Operators of the following types of establishments shall apply to the competent authority for approval in accordance with Article 96(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and shall not commence their activities until their establishment has been approved:
assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets from which those animals are moved to another Member State;
animal shelters of dogs, cats and ferrets from which those animals are moved to another Member State;
control posts;
environmentally isolated production establishments for bumble bees from which those animals are moved to another Member State;
quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primates from which those animals are moved within the same Member State or to another Member State.
When granting approval of assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets from which those animals are to be moved to another Member State, the competent authority shall ensure that such establishments comply with the following requirements set out in Part 5 of Annex I hereto:
point 1, in relation to isolation and other biosecurity measures;
point 3, in relation to facilities and equipment.
When granting approval of animal shelters from which dogs, cats and ferrets are to be moved to another Member State, the competent authority shall ensure that such establishments comply with the following requirements set out in Part 5 of Annex I hereto:
point 2, in relation to isolation and other biosecurity measures;
point 3, in relation to facilities and equipment.
When granting approval of control posts, the competent authority shall ensure that such control posts comply with the following requirements set out in Part 6 of Annex I hereto:
point 1, in relation to isolation and other biosecurity measures;
point 2, in relation to facilities and equipment.
When granting approval for environmentally isolated production establishments for bumble bees from which bumble bees are to be moved to another Member State, the competent authority shall ensure that such establishments comply with the following requirements set out in Part 7 of Annex I hereto:
point 1, in relation to biosecurity and surveillance measures;
point 2, in relation to facilities and equipment.
When granting approval for quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primates from which those animals are to be moved within the same Member State or to another Member State, the competent authority shall ensure that such establishment comply with the following requirements set out in Part 8 of Annex I hereto:
point 1, in relation to quarantine, isolation and other biosecurity measures;
point 2, in relation to surveillance and control measures;
point 3, in relation to facilities and equipment.
Operators of quarantine establishments for kept terrestrial animals other than primates referred to in Article 14 shall:
[X1put in place the necessary arrangements to perform veterinary post-mortem examinations in appropriate facilities in the establishment or in a laboratory;]
secure by contract or by means of another legal instrument the services of an establishment veterinarian who shall be responsible for:
supervising the activities of the establishment and compliance with the requirements for approval laid down in Article 14;
reviewing the disease surveillance plan referred to in point 2(a) of Part 8 of Annex I whenever required and at least annually.
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X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 of 28 June 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for establishments keeping terrestrial animals and hatcheries, and the traceability of certain kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs (Official Journal of the European Union L 314 of 5 December 2019).