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Regulation (EU) 2016/429 Article 104

Regulation (EU) 2016/429 Article 104

Record-keeping obligations of transporters

Article 104

1.   Transporters shall keep and maintain records containing at least the following information: (a) the establishments visited by them; (b) the categories, species and number of kept terrestrial animals transported by them; (c) the cleaning, disinfection and disinfestation of the means of transport used; (d) details of the documents accompanying the animals in question, including their document numbers. The records shall be kept and maintained in paper or electronic form. 2.   Transporters presenting a low risk of spreading listed or emerging diseases may be exempted by the Member State concerned from the requirement to keep records of all or some of the information listed in paragraph 1. 3.   Transporters shall keep the records provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2: (a) in such a manner that they can be made immediately available to the competent authority on request; (b) for a minimum period to be prescribed by the competent authority, which may not be less than three years.

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