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of30January2002
concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of live bovine and
porcineanimalsfromcertain thirdcountries
(notified under document number C(2002) 334)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2002/199/EC)
(OJ L 71, 13.3.2002, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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►M1Commission Decision 2002/578/EC of 10 July 2002 L 183 62 12.7.2002
►M2Commission Decision 2004/82/EC of 15 January 2004 L 17 46 24.1.2004
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of30January2002
concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification
for imports of live bovine and porcine animals from certain third
countries
(notified under document number C(2002) 334)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2002/199/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972
on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation ofbovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, freshmeat or meatproducts from third countries (
1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/
EC (2), and in particular Articles 6, 7, 8 and 11 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)The animal health conditions and veterinary certification for
import of domestic animals of the bovine and porcine species
from Canada, Switzerland, Iceland, New Zealand, Cyprus and
certain European countries were established by CommissionDecision 83/494/EEC (
3) at last amended by Decision 88/212/
EEC (4), Commission Decision 92/460/EEC (5) as last amended
by Decision 94/664/EC (6), Commission Decision 92/463/
EEC (7) as last amended by Decision 93/469/EEC (8), and
Commission Decisions 93/491/EEC (9), 96/650/EC (10), 98/372/
EC (11) and 1999/539/EC (12) respectively.
(2)Healthprotection measures concerning bluetongue in respect ofa region of Canada were established by Decision 88/212/EEC.
(3)With a view to the internal market, numerous health measureshave been established in the framework of trade within the
Community. The realisation of that objective necessitates, in
parallel, an adaptation of the animal health conditions requiredfor importation of domestic bovine and porcine animals fromthird countries.
(4)That adaptation must take into account the different epidemiolo-gical situations in the third countries concerned, and indeed inthe different parts of their territories. The existence of similar
health situations in the various parts of those countries must
also be taken into account in establishing a new system of healthguarantees. It is, therefore, appropriate to establish differenthealth certificates in accordance with the conditions requiredfor the importation of domestic bovine and porcine animals
from those different categories of countries or parts of countries.
(5)In order to clarify and simplify the Community legislation, it is
appropriate to group together as far as possible the animal healthconditions required for imports of domestic bovine and porcine2002D0199 — EN — 24.03.2004 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 273, 6.10.1983, p. 37.
(4) OJ L 95, 13.4.1988, p. 21.
(5) OJ L 261, 7.9.1992, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 260, 8.10.1994, p. 32.
(7) OJ L 261, 7.9.1992, p. 50.
(8) OJ L 218, 28.8.1993, p. 58.
(9) OJ L 229, 10.9.1993, p. 18.
(10) OJ L 294, 19.11.1996, p. 18.
(11) OJ L 170, 16.6.1998, p. 34.
(12) OJ L 207, 6.8.1999, p. 26.
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animals from third countries and to repeal the specific Decisions
applying to those countries.
(6)Imports of domestic bovine and porcine animals should not beallowed unless a programme of control of residues in the
exporting third country has been approved by the Commission.
(7)The guarantees provided by exporting countries as regards
certain diseases should be equivalent to those required for intra-Community trade.
(8)The veterinary authorities of the countries concerned mustconfirm that for certain prescribed periods their countries orparts of them have been free from the relevant diseases referredto in Article 6 of Council Directive 72/462/EEC and that no
vaccinations have been carried out against those diseases during
the past 12 months.
(9)Those veterinary authorities must undertake to notify theCommission and the Member States without delay, of the confir-mation of the occurrence of any of those diseases above, or ofthe adoption of vaccination against any of them, or of anyproposed changes in their import rules concerning bovine or
porcine animals or the semen or embryos thereof. Those authori-
ties should in certain circumstances periodically supply theCommission withupdated information on monitoring anddisease-control plans for those diseases.
(10)Certificates drawn up by official veterinarians of third countriesshould comply with certain conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC.
(11)As regards standards of certification, which are necessary for
valid certification and to prevent fraud, the rules and principles
applied by certifying officers in third countries should provideguarantees which are at least equivalent to those laid down inCouncil Directive 96/93/EC of 17 December 1996 on the certifi-cation of animals and animal products (
1).
(12)Pending the adoption of further measures by the Community,Member States may apply the additional health guarantees
applicable for certain diseases in certain parts of the territory of
the Community.
(13)Commission Decision 98/372/EC (2), as last amended by Deci-
sion 2001/600/EC (3), established inter alia conditions for
import of live animals of the swine species from the CzechRepublic related to the occurrence of classical swine fever indomestic and feral pigs and its persistence in feral pigs in certain
parts of the territory of the Czech Republic.
(14)The Czech authorities have informed the Commission on the
results of the plan in force to control and eradicate classicalswine fever from their territory, and the results of this plansuggest that classical swine fever is under control.
(15)The Czech authorities have informed the Commission that asurveillance plan will continue to be enforced in their territoryto verify any possible reappearance of this disease either in
domestic or feral pigs and to ensure the rapid adoption of appro-
priate disease control measures, if necessary.
(16)It is therefore necessary to amend the conditions for imports oflive animals of porcine species from some areas of the CzechRepublic to take into account the evolution of the epidemiolo-gical situation in relation to classical swine fever.
(17)Following a Community veterinary inspection mission, it appearsthat the animal health situation in Chile compares favourably2002D0199 — EN — 24.03.2004 — 002.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 13, 16.1.1997, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 170, 16.6.1998, p. 34.
(3) OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 51.
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with that in the Community in particular concerning porcine
diseases.
(18)In addition the competent veterinary authorities of Chile haveconfirmed that for the prescribed periods their country has beenfree from the relevant diseases referred to in Article 6 of Direc-tive 72/462/EEC and that no vaccinations have been carried out
against those diseases during the past 12 months.
(19)The competent veterinary authorities of Chile have also under-
taken to notify the Commission and the Member States withoutdelay, of the confirmation of the occurrence of any of the above
diseases, or of the adoption of vaccination against any of them,
or of any proposed changes in their import rules concerningporcine animals or the semen or embryos thereof.
(20)In order to ensure acceptable animal health and welfare condi-
tions, imports should be limited to porcines for breeding and
production coming by plane, either directly or via countriesauthorised to import porcines into the Community.
(21)Chile can therefore be authorised to import into the Community
live porcine animals for breeding or production purposes.
(22)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
This Decision lays down health and veterinary rules on the importation
of the categories of live animals set out in Annex II and coming from
the third countries' territories or parts thereof as laid down in Annex I.
Article 2
For the purposes of this Decision the definitions set out or referred to
in Article 2 of Directive 72/462/EEC shall apply where appropriate.
Article 3
1. Member States shall authorise the introduction onto their territory
of bovine or porcine animals from the territory of origin as described inAnnex I only if they comply with the guarantees laid down in thehealth certificate, drawn up in conformity with Annex III, includingthe specific conditions required in Annex II and described inAnnex IV. These specific conditions must be provided for by the
exporting country in section VI of eachmodel of certificate laid down
in Annex III.
2. Member States shall authorise the importation from the concerned
exporting countries of the domestic animals of the bovine or porcinespecies indicated in paragraph 1 which have been previously importedinto the concerned exporting country:
— only if suchanimals were imported from th e Community, or from a
third country included in the list annexed to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (
1), in so far as it covers domestic animals of these
species, and
— only if the importation was made in accordance with veterinary
conditions at least as strict as the requirements of Chapter II ofCouncil Directive 72/462/EEC, including any subsidiary Decisions.
Article 4
1. Member States shall require that when animals are dispatched
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(1) OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15.
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authority as required by the specific model of certificate applicable,
and meets the conditions provided for in Annex VIII.
2. Member States shall require that animals which are submitted to
tests referred to in Annex IX, as required by the specific model ofcertificate applicable, are continuously isolated, under conditionsapproved by an official veterinarian of the country of origin, from all
cloven-hoofed animals not intended for export to the Community or not
of equivalent health status to such animals, from the time of the first ofsuchtests to th e time of loading.
Article 5
1. Member States shall permit the entry onto their territory, from the
third country of origin, of bovine animals only if such animals:
(a) come from regions declared by the veterinary authorities of the
country of origin to be officially enzootic bovine leukosis free aslaid down in Annex VI;
or
(b) come from herds declared by the veterinary authorities of the
country of origin to be officially enzootic bovine leukosis free asdefined in Annex VI and have been subjected, within 30 daysbefore export and withnegative result, to an individual test for
enzootic bovine leukosis;
or
(c) come from herds which are included in an official surveillance
system as laid down in Annex VI, for enzootic bovine leukosis,and are consigned directly to a slaughterhouse, are permanentlymarked as described in Annex VII, and are slaughtered within fiveworking days of their arrival there.
In the case of the animals referred to in (c), Member States shall
ensure, by inspection, that such animals are clearly identified, shallsupervise them until slaughter, and shall take all measures to preventcontamination of indigenous herds.
2. Member States shall make the introduction onto their territory of
pigs from the country of origin subject to a guarantee that they havenot been vaccinated against classical swine fever.
3. Member States shall make the introduction onto their territory of
cloven-hoofed animals from the country of origin subject to a guar-antee that they have not been vaccinated against foot-and-mouthdisease.
Article 6
Member States shall apply the additional health guarantees provided
for certain parts of the territory of the Community in accordance with
the Decisions listed in Annex V, pending the entry into force of furthermeasures adopted by the Community for the eradication, prevention orcontrol of a contagious or infectious bovine or porcine disease coveredby those Decisions.
Article 7
1. Member States shall make the introduction of bovine or porcine
animals onto their territory subject to the submission of a veterinary
certificate.
2. The veterinary certificate shall consist of a single sheet or, where
more than a page is required, shall be in such a form that any two or
more pages are part of an integrated whole and indivisible; each certi-
ficate shall bear a coded number on each page. This number shall beissued by the central competent authority. The health certificate shallbe signed by an official veterinarian designated by the central compe-tent authority The signature and the stamp on the certificate must be ina colour different to that of the printing.2002D0199 — EN — 24.03.2004 — 002.001 — 5
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3. The original completed veterinary certificate shall be drawn up in
at least the official languages of the Member State of destination and ofthe Member State in which the import inspection at the border inspec-
tion post is carried out.
4. The original completed veterinary certificate shall be presented
with the animals at the border inspection post.
Article 8
The operation of this Decision shall be reviewed in the light of the
changing animal health situation in the Community and in the thirdcountries concerned.
Article 9
Decisions 83/494/EEC, 88/212/EEC, 92/460/EEC, 92/463/EEC, 93/
491/EEC, 96/650/EC and 98/372/EC are repealed.
Article 10
This Decision shall apply from the sixtieth day following that of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
Article 11
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2002D0199 — EN — 24.03.2004 — 002.001 — 6
ANNEX I
Descriptionofterritories ofcertainthirdcountriesestablishedforanimalhealthcertification purposes
Country Code of territory Version Description of territory
Argentina AR 01/00 Whole country
Australia AU 01/00 Whole country
Bosnia and Herzegovina BA 01/00 Whole countryBulgaria BG 01/00 Whole country
BG-1 01/00 The provinces of Varna, Dobrich, Silistra, Choumen, Targovichte, Razgrad, Rousse, V.Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Pleven,
Lovetch, Plovdiv, Smolian, Pasardjik, Sofia district, Sofia city, Pernik, Kustendil, Blagoevgrad, Vratza, Montana,
Sliven, Starazagora and Vidin
BG-2 01/00 The provinces of Bourgas, Jambol, Hasskovo and Kardjali except the 20 km-wide corridor on the border with Turkey
BG-3 01/00 The 20 km-wide corridor on the border with Turkey
Belarus BY 01/00 Whole countryCanada CA 01/00 Whole country
CA-1 01/00 Whole country except the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia described as follows:
— From a point on the Canada/United States border 120 º15 ′longitude, 49 º latitude
— Northerly to a point 119 º35 ′longitude, 50 º30 ′latitude
— North-easterly to a point 119 º longitude, 50 º45 ′latitude
— Southerly to a point on the Canada/United States border 118 º15 ′longitude, 49 º latitude.
