipment of quarantine establishments for kept terrestr ial animals other 
than primat es, as refer red to in Article 14, shall be the following: 
(a) the establishments must be clearly demarcated and the access of animals and humans to animal facilities must be 
controlled; 
(b) there must be suffic iently large premises at the disposal of the staff responsible for carrying out veterinar y checks, 
including changing rooms, showe rs and toile ts; 
(c) adequate means for catchi ng, conf ining, where necessar y restraining and isolating animals must be available; 
(d) equipment and facilities for cleaning and disinfecting must be available; 
(e) the part of the establishment where the animals are kept must be: 
(i) where ordered by the compet ent author ity to address specif ic animal health risks, insect-proof with HEP A filter 
air inlet and outlet, internal vect or control, double door access and operating procedures; 
(ii) in the case of capti ve birds, bird, fly and vermin proof; 
(iii) sealable so as to permit fumigation; EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/163   (iv) of a suitable standard and so constr ucted that contact with animals outside is prevented and that inspections 
and any necessar y treatment can be easily carried out; 
(v) constr ucte d in such way that floors, walls and all other mater ial or equipment can be readily cleaned and 
disinf ected. 
PART 9 
Requirements for granting appro val of conf ined establishments of kept terrestrial animals refer red  
to in Article 16 
1. The requirements in relation to quarantine, isolation and biosecur ity measures of conf ined establishments of kept 
terrestr ial animals, as refer red to in Article 16, shall be the following: 
(a) they must only admit kept terrestr ial animals whic h have been subject to a quarantine period appropr iate to diseases 
relevant to the species, where those animals coming from establishment other than a conf ined establishment ; 
(b) they must only admit primat es compl ying with the rules as strict as those refer red to in Article 6.12.4 of the 
Terrestr ial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Edition 2018; 
(c) where necessar y, adequate facilities to quarantine kept terrestrial animals introduced from other establishments 
must be available. 
2. The requirements in relation to surveillance and control measures of conf ined establishments of kept terrestr ial animals, 
as refer red to in Article 16, shall be the following: 
(a) the disease surveillance plan must include appropr iate zoonoses control of the kept terrestrial animals, and must be 
implement ed and updat ed according to the number and species of the kept terrestrial animals present in the 
establishment and to the epidemiological situation in and around the establishment as regar ds liste d and emerging 
diseases; 
(b) kept terrestrial animals suspecte d of being infect ed or contaminated by listed or emerging disease agents must be 
subject to clinical, laboratory or post-mor tem testing; 
(c) the vaccination and treatment of susceptible kept terrestr ial animals against transmissible diseases must be carried 
out as appropr iate. 
3. The requirements in relation to facilities and equipment of conf ined establishments of kept terrestrial animals, as 
refer red to in Article 16, shall be the followi ng: 
(a) the establishments must be clearly demarcated and the access of animals and humans to animal facilities must be 
controlled; 
(b) adequate means for catchi ng, conf ining, where necessar y restraining and isolating animals are available; 
(c) animal accommodation areas shall be of a suitable standard and constr ucted in such way that 
(i) contact with animals on the outside is prevente d and that inspection and any necessar y treatment can be easily 
carried out; 
(ii) floors, walls and all other mate rial or equipment can be readily cleaned and disinfect ed.   EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/164                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   ANNEX II 
MICR OBIOL OGIC AL CONTR OL PROGRAMME IN HATCHERIES AND DISEASE SUR VEILL ANCE 
PROGRAMMES IN EST ABLISHMENTS KEEPING POUL TRY AND IN HATCHERIES 
PART 1 
Microbiological control prog ramme in hatcher ies as refer red to in Article 7 
Microbiological control programme for purpose of hygienic controls shall include the followi ng: 
(a) environmental sam ples must be collect ed and undergo a bacterio logical examination; 
(b) samp les must be taken at least ever y six week s and each sampli ng must include 60 samples. 
PART 2 
Diseases surveillance prog rammes in hatcher ies as refer red to in Article 7 and in establishments  
keeping poultr y as refe rred to in Article 8 
1. Objective of the diseases surveillance programmes 
Demonstration that flocks kept on approved establishments keepin g poultr y 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 
refer red to in point 2. 
