Date: 2021-05-10Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/761 of 7 May 2021 amending Annexes I to IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/717 as regards the model forms of zootechnical certificates for breeding animals and their germinal products (Text with EEA relevance)
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/761 amends Annexes I to IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/717, concerning model forms of zootechnical certificates for breeding animals and their germinal products. These amendments address practical problems in verifying the identity of breeding animals. The regulation came into force on May 30, 2021, and applies from August 10, 2021.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendments to Zootechnical Certificate Model Forms:**
* Annexes I to IV of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/717 are amended.
* Footnotes in the model forms for zootechnical certificates are updated to include the following sentence: "Under Result, provide details or the case number referring to the database where the details are available."
* This applies to certificates for:
* Trade in purebred breeding animals (bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine species)
* Trade in semen of purebred breeding animals
* Trade in oocytes of purebred breeding animals
* Trade in embryos of purebred breeding animals
* Trade in hybrid breeding pigs
* Trade in semen of hybrid breeding pigs
* Trade in oocytes of hybrid breeding pigs
* Trade in embryos of hybrid breeding pigs
* Entry into the Union of purebred breeding animals (bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine, and equine species)
* Entry into the Union of semen of purebred breeding animals
* Entry into the Union of oocytes of purebred breeding animals
* Entry into the Union of embryos of purebred breeding animals
* Entry into the Union of hybrid breeding pigs
* Entry into the Union of semen of hybrid breeding pigs
* Entry into the Union of oocytes of hybrid breeding pigs
* Entry into the Union of embryos of hybrid breeding pigs
Impact Analysis:
* **Member States and Stakeholders:**
* Impact: Need to update and use the amended model forms of zootechnical certificates.
* Action Required: Implement the changes in the zootechnical certificates and provide details or case numbers referring to the database where the details are available, when verifying the identity of breeding animals.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An executive branch of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties forming the constitutional basis of the European Union.
Regulation EU 2016/1012: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for the breeding, trade in and entry into the Union of purebred breeding animals, hybrid breeding pigs and the germinal products thereof.
Implementing Regulation EU 2017/717: Commission Implementing Regulation laying down the model forms of zootechnical certificates for breeding animals and their germinal products.
Animal Breeding Regulation: Refers to Regulation EU 2016/1012 on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for animal breeding.
Standing Committee on Zootechnics: A committee providing opinions related to measures concerning zootechnics.
Brussels: The location where the regulation was adopted, implying the seat of the European Commission in Belgium.
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/761
of 7 May 2021
amending Annexes I to IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/717 as regards the model forms of
zootechnical certificates for breeding animals and their germinal products
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on
zootechnical and genealogical conditions for the breeding, trade in and entry into the Union of purebred breeding animals,
hybrid breeding pigs and the germinal products thereof and amending Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, Council Directives
89/608/EEC and 90/425/EEC and repealing certain acts in the area of animal breeding (‘Animal Breeding Regulation’)(1),
and in particular Article 30(10) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/717(2)lays down the model forms of zootechnical certificates for
breeding animals and their germinal products. Those model forms of zootechnical certificates were drafted after
consultation with the Member States and the relevant stakeholders.
(2) Since the date of application of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/717, the Member States and stakeholders have
notified the Commission of certain practical problems with the use of the model forms of zootechnical certificates,
as regards the verification of the identity of breeding animals. Taking into account the experience gained since the
date of application of that Implementing Regulation, the model forms of the zootechnical certificates should be
amended to facilitate the verification of the identity of breeding animals. Details or the case number referring to the
database where the details are available should be provided in a zootechnical certificate, in the box corresponding to
results of the verification of the identity of breeding animals. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/717 should
therefore be amended accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
Zootechnics,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I to IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/717 are 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.
