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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 206/2010

of 12 March 2010

laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements

(Text with EEA relevance)

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(OJ L 073 20.3.2010, p. 1)

Amended by:

 

 

Official Journal

  No

page

date

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 810/2010 of 15 September 2010

  L 243

16

16.9.2010

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 144/2011 of 17 February 2011

  L 44

7

18.2.2011

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 342/2011 of 8 April 2011

  L 96

10

9.4.2011

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 801/2011 of 9 August 2011

  L 205

27

10.8.2011

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1112/2011 of 3 November 2011

  L 287

32

4.11.2011

 M6

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 497/2012 of 7 June 2012

  L 152

1

13.6.2012

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 546/2012 of 25 June 2012

  L 165

25

26.6.2012

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 644/2012 of 16 July 2012

  L 187

18

17.7.2012

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1036/2012 of 7 November 2012

  L 308

13

8.11.2012

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1160/2012 of 7 December 2012

  L 336

9

8.12.2012

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 71/2013 of 25 January 2013

  L 26

7

26.1.2013

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 102/2013 of 4 February 2013

  L 34

4

5.2.2013

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 191/2013 of 5 March 2013

  L 62

22

6.3.2013

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 196/2013 of 7 March 2013

  L 65

13

8.3.2013

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 482/2013 of 24 May 2013

  L 139

6

25.5.2013

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 519/2013 of 21 February 2013

  L 158

74

10.6.2013

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 556/2013 of 14 June 2013

  L 164

13

18.6.2013

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 780/2013 of 14 August 2013

  L 219

1

15.8.2013

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 854/2013 of 4 September 2013

  L 237

1

5.9.2013

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1044/2013 of 25 October 2013

  L 284

12

26.10.2013

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1218/2014 of 13 November 2014

  L 329

20

14.11.2014

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/604 of 16 April 2015

  L 100

60

17.4.2015

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/917 of 15 June 2015

  L 149

11

16.6.2015

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/535 of 5 April 2016

  L 89

8

6.4.2016

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/922 of 10 June 2016

  L 154

21

11.6.2016

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1248 of 28 July 2016

  L 204

112

29.7.2016

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1832 of 17 October 2016

  L 280

13

18.10.2016

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/384 of 2 March 2017

  L 59

3

7.3.2017

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/731 of 25 April 2017

  L 108

7

26.4.2017

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1162 of 1 July 2019

  L 182

1

8.7.2019

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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2019/2124 of 10 October 2019

  L 321

73

12.12.2019

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/386 of 9 March 2020

  L 73

1

10.3.2020

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/2204 of 22 December 2020

  L 438

7

28.12.2020


Corrected by:

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Corrigendum, OJ L 146, 11.6.2010, p.  1 (206/2010)

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Corrigendum, OJ L 049, 24.2.2011, p.  53 (144/2011)

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Corrigendum, OJ L 063, 10.3.2011, p.  28 (144/2011)

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Corrigendum, OJ L 238, 6.9.2013, p.  23 (780/2013)

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Corrigendum, OJ L 029, 5.2.2015, p.  16 (780/2013)

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Corrigendum, OJ L 146, 3.6.2016, p.  37 (2016/535)




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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 206/2010

of 12 March 2010

laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements

(Text with EEA relevance)



CHAPTER I

SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

1.  

This Regulation lays down the veterinary certification requirements for the introduction into the Union of consignments containing the following live animals or fresh meat:

(a) 

ungulates;

(b) 

the animals listed in Part 2 of Annex IV;

(c) 

fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding meat preparations, of ungulates and equidae.

2.  
This Regulation lays down the lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof from which the consignments referred to in paragraph 1 may be introduced into the Union.

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4.  
This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to any specific certification requirements laid down in other Union acts or in agreements concluded by the Union with third countries.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) 

‘ungulates’ means ungulates as defined in Article 2(d) of Directive 2004/68/EC;

(b) 

‘fresh meat’ means fresh meat as defined in point 1.10 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(c) 

‘equidae’ means equidae as defined in Article 2(b) of Council Directive 90/426/EEC ( 1 );

(d) 

‘holding’ means a farm or other officially supervised agricultural, industrial or commercial undertaking, including zoos, amusement parks and wildlife or hunting reserves where live animals are regularly kept or bred.