2. Disease surveillance for Salmonella serotypes of animal health relevance 
2.1. Identification of infec tion with the agents: 
(a) Salmonella Pullor um: cover ing Salmonella enter ica subspecies enter ica serovar Gallinar um bioc hemical variant 
(biov ar) Pullor um; 
(b) Salmonella Gallinar um: covering Salmonella enter ica subspecies enter ica serovar Gallinar um bioche mical variant 
(biov ar) Gallinar um; 
(c) Salmonella arizonae: cover ing Salmonella enter ica subspecies arizonae serogroup K (O18) arizonae. 
2.2. Targe t poultr y species: 
(a) for Salmonella Pullor um and Salmonella Gallinar um: Gallus gallus, Meleag ris gallopavo , Numida meleag ris, Cotur nix 
cotur nix, Phasianus colchicus, Perdix perdix, Anas spp.; 
(b) for Salmonella arizonae: Meleag ris gallopavo . 
2.3. Examinations: 
Each flock must be clinically examined during each laying or productive period at the best time for detecting the disease 
in question. 
2.4. Sam pling matr ix: 
(a) samples must be taken from each flock in the establishment keepin g poultr y, as appropr iate: 
(i) for serological testing: blood; 
(ii) for bacte riological testing: 
— post mor tem tissues, especially liver , spleen, ovary, oviduct and ileo-caecal junction, 
— environmental samples, 
— swabs from the cloaca of live birds, in particular from those that appear sick or that have been 
identified as highly sero-positive; 
(b) samples to be taken in the hatcher y for bacte riological testing: 
(i) chicks that fail to hatch (namely embr yos dead-in-shell); 
(ii) second grade chic ks; 
(iii) meconium of chicks; 
(iv) down or dust from hatch ers and from the walls of the hatcher y. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/165   2.5. Sam pling frame and frequency of sampli ng: 
(a) in the establishment keeping poultr y: 
(i) sampli ng for Salmonella Pullor um and Salmonella Gallinar um: 
Species Time of sampling Number of birds to be sampled/Num ber 
of environmenta l samples Breeding poultr y Productive poultr y 
Gallus gallus, Meleag ris gal­
lopav o, Numida meleag ris, 
Cotur nix cotur nix, Phasianus 
colchicus, Perdix perdix and 
Anas spp At the point of lay Dur ing production 
at least once a year 60   
(ii) sampli ng for Salmonella arizonae: 
Species Time of sampling Number of birds to be sampled/Num ber 
of environmenta l samples Breeding poultr y Productive poultr y 
Meleag ris gallopavo At the point of lay Dur ing production 
at least once a year 60   
(iii) the number of birds to be sample d in accordance with points (i) and (ii) may be adapt ed by the compet ent 
author ity to the known prevalence of infection in the specif ic Member State concer ned and its past 
incidence in the establishment. In any case a statistically valid number of samples for serological/ 
bacteriol ogical testing to detect infection shall alwa ys be take n; 
(b) in the hatch ery, sample s shall be collected and examined at least once ever y 6 weeks. The testing shall include 
at least : 
(i) one pooled sample of down and meconium from chicks from each hatcher; 
and 
(ii) sam ple of: 
— either 10 second grade chick ens and 10 dead-in-shell chick ens from ever y flock of origin present in a 
hatc her on the day of sam ple collection, 
or 
— 20 second grade chic kens from ever y flock of origin present in a hatch er on the day of sample 
collection. 
2.6. Processing of samples and testing methods: 
(a) samples collected must be subject to: 
(i) serological testing (1); 
(ii) bact eriological testing either as an altern ative or in addition to serological testing refer red to in point (i); 
howe ver, samples for bacterio logical testin g must not be taken from poultr y or eggs that have been 
treate d with antimicrobial medicinal products during the two to three weeks prior to testing; 
(b) samples collected must be processed as follows: 
(i) direct enrichment in Selenit e-cysteine broth for faecal/meconium and intestinal sam ples or other 
appropr iate media suitable for samples where compet ing flora is expect ed; 
(ii) non-selective pre-enr ichment followe d by selective enrichment in soya based Rappapor t-Vassiliadis (RVS) 
broth or Müller -Kauff mann Tetrathionate-No vobioc in broth (MK TTn) for samples (suc h as embr yos dead- 
in-shell) where competing flora is expecte d to be minimal; 
(1)Occasionally in avia n species other than Galliformes serological testing results in an unaccept able propor tion of false-p ositive reactions. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/166                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   (iii) direct plating of asepticall y collect ed tissues on to a minimally selective agar, such as MacConke y agar; 
(iv) Salmonella Pullor um and Salmonella Gallinar um do not readily grow in the modifi ed semi-solid Rappapor t 
Vassiliadis (MSR V) medium that is used for monitori ng of zoonotic Salmonella spp. in the Union, but it is 
suitable for Salmonella arizonae; 
(v) detection techniques must be capable of differ entiating serological responses to Salmonella Pullor um and 
Salmonella Gallinar um infection from serological responses due to the use of Salmonella Enteritidis 
vaccine, where this vaccine is used (2). Such vaccination must theref ore not be used if serological 
monitori ng is to be used. If vaccination has been used, bacte riological testing must be used, but the 
conf irmation method used must be capable of differentiating live vaccinal strains from field strains. 
