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REGULATIONS
18.4.2015
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
L 101/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/608
of 14 April 2015
amending Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entries for Ukraine and Israel in the list of third countries, the approval of the control programme of Ukraine for Salmonella in laying hens, the veterinary certification requirements concerning Newcastle disease and processing requirements for egg products
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents (1), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (2), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (3), and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first subparagraph of point 1 of Article 8, point 4 of Article 8 and Article 9(2)(b) and (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2009/158/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (4), and in particular Articles 23(1), 25, 26(2) and 28(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 (5) provides that the commodities falling within its scope may only be imported into and transit through the Union from the third countries, territories, zones or compartments listed in columns 1 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I thereto.
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 lays down rules for the control of Salmonella in different poultry populations in the Union. It provides that admission to, or retention on, the lists of third countries provided for in Union legislation, for the relevant species or category, from which Member States are authorised to import table eggs from poultry covered by that Regulation is subject to the submission to the Commission by the third country concerned of a control programme for Salmonella with equivalent guarantees to those contained in the national control programmes for Salmonella in the Member States. Relevant guarantees and information in that regard are also included in the relevant model veterinary certificates for those commodities set out in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
(3)
Ukraine has submitted to the Commission their control programmes for Salmonella in laying flocks of Gallus gallus. These programmes were found to provide guarantees equivalent to the guarantees set out in Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 and should therefore be approved.
(4)
Ukraine is listed in Commission Decision 2011/163/EU (6) and has a residue monitoring plan approved for eggs.
(5)
As a consequence of the equivalence of the control programmes for Salmonella, the entry for Ukraine on the list set out in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 should be amended so that import of class A eggs into the Union is allowed.
(6)
Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 also lays down the veterinary certification requirements for those commodities. Those requirements take into account whether or not specific conditions are required due to the disease status of those third countries, territories, zones or compartments, including sampling and testing for different poultry diseases, as appropriate. Those specific conditions, as well as the model veterinary certificates required to accompany those commodities for imports into and transit through the Union, are set out in Part 2 of Annex I to that Regulation.
(7)
Newcastle disease (ND) is a highly contagious viral disease of poultry which can lead to serious disease, in particular in unprotected, unvaccinated poultry flocks. ND occurs in several third countries on a rare or sporadic basis and since several years it appears in Israel in epidemic waves.
(8)
In June 2014 the Commission's Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) carried out an audit in Israel to evaluate the animal health controls for poultry and poultry products intended for import to the Union.
(9)
The audit confirmed that the Israeli veterinary services have generally effective systems in place to deal with outbreaks of ND in commercial poultry holdings.
(10)
However, severe shortcomings were identified in the control of ND in non-commercial poultry holdings such as the absence of zoning around infected holdings. The lack of movement restrictions for poultry and poultry products in the area around a ND outbreak may lead to virus spread and introduction into commercial poultry flocks including those from which live poultry or poultry products are dispatched to the Union.
(11)
Furthermore, it was found that pre-export examinations in parent poultry flocks from which hatching eggs and day-old chicks are derived were not performed by an official veterinarian and that there was a lack of information available to the certifying veterinary officer at the time of dispatch of poultry commodities to the Union.
(12)
The audit also revealed that effective epidemiological investigations were missing in relation to detected ND outbreaks as well as an epidemiological analysis of data from outbreaks and vaccination studies. This impedes disease control and the understanding of the epidemiological situation for ND virus persistence. Consequently, this does at present not allow Israel to develop and implement a comprehensive and effective strategy for ND control.
(13)
These shortcomings undermine the reliability of the sanitary guarantees for poultry commodities provided in the veterinary certificates and demonstrate that the Israeli ND control measures do currently not fully meet the relevant requirements laid down by Council Directive 92/66/EEC (7).
(14)
In response to the FVO's conclusions and recommendations, the Israeli authorities addressed the deficiencies, in particular the preconditions for veterinary certification and zoning around outbreaks in non-commercial flocks.
(15)
Despite efforts and some improvements on biosecurity and other preventive measures for ND during the last two years, outbreaks of this disease continue to regularly occur in Israel, both in the commercial and non-commercial poultry sectors and this disease will most likely not be fully controlled and eradicated in the near future.
(16)
Due to the persistence of ND virus on the Israeli territory and continued outbreaks in commercial poultry flocks, it is necessary to amend the existing import conditions and certification requirements to lay down additional measures that provide better guarantees for the safety of imports of poultry and poultry products from Israel to the Union.
(17)
The sanitary and animal health requirements for holdings keeping breeding and productive poultry and breeding and productive ratites are more stringent than for those keeping slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies, which may therefore be at a heightened risk for exposure to ND virus. Moreover, it is difficult to assess the disease status of birds living in the wild from which meat is sourced for imports of wild bird game meat into the Union.
(18)
Imports of slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies should be prohibited as these are kept on holdings which are not considered to provide sufficient animal health guarantees given ND virus persistence on the Israeli territory.
(19)
Imports of wild bird game meat should be prohibited because the meat is obtained from birds living in the wild, of which the animal health status cannot be sufficiently assessed due to unknown exposure to ND virus.
(20)
The entry relating to Israel in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 should therefore be amended and include the code ‘P3’ in column 6 referring to restrictions in place due to ND and a ‘closing date’ in column 6A for the commodities for which imports should be prohibited (SRP and WGM).
(21)
In Israel poultry is routinely vaccinated against ND and does rarely show clinical disease when becoming infected with the ND virus, which may therefore remain undetected. In order to mitigate these possible risks additional sampling and laboratory testing for ND virus presence prior to export to the Union should be required for flocks from which live poultry and live ratites are intended for imports into the Union, parent poultry and ratite breeding flocks of which hatching eggs and day-old chicks are intended for imports into the Union, flocks of slaughter poultry and slaughter ratites producing meat intended for imports into the Union and laying hen flocks from which eggs are intended for imports into the Union.
(22)
In this context, Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 stipulates that the procedures for sampling and testing of poultry for certain poultry diseases including ND are to be carried out in accordance with Annex III. Section I of that Annex should describe sampling and testing requirements with respect to additional guarantees for ND.
(23)
As a consequence, in Part 2 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 an entry ‘X’ should be added to the section on ‘Additional Guarantees (AG)’ referring to the specific sampling and testing requirements laid down in Annex III. The code ‘X’ should be included in column 5 in the entry relating to Israel in Part 1 of Annex I.
(24)
Moreover, the veterinary certificates BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, POU, RAT and E should be amended in order to refer to the above Additional guarantees (AG) specified under ‘X’ which need to be fulfilled for imports into the Union in relation to ND.
(25)
Furthermore, it is appropriate to include in the model veterinary certificate for egg products (EP) requirements for the additional treatment of egg products in line with the standards of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in order to inactivate any possible ND virus presence in case of ND occurrence on a third country's territory.
(26)
The model veterinary certificates for breeding poultry or productive poultry other than ratites (BPP), day-old chicks other than of ratites (DOC), hatching eggs of poultry other than ratites (HEP) and the model for slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies other than ratites (SRP) refer to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 in relation to the use of vaccines against Newcastle disease in the third country of origin and require additional health requirements to be met. In order to avoid any possible misinterpretation in case the additional health requirements do not apply to the third country, territories or zone of origin of the respective commodity, the possibility for deletion of the whole section should be provided for in those model certificates.
(27)
Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(28)
A reasonable transitional period should be allowed to elapse before the amended model veterinary certificates become mandatory in order to allow Member States and the industry to adapt to the new requirements set out in the amended model veterinary certificates.
(29)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Approval of the control programme
The control programme submitted by Ukraine in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 is hereby approved as regards Salmonella in flocks of laying hens.
Article 2
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008
Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 3
Transitional provisions
For a transitional period until 18 May 2015, the introduction into the Union of consignments of commodities covered by Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, accompanied by a veterinary certificate completed in accordance with the relevant model veterinary certificates BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, POU, RAT, E or EP as set out in Part 2 of Annex I to that Regulation, in their versions prior to the amendments made by this Regulation, shall continue to be authorised, provided that the veterinary certificate was completed, signed and dated no later than 3 May 2015.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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.
(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 of 8 August 2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Community and the veterinary certification requirements (OJ L 226, 23.8.2008, p. 1).
(6) Commission Decision 2011/163/EU of 16 March 2011 on the approval of plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Article 29 of Council Directive 96/23/EC (OJ L 70, 17.3.2011, p. 40).
(7) Council Directive 92/66/EEC of 14 July 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle disease (OJ L 260, 5.9.1992, p. 1).
ANNEX
Annexes I and III of Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 are amended as follows:
(1)
Annex I is amended as follows:
(a)
In Part 1, the entry relating to Israel is replaced by the following:
ISO code and name of third country or territory
Code of third country, territory, zone or compartment
Description of third country, territory, zone or compartment
Veterinary certificate
Specific conditions
Specific conditions
Avian influenza surveillance status
Avian influenza vaccination status
Salmonella control status
Model(s)
Additional guarantees
Closing date
Opening date
1
2
3
4
5
6
6A
6B
7
8
9
‘IL — Israel (6)
IL-0
Whole country
SPF
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER
X
N
A
S5, ST1
SRP
P3
18.4.2015
POU, RAT
X
N
WGM
VIII
P3
18.4.2015
E
X
S4
EP’
(b)
In Part 1, the entry relating to Ukraine is replaced by the following:
ISO code and name of third country or territory
Code of third country, territory, zone or compartment
Description of third country, territory, zone or compartment
Veterinary certificate
Specific conditions
Specific conditions
Avian influenza surveillance status
Avian influenza vaccination status
Salmonella control status
Model(s)
Additional guarantees
Closing date
Opening date
1
2
3
4
5
6
6A
6B
7
8
9
‘UA — Ukraine
UA-0
Whole country
E, EP, POU, RAT, WGM’
(c)
Part 2 is amended as follows:
(i)
in the section on ‘Model veterinary certificates’, under the heading ‘Additional guarantees (AG)’, the following text is added:
‘“X”
:
additional guarantees covering commodities certified in accordance with point 8 of Section I of Annex III and the model certificates BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, POU, RAT and E’
;
(ii)
the model veterinary certificates BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP and HER are replaced by the following:
‘
Model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive poultry other than ratites (BPP)
BPP (breeding or productive poultry other than ratites)
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
Part II: Certification
II.1. Animal health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the poultry (1) described in this certificate:
II.1.1 meet the provisions of Directive 2009/158/EC;
II.1.2 have remained on:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
for at least three months or since hatching where it is less than three months old; where it was imported into the country, territory, zone or compartment of origin, this took place in accordance with veterinary conditions at least as strict as the relevant requirements of Directive 2009/158/EC and any subsidiary Decisions;
II.1.3 come from:
(2) (3) (12) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
(a) which, at the date of issue of this certificate, was (were) free from Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;
(b) where a surveillance programme for avian influenza according to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is carried out;
II.1.4 come from:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
(3) either [II.1.4.1 which, at the date of issue of this certificate was (were) free from highly pathogenic and low pathogenic avian influenza as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;]
(3) or [II.1.4.1 which, at the date of issue of this certificate was (were) free from highly pathogenic avian influenza as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, and the poultry has been kept in an establishment:
(a) in which within the last 30 days prior to import to the Union low pathogenic avian influenza has not been present;
(b) located in an area which is not placed under official veterinary restrictions by the competent authority in relation to an outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza and in any case around which within a 1 km radius low pathogenic avian influenza has not been present within the last 30 days prior to import to the Union on any establishment;
(c) where there has been no epidemiological link to an establishment where low pathogenic avian influenza has been present within the last 30 days prior to import to the Union;]
II.1.5 come from a flock where vaccination against avian influenza has not been carried out;
II.1.6 come from establishment(s) defined in Box I.11 of Part I officially approved in accordance with requirements which are at least equivalent to those laid down in Annex II to Directive 2009/158/EC, where they have been kept since hatching or for at least six weeks immediately prior to export, and
(a) the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn;
(b) which, at the time of consignment, was (were) not subject to any animal health restriction;
(c) within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease for at least the previous 30 days;
II.1.7 comes from a flock which:
(a) has been examined no more than 24 hours before loading and showed no clinical signs of or grounds for suspecting any disease;
(b) underwent a disease surveillance programme for:
BPP (breeding or productive poultry other than ratites)
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
(3) either [Salmonella Pullorum, S. Gallinarum and Mycoplasma gallisepticum (fowls);]
(3) or [Salmonella arizonae (serogroup O:18(K)), S. Pullorum and S. Gallinarum, Mycoplasma meleagridis and M. gallisepticum (turkeys);]
(3) or [Salmonella Pullorum and S. Gallinarum (guinea fowls, quails, pheasants, partridges and ducks);]
in accordance with Chapter III of Annex II to Directive 2009/158/EC and was not found to be infected, nor showed any grounds for suspecting any infection, by these agents;
(3) either [(c) has not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease;]
(3) or [(c) has been vaccinated against Newcastle disease:
]
(5) and/or [(d) has been vaccinated using officially approved vaccines:
]
II.1.8 have been examined at the date of issue of this certificate and showed no clinical signs of or grounds for suspecting any disease;
II.1.9 during the period mentioned in II.1.6, have had no contact with poultry not complying with the requirements laid down in this certificate or with wild birds.
