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Journal
of
the
European
Union L
237/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 854/2013
of 4 September 2013
amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards animal health requirements for
scrapie in the model of veterinary certificate for imports into the Union of ovine and caprine
animals intended for breeding and production
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(3) Regulation
(EC)
No
999/2001
of
the
European
Parliament and of the Council ( 3 ) lays down rules for
the prevention, control and eradication of transmissible
spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in bovine, ovine,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
and caprine animals. Chapter A of Annex VIII to that
Union,
Regulation lays down the conditions for intra-Union
trade in live animals, semen and embryos. In addition,
Annex IX to that Regulation lays down the conditions
for the importation of live animals, embryos, ova and
Having regard to Council Directive 2004/68/EC of 26 April
products of animal origin into the Union.
2004 laying down animal health rules for the importation
into and transit through the Community of certain live
ungulate animals, amending Directives 90/426/EEC and
92/65/EEC and repealing Directive 72/462/EEC ( 1 ), and in
(4) In
the
light
of
new
scientific
evidence,
Regulation
(EC)
particular Article 13(1)(e) thereof,
No 999/2001 was amended by Commission Regulation
(EU) No 630/2013 ( 4 ). The amendments to Regulation
(EC) No 999/2001 lift most of the restrictions with
regards to atypical scrapie. They also further align to
Whereas:
the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
standards the rules as regards classical scrapie relating
to imports of live ovine and caprine animals to reflect
a stricter approach.
(1) Commission
Regulation
(EU)
No
206/2010
( 2 ) lays
down, inter alia, the veterinary certification requirements
for the introduction into the Union of certain
consignments of live animals or fresh meat. It provides
(5) The
model
certificate "OVI-X" set out in Annex I to
that consignments of ungulates are to be introduced into
Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should therefore be
the Union only, if they comply with certain requirements
amended to reflect the requirements relating to imports
and they are accompanied by the appropriate veterinary
of ovine and caprine animals laid down in Regulation
certificate, drawn up in accordance with the relevant
(EC) No 999/2001, as amended by Regulation (EU) No
model set out in Part 2 of Annex I to that Regulation.
630/2013.

(6) Regulation
(EU)
No
206/2010
should
therefore
be
(2) The
model
certificate
for
imports
into
the
Union
of
ovine
amended accordingly.
and caprine animals for breeding is set out in Annex I to
Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as model "OVI-X". That
model includes the guarantees for scrapie.
( 3 ) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention,
control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encep
( 1 ) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 321.
halopathies (OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1).
( 2 ) Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 of 12 March 2010
( 4 ) Commission Regulation (EU) No 630/2013 of 28 June 2013
laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof auth
amending the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the
orised for the introduction into the European Union of certain
European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the
animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements
prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spon
(OJ L 73, 20.3.2010, p. 1).
giform encephalopathies (OJ L 179, 29.6.2013, p. 60).

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(7) To
avoid
any
disruption
of
imports
into
the
Union
of
Article 2
consignments of animals of the ovine and caprine
species, the use of veterinary certificates issued in
For a transitional period until 31 December 2013, Member
accordance with Regulation (EU) No 206/210 in its
States shall authorise imports into the Union of consignments
version prior to the amendments being introduced by
of live ovine and caprine animals for breeding or production
this Regulation should be authorised during a transitional
accompanied by a veterinary certificate which has been
period subject to certain conditions.
completed and signed in accordance with the model "OVI-X"
set out in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 in
its version before the date of entry into force of this Regulation,
(8) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in provided that the certificates were completed and signed before
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
1 December 2013.
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 3
In Part 2 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No
This Regulation shall enter into force on the the twentieth day
206/2010, the model veterinary certificate "OVI-X" is replaced
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 September 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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