Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594 of 16 March 2023 laying down special disease control measures for African swine fever and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/605 (Text with EEA relevance)

CHAPTER I SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

• (a) special disease control measures regarding African swine fever to be applied for a limited period of time by the Member States ([^E0001]) which are listed or which have areas listed in Annex I and II (the Member States concerned). Those special disease control measures apply to kept and wild porcine animals and to products obtained from porcine animals in addition to the measures applicable in the protection, surveillance, further restricted and infected zones established by the competent authorities of those Member States in accordance with Article 21(1) and Article 63 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687.

• (b) listing at Union level in Annex I of restricted zones I, II and III following outbreaks of African swine fever;

• (c) listing at Union level in Annex II, following an outbreak of African swine fever in a previously disease-free Member State or zone:
• (i) of the restricted zones, which comprise protection and surveillance zones, in the case of an outbreak of African swine fever in kept porcine animals;
• (ii) of the infected zones, in the case of an outbreak of that disease in wild porcine animals.

• (a) the movements of consignments of:
• (i) porcine animals kept in establishments located in restricted zones I, II and III and in infected zones referred to in paragraph 1, point (c)(ii);
• (ii) germinal products, products of animal origin and animal by-products obtained from kept porcine animals referred to in point (a)(i);
• (iii) fresh meat and meat products, including casings, from restricted zones I, II and III or infected zones referred to in paragraph 1, point (c)(ii), where such meat or meat products are obtained from porcine animals kept in areas outside those restricted and infected zones and slaughtered either
• — in slaughterhouses located in restricted zones I, II or III or in infected zones referred to in paragraph 1, point (c)(ii); or
• — in slaughterhouses located outside those restricted and infected zones;

• (b) the movements of:
• (i) consignments of wild porcine animals in all Member States;
• (ii) consignments, including those for private use by hunters, of products of animal origin and animal by-products obtained from wild porcine in the restricted zones I, II and III or processed in establishments located in those restricted zones;

• (c) food business operators handling the consignments referred to in points (a) and (b);

• (d) all Member States concerning awareness raising on African swine fever;

• (e) all Member States concerning the establishment of national action plans for wild porcine animals in order to avoid the spread of African swine fever in the Union.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 shall apply.

In addition, the following definitions shall apply:

• (a) ‘porcine animal’ means an animal of the species of ungulates of the family Suidae listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/429;

• (b) ‘germinal products’ means porcine semen, oocytes and embryos obtained from kept porcine animals for artificial reproduction;

• (c) ‘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;

• (d) ‘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;

• (e) ‘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;

• (f) ‘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;

• (g) ‘area listed in Annex II’ means an area of a Member State listed in Annex II:
• (i) in Part A thereof, as an infected zone, following confirmation of an outbreak of African swine fever in a wild porcine animal in a previously disease-free Member State or zone; or
• (ii) in Part B thereof, as a restricted zone, comprising protection and surveillance zones, following an outbreak of African swine fever in a kept porcine animal in a previously disease-free Member State or zone;

• (h) ‘Category 2 materials’ means animal by-products referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 obtained from kept porcine animals;

• (i) ‘Category 3 materials’ means animal by-products referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 obtained from kept porcine animals;

• (j) ‘animal by-products approved plant’ means a plant approved by the competent authority in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009;

• (k) ‘approved germinal product establishment’ means an establishment defined in Article 2, point (2), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686 ([^E0002]);

• (l) ‘registered germinal product establishment’ means an establishment defined in Article 2, point (1), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686.

CHAPTER II SPECIAL RULES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RESTRICTED AND INFECTED ZONES IN THE EVENT OF AN OUTBREAK OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER

Article 3

Special rules for the immediate establishment of restricted and infected zones in the event of an outbreak of African swine fever in kept or wild porcine animals

In the event of an outbreak of African swine fever in kept or wild porcine animals, the competent authority of the Member State shall immediately establish either:

• (a) in the case of an outbreak in kept porcine animals, a restricted zone in accordance with Article 21(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 and subject to the conditions laid down in that Article; or

• (b) in the case of an outbreak in wild porcine animals, an infected zone in accordance with Article 63 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687.