Switzerland CH 01/00 Whole countryChile CL 01/00 Whole countryCzechRepublic (*) CZ 01/00 Wh ole country
CZ-1 01/00 Whole country excluding the provinces of Kromeriz, Vyskov, Hodonin, Uherske Hradiste, Zlin and Vsetin
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Country Code of territory Version Description of territory
Cyprus(*) CY 01/00 Whole country
Estonia (*) EE 01/00 Whole countryFalkland Islands FK 01/00 Whole countryCroatia HR 01/00 Whole countryHungary(*) HU 01/00 Whole countryIceland IS 01/00 Whole countryLithuania (*) LT 01/00 Whole country
Latvia (*) LV 01/00 Whole country
Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace-
doniaMK(
1) 01/00 Whole country
Malta (*) MT 01/00 Whole country
New Zealand NZ 01/00 Whole country
Poland (*) PL 01/00 Whole country
Romania RO 01/00 Whole countryRussia RU 01/00 Whole countrySerbia and Montenegro SCG 01/2003 Whole country
SCG-1 01/2003 The whole country excluding the region of Kosovo and MetohijaSCG-2 01/2003 The region of Kosovo and Metohija
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Country Code of territory Version Description of territory
Slovak Republic (*) SK 01/00 Whole country
SK-1 1/2003 The District Veterinary and Food Administrations (DVFA) of Trnava (comprising Pieš ťany, Hlohovec and Trnava
districts); Levice (comprising Levice district); Nitra (comprising Nitra and Zlaté Moravce districts); Topo ľčany
(comprising Topo ľčany district); Nové Mesto nad Váhom (comprising Nové Mesto nad Váhom district); Tren čín
(comprising Tren čín and Bánovce nad Bebravou districts); Prievidza (comprising Prievidza and Partizánske districts);
Púchov (comprising Púchov and Ilava districts); Žiar nad Hronom (comprising Žiar nad Hronom, Žarnovica and Banská
Štiavnica districts); Zvolen (comprising Zvolen and Detva districts); Banská Bystrica (comprising Banská Bystrica and
Brezno districts).
SK-2 1/2003 The District Veterinary and Food Administrations (DVFA) of Bratislava mesto (comprising Bratislava I., II., III., IV.
and V. districts); Senec (comprising Senec, Pezinok and Malacky districts); Dunajská Streda (comprising Dunajská
Streda district); Galanta (comprising Galanta district); Senica (comprising Senica and Skalica districts); Nové Mesto nad
Váhom (comprising Myjava district); Púchov (comprising Považská Bystrica district); Nové Zámky (comprising Nové
Zámky district); Komárno (comprising Komárno district); Ša ľa (comprising Ša ľa district); Žilina (comprising Žilina and
Bytča district); Dolný Kubín (comprising Dolný Kubín, Tvrdošín and Námestovo districts); Martin (comprising Martin
and Tur čianske Teplice districts); Liptovský Mikuláš (comprising Liptovský Mikuláš and Ružomberok districts);
(comprising Lu čenec and Poltár districts); Ve ľký Krtíš (comprising Ve ľký Krtíš district); Rimavská Sobota (comprising
Rimavská Sobota and Revúca districts); Zvolen (comprising Krupina district); Poprad (comprising Poprad, Kežmarok
and Levo ča districts); Prešov (comprising Prešov and Sabinov districts); Bardejov (comprising Bardejov district);
Vranov nad Top ľou (comprising Vranov nad Top ľou district); Svidník (comprising Svidník and Stropkov districts);
Humenné (comprising Humenné, Medzilaborce and Snina districts); Stará Ľubov ňa (comprising Stará Ľubov ňa district);
Košice-mesto (comprising Košice I., II., III. and IV. districts); Košice-okolie (comprising Košice-okolie district);
Michalovce (comprising Michalovce and Sobrance districts); Rož ňava (comprising Rož ňava district); Spišská Nová Ves
(comprising Spišská Nová Ves and Gelnica districts) and Trebišov (comprising Trebišov district).
