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Journal
of
the
European
Union L
336/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1160/2012
of 7 December 2012
amending Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the model veterinary certificate for domestic
bovine animals intended for transit from the region of Kaliningrad to other regions of Russia via
the territory of Lithuania
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
before the date of dispatch via the Union and without
contact with imported cloven-hoofed animals for the last
30 days.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(4) Russia
has
requested
a
revision
of
those
requirements,
in
order to permit the transit through the territory of
Having regard to Council Directive 2004/68/EC of 26 April
Lithuania of live bovine animals for breeding and
2004 laying down animal health rules for the importation
production originating in the Union but which had
into and transit through the Community of certain live
been introduced into the region of Kaliningrad, without
ungulate animals, amending Directives 90/426/EEC and
requiring that they be previously kept for a minimum
92/65/EEC and repealing Directive 72/462/EEC ( 1 ), and in
period in that region.
particular the first subparagraph of Article 6(1), Article 7(e)
and Article 13(1) thereof,
(5) Taking
into
account
the
favourable
animal
health
situation in the Union, it is appropriate to provide for
Whereas:
an alternative certification requirement for the transit of
such animals from Kaliningrad through the territory of
Lithuania, to other parts of the territory of Russia, by
(1) Directive
2004/68/EC
lays
down
the
animal
health
means of road vehicles. However, in order to safeguard
requirements for the transit through the Union of live
the animal health status of the Union, such transit should
ungulates. It provides that specific provisions, including
only be permitted where appropriate certification is
model veterinary certificates, may be laid down for the
provided that, following their introduction into Kalin
transit through the Union of live ungulates from auth
ingrad, the animals were kept in facilities where only
orised third countries, provided that such animals transit
animals of Union origin were kept.
the territory of the Union under customs and official
veterinary approval and supervision through approved
border inspection posts and without any stop on
(6) The
model
veterinary
certificate
‘BOV-X-TRANSIT-RU’,
Union territory other than those necessary for animal
set out in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No
welfare purposes.
206/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(2) Commission
Regulation
(EU)
No
206/2010
of
12
March (7) Regulation
(EU)
No
206/2010
should
therefore
be
2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or
amended accordingly.
parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the
European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and
the veterinary certification requirements ( 2 ) lays down the
(8) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
veterinary certification requirements for the introduction
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
into the Union of certain consignments of live animals,
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
including ungulates. Annex I to that Regulation sets out a
list of third countries, territories or parts thereof from
which such consignments may be introduced into the
Union, together with models of veterinary certificates
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
to accompany those consignments.
Article 1
(3) The
requirements
for
the
transit
of
live
bovine
animals In Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, the
for breeding and production from the region of Kalin
model veterinary certificate BOV-X-TRANSIT-RU is replaced
ingrad (Kaliningradskaya oblast) through the territory of
by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Lithuania, towards other regions of Russia, currently
provide for certification, inter alia, that, prior to
movement, the animals had remained in the territory
Article 2
of Kaliningrad since birth or for at least six months
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
( 1 ) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 321.
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
( 2 ) OJ L 73, 20.3.2010, p. 1.
European Union.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 December 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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