Article 4

Special rules for the establishment of an additional restricted zone in the event of an outbreak of African swine fever in kept or wild porcine animals

Article 5

Special rules for the listing of restricted zones I in the event of an outbreak of African swine fever in kept or wild porcine animals in an area of a Member State bordering an area where no outbreak of African swine fever has been officially confirmed

Article 6

Special rules for the listing of restricted zones II or infected zones in the event of an outbreak of African swine fever in wild porcine animals in a Member State

• (a) restricted zone II listed in Annex I to this Regulation for that Member State; or

• (b) infected zone listed in Part A of Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 7

Special rules for the listing of restricted zones in the event of an outbreak of African swine fever in kept porcine animals in a Member State

• (a) restricted zone III listed in Annex I to this Regulation for that Member State; or

• (b) a restricted zone, which comprises protection and surveillance zones, listed in Part B of Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 8

General and specific application of special disease control measures in restricted zones I, II and III and in infected zones listed in Annex II

• (a) restricted zones established in accordance with Article 21(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;

• (b) infected zones established in accordance with Article 63 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687.

CHAPTER III SPECIAL DISEASE CONTROL MEASURES APPLICABLE TO CONSIGNMENTS OF PORCINE ANIMALS KEPT IN RESTRICTED ZONES I, II AND III AND PRODUCTS OBTAINED THEREOF IN THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED

SECTION 1 Application of specific prohibitions on movements of consignments of kept porcine animals and products thereof in the member states concerned

Article 9

Specific prohibitions on movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in restricted zones I, II and III within and outside those restricted zones

• (a) movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in a restricted zone I to establishments located in the same or other restricted zones I, to restricted zones II and III or outside those restricted zones provided that the establishment of destination is located in the territory of the same Member State concerned;

• (b) movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in confined establishments located in restricted zones I, II and III provided that:
• (i) the competent authority of the Member State concerned assessed the risks arising from such movements and that assessment indicated that the risk of the spread of African swine fever is negligible;
• (ii) the porcine animals are only moved to another confined establishment located in the same Member State concerned.

Article 10

Specific prohibitions on movements of consignments of germinal products obtained from porcine animals kept in restricted zones II and III outside those restricted zones

• (a) the competent authority of the Member State concerned assessed the risks arising from such movements and that assessment indicated that the risk of the spread of African swine fever is negligible;

• (b) the germinal products are only moved to another confined establishment located in the same Member State concerned.

Article 11

Specific prohibitions on movements of consignments of animal by-products obtained from porcine animals kept in restricted zones II and III outside those restricted zones

Article 12

Specific prohibitions on movements of consignments of fresh meat and meat products, including casings, obtained from porcine animals kept in restricted zones II and III outside those restricted zones

Article 13

General prohibitions on movements of consignments of kept porcine animals and products thereof considered a risk for the spread of African swine fever

The competent authority of the Member State concerned may prohibit, within the territory of the same Member State, the movements of consignments of kept porcine animals and products obtained from kept porcine animals if the competent authority considers that there is a risk for the spread of African swine fever to, from or through those kept porcine animals or products thereof.

SECTION 2 General and specific conditions for derogations authorising movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in restricted zones i, ii and iii outside those restricted zones

Article 14

General conditions for derogations from specific prohibitions on movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in restricted zones I, II and III within and outside those restricted zones

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

• (b) the additional general conditions concerning:
• (i) movements of consignments of kept porcine animals within and outside restricted zones I, II and III laid down in Article 15 where applicable;
• (ii) establishments for kept porcine animals located in restricted zones I, II and III laid down in Article 16;
• (iii) the means of transport used for the transportation of kept porcine animals from restricted zones I, II and III laid down in Article 17.

• (a) the kept porcine animals need to be moved to another slaughterhouse due to exceptional circumstances, such as a major breakdown in the slaughterhouse;

• (b) the slaughterhouse of destination is located either:
• (i) in restricted zones I, II or III of the same Member State; or
• (ii) in exceptional circumstances, such as the absence of the slaughterhouses referred to in point (b)(i), outside restricted zones I, II or III in the territory of the same Member State;

• (c) the movement is authorised by the competent authority of the Member State concerned.

Article 15

Additional general conditions on movements of consignments of porcine animals kept and germinal products collected in restricted zones I, II and III within and outside those restricted zones

• (a) the porcine animals have been kept in and have not been moved from the establishment of dispatch for a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of movement, or since birth, if they are younger than 30 days of age, and during that period no other kept porcine animals have been introduced from establishments located in restricted zones II that do not comply with the additional general conditions laid down in this Article and in Article 16 and from establishments located in restricted zones III into either:
• (i) that establishment of dispatch; or
• (ii) the epidemiological unit where the porcine animals to be moved were kept completely separated. The competent authority of the Member State concerned shall determine, after carrying out a risk assessment, the boundaries of such epidemiological unit confirming that the structure, size and distance between different epidemiological units and the operations being carried out ensure separate facilities for housing, keeping and feeding of kept porcine animals so that the African swine fever virus cannot spread from one epidemiological unit to another;

• (b) a clinical examination has been carried out on the porcine animals kept in the establishment of dispatch, including those animals to be moved or used for the collection of germinal products, with favourable results concerning African swine fever:
• (i) by an official veterinarian;
• (ii) within the period of 24 hours prior to the time of:
• — the movement of the consignment of porcine animals, or
• — the collection of the germinal products; and
• (iii) in accordance with Article 3(1) and (2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 and point A.1 of Annex I thereto.

• (c) if necessary, following the instructions of the competent authority, pathogen identification tests have been carried out prior to the date of the movement of those consignments from the establishment of dispatch or prior to the date of the collection of germinal products:
• (i) following the clinical examination referred to in point (b) for porcine animals kept in the establishment of dispatch, including those porcine animals to be moved or to be used for the collection of germinal products; and
• (ii) in accordance with point A.2 of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687.

• (a) shall be carried out only for porcine animals to be moved; or

• (b) shall not be required to be carried out, provided that:
• (i) the establishment of dispatch has been visited by an official veterinarian with a frequency rate referred to in Article 16(1), point (a)(i), and with a favourable outcome of all the visits by an official veterinarian during a period of at least twelve months prior to the date of movement of the consignment of porcine animals, indicating that:
• — the biosecurity requirements referred to in Article 16(1), point (b), have been implemented in the establishment of dispatch;
• — a clinical examination with favourable results concerning African swine fever has been carried out by an official veterinarian during those visits on the porcine animals kept in the establishment of dispatch in accordance with Article 3(1) and (2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 and point A.1 of Annex I thereto;
• (ii) the continuous surveillance referred to in Article 16(1), point (c), has been in place in the establishment of dispatch during a period of at least twelve months prior to the date of movement of the consignment of porcine animals.

• (a) shall be carried out only for the porcine animals to be moved; or

• (b) shall not be required to be carried out, provided that:
• (i) the establishment of dispatch has been visited by an official veterinarian with a frequency rate referred to in Article 16(1), point (a)(ii), and with a favourable outcome of all the visits by an official veterinarian during a period of at least twelve months prior to the date of movement, indicating that:
• — the biosecurity requirements referred to in Article 16(1), point (b), have been implemented in the establishment of dispatch;
• — a clinical examination with favourable results concerning African swine fever has been carried out by an official veterinarian during those visits on the porcine animals kept in the establishment of dispatch in accordance with Article 3(1) and (2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 and point A.1 of Annex I thereto;
• (ii) the continuous surveillance referred to in Article 16(1), point (c), has been in place in the establishment of dispatch during a period of at least twelve months prior to the date of movement.

• (a) the establishment of dispatch has been visited by an official veterinarian with a frequency rate referred to in Article 16(1), point (a)(ii), and with a favourable outcome for all the visits by an official veterinarian during a period of at least twelve months prior to the date of the collection of germinal products, indicating that:
• (i) the biosecurity requirements referred to in Article 16(1), point (b), have been implemented in the establishment of dispatch;
• (ii) a clinical examination with favourable results concerning African swine fever has been carried out by an official veterinarian during those visits on the porcine animals kept in the establishment of dispatch in accordance with Article 3(1) and (2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 and point A.1 of Annex I thereto;
• (iii) the continuous surveillance referred to in Article 16(1), point (c), has been in place in the establishment of dispatch during a period of at least twelve months prior to the date of the collection of germinal products.

