General requirements as regards the establishment of origin of the animals
Article 8
In addition to the specific requirements laid down in Parts II to V, consignments of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the establishment of origin of the kept animals, or the establishment of origin of the kept animals from which the germinal products or products of animal origin were obtained, complies with the following requirements: (a) it must be registered by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and assigned a unique registration number; (b) it must be approved by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin, where required by and under the conditions provided for in this Regulation, and assigned a unique approval number; (c) it must be under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin; (d) it must have a system in place to maintain and to keep, for a minimum period of 3 years, up-to-date records containing at least the following information: (i) the species, categories, number and where relevant, identification of animals on the establishment; (ii) movements of animals into and out of the establishment; (iii) mortality in the establishment. (e) it must receive regular animal health visits from a veterinarian for the purpose of the detection of, and information on, signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including those listed diseases referred to in Annex I relevant for the particular species and category of animal, germinal product or product of animal origin and emerging diseases. Such animal health visits shall take place at frequencies that are proportionate to the risks posed by the establishment concerned.