(1) OJ L 171, 29.6.2016, p. 66.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/717 of 10 April 2017 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU)
2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the model forms of zootechnical certificates for breeding
animals and their germinal products (OJ L 109, 26.4.2017, p. 9).10.5.2021 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union L 162/47
It shall apply from 10 August 2021.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 May 2021.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYENL 162/48 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union 10.5.2021
ANNEX
Annexes I to IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/717 are amended as follows:
(1) Annex I is amended as follows:
(a) in Section A, in the model form of Zootechnical certificate for trade in purebred breeding animals of the bovine,
porcine, ovine and caprine species, in footnote 6, the following sentence is added:
‘Under “Result”, provide details or the case number referring to the database where the details are available.’;
(b) in Section B, in the model form of Zootechnical certificate for trade in semen of purebred breeding animals, in
footnote 9, the following sentence is added:
‘Under “Result”, provide details or the case number referring to the database where the details are available.’;
(c) in Section C, in the model form of Zootechnical certificate for trade in oocytes of purebred breeding animals, in
footnote 9, the following sentence is added:
‘Under “Result”, provide details or the case number referring to the database where the details are available.’;
(d) in Section D, in the model form of Zootechnical certificate for trade in embryos of purebred breeding animals, in
footnote 9, the following sentence is added:
‘Under “Result”, provide details or the case number referring to the database where the details are available.’.
(2) Annex II is amended as follows:
(a) in Section A, in the model form of Zootechnical certificate for trade in hybrid breeding pigs, in footnote 5, the
following sentence is added:
‘Under “Result”, provide details or the case number referring to the database where the details are available.’;
(b) in Section B, in the model form of Zootechnical certificate for trade in semen of hybrid breeding pigs, in footnote
6, the following sentence is added:
‘Under “Result”, provide details or the case number referring to the database where the details are available.’;
(c) in Section C, in the model form of Zootechnical certificate for trade in oocytes of hybrid breeding pigs, in footnote
6, the following sentence is added:
‘Under “Result”, provide details or the case number referring to the database where the details are available.’;
(d) in Section D, in the model form of Zootechnical certificate for trade in embryos of hybrid breeding pigs, in
footnote 6, the following sentence is added:
‘Under “Result”, provide details or the case number referring to the database where the details are available.’.
(3) Annex III is amended as follows:
(a) in Section A, in the model form of Zootechnical certificate for entry into the Union of purebred breeding animals
of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species, in footnote 5, the following sentence is added:
‘Under “Result”, provide details or the case number referring to the database where the details are available.’;
(b) in Section B, in the model form of Zootechnical certificate for entry into the Union of semen of purebred breeding
animals, in footnote 6, the following sentence is added:
‘Under “Result”, provide details or the case number referring to the database where the details are available.’;
(c) in Section C, in the model form of Zootechnical certificate for entry into the Union of oocytes of purebred breeding
animals, in footnote 6, the following sentence is added:
‘Under “Result”, provide details or the case number referring to the database where the details are available.’;10.5.2021 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union L 162/49
(d) in Section D, in the model form of Zootechnical certificate for entry into the Union of embryos of purebred
breeding animals, in footnote 6, the following sentence is added:
‘Under “Result”, provide details or the case number referring to the database where the details are available.’.
(4) Annex IV is amended as follows:
(a) in Section A, in the model form of Zootechnical certificate for entry into the Union of hybrid breeding pigs, in
footnote 5, the following sentence is added:
‘Under “Result”, provide details or the case number referring to the database where the details are available.’;
(b) in Section B, in the model form of Zootechnical certificate for entry into the Union of semen of hybrid breeding
pigs, in footnote 6, the following sentence is added:
‘Under “Result”, provide details or the case number referring to the database where the details are available.’;
(c) in Section C, in the model form of Zootechnical certificate for entry into the Union of oocytes of hybrid breeding
pigs, in footnote 6, the following sentence is added:
‘Under “Result”, provide details or the case number referring to the database where the details are available.’;
(d) in Section D, in the model form of Zootechnical certificate for entry into the Union of embryos of hybrid breeding
pigs Zootechnical certificate, in footnote 6, the following sentence is added:
‘Under “Result”, provide details or the case number referring to the database where the details are available.’.