Article 16

Additional general conditions for establishments of kept porcine animals located in restricted zones I, II and III

• (a) the establishment of dispatch has been visited by an official veterinarian at least once after the listing of the restricted zones I, II and III in Annex I to this Regulation or during the period of three months prior to the date of movement of the consignment, and is subject to regular visits by official veterinarians as provided for in Article 26(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 as follows:
• (i) in the restricted zones I and II: at least twice a year, with an interval of at least four months between such visits;
• (ii) in the restricted zone III: at least once every three months.

• (b) the establishment of dispatch implements biosecurity requirements for African swine fever:
• (i) in accordance with the reinforced biosecurity measures set out in Annex III; and
• (ii) as established by the Member State concerned;

• (c) continuous surveillance by means of testing with pathogen identification tests for African swine fever is carried out in the establishment of dispatch:
• (i) in accordance with Article 3(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 and Annex I thereto; and
• (ii) with negative results each week on at least the first two dead kept porcine animals over the age of 60 days or, in the absence of such dead animals over the age of 60 days, on any dead kept porcine animals after weaning, in each epidemiological unit; and
• (iii) at least during the monitoring period for African swine fever set out in Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 before the movement of the consignment from the establishment of dispatch; or
• (iv) if necessary, following the instructions of the competent authority, in accordance with Article 15(1), point (c), where there are no dead kept porcine animals in the establishment during that monitoring period for African swine fever referred to in point (c)(iii) of this paragraph.

• (a) the biosecurity requirements referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), are implemented, and

• (b) the continuous surveillance referred to in paragraph 1, point (c), is in place in that establishment.

• (a) for establishments of kept porcine animals for a period of six months from the date of confirmation of the first outbreak of African swine fever in a previously disease-free Member State or zone provided that:
• (i) the competent authority of the Member State has assessed the risks arising from such a decision and that assessment indicates that the risk of the spread of African swine fever is negligible;
• (ii) an alternative system is in place ensuring that porcine animals kept in establishments are separated from wild porcine animals in Member States where a population of wild porcine animals is present;
• (iii) kept porcine animals from those establishments are not moved to another Member State;
• (iv) porcine animals are not kept temporarily or permanently outdoors in those establishments; or

• (b) if the appropriate and continuous surveillance has demonstrated no evidence of the permanent presence of wild porcine animals in that Member State; or

• (c) for establishments of kept porcine animals for a period of six months following the date of publication of this Regulation, if consignments of porcine animals kept in restricted zones I, II and III and products thereof are only moved within those restricted zones in accordance with Articles 22, 23, 24, 28 or 30 of this Regulation.

Article 17

Additional general conditions concerning the means of transport used for the transportation of porcine animals kept in restricted zones I, II and III within and outside those restricted zones

The competent authority of the Member State concerned shall only authorise movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in restricted zones I, II and III within and outside those restricted zones if the means of transport used for the transportation of those consignments:

• (a) comply with requirements laid down in Article 24(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687; and

• (b) are cleaned and disinfected in accordance with Article 24(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 under the control or supervision of the competent authority of the Member State concerned.

SECTION 3 Operators’ obligations with regard to animal health certificates

Article 18

Operators’ obligations with regard to animal health certificates for movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in restricted zones I, II and III outside those restricted zones

Operators shall only move consignments of porcine animals kept in restricted zones I, II and III outside those restricted zones within the Member State concerned or to another Member State in the cases covered by Articles 22 to 25 and Articles 28 to 31 of this Regulation if those consignments are accompanied by an animal health certificate as provided for in Article 143(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 that contains at least one of the following attestations of compliance with the requirements laid down in this Regulation:

• (a) ‘Porcine animals kept in a restricted zone I in compliance with the special disease control measures relating to African swine fever laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594’;

• (b) ‘Porcine animals kept in a restricted zone II in compliance with the special disease control measures relating to African swine fever laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594’;

• (c) ‘Porcine animals kept in a restricted zone III in compliance with the special disease control measures relating to African swine fever laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594’.

