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Official Journal of the European Union
21.7.2012
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 18 July 2012
amending Implementing Decision 2011/630/EU as regards animal health requirements relating to
bluetongue and Simbu viruses
(notified under document C(2012) 4882)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/415/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(4) In
addition,
the
OIE
has
laid
down
a
chapter
on
Surveillance for arthropod vectors of animal diseases in
the Terrestrial Animal Health Code. Those recommen
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
dations do not include the monitoring of ruminants for
Union,
antibodies to Simbu viruses, such as the Akabane and
Aino viruses of the Bunyaviridae family, which in the past
Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June
was considered an economical method for determining
1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable
the distribution of bluetongue competent vectors until
to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of
more information on the spread of those diseases
domestic animals of the bovine species (
became available.

1 ), and in particular

the first subparagraph of Article 10(2) and Article 11(2) thereof,
(5) Also,
the
OIE
does
not
list
Akabane
and
Aino
diseases
in
Whereas:
the Terrestrial Animal Health Code. Consequently, the
requirement for annual testing for those diseases to
prove the absence of the vector should be deleted from
(1) Commission
Implementing
Decision
2011/630/EU
of
Annex I to Implementing Decision 2011/630/EU and
20 September 2011 on imports into the Union of
from the model health certificate in Section A of Part
semen of domestic animals of the bovine species ( 2 )
1 of Annex II thereto.
lays down the list of third countries from which
Member States are to authorise imports of semen of
domestic animals of the bovine species and additional
(6) Implementing
Decision
2011/630/EU
should
therefore
guarantees as regards specific animal diseases to be
be amended accordingly.
provided by certain third countries listed in Annex I
thereto. It also lays down certification requirements for
the imports of such semen into the Union.
(7) To
avoid
any
disruption
of
trade,
the
use
of
animal
health certificates issued in accordance with Imple
(2) The
model
animal
health
certificate
in
Section
A
of
Part
menting Decision 2011/630/EU in its version prior to
1 of Annex II to Implementing Decision 2011/630/EU
the amendments introduced by this Decision should be
includes the animal health requirements for imports into
authorised during a transitional period subject to certain
the Union of semen of domestic animals of the bovine
conditions.
species collected, processed and stored in accordance
with Directive 88/407/EEC, as amended by Council
Directive 2003/43/EC (
(8) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in

3 ).
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
(3) The
current
animal
health
requirements
for
bluetongue
in
the model health certificate in Section A of Part 1 of
Annex II to Implementing Decision 2011/630/EU
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
provide that donor animals must fulfil the import
conditions for bovine semen laid down in the Bluetongue
Chapter of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the
Article 1
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). That
The Annexes to Implementing Decision 2011/630/EU are
Chapter recommends a whole range of risk mitigating
amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
measures aiming at either protecting the mammalian
host from exposure to the infectious vector or at inacti
vating the virus by antibodies. In the interest of legal
Article 2
certainty, it is appropriate that that model health
certificate sets out clearly the relevant requirements and
For a transitional period until 30 June 2013, Member States
the guarantees to be provided by the exporting third
shall authorise imports of semen and stocks of semen from
country, depending on the epidemiological situation.
third countries which are accompanied by an animal health
certificate issued not later than 31 May 2013 in accordance
with the model set out in Section A of Part 1 of Annex II to
( 1 ) OJ L 194, 22.7.1988, p. 10.
( 2 ) OJ L 247, 24.9.2011, p. 32.
Implementing Decision 2011/630/EU before the amendments
( 3 ) OJ L 143, 11.6.2003, p. 23.
introduced by this Decision.

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Article 3
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2013.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 July 2012.
For the Commission
John DALLI
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX
1. Annex I is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX I
List of third countries or parts thereof from which Member States shall authorise imports of semen of
domestic animals of the bovine species
Remarks
ISO Code
Name of the third country
Description of the territory
(if appropriate)
Additional guarantees
AU Australia The
additional
guarantee
concer
ning testing set out in point
II.5.4.1 of the certificate in
Section A of Part 1 of Annex II
is compulsory.
CA Canada
(*)
CH Switzerland
(**)
CL Chile
GL Greenland
HR Croatia
IS Iceland
NZ New
Zealand
PM Saint
Pierre
and
Miquelon
US United
States The
additional
guarantee
set
out
in
point II.5.4.1 of the certificate in
Section A of Part 1 of Annex II
is compulsory.
(*) The certificate to be used for imports from Canada is set out in Commission Decision 2005/290/EC of 4 April 2005 on simplified
certificates for the importation of bovine semen and fresh pig meat from Canada and amending Decision 2004/639/EC (only for
the semen collected in Canada) laid down in accordance with the Agreement between the European Community and the
Government of Canada on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in live animals and
animal products, as approved by Council Decision 1999/201/EC.
(**) The certificates to be used for imports from Switzerland are set out in Annex D to Directive 88/407/EEC, with the adaptations set
out in point 4 of Chapter VII(B) of Appendix 2 of Annex 11 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss
Confederation on trade in agricultural products as approved by Decision 2002/309/EC, Euratom of the Council, and of the
Commission as regards the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of 4 April 2002 on the conclusion of seven
Agreements with the Swiss Confederation.’

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2. In Part 1 of Annex II, Section A is replaced by the following:
‘SECTION A
Model 1 — Animal health certificate applicable to imports and transits of semen of domestic animals of the
bovine species collected, processed and stored in accordance with Council Directive 88/407/EEC, as amended by
Directive 2003/43/EC, dispatched from a semen collection centre where the semen was collected

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