COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (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 keeping terrestrial animals and hatcheries, and the traceability of certain kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

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

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

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

(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 therefore the traceability requirements laid down in this Regulation cannot be fully applied to those animals. This Regulation should therefore clarify that while the animal health rules laid down in the framework of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 generally apply to these animals of domestic equine species, certain specific derogations are required as it is not possible for the identification requirements of kept terrestrial animals to be applied to horses that are living outside of human control.

(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 stakeholders resulting from pre-existing Union acts.

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

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

(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 competent authority in accordance with that Regulation. Article 94(3)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empowers the Commission to adopt delegated acts providing for derogations from the requirement to apply to the competent authority for approval for certain types of establishments, where those establishments pose an insignificant risk.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(24) In addition, Article 119(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empowers the Commission to lay down rules concerning specific derogations for operators from certain identification and registration requirements laid down in that act. Article 122(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empowers the Commission to lay down traceability requirements for germinal products of kept terrestrial animals of species other that of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine species. Prior to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, Union rules on the identification and registration of bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine animals were laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8), Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 (9), and Council Directives 2008/71/EC (10) and 2009/156/EC (11). Regulation (EU) 2016/429 repeals and replaces those four acts as from 21 April 2021. Those four acts laid down the rules on the means of identification, identification or movement documents and computer databases. They also provided the time periods for the application of the means of identification to those kept animals by operators. In addition, they also provided for a number of derogations and exemptions as regards the means of identification and movement documents without compromising the traceability of kept animals. The rules laid down in those acts have proven to be effective in ensuring the traceability of kept bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine animals. Accordingly, the main substance of those rules should be maintained, but updated to take account of the practical experience gained in their application and current technical progress. The new time periods for the application of the means of identification to kept terrestrial animals by operators should be laid down by the Commission in an implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 120(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

PART I

SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1 Subject matter and scope 1. This Regulation supplements the rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 as regards: (a) registered and approved establishments for kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs; (b) traceability requirements for the following kept terrestrial animals: (i) bovine, ovine, caprine, 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. Chapter 1 of Title I of Part II lays down the requirements for the registration of transporters of kept dogs, cats and ferrets, and poultry engaged in the transportation of those animals between Member States or between a Member State and a third country. 3. Chapter 2 of Title I of Part II provides for derogations for operators of establishments for assembly operations of certain equine animals and of hatcheries of captive birds, from the requirement to apply to the competent authority for approval. That Chapter also lays down the requirements for the approval of the following types of establishments: (a) establishments for assembly operations of ungulates and poultry from which those animals are to be moved to another Member State or which receive those animals from another Member State; (b) hatcheries from which hatching eggs or day-old chicks are to be moved to another Member State; (c) establishments keeping poultry from which poultry intended for purposes other than slaughter or hatching eggs are to be moved to another Member State. Those requirements concern isolation and other biosecurity measures, surveillance measures, facilities and equipment, personnel and supervision by the competent authority. 4. Chapter 3 of Title I of Part II lays down the requirements for the approval of the following types of establishments: (a) assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets from which those animals are to be moved to another Member State; (b) animal shelters for dogs, cats and ferrets from which those animals are to be moved to another Member State; (c) control posts; (d) environmentally isolated production establishments for bumble bees from which those animals are to be moved 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. Those requirements concern quarantine, isolation and other biosecurity measures, surveillance and control measures, facilities and equipment, and supervision by the veterinarian. 5. Chapter 4 of Title I of Part II lays down the requirements for the approval of confined establishments from which kept terrestrial animals are to be moved within the same Member State or to another Member State in relation to quarantine, isolation and other biosecurity measures, surveillance and control measures, facilities and equipment and supervision by the veterinarian. 6. Chapter 1 of Title II of Part II lays down the information obligations of the competent authority as regards its registers of: (a) establishments of kept terrestrial animals; (b) hatcheries; (c) transporters of kept ungulates, dogs, cats and ferrets, and poultry engaged in the transportation of those animals between Member States or between a Member State and a third country; (d) operators conducting assembly operations for kept ungulates and poultry independently of an establishment. 7. Chapter 2 of Title II of Part II lays down the information obligation of the competent authority as regards registers of approved establishments referred to in Chapters 2, 3 and 4 of Title I of Part II. 8. Chapter 1 of Title III of Part II lays down the record-keeping obligations of operators, in addition to those provided for in Article 102(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, for the following types of registered or approved establishments: (a) all establishments keeping terrestrial animals; (b) establishments keeping: (i) bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine animals; (ii) equine animals; (iii) poultry and captive birds; (iv) dogs, cats and ferrets; (v) honeybees; (c) travelling circuses and animal acts; (d) animal shelters for dogs, cats and ferrets; (e) control posts; (f) quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primates; (g) confined establishments. 9. Chapter 2 of Title III of Part II lays down the record-keeping obligations of operators of registered or approved hatcheries, in addition to those provided for in Article 103(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. 10. Chapter 3 of Title III of Part II lays down the record-keeping obligations of registered transporters, in addition to those provided for in Article 104(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. 11. Chapter 4 of Title III of Part II lays down the record-keeping obligations of operators conducting assembly operations, in addition to those provided for in Article 105(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, for (a) operators of registered or approved establishments for assembly operations of kept ungulates and poultry; (b) operators conducting assembly operations of kept ungulates and poultry independently from an establishment; (c) operators of assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets registered with the competent authority. 12. Titles I to IV of Part III lay down traceability requirements for kept animals of the bovine, ovine and caprine, porcine and equine species, including the means of identification, documentation and computer databases. 13. Chapter 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. 14. Chapter 2 of Title V of Part III lays down traceability requirements for kept camelid and cervid animals. 15. Chapter 3 of Title V of Part III lays down traceability requirements for kept captive birds. 16. Chapter 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, caprine, porcine, equine, cervid and camelid animals after their entry 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 approval of establishments; (b) the identification of kept terrestrial animals; (c) the movement and identification documents for kept terrestrial animals in travelling circuses and animal acts; (d) the single lifetime identification document for kept equine animals.

Article 2 Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation, the following 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 putorius furo species; (4) ‘type of transport’ means the way transportation is carried out, such as by road, rail, air or water; (5) ‘means of transport’ means road or rail vehicles, vessels and aircrafts; (6) ‘day-old chicks’ means all poultry 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 shelter’ means an establishment where former stray, feral, lost, abandoned or confiscated terrestrial animals are kept and whose health status might not be known for all of them at the time of entry into the establishment; (9) ‘control posts’ means control posts as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1255/97; (10) ‘environmentally isolated production establishment’ means an establishment where its structures together with its strict biosecurity measures, ensure an effective isolation of the production of animals from the associated facilities and from the environment; (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 Primates excluding humans; (13) ‘honeybees’ means animals of the Apis mellifera species; (14) ‘establishment veterinarian’ means a veterinarian responsible for the activities carried out at the quarantine establishment for kept terrestrial animals other than primates or at confined establishment as laid down in this Regulation; (15) ‘unique registration number’ means a number assigned by the competent authority to a registered establishment as referred to in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429; (16) ‘unique approval number’ means a number assigned by the competent authority to an establishment approved by it in accordance with Articles 97 and 99 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429; (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 identified as provided for in Article 114(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and which is recorded in the computer database of the Member State provided for in Article 109(1) of that Regulation; (18) ‘identification code of the animal’ means the individual code displayed by the means of identification applied to an animal and comprising: (a) the country code of the Member State where the means of identification was applied to the animal; (b) followed by the numeric individual identification number assigned to the animal not exceeding 12 digits; (19) ‘bovine animal’ or ‘animal of the bovine species’ means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the genera Bison, Bos (including the subgenera Bos, Bibos, Novibos, Poephagus) and Bubalus (including the subgenus Anoa) and the offspring of crossings of those species; (20) ‘ovine animal’ or ‘animal of the ovine species’ means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the genus Ovis and the offspring of crossings of those species; (21) ‘caprine animal’ or ‘animal of the caprine species’ means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the genus Capra and the offspring of crossings of those species; (22) ‘porcine animal’ or ‘animal of the porcine species’ means an animal of the species of ungulates of family Suidae listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/429; (23) ‘electronic identifier’ means a marker with radio frequency identification (‘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 offspring of crossings of those species; (25) ‘computer database’ means a computer database of kept terrestrial animals as provided for in Article 109(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429; (26) ‘supply chain’ means an integrated production chain of a common health status as regards listed diseases consisting of a collaborative network of specialised establishments approved by the competent authority for the purpose of Article 53, between which porcine animals are moved to complete the production cycle; (27) ‘single lifetime identification document’ means the single lifetime document whereby operators keeping kept animals of the equine species are required to ensure that those animals are individually identified, as provided for in Article 114(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429; (28) ‘breed society’ means any breeders’ association, breeding organisation or public body, other than competent authorities, which is recognised by the competent authority of a Member State in accordance with Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 for the purpose of carrying out a breeding programme on purebred breeding animals entered in the breeding book(s) it maintains or establishes; (29) ‘breeding body’ means any breeders’ association, breeding organisation, private undertaking, stock-rearing organisation or official service in a third country which, in respect of purebred breeding animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine or equine species or of hybrid breeding pigs, has been accepted by that third country in connection with the entry into the Union of breeding animals for breeding; (30) ‘registered equine animal’ means: (a) a purebred breeding animal of the species Equus caballus and Equus asinus entered or eligible for entry 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 organisation, either directly or through its national federation or branches, which 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 Rangifer tarandus species listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/429; (34) ‘travelling circus’ means an exhibition or fair that includes animals or animal acts which is intended to move between Member States; (35) ‘animal act’ any act featuring animals kept for the purpose of an exhibition or fair, and which may form part of a circus; (36) ‘breeding poultry’ means poultry 72 hours old or more, intended for the production of hatching eggs; (37) ‘flock’ means all poultry or captive birds of the same health status kept on the same premises or in the same enclosure and constituting a single epidemiological unit; in housed poultry includes all birds sharing the same airspace.

PART II

REGISTRATION, APPROVAL, REGISTERS AND RECORD-KEEPING

TITLE I

REGISTRATION AND APPROVAL OF TRANSPORTERS AND OPERATORS OF ESTABLISHMENTS BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY

CHAPTER 1

Registration of transporters of kept terrestrial animals other than ungulates for transport between Member States and for transport to third countries

Article 3 Registration obligations of transporters of kept dogs, cats and ferrets, and poultry 1. Transporters engaged in the transportation of kept dogs, cats and ferrets, and poultry between Member States or between a Member State and a third country shall, in order to be registered in accordance with Article 93 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, before they commence such activities provide the competent authority with information on: (a) the name and address of the transporter concerned; (b) the species for which transportation is planned; (c) the type of transport; (d) the means of transport. 2. Transporters of kept dogs, cats and ferrets, as referred to in paragraph 1, shall inform the competent authority of the numbers of animals for which transportation is planned. 3. Transporters of poultry, as referred to in paragraph 1, shall inform the competent authority of the categories of poultry for which transportation is planned. 4. Transporters as referred to in paragraph 1 shall inform the competent authority of any: (a) change concerning the matters referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3; (b) cessation of the transport activity.

