PART IVREGISTRATION, APPROVAL, TRACEABILITY AND MOVEMENTS

TITLE ITERRESTRIAL ANIMALS, GERMINAL PRODUCTS AND PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS

CHAPTER 3 Movements within the Union of kept terrestrial animals

Section 7 Animal health certification

Article 151Self–declaration by operators for movements to other Member States

1.

Operators at the place of origin shall issue a self–declaration document for movements of kept terrestrial animals from their place of origin in one Member State to their place of destination in another Member State, and shall ensure that it accompanies such animals, where they are not required to be accompanied by an animal health certificate as provided for in Article 143(1) and (2).

2.

The self–declaration document provided for in paragraph 1 shall contain the following information concerning the kept terrestrial animals in question:

(a)

their place of origin, their place of destination and, when relevant, any places of assembly or rest;

(b)

the means of transport and the transporter;

(c)

a description of the kept terrestrial animals, their species, category and quantity;

(d)

identification and registration where required in accordance with Articles 112, 113, 114 and 115, point (a) of Article 117 and any rules adopted pursuant to Articles 118 and 120;

(e)

the information needed to demonstrate that the kept terrestrial animals fulfil the animal health requirements for movements provided for in Sections 1 to 6 (Articles 124 to 142).

3.

The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 264 concerning:

(a)

detailed rules on the content of the self–declaration document provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article for different species and categories of animals;

(b)

information to be contained in the self–declaration document in addition to that provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.

4.

The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down rules for the model forms of the self–declaration document provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 266(2).