However, in the case of movements of such consignments within the same Member State concerned, the competent authority may decide that an animal health certificate does not have to be issued as referred to in Article 143(2), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

Article 19

Operators’ obligations with regard to animal health certificates for movements of consignments of fresh meat and meat products, including casings, obtained from porcine animals from restricted zones I, II and III

• (a) the information required in accordance with Article 3 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2154 ([^E0003]); and

• (b) one of the following attestations of compliance with the requirements laid down in this Regulation:
• (i) ‘Fresh meat and meat products, including casings, obtained from porcine animals kept in a restricted zone I in compliance with the special disease control measures relating to African swine fever laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594’;
• (ii) ‘Fresh meat and meat products, including casings, obtained from porcine animals kept in a restricted zone II in compliance with the special disease control measures relating to African swine fever laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594’

• (a) the meat products, including casings, have undergone the relevant risk-mitigating treatment set out in Annex VII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;

• (b) those consignments are accompanied by an animal health certificate as provided for in Article 167(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 that contains:
• (i) the information required in accordance with Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2154; and
• (ii) the following attestation of compliance with the requirements provided for in this Regulation: ‘Meat products, including casings, that have undergone the relevant risk-mitigating treatment, obtained from porcine animals kept in restricted zones I, II or III in compliance with the special disease control measures relating to African swine fever laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594’.

• (a) an animal health certificate as provided for in Article 167(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 that contains the information required in accordance with Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2154; and

• (b) one of the following attestations of compliance with the requirements laid down in this Regulation:
• (i) ‘Fresh meat and meat products, including casings, obtained from porcine animals kept in areas outside restricted zones I, II and III and slaughtered in restricted zones I, II or III in compliance with the special disease control measures relating to African swine fever laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594’; or
• (ii) ‘Fresh meat and meat products, including casings, obtained from porcine animals kept and slaughtered in areas outside restricted zones I, II and III in compliance with the special disease control measures relating to African swine fever laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594’; or
• (iii) ‘Fresh meat and meat products, including casings, obtained from porcine animals kept and slaughtered in areas outside restricted zones I, II and III and produced or processed in restricted zones I, II or III in compliance with the special disease control measures relating to African swine fever laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594’.

• (a) a health mark or, where relevant, an identification mark is applied on the fresh meat or meat products, including casings, in either:
• (i) establishments designated in accordance with Article 44(1) of this Regulation; or
• (ii) establishments which only handle fresh meat and meat products, including casings, obtained from porcine animals kept in a restricted zone I or areas outside restricted zones I, II and III, and listed in the list of establishments referred to in paragraph 6 of this Article;

• (b) the animal health certificate is only substituted for the following consignments:
• (i) fresh meat and meat products, including casings, obtained from porcine animals kept in restricted zones I or II from those restricted zones to another Member State, as laid down in paragraph 1;
• (ii) meat products, including casings, that have undergone the relevant risk-mitigating treatment, obtained from porcine animals kept in restricted zones I or II from those restricted zones to another Member State, as laid down in paragraph 2;
• (iii) fresh meat and meat products, including casings, obtained from porcine animals kept in areas outside restricted zones I, II and III and either slaughtered in those areas or slaughtered in slaughterhouses located in restricted zones I, II or III from those restricted zones to another Member State, as laid down in paragraph 3;
• (iv) fresh meat and meat products, including casings, obtained from porcine animals kept in areas outside restricted zones I, II and III and produced or processed in restricted zones I, II or III from those restricted zones to another Member State, as laid down in paragraph 3;

• (c) the competent authority of the Member State concerned ensures that an alternative system is in place ensuring that consignments referred to in point (b) are traceable and that those consignments fulfil the special disease control measures related to African swine fever laid down in this Regulation.

• (a) provide the Commission and other Member States with a link to the website of the competent authority with a list of establishments located in restricted zones I, II and III:
• (i) which only handle fresh meat or meat products, including casings, obtained from porcine animals kept in restricted zones I or areas outside restricted zones I, II and III; and
• (ii) for which the competent authority of the Member State concerned has granted a possibility to substitute the animal health certificate for movements of consignments to other Member States with a health or, where relevant, an identification mark referred to in paragraph 5;

• (b) keep the list provided for in point (a) updated.

Article 20

Operators’ obligations with regard to animal health certificates for movements of consignments of germinal products obtained from porcine animals kept in establishments located in restricted zones II or III outside those restricted zones

Operators shall only move consignments of germinal products obtained from porcine animals kept in restricted zones II or III outside those restricted zones within the same Member State concerned or to another Member State in the cases covered by Articles 32, 33 and 34 of this Regulation, if those consignments are accompanied by an animal health certificate as provided for in Article 161(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 that contains at least one of the following attestations of compliance with the requirements laid down for in this Regulation:

• (a) ‘Germinal products obtained from porcine animals kept in restricted zones II in compliance with the special disease control measures relating to African swine fever laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594’;

• (b) ‘Germinal products obtained from porcine animals kept in restricted zone III in compliance with the special disease control measures relating to African swine fever laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594’.

