Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/160 of 4 February 2022 laying down uniform minimum frequencies of certain official controls to verify compliance with Union animal health requirements in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1082/2003 and (EC) No 1505/2006 (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/160 of 4 February 2022 laying down uniform minimum frequencies of certain official controls to verify compliance with Union animal health requirements in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1082/2003 and (EC) No 1505/2006 (Text with EEA relevance)
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This Regulation lays down uniform minimum frequencies for official controls, in particular, inspections of animals and germinal products, and the conditions under which they are kept or produced in the following establishments:
(a)
approved establishments for kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs referred to in Article 1(1), point (a), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035;
(b)
approved germinal product establishments referred to in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686;
(c)
certain aquaculture establishments approved pursuant to Article 176(1), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and groups of aquaculture establishments approved pursuant to Article 177, of that Regulation;
(d)
registered establishments for kept terrestrial animals referred to in Article 1(1) point (a), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 that keep bovine, ovine or caprine animals.
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429, in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 ( 9 ) and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/990 ( 10 ) shall apply:
(a)
‘establishment’ as defined in Article 4, point (27), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;
(b)
‘hatchery’ as defined in Article 4, point (47), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;
(c)
‘assembly operation’ as defined in Article 4, point (49), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;
(d)
‘assembly centre of dogs, cats and ferrets’ as defined in Article 2, point (7), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035;
(e)
‘animal shelter’ as defined in Article 2, point (8), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035;
(f)
‘control post’ as defined in Article 2, point (9), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035;
(g)
‘environmentally isolated production establishment’ as defined in Article 2, point (10), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035;
(h)
‘approved quarantine establishment’ as defined in Article 3, point (9), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688;
(i)
‘confined establishment’ as defined in Article 4, point (48), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;
(j)
‘approved germinal product establishment’ as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686;
(k)
‘approved aquaculture establishment’ as defined in Article 2, point (10), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/990;
(l)
‘approved group of aquaculture establishments’ as defined in Article 2, point (11), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/990.
Uniform minimum frequency of inspections in certain approved establishments
The competent authorities of Member States ( 11 ) shall perform at least once every calendar year, official controls on, in particular inspections of, animals and hatching eggs and the conditions under which those animals and hatching eggs are kept or produced in the following types of establishments on its territory that have obtained approval from the competent authority:
(a)
hatcheries and establishments keeping poultry;
(b)
establishments for assembly operations for ungulates and poultry;
(c)
assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets;
(d)
animal shelters for dogs, cats and ferrets;
(e)
control posts;
(f)
environmentally isolated production establishments for bumble bees;
(g)
approved quarantine establishments;
(h)
confined establishments.
Uniform minimum frequency of inspections in approved germinal product establishments
The competent authorities of the Member States shall perform official controls on, and in particular, inspections of, germinal products, except hatching eggs, and the conditions under which those germinal products are produced every calendar year in the following types of establishments on its territory that have obtained approval from the competent authority:
(a)
at least twice every calendar year, semen collection centres for bovine and porcine animals;
(b)
at least once every calendar year:
(i)
semen collection centres for ovine, caprine and equine animals;
(ii)
embryo collection or production teams;
(iii)
germinal product processing establishments;
(iv)
germinal product storage centres.
Uniform minimum frequency of inspections in certain approved aquaculture establishments and in certain approved groups of aquaculture establishments
The competent authority of a Member State shall perform official controls on, and in particular, inspections of, aquaculture animals and the conditions under which those animals are kept in certain approved aquaculture establishments and approved groups of aquaculture establishments on its territory. Those official controls shall take into account the risk ranking of the approved aquaculture establishment or the approved group of aquaculture establishments determined by the competent authority pursuant to Part 1, Chapter 1, point 1.2, of Annex VI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 or the risk ranking of the establishments in dependent compartments referred to in Article 73(3), point (b), of that Regulation, as follows:
(a)
high-risk establishments shall be inspected at least once every calendar year;
(b)
medium-risk establishments shall be inspected at least once every two calendar years;
(c)
low-risk establishments shall be inspected at least once every three calendar years.
Uniform minimum frequency of inspections in establishments keeping bovine, ovine and caprine animals
The competent authority of a Member State shall perform official controls on, and in particular, inspections of, the identification and registration of bovine, ovine and caprine animals every calendar year in at least 3 % of establishments on its territory keeping those animals.
1. Regulations (EC) No 1082/2003 and (EC) No 1505/2006 are repealed.
2. References to the repealed Regulations shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in the Annex.
