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- Ensure establishment restrictions and testing after disease outbreak
Retained EU Law
2020
United Kingdom
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 of 30 January 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for entry into the Union, and the movement and handling after entry of consignments of certain animals, germinal products and products of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance)
At a glance
What's here
21 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 3 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
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Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Competent authority must submit vaccination data to the Commission Statutory regulator
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- Keep detailed animal records for at least 10 years
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- Arrange for post‑mortem examinations at your establishment
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- Ensure poultry and hatching eggs meet Newcastle disease conditions before EU import
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- Treat dogs for tapeworm before entering the UK
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Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- UK competent authority must provide supplementary guarantees for fresh meat from FMD-free zones in countries with endemic SAT/ASIA 1 strains Crown / Minister / Government department
Obligations of operators
- Present animal/germinal/product consignments for official controls at entry
Identification of ungulates
- Ensure individual identification of ungulates before entry into the Union
The ungulates of the consignment
- Ensure imported ungulates meet vaccination and transport rules
Conditions for confined establishments of origin of ungulates in third countries or territories for the purpose of Article 29
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Member States must approve confined establishments for ungulate imports Statutory regulator
Requirements concerning the movement of captive birds after entry into the Union
- Transport captive birds to quarantine within 9 hours in sealed vehicles
Obligation on operators at the quarantine establishment following the entry into the Union of consignments of captive birds
- Operate captive bird quarantine in compliance with EU rules
Handling after the entry of queen honeybees and bumble bees
- Handle imported queen honeybees and bumble bees after entry
Identification of dogs, cats and ferrets
- Use compliant transponders for imported dogs, cats and ferrets
The dogs, cats and ferrets
- Ensure imported dogs, cats and ferrets meet rabies vaccination and testing rules
Transport by vessel of hatching eggs
- Attach a vessel master-signed declaration to the health certificate for hatching eggs shipped by vessel
Movement and handling of hatching eggs after the entry
- Transport hatching eggs directly to destination and comply with movement rules
Handling of hatching eggs of captive birds following their entry into the Union and of captive birds hatched from those hatching eggs
- Separate imported hatching eggs and quarantine hatched birds
Specific transport and labelling requirements
- Label and identify consignments of aquatic animals and products entering the EU
Handling of aquatic animals and products of animal origin from aquatic animals other than live aquatic animals after entry into the Union
- Transport aquatic animal imports directly to destination without contaminating natural waters
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Consignments of less than 20 heads of poultry other than...
in the case of breeding poultry, productive poultry and poultry...
Subject matter and scope
Definitions
Obligations of the competent authorities of Member States
The date of certification of consignments
National legislation and animal health systems of the third country or territory of origin
General requirements as regards the health status of the animals, germinal products and products of animal origin
General requirements as regards the establishment of origin of the animals
Sampling, laboratory tests and other tests
Disease freedom of the place of origin and specific conditions
The residency period required for kept terrestrial animals
Derogations regarding the residency period for registered horses for competition, races and cultural events
Inspection of terrestrial animals prior to dispatch to the Union
General rules for the dispatch to the Union of terrestrial animals
Derogation for the transhipment of terrestrial animals other than equine animals in non-listed third countries or territories in the event of a technical problem or another unforeseen incident
Derogation for the transhipment of equine animals in non-listed third countries or territories
General requirements regarding means of transport of terrestrial animals
Requirements regarding containers in which terrestrial animals are transported to the Union
Movement and handling after entry of terrestrial animals
Dispatch of ungulates to the Union
The third country or territory of origin of ungulates or zone thereof
The establishment of origin of ungulates
Derogations and additional requirements for entry into the Union of ungulates for slaughter
Movement and handling of ungulates after their entry into the Union
Animal health requirements not applicable to ungulates intended for confined establishments
Specific rules for entry of ungulates intended for confined establishments
Listing of confined establishments of origin of ungulates in third countries or territories
Derogation from the requirement of listing of the third country or territory and the listing of the confined establishment of origin of ungulates
Additional requirements to be fulfilled by establishments of origin of ungulates intended for a confined establishment pursuant to the derogation laid down in Article 31
Animal health requirements for the confined establishment of origin of ungulates as regards listed diseases
Animal health requirements for the ungulates of the consignment as regards listed diseases
Movement and handling of ungulates intended to confined establishments after the entry
Poultry imported into the third country or territory of origin or zone thereof prior to entry into Union
Requirements concerning the third country or territory of origin of poultry or zone thereof
Freedom from highly pathogenic avian influenza of the third country or territory of origin or zone thereof
Freedom from infection with Newcastle disease virus of the third country or territory of origin or zone thereof
The establishment of origin of poultry
Specific preventive measures for the containers in which poultry are transported
Entry of poultry into Member States with status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination
Identification of breeding ratites and productive ratites
Specific animal health requirements for the flock of origin of consignments of breeding and productive poultry
Specific animal health requirements for the flock of origin of consignments of poultry intended for slaughter
Specific animal health requirements for the flocks of origin of consignments of day-old chicks
Specific animal health requirements for the hatching eggs of origin of consignments of day-old chicks
Specific animal health requirements for the day-old chicks
Derogation and specific requirements for consignments of less than 20 heads of poultry, other than ratites
Obligations on operators at the establishment of destination following the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry
Obligation on the competent authorities as regards sampling and testing of consignments of poultry after entry into the Union
Obligation on the competent authorities as regards sampling and testing following the entry into the Union of consignments of ratites originating from a third country or territory or zone thereof not free from infection with Newcastle disease virus
Requirements concerning the identification of captive birds
Specific preventive measures for the containers in which captive birds are transported
Requirements concerning the establishment of origin of the consignment of captive birds
Specific animal health requirements for the approval, maintenance of approval and suspension, withdrawal or re-granting of the approval of the establishments of origin of the consignment of captive birds
Specific animal health requirements for the captive birds
Requirements concerning the entry of consignments of captive birds into Member States with status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination
Obligation on the competent authorities following the entry into the Union of consignments of captive birds
Derogation from animal health requirements for captive birds originating from certain third countries or territories
Authorised categories of bees
Dispatch to the Union of honeybees and bumble bees
The apiary of origin of queen honeybees
The hive of origin of queen honeybees
The consignment of queen honeybees
Additional guarantees for queen honeybees destined to certain Member States or zone as regards the infestation with Varroa spp. (Varroosis)
The establishment of origin of bumble bees
The consignment of bumble bees
Specific obligations for the competent authorities in the Member States
Dispatch of the dogs, cats and ferrets to the Union
The third country or territory of origin or zone thereof of dogs, cats and ferrets
Derogation for dogs, cats and ferrets intended for a confined or a quarantine establishment
Moving and handling after the entry into the Union of dogs, cats and ferrets intended for a confined or a quarantine establishment
The third country or territory of origin or zone thereof
The residency period of donor animals
Identification of donor animals
The germinal product establishments
The germinal products
The transport of germinal products
Additional requirements for the transport of semen
The establishment of origin of donor bovine animals
Derogations from the requirements for the establishment of origin of donor bovine animals
Specific animal health requirements for donor bovine animals
The establishment of origin of donor porcine animals
Specific animal health requirements for donor porcine animals
The establishment of origin of donor ovine and caprine animals
Specific animal health requirements for donor ovine and caprine animals
The establishment of origin of donor equine animals
Specific animal health requirements for donor equine animals
Germinal products intended for confined establishments in the Union
Specific animal health requirements for donor animals kept in confined establishment
The requirements for germinal products obtained in confined establishments
The residency period
Handling of hatching eggs during transport to the Union
Derogation and additional requirements for transhipment of hatching eggs in case of an incident in the means of transport by waterway or by air
Preventive measures for the means of transport and the containers of hatching eggs
Hatching eggs originating from poultry imported into the third country or territory of origin or zone thereof
The third country or territory of origin or zone thereof of the hatching eggs
The establishment of origin of the hatching eggs
The flock of origin of the hatching eggs
The hatching eggs of the consignment
Entry of hatching eggs into Member States with status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination
Derogations and special requirements for consignments of less than 20 hatching eggs of poultry other than ratites
Derogation and special requirements for specified pathogen-free eggs
