Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/647 of 13 January 2023 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the approval of germinal product establishments and the traceability and animal health requirements for movements within the Union of germinal products of certain kept terrestrial animals (Text with EEA relevance)

‘2 In case of a germinal product processed in a germinal product establishment other than the germinal product establishment of collection, the operator of the germinal product establishment of processing shall supplement the information referred to in paragraph 1 with information which permits the identification of the unique approval number of the establishment of processing of that germinal product.’

‘2 Operators shall only move donor animals, as referred to in the introductory phrase of paragraph 1, with the prior consent of the centre veterinarian of the semen collection centre of destination.’

‘4 The official veterinarian shall carry out the checks and examinations as provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 and issue the animal health certificate within the period of 72 hours preceding the time of dispatch of the consignment of germinal products.’

The animal health certificates for movements between Member States of consignments of germinal products of terrestrial animals other than bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine or equine animals kept at confined establishments and of animals of the family Camelidae or Cervidae, shall contain at least the information set out in point 2 of Annex IV.’

Where consignments of germinal products of terrestrial animals other than bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine or equine animals kept at confined establishments or of animals of the family Camelidae or Cervidae are moved to another Member State, the operator shall notify the competent authority in the Member State of origin of the consignments in advance of the intended movement of those consignments of germinal products.’.

Annexes I to IV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686 are amended in accordance with Part A of the Annex to this Regulation.

Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686 is corrected in accordance with Part B of the Annex to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.