CHAPTER 2

Approval of establishments for assembly operations of ungulates and poultry, hatcheries and establishments keeping poultry

Article 4 Derogations from the requirement to apply to the competent authority for approval for operators of establishments for assembly operations of certain equine animals and of hatcheries of captive birds Operators of the following establishments shall not apply to the competent authority 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 gathered for the purposes of competitions, races, shows, training, collective leisure or work activities or in the context of breeding activities; (b) hatcheries of captive birds.

Article 5 Requirements for granting approval of establishments for assembly operations of ungulates When granting approval of establishments for assembly operations of ungulates, from which those animals are to be moved to another Member State or which receive those animals from another Member State, the competent authority shall ensure that such establishments comply with the following requirements set out in Part 1 of Annex I hereto: (a) point 1, in relation to isolation and other biosecurity measures; (b) point 2, in relation to facilities and equipment; (c) point 3, in relation to personnel; (d) point 4, in relation to supervision by the competent authority.

Article 6 Requirements for granting approval of establishments for assembly operations of poultry When granting approval of establishments for assembly operations of poultry from which those animals are to be moved to another Member State or which receive those animals from another Member State, the competent authority shall ensure that such establishments comply with the following requirements set out in Part 2 of Annex I hereto: (a) point 1, in relation to isolation and other biosecurity measures; (b) point 2, in relation to facilities and equipment; (c) point 3, in relation to personnel; (d) point 4, in relation to supervision by the competent authority.

Article 7 Requirements for granting approval of hatcheries When granting approval of hatcheries from which hatching eggs of poultry or day-old chicks are to be moved to another Member State, the competent authority shall ensure that such establishments comply with the following requirements set out in: (a) point 1 of Part 3 of Annex I, in relation to biosecurity 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 supervision by the competent authority.

Article 8 Requirements for granting approval of establishments keeping poultry When granting approval of establishments keeping poultry from which poultry intended for purposes other than slaughter or hatching eggs are to be moved to another Member State, the competent authority shall ensure that such establishments comply with the following requirements set out in: (a) point 1 of Part 4 of Annex I, in relation to biosecurity 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.

CHAPTER 3

Approval of establishments keeping terrestrial animals

Article 9 Obligation on operators of certain type of establishments keeping terrestrial animals to apply to the competent authority for approval Operators of the following types of establishments shall apply to the competent authority for approval 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 which those animals are moved to another Member State; (b) animal shelters of dogs, cats and ferrets from which those animals are moved to another Member State; (c) control posts; (d) environmentally isolated production establishments for bumble bees from which those animals are moved to another Member State; (e) quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primates from which those animals are moved within the same Member State or to another Member State.

Article 10 Requirements for granting approval 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 moved to another Member State, the competent authority shall ensure that such establishments comply with the following requirements set out in Part 5 of Annex I hereto: (a) point 1, in relation to isolation and other biosecurity measures; (b) point 3, in relation to facilities and equipment.

Article 11 Requirements for granting approval of animal shelters of dogs, cats and ferrets When granting approval of animal shelters from which dogs, cats and ferrets are to be moved to another Member State, the competent authority shall ensure that such establishments comply with the following requirements set out in Part 5 of Annex I hereto: (a) point 2, in relation to isolation and other biosecurity measures; (b) point 3, in relation to facilities and equipment.

Article 12 Requirements for granting approval of control posts When granting approval of control posts, the competent authority shall ensure that such control posts comply with the following requirements set out in Part 6 of Annex I hereto: (a) point 1, in relation to isolation and other biosecurity measures; (b) point 2, in relation to facilities and equipment.

Article 13 Requirements for granting approval of environmentally isolated production establishments for bumble bees When granting approval for environmentally isolated production establishments for bumble bees from which bumble bees are to be moved to another Member State, the competent authority shall ensure that such establishments comply with the following requirements set out in Part 7 of Annex I hereto: (a) point 1, in relation to biosecurity and surveillance measures; (b) point 2, in relation to facilities and equipment.

Article 14 Requirements for granting approval of quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primates When granting approval for 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, the competent authority shall ensure that such establishment comply with the following requirements set out in Part 8 of Annex I hereto: (a) point 1, in relation to quarantine, isolation and other biosecurity measures; (b) point 2, in relation to surveillance and control measures; (c) point 3, in relation to facilities and equipment.

Article 15 Obligations on operators of quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primates Operators of quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primates referred to in Article 14 shall: (a) put in place the necessary arrangements to perform veterinary post-mortem inspections in appropriate facilities in the establishment or in a laboratory; (b) secure by contract or by means of another legal instrument the services of an establishment veterinarian who shall be responsible for: (i) supervising the activities of the establishment and compliance with the requirements for approval laid down in Article 14; (ii) reviewing the disease surveillance plan referred to in point 2(a) of Part 8 of Annex I whenever required and at least annually.

CHAPTER 4

Approval of confined establishments from which terrestrial animals are to be moved within a Member State or to another Member State

Article 16 Requirements for granting approval of status of confined establishments for terrestrial animals When granting approval of a confined establishment for terrestrial animals which are to be moved within the same Member State or to another Member State, the competent authority shall ensure that such establishments comply with the following requirements set out in Part 9 of Annex I hereto: (a) point 1, in relation to quarantine, isolation and other biosecurity measures; (b) point 2, in relation to surveillance and control measures; (c) point 3, in relation to facilities and equipment.

