Commission Regulation (EC) No 1082/2003 of 23 June 2003 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the minimum level of controls to be carried out in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals (Text with EEA relevance)
Modified by
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 499/2004of 17 March 2004amending Regulation (EC) No 1082/2003 as regards the time limit and the model for reporting in the bovine sector(Text with EEA relevance), 32004R0499, March 18, 2004
  • Commission Regulation (EU) No 1034/2010of 15 November 2010amending Regulation (EC) No 1082/2003 as regards checks concerning the requirements for the identification and registration of bovine animals(Text with EEA relevance), 32010R1034, November 16, 2010
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/160of 4 February 2022laying down uniform minimum frequencies of certain official controls to verify compliance with Union animal health requirements in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1082/2003 and (EC) No 1505/2006(Text with EEA relevance), 32022R0160, February 7, 2022
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1082/2003of 23 June 2003laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the minimum level of controls to be carried out in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals(Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1The controls provided for in the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals shall at least comply with the minimum requirements set out in Articles 2 to 5.
Article 21.The competent authority shall carry out checks each year which shall cover at least 3 % of holdings.2.Where the checks provided for in paragraph 1 reveal a significant degree of non-compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000, the minimum rate of checks shall be increased in the following annual inspection period.3.The selection of holdings to be inspected by the competent authority shall be made on the basis of risk analysis.4.The risk analysis for each holding shall take into account in particular the following:(a)the number of animals on the holding, including details of all the animals present and animals identified on the holding;(b)public and animal health considerations, and in particular the existence of previous outbreaks of disease;(c)the amount of annual bovine premium claimed and/or paid to the holding, compared with the amount paid the previous year;(d)significant changes in comparison with situations in previous years;(e)results of checks conducted in earlier years, in particular:(i)the proper keeping of the holding register, as provided for by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2629/97OJ L 354, 30.12.1997, p. 19.;(ii)the proper keeping of passports of the animals present in the holding, as provided for by Regulation (EC) No 2629/97;(f)proper communication of the data to the competent authority;(g)other criteria to be defined by the Member States.5.Each inspection shall be the subject of a report standardised at national level setting out the results of the controls and any unsatisfactory findings, the reason for the control and the persons present. The keeper or his representative shall be given the opportunity to sign the report and, as appropriate, to give his observations on its content.6.Copies of the reports referred to in paragraph 5 shall, where they reveal infringements of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000, be sent without delay to the competent authorities responsible for the implementation of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2419/2001OJ L 327, 12.12.2001, p. 11..
Article 3The competent authority shall check the identification of all animals on the holding.However, where the number of animals on the holding exceeds 20, the competent authority may decide to check the means of identification of a representative sample of those animals in accordance with internationally recognised standards provided that the number of animals checked is sufficient to detect 5 % of cases of non-compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 by the keepers of such animals at a 95 % confidence level.
Article 4On-the-spot checks shall in general be unannounced. Where advance warning is given, it shall be limited to the strict minimum necessary and as a general rule shall not exceed 48 hours.
Article 51.Each Member State shall make an annual report to the Commission, before 31 August each year, giving details of the following:(a)the number of holdings in the Member State concerned;(b)the number of holdings that have been checked;(c)the number of animals which have been inspected;(d)any breach found;(e)any sanction imposed in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000.2.The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission following the model structure presented in Annex I.
Article 6Regulation (EC) No 2630/97 is repealed.References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table set out in Annex III.
Article 7This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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.ANNEX IReport on the results of checks carried out in accordance with Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/20001.General information on holdings and animals
Or other national reference date for animal statistics.
Total number of holdings in the Member State at the beginning of the reporting period
Total number of holdings checked during the reporting period
Total number of animals registered in the Member State at the beginning of the reporting period
Total number of animals checked in holdings during the reporting period
2.Non-Compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Holdings with non-compliance
3.
Sanctions imposed in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/98OJ L 60, 28.2.1998, p. 78.
Affected animalsAffected holdings
1.Restriction of movements of individual animals
2.Restriction of movements of all animals on the holding
3.Destruction of animals
In total
ANNEX IIRepealed Regulation with its successive amendmentsCommission Regulation (EC) No 2630/97 (OJ L 354, 30.12.1997, p. 23).Commission Regulation (EC) No 132/1999 (OJ L 17, 22.1.1999, p. 20).Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2000 (OJ L 228, 8.9.2000, p. 22).ANNEX III
Correlation table
Regulation (EC) No 2630/97This Regulation
Article 1Article 1
Article 2(1)Article 2(1)
Article 2(2)Article 2(2)
Article 2(3)Article 2(3)
Article 2(4)(a)Article 2(4)(a)
Article 2(4)(b)Article 2(4)(b)
Article 2(4)(c)Article 2(4)(c)
Article 2(4)(d)Article 2(4)(d)
Article 2(4)(e), first indentArticle 2(4)(e)(i)
Article 2(4)(e), second indentArticle 2(4)(e)(ii)
Article 2(4)(f)Article 2(4)(f)
Article 2(4)(g)Article 2(4)(g)
Article 2(5)Article 2(5)
Article 2(6)Article 2(6)
Article 3Article 3
Article 4Article 4
Article 5Article 5
Article 6
Article 6Article 7
AnnexAnnex I
Annex II
Annex III.