CHAPTER II

CONDITIONS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF LIVE ANIMALS INTO THE UNION

Article 3

General conditions for the introduction of ungulates into the Union

Consignments of ungulates shall only be introduced into the Union if they comply with the following conditions:

(a) 

they come from the third countries, territories or parts thereof listed in columns 1, 2 and 3 of the table set out in Part 1 of Annex I for which there is a model veterinary certificate corresponding to the consignment concerned listed in column 4 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I;

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they are accompanied by the appropriate veterinary certificate, drawn up in accordance with the relevant model veterinary certificate set out in Part 2 of Annex I, taking into account the specific conditions indicated in column 6 of the table in Part 1 of that Annex, and completed and signed by an official veterinarian of the exporting third country;

(c) 

they comply with the requirements set out in the veterinary certificate referred to in point (b), including:

(i) 

the supplementary guarantees laid down in that certificate, where indicated in column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I;

(ii) 

any additional veterinary certification requirements that the Member State of destination may impose in accordance with Union veterinary legislation and which are included in the certificate.

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Article 3a

Conditions for the introduction of ungulates intended for an approved body, institute or centre

1.  

By way of derogation from Article 3, the competent authority of a Member State may authorise the introduction into its territory of consignments of ungulates of the species listed in Tables 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Annex VI where those consignments are destined for an approved body, institute or centre, provided that the following conditions are complied with:

(a) 

an assessment has been carried out by the competent authority of the Member State of destination of the animal health risks that each of the consignments may present for the Union;

(b) 

the consignments concerned come from a third country, territory or part thereof which is included in one of the lists set out in:

(i) 

Part 1 of Annex I or in Part 1 of Annex II to this Regulation,

(ii) 

Decision 2004/211/EC ( 2 ), Decision 2007/777/EC ( 3 ), Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 ( 4 ), Regulation (EC) No 119/2009 ( 5 ), Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 ( 6 ),

(c) 

the ungulates originate from a body, institute or centre in a third country, territory or part thereof, referred to in point (a), which is included in a list established in accordance with Article 3c;

(d) 

the ungulates have been quarantined in a vector-protected facility at the premises of the body, institute or centre referred to in point (c) for the period provided for in the relevant certificates;

(e) 

the ungulates are conveyed directly to an approved body, institute or centre in the Member State of destination;

(f) 

the ungulates are accompanied by an appropriate veterinary certificate, drawn up in accordance with the relevant model of veterinary certificate referred to in Tables 1, 2 and 3 in Part 1 of Annex VI and set out in Part 2 of that Annex;

(g) 

the ungulates comply with the requirements set out in the model of veterinary certificate referred to in point (f).

The Member State of destination shall inform the Commission and the other Member States in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health of the authorisation granted pursuant to the first subparagraph, prior to the introduction of the ungulates into their territory.

2.  

Where exceptional circumstances render compliance with points (c) and (d) of paragraph 1 impossible, the competent authority of the Member State of destination may authorise the introduction, into its territory, of ungulates of the species listed in Tables 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Annex VI from other holdings which do not comply with the requirements laid down in those points, provided that the requirements laid down in points (a), (b) and (e) to (g) of paragraph 1 are complied with and that the following additional conditions are met:

(a) 

a prior application for a permit has been made by the owner, or a natural person representing that owner, and the Member State of destination has granted such permit after having carried out a risk assessment that has indicated that the introduction of the ungulates concerned into its territory does not constitute an animal health risk for the Union;

(b) 

the ungulates have been quarantined in the third country, territory or part thereof of origin under official supervision for the time necessary for them to meet the animal health conditions set out in the model of veterinary certificate referred to in point (f):

(i) 

at a place approved by the competent authority of the third country, territory or part thereof of origin of the animals;

(ii) 

in accordance with the arrangements prescribed in the permit that shall provide at least the same guarantees as those laid down in points (a), (b) and (e) to (g) of paragraph 1.

Where ungulates are introduced into the Union pursuant to the first subparagraph, they shall be quarantined in an approved body, institute or centre of destination for at least six months from the time of introduction into the Union, during which period the requirements provided for in Article 8(1)(a) of Council Directive 90/425/EEC may be applied by the competent authorities.

The Member State authorising the introduction of ungulates pursuant to the first subparagraph shall inform the Commission and the other Member States in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health of such authorisation, prior to the introduction of the ungulates into its territory.

Article 3b

Conditions for the entry and transit of ungulates intended for an approved body, institute or centre through the territory of Member States other than the Member State of destination

The transit of the ungulates referred to in Article 3a through a Member State other than the Member State of destination shall be permitted only subject to the authorisation of the competent authority of the Member State of transit. Such authorisation may be granted only on the basis of a risk assessment by that competent authority, in view of the information submitted to it by the Member State of destination.

The Member State of destination shall inform the Commission and the other Member States in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, prior to the transit, when authorising the introduction of animals under the conditions provided for in Article 3a.

Article 3c

List of approved bodies, institutes or centres in third countries, territories and parts thereof

1.  
Following an assessment of compliance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2, each Member State may establish a list of bodies, institutes and centres from which the introduction of ungulates into its territory may be authorised pursuant to Article 3a(1).
2.  

A body, institute or centre in a third country, territory or part thereof shall only be included in the list referred to in paragraph 1 where the following conditions are complied with:

(a) 

the body, institute or centre complies with the requirements set out in Part 3 of Annex VI;

(b) 

the body, institute or centre is approved by the competent authority of the third country, territory or part thereof where that body, institute or centre is situated;

(c) 

the competent authority of the third country, territory or part thereof provides sufficient guarantees that the conditions concerning the approval of bodies, institutes or centres set out in Part 4 of Annex VI are complied with.

3.  
A Member State may include in the list referred to in paragraph (1) bodies, institutes or centres in third countries which are already included in such a list established by another Member State, without having assessed compliance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2.
4.  
Member States shall keep the lists referred to in paragraph (1) up to date, taking into account in particular any suspension or withdrawal of the approval granted by the competent authority of a third country, territory or part thereof to the bodies, institutes or centres situated therein and included in those lists.
5.  
Member States shall make available to the public, by means of Internet-based information pages, the lists referred to in paragraph 1 and shall keep those Internet-based information pages up to date.
6.  
Member States shall communicate the Internet address of their Internet-based information pages to the Commission.

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Article 4

Conditions for the assembly centres for certain consignments of ungulates

1.  
Consignments of ungulates which contain live animals from more than one holding shall only be introduced into the Union if they are assembled in assembly centres approved by the competent authority of the third country, territory or part thereof of origin of the animals in accordance with the requirements set out in Part 5 of Annex I.
2.  
Consignments of ungulates introduced into the Union in accordance with Article 3a or Article 6 shall not originate from more than one holding and shall not be assembled in assembly centres.

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Article 5

Protocols for the standardisation of materials and sampling and testing procedures for ungulates

Where sampling and testing is required by the veterinary certificates listed in column 4 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I for the diseases listed in Part 6 of that Annex, for the introduction into the Union of consignments of ungulates, such sampling and testing shall be carried out by or under the control of the competent authority of the third country of origin in accordance with the Protocols for the standardisation of materials and testing procedures set out in Part 6 of that Annex.

Article 6

Special conditions for certain consignments of ungulates imported into St Pierre and Miquelon and introduced into the Union

Consignments of ungulates of the species listed in the table in Part 7 of Annex I which were introduced into St Pierre and Miquelon less than six months prior to the date of shipment from St Pierre and Miquelon to the Union shall only be introduced into the Union if:

(a) 

they comply with the residence and quarantine requirements set out in Chapter 1 of that Part;

(b) 

they have been tested in accordance with the animal health test requirements set out in Chapter 2 of that Part.

Article 7

General conditions for the introduction into the Union of certain species of bees

1.  

Consignments of bees of the species listed in table 1 of Part 2 of Annex IV shall only be introduced into the Union from third countries or territories:

(a) 

listed in Part 1 of Annex II;

(b) 

where the presence of the American foulbrood, the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) and the Tropilaelaps mite (Tropilaelaps spp.) is subject to compulsory notification throughout the whole territory of the third country or territory concerned.

2.  

By way of derogation from paragraph 1(a), consignments of bees may be introduced into the Union from a part of a third country or territory listed in Part 1 of Annex II which is:

(a) 

a geographically and epidemiologically isolated part of the third country or territory

(b) 

listed in the third column of the table in Section 1 of Part 1 of Annex IV.

When that derogation is applied, the introduction into the Union of consignments of bees shall be prohibited from all other parts of the third country or territory concerned not listed in the third column of the table in Section 1 of Part 1 of Annex IV.

3.  

Consignments of bees of the species listed in table 1 of Part 2 of Annex IV shall consist of either:

(a) 

cages of queen bees (Apis mellifera and Bombus spp.), each containing one single queen bee with a maximum of 20 accompanying attendants; or

(b) 

containers of bumble bees (Bombus spp.), each containing a colony of a maximum of 200 adult bumble bees.

4.  

Consignments of bees of the species listed in table 1 of Part 2 of Annex IV shall:

(a) 

be accompanied by the appropriate veterinary certificate, drawn up in accordance with the relevant model veterinary certificate set out in Part 2 of Annex IV, and completed and signed by an official inspector of the exporting third country;

(b) 

comply with the veterinary requirements set out in the veterinary certificate referred to in point (a).

Article 8

General conditions concerning the transport of live animals to the Union

During the period after loading in the third country of origin and before arrival at the border inspection post of introduction into the Union, consignments of live animals shall not be:

(a) 

transported together with live animals that:

(i) 

are not intended for introduction into the Union; or

(ii) 

are of a lower health status;

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(b) 

unloaded in, or when transported by air, moved to another aircraft, or transported by road, by rail, or moved on foot through a third country, territory or part thereof which is not authorised for imports of the animals concerned into the Union.

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Article 9

Time limit for the period of transport to the Union of live animals

Consignments of live animals shall only be introduced into the Union where the consignment arrives at the border inspection post of introduction into the Union within 10 days of the date of issue of the appropriate veterinary certificate.

In the case of transport by sea, that period of 10 days shall be extended by an additional period corresponding to the duration of the journey by sea, as certified by a signed declaration of the master of the ship, drawn up in accordance with Part 3 of Annex I and attached in its original form to the veterinary certificate.

Article 10

Special conditions regarding the spraying of consignments of live animals transported by air to the Union

Where consignments of live animals, excluding consignments of bees, are transported by air, the crate or container in which they are transported and the surrounding area shall be sprayed with an appropriate insecticide.

That spraying shall be carried out immediately prior to the closing of the aircraft doors after loading, and after any subsequent opening of the doors in a third country, until the aircraft reaches its final destination.

The captain of the aircraft shall certify that the spraying has been carried out by signing a declaration, drawn up in accordance with Part 4 of Annex I and attached in its original form to the veterinary certificate.

Article 11

Conditions to be applied following the introduction into the Union of certain consignments of ungulates

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1.  
Following their introduction into the Union, consignments of ungulates, other than those referred to in Article 3a shall be conveyed in a vector-protected means of transport without delay to the holding of destination.

Those ungulates shall remain on that holding for a period of at least 30 days, unless they are dispatched directly to a slaughterhouse.

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2.  
Following their introduction into the Union, consignments of ungulates intended for immediate slaughter shall be conveyed without delay to the slaughterhouse of destination where they shall be slaughtered within five working days from the date of arrival at the slaughterhouse.

Article 12

Specific conditions concerning the transit through third countries of certain consignments of ungulates

Where specific condition I of Part 1 of Annex I applies, in order to allow consignments of the ungulates referred to in that condition originating in one Member State and destined for another Member State, to transit through a third country, territory or part thereof which is listed in the table in Part 1 of Annex I but for which there is no corresponding model veterinary certificate for consignments of the ungulates concerned indicated in column 4 of that table, the following conditions shall apply:

(a) 

for bovine animals for fattening:

(i) 

the holdings of final destination must be designated in advance by the competent authority of the final destination;

(ii) 

the live animals comprised in the consignment must not be moved from the holding of final destination unless for immediate slaughter;

(iii) 

all movements of live animals into and out of the holding of final destination must be carried out under the control of the competent authority as long as the animals comprising the consignment are kept at the holding.

(b) 

for ungulates for immediate slaughter, Article 11(2) shall apply.

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Article 12a

Derogation for the transit of certain consignments of live bovine animals for breeding and production through Lithuania

1.  

The transit by road through Lithuania of consignments of live bovine animals for breeding and production coming from the Russian region of Kaliningrad and consigned to a destination outside the Union shall be authorised subject to compliance with the following conditions:

(a) 

the animals enter Lithuania at the border inspection post at Kybartai road and exit Lithuania at the border inspection post of Medininkai;

(b) 

the animals are transported in containers on road vehicles sealed with a serially numbered seal at the border inspection post of introduction into the Union at Kybartai road, by the veterinary services of the competent authority of Lithuania;

(c) 

the documents referred to in the third indent of Article 7 (1) of Council Directive 91/496/EEC, including the duly completed veterinary certificate in accordance with the model veterinary certificate ‘BOV-X-TRANSIT-RU’ set out in Part 2 of Annex I to this Regulation, accompanying the animals from the border inspection post Kybartai road to the border inspection post Medininkai are stamped ‘ONLY FOR TRANSIT FROM THE RUSSIAN REGION OF KALININGRAD VIA LITHUANIA’ on each page by the official veterinarian of the competent authority responsible for the border inspection post at Kybartai road;

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(f) 

the animals are accompanied by a health certificate that allows unhindered entry into Belarus and a veterinary certificate issued for the place of destination of the animals in Russia.

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3.  
In case of any irregularity or emergency during the transit, the Member State of transit shall apply the measures provided for in the second indent of Article 8(1) (b) of Directive 90/425/EEC ( 7 ) as appropriate.

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Article 13

Conditions to be applied following the introduction into the Union of consignments of bees referred to in Article 7

1.  
Consignments of queen bees referred to in Article 7(3)(a) shall be conveyed without delay to the designated place of final destination where the hives shall be placed under the control of the competent authority and the queen bees transferred to new cages before being introduced to local colonies.
2.  

The cages, attendants, and other material that accompanied the queen bees from the third country of origin shall be sent to a laboratory designated by the competent authority for examination for the presence of:

(a) 

the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida), their eggs or larvae;

(b) 

signs of the Tropilaelaps mite (Tropilaelaps spp.).

After that laboratory examination, the cages, attendants and the material shall be destroyed.

3.  

Consignments of bumble bees (Bombus spp.) referred to in Article 7(3)(b) shall be conveyed without delay to the designated place of destination.

Those bumble bees may stay in the container in which they were introduced into the Union until the end of the lifespan of the colony.

That container and the material that accompanied the bumble bees from the third country of origin shall be destroyed at the end of the lifespan of the colony at the latest.

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Article 13a

Conditions to be applied following the introduction of consignments of ungulates intended for approved bodies, institutes or centres

1.  
Following their introduction into the Union, consignments of ungulates intended for approved bodies, institutes or centres shall be transported without delay to the approved body, institute or centre of destination in means of transport that are vector-protected and so constructed that the animals cannot escape and faeces, urine, litter, fodder, waste or any other material cannot flow or fall out from the vehicle or container during transportation.
2.  
The animals shall be kept in quarantine in vector-protected facilities on the premises of the approved body, institute or centre of the Member State of destination for a minimum of 30 days. After the 30 days quarantine period the animals may be moved to another approved body, institute or centre.
3.  

Animals introduced into an approved body, institute or centre can only be moved to a destination other than an approved body, institute or centre provided that:

(a) 

at least six months have elapsed from the time of introduction into the Union, and

(b) 

the movement is carried out in accordance with paragraph 4 of Annex C to Directive 92/65/EEC.

4.  

By way of derogation from paragraph 3, animals may leave an approved body, institute or centre before the end of the six-month period provided for in that paragraph, only where the following conditions are complied with:

(a) 

the animals are exported to a third country, territory or part thereof;

(b) 

for the purpose of their export as referred to in a) the animals are transported in means of transport that are vector-protected and so constructed that the animals cannot escape and faeces, urine, litter, fodder, waste or any other material cannot flow or fall out from the vehicle or container during transportation.

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CHAPTER III

CONDITIONS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF FRESH MEAT INTO THE UNION

Article 14

General conditions for the importation of fresh meat

Consignments of fresh meat intended for human consumption shall only be imported into the Union if they comply with the following conditions:

(a) 

they come from the third countries, territories or parts thereof listed in columns 1, 2 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II for which there is a model veterinary certificate corresponding to the consignment concerned listed in column 4 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II;

(b) 

they are presented at the border inspection post of introduction into the Union accompanied by the appropriate veterinary certificate, drawn up in accordance with the relevant model veterinary certificate set out in Part 2 of Annex II, taking into account the specific conditions indicated in column 6 of the table in Part 1 of that Annex, and completed and signed by an official veterinarian of the exporting third country;

(c) 

they comply with the requirements set out in the veterinary certificate referred to in point (b), including:

(i) 

the supplementary guarantees laid down in that certificate, where indicated in column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II;

(ii) 

any additional veterinary certification requirements that the Member State of destination may impose in accordance with Union veterinary legislation and which are included in the certificate.

Article 15

Conditions to be applied following the importation of unskinned carcases of wild cloven-hoofed game

In accordance with Article 8(2) of Council Directive 97/78/EC ( 8 ), consignments of unskinned carcases of wild cloven-hoofed game for human consumption after further processing shall be conveyed without delay to the processing establishment of destination.

Article 16

Transit and storage of fresh meat

The introduction into the Union of consignments of fresh meat not intended for importation into the Union but destined for a third country either by immediate transit or after storage in the Union in accordance with Article 12(4) and Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, shall only be authorised if the consignments comply with the following conditions:

(a) 

they come from the third countries, territories or parts thereof listed in columns 1, 2 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II, for which there is a model veterinary certificate corresponding to the consignment concerned listed in column 4 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II;

(b) 

they comply with the specific animal health requirements for the consignment concerned, as set out in the relevant model veterinary certificate referred to in point (a);

(c) 

they are accompanied by a veterinary certificate, drawn up in accordance with the model veterinary certificate set out in Annex III, and completed and signed by an official veterinarian of the exporting third country;

(d) 

they are certified as acceptable for transit, including for storage as appropriate, on the common veterinary entry document referred to in Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 ( 9 ), signed by the official veterinarian of the border inspection post of introduction into the Union.

Article 17

Derogation for transit through Latvia, Lithuania and Poland

1.  

By way of derogation from Article 16 the transit by road or by rail through the Union, between the designated border inspection posts in Latvia, Lithuania and Poland listed in Commission Decision 2009/821/EC ( 10 ), of consignments coming from and destined to Russia directly or via another third country shall be authorised provided that the following conditions are complied with:

(a) 

the consignment is sealed with a serially numbered seal at the border inspection post of introduction into the Union by the veterinary services of the competent authority.

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Article 17a

Derogation for transit through Croatia of consignments coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries

1.  

By way of derogation from Article 16, the direct transit by road through the Union, between the border inspection post of Nova Sela and the border inspection post of Ploče, of consignments coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries shall be authorised provided that the following conditions are complied with:

(a) 

the consignment is sealed with a serially numbered seal by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry.

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CHAPTER IV

GENERAL, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 18

Certification

The veterinary certificates required by this Regulation shall be completed in accordance with the explanatory notes set out in Annex V.

However, that requirement shall not preclude the use of electronic certification or of other agreed systems, harmonised at Union level.

