Règlement d’exécution (UE) 2023/372 de la Commission du 17 février 2023 établissant les règles relatives à l’enregistrement, au stockage et au partage des comptes rendus écrits des contrôles officiels effectués sur les navires de transport du bétail, aux plans d’urgence prévus en cas d’urgence pour les navires de transport du bétail, à l’agrément des navires de transport du bétail et aux exigences minimales applicables aux points de sortie

Document type: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/372 from the European Commission

Author: European Commission

Preview: Article 1: Purpose and Scope: This regulation: 

1. (a) 
   sets out detailed rules necessary for the performance of inspections provided for in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;
2. (b) specifies the content of the contingency plans referred to in Article 11(1)(b)(iv) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 where these concern vessels carrying livestock;
3. (c) specifies the minimum requirements for exit points when these are seaports. [...]

Article 3: Electronic Database: 1. The Commission shall develop and ensure the functioning, maintenance, support and any necessary updating or further development of an electronic database.

2. The electronic database shall contain the information necessary for the inspections required by Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, including:
3. (a) the certification details of the certificates of approval of livestock vessels in a manner enabling Member States’ competent authorities to rapidly identify the livestock vessels;
4. (b) records of past inspections carried out by Member States’ competent authorities on livestock vessels for the purposes of Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;
5. (c) publicly available information on the outcome of port State control inspections.
   The Commission shall give Member States' competent authorities access to the electronic database for the purposes of Articles 4, 5 and 6.
6. Member States’ competent authorities shall each designate at least one national administrator and communicate that designation and its contact details to the Commission. They shall inform the Commission immediately of any changes with respect to national administrators.
7. Member States’ competent authorities shall be responsible for the data and documents they insert or produce in the database.

Article 4: Recording of teh certifications of the approval of  livestock vessel 

Article 5: Recording of inspections

Article 6: Access to certificates of the approved livestock vessels  and previous inspection records

Article 7: Contingency plans in teh event of emergencies for livestock vessels

Article 8: Application for approval of livestock vessels

Article 9: Teams of inspectors  for livestock vessels

Article 10: Official controls by an official veterinarian on board livestock vessels

Article 11: Minimum requirements for control posts at the exit points at seaports

Article 12: Entry into force

Regulation leading to an article on the Welfarm website on 28/02/2023 : TRANSPORTS MARITIMES : Les nouvelles mesures envisagées par la Commission européenne le 17 février sont-elles synonymes d’avancées ?