Commission Regulation (EU) No 810/2010

of 15 September 2010

amending Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 90/425/EEC [1], and in particular Article 17(3)(a) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption [2], and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first subparagraph of point (1) of Article 8, point (4) of Article 8, Article 9(2) and Article 9(4)(b) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2004/68/EC of 26 April 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 [3], and in particular the first and second subparagraphs of Article 3(1), the first subparagraph of Article 6(1), point (e) of Article 7, Article 8, the first subparagraph of Article 10 and Article 13(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 [4] lays down the veterinary certification requirements for the introduction into the Union of certain consignments of live animals or fresh meat. It also lays down the lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof from which those consignments may be introduced into the Union.

(2) Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 provides that consignments of fresh meat intended for human consumption are to be imported into the Union only if they come from the third countries, territories or parts thereof listed in Part 1 of Annex II to that Regulation for which there is a model veterinary certificate corresponding to the consignment concerned listed in that Part. In addition, those consignments must comply with the requirements set out in the appropriate veterinary certificate which must be drawn up in accordance with the models set out in Part 2 of that Annex.

(3) In addition, Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 provides that consignments of certain species of bees are only to be introduced into the Union from third countries or territories listed in Part 1 of Annex II to that Regulation where the presence of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) is subject to compulsory notification throughout the whole territory of the third country or territory concerned. However, consignments of bees may be introduced into the Union from a part of a third country or territory listed in that Part 1 which is a geographically and epidemiologically isolated part of the third country or territory and listed in the third column of the table in Section 1 of Part 1 of Annex IV. The State of Hawaii is currently listed in that column.

(4) Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 provided for a transitional period until 30 June 2010 during which time consignments of live animals and fresh meat intended for human consumption and accompanied by veterinary certificates issued in accordance with the rules in force before the entry into force of that Regulation may continue to be introduced into the Union.

(5) Due to some transposition errors in the published version of Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 in particular in the model certificates set out in the Annexes to that Regulation it has been republished in the Official Journal [5]. The transitional period provided for in Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should therefore be extended to take account of the period between the initial publication of that Regulation and the republication of the corrected version.

(6) Argentina has requested the authorisation to export to the Union de-boned and matured wild deer meat of animals from an EU approved area free of foot and mouth disease with vaccination (AR-1). That third country has also provided sufficient animal health guarantees in support of its request. The model veterinary certificate RUW should therefore be indicated in column 4 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 for the part of the territory of Argentina indicated as AR-1 in the second column of that Part.

(7) Considering that provided the EU animal health rules are respected and in particular that the bovine, caprine and ovine animals collected at assembly centres including markets can be guaranteed to be of the same health status by an adequate animal identification and traceability system, then those animals destined for slaughter for production of fresh meat to be exported to the Union could be sourced from one assembly centre and then sent directly to an approved slaughterhouse. The animal identification and traceability system in Namibia has been shown to ensure that animals at such collection centres have the same health status concerning export requirements to the EU and can fulfil the supplementary guarantees (J) as referred to in the appropriate column in Part 1 of Annex II to this Regulation.

(8) On 5 May 2010, the United States notified the Commission of outbreaks of the small hive beetle in parts of the State of Hawaii. The introduction of consignments of bees from that state could pose a serious threat to bee populations in the Union. Accordingly, the listing of the State of Hawaii in the third column of the table in Section 1 of Part 1 of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should be suspended from that date.

(9) Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(10) It is necessary to provide for a transitional period in order to give Member States and the industry sufficient time to take the necessary measures to comply with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, as amended by this Regulation, without disrupting trade.

(11) It is necessary for this Regulation to have retroactive effect in order to avoid any unnecessary disruption to trade in view of the very recent publication of the corrigendum affecting in particular the veterinary certificates.

(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 is amended as follows:

(1) Article 19 is replaced by the following wording:

"For a transitional period those consignments of live animals, except bees coming from the State of Hawaii, and fresh meat intended for human consumption certified before 30 November 2010 in accordance with Decisions 79/542/EEC and 2003/881/EC may continue to be introduced into the Union until 31 May 2011."

(2) Annex II is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

(3) In Annex IV, Part 1, the table in Section 1 is replaced by the following:

"Country/territory | Code of part of the country/territory | Description of part of the country/territory |

US – United States | US-A | The State of Hawaii [6] |

Article 2

For a transitional period, consignments of fresh meat intended for human consumption in respect of which the relevant veterinary certificates have been certified before 30 November 2010, in accordance with the models BOV and OVI, as set out in Part 2 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 before the amendments introduced by Article 1(2) of this Regulation, may continue to be introduced into the Union until 31 May 2011.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 15 September 2010.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel Barroso

[1] OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.

[2] OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.

[3] OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 321.

[4] OJ L 73, 20.3.2010, p. 1.

[5] OJ L 146, 11.6.2010, p. 1.

[6] Suspended from 5 May 2010."