Article 19

Transitional provisions

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For a transitional period those consignments of live animals, except bees coming from the State of Hawaii, and fresh meat intended for human consumption certified before 30 November 2010 in accordance with Decisions 79/542/EEC and 2003/881/EC may continue to be introduced into the Union until 31 May 2011.

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Article 20

Repeal

Decision 2003/881/EC is repealed.

Article 21

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.




ANNEX I

UNGULATES

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PART 1



List of third countries, territories or parts thereof (*1)

ISO code and name of third country

Code of Territory

Description of third country, territory or part thereof

Veterinary certificate

Specific conditions

Model(s)

SG

1

2

3

4

5

6

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CA — Canada

CA-0

Whole country

POR-X, BOV-X, OVI-X, OVI-Y, RUM (*2)

 

IVb

IX

V

XIII (*5)

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CH – Switzerland

CH-0

Whole country

 (*3)

 

 

CL – Chile

CL-0

Whole country

BOV-X,OVI-X, RUM

 

 

POR-X, SUI

B

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GB-United Kingdom (*6)

GB-0

Whole country

 

 

 

GB-1

England and Wales

BOV-X, BOV-Y, OVI-X, OVI-Y, POR-X, POR-Y, RUM, SUI

 

III, IVa, V, IX, XI

GB-2

Scotland

BOV-X, BOV-Y, OVI-X, OVI-Y, POR-X, POR-Y, RUM, SUI

 

II, III, IVa, V, IX, XI

GG-Guernsey

GG-0

Whole country

BOV-X, OVI-X, POR-X

RUM

 

V, IX

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GL – Greenland

GL-0

Whole country

OVI-X, RUM

 

V

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IM-Isle of Man

IM-0

Whole country

BOV-X, BOV-Y, OVI-X, OVI-Y

 

II, III, IVa, V, IX

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IS – Iceland

IS-0

Whole country

BOV-X, BOV-Y RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y

 

 

POR-X, POR-Y

B

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JE-Jersey

JE-0

Whole country

BOV-X, BOV-Y

 

IVa

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ME – Montenegro

ME-0

Whole country

 

 

I

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MK-The Republic of North Macedonia

MK-0

Whole country

 

 

I

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NZ – New Zealand

NZ-0

Whole country

BOV-X, BOV-Y,

RUM,

POR-X, POR-Y

OVI-X, OVI-Y

 

III

V

XII

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PM – St Pierre and Miquelon

PM-0

Whole country

BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y CAM

 

 

RS – Serbia (*4)

RS-0

Whole country

 

 

I

RU – Russia

RU-0

Whole country

 

 

 

RU-1

Whole country except the region of Kaliningrad

 

 

 

RU-2

Region of Kaliningrad

BOV-X-TRANSIT-RU

 

X

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US – United States

US-0

Whole country

POR-X

D

 

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(*1)   

Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for by any relevant agreement between the Union and third countries.

(*2)   

Exclusively for live animals other than animals belonging to the cervidae species.

(*3)   

Certificates in accordance with the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).

(*4)   

Not including Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99.

(*5)   

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In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

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Specific Conditions (see footnotes in each certificate)

‘I’

:

for transit through the territory of a third country of live animals for immediate slaughter or live bovine animals for fattening which are consigned from a Member State and destined to another Member State in lorries which have been sealed with a serially numbered seal.

The seal number must be entered on the health certificate issued in accordance with the model laid down in Annex F to Directive 64/432/EEC ( 11 ) for live bovine animals for slaughter and fattening and in accordance with Model I of Annex E to Directive 91/68/EEC ( 12 ) for ovine and caprine animals for slaughter.

In addition, the seal must be intact on arrival at the designated border inspection post of entry into the Union and the seal number recorded in the integrated computerised veterinary system of the Union (TRACES).

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The certificate must be stamped at the exit point of the Union by the competent veterinary authority prior to transiting one or more third countries, with the following wording ‘ONLY FOR TRANSIT BETWEEN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION VIA THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA/MONTENEGRO/SERBIA ( *1 ) ( *2 )’.

