II 
(Non-legislative acts)  
REGULATIONS  
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 780/2013  
of 14 August 2013  
amending Commission 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 2004/68/EC of 26 April 
2004 laying down animal health rules for the importation 
into and transit through the Union of certain live ungulate 
animals, amending Directives 90/426/EEC and 92/65/EEC and 
repealing Directive 72/462/EEC (  1 ), and in particular the first 
and second subparagraphs of Article 3(1), the first subparagraph 
of Article 6(1), Article 7(e), Article 8(c) and Article 13(1) 
thereof,  
Whereas:  
(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 (  2 ) lays down 
the requirements for the introduction into the Union of, 
amongst others, certain ungulates. That Regulation does 
not apply to non-domesticated animals intended for an 
approved body, institute or centre as defined in 
Article 2(1)(c) of 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 (  3 ). 
(2) The lack of specific animal health requirements for the 
introduction of ungulates intended for an approved body, 
institute or centre into the Union causes practical 
problems for such structures and strongly limits their 
activities, because of their need to introduce those 
animals.  (3) It is appropriate to lay down animal health requirements 
for the introduction of ungulates intended for an 
approved body, institute or centre into the Union, 
which would take account of the specific situation of 
such animals. In the interest of simplification of Union 
law, it is appropriate that such rules be laid down in 
Regulation (EU) No 206/2010. The scope of that Regu ­
lation should therefore be amended accordingly.  
(4) Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 provides that 
consignments of ungulates may only be introduced 
into the Union if they come from the third countries, 
territories or parts thereof listed in Part 1 of Annex I to 
that Regulation.  
(5) 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 (  4 ) 
provides for the adoption by the Commission of lists 
of the third countries or regions of third countries 
from which imports of specified products of animal 
origin are permitted.  
(6) Council Directive 2009/156/EC of 30 November 2009 
on animal health conditions governing the movement 
and importation from third countries of equidae (  5 ) 
provides that the importation of equidae into the 
Union is to be authorised only from third countries 
that appear on a list to be drawn up or amended in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in that 
Directive.EN 15.8.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 219/1  
( 1 ) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 321.  
( 2 ) OJ L 73, 20.3.2010. p. 1.  
( 3 ) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.  ( 4 ) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.  
( 5 ) OJ L 192, 23.7.2010, p. 1.(7) Council Directive 2009/158/EC of 30 November 2009 
on animal health conditions governing intra-Community 
trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and 
hatching eggs (  1 ) provides that poultry and hatching eggs 
imported into the Union must have originated in a third 
country or part of a third country included on a list 
drawn up by the Commission in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in that Directive.  
(8) The introduction of ungulates intended for an approved 
body, institute or centre into the Union should, in 
particular, fulfil the general requirements for the intro ­
duction of live animals into the Union and further 
specific animal health requirements and offer specific 
guarantees ensuring that the animals introduced into 
the Union do not endanger the animal health status of 
the Union.  
(9) The general requirements for the introduction of live 
animals into the Union, consisting of an effective 
system of veterinary services in charge of the control 
of animal health, are currently fulfilled by those third 
countries, territories and parts thereof listed pursuant to 
Directives 2002/99/EC, 2009/156/EC and 2009/158/EC.  
(10) However, the general requirements for the introduction 
of live animals into the Union do not guarantee that 
ungulates are free of diseases. Individual animals may 
still carry infectious diseases that could spread into the 
Union and consequently consitute a danger to animal 
health in the Union. Ungulates intended for an 
approved body, institute or centre should therefore 
only be introduced into the Union directly from a 
body, institute or centre which complies with certain 
requirements and is approved by the competent 
authority of the third country, territory or part thereof 
in which it is situated.  
(11) It is appropriate that the list of such bodies, institutes or 
centres be established by the Member State of desti ­
nation, following an assessment of all relevant 
information.  
(12) In order to protect the animal health in the Union, it is 
crucial that consignments of ungulates introduced into 
the Union and destined to approved bodies, institutes 
or centres be transported directly and without delay to 
their destination in sealed containers and that further 
movement of such animals within the Union be 
restricted.  
(13) In order to address exceptional circumstances such as 
situations concerning animal welfare problems, conser ­
vation of endangered species, sudden natural disasters 
or political unrest, in which it is not possible to apply 
all the animal health requirements and especially those 
related with the approval of the body, institute or centre 
of origin, Member States should be able to introduce into their territory certain ungulates destined to an approved 
body, institute or centre, under specific conditions. 
However, even in such cases, a permit should be 
required in order to ensure sufficient reduction of the 
animal health risk.  
(14) Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should therefore be 
amended accordingly.  
(15) 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) In Article 1, paragraph 3 is deleted.  
(2) The following Article 3a is inserted:  
'Article 3a  
Conditions for the introduction of ungulates intended 
for an approved body, institute or centre  
1. By way of derogation from Article 3, the competent 
authority of a Member State may authorise the introduction 
into its territory of consignments of ungulates of the species 
listed in Tables 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Annex VI where 
those consignments are destined for an approved body, 
institute or centre, provided that the following conditions 
are complied with:  
(a) an assessment has been carried out by the competent 
authority of the Member State of destination of the 
animal health risks that each of the consignments may 
present for the Union;  
(b) the consignments concerned come from a third country, 
territory or part thereof which is included in one of the 
lists set out in:  
(i) Part 1 of Annex I or in Part 1 of Annex II to this 
Regulation,  
(ii) Decision 2004/211/EC (*), Decision 
2007/777/EC (**), Regulation (EC) No 
798/2008 (***), Regulation (EC) No 119/2009 (****), 
Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 (*****),  
(c) the ungulates originate from a body, institute or centre 
in a third country, territory or part thereof, referred to 
in point (a), which is included in a list established in 
accordance with Article 3c;  
(d) the ungulates have been quarantined in a vector- 
protected facility at the premises of the body, institute 
or centre referred to in point (c) for the period provided 
for in the relevant certificates;EN L 219/2 Official Journal of the European Union 15.8.2013  
( 1 ) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 74.(e) the ungulates are conveyed directly to an approved 
body, institute or centre in the Member State of desti ­
nation;  
(f) the ungulates are accompanied by an appropriate 
veterinary certificate, drawn up in accordance with the 
relevant model of veterinary certificate referred to in 
Tables 1, 2 and 3 in Part 1 of Annex VI and set out 
in Part 2 of that Annex;  
(g) the ungulates comply with the requirements set out in 
the model of veterinary certificate referred to in point 
(f). 
The Member State of destination shall inform the 
Commission and the other Member States in the Standing 
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health of the 
authorisation granted pursuant to the first subparagraph, 
prior to the introduction of the ungulates into their 
territory.  
2. Where exceptional circumstances render compliance 
with points (c) and (d) of paragraph 1 impossible, the 
competent authority of the Member State of destination 
may authorise the introduction, into its territory, of 
ungulates of the species listed in Tables 1, 2 and 3 of 
Part 1 of Annex VI from  other holdings  which do not 
comply with the requirements laid down in those points, 
provided that the requirements laid down in points (a), (b) 
and (e) to (g) of paragraph 1 are complied with and that the 
following additional conditions are met:  
(a) a prior application for a permit has been made by the 
owner, or a natural person representing that owner, and 
the Member State of destination has granted such 
permit after having carried out a risk assessment that 
has indicated that the introduction of the ungulates 
concerned into its territory does not constitute an 
animal health risk for the Union;  
(b) the ungulates have been quarantined in the third 
country, territory or part thereof of origin under 
official supervision for the time necessary for them to 
meet the animal health conditions set out in the model 
of veterinary certificate referred to in point (f):  
(i) at a place approved by the competent authority of 
the third country, territory or part thereof of origin 
of the animals;  
(ii) in accordance with the arrangements prescribed in 
the permit that shall provide at least the same guar ­
antees as those laid down in points (a), (b) and (e) to 
(g) of paragraph 1.  
Where ungulates are introduced into the Union pursuant to 
the first subparagraph, they shall be quarantined in an 
approved body, institute or centre  of destination  for at least 
six months from the time of introduction into the Union, 
during which period the requirements provided for in 
Article 8(1)(a) of Council Directive 90/425/EEC may be 
applied by the competent authorities.  
The Member State authorising the introduction of ungulates 
pursuant to the first subparagraph shall inform the 
Commission and the other Member States in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health of such 
authorisation, prior to the introduction of the ungulates 
into its territory.  
___________  
(*) OJ L 73, 11.3.2004, p. 1.  
(**) OJ L 312, 30.11.2007, p. 49.  
(***) OJ L 226, 23.8.2008, p. 1.  
(****) OJ L 39, 10.2.2009, p. 12.  
(*****) OJ L 175, 10.7.2010, p. 1. ' 
(3) The following Article 3b is inserted:  
'Article 3b  
Conditions for the entry and transit of ungulates 
intended for an approved body, institute or centre 
through the territory of Member States other than 
the Member State of destination  
The transit of the ungulates referred to in Article 3a 
through a Member State other than the Member State of 
destination shall be permitted only subject to the authori ­
sation of the competent authority of the Member State of 
transit. Such authorisation may be granted only on the basis 
of a risk assessment by that competent authority, in view of 
the information submitted to it by the Member State of 
destination.  
The Member State of destination shall inform the 
Commission and the other Member States in the Standing 
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, prior to 
the transit, when authorising the introduction of animals 
under the conditions provided for in Article 3a. ' 
(4) The following Article 3c is inserted:  
'Article 3c  
List of approved bodies, institutes or centres in third 
countries, territories and parts thereof  
1. Following an assessment of compliance with the 
conditions laid down in paragraph 2, each Member State 
may establish a list of bodies, institutes and centres from 
which the introduction of ungulates into its territory may 
be authorised pursuant to Article 3a(1).  
2. A body, institute or centre in a third country, territory 
or part thereof shall only be included in the list referred to 
in paragraph 1 where the following conditions are complied 
with:  
(a) the body, institute or centre complies with the 
requirements set out in Part 3 of Annex VI;  
(b) the body, institute or centre is approved by the 
competent authority of the third country, territory or 
part thereof where that body, institute or centre is 
situated;  
(c) the competent authority of the third country, territory 
or part thereof provides sufficient guarantees that the 
conditions concerning the approval of bodies, institutes 
or centres set out in Part 4 of Annex VI are complied 
with.EN 15.8.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 219/33. A Member State may include in the list referred to in 
paragraph (1) bodies, institutes or centres in third countries 
which are already included in such a list established by 
another Member State, without having assessed compliance 
with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2.  
4. Member States shall keep the lists referred to in 
paragraph (1) up to date, taking into account in particular 
any suspension or withdrawal of the approval granted by 
the competent authority of a third country, territory or part 
thereof to the bodies, institutes or centres situated therein 
and included in those lists.  
5. Member States shall make available to the public, by 
means of Internet-based information pages, the lists referred 
to in paragraph 1 and shall keep those Internet-based 
information pages up to date.  
6. Member States shall communicate the Internet address 
of their Internet-based information pages to the Commis ­
sion. ' 
(5) Article 4 is replaced by the following:  
'Article 4  
Conditions for the assembly centres for certain 
consignments of ungulates  
1. Consignments of ungulates which contain live animals 
from more than one holding shall only be introduced into 
the Union if they are assembled in assembly centres 
approved by the competent authority of the third country, 
territory or part thereof of origin of the animals in 
accordance with the requirements set out in Part 5 of 
Annex I.  
2. Consignments of ungulates introduced into the Union 
in accordance with Article 3a or Article 6 shall not 
originate from more than one holding and shall not be 
assembled in assembly centres. ' 
(6) In Article 8, point (b) is replaced by the following:  
'(b) unloaded in, or when transported by air, moved to 
another aircraft, or transported by road, by rail, or 
moved on foot through a third country, territory or 
part thereof which is not authorised for imports of 
the animals concerned into the Union. ' 
(7) In Article 11, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:  
'1. Following their introduction into the Union, 
consignments of ungulates, other than those referred to in 
Article 3a shall be conveyed in a vector-protected means of 
transport without delay to the holding of destination.  
