# 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’) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 121: Traceability requirements for germinal products of kept animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine species

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Operators producing, processing or storing germinal products shall mark germinal products of kept animals of the bovine, caprine, ovine, porcine and equine species in such a way that they can be clearly traced to:
(a) the donor animals;
(b) the date of collection; and
(c) the germinal product establishments where they were collected, produced, processed and stored.
2. The marking provided for in paragraph 1 shall be designed in such a way as to ensure:
(a) the efficient application of the disease prevention and control measures provided for in this Regulation;
(b) the traceability of the germinal products, their movements within and between Member States and their entry into the Union.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/429/article/121 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-429/article-121
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