Obligations on operators as regards handling of hatching eggs following their entry into the Union and of poultry hatched from those hatching eggs
Sampling and testing following the entry into the Union
Obligation on the competent authorities as regards sampling and testing of ratites from hatching eggs originating from a third country or territory or zone thereof not free from infection with Newcastle disease virus
The hatching eggs of the consignment
Requirements for entry into the Union of consignments of germinal products of animals other than those referred to in point (a) and (b) of Article 1(4) dispatched from confined establishments
Specific animal health requirements for donor animals
The requirements for germinal products
Time constraints for the date of production
Treatment requirements for products of animal origin
Requirements concerning the means of transport of the products of animal origin
Dispatch of products of animal origin to the Union
Dispatch of kept animals of origin of the fresh meat to a slaughterhouse
Dispatch of carcasses of wild animals or animals kept as farmed game killed on the spot
The ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections
Handling of the animals of origin of the fresh meat during killing or slaughter
Handling and preparation of fresh meat in the establishment of origin of the fresh meat
The species of animals of origin of the fresh meat of ungulates
Prohibition as regards the entry of fresh blood
The residency period prior to slaughter or killing of the kept ungulates of origin of the fresh meat
Derogation from direct dispatch of the kept animals of origin of the fresh meat to a slaughterhouse
The third country or territory of origin or zone thereof of the fresh meat of kept ungulates
The establishment of origin of the kept ungulates from which the fresh meat has been obtained
Specific requirement for fresh meat obtained from kept ungulates of the species Sus scrofa
The establishment of origin of the fresh meat of kept ungulates
The country or territory of origin or zone thereof of the fresh meat of wild ungulates
The wild ungulates of origin of the fresh meat
The game handling establishment of origin of fresh meat of wild ungulates
The residency period of poultry
The third country or territory of origin or zone thereof of the fresh meat of poultry
The establishment of origin of the poultry
The poultry of origin of the fresh meat
The establishment of origin for the fresh meat of poultry
The third country or territory of origin or zone thereof of the fresh meat of game birds
The establishment of origin of the fresh meat of game birds
Treatment of meat products
Meat products not subject to a risk-mitigating treatment
Meat products subject to a risk-mitigating treatment
The establishment of origin of the animals from which the fresh meat was obtained
The entry into Member States with status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination
Specific requirements for entry into the Union of casings
The country of origin of the raw milk, colostrum and colostrum-based products
The animals of origin of the raw milk, colostrum and colostrum-based products
Treatment of dairy products
Dairy products not subject to a risk-mitigating treatment
Dairy products subject to a risk-mitigating treatment
The third country or territory of origin or zone thereof of the eggs
The establishment of origin of the eggs
The third country or territory of origin or zone thereof of the egg products
The establishment of origin of the eggs
Composite products containing meat products and non-shelf stable composite products containing dairy and/or egg products
Shelf stable composite products containing dairy and/or egg products
Derogation from animal health requirements and additional requirements for entry of infant milk, infant food and special foods intended for personal use
Derogation from animal health requirements for products of animal origin intended for personal use originating from certain third countries or territories or zones thereof
Inspection of aquatic animals prior to dispatch
Dispatch to the Union of aquatic animals
Transport by vessel of aquatic animals
Requirements regarding the third country or territory of origin or zone or compartment thereof and the establishment of origin
Vector species
Derogations for certain categories of aquatic animals of listed species
Derogations for certain products of animal origin from aquatic animals other than live aquatic animals
Additional animal health requirements to limit the impact of non-listed diseases for which Member States have national measures
Requirements for transit through the Union
Additional requirements for entry of registered horses originating from, and returning to the Union after temporary export to a third country or territory or zone thereof to participate in competitions, races or equestrian cultural events
Special requirements for entry of ungulates, poultry and aquatic animals originating from, and returning to the Union following a refusal of entry by a third country
Special requirements for entry of animals other than ungulates, poultry and aquatic animals originating from, and returning to the Union following a refusal of entry by a third country or territory
Special requirements for entry of germinal products and packaged products of animal origin, originating from, and returning to the Union following a refusal of entry by a third country or territory
Special requirements for entry of unpackaged or in bulk products of animal origin, originating from, and returning to the Union following a refusal of entry by a listed third country or territory
Special requirements for entry of unpackaged or in bulk products of animal origin, originating from, and returning to, the Union following a refusal of entry by a non-listed third country
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