Article 17 Obligations on operators of confined establishments for terrestrial animals Operators of confined establishments for terrestrial animals referred to in Article 16 shall: (a) put in place the necessary arrangements to perform veterinary post-mortem inspections in appropriate facilities in the establishment or in a laboratory; (b) secure by contract or by means of another legal instrument the services of an establishment veterinarian who shall be responsible for: (i) supervising of the activities of the establishment and compliance with the requirements for approval laid down in Article 16; (ii) reviewing of the disease surveillance plan referred 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 AUTHORITY OF REGISTERED AND APPROVED TRANSPORTERS AND OPERATORS OF ESTABLISHMENTS

CHAPTER 1

Registers of establishments, transporters and operators registered with the competent authority

Article 18 Information obligation of the competent authority as regards registers of establishments of kept terrestrial animals and hatcheries The competent authority shall include in its register of establishments of kept terrestrial animals and of hatcheries registered with it the following information for each establishment: (a) the unique registration number assigned to it; (b) the date of registration with the competent authority; (c) the name and address of the operator of the establishment; (d) the address and geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the location of the establishment; (e) a description of its facilities; (f) the type of establishment; (g) the species, categories and numbers of terrestrial 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 competent authority; (j) the restrictions on movements of animals, hatching eggs or products to and from the establishment, where such restrictions are applied by the competent authority; (k) the date of any cessation of activity when the operator has informed the competent authority thereof.

Article 19 Information obligation of the competent authority as regards registers of transporters of kept ungulates, dogs, cats and ferrets, and poultry 1. The competent authority shall include, in its register of transporters engaged in the transportation between Member States or between a Member State and a third country of kept ungulates, dogs cats and ferrets, and poultry, registered with it, the following information for each transporter: (a) the unique registration number assigned to it; (b) the date of registration with the competent authority; (c) the name and address of the operator; (d) the species for which transportation is planned; (e) the type of transport; (f) the means of transport; (g) the date of any cessation of activity when the operator has informed the competent authority thereof. 2. For each transporter of kept ungulates, dogs cats and ferrets, as referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authority shall include information in its register of transporters on the number of animals for which transportation is planned. 3. For each transporter of poultry as referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authority shall include information in its register of transporters on the categories of poultry for which transportation is planned.

Article 20 Information obligation of the competent authority as regards registers of operators conducting assembly operations for kept ungulates and poultry independently of an establishment The competent authority shall include in its register of operators conducting assembly operations for kept ungulates and poultry registered with it, independently of an establishment, including those who buy and sell those animals, the following information for each operator: (a) the unique registration number assigned to it; (b) the date of registration with the competent authority; (c) the name and address of the operator; (d) the species and categories of kept ungulates and poultry to be assembled; (e) the date of any cessation of activity when the operator has informed the competent authority thereof.

CHAPTER 2

Registers of establishments approved by the competent authority

Article 21 Information obligation of the competent authority as regards registers of approved establishments The competent authority shall include in its register of approved establishments referred to in Chapters 2, 3 and 4 of Title I of Part II, the following information for each establishment: (a) the unique approval number assigned by the competent authority; (b) the date of approval granted by the competent authority or of any suspension or withdrawal of such approval; (c) the name and address of the operator; (d) the address and geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the location of the establishment; (e) a description of its facilities; (f) the type of establishment; (g) the species, categories and numbers of terrestrial animals or hatching 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 competent authority; (j) the restrictions imposed on movements of animals or germinal products to and from the establishment by the competent authority, where such restrictions are imposed; (k) the date of any cessation of activity when the operator has informed the competent authority thereof.

TITLE III

RECORD-KEEPING OBLIGATIONS OF OPERATORS IN ADDITION TO THOSE PROVIDED FOR IN REGULATION (EU) 2016/429

CHAPTER 1

Operators of establishments registered or approved with the competent authority

Article 22 Record-keeping obligations of operators of all establishments keeping terrestrial animals Operators of all registered or approved establishments keeping terrestrial animals shall record the following information: (a) the identification code of each identified animal as displayed 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 originate 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 operators of establishments keeping bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine animals 1. Operators of registered establishments keeping bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine animals shall record the following information concerning 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 identifier or tattoo and its location, if applied to the animal; (d) the initial identification code of each identified animal, where such code has been changed and the reason for that change. 2. Operators of establishments keeping ovine and caprine animals, shall record the information referred to in paragraph 1(a) in a format of the year of the birth of each such animal kept on the establishment. 3. Operators of establishments keeping porcine animals shall be exempted from recording the information referred to in paragraph 1(a). 4. Where ovine, caprine or porcine animals kept on the establishment are only identified by the unique identification 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 identification 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 referred to in Article 102(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and the total number of animals in that group.

Article 24 Record-keeping obligations of operators of establishments keeping equine animals Operators of registered establishments keeping equine animals shall record the following 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 operators of establishments keeping poultry and captive birds Operators of registered or approved establishments keeping poultry and operators of establishments keeping captive birds shall record the following information: (a) the production performances for poultry; (b) the morbidity rate for the poultry and captive birds on the establishment together with information concerning the cause.

Article 26 Record-keeping obligations of operators of establishments keeping dogs, cats and ferrets Operators of registered establishments keeping dogs, cats and ferrets shall record the following information for each such animal: (a) the date of birth; (b) the date of death or loss on the establishment.

Article 27 Record-keeping obligations of operators of establishments keeping honeybees Operators of registered establishments keeping honeybees shall record for each apiary the details of temporary transhumance, if any, of the kept beehives, comprising information covering at least the place of each transhumance, its date of start and finish, and the number of the beehives moved.

Article 28 Record-keeping obligations of operators of travelling circuses and animal acts Operators of registered travelling circuses and animal acts shall record the following information for each animal: (a) the date of death or loss of the animal on the establishment; (b) the name and address of the operator having responsibility for the animals or the pet owner; (c) details on the movements of travelling circuses and animal acts.

Article 29 Record-keeping obligations of operators of animal shelters for dogs, cats and ferrets Operators of approved animal shelters for dogs, cats and ferrets shall record the following information for each such animal: (a) the estimated age and sex, breed or colour of coat; (b) the date of application or the date of reading of the injectable transponder; (c) the observations 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 posts Operators of approved control posts shall record the licence plate number or registration number of the means of transport unloading animals and the unique registration number of the transporter where available.

Article 31 Record-keeping obligations of operators of quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primates Operators of approved quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primates shall record the following 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 transport unloading and loading animals and the unique registration number of the transporter where available; (c) details of the implementation and results of the disease surveillance plan provided for in point 2(a) of Part 8 of Annex I; (d) the results of clinical and laboratory tests and of post-mortem testing provided for in point 2(b) of Part 8 of Annex I; (e) details of the vaccination and treatment of susceptible animals provided for in point 2(c) of Part 8 of Annex I; (f) instructions, if any, of the competent authority as regards observations made during any isolation or quarantine period.

Article 32 Record-keeping obligations of operators of confined establishments Operators of approved 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 transport unloading and loading animals and the unique registration number of the transporter where available; (c) details of the implementation and results of the disease surveillance plan provided for in point 2(a) of Part 9 of Annex I; (d) the results of clinical, laboratory tests and post-mortem testing provided for in point 2(b) of Part 9 of Annex I; (e) details of the vaccination and treatment of susceptible animals provided for in point 2(c) of Part 9 of Annex I; (f) details of isolation or quarantine of incoming animals, instructions, if any, of the competent authority as regards isolation and quarantine and observations made during any isolation or quarantine period.

CHAPTER 2

Hatcheries

Article 33 Record-keeping obligations of operators of hatcheries Operators of registered or approved hatcheries shall record the following information for each flock: (a) the species and number of day-old chicks or hatchlings of other species or hatching eggs kept at the hatchery; (b) movements of day-old chicks, hatchlings of other species and hatching eggs into and out of their establishments, stating as appropriate: (i) their place of origin or intended destination, including the unique registration or approval number of the establishment as appropriate; (ii) the dates of such movements; (c) the number of incubated eggs which have not hatched and their intended destination, including the unique registration or approval number of the establishment as appropriate; (d) hatching yields; (e) details of any vaccination programmes.

CHAPTER 3

Transporters registered with the competent authority

Article 34 Record-keeping obligations of registered transporters of kept terrestrial animals Registered transporters shall record the following additional information for each means of transport used for the transport 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 approval 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, disinfection and disinfestation of the means of transport; (f) the reference numbers of the documents accompanying the animals.

CHAPTER 4

Operators conducting assembly operations

Article 35 Record-keeping obligations of operators of establishments of assembly operations of kept ungulates and poultry Operators of registered or approved establishments for assembly operations of kept ungulates and poultry shall record the following 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 transport loading or unloading the animals and the unique registration number of the transporter of those animals where available; (c) the reference numbers of the documents required to accompany animals.

Article 36 Record-keeping obligations of operators conducting assembly operations of kept ungulates and poultry independently of an establishment Registered operators conducting assembly operations for kept ungulates and poultry independently of an establishment shall record the following information for each animal subject to purchase: (a) the unique approval or registration number of the establishment for assembly operations through which the animal has passed after leaving the establishment of origin and prior to its purchase, where available; (b) the date of purchase; (c) the name and address of the purchaser of the animal; (d) the licence plate or registration number of the means of transport loading or unloading the animals and the unique registration number of the transporter, where available; (e) the reference numbers of the documents required to accompany the animals.

Article 37 Record-keeping obligations of operators of assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets Operators of approved assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets shall record the licence plate number or registration number of the means of transport loading or unloading the animals and the unique registration number of the transporter, where available.

PART III

TRACEABILITY OF KEPT TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS AND HATCHING EGGS

TITLE I

TRACEABILITY OF KEPT BOVINE ANIMALS

CHAPTER 1

Means and methods of identification

Article 38 Obligations on operators keeping bovine animals as regards the means and methods of identification of kept bovine animals, their application and use 1. Operators keeping bovine animals shall ensure that bovine animals are individually identified by means of a conventional ear tag as referred 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 display of the identification code of the animal on the means of identification; (b) be applied to bovine animals on the establishment of birth; (c) not be removed, modified or replaced without the permission of the competent authority of the Member State where the bovine animals are kept. 2. Operators keeping bovine animals may replace: (a) one of a conventional ear tag referred to in paragraph 1 by an electronic identifier approved by the competent authority of the Member State where the bovine animals are kept; (b) both conventional ear tags referred to in paragraph 1 by an electronic identifier approved by the competent authority of the Member State where the bovine animals are kept in accordance with the exemptions provided for in Article 39(1).

Article 39 Exemptions granted by the competent authority for operators of confined establishments and for operators to identify bovine animals kept for cultural, historical, recreational, scientific or sporting purposes 1. The competent authority may exempt operators of confined establishments and operators keeping bovine animals for cultural, historical, recreational, scientific or sporting purposes from the identification requirements for bovine animals provided for in Article 38(1)(a). 2. When granting exemptions as provided in paragraph 1, the competent authority shall ensure that at least one of the means of identification listed in points (d) and (e) of Annex III is approved by the competent authority for the application of the means of identification of bovine animals kept by operators exempted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article. The competent authority shall establish procedures for application by operators when requesting such an exemption as provided in paragraph 1 of this Article.

