# 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 125: Disease prevention measures in relation to transport

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

1. Operators shall take the appropriate and necessary preventive measures to ensure that:
(a) the health status of kept terrestrial animals is not jeopardised during transport;
(b) transport operations of kept terrestrial animals do not cause the potential spread of listed diseases as referred to in point (d) of Article 9(1) to humans and animals;
(c) cleaning and disinfection of, and control of insects and rodents with respect to, equipment and means of transport and other adequate biosecurity measures are taken, as appropriate to the risks involved with the transport operations concerned.
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 264 concerning:
(a) the conditions and requirements for cleaning and disinfection of, and control of insects and rodents with respect to, equipment and means of transport and the use of biocidal products for those purposes;
(b) other appropriate biosecurity measures as provided for in point (c) of paragraph 1 of this Article.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/429/article/125 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-429/article-125
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