However, in the case of movements of consignments within the same Member State concerned, the competent authority may decide that an animal health certificate does not have to be issued as referred to in Article 161(2), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

Article 21

Operators’ obligations with regard to animal health certificates for movements of consignments of Category 2 and 3 materials obtained from porcine animals kept in restricted zones II or III outside those restricted zones

Operators shall only move consignments of Category 2 and 3 materials obtained from porcine animals kept in restricted zones II or III outside those restricted zones within the same Member State concerned or to another Member State in the cases covered by Articles 35 to 40, if those consignments are accompanied by:

• (a) the commercial document referred to in Chapter III of Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011; and

• (b) an animal health certificate referred to in Article 22(5) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 and set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

However, in the case of movements within the same Member State concerned, the competent authority may decide that an animal health certificate shall not be issued as referred to in Article 22(6) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687.

SECTION 4 Specific conditions for derogations authorising movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in a restricted zone I within and outside that restricted zone

Article 22

Specific conditions for derogations authorising movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in a restricted zone I within and outside that restricted zone

• (a) an establishment located in the territory of the same Member State concerned:
• (i) in the same or another restricted zone I;
• (ii) in restricted zones II or III;
• (iii) outside the restricted zones I, II and III;

• (b) an establishment located in the territory of another Member State;

• (c) third countries.

• (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.

SECTION 5 Specific conditions for derogations authorising movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in a restricted zone II within and outside that restricted zone

Article 23

Specific conditions for derogations authorising movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in a restricted zone II within and outside that restricted zone in the territory of the same Member State concerned

• (a) in the same or another restricted zone II;

• (b) in restricted zones I or III;

• (c) outside the restricted zones I, II and III.

• (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) and Articles 15, 16 and 17.

Article 24

Specific 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

• (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).

• (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.

• (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).

Article 25

Specific conditions for derogations authorising movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in a restricted zone II outside that restricted zone to restricted zones II or III in another Member State

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

• (b) the additional general conditions laid down in Article 14(2) and Articles 15, 16 and 17 are met;

• (c) a channelling procedure has been set up in accordance with Article 26;

• (d) the kept porcine animals comply with any other additional appropriate guarantees related to African swine fever based on a positive outcome of a risk assessment of the measures against the spread of that disease:
• (i) required by the competent authority of the establishment of dispatch;
• (ii) approved by the competent authorities of the Member States of passage and of the establishment of destination, prior to the movement of the consignment of kept porcine animals;

• (e) no outbreak of African swine fever has been officially confirmed in kept porcine animals in accordance with Article 11 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 in the establishment of dispatch during the period of at least twelve months prior to the date of the movement of the consignment of kept porcine animals;

• (f) the operator has notified the competent authority in advance of the intention to move the consignment of kept porcine animals in accordance with Article 152, point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and Article 96 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 ([^E0004]).

• (a) draw up a list of establishments that comply with the guarantees referred to in paragraph 2, point (d);

• (b) inform, in the framework of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, the Commission and the other Member States of the guarantees provided for in accordance with paragraph 2, point (d), and of the approval by the competent authorities provided for in accordance with the paragraph 2, point (d)(ii).

Article 26

Specific channelling procedure for granting derogations for movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in a restricted zone II outside that restricted zone to restricted zones II or III in another Member State

• (a) the establishment of dispatch;

• (b) the Member States of passage;

• (c) the establishment of destination.

• (a) ensure that each means of transport used for the movements of the consignments of kept porcine animals referred to in paragraph 1 are:
• (i) individually accompanied by a satellite navigation system to determine, transmit and record its real time location;
• (ii) sealed by an official veterinarian immediately after the loading of the consignment of kept porcine animals; only an official veterinarian or enforcement authority of the Member State concerned, as agreed with the competent authority, may break the seal and replace it with a new one, where relevant.

