Annexes to COM(2017)630 - Delegated acts of the Commission under Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 on the non-commercial movement of pet animals - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2017)630 - Delegated acts of the Commission under Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 on the non-commercial movement of pet animals. |
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| document | COM(2017)630  |
| date | October 31, 2017 |
(b) The second subparagraph of Article 17(2) of the Pet Regulation empowers the Commission to establish species-specific requirements for marking or describing pet animals of the species listed in Part B of Annex I, taking into account any relevant national requirements. Although no need to lay down such requirements in a delegated act is deemed to have arisen at this point in time, the Commission is prepared to proceed with the preparation of a delegated act in relation to the marking or description of pet animals of Part B species in accordance with that provision if warranted by scientific or technical progress or experience gained on the practical application of the Pet Regulation.
(c) Article 19(1) of the Pet Regulation empowers the Commission to adopt preventive health measures to control diseases or infections other than rabies that are likely to be spread due to the movement of pet animals. On the basis of this empowerment, the Commission has prepared a draft Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs, and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011. In view of its adoption by the Commission and notification to the European Parliament and the Council in accordance with Article 39(4) of the Pet Regulation, the draft has been open for feedback from 8 September to 6 October 2017 at the Public consultations section of the Commission website 2 .
(d) Article 38 of the Pet Regulation empowers the Commission to amend Annexes II to IV to that Regulation and thus to establish further details on various technical aspects covered by those Annexes in order to take into account technical progress, scientific developments and the protection of public health or the health of pet animals. Since the Regulation has only become applicable since 29 December 2014, further experience on the practical application of the new rules needs to be gathered before deciding on the appropriate use of this delegated power.
3. Conclusion
The Pet Regulation has applied for a period of just over two and a half years.
So far, the Commission has prepared and launched a public consultation on a draft delegated act on preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs on the basis of the empowerment conferred on it by the first subparagraph of Article 19(1) of that Regulation.
The Commission has currently no plan to proceed with the preparation of a delegated act in relation to any of the delegated powers referred to in Article 5(5), the second subparagraph of Article 17(2) or Article 38 of the Pet Regulation.
The Commission is of the view that the delegated powers conferred by the Pet Regulation should remain in force due to the need to gather more experience on the practical application of the Regulation, to be able to respond to new or emerging health threats related to the movement of pet animals and to adapt to technical progress and scientific developments.
(1)
Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 (OJ L 178, 28.6.2013, p. 1).
(2)
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/initiatives/ares-2017-4396495_en#initiative-details