Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for entry into the Union, and the movement and handling after entry of consignments of certain animals, germinal products and products of animal origin.

This Regulation lays down supplementing animal health rules concerning the entry into the European Union of consignments of certain species and categories of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin from third countries or territories or zones thereof, or compartments in the case of aquaculture animals. It also lays down rules concerning the movement and handling of those consignments after their entry in the Union.
Part I of the Delegated Regulation lays down the obligations on the competent authority of Member States to permit the entry into the European Union of consignments of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin of species and categories of animals covered by these provisions. Furthermore it establishes the obligations on the operators regarding the entry into the Union, and the movement and handling after entry, of such consignments, as well as the general animal health requirements for entry into the European Union.
Part II lays down the general animal health requirements for entry into the Union, as well as the movement and handling after the entry, and derogations from such requirements for certain terrestrial animals (Title 1). In addition, it lays down specific animal health requirements that are also applicable to the each of those species and categories of terrestrial animals, in particular: (a) kept ungulates of listed species (Title 2); (b) poultry and captive birds, except captive birds imported for conservation programmes approved by the competent authority of the Member State of destination (Title 3); (c) honeybees and bumble bees; (d) dogs, cats and ferrets (Title 5).
Part III lays down the general animal health requirements for entry into the Union, as well as the movement and handling after the entry, and derogations from such requirements for germinal products of the following species and categories of kept terrestrial animals: (a) bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine animals (Title 1); (b) poultry and captive birds (Title 2); (c) other animals (Title 3).
Part IV applies to the following species and categories of terrestrial animals: (a) kept and wild ungulates of listed species; (b) poultry; (c) game birds.
Part V is devoted to aquatic animals and fish products, namely: (a) fish of listed species belonging to the superclass Agnatha and to the classes Chondrichthyes, Sarcopterygii and Actinopterygii; (b) aquatic molluscs of listed species belonging to the phylum Mollusca; (c) aquatic crustaceans of listed species belonging to the subphylum Crustacea; (d) aquatic animals of species which are susceptible to the aquatic diseases for which certain Member States have national measures to limit the impact of diseases other than listed diseases.