United States of America US 01/00 Whole country
Uruguay UY 01/00 Whole country
(*) Only applicable until this acceding State becomes a Member State of the Community.
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ANNEX II
Animalhealthrequirementsrequestedoncertification —live animals
Country CodeBovine Swine
Breeding/production Slaughter Breeding/production Slaughter
mc (1)s c (2)m c (1)s c (2)m c (1)s c (2)m c (1)s c (2)
Argentina AR — — — —
Australia AU — — — —Bosnia and Herzegovina BA — — — —Bulgaria BG — —
BG-1 A B — —
BG-2 A B — —BG-3 — — — —
Belarus BY — — — —
Canada CA — — C —
CA-1 A 1, 2, — — —
Switzerland CH A B C 3 D
Chile CL — — C —
Cyprus(*) CY — — C 3 DCzechRepublic (*) CZ A B — —
CZ-1 A B C 3 D
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Country CodeBovine Swine
Breeding/production Slaughter Breeding/production Slaughter
mc (1)s c (2)m c (1)s c (2)m c (1)s c (2)m c (1)s c (2)
Estonia (*) EE A B C3D
Falkland Islands FK — — — —Croatia HR A B — —Hungary(*) HU A B C 3 DIceland IS A B C 3 DLithuania (*) LT A B C3D
Latvia (*) LV A B C3D
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia MK — — — —
Malta (*) MT — — C3D
New Zealand NZ A B C DPoland (*) PL A B C3D
Romania RO A B — —Russia RU — — — —Serbia and Montenegro SCG — — — —
SCG-1 — — — —SCG-2 — — — —
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Country CodeBovine Swine
Breeding/production Slaughter Breeding/production Slaughter
mc (1)s c (2)m c (1)s c (2)m c (1)s c (2)m c (1)s c (2)
Slovak Republic (*) SK A B — —
SK-1 A B C 3 DSK-2 A B — —
United States of America US — — — —
Uruguay UY — — — —
(*) Only applicable until this Acceding State becomes a Member State of the Community
(1) MC: model of certificate to be fulfilled. The letters (A, B, C, D, etc.) appearing on the tables refer to the models of animal health requirements as des cribed in Annex III,
to be applied for each animal and origin in accordance with Article 3 of this Decision. A dash (—) indicates that imports are not authorised.
(2) SC: specific conditions. The numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.) appearing on the tables refer to the specific conditions to be provided by the exporting country a s described in Annex
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ANNEX III
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ANNEX IV
Specificconditionstobeprovidedbytheexportingterritorywhenrequired
inAnnexIIinapplicationofArticle 3(1)
1. The animals described in this certificate have remained for the past 40 days,
or since birth if less than 40 days old, on a single holding situated in the
centre of a circle 150 km in diameter in which, according to official findings
by the veterinary authorities of … (exporting country), during the past
40 days there has been no case of bluetongue or epizootic haemorrhagicdisease,
2. The animals described in this certificate have reacted negatively to a serolo-
gical test for the detection of antibody for bluetongue and epizootic
haemorrhagic disease in accordance with the specifications provided for in
Annex IX of Commission Decision 2002/199/EC, carried out on two occa-
sions on samples of blood taken at the beginning of the quarantine period
and at least 28 days later on …(
1) and on …(1), the second of which must
have been taken within 10 days of export. All animals in isolation have
passed the test.
