# 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 124: General requirements for movements of kept terrestrial animals

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

1. Operators shall take appropriate preventive measures to ensure that the movement of kept terrestrial animals does not jeopardise the health status at the place of destination with regard to:
(a) the listed diseases referred to in point (d) of Article 9(1);
(b) emerging diseases.
2. Operators shall only move kept terrestrial animals from their establishments and receive such animals if the animals in question fulfil the following conditions:
(a) they come from establishments that have been:
(i) registered by the competent authority in accordance with Article 93; or
(ii) approved by the competent authority in accordance with Articles 97(1) and 98, when required by Article 94(1) or Article 95; or
(iii) granted a derogation from the registration requirement laid down in Article 84;
(b) they fulfil the identification and registration requirements laid down in Articles 112, 113, 114, 115 and 117 and the rules adopted pursuant to Articles 118 and 120.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/429/article/124 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-429/article-124
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