Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2515 of 8 September 2023 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 as regards certain animal health requirements for movements within the Union of terrestrial animals

‘3 Operators of slaughterhouses shall ensure that animals of listed species for infection with epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus are slaughtered at the latest within 24 hours of arrival at the slaughterhouse when they come from another Member State and do not fulfil the requirements laid down in Article 10(1), point (f), Article 15(1), point (e), Article 23(1), point (g), Article 26(1), point (g) or Article 29(1), point (f) respectively, for each species concerned.’

‘4 Operators shall ensure that captive birds which have been moved to an exhibition in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2, are only moved back to the Member State of origin when the following requirements are met: (a) the birds are accompanied by an animal health certificate, issued either by the competent authority of the Member State of origin in accordance with Article 71(1) or by that of the Member State of the exhibition. The latter authority shall issue the animal health certificate based on official information provided in the certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State of origin; (b) the movement takes place within the period of validity of the certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State of origin; (c) the birds have not been in contact with birds of a lower health status during the exhibition. Where the animal health certificate was issued by the competent authority of the Member State of origin, a declaration stating that the birds have not been in contact with birds of a lower health status during the exhibition shall be issued by the veterinarian referred to in paragraph 3, point (c) for birds other than those participating in flight exhibitions, or by the operator responsible for the birds that participated in a flight exhibition.

5 Operators shall ensure that captive birds which have been moved to an exhibition in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2, are only moved to a Member State which is not the Member State of origin when the following requirements are met: (a) the birds are accompanied by the animal health certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State of the exhibition, and completed based on official information provided in the certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State of origin in accordance with Article 71(1); (b) the movement takes place within the period of validity of the certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State of origin; (c) the birds have not been in contact with birds of a lower health status during the exhibition; (d) if the exhibition takes place in a Member State or zone thereof not having the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination, birds of galliformes species are not moved to a Member State or zone thereof having the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination, except if all birds of galliformes species of the exhibition comply with the requirements of Article 62, point (a). The operator at the place of destination shall ensure that the birds are kept isolated from any other birds for 21 days after arrival.’

‘2 By way of derogation from the validity period of the animal health certificate referred to in Article 91(3), the animal health certificate issued for an individual equine animal referred to in Article 76(2), point (a), shall be valid for 30 days provided that: (a) the equine animal to be moved is accompanied by its single lifetime identification document as provided for in Article 114(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 which includes a valid validation mark issued by the competent authority, or the body to which this activity was delegated, for a period not exceeding 4 years, to document that the animal is habitually resident in an establishment recognised by the competent authority as an establishment of low health risk due to frequent animal health visits, additional identity checks and health testing and the absence of natural breeding on the establishment, except in dedicated and separated premises; or (b) the registered equine animal to be moved is accompanied by its single lifetime identification document as provided for in Article 114(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 which includes a valid license issued, for a period not exceeding 4 years, by the national federation of the Fédération Équestre Internationale for participation in equestrian competitions or by the competent racing authority for participation in races, and which documents at least two visits per year by a veterinarian, including those necessary to carry out regular equine influenza vaccinations and examinations required for movements to other Member States or third countries.’

‘4 In case of kept ungulates intended for slaughter, the assembly of animals from more than one establishment for a period of less than 20 days, after leaving the establishment of origin, shall be considered as an assembly operation.’

The competent authority of the Member State of origin may authorise the movement to another Member State of registered equine animals not complying with animal health certification requirements laid down in Article 143(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, provided that: (a) the competent authority of the Member State of destination established the conditions based on the requirements referred to in points (b) and (c) and has informed the Commission and the other Member States that such movements are authorised; (b) the animals kept and moved on the respective territories of the Member State of origin and of the Member State of destination fulfil at least the animal health requirements for movement of kept equine animals to other Member States, and in particular the specific animal health requirements laid down in Article 22; (c) the competent authority of the Member State of origin fulfils the condition, established by the competent authority of the Member State of destination, for the traceability of the animals moved and notifies the competent authority of the Member State of destination about the intention of using the derogation.’

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