Article 40 Special provisions for the identification of bovine animals of breeds reared specifically for traditional cultural and sporting events The competent authority may authorise operators keeping bovine animals of breeds reared specifically for traditional cultural and sporting events to identify those animals individually by an alternative means of identification authorised by the competent authority after the removal of conventional ear tag referred to in Article 38(1)(a) provided that an unequivocal link between the identified animal and its identification code is maintained.

Article 41 Replacement of the conventional ear tag for kept bovine animals as referred to in Article 38(1) 1. Member States may authorise one of the conventional ear tags referred to in Article 38(1)(a) to be replaced by one of the means of identification listed in points (c), (d) and (e) of Annex III for all or specific categories of bovine animals kept in their territory. 2. Member States shall ensure that the means of identification listed in points (a), (c), (d) and (e) of Annex III comply with the following requirements: (a) they display the identification code of the animal; (b) they are approved by the competent authority of the Member State where the bovine animals are kept. 3. Member States shall establish procedures for the following: (a) application by manufacturers for approval of means of identification for bovine animals kept in their territory; (b) application by operators keeping bovine animals for the means of identification to be allocated to their establishment. 4. Member State shall establish and make available to the public of the list of breeds of bovine animals reared specifically for traditional cultural and sporting events kept in its territory.

CHAPTER 2

Computer database

Article 42 Rules for information in computer database of kept bovine animals The competent authority shall store the information referred to in Article 109(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 for each kept bovine animal in a computer database in accordance with the following rules: (a) the identification code of the animal must be recorded; (b) the type of electronic identifier, if applied to the bovine animal, must be recorded as listed in points (c), (d) and (e) of Annex III; (c) the following information must be recorded for establishments keeping bovine animals: (i) the unique registration number assigned to it; (ii) the name and address of the operator of establishment; (d) the following 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 departure; (e) the date of natural death, loss or slaughter of bovine animal on the establishment must be recorded.

Article 43 Rules on the exchange of electronic data between computer databases of Member States in respect of bovine animals 1. Member States shall ensure that their computer databases in respect of bovine animals complies 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 computer databases is managed by an information system capable of applying and managing qualified electronic signatures for data exchange messages to guarantee non-repudiation concerning: (a) the authenticity of exchanged messages so that guarantees are provided on the origin of the message; (b) the integrity of exchanged messages so that guarantees are provided that the message has not been altered or corrupted; (c) the temporal information of exchanged messages so that guarantee are provided that they were sent at a specific time. 3. Member State shall, without any undue delay 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 breach of security or loss of integrity that has a significant impact on the data validity or on the personal data maintained therein.

CHAPTER 3

Identification document

Article 44 Identification document of kept bovine animals Identification document of kept bovine animals provided for in Article 112(b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 shall contain the following 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 competent authority, or the issuing body to which the task was assigned; (d) the date of issuance.

TITLE II

TRACEABILITY OF KEPT OVINE AND CAPRINE ANIMALS

CHAPTER 1

Means and methods of identification

Article 45 Obligations on operators of kept ovine and caprine animals as regards the means and methods of identification of those animals, their application and use 1. Operators keeping ovine and caprine 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 conventional ear tag attached to an ear flap of the animal or a conventional pastern band as listed in point (a) or (b) of Annex III with a visible, legible and indelible display of, either: (a) the unique registration number of the establishment of birth of animal; or (b) the identification code of the animal. 2. Operators keeping ovine and caprine animals not intended to be moved directly to slaughterhouse before the age of 12 months shall ensure that each such animal is individually identified as follows: (a) by a conventional ear tag as listed in point (a) of Annex III with a visible, legible and indelible display of the identification code of the animal; and (b) by one of the means of identification listed in points (c) to (f) of Annex III approved by the competent authority of the Member State where the ovine and caprine animals are kept with legible and indelible display of the identification code of the animal. 3. Operators keeping ovine and caprine animals shall ensure that: (a) the means of identification are applied to ovine and caprine animals on the establishment of birth; (b) no means of identification are removed, modified or replaced without the permission of the competent authority. 4. Operators keeping ovine and caprine animals may replace: (a) one of the approved means of identification referred to in paragraph 2 in accordance with the derogations provided for in Article 46(1), (2), (3) and (4); (b) both means of identification referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article by an electronic identifier approved by the competent authority of the Member State where the ovine and caprine animals are kept in accordance with the exemptions provided for in Article 47(1).

Article 46 Derogations from the requirements laid down in Article 45 as regards the means and methods of identification of kept ovine and caprine animals, their application and use 1. By way of derogation from the requirement laid down in Article 45(2)(a), operators keeping ovine and caprine animals belonging to a population of animals that are born with ears that are too small to attach a conventional ear tag as listed in point (a) of Annex III, shall ensure that such animals are individually identified by a conventional pastern band as listed in point (b) of that Annex with a visible, legible and indelible display of the identification code of the animal. 2. By way of derogation from the requirement laid down in Article 45(2)(a), operators keeping ovine and caprine animals not intended to be moved to another Member State may replace the a conventional ear tag as listed in point (a) of Annex III by a tattoo listed in point (g) of that Annex with a visible, legible and indelible display of the identification code of the animal provided that the competent authority has authorised the use of a ruminal bolus as listed in point (d) of that Annex. 3. By way of derogation from Article 45(2)(b), operators keeping ovine and caprine animals not intended to be moved to another Member State and the operators keeping ovine or caprine animals exempted from the application of an electronic identifier in accordance with Article 48, may replace the electronic identifier by a tattoo as listed in point (g) of Annex III with visible, legible and indelible display of the identification code of the animal. 4. By way of derogation from Article 45(2), operators keeping ovine and caprine animals intended to be transported to the slaughterhouse 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 attached to an ear flap of the animal with visible, legible and indelible display of the unique registration number of the establishment of birth of animal and with legible and indelible display of the identification code of that animal provided that those animals: (a) are not intended to be moved to another Member State; and (b) are slaughtered before the age of 12 months.

