# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the approval of germinal product establishments and the traceability and animal health requirements for movements within the Union of germinal products of certain kept terrestrial animals (Text with EEA relevance), Article 14: Derogation for movements to other Member States of germinal products of bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine animals kept at confined establishments

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

By way of derogation from Article 12, operators of confined establishments may move to other Member States consignments of semen, oocytes and embryos collected at those establishments from bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine animals, provided that those operators:
(a) only move consignments of those germinal products to another confined establishment;
(b) ensure that the donor animals:
(i) do not come from an establishment, nor have been in contact with animals from an establishment, situated in a restricted zone established due to the occurrence of a category A disease or of an emerging disease relevant for bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine or equine animals;
(ii) come from an establishment where none of the category D diseases relevant for bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine or equine animals have been reported for a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of collection of the semen, oocytes or embryos;
(iii) have remained in a single confined establishment of origin for a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of collection of the semen, oocytes or embryos;
(iv) have been clinically examined by the establishment veterinarian responsible for the activities carried out at confined establishment, and showed no symptoms suggesting the presence of any of the category D diseases referred to in point (ii) or of the emerging diseases or clinical signs of such diseases, on the day of collection of the semen, oocytes or embryos;
(v) as much as possible, were not used for natural breeding during a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of first collection and during the period of collection of the semen, oocytes or embryos intended for movement to another Member State;
(vi) are identified in accordance with requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) 2019/2035;
for bovine animals in Article 38,
for porcine animals in Article 52(1) or 54(2),
for ovine and caprine animals in Article 45(2) or (4), or Article 46(1), (2) or (3),
for equine animals in Article 58(1) or 59(1) or 62(1);
(c) ensure that the germinal products have been marked in accordance with the requirements provided for in Article 10;
(d) ensure that the germinal products are transported in accordance with Articles 28 and 29.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/686/article/14 (the official version)
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