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Official Journal of the European Union
5.2.2013
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 102/2013
of 4 February 2013
amending Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the entry for the United States in the list of third
countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction of live ungulates into the
Union, the model veterinary certificate ‘POR-X’ and the protocols for testing for vesicular stomatitis
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(5) Outbreaks
of
vesicular
stomatitis
have
been
notified
by
the United States. However those outbreaks are sporadic
and limited to certain areas. The risk of introduction into
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
the Union of vesicular stomatitis via imports of live pigs
Union,
from that third country is negligible, if the biosecurity
measures which are described in Chapter 8.15.6 of the
Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organi
Having regard to Council Directive 2004/68/EC of 26 April
sation for Animal Health (OIE) are applied including
2004 laying down animal health rules for the importation
confinement of the pigs during the pre-export residence
into and transit through the Community of certain live
period in premises free of the disease, vector protection
ungulate animals, amending Directives 90/426/EEC and
during pre-export quarantine and transport to the place
92/65/EEC and repealing Directive 72/462/EEC ( 1 ), and in
of loading and testing of all animals to be exported.
particular the first and second subparagraphs of Article 3(1),
the first subparagraph of Article 6(1), Article 7(e), Article 9
and Article 13(1)(e) thereof,
(6) Part
1
of
Annex
I
to
Regulation
(EU)
No
206/2010
should therefore be amended to add the United States
to the list of third countries, territories or parts thereof
Whereas:
from which consignments of live ungulates may be
introduced into the Union indicating the appropriate
guarantees as regards testing for vesicular stomatitis.
(1) Directive
2004/68/EC
lays
down
the
animal
health
The implementation of those guarantees should be
requirements for the importation into and transit
confirmed in the veterinary certificate for live pigs for
through the Union of certain live ungulates. It provides
breeding and production accompanying the animals at
that specific provisions, including model veterinary
the time of introduction into the Union.
certificates, may be laid down for the import into the
Union of live ungulates of the species listed in Annex I
thereto from authorised third countries.
(7) The
model
veterinary
certificate
for
the
import
of
live
domestic porcine animals, ‘POR-X’, set out in Part 2 of
Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, should
(2) Commission
Regulation
(EU)
No
206/2010
of
12
March
therefore be amended accordingly to introduce the
2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or
conditions for pre-export residence and quarantine as
parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the
well as the laboratory test requirements.
European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and
the veterinary certification requirements ( 2 ) lays down
amongst others the veterinary certification requirements
(8) In
addition,
Article
5
of
Regulation
(EU)
No
206/2010
for the introduction into the Union of certain
provides that where sampling and testing is required by
consignments of live cloven-hoofed animals of the
the veterinary certificates set out in Annex I to that
species listed in Annex I to Directive 2004/68/EC.
Regulation, they are to be carried out in conformity
Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 sets out a
with the protocols for the standardisation of materials
list of third countries, territories or parts thereof from
and testing procedures set out in Part 6 of that Annex.
which such consignments may be introduced into the
It is therefore necessary to amend Part 6 of Annex I to
Union. It also provides models of veterinary certificates
Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 in order to add the
to accompany those consignments.
relevant protocol and testing procedure for vesicular
stomatitis. The test should be carried out and interpreted
in accordance with the protocols for serological tests for
(3) Currently, ungulates can only be imported into the
vesicular stomatitis prescribed for international trade in
Union from third countries, or in case of regionalisation
Chapter 2.1.19 of the OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests
parts of third countries, that are free of vesicular
and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals.
stomatitis for at least six months prior to dispatch of
the animals.
(9) Regulation
(EU)
No
206/2010
should
therefore
be
amended accordingly.
(4) The
United
States
requested
to
be
authorised
for
imports
into the Union of live pigs for breeding and production.
(10) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
( 1 ) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 321.
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
( 2 ) OJ L 73, 20.3.2010, p. 1.
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

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5.2.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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.
Done at Brussels, 4 February 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX
Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 is amended as follows:
(1) in Part 1, the following entry for the United States is added:
‘US – United
US-0 Whole
country POR-X D’
States
(2) Part 2 is amended as follows:
(a) the text concerning ‘POR-X’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “POR-X”: Model of veterinary certificate for domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa) intended for breeding and/or
production after importation or intended for transit through the Union from one third country to
another third country.’
(b) in the list of SG (Supplementary guarantees), the following text is added:
‘ “D”: guarantees regarding vesicular stomatitis test on animals certified according to the model of veterinary
certificate POR-X (point II.2.1(b)).’
(c) the model veterinary certificate ‘POR-X’ is replaced by the following:

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(3) in Part 6, the following text is added:
‘V e s i c u l a r s t o m a t i t i s ( V S )
The virus neutralisation (VN) test shall be carried out in accordance with the testing protocols for vesicular stomatitis
set out in Chapter 2.1.19 of the OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals.
Sera that prevent cytopathic effect (CPE) at dilutions of 1 in 32 or greater shall be considered to contain antibodies to
the vesicular stomatitis virus.’

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