Article 47 Exemptions from the requirements of Article 45(2) for operators of confined establishments and those keeping animals for cultural, recreational or scientific purposes 1. The competent authority may exempt operators of confined establishments and operators keeping ovine and caprine animals for cultural, recreational or scientific purposes from identification requirements of Article 45(2) subject the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 of this Article. 2. The competent authority shall ensure that either a ruminal bolus as listed in points (d) of Annex III, or an injectable transponder as listed in point (e) of that Annex III, has been authorised by it for the identification of the ovine and caprine animals referred to in paragraph 1, and that such authorised means of identification complies with the requirements laid down in Article 48(3). The competent authority shall establish procedures for application by operators when requesting such an exemption as provided 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 identification 1. By way of derogation from Article 45(2)(b), Member States may authorise operators keeping ovine or caprine animals to replace the means of identification listed in points (c) to (f) of Annex III, by a conventional ear tag or a conventional pastern band as listed in points (a) or (b) of that Annex subject to compliance with the following conditions: (a) the total number of ovine and caprine animals kept within its territory does not exceed 600 000 as recorded in a computer database; and (b) the kept ovine and caprine animals are not intended to be moved to another Member State. 2. By way of derogation from Article 45(2)(b), Member States may authorise operators keeping caprine animals to replace the means of identification listed in points (c) to (f) of Annex III, by a conventional ear tag or a conventional pastern band as listed in in points (a) or (b) of that Annex subject to compliance with the following conditions: (a) the total number of caprine animals kept within its territory does not exceed 160 000 as recorded in a computer database; and (b) the kept caprine animals are not intended to be moved to another Member State. 3. Member State shall ensure that the means of identification listed in points (a) to (f) of Annex III comply with the following requirements: (a) they display the identification code of the animal; (b) they are approved by the competent authority of the Member State where the ovine or caprine animals are kept. 4. Member States shall establish procedures for application by: (a) manufacturers for approval of means of identification for ovine and caprine animals kept in their territory; (b) operators for the means of identification for ovine and caprine animals to be allocated to their establishment.

CHAPTER 2

Computer database

Article 49 Rules for information in computer database of kept ovine and caprine animals The competent authority shall store the information referred to in Article 109(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 in respect of kept ovine and caprine animals in a computer database in accordance with the following rules: (a) the following information must be recorded for establishments keeping those animals: (i) the unique registration number assigned to it; (ii) the name and address of the operator of establishment; (b) the following 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 departure.

CHAPTER 3

Movement document

Article 50 Movement document of kept ovine and caprine animals to be moved within the territory of a Member State Movement document, as provided for in Article 113(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, for kept ovine and caprine animals to be moved within the territory of single Member State shall contain the following information: (a) the individual identification code of the animal or the unique registration number of the establishment of birth of the animal as displayed by the means of identification; (b) the type of electronic identifier, 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 transporter; (e) the licence plate number or registration number of the means of transport.

Article 51 Derogation from certain requirements of Article 50 for movement document of kept ovine and caprine animals intended to be assembled within the territory of a Member State The competent authority may grant derogations from the requirements in Article 50(a) for operators of establishments from which kept ovine and caprine animals are to be moved to an establishment where they are intended to be assembled, provided the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) the operators must not transport the kept ovine and caprine animals in the same means of transport as animals from other establishments, unless the batches of those animals are kept physically separated from each other in the means of transport; (b) the operators of establishments where the animals are to be assembled shall, subject to a permission by the competent authority, record the individual identification code of each animal as referred to in Article 50(a) on behalf of the operator of establishment from where ovine and caprine animals are received and such records are kept by that operator; (c) the competent authority must have granted access to the computer database referred to in Article 49 to the operators of establishments where assembly operations are to be conducted for the ovine and caprine animals; (d) the operators of establishments where the animals are to be assembled must have in place procedures to ensure that the information referred to in point (b) is recorded in the computer database referred to in Article 49.

TITLE III

TRACEABILITY OF KEPT PORCINE ANIMALS

CHAPTER 1

Means and methods of identification

Article 52 Obligations on operators keeping porcine animals as regards the means and methods of identification of kept porcine animals, their application and use 1. Operators of establishments keeping porcine animals shall ensure that each porcine animal is identified by the following means of identification: (a) a conventional ear tag as listed in point (a) of Annex III or an electronic ear tag as listed in point (c) of Annex III, attached to an ear flap of the animal with a visible, legible and indelible display of the unique registration number of (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 moved to an establishment outside of that supply chain; or (b) a tattoo as listed in point (g) of Annex III applied to an animal with indelible display 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 moved to an establishment outside of that supply chain. 2. Operators of establishments keeping porcine animals shall ensure that: (a) the means of identifications are applied to porcine animals on: (i) the establishment of birth; or (ii) the last establishment of the supply chain referred to in Article 53 when those animals are moved to an establishment outside of that supply chain; b) no means of identification are removed, modified or replaced without the permission of the competent authority. 3. Operators of establishments keeping porcine animals may replace the means of identification referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article by an electronic identifier approved by the competent authority of the Member State where the porcine animals are kept in accordance with the exemptions provided for in Article 54(1).