Those ungulates shall remain on that holding for a period 
of at least 30 days, unless they are dispatched directly to a 
slaughterhouse. ' (8) The following Article 13a is inserted:  
'Article 13a  
Conditions to be applied following the introduction of 
consignments of ungulates intended for approved 
bodies, institutes or centres  
1. Following their introduction into the Union, 
consignments of ungulates intended for approved bodies, 
institutes or centres shall be transported without delay to 
the approved body, institute or centre of destination in 
means of transport that are vector-protected and so 
constructed that the animals cannot escape and faeces, 
urine, litter, fodder, waste or any other material cannot 
flow or fall out from the vehicle or container during trans ­
portation.  
2. The animals shall be kept in quarantine in vector- 
protected facilities on the premises of the approved body, 
institute or centre of the Member State of destination for a 
minimum of 30 days. After the 30 days quarantine period 
the animals may be moved to another approved body, 
institute or centre.  
3. Animals introduced into an approved body, institute 
or centre can only be moved to a destination other than an 
approved body, institute or centre provided that:  
(a) at least six months have elapsed from the time of intro ­
duction into the Union, and  
(b) the movement is carried out in accordance with 
paragraph 4 of Annex C to Directive 92/65/EEC.  
4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, animals may 
leave an approved body, institute or centre before the end 
of the six-month period provided for in that paragraph, 
only where the following conditions are complied with:  
(a) the animals are exported to a third country, territory or 
part thereof;  
(b) for the purpose of their export as referred to in a) the 
animals are transported in means of transport that are 
vector-protected and so constructed that the animals 
cannot escape and faeces, urine, litter, fodder, waste or 
any other material cannot flow or fall out from the 
vehicle or container during transportation. ' 
(9) Annex VI, the text of which is set out in the Annex to this 
Regulation, is added.  
Article 2  
Entry into force  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day 
following that of its publication in the  Official Journal of the 
European Union .EN L 219/4 Official Journal of the European Union 15.8.2013This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  
Done at Brussels, 14 August 2013.  
For the Commission  
The President  
José Manuel BARROSOEN 15.8.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 219/5ANNEX  
‘ANNEX VI  
PART 1  
Table 1  
"RUM-A ": Model of veterinary certificate for animals of the species listed below that are originating from and 
intended for an approved body, institute or centre.  
Order  Family  Genera/species  
Artiodactyla  Antilocapridae  Antilocapra  ssp.  
Bovidae  Addax  ssp.,  Aepyceros  ssp.,  Alcelaphus  ssp.,  Ammodorcas  ssp.,  
Ammotragus  ssp.,  Antidorcas  ssp.,  Antilope  ssp.,  Bison  ssp.,  Bos  ssp.  
(including Bibos, Novibos, Poephagus), Boselaphus  ssp.,  Bubalus  ssp.  
(including anoa), Budorcas  ssp.,  Capra  ssp.,  Cephalophus  ssp.,  
Connochaetes  ssp.,  Damaliscus  ssp.  (including Beatragus), Dorcatragus  
ssp.,  Gazella  ssp.,  Hemitragus  ssp.,  Hippotragus  ssp.,  Kobus  ssp.,  Lito ­
cranius  ssp.,  Madoqua  ssp.,  Naemorhedus  ssp.  (including Nemorhaedus 
and Capricornis), Neotragus  ssp.,  Oreamnos  ssp.,  Oreotragus  ssp.,  Oryx  
ssp.,  Ourebia  ssp.,  Ovibos  ssp.,  Ovis  ssp.,  Patholops  ssp.,  Pelea  ssp.,  
Procapra  ssp.,  Pseudois  ssp.,  Pseudoryx  ssp.,  Raphicerus  ssp.,  Redunca  
ssp.,  Rupicapra  ssp.,  Saiga  ssp.,  Sigmoceros-Alecelaphus  ssp.,  Sylvicapra  
ssp.,  Syncerus  ssp.,  Taurotragus  ssp.,  Tetracerus  ssp.,  Tragelaphus  ssp. 
(including Boocerus ). 
Camelidae  Camelus  ssp.,  Lama  ssp.,  Vicugna  ssp.  
