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in Annex VII, Chapter V is amended as follows: (a) the heading is replaced by the following: (b) Part A is amended as follows: (i) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. Whey to be fed to animals of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease and produced from milk treated in accordance with paragraph 1 must: (a) either be collected at least 16 hours following milk clotting and its pH must be recorded as below 6,0 before transport to animal holdings; or (b) have been produced at least 21 days before shipping and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the Member State of origin.’; (ii) the following paragraph 6 is added: ‘6. Colostrum and colostrum products must: 6.1. be obtained from bovine animals kept on a holding on which all bovine herds are recognised as officially tuberculosis-free, officially brucellosis-free and officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free as defined in Article 2(2)(d), (f) and (j) of Directive 64/432/EEC; 6.2. have been produced at least 21 days before shipping and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the Member State of origin; 6.3. have undergone a single HTST treatment (1); 6.4. comply with the requirements set out in paragraph 4. (c) Part B is amended as follows: (i) paragraph 1.1 is replaced by the following: ‘1.1. they come from third countries appearing on the list in Part I(A) of Annex XI;’; (ii) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1.4, Member States shall authorise imports of milk and milk products from third countries so authorised in Column “A” of Annex I to Commission Decision 2004/438/EC (2) provided that the milk and milk products have undergone a single HTST treatment and: (a) have not been shipped before a period of at least 21 days has elapsed after production and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the exporting third country; or (b) have been presented at an EU border inspection post at least 21 days after production and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the exporting third country. (iii) the following paragraph 2a is inserted: ‘2a. Member States shall authorise imports of colostrum or colostrum products of bovine animals provided that: 2a.1. they come from a third country appearing on the list in Part I(B) of Annex XI; 2a.2. they comply with the conditions set out in paragraphs 1.2 and 1.3; 2a.3. they have undergone a single HTST treatment (3) and: (a) have not been shipped before a period of at least 21 days has elapsed after production and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the exporting third country; or (b) have been presented at an EU border inspection post at least 21 days after production and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the exporting third country; 2a.4. they have been obtained from bovine animals subject to regular veterinary inspections to ensure that animals come from holdings on which all bovine herds are: (a) either recognised as officially tuberculosis free and officially brucellosis free as defined in Article 2(2)(d) and (f) of Directive 64/432/EEC or not restricted under the national legislation of the third country of origin of the colostrum regarding eradication of tuberculosis and brucellosis; and (b) either recognised as official enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free as defined in Article 2(2)(j) of Directive 64/432/EEC or included in an official system for the control of enzootic-bovine-leukosis and there has been no evidence as a result of clinical and laboratory testing of this disease in the herd during the past two years; 2a.5. after completion of the processing, every precaution has been taken to prevent contamination of the colostrum or colostrum products; 2a.6. the final product has been labelled so as to indicate that it contains Category 3 material and is not intended for human consumption, and that it has been: (a) packed in new containers; or (b) transported in bulk in containers or other means of transport that before use were thoroughly cleansed and disinfected using a disinfectant approved for the purpose by the competent authority.