• (b) inform in advance the competent authority of the place of the establishment of destination and, where relevant, the competent authority of the Member State of passage, of the intention to send the consignment of kept porcine animals;

• (c) set up a system whereby operators are required to immediately notify the competent authority of the place of the establishment of dispatch of any accident or breakdown of any means of transport used for the transportation of the consignment of kept porcine animals;

• (d) ensure the establishment of an emergency plan, the chain of command and the necessary arrangements for cooperation between the competent authorities referred to in paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (c), in the event of possible accidents during the transport, any major breakdown or any fraudulent action by operators.

Article 27

Obligations on the competent authority of the Member State concerned of the place of the establishment of destination for consignments of porcine animals kept in a restricted zone II of another Member State

The competent authority of the Member State concerned of the place of the establishment of destination for consignments of porcine animals kept in a restricted zone II of another Member State shall:

• (a) notify without undue delay the competent authority of the establishment of dispatch of the arrival of the consignment;

• (b) ensure that kept porcine animals either:
• (i) remain in the establishment of destination for at least the monitoring period for African swine fever set out in Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687; or
• (ii) are moved directly to a slaughterhouse designated in accordance with Article 44(1) .

SECTION 6 Specific conditions for derogations authorising movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in a restricted zone III within and outside that restricted zone

Article 28

Specific conditions for derogations authorising movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in a restricted zone III within that zone and outside that restricted zone to a restricted zone I or II in the same Member State concerned

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

• (b) the additional general conditions laid down in Article 14(2), Article 15(1), (2) and (4), and Articles 16 and 17 are met;

• (c) the establishment of destination belongs to the same supply chain and the kept porcine animals are to be moved to complete the production cycle.

• (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), (2) and (4), and Articles 16 and 17.

Article 29

Specific conditions for derogations authorising movements of consignments of porcine animals kept in a restricted zone III outside that restricted zone for the purpose of immediate slaughter in the same Member State concerned

• (a) in a restricted zone II;

• (b) in a restricted zone I, where it is not possible to slaughter the animals in the restricted zone II;

• (c) outside of restricted zones I, II and III, where it is not possible to slaughter the animals in those restricted zones.

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

• (b) the additional general conditions laid down in Article 14(2), Article 15(1), points (b) and (c), Article 15(2), and Articles 16 and 17 are met;

• (a) the kept porcine animals are destined for the purpose of immediate slaughter directly to a slaughterhouse designated in accordance with Article 44(1);

• (b) on arrival at the designated slaughterhouse, the porcine animals from the restricted zone III are kept separately from other porcine animals and are slaughtered either:
• (i) on a specific day when only porcine animals from the restricted zone III are slaughtered; or
• (ii) at the end of a slaughter day thereby ensuring that other kept porcine animals are not slaughtered thereafter;

• (c) after the slaughtering of the porcine animals from the restricted zone III, and before the slaughtering of other kept porcine animals starts, the slaughterhouse is cleaned and disinfected in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority of the Member State concerned.

• (a) animal by-products obtained from porcine animals kept in the restricted zone III and moved outside that restricted zone are processed or disposed in accordance with Articles 35 and 40;

• (b) fresh meat and meat products, including casings, obtained from porcine animals kept in the restricted zone III and moved outside the restricted zone III are processed and stored in accordance with Article 43, point (d).

• (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 under conditions provided for in Article 29(3), points (b) and (c), and in accordance with Article 28(2) and Article 29(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;

• (c) the slaughterhouse of destination is designated in accordance with Article 44(1) and is located:
• (i) in another restricted zone III in the territory of the same Member State concerned, as near as possible to the establishment of dispatch;
• (ii) in restricted zones II or I in the territory of the same Member State concerned, as near as possible to the establishment of dispatch, where it is not possible to slaughter the animals in the restricted zone III;
• (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 III are processed or disposed in accordance with Articles 35, 38 and 40;

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

Article 30

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

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

• (b) the slaughterhouse of destination is:
• (i) designated in accordance with Article 44(1); and
• (ii) located within the same restricted zone III;

• (c) the animal by-products obtained from porcine animals kept in a restricted zone III are processed or disposed in accordance with Articles 35, 38 and 40;

• (d) fresh meat and meat products, including casings, obtained from porcine animals kept in a restricted zone III are only moved from a slaughterhouse within the same Member State in accordance with Article 43, point (d).