Cervidae  Alces  ssp.,  Axis-Hyelaphus  ssp.,  Blastocerus  ssp.,  Capreolus  ssp.,  Cervus- 
Rucervus  ssp.,  Dama  ssp.,  Elaphurus  ssp.,  Hippocamelus  ssp.,  Hydropotes  
ssp.,  Mazama  ssp.,  Megamuntiacus  ssp.,  Muntiacus  ssp.,  Odocoileus  
ssp.,  Ozotoceros  ssp.,  Pudu  ssp.,  Rangifer  ssp.  
Giraffidae  Giraffa  ssp.,  Okapia  ssp.  
Moschidae  Moschus  ssp.  
Tragulidae  Hyemoschus  ssp.,  Tragulus-Moschiola  ssp.  
Table 2  
"SUI-A ": Model of veterinary certificate for animals of the species listed below that are originating from and 
intended for an approved body, institute or centre.  
Order  Family  Genera/species  
Artiodactyla  Suidae  Babyrousa  ssp.,  Hylochoerus  ssp.,  Phacochoerus  ssp.,  Potamochoerus  ssp.,  
Sus ssp.  
Tayassuidae  Catagonus  ssp.,  Pecari-Tayassu  ssp.  
Hippopotamidae  Hexaprotodon-Choeropsis  ssp.,  Hippopotamus  ssp.  
Table 3  
"TRE-A ": Model of veterinary certificate for animals of the species listed below that are originating from and 
intended for an approved body, institute or centre.  
Order  Family  Genera/species  
Perissodactyla  Tapiridae  Tapirus  ssp.  
Rhinocerotidae  Ceratotherium  ssp.,  Dicerorhinus  ssp.,  Diceros  ssp.,  Rhinoceros  ssp.  
Proboscidea  Elephantidae  Elephas  ssp.,  Loxodonta  ssp.EN L 219/6 Official Journal of the European Union 15.8.2013PART 2
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Requirements concerning bodies, institutes or centres in third countries  
The body, institute or centre in a third country must:  
(a) be clearly demarcated and separated from its surroundings;  
(b) have adequate means for catching, confining and isolating animals, and have available adequate quarantine facilities 
and approved standard operating procedures for animals coming from unknown origin;  
(c) have a vector-protected structure complying with the following requirements:  
(i) it has appropriate physical barriers at entry and exit points;  
(ii) the openings of the vector-protected structure are vector-screened with mesh of appropriate gauge impregnated 
regularly with an approved insecticide according to the instructions of the manufacturer;  
(iii) vector surveillance and control are carried out within and around the vector-protected structure;  
(iv) measures are taken to limit or eliminate breeding sites for vectors in the vicinity of the vector-protected structure;  
(v) standard operating procedures are in place, including descriptions of back-up and alarm systems, for the 
operation of the vector-protected structure and for the transport of the animals from that structure to the 
place of loading;  
(d) keep, for a minimum period of ten years, up-to-date records indicating:  
(i) the number and identity (age, sex, species and individual identification, where appropriate) of the animals of each 
species present on their premises;  
(ii) the number and identity (age, sex, species and individual identification where appropriate) of animals arriving in 
or leaving their premises, together with information on their origin or destination, the means of transport, and 
the health status of those animals;  
(iii) the results of blood tests or any other diagnostic procedures carried out on the animals on their premises;  
(iv) cases of disease and, where appropriate, the treatment administered;  
(v) the results of the post-mortem examinations on animals that have died on their premises, including still-born 
animals;  
(vi) observations made during any isolation or quarantine period;  
(e) be free from the diseases listed in Annex A to Directive 92/65/EEC or mentioned in the veterinary certificates for the 
relevant species set out in Part 2 of Annex VI to this Regulation, for at least the previous three years, as evidenced by 
the records kept pursuant to point (d) and the results of the clinical and laboratory tests carried out on the animals on 
their premises;  
(f) either have an arrangement with a laboratory approved  by the competent authority  to perform post-mortem examin ­
ations, or have one or more appropriate premises where these examinations may be performed under the authority of 
the approved veterinarian;  
(g) ensure disposal of the carcasses of animals which die of a disease or are euthanised;  
(h) secure, by contract or legal instrument, the services of a veterinarian approved by and acting under the control of the 
competent authority, who must perform at least the following tasks:EN 15.8.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 219/19(i) ensure that appropriate disease surveillance and control measures are applied in that body, institute or centre. 
Such measures must be approved by the competent authority of the third country, territory or part thereof where 
the body, institute or centre is situated, taking into account the disease situation and must include at least the 
following elements:  
— an annual disease surveillance plan including appropriate control measures concerning zoonoses in the 
animals present on the premises,  
— clinical, laboratory and post-mortem testing of animals suspected to be affected by transmissible diseases and 
zoonoses,  
— vaccination of susceptible animals against infectious diseases and zoonoses;  
(ii) ensure that any suspect deaths or the presence of any other symptom suggesting that animals have contracted 
one or more of the diseases listed in Annex A to Directive 92/65/EEC or mentioned in the veterinary certificates 
for the relevant species set out in Part 2 of Annex VI to this Regulation are notified without delay to the 
competent authority, where that particular disease is notifiable in the third country, territory or part thereof 
concerned;  
(iii) ensure that incoming animals have been quarantined as necessary, in accordance with the instructions given by 
the competent authority;  
(iv) ensure compliance with the animal health requirements which the animals must fulfil in order to be introduced 
into the Union.  
PART 4  
Conditions concerning the approval of bodies, institutes or centres in third countries  
1. Approval must be granted only to those bodies, institutes or centres which comply with the requirements set out in 
Part 3.  
2. Where vector protection is required, the approval of a structure as vector-protected must be granted only if the criteria 
in point (c) of Part 3 are met. In order to grant the approval, the competent authority must verify at least three times 
during the required protection period (at the beginning, during and at the end of the period) the effectiveness of the 
vector protection measures, by means of a vector trap inside the vector protected structure.  
3. Each approved body, institute and centre must be assigned an approval number.  
4. Approval must be maintained only as long as the following conditions continue to be met:  
the premises are under the control of an official veterinarian, who must perform at least the following tasks:  
(i) inspect the premises of the body, institute or centre at least once per year;  
(ii) audit the activity of the veterinarian referred to in point (h) of Part 3 and the implementation of the annual disease 
surveillance plan referred to in the first indent of point (h)(i);  
(iii) ensure that the provisions laid down in Parts 3 and 4 are met;  
(iv) verify that:  
— compliance with the animal health requirements which the animals must fulfil in order to be introduced into 
the Union;  
— the results of the clinical, post-mortem and laboratory tests on the animals have revealed no occurrence of the 
diseases listed in Annex A to Directive 92/65/EEC or mentioned in the veterinary certificates for the relevant 
species set out in Part 2 of Annex VI to this Regulation.  
5. The approval must be withdrawn where the competent authority finds that the requirements of Part 3 are no longer 
being fulfilled.  
6. Where notification is given of the suspicion of the occurrence of one of the diseases listed in Annex A to Directive 
92/65/EEC or mentioned in the veterinary certificates for the relevant species laid down in Part 2 of Annex VI to this 
Regulation, the competent authority must suspend the approval of the body, institute or centre, until the suspicion has 
been officially ruled out. Depending on the disease involved and the risk of disease transmission, the suspension may 
relate to the the body, institute or centre as a whole or only to certain categories of animals susceptible to the disease 
in question. The competent authority must ensure that the measures necessary to confirm or rule out the suspicion 
and to avoid any spread of disease are taken.  
7. Where the suspected disease referred to in point 6 is confirmed, the approval of the body, institute or centre must be 
withdrawn.EN L 219/20 Official Journal of the European Union 15.8.20138. Where the approval of a body, institute or centre has been withdrawn, it must be restored only where the following 
conditions are complied with:  
(a) the disease and the source of infection were eradicated on the premises of the body, institute or centre concerned;  
(b) the premises of the body, institute or centre concerned were appropriately cleaned and desinfected;  
(c) the body, institute or centre concerned complies with the requirements set out in points (a) to (d) and (f) to (h) of 
Part 3.  
9. The competent authority which approved the body, institute or centre must inform the Member States that included 
the body, institute or centre on their lists of approved bodies, institutes and centres of the suspension, withdrawal or 
restoration of that approval.’EN 15.8.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 219/21