II.2. Public health additional guarantees
(6) [II.2.1 The Salmonella control programme referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 and the specific requirements for the use of antimicrobials and vaccines in Regulation (EC) No 1177/2006, have been applied to the flock of origin and the flock has been tested for Salmonella serotypes of public health significance:
For reasons other than the Salmonella control programme, within the last three weeks prior to import:
(3) either [antimicrobials were not administered to the breeding and productive poultry other than ratites;]
(3) (8) or [the following antimicrobials were administered to the breeding and productive poultry other than ratites: ;]]
(6) [II.2.2 If breeding poultry, neither Salmonella Enteritidis nor Salmonella Typhimurium were detected within the control programme referred to in point II.2.1.]
II.3. Animal health additional guarantees
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that:
(9) [II.3.1 where the consignment is intended for a Member State the status of which has been established in accordance with Article 15(2) of Directive 2009/158/EC, the poultry described in this certificate:
(a) have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease;
Identification of the flock
Age of the birds
Date of vaccination [dd/mm/yyyy]
Name and type (live or inactivated) of ND virus strain used in vaccine(s)
Batch number
Name and manufacturer of vaccine
Identification of the flock
Age of the birds
Date of vaccination [dd/mm/yyyy]
Vaccinated against
Batch number
Name, manufacturer, and type of officially approved vaccines
Identification of the flock
Age of the birds
Date of last sampling of the flock from which the testing result is known [dd/mm/yyyy]
BPP (breeding or productive poultry other than ratites)
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
(b) were kept in isolation for 14 days before consignment in an establishment under the supervision of an official veterinarian. In this connection, no poultry at the establishment of origin or quarantine station, as applicable, were vaccinated against Newcastle disease during the 21 days preceding consignment and no bird which was not intended for consignment entered during that time;
(c) underwent a serological examination for the presence of Newcastle disease antibodies in the 14 days preceding consignment and tested negative;]
(5) [II.3.2 the following additional guarantees laid down by the Member State of destination in accordance with Articles 16 and/or 17 of Directive 2009/158/EC are provided:
;]
(9) [II.3.3 if the Member State of destination is Finland or Sweden:
(3) either [the breeding poultry has tested negative in accordance with the rules laid down in Decision 2003/644/EC;]
(3) or [the laying hens (productive poultry reared with a view to producing eggs for consumption) have tested negative in accordance with the rules laid down in Decision 2004/235/EC.]]
(13) [II.3.4 the breeding or productive poultry other than ratites described in this certificate have been examined and tested in accordance with point 8 of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.]
II.4. Additional health requirements
(10) [I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that:
although the use of vaccines against Newcastle disease which do not fulfil the specific requirements of Annex VI (II) to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is not prohibited in:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
the poultry described in this certificate:
(a) have not been vaccinated for at least the previous 12 months with such vaccines;
(b) comes from a flock or flocks which underwent a virus isolation test for Newcastle disease, carried out in an official laboratory not earlier than 14 days preceding consignment on a random sample of cloacal swabs from at least 60 birds in each flock and in which no avian paramyxoviruses with an Intracerebral Pathogenicity Index (ICPI) of more than 0,4 were found;
(c) in the 60 days before consignment was not in contact with poultry which does not fulfil the conditions in (a) and (b);
(d) were kept in isolation under official surveillance on the establishment of origin during the 14 days mentioned in (b).]
(11) II.5. Animal transport Attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that poultry is transported in crates or cages which:
(a) contain only poultry of the same species, category and type coming from the same establishment;
(b) bear the approval number of the establishment of origin;
(c) are closed in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority to avoid any possibility of substitution of the contents;
(d) in addition to the vehicles in which they are transported, are designed to:
(i) prevent any excrement escaping and reduce to a minimum any loss of feathers during transport;
(ii) allow visual inspection of the poultry;
(iii) allow cleansing and disinfection;
(e) have been cleansed and disinfected, as have the vehicles in which they are transported, before loading in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority.
BPP (breeding or productive poultry other than ratites)
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
Notes
Part I:
— Box I.8: Provide the code for the zone or the compartment of origin, if necessary, as defined under code of column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
— Box I.11: Name, address and approval number of breeding or rearing establishment.
— Box I.15: Indicate the registration number(s) of railway wagons and lorries, the names of ships and, if known, the flight numbers of aircraft. In the case of transport in containers or boxes, the total number of these and their registration and where there is a serial number of the seal it has to be indicated in box I.23.
— Box I.19: Use the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code of the World Customs Organisation: 01.05 or 01.06.39.
— Box I.28 (Category): Select one of the following: Pure line/grandparents/parents/laying pullets/others.
Part II:
(1) Breeding poultry and productive poultry as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
(2) Code of the territory as it appears in column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
(3) Keep as appropriate.
(4) Insert the name of compartment(s).
(5) Keep if appropriate.
(6) This guarantee applies only for poultry belonging to the species of Gallus gallus and turkeys.
(7) If any of the results were positive for the serotypes below during the life of the flock, indicate as positive:
— flocks of breeding poultry: Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Virchow and Salmonella Infantis;
— flocks of productive poultry: Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium.
(8) Complete if appropriate: indicate the name and active substance of antimicrobials used.
(9) Delete if consignment is not intended for Finland or Sweden.
(10) This guarantee is required only for poultry coming from countries, territories, zones or compartments where Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 applies.
(11) Please note that according to Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 animals will be checked by Member States’ competent authorities if they are fit to continue the journey after entry into the Union. In the case the requirements are not fulfilled, the animals need to be unloaded and further measures taken.
(12) For countries or territories with the entry ‘N’ in column 6 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, for breeding or productive poultry other than ratites (BPP) only, this means that in the case of an outbreak of Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 then the country code or territory code shall continue to be used but this will exclude any area under official restrictions, by the third country concerned in relation to Newcastle disease, at the date of issue of this certificate.
(13) This guarantee is only required for breeding or productive poultry other than ratites coming from countries, territories or zones with the entry ‘X’ in column 5 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
This certificate is valid for 10 days.
Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
Date: Signature:
Stamp:
Model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive ratites (BPR)
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the ratites (1) described in this certificate:
II.1.1 meet the provisions of Directive 2009/158/EC;
II.1.2 have remained on:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
for at least three months or since hatching where it is less than three months old; where it was imported into the country, territory, zone or compartment of origin, this took place in accordance with veterinary conditions at least as strict as the relevant requirements of Directive 2009/158/EC and any subsidiary Decisions;
II.1.3 come from:
(2) (3) (9) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
(3) either [(a) which was (were) free from Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;]
(3) (5) or [(a) which was not free from Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;]
(b) where a surveillance programme for avian influenza according to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is carried out;
II.1.4 come from:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
(3) either [II.1.4.1 which, at the date of issue of this certificate was (were) free from highly pathogenic and low pathogenic avian influenza as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;]
(3) or [II.1.4.1 which, at the date of issue of this certificate was (were) free from highly pathogenic avian influenza as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, and the ratites have been kept in an establishment:
(a) in which within the last 30 days prior to import to the Union low pathogenic avian influenza has not been present;
(b) located in an area which is not placed under official veterinary restrictions by the competent authority in relation to an outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza and in any case around which within a 1 km radius low pathogenic avian influenza has not been present within the last 30 days prior to import to the Union on any establishment;
(c) where there has been no epidemiological link to an establishment where low pathogenic avian influenza has been present within the last 30 days prior to import to the Union;]
II.1.5 come from a flock where vaccination against avian influenza has not been carried out;
II.1.6 come from establishment(s) defined in Box I.11 of Part I officially approved in accordance with requirements which are at least equivalent to those laid down in Annex II to Directive 2009/158/EC, where they have been kept since hatching or for at least six weeks immediately prior to export, and
(i) the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn;
(ii) which is (are) not subject to any animal health restriction;
(iii) within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease for at least the previous 30 days;
II.1.7 comes from a flock which:
(a) has been examined no more than 24 hours before loading and showed no clinical signs of or grounds for suspecting any disease;
(3) either [(b) has not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease;]
(3) or [(b) has been vaccinated against Newcastle disease:
]
(6) and/or [(c) has been vaccinated using officially approved vaccines:
]
(6) II.1.8 where they come from countries in Asia or Africa:
(3) either [were kept in isolation in tick-proofed surroundings under an officially approved programme for rodent control for at least 21 days prior import to the Union;]
(3) or [underwent treatment to ensure that all ticks on them were destroyed before they were moved to the tick-proofed surroundings; specification of the treatment:;]
(3) or [after spending 14 days in tick-proofed surroundings, underwent the competitive ELISA test for antibodies to Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever and all ratites leaving isolation tested negative;]]
II.1.9 have been examined at the date of issue of this certificate and showed no clinical signs of or grounds for suspecting any disease;
II.1.10 during the period mentioned in II.1.6 have had no contact with ratites not complying with the requirements laid down in this certificate or with other birds.
II.2. Additional guarantees
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that:
(7) [II.2.1 where the consignment is intended for a Member State the status of which has been established in accordance with Article 15(2) of Directive 2009/158/EC, the ratites described in this certificate:
(a) have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease;
(b) were kept in isolation for 14 days before consignment at an establishment under the supervision of an official veterinarian. In this connection no ratites and other poultry at the establishment were vaccinated against Newcastle disease during the 21 days preceding consignment and no bird which was not intended for consignment entered during that time;
(c) underwent a serological examination for the presence of Newcastle disease antibodies in the 14 days preceding consignment and tested negative;]
(6) [II.2.1 the following additional guarantees laid down by the Member State of destination in accordance with Articles 16 and/or 17 of Directive 2009/158/EC are provided:
;]
(7) [II.2.2 if the Member State of destination is Finland or Sweden:
(3) either [the breeding ratites have tested negative in accordance with the rules laid down in Decision 2003/644/EC;]
(3) or [the laying hens (productive ratites reared with a view to producing eggs for consumption) have tested negative in accordance with the rules laid down in Decision 2004/235/EC.]]
(10) [II.2.3 the breeding or productive ratites have been examined and tested in accordance with point 8 of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008].
