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any stilbene or thyrostatic substances,

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oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or beta-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnical treatment (as defined in Council Directive 96/22/EC);

(i)

in the zone referred to in point II.2.1 since birth or for a period of at least 6 months prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union, and

(ii)

in the establishment of origin since birth or for a period of at least 40 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union, into which during this period no ovine and caprine animals and no animals of other species listed for the same diseases as ovine and caprine animals have been introduced.

(a)

the assembly operation took place in an establishment:

(b)

the assembly operation in the assembly centre took no longer than 6 days.]

(i)

animals cannot escape or fall out;

(ii)

visual inspection of the space where animals are kept is possible;

(iii)

the escape of animal excrements, litter or feed is prevented or minimised.

(i)

foot and mouth disease, infection with Rift Valley fever virus, infection with peste des petits ruminants virus, sheep pox and goat pox, contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M.bovis, M.caprae and M.tuberculosis) and infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis, and

(ii)

infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) with a live vaccine during the 60 days prior to their dispatch to the Union.

(i)

foot and mouth disease has not been reported for:

(ii)

vaccination against foot and mouth disease has not been carried out for at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union, and no animals vaccinated against foot and mouth disease have been introduced during that period.

(i)

vaccination against these diseases has not been carried out, and

(ii)

animals vaccinated against these diseases have not been introduced.

either [II.2.10.3.1.

for at least 60 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union.](1)(6)

or [II.2.10.3.1.

for at least 28 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and the animals have been subjected to a serological test in accordance with Article 9, point (b), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, with negative results, carried out on samples collected at least 28 days following the date of entry of the animal into the seasonally free zone.] (1)(6)

or [II.2.10.3.1.

for at least 14 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and have been subjected to a PCR test, with negative results, carried out on samples collected at least 14 days following the date of entry of the animal in the seasonally free zone.] (1)(6)

either [II.2.10.3.1.

have been vaccinated more than 60 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union.]](1)

or [II.2.10.3.1.

have been vaccinated with an inactivated vaccine and were subjected to a PCR test, with negative results on samples collected at least 14 days after the onset of the immunity protection set in the specifications of the vaccine.]](1)

either [II.2.10.3.1.

the serological test has been carried out on samples collected at least 60 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union.]](1)

or [II.2.10.3.1.

the serological test has been carried out on samples collected at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and the animals were subjected to a PCR test, with negative results, carried out on samples collected not earlier than 14 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union.]](1)

II.2.11.1.

which is registered by and under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and has a system in place to maintain for at least 3 years up-to-date records containing information regarding:

II.2.11.2.

which receives regular animal health visits from a veterinarian for the purpose of the detection of, and information on, signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the relevant listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 and emerging diseases, at a frequency that is proportional to the risk posed by the establishment.

II.2.11.3.

which was not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including the relevant listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 and emerging diseases, at the time of dispatch to the Union.

II.2.11.4.

in and around which, in an area with a 10 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, none of the following listed diseases has been reported for at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union: foot and mouth disease, infection with rinderpest virus, infection with Rift valley fever virus, infection with peste des petits ruminants virus, sheep pox and goat pox and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia.

either [II.2.11.5.

in and around which, in an area with a 150 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, epizootic haemorrhagic disease has not been reported for at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union] (1)

or [II.2.11.5.

which is located in a zone seasonally free of epizootic haemorrhagic disease.](1)(7)

either [II.2.11.6.

in which infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M.bovis, M.caprae and M.tuberculosis) has not been reported at least during 42 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union](1)(8)

or [II.2.11.6.

subjected to surveillance to detect infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M.bovis, M.caprae and M.tuberculosis) in accordance with the procedures in points (1) and (2) of Part 1 of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 during the period of at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and during this period:

II.2.11.7.

free from infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis as regards ovine and caprine animals(10); and

II.2.11.8.

in which rabies has not been reported for at least 30 days prior to dispatch of the animals to the Union;

II.2.11.9.

in which anthrax has not been reported for at least 15 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;

either [II.2.11.10.

in which surra (Trypanosoma evansi) has not been reported for at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union.] (1)

or [II.2.11.10.

in which surra (Trypanosoma evansi) has not been reported for at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union, and when the disease was reported in the establishment of origin during the 2 years prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union, the establishment remained under restriction until the infected animals were removed from the establishment and the remaining animals on the establishment were subjected with negative results to a test for surra (Trypanosoma evansi) as described in Article 9, point (b)(i), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 carried out on samples taken at least 6 months after the infected animals were removed from the establishment.] (1)

[II.2.11.11.

in which Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has not been reported for at least 6 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union.](9)

II.2.13.1.

they have been kept continuously since birth in Great Britain where the following conditions are fulfilled:

II.2.13.2.

they are ovine and caprine animals intended for breeding imported into Northern Ireland from Great Britain until 31 December 2024, and they come from a holding or holdings: