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Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance)
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1.Operators shall:
(a)inform the competent authority in their Member State of origin in advance of the intended movement of germinal products of kept animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine species and germinal products of poultry to another Member State when:
the germinal products in question are required to be accompanied by an animal health certificate in accordance with Article 161(1) or (2);
notification of movement is required in accordance with delegated acts adopted pursuant to point (a) of paragraph 5 of this Article for germinal products, taking into account paragraph 3 of this Article;
(b)provide all the necessary information to enable the competent authority of the Member State of origin to notify the movement of the germinal products to the competent authority of the Member State of destination in accordance with paragraph 2.
2.The competent authority of the Member State of origin shall notify, prior to the movement in question and whenever possible through Traces, the competent authority of the Member State of destination of any movement of germinal products of kept animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine species and germinal products of poultry in accordance with the rules adopted pursuant to paragraphs 5 and 6.
3.Member States shall use, for the management of notifications, regions designated in accordance with Article 153(3).
4.Article 153(4) shall apply to the notification of germinal products by operators.
5.The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 264 concerning:
(a)the requirement for advance notification by operators of movements of germinal products between Member States in accordance with point (a)(ii) of paragraph 1 of this Article, where traceability of such movements is necessary in order to ensure compliance with the animal health requirements for movements laid down in Sections 1 and 2 (Articles 157 to 160);
(b)information necessary to notify movements of germinal products as provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article;
(c)the emergency procedures for the notification of movements of germinal products in the event of power cuts and other disturbances of Traces.
6.The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down rules concerning:
(a)the provision of information on movements of germinal products by operators to the competent authority of their Member State of origin in accordance with paragraph 1;
(b)notification by the competent authority of the Member State of origin to the Member State of destination of movements of germinal products in accordance with paragraph 2;
(c)the deadlines for:
the provision of the information referred to in paragraph 1 by the operator to the competent authority of the Member State of origin;
notification by the competent authority of the Member State of origin of movements of germinal products as referred to in paragraph 2.
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 266(2).
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