Part II, Chapter 8, Section 4, Article 92 · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688

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Article 92Derogation from the duration of validity of the animal health certificate#

1.By way of derogation from Article 91(3), in the case of transport by waterway/sea of animals, the period of 10 days for the validity of the animal health certificate may be extended by the duration of the journey by waterway/sea.

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.

3.During the period of validity, the certificate referred to in paragraph 2 shall be sufficient for

(a)multiple entries into other Member States;

(b)the return to the establishment of departure indicated therein.

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animal act
means any act featuring animals kept for the purpose of an exhibition or fair, and which may form part of a circus;
approved eradication programme
means a disease eradication programme implemented in a Member State or zone thereof as approved by the Commission in accordance with Article 31(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;
approved quarantine establishment
means an establishment granted the approval in accordance with Article 14 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035;
bovine animal
means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the genera Bison, Bos (including the subgenera Bos, Bibos, Novibos, Poephagus) and Bubalus (including the subgenus Anoa) and the offspring of crossings of those species;
breeding poultry
means poultry 72 hours old or more, intended for the production of hatching eggs;
bumble bee
means an animal of the species belonging to the genus Bombus;
camelid animal
means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the family Camelidae listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/429;
caprine animal
means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the genus Capra and the offspring of crossings of those species;
cat
means a kept animal of the Felis silvestris species;
cervid animal
means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the family Cervidae listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/429;
container
means any crate, box, receptacle or other rigid structure used for the transport of animals or eggs which is not the means of transport;
day-old chicks
means all poultry less than 72 hours old;
dog
means a kept animal of the Canis lupus species;
environmentally isolated production establishment
means an establishment where its structures together with its strict biosecurity measures, ensure an effective isolation of the production of animals from the associated facilities and from the environment;
equine animal
means an animal of species of solipeds belonging to the genus Equus (including horses, asses, and zebras) and the offspring of crossings of those species;
ferret
means a kept animal of the Mustela putorius furo species;
flock
means all poultry or captive birds of the same health status kept on the same premises or in the same enclosure and constituting a single epidemiological unit;
honeybee
means an animal of the Apis mellifera species;
means of transport
means road or rail vehicle, vessels and aircrafts;
other carnivores
means animals of the species belonging to the order Carnivora other than dogs, cats and ferrets;
other kept ungulates
means kept ungulates other than bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine, equine, camelid and cervid animals;
ovine animal
means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the genus Ovis and the offspring of crossings of those species;
porcine animal
means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the family Suidae listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/429;
primates
means animals of the species belonging to the order Primates excluding humans;
productive poultry
means poultry 72 hours old or more, reared for the production of meat, eggs for consumption or other products or for restocking supplies of game birds;
racing pigeon
means any pigeon transported or intended for transport from its pigeon house to another Member State in order to be released to fly back to the Member State of origin;
registered equine animal
means:
specified pathogen-free eggs
means hatching eggs derived from ‘chicken flocks free from specified pathogens’, as described in the European Pharmacopoeia and which are intended solely for diagnostic, research or pharmaceutical use;
travelling circus
means an exhibition or fair that includes animals or animal acts which is intended to move between Member States;
vector protected establishment
means part or all facilities of an establishment that are protected against attacks from Culicoides by appropriate physical and management means, with a status of vector protected establishment granted by the competent authority in accordance with Article 44 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689.
vector-free period
means in a defined area the period of inactivity of Culicoides determined in accordance with Section 5 of Chapter 1 of Part II of Annex V to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689.