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Journal
of
the
European
Union L
50/51
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 17 February 2012
amending Annex E to Council Directive 92/65/EEC as regards the model health certificates for
animals from holdings and animals, semen, ova and embryos from approved bodies, institutes or
centres
(notified under document C(2012) 860)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/112/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
pathogenic avian influenza to other captive birds kept in
zoos and approved bodies, institutes or centres in the
Member States ( 3 ) approves preventive vaccination plans
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
against that disease in certain Member States.
Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992
(4) Point
4(b)
of
Annex
II
to
Decision
2007/598/EC
provides
laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and
that birds vaccinated against avian influenza kept in zoos
imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and
that are not approved in accordance with Directive
embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down
92/65/EEC may be moved to other Member States,
in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to
after authorisation by the Member State of destination,
Directive 90/425/EEC (
provided that they meet the requirements set out in that

1 ), and in particular the first paragraph
of Article 22 thereof,
Decision and they are accompanied by a health
certificate, as laid down in Part 1 of Annex E to that
Directive, specifying that they are conform to Decision
Whereas:
2007/598/EC and are vaccinated against avian influenza
on a specified date.
(1) Directive
92/65/EEC
lays
down
the
animal
health
requirements governing trade in the Union in animals,
(5) However,
birds
as
referred
to
in
Article
7
of
Directive
semen, ova and embryos not subject to the animal health
92/65/EEC are not required to be accompanied by a
requirements laid down in certain specific Union acts. In
health certificate, as set out in Part 1 of Annex E
addition, Part 1 of Annex E to that Directive sets out the
thereto when traded within the Union, but must be
specimen health certificate for trade in animals from
accompanied by a self-certification by the operator in
holdings (ungulates, birds, lagomorphs, dogs, cats and
accordance with Article 4 of that Directive, or in the
ferrets), while Part 3 of that Annex sets out the
case of psittacidae by a commercial document signed
specimen health certificate for trade in animals, semen,
by the official veterinarian or by the veterinarian
embryos and ova from approved bodies, institutes or
responsible for the holding.
centres.
(2) Article
6(3)
of
Directive
92/65/EEC
lays
down
the
animal (6) It
should
be
therefore
clarified
that
the
health
certificate
health requirements governing trade in suidae other than
set out in Part 1 of Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC is
those covered by Council Directive 64/432/EEC of
only required to accompany birds that are vaccinated
26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting
against avian influenza and come from a holding on
intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (
which vaccination against avian influenza was carried

2 ).
It provides, inter alia, that where suidae do not come
out during the past 12 months. Therefore, the
from a brucellosis-free herd in accordance with
specimen health certificate set out in Part 1 of that
Directive 64/432/EEC, they must, in the 30 days prior
Annex should be amended to include a reference to
to their dispatch, have undergone with negative results a
such vaccination.
test designed to show the absence of antibodies to
brucellosis. In the interests of consistency of Union legis
lation, the specimen health certificate set out in Part 1 of
(7) Article
10
of
Directive
92/65/EEC
lays
down
the
animal
Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC should therefore be
health requirements governing trade in dogs, cats and
amended to include a specific reference to that
ferrets. It provides, inter alia, that they must satisfy the
requirement.
relevant requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No
998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 26 May 2003 on the animal health requirements
(3) Commission
Decision
2007/598/EC
of
28
August
2007
applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet
concerning measures to prevent the spread of highly
animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC ( 4 ).
( 1 ) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.
( 3 ) OJ L 230, 1.9.2007, p. 20.
( 2 ) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.
( 4 ) OJ L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1.

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(8) Article
6
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
998/2003
provides
that
down in Part 3 of Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC
until 31 December 2011, dogs and cats entering Ireland,
stating that the birds have been vaccinated against
Malta, Sweden and the United Kingdom from other
avian influenza in conformity to Commission Decision
Member States are to be vaccinated and subject to a
2006/474/EC ( 2 ). As that Decision has since been
pre-entry rabies blood testing in accordance with
repealed and replaced by Decision 2007/598/EC, that
national rules.
reference should be replaced by a reference to Decision
2007/598/EC.
(9) In
addition,
Article
16
of
that
Regulation
provides
that
until 31 December 2011, Finland, Ireland, Malta, Sweden
(16) Part 3 of Annex E to Directive
92/65/EEC should
and the United Kingdom, as regards echinococcosis, and
therefore be amended accordingly.
Ireland, Malta and the United Kingdom as regards ticks,
may make the entry of pet animals into their territory
subject to compliance with certain additional national
(17) Directive 92/65/EEC should therefore be amended
requirements.
accordingly.

(10) Commission
Delegated
Regulation
(EU)
No
1152/2011
(18) To avoid any disruption of trade, the use of health
of 14 July 2011 supplementing Regulation (EC) No
certificates issued in accordance with Part 1 and Part 3
998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the
of Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC, before the
Council as regards preventive health measures for the
amendments introduced by this Decision, should be
control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs (
authorised during a transitional period subject to

1 )
was adopted in order to ensure the continuous health
certain conditions.
protection of Ireland, Malta, Finland and the United
Kingdom from Echinococcus multilocularis. It is to apply
(19) The
measures provided for in this Decision are in
from 1 January 2012.
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
(11) The
reference
to
Articles
6
and
16
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
998/2003 included in the specimen health certificate set
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
out in Part 1 of Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC should
therefore be deleted and replaced, as regards dogs, by a
reference to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011.
Article 1

Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC is amended in accordance with
(12) Part 1 of Annex E to Directive
92/65/EEC should
the Annex to this Decision.
therefore be amended accordingly.
Article 2
(13) Article 13 of Directive 92/65/EEC lays down the animal
health requirements governing trade in animals of species
For a transitional period until 30 June 2012, Member States
susceptible to the diseases listed in Annexes A and B
may authorise trade in animals from holdings and animals,
thereto and in semen, ova and embryos of such
semen, ova and embryos from approved bodies, institutes or
animals consigned to and from bodies, institutes or
centres accompanied by a health certificate issued not later than
centres approved in accordance with Annex C thereto.
29 February 2012 in accordance with the models set out in Part

1 and Part 3 of Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC in its version
prior to the amendments introduced by this Decision.
(14) Semen,
ova
and
embryos
of
certain
animal
species
can
be
frozen and stored for a long time and therefore donor
animal might no longer be available on the day the
Article 3
health certificate is issued. It is therefore necessary to
This Decision shall apply from 1 March 2012.
amend the specimen health certificate set out in Part 3
of Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC to state that the
donor animal was found to be healthy and free from
Article 4
clinical disease either on day of collection or the date
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
of issuing of the health certificate.
(15) Point
4(a)
of
Annex
II
to
Decision
2007/598/EC
provides
that birds vaccinated against avian influenza kept in
Done at Brussels, 17 February 2012.
approved bodies, institutes or centres including zoos
may only be moved to approved bodies, institutes or
For the Commission
centres including zoos in other Member States provided
that they meet the requirements set out in that Decision
John DALLI
and they are accompanied by a health certificate as laid
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 296, 15.11.2011, p. 6.
( 2 ) OJ L 187, 8.7.2006, p. 37.

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Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC is amended as follows:
(1) Part 1 is replaced by the following:
‘Part 1 — Health certificate for trade in animals from holdings (ungulates, birds vaccinated against avian influenza,
lagomorphs, dogs, cats and ferrets) 92/65 EI

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(2) Part 3 is replaced by the following:
‘Part 3 — Health certificate for trade in animals, semen, ova and embryos from approved bodies, institutes or centres
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