Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/308 of 8 February 2023 amending Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 as regards model animal health certificates for movements between Member States of consignments of cervid animals (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/308of 8 February 2023amending Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 as regards model animal health certificates for movements between Member States of consignments of cervid animals(Text with EEA relevance)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")OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1., and in particular Article 146(2) and Article 156(2), first subparagraph, point (a), thereof,Whereas:(1)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403Commission 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). establishes, amongst other things, model animal health certificates for movements between Member States of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals.(2)In particular, Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 provides that the animal health certificates to be used for movements between Member States of certain categories of ungulates are to correspond to one of the models set out in Annex I to that Implementing Regulation, depending on the species concerned. Chapters 11 and 12 of that Annex set out, respectively, model animal health certificates for movements between Member States of cervid animals not intended for slaughter (model "CER-INTRA-X"), and of cervid animals intended for slaughter (model "CER-INTRA-Y").(3)Annexes VIII and IX to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (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). were recently amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2246Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2246 of 15 November 2022 amending Annexes VIII and IX to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards chronic wasting disease in live cervids (OJ L 295, 16.11.2022, p. 1). to restrict movements of cervid animals in conjunction with human activity between Norway which is currently affected by outbreaks of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in those animals, as well as those Member States which are also currently affected by outbreaks of CWD, and the other Member States unaffected by CWD. This movement restriction is necessary to prevent the spread of CWD in the Union. Accordingly, models "CER-INTRA-X" and "CER-INTRA-Y" set out in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 should be amended in order to reflect that movement restriction.(4)Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 should therefore be amended accordingly.(5)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: