Article 18 Derogation for movements of kept ovine and caprine animals intended for slaughter to other Member States

By way of derogation from the requirements set out in Article 15, operators may move kept ovine and caprine animals intended for slaughter to another Member State when the following requirements are fulfilled:

1. (a)

   the animals are either individually identified in accordance with Article 45 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035, or alternatively, they have been continuously resident in the establishment for at least 21 days prior to departure, or since birth, if they are younger than 21 days of age;

2. (b)

   the animals

   either

   1. (i)

      come from an establishment free from infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis with or without vaccination regarding ovine and caprine animals;

      or

   2. (ii)

      are older than 6 months of age and have been subjected to a test for infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis with one of the diagnostic methods provided for in Part 1 of Annex I, carried out, with negative results, on a sample taken during the last 30 days prior to departure, and in the case of post-parturient females taken at least 30 days after parturition;

      or

   3. (iii)

      are castrated;

3. (c)

   the animals come from an establishment in which infection with rabies virus in kept terrestrial animals has not been reported during the last 30 days prior to departure;

4. (d)

   the animals come from an establishment in which anthrax in ungulates has not been reported during the last 15 days prior to departure;

5. (e)

   the animals come from an establishment in which infection with Bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) has not been reported during the last 30 days prior to departure..