Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/243 of 30 January 2025 amending Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 as regards model animal health certificates for movements between Member States of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to 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’) (1), and in particular Articles 146(2) and 162(5) thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (2), and in particular Article 90, first paragraph, point (a), thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 (3) establishes model certificates, in the form of animal health certificates, animal health/official certificates and declarations for, among others, movements between Member States of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof. Those consignments include those falling within the scope of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 (4).

(2) Chapters 1 (model ‘BOV-INTRA-X’), 5 (model ‘OV/CAP-INTRA-X’), 9 (model ‘CAM-INTRA-X’), 11 (model ‘CER-INTRA-X’) and 13 (model ‘OTHER-UNGULATES-INTRA-X’) of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 set out model animal health certificates for movements between Member States of certain categories of ungulates susceptible to infection with epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV). The amendments to Articles 10, 15, 23, 26 and 29 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3160 (5) concerning additional requirements related to infection with EHDV should be reflected in those model certificates accordingly.

(3) Chapters 30 (model ‘OV/CAP-SEM-A-INTRA’) and 33 (model ‘OV/CAP-OOCYTES-EMB-A-INTRA) of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 set out model animal health certificates for movements between Member States of semen, oocytes and embryos of ovine and caprine animals collected or produced after 20 April 2021. The amendments to Chapter A, Section A, points 4.2(d) and (e), of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6) by Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/887 (7) concerning caprine animals genetically resistant to classical scrapie strains should be reflected in point II.1.2.4 and point II.2 of those model certificates accordingly.

(4) In the interests of clarity and consistency of Union rules, the model certificates set out in Chapters 1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 30 and 33 of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 should be updated, including an update of notes and structural elements, when incorporating the amendments described in the preceding recitals. Those model certificates should therefore be replaced by the updated model certificates set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

(5) Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 January 2025.

For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1) OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/429/oj.

(2) OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/625/oj.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 of 24 March 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards model animal health certificates and model animal health/official certificates, for the entry into the Union and movements between Member States of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof, official certification regarding such certificates and repealing Decision 2010/470/EU (OJ L 113, 31.3.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2021/403/oj).

(4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards animal health requirements for movements within the Union of terrestrial animals and hatching eggs (OJ L 174, 3.6.2020, p. 140, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2020/688/oj).

(5) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3160 of 9 October 2024 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 as regards certain animal health requirements for movements within the Union of terrestrial animals (OJ L, 2024/3160, 20.12.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/3160/oj).

(6) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2001/999/oj).

(7) Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/887 of 22 March 2024 amending Annexes IV, VIII, and IX to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards animal feeding, placing on the market and importation into the Union (OJ L, 2024/887, 25.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/887/oj).