Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2154 of 14 October 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards animal health, certification and notification requirements for movements within the Union of products of animal origin from terrestrial animals (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2154
• Articles: 7

Article 1 Subject matter and scope

This Regulation supplements the rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 regarding movements within the Union of consignments of products of animal origin from terrestrial animals in relation to:

(a)

obligations on operators for movements within the Union of consignments of products of animal origin from terrestrial animals produced or processed in establishments, food businesses or zones subject to emergency measures or movement restrictions as referred to in Article 166(2)of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;

(b)

information requirements for the animal health certificate provided for in Article 167(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 (animal health certification);

(c)

information requirements for the advance notification of movements of those consignments to other Member States, provided for in Article 169(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 (advance notification);

(d)

emergency procedures for the advance notification of movements of those consignments, provided for in Article 169(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, in the event of power cuts and other disturbances of Traces.

Article 2 Obligations on operators moving consignments of products of animal origin

Operators shall only move consignments of products of animal origin from terrestrial animals subject to the emergency measures or movement restrictions referred to in Article 166(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 within the Union if:

(a)

such movements are authorised by the competent authority of the place of origin; and

(b)

the consignments comply with the conditions for the authorisation required in accordance with point (a).

Article 3 Animal health certificate for movements of consignments of products of animal origin

In addition to the information required in accordance with Article 168(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, the animal health certificate shall contain the information set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 4 Information obligation on operators for the advance notification of movements of consignments of products of animal origin between Member States

In the advance notification, operators shall provide the competent authority of the Member State of origin with the information set out in the Annex to this Regulation in addition to information required in accordance with Article 168(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and they shall do so for each consignment of products of animal origin referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation.

Article 5 Emergency procedures

In the event of power cuts or other disturbances of Traces, the competent authority of the place of origin of consignments of products of animal origin referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation to be moved to another Member State shall comply with the contingency arrangements for Traces and Member States’ national systems in the event of unplanned or planned unavailability established for the Information Management System for Official Controls (IMSOC) in Article 46 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715.

Article 6 Entry into force and applicability

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

It shall apply from 21 April 2021.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX Information to be contained in the animal health certificate accompanying movements within the Union of consignments of products of animal origin from terrestrial animals

ANNEX

Information to be contained in the animal health certificate accompanying movements within the Union of consignments of products of animal origin from terrestrial animals

(a)

the name and address of the consignor and the consignee;

(b)

the name and address of the establishment or place of dispatch;

(c)

the name and address of the establishment or place of destination;

(d)

a description of the product of animal origin, including:

(i)

the category of the product, as defined in Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687:

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fresh meat (specifying the category, if needed);

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meat products;

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casings;

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raw milk, colostrum and colostrum-based products;

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dairy products;

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eggs;

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egg products;

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composite products (indicating ingredients of animal origin)

(ii)

the animal species from which the product of animal origin was obtained;

(iii)

the Member State or region of origin of the raw material;

(iv)

the treatment(s) that the product of animal origin has undergone;

(v)

the marking applied on the product of animal origin, where required;

(vi)

the place and date of their production or processing;

(e)

the quantity of the product of animal origin;

(f)

the date and place of issue of the animal health certificate; the name, capacity and signature of the official veterinarian; and the stamp of the competent authority of the place of origin of the consignment;

(g)

the name of the listed disease or emerging disease causing the movement restrictions in the [establishment, food business or zone at the place of dispatch;

(h)

details of compliance with the conditions for the granting of the authorisation referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation, and either:

(i)

the title and date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the relevant legal act adopted by the Commission providing those conditions; or

(ii)

the reference to the legal act or instruction approved and made public by the competent authority providing those conditions.