Article 121

Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

Operators producing, processing or storing germinal products shall mark germinal products of kept animals of the bovine, caprine, ovine, porcine and equine species in such a way that they can be clearly traced to: the donor animals; the date of collection; and the germinal product establishments where they were collected, produced, processed and stored. The marking provided for in paragraph 1 shall be designed in such a way as to ensure: the efficient application of the disease prevention and control measures provided for in this Regulation; the traceability of the germinal products, their movements within and between Member States and their entry into the Union.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.