# 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 44: Additional rules for the granting of derogations by competent authorities for germinal products intended for scientific purposes

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

1. The competent authorities of the Member States of origin may grant derogation for the movement to another Member State of germinal products intended for scientific purposes which do not fulfil the animal health requirements provided for in Chapter 1 or 3, provided the operator of the establishment of dispatch has obtained the prior written consent of the competent authority of the Member State of destination to accept the consignment of germinal products.
2. The competent authority of the Member State of destination shall only consent to accept the consignment of germinal products referred to in paragraph 1, where the operator of the establishment of destination intended to receive those germinal products ensures that the germinal products are only used for scientific purposes under conditions that prevent the spread of category D diseases.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/686/article/44 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-686/article-44
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.