Article 1The controls provided for in the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals shall at least comply with the minimum requirements set out in Articles 2 to 5.
Article 21.The competent authority shall carry out checks each year which shall cover at least 3 % of holdings.2.Where the checks provided for in paragraph 1 reveal a significant degree of non-compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000, the minimum rate of checks shall be increased in the following annual inspection period.3.The selection of holdings to be inspected by the competent authority shall be made on the basis of risk analysis.4.The risk analysis for each holding shall take into account in particular the following:(a)the number of animals on the holding, including details of all the animals present and animals identified on the holding;(b)public and animal health considerations, and in particular the existence of previous outbreaks of disease;(c)the amount of annual bovine premium claimed and/or paid to the holding, compared with the amount paid the previous year;(d)significant changes in comparison with situations in previous years;(e)results of checks conducted in earlier years, in particular:(i)the proper keeping of the holding register, as provided for by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2629/97OJ L 354, 30.12.1997, p. 19.;(ii)the proper keeping of passports of the animals present in the holding, as provided for by Regulation (EC) No 2629/97;(f)proper communication of the data to the competent authority;(g)other criteria to be defined by the Member States.5.Each inspection shall be the subject of a report standardised at national level setting out the results of the controls and any unsatisfactory findings, the reason for the control and the persons present. The keeper or his representative shall be given the opportunity to sign the report and, as appropriate, to give his observations on its content.6.Copies of the reports referred to in paragraph 5 shall, where they reveal infringements of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000, be sent without delay to the competent authorities responsible for the implementation of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2419/2001OJ L 327, 12.12.2001, p. 11..
Article 3The competent authority shall check the identification of all animals on the holding.However, where the number of animals on the holding exceeds 20, the competent authority may decide to check the means of identification of a representative sample of those animals in accordance with internationally recognised standards provided that the number of animals checked is sufficient to detect 5 % of cases of non-compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 by the keepers of such animals at a 95 % confidence level.
Article 4On-the-spot checks shall in general be unannounced. Where advance warning is given, it shall be limited to the strict minimum necessary and as a general rule shall not exceed 48 hours.
Article 51.Each Member State shall make an annual report to the Commission, before 31 August each year, giving details of the following:(a)the number of holdings in the Member State concerned;(b)the number of holdings that have been checked;(c)the number of animals which have been inspected;(d)any breach found;(e)any sanction imposed in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000.2.The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission following the model structure presented in Annex I.
Article 6Regulation (EC) No 2630/97 is repealed.References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table set out in Annex III.
Article 7This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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.ANNEX IReport on the results of checks carried out in accordance with Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/20001.General information on holdings and animals
Or other national reference date for animal statistics.
Total number of holdings in the Member State at the beginning of the reporting period
Total number of holdings checked during the reporting period
Total number of animals registered in the Member State at the beginning of the reporting period
Total number of animals checked in holdings during the reporting period
2.Non-Compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Holdings with non-compliance
3.
Sanctions imposed in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/98OJ L 60, 28.2.1998, p. 78.
Affected animalsAffected holdings
1.Restriction of movements of individual animals
2.Restriction of movements of all animals on the holding
3.Destruction of animals
In total
ANNEX IIRepealed Regulation with its successive amendmentsCommission Regulation (EC) No 2630/97 (OJ L 354, 30.12.1997, p. 23).Commission Regulation (EC) No 132/1999 (OJ L 17, 22.1.1999, p. 20).Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2000 (OJ L 228, 8.9.2000, p. 22).ANNEX III
Correlation table
Regulation (EC) No 2630/97This Regulation
Article 1Article 1
Article 2(1)Article 2(1)
Article 2(2)Article 2(2)
Article 2(3)Article 2(3)
Article 2(4)(a)Article 2(4)(a)
Article 2(4)(b)Article 2(4)(b)
Article 2(4)(c)Article 2(4)(c)
Article 2(4)(d)Article 2(4)(d)
Article 2(4)(e), first indentArticle 2(4)(e)(i)
Article 2(4)(e), second indentArticle 2(4)(e)(ii)
Article 2(4)(f)Article 2(4)(f)
Article 2(4)(g)Article 2(4)(g)
Article 2(5)Article 2(5)
Article 2(6)Article 2(6)
Article 3Article 3
Article 4Article 4
Article 5Article 5
Article 6
Article 6Article 7
AnnexAnnex I
Annex II
Annex III.