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ANNEX

Annex II is amended as follows:

(1) Part 1 is replaced by the following:

"PART 1

List of third countries, territories and parts thereof [1]

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

* Requirements as in accordance with the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).

— No certificates are laid down and fresh meat imports shall be prohibited, except for those species where indicated in the line comprising the entry for the whole country.

"1" Category restrictions:

No offal is authorised for introduction into the Union except for bovine species, diaphragm and masseter muscles."

ISO code and name of third country | Code of Territory | Description of third country, territory or part thereof | Veterinary certificate | Specific conditions | Closing date [2] | Opening date [3] |

Model(s) | SG |

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |

AL – Albania | AL-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

AR – Argentina | AR-0 | Whole country | EQU | | | | |

AR-1 | The Provinces of: Buenos Aires,Catamarca,Corrientes (except the departments of Berón de Astrada, Capital, Empedrado, General Paz, Itati, Mbucuruyá, San Cosme and San Luís del Palmar)Entre Ríos,La Rioja,Mendoza,Misiones,Part of Neuquén (excluding territory included in AR-4),Part of Río Negro (excluding territory included in AR-4),San Juan,San Luis,Santa Fe,Tucuman,Cordoba,La Pampa,Santiago del Estero,Chaco, Formosa, Jujuy and Salta, excluding the buffer area of 25 Km from the border with Bolivia and Paraguay that extends from the Santa Catalina District in the Province of Jujuy, to the Laishi District in the Province of Formosa | BOV | A | 1 | | 18 March 2005 |

RUF | A | 1 | | 1 December 2007 |

RUW | A | 1 | | 1 August 2010 |

AR-2 | Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego | BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF | | | | 1 March 2002 |

AR-3 | Corrientes: the departments of Berón de Astrada, Capital, Empedrado, General Paz, Itati, Mbucuruyá, San Cosme and San Luís del Palmar | BOV, RUF | A | 1 | | 1 December 2007 |

AR-4 | Part of Río Negro (except: in Avellaneda the zone located north of the Provincial road 7 and east of the Provincial road 250, in Conesa the zone located east of the Provincial road 2, in El Cuy the zone located north of the Provincial road 7 from its intersection with the Provincial road 66 to the border with the Department of Avellaneda, and in San Antonio the zone located east of the Provincial roads 250 and 2) Part of Neuquén (except in Confluencia the zone located east of the Provincial road 17, and in Picun Leufú the zone located east of the Provincial road 17) | BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF | | | | 1 August 2008 |

AU – Australia | AU-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW | | | | |

BA – Bosnia and Herzegovina | BA-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

BH – Bahrain | BH-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

BR – Brazil | BR-0 | Whole country | EQU | | | | |

BR-1 | State of Minas GeraisState of Espírito Santo;State of Goiás;State of Mato GrossoState of Rio Grande do Sul, State of Mato Grosso do Sul (except for the designated high surveillance zone of 15 Km from the external borders in the municipalities of Porto Murtinho, Caracol, Bela Vista, Ant?nio Jo?o, Ponta Por?, Aral Moreira, Coronel Sapucaia, Paranhos, Sete Quedas, Japor?, and Mundo Novo and the designated high surveillance zone in the municipalities of Corumbá and Ladário). | BOV | A and H | 1 | | 1 December 2008 |

BR-2 | State of Santa Catarina | BOV | A and H | 1 | | 31 January 2008 |

BR-3 | States of Paraná and S?o Paulo | BOV | A and H | 1 | | 1 August 2008 |

BW – Botswana | BW-0 | Whole country | EQU, EQW | | | | |

BW-1 | The veterinary disease control zones 3c, 4b, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 18 | BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW | F | 1 | | 1 December 2007 |

BW-2 | The veterinary disease control zones 10, 11, 13 and 14 | BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW | F | 1 | | 7 March 2002 |

BW-3 | The veterinary disease control zone 12 | BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW | F | 1 | 20 October 2008 | 20 January 2009 |

BY – Belarus | BY-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

BZ – Belize | BZ-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | | | |

CA – Canada | CA-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, SUF, SUW RUF, RUW, | G | | | |

CH – Switzerland | CH-0 | Whole country | * | | | | |

CL – Chile | CL-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF | | | | |

CN – China | CN-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

CO – Colombia | CO-0 | Whole country | EQU | | | | |

CR – Costa Rica | CR-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | | | |

CU – Cuba | CU-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | | | |

DZ – Algeria | DZ-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

ET – Ethiopia | ET-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

FK – Falkland Islands | FK-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU | | | | |

GL – Greenland | GL-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW | | | | |

GT – Guatemala | GT-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | | | |

HK – Hong Kong | HK-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

HN – Honduras | HN-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | | | |

HR – Croatia | HR-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW | | | | |

IL – Israel | IL-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

IN – India | IN-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

IS – Iceland | IS-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW | | | | |

KE – Kenya | KE-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

MA – Morocco | MA-0 | Whole country | EQU | | | | |

ME – Montenegro | ME-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU | | | | |

MG – Madagascar | MG-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

MK – Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [4] | MK-0 | Whole country | OVI, EQU | | | | |

MU – Mauritius | MU-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

MX – Mexico | MX-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | | | |

NA – Namibia | NA-0 | Whole country | EQU, EQW | | | | |

NA-1 | South of the cordon fences which extend from Palgrave Point in the west to Gam in the east | BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW | F and J | 1 | | |

NC – New Caledonia | NC-0 | Whole country | BOV, RUF, RUW | | | | |

NI – Nicaragua | NI-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

NZ – New Zealand | NZ-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW | | | | |

PA – Panama | PA-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | | | |

PY – Paraguay | PY-0 | Whole country | EQU | | | | |

PY-1 | Whole country except for the designated high surveillance zone of 15 Km from the external borders | BOV | A | 1 | | 1 August 2008 |

RS – Serbia [5] | RS-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU | | | | |

RU – Russia | RU-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

RU-1 | Region of Murmansk, Yamalo-Nenets autonomous area | RUF | | | | |

SV – El Salvador | SV-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

SZ – Swaziland | SZ-0 | Whole country | EQU, EQW | | | | |

SZ-1 | Area west of the "red line" fences which extends northwards from the river Usutu to the frontier with South Africa west of Nkalashane | BOV, RUF, RUW | F | 1 | | |

SZ-2 | The veterinary foot and mouth disease surveillance and vaccination control areas as gazetted as a Statutory Instrument under legal notice number 51 of 2001 | BOV, RUF, RUW | F | 1 | | 4 August 2003 |

TH – Thailand | TH-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

TN – Tunisia | TN-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

TR – Turkey | TR-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

TR-1 | The provinces of Amasya, Ankara, Aydin, Balikesir, Bursa, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Izmir, Kastamonu, Kutahya, Manisa, Usak, Yozgat and Kirikkale | EQU | | | | |

UA – Ukraine | UA-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

US – United States | US-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, SUF, SUW, RUF, RUW | G | | | |

UY – Uruguay | UY-0 | Whole country | EQU | | | | |

BOV | A | 1 | | 1 November 2001 |

OVI | A | 1 | | |

ZA – South Africa | ZA-0 | Whole country | EQU, EQW | | | | |

ZA-1 | The whole country except: the part of the foot-and-mouth disease control area situated in the veterinary regions of Mpumalanga and Northern provinces, in the district of Ingwavuma of the veterinary region of Natal and in the border area with Botswana east of longitude 28°, andthe district of Camperdown, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal | BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW | F | 1 | | |

ZW – Zimbabwe | ZW-0 | Whole country | — | | | | |

(2) Part 2 is amended as follows:

(a) the introductory list is replaced by the following:

"PART 2

Models of veterinary certificates

Model(s):

"BOV" : Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds).

"OVI" : Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic ovine animals (Ovis aries) and domestic caprine animals (Capra hircus).

"POR" : Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa).

"EQU" : Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding minced meat, of domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds).

"RUF" : Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of farmed non-domestic animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae.

"RUW" : Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild non-domestic animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae.

"SUF" : Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of farmed non-domestic animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae families.

"SUW" : Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild non-domestic animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae families.

"EQW" : Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild solipeds belonging to the subgenus Hippotigris (zebra).

SG (Supplementary guarantees)

"A" : guarantees regarding the maturation, pH measurement and boning of fresh meat, excluding offal, certified according to the models of veterinary certificates BOV (point II.2.6), OVI (point II.2.6), RUF (point II.2.7) and RUW (point II.2.4).

"C" : guarantees regarding the laboratory test for classical-swine-fever in the carcases from which fresh meat was obtained, certified according to the model of veterinary certificate SUW (point II.2.3 B).

"D" : guarantees regarding swill feed on holding(s) of animals from which fresh meat certified was obtained according to the model of veterinary certificate POR (point II.2.3 d).

"E" : guarantees regarding tuberculosis test in the animals from where fresh meat certified was obtained, according to the model of veterinary certificate BOV (point II.2.4 d).

"F" : guarantees regarding the maturation and de-boning of fresh meat, excluding offal, certified according to the models of veterinary certificates BOV (point II.2.6), OVI (point II.2.6), RUF (point II.2.6) and RUW (point II.2.7).

"G" : guarantees regarding 1, exclusion of offals and spinal cord; and 2, testing and origin of cervid animals in relation to chronic wasting disease as referred to in the models of veterinary certificates RUF (point II.1.7) and RUW (point II.1.8).

"H" : supplementary guarantees required for Brazil. Concerning vaccination programmes, as the State of Santa Catarina in Brazil does not vaccinate against foot and mouth disease, the reference to a vaccination programme is not applicable for meat coming from animals originating and slaughtered in that State.

