Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 5/14/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** E34012

E30000

**EU-25**

**Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards**

**New EU-25 Veterinary Certificates for Transshipments**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Christine Strossman

U.S. Mission to the EU

**Prepared by:**

Gerda Vandercammen

**Report Highlights:**

Existing EU decisions on the certification of a series of animal
products have been amended to incorporate specific provisions for
transshipments to and from Russia via the Community following the
eastward expansion of the EU. The amendments include also the new
specimen health certificates for transshipments through the expanded EU.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Brussels USEU \[BE2\]

\[E3\]

These certificates become mandatory after January 1, 2005. So far, they
have only been published in the official languages of the EU-15. We will
send out an update when they become available in the languages of the
acceding countries.

Furthermore a consolidated list of approved border inspection posts
(BIPs) in the EU-25 has been published. This list provides also an
overview of the type of products that each of those BIPs handles and
also indicates which border inspection posts in Lithuania, Latvia and
Poland have been designated for transit of consignments destined for
Russia.

# Overview of the new Transit Certificates

## Fresh Meat

2004/372/EC: Commission Decision of 13 April 2004 amending Council
Decision 79/542/EEC as regards the animal health conditions and
veterinary certification for certain products transiting or being
temporarily stored in the Community

*Official Journal L 118, 23/04/2004 P. 0045 -- 0048*

<http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2004/l_118/l_11820040423en00450048.pdf>

## Rabbit Meat and Game Meat

2004/413/EC: COMMISSION DECISION of 28 April 2004 amending Commission
Decision 2000/585/EC as regards the animal health conditions and
veterinary certification for rabbit meat and certain wild and farmed
game meat transiting or being temporarily stored in the Community

*Official Journal L 151, 30/04/2004 P. 54-61*

The full text will become available in electronic format from:

# <http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/oj/index_20040430.html>

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## Casings

2004/414/EC: COMMISSION DECISION of 28 April 2004 amending Commission
Decision 2003/779/EC as regards the animal health conditions and
veterinary certification for animal casings transiting or being
temporarily stored in the Community

*Official Journal L 151, 30/04/2004 P. 62-69*

The full text will become available in electronic format from:

<http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/oj/index_20040430.html>

# 

## Farmed Ratite Meat

2004/415/EC: COMMISSION DECISION of 29 April 2004 amending Commission
Decision 2000/609/EC as regards the animal health conditions and
veterinary certification for farmed ratite meat transiting or being
temporarily stored in the Community

*Official Journal L 151, 30/04/2004 P. 70-75*

The full text will become available in electronic format from:

# <http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/oj/index_20040430.html>

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## Meat Products

2004/427/EC: Commission Decision of 29 April 2004 amending Commission
Decision 97/221/EC as regards the animal health conditions and
veterinary certification for meat products transiting or being
temporarily stored in the Community

*Official Journal L 154, 30/04/2004 P.8-13*

<http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2004/l_154/l_15420040430en00080013.pdf>

## Fresh Poultrymeat

2004/436/EC: COMMISSION DECISION of 29 April 2004 amending Commission
Decision 94/984/EC as regards the animal health conditions and
veterinary certification for fresh poultrymeat transiting or being
temporarily stored in the Community

*Official Journal L 154, 30/04/2004 P. 59-64*

<http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2004/l_154/l_15420040430en00590064.pdf>

## Meat Preparations

2004/437/EC: COMMISSION DECISION of 29 April 2004 amending Commission
Decision 2000/572/EC as regards the animal health conditions and
veterinary certification for meat preparations transiting or being
temporarily stored in the Community)

####### Official Journal L 154, 30/04/2004 P. 65-71

<http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2004/l_154/l_15420040430en00650071.pdf>

## Dairy Products 

2004/438/EC: COMMISSION DECISION of 29 April 2004 laying down animal and
public health and veterinary certifications conditions for introduction
in the Community of heat-treated milk, milk-based products and raw milk
intended for human consumption

####### Official Journal L 154, 30/04/2004 P. 72-91

<http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2004/l_154/l_15420040430en00720092.pdf>

######## Consolidated list of border inspection posts in the EU-25

2004/469/EC: Commission Decision of 29 April 2004 as regards the list of
border inspection posts in view of the accession of the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and
Slovakia

*Official Journal L 160, 30/04/2004 P. 7-51*

The full text will become available in electronic format from:

<http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/oj/index_20040430.html>

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