Preamble
Part I - GENERAL RULES (Article 1-17) 17
Part II - DISEASE NOTIFICATION AND REPORTING, SURVEILLANCE, ERADICATION PROGRAMMES, DISEASE–FREE STATUS (Article 18-42) 25
Part III - DISEASE AWARENESS, PREPAREDNESS AND CONTROL (Article 43-83) 41
Part IV - REGISTRATION, APPROVAL, TRACEABILITY AND MOVEMENTS (Article 84-228) 145
Part V - ENTRY INTO THE UNION AND EXPORT (Article 229-243) 15
Part VI - NON–COMMERCIAL MOVEMENTS OF PET ANIMALS INTO A MEMBER STATE FROM ANOTHER MEMBER STATE OR FROM A THIRD COUNTRY OR TERRITORY (Article 244-256) 13
Part VII - EMERGENCY MEASURES (Article 257-262) 6
Part VIII - COMMON PROVISIONS (Article 263-269) 7
Part IX - TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 270-283) 13
Annexes 5

germinal product establishment

Definitions over time (1)

14/12/2019 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 4, Regulation (EU) 2016/429 Scope: Whole act

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

‘germinal product establishment’ means: in relation to semen, an establishment where semen is collected, produced, processed or stored; in relation to oocytes and embryos, a group of professionals or structure supervised by a team veterinarian competent to perform the collection, production, processing and storage of oocytes and embryos; in relation to hatching eggs, a hatchery;