"J" : guarantees regarding the movement of bovine, ovine and caprine animals from holdings to the slaughterhouse, which allow them to pass via an assembly centre (including markets) before being transported directly to slaughter."

(b) the "Model BOV" is replaced by the following:

"Model BOV

Part I: Details of dispatched consignment

COUNTRY

Veterinary certificate to EU

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address

Tel.

I.2. Certificate reference No

I.2.a.

I.3. Central competent authority

I.4. Local competent authority

I.5. Consignee

Name

Address

Postal code

Tel.

I.6.

I.7. Country of origin

ISO code

I.8. Region of origin

Code

I.9. Country of destination

ISO code

I.10. Region of destination

Code

I.11. Place of origin

Name

Approval number

Address

I.12.

I.13. Place of loading

I.14. Date of departure

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane

Ship

Railway wagon

Road vehicle

Other

Identification

Documentary references

I.16. Entry BIP in EU

I.17.

I.18. Description of commodity

I.19. Commodity code (HS code)

I.20. Quantity

I.21. Temperature of product

Ambient

Chilled

Frozen

I.22. Number of packages

I.23. Seal/Container No

I.24. Type of packaging

I.25. Commodities certified for:

Human consumption

I.26.

I.27. For import or admission into EU

I.28. Identification of the commodities

Species

(scientific name)

Nature of commodity

Treatment type

Approval number of establishments

Abattoir

Cutting plant

Cold store

Number of packages

Net weight

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Part II: Certification

COUNTRY

Model BOV

II. Health information

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b.

II.1.Public Health Attestation

I, the undersigned official veterinarian declare that I am aware of the relevant requirements of Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 999/2001 and certify that the meat of domestic bovine animals described in Part I was produced in accordance with those requirements, in particular that:

II.1.1.the [meat] [minced meat] (1) comes from (an) establishment(s) implementing a programme based on the HACCP principles in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;

II.1.2. the meat has been obtained in compliance with Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(1) II.1.3. [the minced meat has been produced in compliance with Section V of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and frozen to an internal temperature of not more than – 18 °C;]

II.1.4. the meat has been found fit for human consumption following ante and post-mortem inspections carried out in accordance with Chapter II of Section I and Chapters I and IX of Section IV of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;

II.1.5. (1) either [the carcass or parts of the carcass have been marked with a health mark in accordance with Chapter III of Section I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;]

(1) or [the packages of [meat] [minced meat] (1) have been marked with an identification mark in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;]

II.1.6. the [meat] [minced meat] (1) satisfies the relevant criteria set out in Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs;

II.1.7. the guarantees covering live animals and products thereof provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with Directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Article 29 thereof, are fulfilled;

II.1.8.the [meat] [minced meat] (1) has been stored and transported in accordance with the relevant requirements of Sections I and V respectively of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

II.1.9. with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE):

(1) either [II.1.9.1. for imports from a country or a region with a negligible BSE risk and listed as such in Decision 2007/453/EC:

(a) the country or region is classified in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk;

(b) the animals from which the bovine meat or minced meat was derived were born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country with a negligible BSE risk (13);

(1) [(c) if in the country or region there have been BSE indigenous cases:

(1) either [the animals were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been enforced.]

(1) or [the bovine meat or minced meat does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, or mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine animals.]]]

(1) or [II.1.9.2. for imports from a country or a region with a controlled BSE risk and listed as such in Decision 2007/453/EC:

(a) the country or region is classified in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk;

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COUNTRY

Model BOV

II. Health information

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b.

(b) the animals from which the bovine meat or minced meat was derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;

(1) either[(c) the bovine meat or minced meat does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, or mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine animals.]

(1) or[(c) the carcasses, half carcasses or half carcasses cut into no more than three wholesale cuts, and quarters contain no specified risk material other than the vertebral column, including dorsal root ganglia. The carcasses or wholesale cuts of carcasses of bovine animals containing vertebral column have been identified by a blue stripe on the label referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000. (3)]]

(1) or [II.1.9.3. for imports from a country or a region which has not been categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 or has been categorised as a country or region with undetermined BSE risk and listed as such in Decision 2007/453/EC:

(a) the country or region has not been categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 or has been categorised as a country or region with undetermined BSE risk;

(b)the animals from which the bovine meat or minced meat was derived have not been fed meat-and-bone meal or greaves derived from ruminants;

(c)the animals from which the bovine meat or minced meat was derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;

(1) either[(d)the bovine meat or minced meat was not derived from:

(i) specified risk material as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;

(ii) nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;

(iii) mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine animals.]

(1) or [(d)the carcasses, half carcasses or half carcasses cut into no more than three wholesale cuts, and quarters contain no specified risk material other than the vertebral column, including dorsal root ganglia. The carcasses or wholesale cuts of carcasses of bovine animals containing vertebral column have been identified by a blue stripe on the label referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000. (3)]]

(4) [II.1.10. it fulfils the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards special guarantees concerning Salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs;]

II.2. Animal Health attestation

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described in Part I:

II.2.1.has been obtained in the territory/ies with code:… (2) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:

(a)has been free for 12 months from rinderpest, and during the same period no vaccination against this disease has taken place, and

(1) either[(b) has been free for 12 months from foot-and-mouth disease, and during the same period no vaccination against this disease has taken place;]

(1) or [(b) has been considered free from foot-and-mouth disease since … (dd/mm/yyyy), without having had cases/outbreaks afterwards, and authorised to export this meat by Commission Regulation (EU) No…/…, of …(dd/mm/yyyy);]

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COUNTRY

Model BOV

II. Health information

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b.

(1) (5) or [(b) vaccination programmes against foot-and-mouth disease are being officially carried out and controlled in domestic bovine animals;]

(1) (6) or[(b) has a systematic vaccination programme against foot and mouth disease and from herds where the efficacy of this vaccination programme is controlled by the competent veterinary authority through a regular serological surveillance indicating adequate antibody levels and which also demonstrates the absence of foot and mouth virus circulation;]

(1) (6) or[(b) has been free for 12 months from foot-and-mouth disease, and during the same period no vaccination against this disease has taken place and is controlled by the competent veterinary authority through a regular surveillance demonstrating the absence of foot and mouth infection;]

II.2.2.has been obtained from animals that:

(1) either[have remained in the territory described under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least the last three months before slaughter;]

(1) or[have been introduced on … (dd/mm/yyyy) into the territory described under point II.2.1, from the territory with code … (2) that at that date was authorised to import this fresh meat into the Union;]

(1) or[have been introduced on … (dd/mm/yyyy) into the territory described under point II.2.1, from the EU Member State …;].

II.2.3.has been obtained from animals coming from holdings in which:

(a)None of the animals present therein have been vaccinated against [foot-and-mouth disease or] (7) rinderpest, and

(1) either [(b) in these holdings, and in the holdings situated in their vicinity within 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest during the previous 30 days,]

(1) (8) or[(bthere is no official restriction for animal health reasons and where, in these holdings and in the holdings situated in their vicinity within 25 km, there has been no case/outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest during the previous 60 days, and,

(c) they have remained for at least 40 days before direct dispatch to the slaughterhouse;]

(1) (14) or[(c) they have remained for at least 40 days before passing through one assembly centre approved by the competent veterinary authority without coming into contact with animals of a different health status prior to subsequently going directly to a slaughterhouse;]

(1) (9) or [(b) there is no official restriction for animal health reasons and where, in these holdings and in the holdings situated in their vicinity within 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest during the previous 12 months, and

(c) they have remained for at least 40 days before direct dispatch to the slaughterhouse;]

(1) (6) [(d)animals have not been introduced during the last 3 months from areas not approved by the EU;

(e)animals are identified and registered in the national System of Identification and Certification of Origin for bovine animals;

(f) the holdings in question are listed as approved holdings, following a favourable competent authorities' inspection and official report, in TRACES (10) and inspections are regularly carried out by the competent authorities to ensure that the relevant requirements provided for in Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 are respected.]

II.2.4. has been obtained from animals which:

(a) have been transported from their holdings in vehicles, cleaned and disinfected before loading, to an approved slaughterhouse without contact with other animals which did not comply with the conditions referred to in point II.2.1, II.2.2 and II.2.3,

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(b) at the slaughterhouse, have passed ante-mortem health inspection during the 24 hours before slaughter and, in particular, have shown no evidence of the diseases referred to in point II.2.1,

(c)have been slaughtered on … (dd/mm/yyyy) or between … (dd/mm/yyyy) and … (dd/mm/yyyy) (11);

(1) (12) [(d) have reacted negatively to an official intra-dermal tuberculosis test carried out within 3 months before slaughter;]

(1) (6) [(e) at the slaughterhouse have been kept prior to slaughter completely separate from animals the meat of which is not intended for the Union].

II.2.5. has been obtained in an establishment around which, within a radius of 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak of the diseases referred to in point II.2.1 during the previous 30 days or, in the event of a case/outbreak of disease, the preparation of meat for importation to the Union has been authorised only after slaughter of all animals present, removal of all meat, and the total cleaning and disinfection of the establishment under the control of an official veterinarian;

II.2.6.

(1) either [has been obtained and prepared without contact with other meats not complying with the conditions required in this certificate.]

(1) (8) or [contains [boneless meat] [and] [minced meat] (1), obtained only from de-boned meat other than offal that was obtained from carcasses in which the main accessible lymphatic glands have been removed, which have been submitted to maturation at a temperature above + 2 °C for at least 24 hours before the bones were removed and in which the pH value of the meat was below 6.0 when tested electronically in the middle of the longissimus-dorsi muscle after maturation and before de-boning, and

has been kept strictly separate from meat not conforming to the requirements referred to in this certificate during all stages of its production, de-boning and storage until it has been packed in boxes or cartons for further storage in dedicated areas.]

(1) (9) or [contains [boneless meat] [and] [minced meat] (1), obtained only from de-boned meat other than offal that was obtained from carcasses in which the main accessible lymphatic glands have been removed, which have been submitted to maturation at a temperature above + 2 °C for at least 24 hours before the bones were removed, and

has been kept strictly separate from meat not conforming to the requirements referred to in this certificate during all stages of its production, de-boning and storage until it has been packed in boxes or cartons for further storage in dedicated areas.]

II.3. Animal welfare attestation

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described in Part I derives from animals which have been treated in the slaughterhouse before and at the time of slaughter or killing in accordance with the relevant provisions of Union legislation.

Notes

This certificate is meant for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds).

Fresh meat means all animal parts fit for human consumption whether fresh, chilled or frozen.

Part I

Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.

Box reference I.11: Place of origin: name and address of the dispatch establishment.

Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the Union.

Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate HS code: 02.01, 02.02, 02.06 or 05.04. In addition, for those territories of origin without the entry “A” or “F” in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, the HS code 15.02 may also be used when appropriate.

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Box reference I.20: Indicate total gross weight and total net weight.

Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) must be included.

Box reference I.28: Nature of commodity: Indicate “carcass-whole”, “carcass-side”, “carcass-quarters”, “cuts”, “offal” or “minced meat”.

Minced meat is deboned meat that has been minced into fragments and that must have been prepared exclusively from striated muscle (including the adjoining fatty tissues) except heart muscle.

Box reference I.28: Treatment type: If appropriate, indicate “deboned”; “bone in”; “matured”

Part II:

(1) Keep as appropriate.

(2) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.

(3)The number of bovine carcasses or wholesale cuts of carcasses, from which removal of the vertebral column is required as well as the number where removal of the vertebral column is not required must be added to the common veterinary entry document referred to in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 136/2004.

(4)Delete if the consignment is not intended for introduction into Finland or Sweden.

(5) Only matured de-boned meat fulfilling the supplementary guarantees referred to in footnote (8).

(6) Supplementary guarantees regarding import of matured de-boned meat to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 with the entry “H”.

(7) Delete when the exporting country carries out vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease with serotypes A, O or C, and this country is allowed to import into the Union matured de-boned meat which fulfils the supplementary guarantees described, in footnote (8).

(8) Supplementary guarantees regarding meats from matured de-boned meat to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, with the entry “A”.

(9) Supplementary guarantees regarding meats from matured de-boned meat to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, with the entry “F”. The matured de-boned meat shall not be allowed for importation into the Union until 21 days after the date of slaughter of the animals.

(10) The list of approved holdings provided by the competent authority is reviewed on a regular basis and kept up to date by the competent authority. The Commission will ensure that this list of approved holdings is made publicly available for information purposes through its integrated computerised veterinary system (TRACES).

(11) Date or dates of slaughter. Imports of this meat shall not be allowed when obtained from animals slaughtered either prior to the date of authorisation for importation into the Union of the third country, territory or part thereof referred to in boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the Union against imports of this meat from this third country, territory or part thereof.

(12) Supplementary guarantees concerning tuberculosis test, to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, with the entry “E”. Intra-dermal tuberculosis test to be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Annex B to Directive 64/432/EEC.

(13) List of countries in the Annex to Decision 2007/453/EC.

(14) Alternative guarantee may be provided when allowed for by the entry “J” in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.

Official veterinarian

Name (in capital letters):

Qualification and title:

Date:

Signature:"

Stamp:

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(c) The "Model OVI" is replaced by the following:

"Model OVI

Part I: Details of dispatched consignment

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Veterinary certificate to EU

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address

Tel.

I.2. Certificate reference No

I.2.a.

I.3. Central competent authority

I.4. Local competent authority

I.5. Consignee

Name

Address

Postal code

Tel.

I.6.

I.7. Country of origin

ISO code

I.8. Region of origin

Code

I.9. Country of destination

ISO code

I.10. Region of destination

Code

I.11. Place of origin

Name

Approval number

Address

I.12.

I.13. Place of loading

I.14. Date of departure

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane

Ship

Railway wagon

Road vehicle

Other

Identification

Documentary references

I.16. Entry BIP in EU

I.17.

I.18. Description of commodity

I.19. Commodity code (HS code)

I.20. Quantity

I.21. Temperature of product

Ambient

Chilled

Frozen

I.22. Number of packages

I.23. Seal/Container No

I.24. Type of packaging

I.25. Commodities certified for:

Human consumption

I.26.

I.27. For import or admission into EU

I.28. Identification of the commodities

Species

(scientific name)

Nature of commodity

Treatment type

Approval number of establishments

Abattoir

Cutting plant

Cold store

Number of packages

Net weight

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Part II: Certification

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II.b.

II.1. Public Health Attestation

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, declare that I am aware of the relevant requirements of Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 999/2001 and certify that the meat of domestic ovine and caprine animals described in Part I was produced in accordance with those requirements, in particular that:

II.1.1. the [meat] [minced meat] (1) comes from (an) establishment(s) implementing a programme based on the HACCP principles in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;

(1) II.1.2. the meat has been obtained in compliance with the conditions set out in Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(1) II.1.3. [the minced meat has been produced in compliance with Section V of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and frozen to an internal temperature of not more than – 18 °C;]

II.1.4. the meat has been found fit for human consumption following ante and post-mortem inspections carried out in accordance with Chapter II of Section I and Chapters II and IX of Section IV of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;

II.1.5. (1) either [the carcass or parts of the carcass have been marked with a health mark in accordance with Chapter III of Section I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;]

(1) or [the packages of [meat] [minced meat] (1) have been marked with an identification mark in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;]

II.1.6. the [meat] [minced meat] (1) satisfies the relevant criteria set out in Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs;

II.1.7. the guarantees covering live animals and products thereof provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with Directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Article 29 thereof, are fulfilled;

II.1.8. the [meat] [minced meat] (1) has been stored and transported in accordance with the relevant requirements of Sections I and V respectively of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

II.1.9. with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE):

(1) either [II.1.9.1. for imports from a country or a region with a negligible BSE risk and listed as such in Decision 2007/453/EC:

(a) the country or region is classified in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk;

(b) the animals from which the meat or minced meat was derived were born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country with negligible BSE risk; (2)

(1) [(c) if in the country or region there have been BSE indigenous cases:

(1) either [the animals were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been enforced.]

(1) or [the meat or minced meat does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, or mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of domestic ovine or caprine animals.]]]

(1) or[II.1.9.2. for imports from a country or a region with a controlled BSE risk and listed as such in Decision 2007/453/EC:

(a)the country or region is classified in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk;

(b)animals from which the meat or minced meat was derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;

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(1) either [(c) the meat or minced meat does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, or mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of domestic ovine or caprine animals.]

(1) or [(c)the carcasses, half carcasses or half carcasses cut into no more than three wholesale cuts, and quarters contain no specified risk material other than the vertebral column, including dorsal root ganglia.]]

(1) or[II.1.9.3. for imports from a country or a region which has not been categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 or has been categorised as a country or region with undetermined BSE risk and listed as such in Decision 2007/453/EC:

(a) the country or region has not been categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 or has been categorised as a country or region with undetermined BSE risk;

(b) the animals from which the meat or minced meat was derived have not been fed meat-and-bone meal or greaves derived from ruminants;

(c) the animals from which the meat or minced meat was derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;

(1) either[(d) the meat or minced meat was not derived from:

(i) specified risk material as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;

(ii) nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;

(iii) mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of domestic ovine or caprine animals.]

(1) or[(d) the carcasses, half carcasses or half carcasses cut into no more than three wholesale cuts, and quarters contain no specified risk material other than the vertebral column, including dorsal root ganglia.]]

II.2. Animal Health attestation

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described in Part I:

II.2.1. has been obtained in the territory/ies with code: … (3) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:

(a) has been free for 12 months from rinderpest, and during the same period no vaccination against this disease has taken place, and

(1) either[(b) has been free for 12 months from foot-and-mouth disease, and during the same period no vaccination against this disease has taken place;]

(1) or[(b)has been considered free from foot-and-mouth disease since … (dd/mm/yyyy), without having had cases/outbreaks afterwards, and authorised to export this meat by Commission Regulation (EU) No …/…, of … (dd/mm/yyyy);]

(1) (4) or[(b) vaccination programmes against foot-and-mouth disease are being officially carried out and controlled in domestic bovine animals;]

II.2.2.has been obtained from animals that:

(1) either[have remained in the territory described under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least the last three months before slaughter;]

(1) or[have been introduced on … (dd/mm/yyyy) into the territory described under point II.2.1, from the territory with code … (3) that at that date was authorised to import this fresh meat into the Union;];

(1) or[have been introduced on …(dd/mm/yyyy) into the territory described under point II.2.1, from the EU Member State … .]

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II.2.3.has been obtained from animals coming from holdings:

(a)in which none of the animals present therein have been vaccinated against [foot-and-mouth disease or] (5) rinderpest,

(b)not subject to prohibition as a result of an outbreak of ovine or caprine brucellosis during the previous six weeks, and

(1) either[(c)in and around which, in an area of 10 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest during the previous 30 days;]

(1) (4) or [(c)where there is no official restriction for health reasons and in and around which, in area of 50 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest during the previous 90 days, and,

(d)where they have remained for at least 40 days before direct dispatch to the slaughterhouse;]

(1) (8) or[(d)where they have remained for at least 40 days before passing through one assembly centre approved by the competent veterinary authority without coming into contact with animals of a different health status prior to subsequently going directly to a slaughterhouse;]

II.2.4.has been obtained from animals which:

(a)have been transported from their holdings in vehicles, cleaned and disinfected before loading, to an approved slaughterhouse without contact with other animals which did not comply with the requirements set out in points II.2.1, II.2.2 and II.2.3,

(b)at the slaughterhouse, have passed ante-mortem health inspection during the 24 hours before slaughter and, in particular, have shown no evidence of the diseases referred to in point II.2.1,

(c)have been slaughtered on … (dd/mm/yyyy) or between … (dd/mm/yyyy) and …(dd/mm/yyyy) (6);

II.2.5.has been obtained in an establishment around which, within a radius of 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak of the diseases referred to in point II.2.1 during the previous 30 days or, in the event of a case/outbreak of disease, the preparation of meat for importation into the Union has been authorised only after slaughter of all animals present, removal of all meat, and the total cleaning and disinfection of the establishment under the control of an official veterinarian;

II.2.6.

(1) either[has been obtained and prepared without contact with other meats not complying with the conditions required in this certificate.]

(1) (4) or [contains [boneless meat] [and] [minced meat] (1), obtained only from de-boned meat other than offal that was obtained from carcasses in which the main accessible lymphatic glands have been removed, which have been submitted to maturation at a temperature above + 2 °C for at least 24 hours before the bones were removed and in which the pH value of the meat was below 6.0 when tested electronically in the middle of the longissimus-dorsi muscle after maturation and before de-boning, and

has been kept strictly separate from meat not conforming to the requirements set out in this certificate during all stages of its production, de-boning and storage until it has been packed in boxes or cartons for further storage in dedicated areas.]

(1) (7) or [contains [boneless meat] [and] [minced meat] (1), obtained only from de-boned meat other than offal that was obtained from carcasses in which the main accessible lymphatic glands have been removed, which have been submitted to maturation at a temperature above + 2 °C for at least 24 hours before the bones were removed, and

has been kept strictly separate from meat not conforming to the requirements set out in this certificate during all stages of its production, de-boning and storage until it has been packed in boxes or cartons for further storage in dedicated areas.]

II.3. Animal welfare attestation

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described in Part I derives from animals which have been treated in the slaughterhouse before and at the time of slaughter or killing in accordance with the relevant provisions of Union legislation.

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Notes

This certificate is meant for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic ovine animals (Ovis aries) and caprine animals (Capra hircus).

Fresh meat means all animal parts fit for human consumption whether fresh, chilled or frozen.

Part I:

Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.

Box reference I.11: Place of origin: name and address of the dispatch establishment.

Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the Union.

Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate HS code: 02.04, 02.06 or 05.04. In addition, for those territories of origin without the entry “A” or “F” in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, the HS code 15.02 may also be used when appropriate.

Box reference I.20: Indicate total gross weight and total net weight.

Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.

Box reference I.28: Nature of commodity: Indicate “carcass-whole”, “carcass-side”, “carcass-quarters”, “cuts”, “offal” or “minced meat”. Minced meat is de-boned meat that has been minced into fragments and that must have been prepared exclusively from striated muscle (including the adjoining fatty tissues) except heart muscle.

Box reference I.28: Treatment type: If appropriate, indicate “de-boned”; ‘bone in”; “matured” and/or “minced”. If frozen, indicate the date of freezing (mm/yy) of the cuts/pieces.

Part II:

(1) Keep as appropriate.

(2) List of countries in the Annex to Decision 2007/453/EC.

(3) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.

(4) Supplementary guarantees regarding meats from matured de-boned meat to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, with the entry “A”.

(5) Delete when the exporting country carries out vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease with serotypes A, O or C, and this country is authorised to import into the Union matured de-boned meat which fulfils the supplementary guarantees described in Note (4).

(6) Date or dates of slaughter. Imports of this meat shall not be allowed when obtained from animals slaughtered either prior to the date of authorisation for importation into the Union of the third country, territory or part thereof referred to in boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the Union against imports of this meat from this third country, territory or part thereof.

(7) Supplementary guarantees regarding meats from matured de-boned meat to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, with the entry “F”. The matured de-boned meat shall not be authorised for importation into the Union until 21 days after the date of slaughter of the animals.

(8) Alternative guarantee may be provided when allowed for by the entry “J” in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.

Official veterinarian

Name (in capital letters):

Qualification and title:

Date:

Signature:"

Stamp:

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[1] Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for in agreements between the Union and third countries.

[2] Meat from animals slaughtered on or before the date set out in column 7 may be imported into the Union for 90 days from that date. However, consignments carried on vessels on the high seas may be imported into the Union if certified before the date set out in column 7 for 40 days from that date. (Where there is no date set out in column 7, no time restrictions shall apply).

[3] Only meat from animals slaughtered on or after the date set out in column 8 may be imported into the Union. Where there is no date set out in column 8, no time restrictions shall apply.

[4] The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be agreed following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place on this subject in the United Nations.

[5] Not including Kosovo which is at present under international administration pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.

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