Identification of the flock
Age of the birds
Date of vaccination [dd/mm/yyyy]
Name and type (live or inactivated) of ND virus strain used in vaccine(s)
Batch number
Name and manufacturer of vaccine
Identification of the flock
Age of the birds
Date of vaccination [dd/mm/yyyy]
Vaccinated against
Batch number
Name, manufacturer, and type of officially approved vaccines
(5) II.3. Additional health requirements for countries not free from Newcastle disease
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that the ratites described in this certificate:
(a) were placed under official surveillance for at least 21 days prior to import to the Union in a quarantine station as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2009/158/EC and approved by the competent authority:
(approval number and address of the quarantine station: );
(b) underwent a virus isolation test for Newcastle disease, carried out in an official laboratory seven to 10 days after their entry into quarantine station on either cloacal swabs or faeces samples from each bird and in which no avian paramyxovirus type 1 isolates with an Intracerebral Pathogenicity Index (ICPI) of more than 0,4 were found. Favourable results were available from all birds in the consignment before they left the quarantine station for import to the Union;
(c) come from flocks in which surveillance for Newcastle disease has been carried out under a statistically based sampling plan which produced negative results for at least six months immediately prior to import to the Union.]
(8) II.4. Animal transport Attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that the ratites are transported in crates or cages which:
(a) contain only ratites of the same species, category and type coming from the same establishment;
(b) bear the approval number of the establishment of origin;
(c) are closed in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority to avoid any possibility of substitution of the contents;
(d) in addition to the vehicles in which they are transported, are designed to:
(i) prevent any excrement escaping and reduce to a minimum any loss of feathers during transport;
(ii) allow visual inspection of the ratites;
(iii) allow cleansing and disinfection;
(e) have been cleansed and disinfected, as have the vehicles in which they are transported, before loading in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority.
Notes
Part I:
— Box I.8: Provide the code for the zone or the compartment of origin, if necessary, as defined under code of column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
— Box I.11: Name, address and approval number of breeding or rearing establishment.
— Box I.15: Indicate the registration number(s) of railway wagons and lorries, the names of ships and, if known, the flight numbers of aircraft. In the case of transport in containers or boxes, the total number of these and their registration and where there is a serial number of the seal it has to be indicated in box I.23.
— Box I.28 (Category): Select one of the following: Pure line/grandparents/parents/others; (Identification System and Identification Number): Neck-tags and microchips must include the ISO code of the country of origin; microchips must comply with ISO standards.
Part II:
(1) ‘Ratites’ means birds of the order Struthioniformes (Casuariidae, Rheidae, Struthionidae) reared or kept in captivity for breeding and production.
(2) Code of the territory as it appears in column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
(5) This is applicable only to the countries with the entry ‘I’ in column 5 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008. However, this does not apply to breeding and productive ratites coming from compartments.
(6) Keep if appropriate.
(7) Delete if consignment is not intended for Finland or Sweden.
(8) Please note that according to Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 animals will be checked by Member States’ competent authorities if they are fit to continue the journey after entry into the Union. In the case the requirements are not fulfilled, the animals need to be unloaded and further measures taken.
(9) For countries or territories with the entry ‘N’ in column 6 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, for breeding or productive ratites (BPR) only, this means that in the case of an outbreak of Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 then the country code or territory code shall continue to be used but this will exclude any area under official restrictions, by the third country concerned in relation to Newcastle disease, at the date of issue of this certificate.
(10) This guarantee is only required for breeding or productive ratites coming from countries, territories or zones with the entry ‘X’ in column 5 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
This certificate is valid for 10 days.
Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
Date: Signature:
Stamp:
Model veterinary certificate for day-old chicks other than of ratites (DOC)
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the day-old chicks (1) described in this certificate:
II.1.1 meet the provisions of Directive 2009/158/EC;
II.1.2 have been hatched on:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
where the flocks from which the hatching eggs come were imported into the country, territory, zone or compartment of origin, this took place in accordance with veterinary conditions at least as strict as the relevant requirements of Directive 2009/158/EC and any subsidiary Decisions;
II.1.3 come from:
(2) (3) (12) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
(a) which, at the date of issue of this certificate, was (were) free from Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;
(b) where a surveillance programme for avian influenza according to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is carried out;
II.1.4 come from:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
(3) either [II.1.4.1 which, at the date of issue of this certificate was (were) free from highly pathogenic and low pathogenic avian influenza as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;]
(3) or [II.1.4.1 which, at the date of issue of this certificate was (were) free from highly pathogenic avian influenza as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, and were derived from parent flocks which have been kept in an establishment:
(a) in which low pathogenic avian influenza has not been present within the last 30 days prior to the time of collection of the eggs from which the day-old chicks were hatched;
(b) located in an area which is not placed under official veterinary restrictions by the competent authority in relation to an outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza and in any case around which within a 1 km radius low pathogenic avian influenza has not been present within the last 30 days prior to the time of collection of the eggs from which the day-old chicks were hatched on any establishment;
(c) where there has been no epidemiological link to an establishment where low pathogenic avian influenza has been present within the last 30 days prior to the time of collection of the eggs from which the day-old chicks were hatched;]
II.1.5 (a) have not been vaccinated against avian influenza;
(b) were derived from parent flocks which:
(3) either [have not been vaccinated against avian influenza;]
(3) or [have been vaccinated against avian influenza in accordance with a vaccination plan under Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 using:
(name and type of used vaccine(s))
at the age of . weeks;]
II.1.6 have been hatched in the establishment(s) defined in Box I.11 of Part I officially approved in accordance with requirements which are at least equivalent to those laid down in Annex II to Directive 2009/158/EC, and
(a) the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn;
(b) which, at the time of consignment, was (were) not subject to any animal health restriction;
(c) within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease for at least the previous 30 days;
II.1.7 have been hatched from eggs coming from flocks which:
(a) have been kept for at least six weeks immediately prior to import to the Union in officially approved establishments, the approval of which, at the time of consignment of the hatching eggs to the hatchery, had not been suspended or withdrawn;
(b) at the time of consignment, were not subject to any animal health restriction;
(c) have undergone a disease surveillance programme for:
(3) either [Salmonella Pullorum, S. Gallinarum and Mycoplasma gallisepticum (fowls);]
(3) or [Salmonella arizonae (serogroup O:18(K)), S. Pullorum and S. Gallinarum, Mycoplasma meleagridis and M. gallisepticum (turkeys);]
(3) or [Salmonella Pullorum and S. Gallinarum (guinea fowls, quails, pheasants, partridges and ducks);]
in accordance with Chapter III of Annex II to Directive 2009/158/EC and have not been found to be infected, or showed any grounds for suspecting infection, by these agents;
(3) either [(d) have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease;]
(3) or [(d) have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease:
]
(5) and/or [(e) have been vaccinated using officially approved vaccines
]
II.1.8 have been hatched from eggs which:
(a) prior to consignment to the hatchery, had been marked in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority;
(b) had been disinfected in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority;
(5) II.1.9 have been vaccinated using officially approved vaccines on against (repeat as necessary).]
II.2. Public health additional guarantees
(6) [II.2.1 The Salmonella control programme referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 and the specific requirements for the use of antimicrobials and vaccines in Regulation (EC) No 1177/2006, have been applied to the parent flock of origin and this parent flock has been tested for Salmonella serotypes of public health significance:
Identification of the flock
Age of the birds
Date of vaccination [dd/mm/yyyy]
Name and type (live or inactivated) of ND virus strain used in vaccine(s)
Batch number
Name and manufacturer of vaccine
Identification of the flock
Age of the birds
Date of vaccination [dd/mm/yyyy]
Vaccinated against
Batch number
Name, manufacturer, and type of officially approved vaccines
Identification of the flock
Age of the birds
Date of last sampling of the flock from which the testing result is known [dd/mm/yyyy]
The specific requirements for the use of antimicrobials and vaccines in Regulation (EC) No 1177/2006 have been applied to the day-old chicks.
For reasons other than the Salmonella control programme, within the last three weeks prior to import:
(3) either [antimicrobials were not administered to the day-old chicks (including in-ovo injection);]
(3) (8) or [the following antimicrobials were administered to the day-old chicks (including in-ovo injection);]]
(6) [II.2.2 If the day-old chicks are intended for breeding, neither Salmonella Enteritidis nor Salmonella Typhimurium were detected within the control programme referred to in point II.2.1.]
II.3. Animal health additional guarantees
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that:
(9) [II.3.1 where the consignment is intended for a Member State the status of which has been established in accordance with Article 15(2) of Directive 2009/158/EC, the day-old chicks described in this certificate come from hatching eggs coming from flocks which:
(3) either [have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease;]
(3) or [have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease using an inactivated vaccine;]
(3) or [have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease using a live vaccine at the latest 60 days before the date the eggs were collected;]]
(5) [II.3.2 the following additional guarantees, laid down by the Member State of destination in accordance with Articles 16 and/or 17 of Directive 2009/158/EC, are provided:
;]
(9) [II.3.3 if the Member State of destination is Finland or Sweden, the day-old chicks for introduction into flocks of breeding poultry or flocks of productive poultry come from flocks which have tested negative in accordance with the rules laid down in Decision 2003/644/EC.]
(13) [II.3.4 the day-old chicks described in this certificate have hatched from eggs collected from breeding flocks which have been examined and tested in accordance with point 8 of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.]
II.4. Additional health requirements
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that:
(10) [II.4.1 although the use of vaccines against Newcastle disease which do not fulfil the specific requirements of Annex VI (II) to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is not prohibited in:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
the breeding poultry from which the day-old chicks are derived:
(a) have not been vaccinated for at least the previous 12 months with such vaccines;
(b) comes from a flock or flocks which underwent a virus isolation test for Newcastle disease, carried out in an official laboratory not earlier than 14 days preceding consignment on a random sample of cloacal swabs from at least 60 birds in each flock and in which no avian paramyxoviruses with an Intracerebral Pathogenicity Index (ICPI) of more than 0,4 were found;
(c) have not been in contact during the last 60 days before consignment with poultry which does not fulfil the conditions in (a) and (b);
(d) have been kept in isolation under official surveillance on the establishment of origin in the 14-day period mentioned in (b).]
(10) [II.4.2 the hatching eggs from which the day-old chicks have been hatched have not been in contact in the hatchery or during transport with eggs or poultry which do not fulfil the abovementioned requirements.]
(11) II.5. Animal transport attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that:
II.5.1 the day-old chicks described in this certificate are transported in perfectly clean, disposable boxes used for the first time and:
(a) contain only day-old chicks of the same species, category and type coming from the same establishment;
(b) bear the following information:
— the name of the country, territory, zone or compartment of consignment,
— the species of poultry concerned,
— the number of chicks,
— the category and type of production for which they are intended,
— the name, address and approval number of the production establishment,
— the approval number of the establishment of origin,
— the Member State of destination;
(c) are closed in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority to avoid any possibility of substitution of the contents;
The containers and vehicles in which the boxes mentioned above have been transported have been cleansed and disinfected before loading in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority.
Notes
Part I:
— Box I.8: Provide the code for the zone or the compartment of origin, if necessary, as defined under code in column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
— Box I.11: Name, address and approval number of hatcheries and the breeding establishment.
— Box I.15: Indicate the registration number(s) of railway wagons and lorries, the names of ships and, if known, the flight numbers of aircraft. In the case of transport in containers or boxes, the total number of these and their registration and where there is a serial number of the seal it has to be indicated in box I.23.
— Box I.19: Use the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code of the World Customs Organisation: 01.05 or 01.06.39.
— Box I.28: (Category): Select one of the following: Pure line/grandparents/parents/laying stock/broilers/others.
Part II:
(1) ‘Day-old chicks’ as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
(2) Code of the territory as it appears in column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
(3) Keep as appropriate.
(4) Insert the name of compartment(s).
(5) Keep if appropriate.
(6) This guarantee applies only for day-old chicks belonging to the species of Gallus gallus and turkeys.
(7) If any of the results were positive for the serotypes below during the life of the flock, indicate as positive:
— flocks of breeding poultry: Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Virchow and Salmonella Infantis;
— flocks of productive poultry: Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium.
(8) Keep if appropriate: indicate the name and active substance of antimicrobials used.
(9) Delete if consignment is not intended for Finland or Sweden.
(10) This guarantee is required only for poultry coming from countries, territories, zones or compartments where Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 applies.
(11) Please note that according to Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 animals will be checked by the competent authorities of the Member States if they are fit to continue the journey after entry into the Union. In the case the requirements are not fulfilled, the animals need to be unloaded and further measures taken.
(12) For countries or territories with the entry ‘N’ in column 6 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, for day-old chicks other than of ratites (DOC) only, this means that in the case of an outbreak of Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 then the country code or territory code shall continue to be used but this will exclude any area under official restrictions, by the third country concerned in relation to Newcastle disease, at the date of issue of this certificate.
(13) This guarantee is only required for day-old chicks coming from countries, territories or zones with the entry ‘X’ in column 5 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
This certificate is valid for 10 days.
Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
Date: Signature:
Stamp:
(14) III. Supplementary health information concerning the certificate with reference number as in box I.2.
I, the undersigned official veterinarian hereby certify that:
(a) the health conditions of Part II of this certificate continue to be met;
(b) the day-old chicks (1) described in this certificate:
(i) have been hatched on (dd/mm/yyyy);
(ii) at the time of consignment were examined and showed no clinical signs of or grounds for suspecting any disease;
(iii) have had no contact with poultry not meeting the requirements laid down in this certificate or with wild birds.
Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
Date: Signature:
Stamp:
(14) This section may be on a separate sheet provided it is attached to Part II of the health certificate.
Model veterinary certificate for day-old chicks of ratites (DOR)
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the day-old chicks (1) described in this certificate:
II.1.1 meet the provisions of Directive 2009/158/EC;
II.1.2 have been hatched on:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
where the flocks from which the hatching eggs come were imported into the country, territory, zone or compartment of origin, this took place in accordance with veterinary conditions at least as strict as the relevant requirements of Directive 2009/158/EC and any subsidiary Decisions;
II.1.3 come from:
(2) (3) (9) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
(3) either [(a) which at the date of issue of this certificate was (were) free from Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;]
(3) (5) or [(a) which at the date of issue of this certificate was not free from Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;]
(b) where a surveillance programme for avian influenza according to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is carried out;
II.1.4 come from:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
(3) either [II.1.4.1 which, at the date of issue of this certificate was (were) free from highly pathogenic and low pathogenic avian influenza as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;]
(3) or [II.1.4.1 which, at the date of issue of this certificate was (were) free from highly pathogenic avian influenza as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, and were derived from parent flocks which have been kept in an establishment:
(a) in which low pathogenic avian influenza has not been present within the last 30 days prior to the time of collection of the eggs from which the day-old chicks were hatched;
(b) located in an area which is not placed under official veterinary restrictions by the competent authority in relation to an outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza and in any case around which within a 1 km radius low pathogenic avian influenza has not been present within the last 30 days prior to the time of collection of the eggs from which the day-old chicks were hatched on any establishment;
(c) where there has been no epidemiological link to an establishment where low pathogenic avian influenza has been present within the last 30 days prior to the time of collection of the eggs from which the day-old chicks were hatched;]
II.1.5 (a) have not been vaccinated against avian influenza;
(b) were derived from parent flocks which:
(3) either [have not been vaccinated against avian influenza;]
(3) or [have been vaccinated against avian influenza in accordance with a vaccination plan under Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 using:
II.1.6 have been hatched in the establishment(s) defined in Box I.11 of Part I, officially approved in accordance with requirements which are at least equivalent to those laid down in Annex II to Directive 2009/158/EC:
(a) the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn;
(b) which is (are), at the time of consignment, not subject to any animal health restriction;
(c) within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease for at least the previous 30 days;
II.1.7 have been hatched from eggs from flocks which:
(a) have been kept for at least the previous six weeks in officially approved establishments, the approval of which, at the time of consignment of the hatching eggs to the hatchery, had not been suspended or withdrawn;
(3) either [(b) have been kept in establishments located in a country, territory, zone or compartment which is free from Newcastle disease;]
(3)(5) or [(b) have been kept in establishments located in a country, territory or zone which is not free from Newcastle disease;]
(c) at the time of consignment, were not subject to any animal health restriction;
(3) either [(d) have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease;]
(3) or [(d) have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease:
]
(7) and/or [(e) have been vaccinated using officially approved vaccines:
]
(6) II.1.8 have been hatched from eggs which:
(a) prior to the consignment to the hatchery had been marked in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority;
(b) were disinfected in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority;
II.1.9 hatched on (dd/mm/yyyy);
(7) [II.1.10 have been vaccinated using officially approved vaccines on against (repeat as necessary);]
II.1.11 at the time of consignment were examined and showed no clinical signs of or grounds for suspecting any disease;
II.1.12 have had no contact with ratites or other poultry not meeting the requirements laid down in this certificate.
Identification of the flock
Age of the birds
Date of vaccination [dd/mm/yyyy]
Name and type (live or inactivated) of ND virus strain used in vaccine(s)
Batch number
Name and manufacturer of vaccine
Identification of the flock
Age of the birds
Date of vaccination [dd/mm/yyyy]
Vaccinated against
Batch number
Name, manufacturer, and type of officially approved vaccines
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that:
(6) [II.2.1 where the consignment is intended for a Member State the status of which has been established in accordance with Article 15(2) of Directive 2009/158/EC, the day-old chicks described in this certificate come from:
(a) hatching eggs from flocks which:
(3) either [have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease;]
(3) or [have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease using an inactivated vaccine;]
(3) or [were vaccinated against Newcastle disease using a live vaccine at the latest 60 days before the date the eggs were collected;]
(b) a hatchery where working practices ensure that such eggs are incubated at completely separate times and locations from eggs not satisfying the requirements in (a);]
(7) [II.2.2 the following additional guarantees, laid down by the Member State of destination in accordance with Articles 16 and/or 17 of Directive 2009/158/EC are provided:
;]
(6) [II.2.3 if the Member State of destination is Finland or Sweden, the day-old chicks for introduction into flocks of breeding ratites or flocks of productive ratites come from flocks which have tested negative in accordance with the rules laid down in Decision 2003/644/EC.]
(10) [II.2.4 the day-old chicks have hatched from eggs collected from breeding ratites which have been examined and tested in accordance with point 8 of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.]
II.3. Additional health requirements for countries not free from Newcastle disease
(5) [I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that:
II.3.1 the breeding ratites from which the day-old chicks are derived:
(a) were placed in isolation under official surveillance not less than 30 days before laying the hatching eggs from which the day-old chicks for import to the Union are derived;
(b) underwent a virus isolation test for Newcastle disease, carried out in an official laboratory seven to 10 days after their entry into isolation on either cloacal swabs or faeces samples from each bird and in which no avian paramyxovirus type 1 isolates with an Intracerebral Pathogenicity Index (ICPI) of more than 0,4 were found. Favourable results were available for all tests carried out before the day-old chicks left the hatchery for import to the Union;
(c) during the last 30 days prior to and during laying of the hatching eggs from which the day-old chicks for import to the Union are derived, have not been in contact with poultry (including ratites) which do not fulfil the guarantees mentioned under (a), (b) and (d);
(d) come from flocks in which surveillance for Newcastle disease has been carried out under a statistically based sampling plan which produced negative results for at least six months immediately prior to import to the Union;]
(5) [II.3.2 the hatching eggs from which the day-old chicks have been hatched and the day-old chicks have not been in contact in the hatchery or during transport with eggs or poultry including ratites which do not fulfil the abovementioned requirements.]
(8) II.4. Animal transport Attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that the day-old chicks are transported in perfectly clean, disposable boxes used for the first time which:
(a) contain only day-old chicks of the same species, category and type coming from the same establishment;
(b) bear the following information in legible writing and in at least one Union language:
— the name of the country, territory, zone or compartment of consignment,
— the species of ratites concerned,
— the number of chicks,
— the category and type of production for which they are intended,
— the name, address and approval number of the breeding establishment,
— the name, address and approval number of the establishment of origin,
— the date of dispatch,
— the Member State of destination;
(c) are closed in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority to avoid any possibility of substitution of the contents.
The containers and vehicles in which the boxes mentioned above have been transported have been cleansed and disinfected before loading in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority.
Notes
Part I:
— Box I.8: Provide the code for the zone or the compartment of origin, if necessary, as defined under code in column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
— Box I.11: Names, addresses and approval numbers of hatcheries and breeding establishment.
— Box I.15: Indicate the registration number(s) of railway wagons and lorries, the names of ships and, if known, the flight numbers of aircraft. In the case of transport in containers or boxes, the total number of these and their registration and where there is a serial number of the seal it has to be indicated in box I.23.
— Box I.28 (Category): Select one of the following: Pure line/grandparents/parents/others.
Part II:
(1) ‘Day-old chicks’ means ratites less than 72 hours old.
(2) Code of the territory as it appears in column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
(3) Keep as appropriate.
(4) Insert the name of compartment(s).
(5) This is applicable only to the countries with the entry ‘II’ in column 5 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008. However, this does not apply to day-old chicks of ratites coming from compartments.
(6) Delete if consignment is not intended for Finland or Sweden.
(7) Keep if appropriate.
(8) Please note that according to Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 animals will be checked by Member States’ competent authorities if they are fit to continue the journey after entry into the Union. In the case the requirements are not fulfilled, the animals need to be unloaded and further measures taken.
(9) For countries or territories with the entry ‘N’ in column 6 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, for day-old chicks of ratites (DOR) only, this means that in the case of an outbreak of Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 then the country code or territory code shall continue to be used but this will exclude any area under official restrictions, by the third country concerned in relation to Newcastle disease, at the date of issue of this certificate.
(10) This guarantee is only required for day-old chicks coming from countries, territories or zones with the entry ‘X’ in column 5 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
This certificate is valid for 10 days.
Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
Date: Signature:
Stamp:
Model veterinary certificate for hatching eggs of poultry other than ratites (HEP)
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the hatching eggs (1) described in this certificate:
II.1.1 meet the provisions of Directive 2009/158/EC;
II.1.2 come from flocks which have remained on:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
for at least three months. Where the flocks from which the hatching eggs come were imported into the country, territory, zone or compartment of origin, this took place in accordance with veterinary conditions at least as strict as the relevant requirements of Directive 2009/158/EC and any subsidiary Decisions;
II.1.3 come from:
(2) (3) (10) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
(a) which, at the date of issue of this certificate, was (were) free from Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;
(b) where a surveillance programme for avian influenza according to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is carried out;
II.1.4 come from:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
(3) either [II.1.4.1 which, at the date of issue of this certificate was (were) free from highly pathogenic and low pathogenic avian influenza as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;]
(3) or [II.1.4.1 which, at the date of issue of this certificate was (were) free from highly pathogenic avian influenza as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, and were derived from parent flocks which have been kept in an establishment:
(a) in which low pathogenic avian influenza has not been present within the last 30 days prior to the time of collection of the eggs;
(b) located in an area which is not placed under official veterinary restrictions by the competent authority in relation to an outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza and in any case around which within a 1 km radius low pathogenic avian influenza has not been present within the last 30 days prior to the time of collection of the eggs on any establishment;
(c) where there has been no epidemiological link to an establishment where low pathogenic avian influenza has been present within the last 30 days prior to the time of collection of the eggs;]
II.1.5 were derived from parent flocks which:
(3) either [have not been vaccinated against avian influenza;]
(3) or [have been vaccinated against avian influenza in accordance with a vaccination plan under Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 using:
(name and type of used vaccine(s))
at the age of weeks;]
II.1.6 come from flocks which:
(a) have been examined at the date of issue of this certificate and showed no clinical signs of or grounds for suspecting any disease;
(b) have been kept for at least six weeks immediately prior to import to the Union in the establishment(s) defined in Box I.11 of Part I, officially approved in accordance with requirements that are at least equivalent to those laid down in Annex II to Directive 2009/158/EC:
— the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn;
— which is (are) not subject to any animal health restriction;
— within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease for at least the previous 30 days;
(c) during the period mentioned in (b), have had no contact with poultry not meeting the requirements laid down in this certificate or with wild birds;
(d) have undergone a disease surveillance programme for:
(3) either [Salmonella Pullorum, S. Gallinarum and Mycoplasma gallisepticum (fowls);]
(3) or [Salmonella arizonae (serogroup O:18(K)), S. Pullorum and S. Gallinarum, Mycoplasma meleagridis and M. gallisepticum (turkeys);]
(3) or [Salmonella Pullorum and S. Gallinarum (guinea fowls, quails, pheasants, partridges and ducks);]
in accordance with Chapter III of Annex II to Directive 2009/158/EC and were not found to be infected, or showed any grounds for suspecting infection, by these agents;
(3) either [(e) have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease;]
(3) or [(e) have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease:
]
(8) and/or [(f) have been vaccinated using officially approved vaccines:
]
(9) II.1.7 have been marked as indicated in point I.28 of the certificate using (colour ink);
II.1.8 have been disinfected in accordance with my instructions, using (name of the product and active substance) for (time in minutes);
II.1.9 have been collected from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy);
II.1.10 have been examined at the date of issue of this certificate and showed no clinical signs of or grounds for suspecting any disease.
II.2. Public health additional guarantees
(5) [II.2.1 The Salmonella control programme referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 and the specific requirements for the use of antimicrobials and vaccines in Regulation (EC) No 1177/2006, have been applied to the parent flock of origin and this parent flock has been tested for Salmonella serotypes of public health significance:
Identification of the flock
Age of the birds
Date of vaccination [dd/mm/yyyy]
Name and type (live or inactivated) of ND virus strain used in vaccine(s)
Batch number
Name and manufacturer of vaccine
Identification of the flock
Age of the birds
Date of vaccination [dd/mm/yyyy]
Vaccinated against
Batch number
Name, manufacturer, and type of officially approved vaccines
Identification of the flock
Age of the birds
Date of last sampling of the flock from which the testing result is known [dd/mm/yyyy]
(5) [II.2.2 Neither Salmonella Enteritidis nor Salmonella Typhimurium were detected within the control programme referred to in point II.2.1.]
II.3. Animal health additional guarantees
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that:
(7) [II.3.1 where the consignment is intended for a Member State the status of which has been established in accordance with Article 15(2) of Directive 2009/158/EC, the hatching eggs described in this certificate are derived from poultry which:
(3) either [have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease;]
(3) or [have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease using an inactivated vaccine;]
(3) or [have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease using a live vaccine at the latest 60 days before the initial date mentioned under point II.1.9;]]
(8) [II.3.2 the following additional guarantees, laid down by the Member State of destination in accordance with Articles 16 and/or 17 of Directive 2009/158/EC, are provided:
;]
(7) [II.3.3 if the Member State of destination is Finland or Sweden, the hatching eggs come from flocks which have tested negative in accordance with the rules laid down in Decision 2003/644/EC.]
(11) [II.3.4 the hatching eggs described in this certificate were collected from breeding poultry flocks which have been examined and tested in accordance with point 8 of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008].
II.4. Additional health requirements
(8) [I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that:
although the use of vaccines against Newcastle disease which do not fulfil the specific requirements of Annex VI (II) to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is not prohibited in:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
the poultry from which the hatching eggs are derived:
(a) has not been vaccinated for at least the previous 12 months with such vaccines;
(b) comes from a flock or flocks that underwent a virus isolation test for Newcastle disease, carried out in an official laboratory not earlier than 14 days preceding consignment on a random sample of cloacal swabs from at least 60 birds in each flock concerned and in which no avian paramyxoviruses with an Intracerebral Pathogenicity Index (ICPI) of more than 0,4 have been found;
(c) has not been in contact during the last 60 days before consignment with poultry that does not fulfil the conditions in (a) and (b);
(d) has been kept in isolation under official surveillance on the establishment of origin in the 14-day period mentioned in (b).]
II.5. Animal transport attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that:
II.5.1 the hatching eggs are transported in perfectly clean, disposable boxes used for the first time and which:
(a) contain only hatching eggs of the same species, category and type coming from the same establishment;
(b) bear the following indications:
— the word ‘hatching’,
— the name of the country, territory, zone or compartment of consignment,
— the species of poultry concerned,
— the number of eggs,
— the category and type of production for which they are intended,
— the name, address and approval number of the production establishment,
— the approval number of the establishment of origin,
— the Member State of destination;
(c) are closed in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority to avoid any possibility of substitution of the contents;
II.5.2 the containers and vehicles in which the boxes mentioned above have been transported have been cleansed and disinfected before loading in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority.
Notes
Part I:
— Box I.8: Provide the code for the zone or the compartment of origin, if necessary, as defined under code in column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
— Box I.11: Name, address and approval number of the breeding establishment.
— Box I.15: Indicate the registration number(s) of railway wagons and lorries, the names of ships and, if known, the flight numbers of aircraft. In the case of transport in containers or boxes, the total number of these and their registration and where there is a serial number of the seal it has to be indicated in box I.23.
— Box I.28 (Category): Select one of the following: Pure line/grandparents/parents/laying pullets/eggs of turkeys for consumption/others; (Identification system and Identification number): Introduce the egg mark.
Part II:
(1) For hatching eggs of poultry as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 with the exception of ratites.
(2) Code of the territory as it appears in column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
(3) Keep as appropriate.
(4) Insert the name of compartment(s).
(5) This guarantee applies only for poultry belonging to the species Gallus gallus and turkeys.
(6) If any of the results were positive for the following serotypes during the life of the parent flock, indicate as positive: Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Virchow and Salmonella Hadar.
(7) Delete if consignment is not intended for Finland or Sweden.
(8) Keep if appropriate.
(9) At the time of consignment the eggs must be individually marked in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 617/2008, including the approval number of the breeding establishment, in indelible black ink; such markings must be in legible writing and in at least one Union language.
(10) For countries or territories with the entry ‘N’ in column 6 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, for hatching eggs of poultry other than ratites (HEP) only, this means that in the case of an outbreak of Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 then the country code or territory code shall continue to be used but this will exclude any area under official restrictions, by the third country concerned in relation to Newcastle disease, at the date of issue of this certificate.
(11) This guarantee is only required for hatching eggs coming from countries, territories or zones with the entry ‘X’ in column 5 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
This certificate is valid for 10 days.
Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
Date: Signature:
Stamp:
Model veterinary certificate for hatching eggs of ratites (HER)
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the hatching eggs (1) described in this certificate:
II.1.1 meet the provisions of Directive 2009/158/EC;
II.1.2 come from flocks which have remained on:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
for at least three months. Where the flocks have been imported into the country, territory, zone or compartment of origin, this took place in accordance with veterinary conditions at least as strict as the relevant requirements of Directive 2009/158/EC and any subsidiary Decisions;
II.1.3 come from:
(2) (3) (9) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
(3) either [(a) which at the date of issue of this certificate was (were) free from Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;]
(3)(5) or [(a) which at the date of issue of this certificate was not free from Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;]
(b) where a surveillance programme for avian influenza according to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is carried out;
II.1.4 come from:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
(3) either [II.1.4.1 which, at the date of issue of this certificate was (were) free from highly pathogenic and low pathogenic avian influenza as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;]
(3) or [II.1.4.1 which, at the date of issue of this certificate was (were) free from highly pathogenic avian influenza as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, and were derived from parent flocks which have been kept in an establishment:
(a) in which low pathogenic avian influenza has not been present within the last 30 days prior to the time of collection of the eggs;
(b) located in an area which is not placed under official veterinary restrictions by the competent authority in relation to an outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza and in any case around which within a 1 km radius low pathogenic avian influenza has not been present within the last 30 days prior to the time of collection of the eggs on any establishment;
(c) where there has been no epidemiological link to an establishment where low pathogenic avian influenza has been present within the last 30 days prior to the time of collection of the eggs;]
II.1.5 were derived from parent flocks which:
(3) either [have not been vaccinated against avian influenza;]
(3) or [have been vaccinated against avian influenza in accordance with a vaccination plan under Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 using:
(name and type of used vaccine(s))
at the age of weeks;]
II.1.6 come from flocks which:
(a) have been examined at the date of issue of this certificate and showed no clinical signs of or grounds for suspecting any disease;
(b) have been kept for at least six weeks immediately prior to import to the Union in the establishment(s) defined in Box I.11 of Part I, officially approved in accordance with requirements that are at least equivalent to those laid down in Annex II to Directive 2009/158/EC:
— the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn;
— which is (are) not subject to any animal health restriction;
— within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease for at least the previous 30 days;
(c) during the period mentioned in (b), have had no contact with poultry or other ratites not meeting the requirements laid down in this certificate;
(3) either [(d) have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease;]
(3) or [(d) have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease:
]
(8) [(e) have been vaccinated using officially approved vaccines:
]
(6) II.1.7 have been marked as indicated in point I.28 of the certificate using (colour ink);
II.1.8 have been disinfected in accordance with my instructions, using (name of the product and active substance) for (time in minutes);
II.1.9 have been collected from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy);
II.1.10 have been examined at the date of issue of this certificate and showed no clinical signs of or grounds for suspecting any disease.
II.2. Additional guarantees
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that:
(7) [II.2.1 where the consignment is intended for a Member State the status of which has been established in accordance with Article 15(2) of Directive 2009/158/EC, the hatching eggs described in this certificate are derived from ratites which:
(3) either [have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease;]
(3) or [have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease using an inactivated vaccine;]
(3) or [were vaccinated against Newcastle disease using a live vaccine at the latest 60 days before the initial date mentioned under point II.1.9;]]
(8) [II.2.2 the following additional guarantees, laid down by the Member State of destination in accordance with Articles 16 and/or 17 of Directive 2009/158/EC are provided:
;]
Identification of the flock
Age of the birds
Date of vaccination [dd/mm/yyyy]
Name and type (live or inactivated) of ND virus strain used in vaccine(s)
Batch number
Name and manufacturer of vaccine
Identification of the flock
Age of the birds
Date of vaccination [dd/mm/yyyy]
Vaccinated against
Batch number
Name, manufacturer, and type of officially approved vaccines
(7) [II.2.3 if the Member State of destination is Finland or Sweden, the hatching eggs come from flocks which have tested negative in accordance with the rules laid down in Decision 2003/644/EC.]
(10) [II.2.4 the hatching eggs described in this certificate were collected from breeding ratites which have been examined and tested in accordance with point 8 of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008].
(5) II.3. Additional health requirements for countries not free from Newcastle disease
[I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that the breeding ratites from which the hatching eggs are derived:
(a) were placed in isolation under official surveillance not less than 30 days prior to laying the hatching eggs for import to the Union;
(b) underwent a virus isolation test for Newcastle disease, carried out in an official laboratory seven to 10 days after their entry into isolation on either cloacal swabs or faeces samples from each bird and in which no avian paramyxovirus type 1 isolates with an Intracerebral Pathogenicity Index (ICPI) of more than 0,4 were found. Favourable results were available from all birds before the eggs left isolation for import to the Union;
(c) during the last 30 days prior to and during the laying of the hatching eggs for import to the Union, were not in contact with poultry (including ratites) that does not fulfil the conditions in (a), (b) and (d);
(d) come from flocks on which surveillance for Newcastle disease has been carried out under a statistically based sampling plan which produced negative results for at least six months immediately prior to import to the Union.]
II.4. Animal transport attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that the hatching eggs are transported in perfectly clean, disposable boxes used for the first time and which:
(a) contain only hatching eggs of the same species, category and type coming from the same establishment;
(b) bear the following information in legible writing in at least one Union language:
— the word ‘hatching’,
— the name of the country, territory, zone or compartment of consignment,
— the species of ratites concerned,
— the number of eggs,
— the category and type of production for which they are intended,
— the name, address and approval number of the breeding establishment,
— the name and address of the establishment of origin,
— the date of dispatch,
— the Member State of destination;
(c) are closed in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority to avoid any possibility of substitution of the contents.
The containers and vehicles in which the boxes mentioned above have been transported have been cleansed and disinfected before loading in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority.
Notes
Part I:
— Box I.8: Provide the code for the zone or the compartment of origin, if necessary, as defined under code in column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
— Box I.11: Name, address and approval number of the breeding establishment.
— Box I.15: Indicate the registration number(s) of railway wagons and lorries, the names of ships and, if known, the flight numbers of aircraft. In the case of transport in containers or boxes, the total number of these and their registration and where there is a serial number of the seal it has to be indicated in box I.23.
— Box I.28 (Category): Select one of the following: Pure line/grandparents/parents/others; (Identification system and Identification number): Introduce the egg mark.
Part II:
(1) For hatching eggs of ratites of the order Struthioniformes (Casuariidae, Rheidae, Struthionidae).
(2) Code of the territory as it appears in column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
(3) Keep as appropriate.
(4) Insert the name of compartment(s).
(5) Applicable only to the countries with the entry ‘III’ in column 5 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008. However, this does not apply to hatching eggs of ratites coming from compartments.
(6) At the time of consignment the eggs must be individually marked in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 617/2008, including the approval number of the breeding establishment, in indelible black ink; such markings must be in legible writing and in at least one Union language.
(7) Delete if consignment is not intended for Finland or Sweden.
(8) Complete if appropriate.
(9) For countries or territories with the entry ‘N’ in column 6 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, for hatching eggs of ratites (HER) only, this means that in the case of an outbreak of Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 then the country code or territory code shall continue to be used but this will exclude any area under official restrictions, by the third country concerned in relation to Newcastle disease, at the date of issue of this certificate.
(10) This guarantee is only required for hatching eggs coming from countries, territories or zones with the entry ‘X’ in column 5 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
This certificate is valid for 10 days.
Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
Date: Signature:
Stamp:
’
(iii)
the model veterinary certificate SRP is replaced by the following:
‘
Model veterinary certificate for slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies other than ratites (SRP)
SRP (slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies other than ratites)
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
Part II: Certification
II.1. Animal health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the poultry (1) described in this certificate:
II.1.1 meet the provisions of Directive 2009/158/EC;
II.1.2 has remained on:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
for at least six weeks or since hatching if less than six weeks old prior to import to the Union. Where it was imported into the country, territory, zone or compartment of origin, this took place in accordance with veterinary conditions at least as strict as the relevant requirements of Directive 2009/158/EC and any subsidiary Decisions;
II.1.3 come from:
(2) (3) (12) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
(a) which, at the date of issue of this certificate, was (were) free from Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;
(b) where a surveillance programme for avian influenza according to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is carried out;
II.1.4 come from:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
(3) either [II.1.4.1 which, at the date of issue of this certificate was (were) free from highly pathogenic and low pathogenic avian influenza as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;]
(3) or [II.1.4.1 which, at the date of issue of this certificate was (were) free from highly pathogenic avian influenza as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, and the poultry come from an establishment:
(a) in which within the last 30 days prior to import to the Union low pathogenic avian influenza has not been present;
(b) located in an area which is not placed under official veterinary restrictions by the competent authority in relation to an outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza and in any case around which within a 1 km radius low pathogenic avian influenza has not been present within the last 30 days prior to import to the Union on any establishment;
(c) where there has been no epidemiological link to an establishment where low pathogenic avian influenza has been present within the last 30 days prior to import to the Union;]
II.1.5 come from a flock where vaccination against avian influenza has not been carried out;
II.1.6 have been kept since hatching or for at least the previous 30 days on the establishment(s) of origin;
(a) which is (are) not subject to any animal health restriction;
(b) within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease for at least the previous 30 days;
II.1.7 come from flocks which:
(a) have been examined at the date of issue of this certificate and showed no clinical signs of or grounds for suspecting any disease;
(3) either [(b) have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease;]
SRP (slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies other than ratites)
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
(3) or [(b) have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease:
]
(5) [(c) has been vaccinated using officially approved vaccines:
]
II.1.8 during the period mentioned in II.1.6 has had no contact with poultry not meeting the requirements laid down in this certificate or with wild birds.
II.2. Public health additional guarantees
(6) [The Salmonella control programme referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 and the specific requirements for the use of antimicrobials and vaccines in Regulation (EC) No 1177/2006, have been applied to the flock of origin and the flock has been tested for Salmonella serotypes of public health significance:
For reasons other than the Salmonella control programme, within the last three weeks prior to import:
(3) either [antimicrobials were not administered to the slaughter poultry;]
(3) (8) or [the following antimicrobials were administered to the slaughter poultry: ;]]
II.3. Animal health additional guarantees
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that:
(9) [II.3.1 where the consignment is intended for a Member State the status of which has been established in accordance with Article 15(2) of Directive 2009/158/EC, the poultry described in this certificate come from flocks which:
(3) either [have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease and underwent serological examination for the presence of Newcastle disease antibodies in the 14 days preceding consignment and tested negative;]
(3) or [have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease but not with a live vaccine in the 30 days preceding consignment and underwent a virus isolation test for Newcastle disease in the 14 days preceding consignment on a random sample of cloacal swabs or faeces samples from at least 60 birds and tested negative;]]
(5) [II.3.2 the following additional guarantees, laid down by the Member State of destination in accordance with Articles 16 and/or 17 of Directive 2009/158/EC, are provided:
;]
(9) [II.3.3 if the Member State of destination is Finland or Sweden the poultry:
(3) either [underwent a microbiological test by sampling on the holding of origin and tested negative in accordance with Decision 95/410/EC;]
(3) or [comes from a holding subject to a programme recognised by the European Commission as equivalent to the national programme of Finland or Sweden, as appropriate;]]
Identification of the flock
Age of the birds
Date of vaccination [dd/mm/yyyy]
Name and type (live or inactivated) of ND virus strain used in vaccine(s)
Batch number
Name and manufacturer of vaccine
Identification of the flock
Age of the birds
Date of vaccination [dd/mm/yyyy]
Vaccinated against
Batch number
Name, manufacturer, and type of officially approved vaccines
Identification of the flock
Age of the birds
Date of last sampling of the flock from which the testing result is known [dd/mm/yyyy]
SRP (slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies other than ratites)
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
II.4. Additional health requirements
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that:
(10) [although the use of vaccines against Newcastle disease which do not fulfil the specific requirements of Annex VI (II) to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is not prohibited in:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(3) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
the poultry described in this certificate:
(a) have not been vaccinated for at least the previous 12 months with such vaccines;
(b) come from a flock which underwent a virus isolation test for Newcastle disease, carried out in an official laboratory not earlier than 14 days preceding consignment on a random sample of cloacal swabs from at least 60 birds in each flock concerned and in which no avian paramyxoviruses with an Intracerebral Pathogenicity Index (ICPI) of more than 0,4 were found;
(c) during the last 60 days before consignment, have not been in contact with poultry that does not fulfil the conditions in (a) and (b);
(d) have been kept in isolation under official surveillance on the establishment of origin in the 14-day period mentioned in (b).]
(11) II.5. Animal transport attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, further certify that the poultry is transported in crates or cages which:
(a) contain only poultry of the same species, category and type coming from the same establishment;
(b) are closed in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority to avoid any possibility of substitution of the contents;
(c) in addition to the vehicles in which they are transported, are designed to:
(i) prevent any excrement escaping and reduce to a minimum any loss of feathers during transport;
(ii) allow visual inspection of the poultry;
(iii) allow cleansing and disinfecting;
(d) in addition to the vehicles in which they are transported, have been cleansed and disinfected before loading in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority.
Notes
Part I:
— Box I.8: Provide the code for the zone or the compartment of origin, if necessary, as defined under code of column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
— Box I.15: Indicate the registration number(s) of railway wagons and lorries, the names of ships and, if known, the flight numbers of aircraft. In the case of transport in containers or boxes, the total number of these and their registration and where there is a serial number of the seal it has to be indicated in box I.23.
— Box I.19: Use the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code of the World Customs Organisation: 01.05 or 01.06.39.
Part II:
(1) Poultry as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 with the exception of ratites.
(2) Code of the territory as it appears in column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
SRP (slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies other than ratites)
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
(4) Insert the name of compartment(s).
(5) Complete if appropriate.
(6) This guarantee applies only for poultry belonging to the species of Gallus gallus and turkeys.
(7) If any of the results were positive for the following serotypes during the life of the flock of origin indicate as positive: Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Typhimurium.
(8) Complete if appropriate: indicate the name and active substance of antimicrobials used.
(9) Delete if consignment is not intended for Finland or Sweden.
(10) This guarantee is required only for poultry coming from countries, territories, zones or compartments where Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 applies.
(11) Please note that according to Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 animals will be checked by Member States’ competent authorities if they are fit to continue the journey after entry into the Union. In the case the requirements are not fulfilled, the animals need to be unloaded and further measures taken.
(12) For countries or territories with the entry ‘N’ in column 6 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, for slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies other than ratites (SRP) only, this means that in the case of an outbreak of Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 then the country code or territory code shall continue to be used but this will exclude any area under official restrictions, by the third country concerned in relation to Newcastle disease, at the date of issue of this certificate.
This certificate is valid for 10 days.
Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
Date: Signature:
Stamp:
’
(iv)
the model veterinary certificates POU and RAT are replaced by the following:
‘
Model veterinary certificate for meat of poultry (POU)
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, declare that I am aware of the relevant provisions of Regulations (EC) Nos 178/2002, 852/2004, 853/2004 and 854/2004 and hereby certify that the meat of poultry (1) described in this certificate has been obtained in accordance with those requirements, and in particular that:
(a) it comes from (an) establishments(s) implementing a programme based on the HACCP principles in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;
(b) it has been produced in compliance with the conditions set out in Sections II and V of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
(c) it has been found fit for human consumption following ante and post-mortem inspections carried out in accordance with Section IV, Chapter V of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;
(d) it has been marked with an identification mark in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
(e) it satisfies the relevant criteria set out in Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs;
(f) the guarantees covering live animals and products thereof provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with Directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Article 29 thereof, are fulfilled;
(2) [(g) it fulfils the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards special guarantees concerning Salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs.]
