PART IGENERAL RULES

TITLE 2GENERAL ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNION, AND MOVEMENT AND HANDLING AFTER THE ENTRY OF CONSIGNMENTS OF ANIMALS, GERMINAL PRODUCTS AND PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN

Article 10Disease freedom of the place of origin and specific conditions

1.

Consignments of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the freedom from particular diseases of the third country or territory of origin or zone thereof or of the establishment of origin of the animals, germinal products or products of animal origin, required by this Regulation has been demonstrated by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin:

(a)

in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689;

or

(b)

for diseases not falling within the scope of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689, in accordance with specific rules, where such rules are laid down in this Regulation, and the disease surveillance programme implemented by the third country or territory of origin, which must have been:

  1. (i)

    submitted to the Commission for assessment and contain at least the information referred to in Annex II;

  2. (ii)

    assessed by the Commission as providing the necessary guarantees as regards disease freedom based on:

    • the rules on disease surveillance laid down in Articles 24, 25, 26 and 27 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429,

    • the supplementing rules on surveillance design and the rules for disease confirmation and case definition laid down in Sections 1 and 2 and Article 10 of Chapter 1 of Part II of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689;

  3. (iii)

    in place for a sufficient period of time for it to be fully implemented and properly supervised.

2.

In the case of aquaculture animals and products of animal origin from aquaculture animals, where disease freedom from particular diseases is required for the compartment of origin, consignments of those commodities shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the competent authority of the third country of origin has demonstrated disease freedom in accordance with paragraph 1(a) and (b).

3.

Where specific conditions related to the disease freedom from particular diseases of the third country or territory of origin, or zone thereof, are required in this Regulation:

(a)

the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin must have previously guaranteed its compliance;

(b)

those specific conditions shall have been specifically assigned by the Union in the list to the listed third country or territory, zone or compartment thereof and to the particular species and category of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin.