Section 1

Operators shall take appropriate preventive measures to ensure that movements of germinal products do not jeopardise the health status of kept terrestrial animals at the place of destination with regard to: the listed diseases referred to in point (d) of Article 9(1); emerging diseases. Operators shall only move germinal products from their establishments, and receive such germinal products, if the products in question fulfil the following conditions: they come from establishments that have been: entered in the register of establishments by the competent authority in accordance with point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 93 and no derogation has been granted by the Member State of origin in accordance with Article 85; approved by the competent authority in accordance with Article 97(1), when such approval is required by Article 94(1) or Article 95; they fulfil the traceability requirements of Article 121(1) and any rules adopted pursuant to Article 122(1). Operators shall comply with the requirements of Article 125 for the transport of germinal products of kept terrestrial animals. Operators shall not move germinal products from an establishment in one Member State to an establishment in another Member State unless the competent authority of the Member State of destination gives its express authorisation for such movement, where those germinal products are required to be destroyed for disease eradication purposes as part of an eradication programme as provided for in Article 31(1) or (2). Operators of establishments at the place of destination receiving germinal products from an establishment in another Member State shall: check for the presence of: marks in accordance with Article 121 and with rules adopted pursuant to Article 122; animal health certificates as provided for in Article 161; after checking the germinal products received, inform the competent authority of the place of destination of any irregularity with regard to; the germinal products received; the marks referred to in point (a)(i); the animal health certificates referred to in point (a)(ii). In the event of an irregularity as referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1, the operator concerned shall keep the germinal products stored separately until the competent authority has taken a decision regarding them.

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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.