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Bovine animals for fattening must be transported directly to the holding of destination designated by the competent veterinary authority of destination. Those animals must not be moved from that holding unless for immediate slaughter.

‘II’

:

territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the Union of live animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.

‘III’

:

territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the Union of live animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.

‘IVa’

:

territory recognised as having an official enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL) free status for the purposes of exports to the Union of live animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV –X.

‘IVb’

:

recognised as having officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL)-free herds equivalent to the requirements set out in Annex D to Directive 64/432/EEC for the purposes of exports to the Union of live animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV–X.

‘V’

:

territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the Union of live animals certified according to the model of certificate OVI-X.

‘VI’

:

Geographical constraints:

‘VII’

:

territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the Union of live animals certified according to the model of certificate RUM.

‘VIII’

:

territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the Union of live animals certified according to the model of certificate RUM.

‘IX’

:

territory recognised as having an official Aujeszky’s disease -free status for the purposes of exports to the Union of live animals certified according to the model of certificate POR-X.

‘X’

:

Only for transit through Lithuania of bovine animals for breeding and/or production from the Kaliningrad region to other regions of Russia.

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‘XI’

:

unweaned domestic swine less than five weeks of age are exempt from Trichinella testing.

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‘XII’

:

territory recognised as having officially tuberculosis-free bovine herds equivalent to those recognised based on the conditions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Annex A.I to Directive 64/432/EEC, for the purposes of exports to the Union of live animals certified according to the model of veterinary certificate BOV-X or BOV-Y.

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‘XIII’

:

territory recognised as having an official bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease seasonally free status, for the purpose of exports to the Union of live animals certified according to the model of veterinary certificate BOV-X, OVI-X, OVI-Y or RUM.

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PART 2

Models of Veterinary Certificates

Models

‘BOV-X’

:

Model of veterinary certificate for domestic bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) intended for breeding and/or production after importation.

‘BOV-Y’

:

Model of veterinary certificate for domestic bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) intended for immediate slaughter after importation.

‘BOV-X-TRANSIT-RU’

:

Model of veterinary certificate for domestic bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) intended for transit from the region of Kaliningrad to other regions of Russia via the territory of Lithuania.

‘OVI-X’

:

Model of veterinary certificate for domestic ovine animals (Ovis aries) and domestic caprine animals (Capra hircus) intended for breeding and/or production after importation.

‘OVI-Y’

:

Model of veterinary certificate for domestic ovine animals (Ovis aries) and domestic caprine animals (Capra hircus) intended for immediate slaughter after importation.

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‘POR-X’

:

Model of veterinary certificate for domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa) intended for breeding and/or production after importation or intended for transit through the Union from one third country to another third country.

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‘POR-Y’

:

Model of veterinary certificate for domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa) intended for immediate slaughter after importation.

‘RUM’

:

Model of veterinary certificate for animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae.

‘SUI’

:

Model of veterinary certificate for non-domestic Suidae, Tayassuidae and Tapiridae.

‘CAM’

:

Model of specific attestation for animals imported from St Pierre and Miquelon under the conditions provided for in Part 7 of Annex I.

SG (Supplementary guarantees)

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‘A’

:

guarantees regarding Bluetongue and Epizootic-haemorrhagic-disease tests on animals certified according to the model of veterinary certificates BOV-X (point II.2.1.(d)), OVI-X (point II.2.1.(d)) and RUM (point II.2.1.(c)).

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‘B’

:

guarantees regarding Swine-vesicular-disease and Classical-swine-fever tests on animals certified according to the model of veterinary certificates POR-X (point II.2.4 B) and SUI (point II.2.4 B).

‘C’

:

guarantees regarding Brucellosis test on animals certified according to the model of veterinary certificates POR-X (point II.2.4 C) and SUI (point II.2.4 C).

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‘D’

:

guarantees regarding vesicular stomatitis test on animals certified according to the model of veterinary certificate POR-X (point II.2.1(b)).

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Model BOV-X

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