3. As recorded in section IV, the animals described in this certificate have been
subjected within the past 30 days to a test for swine vesicular disease antibo-
dies and a test for classical swine fever antibodies withnegative results in
bothcases.
4. As recorded in section IV, the animals described in this certificate have been
subjected within the past 30 days to a buffered Brucella antigen test for
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ANNEX V
Commission Decisions providing for the additional health guarantees to be
providedbytheexportingterritorywhenrequiredbytheMemberStatesin
applicationofarticle 6
(a) Commission Decision 93/42/EEC of 21 December 1992 concerning addi-
tional guarantees relating to infectious bovine rhinotracheitis for bovines
destined for Member States or Regions of Member States free from the
disease (OJ L 16, 25.1.1993, p. 50) as amended.
(b) Commission Decision 93/24/EEC of 11 December 1992 concerning addi-
tional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined to
Member States or regions free of the disease (OJ L 16, 25.1.1993, p. 18)
as amended.
(c) Commission Decision 93/244/EEC of 2 April 1993 concerning additional
guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for certain parts
of the territory of the Community (OJ L 111, 5.5.1993, p. 21) as amended.2002D0199 — EN — 24.03.2004 — 002.001 — 35
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ANNEX VI
Requirements for the recognition of bovine herds, countries and regions as
officially free
(SectionAorBapplies)
Section A
1. Tuberculosis and brucellosis: Annex A of Council Directive 64/432/EEC
2. Enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL): Annex D of Council Directive 64/432/EEC
Section B Equivalency
1. The official control programme of the exporting third country is deemed
equivalent to Annexes A and or D of Council Directive 64/432/EEC.
2. The following official control programmes have been recognised as equiva-
lents:
ISO code CountryTuberculosis Brucellosis EBL
HerdRegion
or
countryHerdRegion
or
countryHerdRegion
or
country
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ANNEX VII
MarktobeappliedtobovineanimalsinapplicationofArticle 5(1)(c)
A permanent mark, having the dimensions indicated below, applied to and
visible on at least two places on the hindquarters of each animal using the tech-
nique known as ‘freeze-branding’.
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ANNEX VIII
Minimum conditions for the approval of assembly centres for trade in
animals of the bovine or porcine species intended for export to the
EuropeanCommunity
1. The exporting country shall ensure that, in order to be approved by the
competent authority, assembly centres meet the following conditions at least.
They must:
(a) be under the control of an official veterinarian who shall ensure that, in
particular, the provisions of the present Commission Decision are
complied with;
(b) be located in an area which is not subject to prohibition or restrictions in
accordance withrelevant European Community legislation and/or
national legislation;
(c) be cleaned and disinfected before use, as required by the official veteri-
narian;
(d) have, taking into account the animal capacity of the assembly centre:
— a facility dedicated exclusively for this purpose when used as an
assembly centre,
— appropriate facilities for loading, unloading and adequate housing of
a suitable standard for the animals, for watering and feeding them,
and for giving them any necessary treatment; these facilities must be
easy to clean and disinfect,
— appropriate inspection facilities,— appropriate isolation facilities,
— appropriate equipment for cleaning and disinfecting rooms and
trucks,
— an appropriate storage area for fodder, litter and manure,— an appropriate system for collecting waste water,— an office for the official veterinarian;
(e) admit only animals that are:
— individually identified so as to guarantee traceability and come from
herds that are officially free of tuberculosis, brucellosis and leukosis,
or
— slaughter animals meeting the conditions equivalent to those set out
in Directive 72/462/EEC and in particular Article 8.
To this end, when animals are admitted the owner or person in charge of
the centre shall ensure they are properly identified and accompanied by
health documents or appropriate certificates for the species and cate-
gories involved;
(f) be regularly inspected in order to ascertain that the requirements for
approval continue to be fulfilled.
2. The owner or person in charge of the assembly centre shall be required, on
the basis either of the accompanying documents for the animals or of the
identification numbers or marks of the animals, to record on a register or a
data base, and retain for a minimum period of three years, the following
information:
— the name of the owner, the origin, date of entry and exit, the number and
identification of the animals for bovine, or the registration number of the
holding of origin or of the herd of origin for the pigs, and their proposed
destination,
— the registration number of the carrier and the licence number of the lorry
delivering or collecting animals from the centre.
3. The competent authority shall issue an approval number to each approved
assembly centre. Suchapproval may be limited to a particular species or to
animals for breeding and production or to animals for slaughter. The compe-
tent authority shall notify the European Commission of the list of approved
assembly centres and of any updates.
4. The competent authority may suspend or withdraw approval in the event of a
failure to comply withth is Annex or withoth er appropriate provisions of
Directive 72/462/EEC, or of other legislation in respect of health restrictions.
Approval may be restored when the competent authority is satisfied that that
assembly centre is in full compliance withall th e appropriate provisions of
this Annex.
5. The competent authority shall ensure that when operating, assembly centres
have sufficient approved veterinarians to carry out all duties.2002D0199 — EN — 24.03.2004 — 002.001 — 38
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ANNEX IX
Protocols forthestandardisationofmaterials andtestingprocedures
1.Tuberculosis
The single intradermal tuberculin test using bovine tuberculin shall be
carried out according to Annex B to Directive 64/432/EEC
2.Brucellosis
(i) The serum agglutination test complement fixation test and buffered
brucella antigen test: carried out according to paragraphs A, B and D
of Annex C to Directive 64/432/EEC.
(ii) The enzyme linked immuno-absorbent assays tests (ELISA) carried out
in accordance with the provisions set up in the Annex to Decision 2000/
330/EC
3.Enzooticbovineleukosis
The agar gel immuno-diffusion test and the enzyme linked immuno-absor-
bent assay test (ELISA): carried out according to paragraphs A and C,
chapter II of Annex D to Council Directive 64/432/EEC.
4.Bluetongue
The blocking or competitive Elisa test: carried out according to
paragraph4.A, Ch apter I, Annex I to Commission Decision 91/189/EEC
The agar gel immuno-diffusion test shall be carried out according to para-
graph4.B, Ch apter I, Annex I to Decision 91/189/EEC
5.Epizootichaemorrhagic disease
The agar gel immuno-diffusion test: carried out according to paragraph 5,
Chapter I, Annex I to Decision 91/189/EEC
6.Infectiousbovinerhino-tracheitis/infectious pustularvulvo-vaginitis
(i) the serum neutralisation test carried out according to Annex I, Chapter
I, paragraph7 to Decision 91/198/EEC.
(ii) Any other test recognised in the frame of Commission Decision 93/42/
EEC of 21 December 1992 concerning additional guarantees relating to
infectious bovine rhino-tracheitis for bovines destined for Member
States or Regions of Member States free from the disease
7.Foot-and-mouthdisease(FMD)
(i) Collecting oesophageal/pharyngeal samples and testing: carried out
according to paragraph10.A, Ch apter I, Annex I to Decision 91/189/
EEC
(ii) The virus neutralisation test: carried out according to paragraph 10.B,
Chapter I, Annex I to Decision 91/189/EEC
(iii) The detection and quantification of antibody by ELISA
8.Aujeszky'sdisease
(i) The serum neutralisation test
(ii) Any other test recognised in the frame of Commission Decision 93/244/
EEC of 2 April 1993 concerning additional guarantees relating to
Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for certain parts of the territory of
the Community
9.Swinevesicular disease
The serum neutralisation test: carried out according to paragraph 7,
Chapter II, Annex I to Decision 91/189/EEC
10.Classicalswinefever
Tests for classical swine fever shall be carried out according to Annex I to
Council Directive 80/217/EEC.2002D0199 — EN — 24.03.2004 — 002.001 — 39