Article 53 Derogations from the requirements of Article 52 as regards the means and methods of identification of kept porcine animals of the supply chain By way of derogation from Article 52, the competent authority may allow the operators of establishments of the supply chain to derogate from the obligation to identify porcine animals when those animals are intended to be moved within that supply chain within its Member State territory provided 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 authority for operators of confined establishments and for operators to identify porcine animals kept for cultural, recreational or scientific purposes 1. The competent authority may exempt operators of confined establishments and operators keeping porcine animals for cultural, recreational or scientific purposes from the identification requirements for porcine animals provided for in Article 52(1). 2. When granting exemptions as provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article, the competent authority shall ensure that an injectable transponder as listed in point (e) of Annex III, has been authorised by it for the identifications of porcine animals referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, and that such authorised means of identification complies with the requirements of Article 55(1). 3. The competent authority shall establish procedures for application by operators when requesting such an exemption as provided in paragraph 1 of this Article.

Article 55 Member States obligations as regards the means and methods of identification of kept porcine animals, their application and use 1. Member States shall ensure that the means of identification listed in points (a), (c), (e) and (g) of Annex III comply with the following requirements: (a) they display 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 moved from the establishment of a supply chain referred 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 approved by the competent authority 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 identification for porcine animals to be allocated to their establishment. 3. Member States shall establish and make available to the public of the list of establishments of the supply chain referred to in Article 53 in their territory.

CHAPTER 2

Computer database

Article 56 Rules for information in computer database of kept porcine animals The competent authority shall store the information referred to in Article 109(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 in respect of kept porcine animals in a computer database in accordance with the following rules: (a) the following information must be recorded for establishments keeping those animals: (i) the unique registration number assigned it; (ii) the name and address of the operator of establishment; (b) the following 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 departure.

CHAPTER 3

Movement 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 single Member State shall contain the following information: (a) the information to be kept in the computer database as referred to in Article 56(a)(i) and Article 56(b)(i), (ii) and (iv); (b) the unique registration number of the transporter; (c) the licence plate number or registration number of the means of transport.

TITLE IV

TRACEABILITY OF KEPT EQUINE ANIMALS

CHAPTER 1

Means and methods of identification

Article 58 Obligations on operators keeping equine animals as regards the means and methods of identification of those animals, their application and use 1. Operators of kept equine animals shall ensure that each animal is individually identified by the following means of identification: (a) an injectable transponder as listed in point (e) of Annex III; (b) a single lifetime identification document. 2. Operators of kept equine animals shall ensure that: (a) equine animals are identified within the time periods provided for in Article 12(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/262; (b) no means of identification referred to in paragraph 1 are removed, modified or replaced without the permission of the competent authority of the establishment where those animals are habitually kept. 3. Operators of kept equine animals, and if such operators 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 single lifetime identification document, referred to in Article 65 or 66, to the competent authority of the establishment where the animals are habitually kept, and shall provide the competent authority with the necessary information to complete that identification document and the records in the database referred to in Article 64.

Article 59 Member States obligations for means and methods of identification of kept equine animals, their application and use 1. Member States may authorise the injectable transponder referred to in Article 58(1)(a) to be replaced by: (a) a single conventional ear tag as listed in point (a) of Annex III applied to equine animals kept for meat production, provided that those animals were either born in that Member State or imported into that Member State without bearing a physical means of identification prior to entry into the Union; (b) an alternative method authorised by the competent authority in accordance with Article 62, which establishes an unequivocal link between the equine animal and the single lifetime identification document referred to in Article 58(1)(b). 2. Member States shall ensure that the means of identification referred to in Article 58(1)(a) and in paragraph 1(a) of this Article comply with the following requirements: (a) they display the identification code of the animal; (b) they are approved by the competent authority 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 approval of means of identification for kept equine animals identified in their territory; (b) establish deadlines for submission of the applications for the issuing of identification document provided for in Article 58(1)(b).

Article 60 Derogations for the identification of kept equine animals living under semi-wild conditions 1. By way of derogation 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 identified in accordance with Article 58(1) when they are: (a) removed from such populations, excluding their transfer under official supervision 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 States 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 derogation from Article 58(1), Member States may authorise the application of an injectable transponder as listed in point (e) of Annex III more than 12 months prior to the issuing of an identification document in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, provided that the identification code of the animal displayed on the injectable transponder is recorded by the operator at the time of implantation of the injectable transponder and transmitted to the competent authority.

Article 61 Derogations for the identification of kept equine animals moved to a slaughterhouse or accompanied by a temporary identification document 1. By way of derogation from Article 58(2)(a), the competent authority may authorise the use of a simplified method of identification of equine animals intended to be moved to the slaughterhouse for which no single lifetime identification document was issued in accordance with Article 67(1), provided that (a) the equine animals are less than 12 months old; (b) there is an uninterrupted line of traceability of the animals from the establishment of birth to the slaughterhouse situated in the same Member State. The equine animals must be transported directly to the slaughterhouse and during that transport they must be individually identified by injectable transponder, conventional or electronic ear tag, or conventional or electronic pastern band as listed in points (a), (b), (c), (e) or (f) of Annex III respectively. 2. By way of derogation from Article 58(2)(a), the competent authority shall, on request by the operator of the equine animal, issue a temporary identification document for the period of time when the identification document issued in accordance with Article 67(1) is surrendered to that competent authority in order to update identification details in that document.

Article 62 Authorisation of alternative methods of identification of kept equine animals 1. Member States may authorise suitable alternative methods of identification of kept equine animals, including the recording of marks, which ensure an unequivocal link between the equine animal and the single lifetime identification document and show that the equine animal has undergone the process of identification. 2. Member States authorising alternative methods of identification as provided for in paragraph 1shall ensure that: (a) the alternative methods of identification are only used in exceptional cases for the identification of equine animals entered in specific breeding books or are used for specific purposes, or in case of equine animals which cannot be identified by an injectable transponder for medical or