II.2. Animal health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the meat of poultry described in this certificate:
II.2.1 comes from:
(3) (4) (6) either [the territory of code ;]
(4) (5) or [compartment(s) ;]
which at the date of issue of the certificate was (were) free from:
highly pathogenic avian influenza as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, and
Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;
II.2.2 has been obtained from poultry which:
(4) either [has not been vaccinated against avian influenza;]
(4) or [has been vaccinated against avian influenza in accordance with vaccination plan under Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 using:
(name and type of used vaccine(s))
at the age of weeks;]
II.2.3 has been obtained from poultry which has been kept in:
(3) (4) (9) either [the territory(ies) of code ;]
(4) (5) (9) or [compartment(s) ;]
since hatching or has been imported as day-old chicks or slaughter poultry from (a) third country(ies) listed for that commodity in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 under conditions at least equivalent to those in that Regulation;
II.2.4 has been obtained from poultry coming from establishments:
(a) which are not subject to any animal health restriction;
(b) within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease for at least the previous 30 days;
(7) (a) has been slaughtered on (dd/mm/yyyy) or between (dd/mm/yyyy) and (dd/mm/yyyy);
(b) has not been slaughtered under any animal-health scheme for the control or eradication of poultry diseases;
(c) during transport to the slaughterhouse, did not come into contact with poultry infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease;
II.2.6 (a) comes from approved slaughterhouses which, at the time of slaughter, were not under restrictions owing to a suspected or confirmed outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease and within a 10 km radius of which there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease for at least the previous 30 days:
(b) has not been in contact at any time during slaughter, cutting, storage or transport with poultry or meat of lower health status;
(8) [II.2.7 comes from slaughter poultry that:
(a) has not been vaccinated with vaccines prepared from a Newcastle disease virus master seed showing a higher pathogenicity than lentogenic strains of the virus;
(b) underwent a virus isolation test for Newcastle disease, carried out in an official laboratory at the time of slaughter on a random sample of cloacal swabs from at least 60 birds in each flock concerned and in which no avian paramyxoviruses with an Intracerebral Pathogenicity Index (ICPI) of more than 0,4 were found;
(c) has not been in contact in 30 days preceding slaughter with poultry that does not fulfil the conditions in (a) and (b).]
(10) [II.2.8 comes from slaughter poultry flocks which have been examined and tested in accordance with point 8 of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.]
II.3. Animal welfare attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described in Part I of this certificate derives from animals which have been handled in the slaughterhouse before and at the time of slaughter or killing in accordance with the relevant provisions of Union legislation and have met requirements at least equivalent to those laid down in Chapters II and III of Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009.
Notes
Part I:
— Box I.8: Provide the code for the zone or the compartment of origin, if necessary, as defined under code in column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
— Box I.11: Name, address and approval number of the establishment of dispatch.
— Box I.15: Indicate the registration number(s) of railway wagons and lorries, the names of ships and, if known, the flight numbers of aircraft. In the case of transport in containers or boxes, the total number of these and their registration and where there is a serial number of the seal it has to be indicated in box I.23.
— Box I.19: Use the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code of the World Customs Organisation: 02.07, 02.08 or 05.04.
Part II:
(1) ‘Poultry meat’ means the edible parts of farmed birds, including birds that are not considered as domestic but which are farmed as domestic animals, with the exception of ratites, which have not undergone any treatment other than cold treatment to ensure preservation; vacuum-wrapped meat or meat wrapped in a controlled atmosphere must also be accompanied by a certificate in accordance with this model.
It includes farmed game-bird meat as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
(2) Delete if the consignment is not intended for import to Sweden or Finland.
(3) Code of the territory as it appears in column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
(6) For countries or territories with the entry ‘N’ in column 6 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, for meat of poultry (POU) only, this means that in the case of an outbreak of Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 then the country code or territory code shall continue to be used but this will exclude any area under official restrictions, by the third country concerned in relation to Newcastle disease, at the date of issue of this certificate.
(7) Indicate date or dates of slaughter. Imports of this meat shall not be allowed when obtained from poultry slaughtered in the territory or the compartment(s) mentioned under point II.2.1 during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Union against imports of this meat from this territory or that (these) compartment(s).
(8) Applicable only to the countries with the entry ‘VI’ in column 5 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
(9) If the meat comes from slaughter poultry originating from (an) other third country(ies) listed in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 for imports of that commodity into the Union, then the code(s) of country(ies) or of territory(ies) of those country(ies) and of the third country slaughtering the poultry shall be indicated.
(10) This guarantee is only required for poultry meat coming from countries, territories or zones with the entry ‘X’ in column 5 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
Date: Signature:
Stamp:
Model veterinary certificate for meat of farmed ratites for human consumption (RAT)
RAT (meat of farmed ratites for human consumption)
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
Part II: Certification
II.1. Public health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, declare that I am aware of the relevant provisions of Regulations (EC) Nos 178/2002, 852/2004, 853/2004 and 854/2004 and hereby certify that the meat of ratites (1) described in this certificate has been obtained in accordance with those requirements, in particular that:
(a) it comes from (an) establishments(s) implementing a programme based on the HACCP principles in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;
(b) it has been produced in compliance with the conditions set out in Sections III and V of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
(c) it has been found fit for human consumption following ante and post-mortem inspection carried out in accordance with Section IV, Chapter VII of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 (2);
(d) it has been marked with an identification mark in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
(e) the guarantees covering live animals and products thereof provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with Directive 96/23/EC and, in particular, Article 29 thereof, are fulfilled.
II.2. Animal health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the meat of ratites described in this certificate:
II.2.1 comes from:
(2) (3) (4) either [the territory of code ;]
(2) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]
(2) either [II.2.1.1 which at the date of issue of the certificate was (were) free from highly pathogenic avian influenza as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;
(6) [and Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008]];
(2) (11) or [II.2.1.1 from registered closed ratite holding(s) approved by the competent authority around which within a radius of 100 km around that holding, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of low pathogenic or highly pathogenic avian influenza for at least the last 24 months and where there has been no epidemiological link to a ratite or poultry holding where low pathogenic or highly pathogenic avian influenza has been present within at least the last 24 months and which at the date of issue of the certificate was (were) free from low pathogenic and highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;]
II.2.2 has been obtained from ratites which:
(2) either [have not been vaccinated against avian influenza;]
(2) or [have been vaccinated against avian influenza in accordance with vaccination plan under Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 using:
(name and type of used vaccine(s))
at the age of weeks;]
(7) have been slaughtered on (dd/mm/yyyy) or between (dd/mm/yyyy) and (dd/mm/yyyy);
II.2.3 has been:
(2) (6) either [II.2.3.1 obtained from farmed ratites which have been kept uninterruptedly for at least three months before slaughter or since hatching in:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(2) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]]
(2) (11) or [II.2.3.1 obtained from farmed ratites which have been kept uninterruptedly since hatching or since introduction as day-old chicks on registered closed ratite holding(s) approved by the competent authority around which within a radius of 100 km around that holding, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of low pathogenic or highly pathogenic avian influenza for at least the last 24 months and where there has been no epidemiological link to a ratite or poultry holding where low pathogenic or highly pathogenic avian influenza has been present within at least the last 24 months;]
RAT (meat of farmed ratites for human consumption)
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
(2) (8) or [II.2.3.1 boned and skinned and has been obtained from farmed ratites which have been kept uninterruptedly for at least three months before slaughter or since hatching in:
(2) (3) either [the territory of code ;]
(2) (4) or [compartment(s) ;]]
II.2.4 has been:
(6) (2) (12) either [II.2.4.1 obtained from ratites from (an) establishment(s):
(a) which receive(s) regular veterinary inspection visits to detect diseases transmissible to humans or animals;
(b) which is (are) not subject to animal-health restrictions in connection with any disease to which ratites and/or other poultry are susceptible;
(c) within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease for at least the previous 30 days;]
(8) (2) (12) or [II.2.4.1 boned and skinned and comes from ratites which were reared/kept for at least three months prior to slaughter on establishments:
(a) which receive regular veterinary inspection visits to detect diseases transmissible to humans or animals;
(b) which are not subject to animal-health restrictions in connection with any disease to which ratites and/or other poultry are susceptible;
(c) on which there has been no outbreak of Newcastle disease or highly pathogenic avian influenza in the previous six months and around which no outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease have occurred for at least three months within a distance of 10 km from the perimeter of that part of the establishment which contains the ratites, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country;]
(2) or [II.2.4.1 boned and skinned and comes from ratites from countries in Asia or Africa which:
(a) were placed in isolation in tick-proofed surroundings under an officially approved programme for rodent control for at least 14 days prior to slaughter;
(b) before being moving to the tick-proofed surroundings, were:
(2) either [examined to verify that they were tick-free,]
(2) or [underwent treatment to ensure that all ticks on them were destroyed
by (specify the treatment):
and this treatment has not given rise to any detectable residues in the ratite meat;]
(c) were checked for the presence of ticks on arrival in the slaughterhouse (each batch), with negative results;]
II.2.5 has not been obtained from ratites that were slaughtered under any animal health scheme for the control or eradication of poultry and/or ratite diseases;
II.2.6 comes from ratites:
(2) (6) (9) either [II.2.6.1 that have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease using a live vaccine in the 30 days preceding slaughter;]
(2) (6) or [II.2.6.1 that have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease using a live vaccine in the 30 days preceding slaughter;]
(2) (8) either [II.2.6.1 that have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease;]
(2) (8) or [II.2.6.1 that have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease using a live vaccine which does not meet the requirements of Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 but were not vaccinated in the 30 days preceding slaughter;]
(2) (8) or [II.2.6.1 that have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease using an inactivated vaccine which meets the requirements of Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 798/2008;]
(8) (10) [II.2.7 comes from ratites from establishments on which surveillance for Newcastle disease has been carried out under a statistically based sampling plan which produced negative results for at least the previous six months immediately prior to import to the Union;]
RAT (meat of farmed ratites for human consumption)
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
II.2.8 comes from ratites that during transport to the slaughterhouse, did not come into contact with poultry and/or ratites infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease;
II.2.9 comes from approved slaughterhouses which, at the time of slaughter, were not under restrictions owing to a suspected or confirmed outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease and within a 10 km radius of which there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease for at least the previous 30 days; and has not been in contact at any time of slaughter, cutting, storage or transport with ratites or meat not complying with Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
(13) [II.2.10 comes from slaughter ratite flocks which have been examined and tested in accordance with point 8 of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.]
II.3. Animal welfare attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the fresh meat described in Part I of this certificate derives from animals which have been handled in the slaughterhouse before and at the time of slaughter or killing in accordance with the relevant provisions of Union legislation and have met requirements at least equivalent to those laid down in Chapters II and III of Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009.
Notes
Part I:
— Box I.8: Provide the code for the zone or the compartment of origin, if necessary, as defined under code in column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
— Box I.11: Name, address and approval number of the establishment of dispatch.
— Box I.15: Indicate the registration number(s) of railway wagons and lorries, the names of ships and, if known, the flight numbers of aircraft. In the case of transport in containers or boxes, the total number of these and their registration and where there is a serial number of the seal it has to be indicated in box I.23.
Part II:
(1) ‘Ratite meat’ means any parts, excluding offal, of farmed ratites that are fit for human consumption and which have not undergone any treatment other than cold treatment to ensure preservation; vacuum-wrapped meat or meat wrapped in a controlled atmosphere must also be accompanied by a certificate in accordance with this model.
(2) Keep as appropriate.
(3) Code of the territory as it appears in column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
(4) Insert the name of compartment(s).
(5) For countries or territories with the entry ‘N’ in column 6 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, for meat of farmed ratites for human consumption (RAT) only, this means that in the case of an outbreak of Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 then the country code or territory code shall continue to be used but this will exclude any area under official restrictions, by the third country concerned in relation to Newcastle disease, at the date of issue of this certificate.
(6) Not applicable to the countries with the entry ‘VII’ in column 5 in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
(7) Indicate the date or dates of slaughter. Imports of this meat shall not be allowed when obtained from ratites slaughtered in the territory or the compartment(s) mentioned under point II.2.1 during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Union against imports of this meat from this territory or that (these) compartment(s).
(8) Applicable only to the countries with the entry ‘VII’ in column 5 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
(9) Such consignment cannot be sent to Sweden or Finland.
(10) In non-vaccinated flocks this surveillance is carried out by serology and in vaccinated flocks it is carried out by tracheal swabs of ratites.
