The purpose of this Regulation is to facilitate the transition to the use of the new animal health certificates and animal health/official certificates for movements of consignments within the Union and between Member States and in the interest of legal certainty, clarify transitional provisions during transitional period for certificates for entry into the Union.
The act does not change transitional requirements for consignments entering the Union established but provide more clarity for transitional provisions.
The date of application of this Regulation is 21 April 2021.