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HEALTHCERTIFICATE TOEXPORT BREEDING SWINE 

TO THE UNITED STATES FROM , 

A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION RECOGNIZED BY 

USDA APHIS AS LOW-RISK FOR CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER

1. EU Member State of provenance and competent authority 2. Health certificate number

A. ORIGIN OF SWINE

3. Name and address of the consignor 4. Means of transport

5. Name and address of embarkation quarantine facility

B. DESTINATION OF SWINE

8. Name and address of the consignee 9. Port of entry into the United 

States

C. IDENTIFICATION OF SWINE

10. Number of swine

10.1 Breed 10.2 Identification 

system

10.3 Identification number 10.4 Age 10.5 Sex

This certificate must be issued within 24 hours of export.

The signature and the stamp must be in a different colour to that of the printing. 
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D. HEALTH INFORMATION

Section A (to be signed by the Accredited Veterinarian

11. I, the undersigned Accredited Veterinarian officially recognised by the competent veterinary authority of (EU 

Member State), hereby certify that the animals described above meet the following requirements : 

11.1 [Since birth]7 or [within the 12 months prior to export]7, there was no clinical or pathological evidence of tuberculosis, brucellosis or Aujezsky's 

disease found in the swine or any other animals in contact with them;

During the 60 days prior to export, the swine were isolated from all other livestock in an embarkation quarantine facility approved by the 

competent veterinary authority of (EU Member State) and placed under my supervision; 

During the 60 days prior to export, no swine erysipelas or swine plague (acute pasteurellosis) existed in the embarkation quarantine facility; 

During the 60 days prior to export, the swine were not held with other animals of lesser animal health status or with animals under any 

restrictions which would make them ineligible for export to the United States;

I inspected the swine at the embarkation quarantine facility within 24 hours prior to export and found the animals to be free of clinical evidence 

of contagious or communicable disease, and as far as can be determined, exposure thereto, during the preceding 60 days in isolation;

Within the 3-month period prior to export, the swine were subjected to the following tests at least once with negative results:

(a) Tuberculosis: an intradermal tuberculin test with animals injected with 0.1 mL of Mycobacterium bovis tuberculin. The injection site 

was visually observed and palpated 48 hours (plus or minus 6 hours) following injection. 

Date:

Result:

(b) Brucellosis: a buffered Brucella antigen test (card test, rose Bengal test or the buffered plate agglutination test) or an ELISA (indirect 

or competitive) test, conducted at a laboratory approved by the competent veterinary authority of (EU 

Member State)1. 

Date:

Result:

(c) Aujeszky's disease: a serum neutralisation test at a dilution of 1:4 or an ELISA test using all the Aujeszky's disease viral antigens in 

the case of non-vaccinated-swine, or an ELISA test for the Aujeszky's disease g1 (gE) antigens in the case of swine vaccinated with a 

g1 (gE) deleted vaccine, conducted at a laboratory approved by the competent veterinary authority of 

 (EU Member State)2. 

Date:

Result:

The swine will be transported from the embarkation quarantine facility to the port of embarkation in a conveyance which has been cleaned and 

disinfected prior to loading and will be sealed in my presence. 

Seal number: ............................................................

11.2 

11.3

11.4 

11.5 

11.6 

11.7 

12.1. Date and place 12.2. Name and address of Accredited 

Veterinarian

12.3. Signature and stamp of Accredited 

Veterinarian
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Section B (to be signed by the Official Veterinarian

13. I, the undersigned Official Veterinarian of (EU Member State), hereby certify that the swine described above meet 

the following requirements:

13.1. They originate in (EU Member State) which is recognized by the USDA as low-risk for classical swine fever, 

hereinafter “CSF,” defined in 9 CFR Part 93 and 94 as an “APHIS-defined EU CSF region4,” and which is designated by the USDA to be free 

of foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, African swine fever and swine vesicular disease as indicated in 9 CFR Part 94 and other official 

publications5; 

