Animal population data
Article 4
1. Data identified by the Agency or reported by the Member States on the relevant animal populations, as specified in Article 16(5) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/578, shall take into account animal species, categories and stages thereof as listed in Article 15 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/578 according to the following format: (a) for terrestrial animals: the number of animals per year (living animals or slaughtered animals, depending on the animal species or categories concerned, as specified in the Agency’s protocols and templates for the reporting of data); (b) for farmed fish: the biomass produced per year (live weight at slaughter). 2. While identifying or reporting the data on the relevant animal populations, the Agency or the Member States, as specified in Article 16(5) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/578, shall take into account the number of animals brought in from other Member States and sent to other Member States for fattening or slaughter, for the relevant animals species, categories and stages thereof, when appropriate, in accordance with the Agency’s protocols and templates referred to in Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/578. 3. When Member States report the data on the relevant animal populations in their territories, they shall submit to the Agency a detailed description of the methodologies they used to generate the relevant animal population data.