Subject matter and scope
Article 1
1. This Regulation lays down supplementing animal health rules concerning the entry into the Union of consignments of certain species and categories of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin from third countries or territories or zones thereof, or compartments in the case of aquaculture animals. It also lays down rules concerning the movement and handling of those consignments after their entry in the Union. 2. Part I lays down: (a) the obligations on the competent authority of Member States to permit the entry into the Union of consignments of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin of species and categories of animals covered by Parts II to VI (Articles 3 and 4); (b) the obligations on the operators regarding the entry into the Union, and the movement and handling after entry, of consignments of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin covered by Parts II to VI (Article 5); (c) the general animal health requirements for entry into the Union, and the movement and handling after the entry of the consignments referred to in points (a) and (b), and derogations from those general requirements, applicable to all the species and categories of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin covered by Parts II to VI (Articles 6 to 10). 3. Part II lays down the general animal health requirements for entry into the Union, as well as the movement and handling after the entry, and derogations from such requirements for certain terrestrial animals (Title 1). In addition, it lays down specific animal health requirements that are also applicable to the each of those species and categories of terrestrial animals, in particular: (a) kept ungulates of listed species (Title 2); (b) poultry and captive birds, except captive birds imported for conservation programmes approved by the competent authority of the Member State of destination (Title 3); (c) honeybees ( Apis mellifera ) and bumble bees ( Bombus spp.) (Title 4); (d) dogs, cats and ferrets (Title 5). 4. Part III lays down the general animal health requirements for entry into the Union, as well as the movement and handling after the entry, and derogations from such requirements for germinal products of the following species and categories of kept terrestrial animals: (a) bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine animals (Title 1); (b) poultry and captive birds (Title 2); (c) animals other than those listed in points (a) and (b) (Title 3). 5. Part IV lays down the general animal health requirements for entry into the Union, as well as the movement and handling after the entry, and derogations from those requirements for products of animal origin of the following species and categories of terrestrial animals: (a) kept and wild ungulates of listed species; (b) poultry; (c) game birds. 6. Part V lays down the animal health requirements for entry into the Union, as well as the movement and handling after the entry, and derogations from those requirements for the following species of aquatic animals at all life stages as well as their products of animal origin, other than wild aquatic animals and products of animal origin from those wild aquatic animals landed from fishing vessels for direct human consumption: (a) fish of listed species belonging to the superclass Agnatha and to the classes Chondrichthyes, Sarcopterygii and Actinopterygii ; (b) aquatic molluscs of listed species belonging to the phylum Mollusca ; (c) aquatic crustaceans of listed species belonging to the subphylum Crustacea ; (d) aquatic animals of species listed in Annex XXIX which are susceptible to the aquatic diseases for which certain Member States have national measures to limit the impact of diseases other than listed diseases, as provided for in Article 226 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. 7. Part VI lays down the general rules, certain derogations and additional requirements for transit through the Union and for the return to the Union of certain species and categories of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin. 8. Part VII lays down final provisions.