(11) For meat of farmed ratites for human consumption (RAT) only from countries or territories of that country with the entry ‘H’ in column 6 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008. Guarantees have been provided that meat of farmed ratites for human consumption (RAT) is obtained from ratites coming from a registered closed ratite holding approved by the third country’s competent authority. In the case of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, imports of such meat may still continue to be authorised, provided it is obtained from ratites coming from a registered closed ratite holding free of low pathogenic and highly pathogenic avian influenza and where within a radius of 100 km around that holding, including, where applicable, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of low pathogenic or highly pathogenic avian influenza for at least the last 24 months and where there has been no epidemiological link to a ratite or poultry holding where low pathogenic or highly pathogenic avian influenza has been present within at least the last 24 months.
RAT (meat of farmed ratites for human consumption)
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
(12) Not applicable for registered closed ratite holdings.
(13) This guarantee is only required for meat of farmed ratites coming from countries, territories or zones with the entry ‘X’ in column 5 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
Date: Signature:
Stamp:
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(v)
The model veterinary certificates E and EP are replaced by the following:
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that eggs described in this certificate:
II.1.1 come from establishments in which highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 have not been present within the last 30 days prior to the time of collection of the eggs and until the issue of this certificate;
(2) [II.1.2 and come from flocks which have been examined and tested in accordance with point 8 of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.]
II.2. Public Health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian declare that I am aware of the relevant provisions of Regulations (EC) Nos 178/2002, 852/2004, 853/2004 and 2160/2003 and hereby certify that the eggs described in this certificate have been obtained in accordance with those requirements, and in particular that:
II.2.1 they come from (an) establishments(s) implementing a programme based on the HACCP principles in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;
II.2.2 they have been kept, stored, transported and delivered in accordance with the relevant conditions laid down in Section X, Chapter I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
(1) [II.2.2.1 they fulfil the requirements of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards special guarantees concerning Salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs or the requirements of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 427/2012 on the extension of special guarantees concerning Salmonella laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 to eggs intended for dispatch to Denmark;]
II.2.3 the guarantees covering live animals and products thereof provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with Directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Article 29 thereof, are fulfilled;
II.2.4 they fulfil the requirements in Article 10(6) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003. In particular:
(i) eggs shall not be imported from flocks of laying hens in which Salmonella spp. has been detected as a result of the epidemiological investigation of a food-borne outbreak or if no equivalent guarantees have been provided unless the eggs are marked as class B eggs;
(ii) eggs shall not be imported from flocks of laying hens with unknown health status, that are suspected of being infected or from flocks infected by Salmonella Enteritidis and/or Salmonella Typhimurium for which a target for reduction has been set in Union legislation and on which monitoring equivalent to the monitoring laid down in the provisions in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 517/2011 is not applied, or if no equivalent guarantees have been provided unless the eggs are marked as class B eggs.
Notes
Part I:
— Box I.8: Provide the code for the zone or name of the compartment of origin, if necessary, as defined under code of column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
— Box I.11: Name, address and approval number of establishment of dispatch.
— Box I.15: Indicate the registration number(s) of railway wagons and lorries, the names of ships and, if known, the flight numbers of aircraft. In the case of transport in containers or boxes, the total number of these and their registration and where there is a serial number of the seal it has to be indicated in box I.23.
— Box 1.18: Indicate the class of eggs according to Part VI of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
Part II:
(1) Delete if the consignment is not intended for import to Sweden, Finland or Denmark.
(2) This guarantee is only required for eggs coming from countries, territories or zones with the entry ‘X’ in column 5 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
Date: Signature:
Stamp:
Model veterinary certificate for egg products (EP)
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the egg products described in this certificate were produced from eggs coming from (an) establishment(s) in which highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease as defined in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 have not been present within the last 30 days prior to the time of collection of the eggs; and
either
(1) [II.1.1 within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza for at least the previous 30 days.]
or
(1) [II.1.1 the egg products were processed:
(1) either [liquid egg white was treated:
(1) either [with 55.6 °C for 870 seconds.]
(1) or [with 56.7 °C for 232 seconds.]]
(1) or [10 % salted yolk was treated with 62.2 °C for 138 seconds.]
(1) or [dried egg white was treated:
(1) either [with 67 °C for 20 hours.]
(1) or [with 54.4 °C for 513 hours.]]
(1) or [whole eggs were at least treated:
(1) either [with 60 °C for 188 seconds.]
(1) or [completely cooked.]]
(1) or [whole egg blends were at least treated:
(1) either [with 60 °C for 188 seconds.]
(1) or [with 61.1 °C for 94 seconds.]
(1) or [completely cooked.]]]
either
(1) [II.1.2 within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of Newcastle disease for at least the previous 30 days.]
or
(1) [II.1.2 with respect to the presence of Newcastle disease the egg products were processed:
(1) either [liquid egg white was treated:
(1) either [with 55 °C for 2 278 seconds.]
(1) or [with 57 °C for 986 seconds.]
(1) or [with 59 °C for 301 seconds.]]
(1) or [10 % salted yolk was treated with 55 °C for 176 seconds.]
(1) or [dried egg white was treated with 57 °C for 50.4 hours.]
(1) or [whole eggs were at least treated:
(1) either [with 55 °C for 2 521 seconds.]
(1) or [with 57 °C for 1 596 seconds.]
(1) or [with 59 °C for 674 seconds.]]
(1) or [completely cooked.]]
II.2. Public health attestation
I, the undersigned, official veterinarian/official inspector declare that I am aware of the relevant provisions of Regulations (EC) Nos 178/2002, 852/2004 and 853/2004 and hereby certify that the egg products described in this certificate have been obtained in accordance with those requirements, and in particular that:
II.2.1 they come from (an) establishments(s) implementing a programme based on the HACCP principles in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;
II.2.2 they have been produced from raw material which meets the requirements of Section X, Chapter II (II) of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
II.2.3 they have been manufactured in compliance with the hygiene requirements laid down in Section X, Chapter II (III) of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
II.2.4 they satisfy the analytical specifications in Section X, Chapter II (IV) of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and the relevant criteria in Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs;
II.2.5 they have been marked with an identification mark in accordance with Section I of Annex II and Section X, Chapter II (V) of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
II.2.6 the guarantees covering live animals and products thereof provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with Directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Article 29 thereof, are fulfilled.
Notes
Part I:
— Box I.8: provide the code for the zone or the compartment of origin, if necessary, as defined under code of column 2 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
— Box I.11: Name, address and approval number of establishment of dispatch.
— Box I.15: Indicate the registration number(s) of railway wagons and lorries, the names of ships and, if known, the flight numbers of aircraft. In the case of transport in containers or boxes, the total number of these and their registration and where there is a serial number of the seal it has to be indicated in box I.23.
— Box I.19: use the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code the World Customs Organisation: 04.07, 04.08, 35.02 or 21.06.10.
— Box I.28: Nature of commodity: specify the egg content percentage.
Part II:
(1) Keep as appropriate.
Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
Date: Signature:
Stamp:
’
(2)
In Annex III, Section I, the following point 8 is added:
‘8. Additional guarantees (X) in relation to certain third countries not free from Newcastle disease
8.1.
In establishments referred to in point 8.2, the official veterinarian must:
(a)
check the production and health records of the establishment;
(b)
carry out a clinical inspection in each production unit, including an evaluation of its clinical history and clinical examinations of poultry — in particular of those that appear sick — in each production unit from which dispatch referred to in point 8.2 is intended;
(c)
sample at least 60 tracheal or oropharyngeal and 60 cloacal swabs for laboratory investigations to be performed for checking the presence of Newcastle disease virus from poultry and ratites from each production unit from which dispatch referred to in point 8.2 is intended; if the number of birds present in that epidemiological unit is smaller than 60, swabs must be taken from all birds. In case of products referred to in point 8.2(c) this sampling may also take place at the slaughterhouse.
8.2.
Point 8.1 applies in establishments from which it is intended to dispatch to the Union:
(a)
breeding or productive poultry and breeding or productive ratites (BPP, BPR);
(b)
day-old chicks of poultry, day-old chicks of ratites, hatching eggs of poultry or ratites and eggs for consumption (DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, E);
(c)
meat obtained from poultry and ratites kept on such holdings (POU, RAT).
8.3.
The procedures provided for in point 8.1 must be carried out:
(a)
for the commodities referred to in points (a) and (c) of point 8.2, within not more than 72 hours prior to dispatch to the Union or prior to the slaughter of the poultry and ratites;
(b)
for the commodities referred to in point (b) of point 8.2, at intervals of 15 days or in case of infrequent dispatch to the Union, not more than seven days before collection of the hatching eggs.
8.4.
The procedures referred to in point 8.1 must have a favorable outcome and the laboratory investigations referred to above must be performed in an official laboratory, give negative results and be available before dispatch to the Union of any of the commodities listed in points 8.2.’
18.4.2015
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
L 101/58
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/609
of 17 April 2015
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2)
The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.
Done at Brussels, 17 April 2015.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Jerzy PLEWA
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
(1) Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1106/2012 of 27 November 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries, as regards the update of the nomenclature of countries and territories (OJ L 328, 28.11.2012, p. 7). Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.
DECISIONS
18.4.2015
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
L 101/60
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2015/610
of 15 April 2015
extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) (EUCAP Sahel Mali/2/2015)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision 2014/219/CFSP of 15 April 2014 on the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) (1), and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/76 of 19 January 2015 launching the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) and amending Decision 2014/219/CFSP (2),
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Decision 2014/219/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising political control and strategic direction of the EUCAP Sahel Mali mission, including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.
(2)
On 26 May 2014, the PSC adopted Decision EUCAP Sahel Mali/1/2014 (3), appointing Mr Albrecht CONZE as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Mali from 26 May 2014 to 14 January 2015.
(3)
On 14 January 2015, the PSC adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/67 (4), extending the mandate of Mr Albrecht CONZE as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Mali until 14 June 2015.
(4)
The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has proposed to extend the mandate of Mr Albrecht CONZE as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Mali from 15 June 2015 to 14 June 2016,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The mandate of Mr Albrecht CONZE as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Mali is hereby extended until 14 June 2016.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
(3) Political and Security Committee Decision EUCAP Sahel Mali/1/2014 of 26 May 2014 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) (OJ L 164, 3.6.2014, p. 43.).
(4) Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2015/67 of 14 January 2015 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) (EUCAP Sahel Mali/1/2015) (OJ L 11, 17.1.2015, p. 72.).
18.4.2015
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
L 101/61
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2015/611
of 15 April 2015
extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) (EUCAP Sahel Niger/1/2015)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision 2012/392/CFSP of 16 July 2012 on the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) (1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Decision 2012/392/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising political control and strategic direction of the EUCAP Sahel Niger mission, including, in particular, the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.
(2)
On 6 May 2014, the PSC adopted Decision EUCAP Sahel Niger/2/2014 (2), appointing Mr Filip DE CEUNINCK as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Niger from 6 May 2014 to 15 July 2014.
(3)
On 22 July 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/482/CFSP (3), extending the mandate of EUCAP Sahel Niger from 16 July 2014 to 15 July 2016.
(4)
On 24 July 2014, the PSC adopted Decision EUCAP Sahel Niger/3/2014 (4), extending the mandate of Mr Filip DE CEUNINCK as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Niger from 16 July 2014 to 15 July 2015.
(5)
The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has proposed to extend the mandate of Mr Filip DE CEUNINCK as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Niger from 16 July 2015 to 15 July 2016,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The mandate of Mr Filip DE CEUNINCK as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Niger is hereby extended until 15 July 2016.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
(2) Political and Security Committee Decision EUCAP Sahel Niger/2/2014 of 6 May 2014 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) (OJ L 136, 9.5.2014, p. 26).
(3) Council Decision 2014/482/CFSP of 22 July 2014 amending Decision 2012/392/CFSP on the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) (OJ L 217, 23.7.2014, p. 31).
(4) Political and Security Committee Decision EUCAP Sahel Niger/3/2014 of 24 July 2014 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) (OJ L 267, 6.9.2014, p. 5).