Chapter III, Section 5, Article 24 · Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594

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Article 24Specific conditions for derogations authorising movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in a restricted zone II within and outside that restricted zone to a slaughterhouse located in the territory of the same Member State concerned for the purpose of immediate slaughter#

1.By way of derogation from the prohibition provided for in Article 9(1), the competent authority of the Member State concerned may authorise movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in a restricted zone II within and outside that restricted zone to a slaughterhouse located in the territory of the same Member State concerned, provided that:

(a)the kept porcine animals are moved for the purpose of immediate slaughter;

(b)the slaughterhouse of destination is designated in accordance with Article 44(1).

2.The competent authority shall only grant the authorisations provided for in paragraph 1 subject to compliance with:

(a)the general conditions laid down in Article 43(2) to (7) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;

(b)the additional general conditions laid down in Article 14(2), Article 15(1), points (b) and (c), Article 15(2) and (3), and Articles 16 and 17.

3.By way of derogation from the prohibition provided for in Article 9(1), when the movements referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article do not comply with the conditions provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article, the competent authority of the Member State concerned may authorise movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in a restricted zone II within or outside that restricted zone, provided that:

(a)prior to granting the authorisation, the competent authority of the Member State concerned assessed the risks arising from such authorisation and that assessment indicated that the risk of the spread of African swine fever is negligible;

(b)the kept porcine animals are moved for the purpose of immediate slaughter and in accordance with Article 28(2), Article 29(2), point (a), and Article 29(2), point (b)(i) to (v), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;

(c)the slaughterhouse of destination is designated in accordance with Article 44(1) and is located:

(i)within the same or another restricted zone II as near as possible to the establishment of dispatch;

(ii)in restricted zones I or III in the territory of the same Member State concerned, where it is not possible to slaughter the animals in the restricted zone II;

(iii)in areas outside restricted zones I, II and III in the territory of the same Member State, where it is not possible to slaughter the animals in the restricted zones I, II or III;

(d)the animal by-products obtained from porcine animals kept in a restricted zone II are processed or disposed in accordance with Articles 35 and 39;

(e)the fresh meat and meat products, including casings, obtained from porcine animals kept in a restricted zone II are only moved from a slaughterhouse within the same Member State in accordance with Article 41(2), point (b).

4.The competent authority of the Member State concerned may decide that the general condition laid down in Article 43(2), point (c), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 shall not apply to authorised movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in a restricted zone II provided that the kept porcine animals are to be moved within the same Member State for the purpose of immediate slaughter.

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animal by-products approved plant
means a plant approved by the competent authority in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009;
approved germinal product establishment
means an establishment defined in Article 2, point (2), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686;
area listed in Annex II
means an area of a Member State listed in Annex II:
Category 2 materials
means animal by-products referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 obtained from kept porcine animals;
Category 3 materials
means animal by-products referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 obtained from kept porcine animals;
germinal products
means porcine semen, oocytes and embryos obtained from kept porcine animals for artificial reproduction;
porcine animal
means an animal of the species of ungulates of the family Suidae listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/429;
previously disease-free Member State or zone
means a Member State or zone of a Member State, where African swine fever has not been confirmed either in kept or in wild porcine animals during the preceding period of twelve months;
registered germinal product establishment
means an establishment defined in Article 2, point (1), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686.
restricted zone I
means an area of a Member State listed in Part I of Annex I with a precise geographical delimitation subject to special disease control measures and bordering restricted zones II or III;
restricted zone II
means an area of a Member State listed in Part II of Annex I due to an outbreak of African swine fever in a wild porcine animal with a precise geographical delimitation subject to special disease control measures;
restricted zone III
means an area of a Member State listed in Part III of Annex I due to an outbreak of African swine fever in a kept porcine animal with a precise geographical delimitation subject to special disease control measures;

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594

Article 24Specific conditions for derogations authorising movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in a restricted zone II within and outside that restricted zone to a slaughterhouse located in the territory of the same Member State concerned for the purpose of immediate slaughter#

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