13.2. They have not been imported into (EU Member State) from countries/regions that are designated by the USDA in 9 CFR Part 94 

and other official publications5 as affected with foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, African swine fever, or swine vesicular disease;

13.3. They have not been in a country/region where classical swine fever is known to exist (except for the APHIS-defined EU CSF region), as 

indicated in 9 CFR Part 93 and 94 and other official publications5; nor have they commingled with other swine that at any time were in any of 

these regions or zones; nor have they transited such countries/regions unless the swine were moved directly through the region or zone in a 

sealed means of conveyance with the seal determined to be intact by the Official Veterinarian or Accredited Veterinarian upon arrival at the 

point of destination; 

13.4. They have not been in a restricted zone6 in the APHIS-defined EU CSF region established due to detection of CSF in domestic swine, from the 

time of detection until the designation of the zone as a restricted zone is removed by the competent veterinary authority of the EU Member 

State; or until 6 months following depopulation of the swine on affected premises in the restricted zone and the cleaning and disinfection of the 

last affected premises in the zone, whichever period of time is later; 

13.5. They have not been in a restricted zone6 in the APHIS-defined EU CSF region established due to the detection of CSF in wild boar, from the 

time of detection until the designation of the zone as a restricted zone is removed by the competent authority of the EU Member State; 

13.6. They have not commingled with swine that have at any time been in any of the regions or zones described in points 13.4 and 13.5 unless the 

swine are exported after the periods described in these sections; 

13.7. They have not transited any region or zone described in points 13.4 and 13.5, unless the swine were moved directly through the region or zone 

in a sealed means of conveyance with the seal determined to be intact by the Official Veterinarian or Accredited Veterinarian upon arrival at the 

point of destination, or unless the swine are exported after the periods described in these sections; 

13.8. They have been treated before and at the time of loading in accordance with the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, in particular 

as regards watering and feeding and they are fit for the intended transport; 

13.9. The Accredited Veterinarian that completed Section A of this certificate is authorized by the competent veterinary authority to perform this 

service. 

14.1. Date and place 14.2. Name and address of Official Veterinarian 14.3. Signature and stamp of Official 

Veterinarian
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Section C (to be signed at the port of embarkation by the local Official Veterinarian or Accredited Veterinarian

15. I, the undersigned 7[Official Veterinarian] [Accredited Veterinarian officially recognised by the competent veterinary authority of

 (EU Member State)], hereby certify that:

15.1. The swine described above arrived at the port of embarkation in a sealed means of conveyance. The seal was intact when I broke it. 

Seal number: ......................................... 

15.2. No livestock, other than those intended for export to the United States, were aboard the means of conveyance that transported the swine to the 

port of embarkation. 

15.3. The transporting aircraft or vessel was cleaned and disinfected prior to loading. 

15.4. All hay, straw, forage, feed and bedding aboard the transporting aircraft or vessel originated in an EU Member State designated by the USDA to 

be free of foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, African swine fever and swine vesicular disease as indicated in 9 CFR Part 94 and other official 

publications5; 

15.5. No equipment or materials used in transporting the swine to the United States was previously used for transporting swine that do not meet the 

above requirements, unless the equipment or materials was first cleaned and disinfected. 

15.6. No livestock, other than those intended for export to the United States, are aboard the transporting aircraft or vessel. 

15.7. The captain or transport carrier has been informed of the transportation requirements described in this Section.

16.1. Date and place 16.2. Name and address of Veterinarian at the 

port of embarkation

16.3. Signature and stamp of Veterinarian at the 

port of embarkation

1 Test records must accompany the shipment. Samples that react positively must be retested with negative results using a suitable 

confirmatory test such as the complement fixation test. 2 Test records must accompany the shipment. 4 See http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/animal_imports.csf.shtml 5 See http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/animal_disease_status.shtml 6 A restricted zone for classical swine fever is defined as an area, delineated by the relevant competent veterinary authorities of the region in 

which the area is located, that surrounds and includes the location of an outbreak of classical swine fever in domestic swine or detection of

the disease in wild boar, and from which the movement of domestic swine is prohibited. 7 Delete as appropriate.