EN Official Journal of the European Union L 298/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1034/2010

of 15 November 2010

amending Regulation (EC) No 1082/2003 as regards checks concerning the requirements for the identification and registration of bovine animals

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to 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 regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 (1), and in particular the introductory phrase and Article 10(d) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1082/2003 of 23 June 2003 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the minimum level of controls to be carried out in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals (2) lays down minimum requirements for such controls.

(2) Experience gained following the implementation of the on-the-spot inspection laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1082/2003 as reported in the annual reports and the implementation of the on-the-spot check in ovine and caprine animals laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1505/2006 (3) supports a reduction in the percentage of holdings to be inspected each year and on the animals to be checked. As a general rule, all animals on a holding should be covered by the checks. However, for holdings with more than 20 animals the competent authority should be permitted to restrict the checks to an appropriate representative sample of the animals.

(3) In addition, Regulation (EC) No 1082/2003 provides that Member States are to submit an annual report to the Commission, in accordance with the model set out in Annex I thereto, giving details of the implementation of those controls.

(4) The collection of the data for the annual report should be adequate and proportionate to the objectives pursued. For the sake of a more targeted and proportionate reporting, certain requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1082/2003, as well as the model set out in Annex I thereto, should be simplified to better provide with the relevant information of the implementation of the controls.

(5) Regulation (EC) No 1082/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Funds,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1082/2003 is amended as follows:

(1) in Article 2, paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following: ‘1. The competent authority shall carry out checks each year which shall cover at least 3 % of holdings. 2. Where the checks provided for in paragraph 1 reveal a significant degree of non-compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000, the minimum rate of checks shall be increased in the following annual inspection period.’;

(2) Article 3 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 3 The competent authority shall check the identification of all animals on the holding. However, where the number of animals on the holding exceeds 20, the competent authority may decide to check the means of identification of a representative sample of those animals in accordance with internationally recognised standards provided that the number of animals checked is sufficient to detect 5 % of cases of non-compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 by the keepers of such animals at a 95 % confidence level.’;

(3) in Article 5(1), point (b) is replaced by the following: ‘(b) the number of holdings that have been checked;’;

(4) Annex I is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 November 2010. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 9.

(3) OJ L 280, 12.10.2006, p. 3.