2.7. Results: 
A flock is considered positive when, follow ing the positive results of the testing performed in accordance with points 
2.3 to 2.6, a second test of an appropr iate type confi rms the infection by the disease agents. 
3. Diseases surveillance for Myco plasma spp. of relevance for poultr y: 
3.1. Identification of infec tion with the follo wing agents: 
(a) Mycoplas ma gallisepticum; 
(b) Mycoplas ma meleag ridis. 
3.2. Targe t species: 
(a) Mycoplas ma gallisepticum: Gallus gallus, Meleag ris gallopavo; 
(b) Mycoplas ma meleag ridis: Meleag ris gallopavo. 
3.3. Examinations: 
Each flock must be clinically examined during each laying or productive period at the best time for detecting the 
disease in question. 
3.4. Sam pling matr ix: 
Sam ples to be take n from each flock in the establishment keeping poultr y, as appropr iate: 
(a) blood; 
(b) sper m; 
(c) swabs taken from the trachea, the choanae or the cloaca; 
(d) post mor tem tissues, especially air sacs from day-old chicks with lesions; 
(e) in particular for the detection of Mycoplas ma meleag ridis, oviduct and penis of turke ys. 
3.5. Sam pling frame and frequency of sampli ng: 
(a) sampli ng for Myco plasma gallisepticum: 
Species Time of sampling 
Number of birds to be sampled 
Breeding poultr y Productive poultr y 
Gallus gallus • at 16 weeks of age 
• at the point of lay 
• and then ever y 90 days Dur ing production 
ever y 90 days • 60 
• 60 
• 60 
Meleag ris gallo­
pavo • at 20 weeks of age 
• at the point of lay 
• and then ever y 90 days Dur ing production 
ever y 90 days • 60 
• 60 
• 60   
(2)There is currently no test that can differentiate between the response to Salmonella Pullor um and Salmonella Gallinar um infectio n and 
vaccination for this serotype. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/167   (b) sampli ng for Myco plasma meleag ridis: 
Species Time of sampling 
Number of birds to be sampled 
Breeding poultr y Productive poultr y 
Meleag ris gallo­
pavo • at 20 weeks of age 
• at the point of lay 
• and then ever y 90 days Dur ing production 
ever y 90 days • 60 
• 60 
• 60   
(c) the number of birds to be sampled according to points (a) and (b) may be adapt ed by the compet ent author ity 
to the known prevalence of infection in the specific Member State concer ned and its past incidence in the 
establishment. In any case a statistically valid numbers of samples for serological/bact eriological testing shall 
alwa ys be taken. 
3.6. Examinations, sampling and testin g methods: 
Testing for the presence of infection by serological, bacteriol ogical and molecular tests must be carried out by 
validat ed methods recognised by the compet ent author ity. 
3.7. Results: 
A flock is considered positive when, followi ng the positive results of the testing perf ormed in accordance with 
points 3.3 to 3.6, a second test of an appropr iate type conf irms the infection by the disease agents. 
PART 3 
Additional information on diagnostic techniques 
Laboratori es that have been designated by the compet ent author ity to carry out the testing as required in Parts 1 and 2 
of this Annex may consult the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestr ial Animals of the World 
Org anisation for Animal Health (OIE), Edition 2018 for further detailed descr iption of the diagnostic techniques.   EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 314/168                                                                                                                                       5.12.2019   ANNEX III 
MEANS OF IDENTIFIC ATIONS OF KEPT TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS 
The means of identification of kept terrestr ial animals are as follows : 
(a) convention al ear tag; 
(b) convention al paster n band; 
(c) electronic ear tag; 
(d) ruminal bolus; 
(e) injectable transponder; 
(f) electronic paster n band; 
(g) tattoo; 
(h) leg-r ing.   EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.12.2019                                                                                                                                        L 314/169