Additional requirements for the entry into the Union of certain ungulates which originate in the Union, are moved to a third country or territory or zone thereof to participate in events, exhibitions, displays and shows and which are then moved back to the Union’
Article 1
Article 177 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is amended as follows: 1. the title is replaced by the following: ‘Article 177 Additional requirements for the entry into the Union of certain ungulates which originate in the Union, are moved to a third country or territory or zone thereof to participate in events, exhibitions, displays and shows and which are then moved back to the Union’ 2. the following paragraph is added: ‘3. By way of derogation from Article 11, consignments of bovine, ovine and caprine animals that originate in the Union and are moved for a period not exceeding 15 days to a third country or territory or zone thereof to participate in events, exhibitions, displays or shows (‘the event’), shall be permitted to enter the Union from that third country or territory provided that they comply with the following conditions: (a) the third country or territory or zone thereof where the event takes place is listed for the entry into the Union of the specific species of animals; (b) the establishment where the event takes place: (i) complies with the requirements applicable to establishments conducting assembly operations of ungulates laid down in Article 20(2), point(b); (ii) upon the arrival of the consignment at the establishment and for the entire duration of the event, only keeps bovine, ovine or caprine animals that comply with all the relevant requirements laid down in Union law for the entry into the Union of such animals; (c) the dispatch of the consignment of animals from the Union to the establishment referred to in point (b) and from that establishment to the Union is carried out in means of transport that comply with the general requirements regarding means of transport of terrestrial animals laid down in Article 17 and without unloading in any other third country or territory or zone thereof; (d) the animals of the consignment had no contact with other animals of a lower health status from the moment of loading for dispatch from the Union to the establishment referred to in point (b) and for all the duration of the event until their arrival back to the Union.’