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Annex VIII is amended as follows: (a) Chapter II is amended as follows: (i) paragraph A(1) is replaced by the following: ‘1. The only animal by-products that may be used to produce petfood and dogchews are those referred to in Article 6(1)(a) to (j). However, raw petfood may only be manufactured from animal by-products referred to in Article 6(1)(a) or Article 6(1)(b).’; (ii) paragraph B(4) is replaced by the following: ‘4. Dogchews must be subjected to a treatment during processing sufficient to destroy pathogenic organisms, including salmonella. After that treatment, every precaution must be taken to ensure that such dogchews are not exposed to contamination. The dogchews must be packed in new packaging.’; (b) Chapter III is amended as follows: (i) paragraph I(A)(3) is replaced by the following: ‘3. Unprocessed manure of equidae which is traded must not originate from a holding subject to animal health restrictions pertaining to glanders, vesicular stomatitis, anthrax or rabies in accordance with Article 4 (5) of Directive 90/426/EEC.’; (ii) paragraph I(B)(4) is replaced by the following: ‘4. The importation of unprocessed manure is prohibited.’; (iii) paragraph II(B)(6)(d) is replaced by the following: ‘(d) are accompanied by a health certificate that conforms to the model laid down in Chapter 17 of Annex X.’; (c) Chapter VI is amended as follows: (i) in A, paragraph (1)(a) is replaced by the following: ‘(a) to hides and skins of ungulates complying with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of 29 April 2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (1) (ii) in B, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. Trade in fresh or chilled hides and skins is subject to the same health conditions as those applicable to fresh meat pursuant to 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 (2). (iii) in C, paragraph 5(b), the introductory phrase is replaced by the following: ‘(b) they come from a third country or, in the case of regionalisation in accordance with Community legislation, from a part of a third country, appearing on the list set out in Part XIV(A) of Annex XI and which, as appropriate to the species concerned:’; (iv) in C, paragraphs 6(b) to (e) are replaced by the following: ‘(b) they come either from: (i) a third country or, in the case of regionalisation in accordance with Community legislation, from a part of a third country, appearing on the list set out in Part XIV(B) of Annex XI from which imports of fresh meat of the corresponding species are authorised and they have been treated in accordance with paragraph 2(a), (b) and (c) of A; or (ii) a third country appearing on the list set out in Part XIV(B) of Annex XI and they have been treated in accordance with paragraph 2(c) or (d) of A; or (iii) equidae or ruminant animals from a third country appearing on the list set out in Part XIV(C) of Annex XI, which have been treated in accordance with paragraph 2(a), (b) and (c) of A and after treatment have been kept separate for at least 21 days; (c) in the case of salted hides and skins transported by ship, they have been treated in accordance with paragraphs 2(b) or (c) of A and have been kept separated after treatment during transportation for at least 14 days in the case of paragraph (b) or seven days in the case of paragraph (c) before importation and the health certificate accompanying the consignment attests such treatment and the duration of the transportation; and (d) a health certificate conforming to the model health certificate laid down in Chapter 5(B) of Annex X, or, in the case of hides and skins referred to in paragraph 6(b)(iii) of C of this Annex, an official declaration conforming to the model laid down in Chapter 5 (C) of Annex X, accompanies them.’; (d) Chapter VIII is amended as follows: (i) in B, paragraph 4, the introductory phrase is replaced by the following: ‘Member States must authorise the importation of unprocessed wool and hair, if they are:’; (ii) in B, the following paragraph 5 is added: ‘5. The importation of unprocessed feathers and parts of feathers is prohibited. Member States must authorise the importation of processed feathers and parts of feathers if: (a) they are treated decorative feathers, treated feathers carried by travellers for their private use or consignments of treated feathers sent to private individuals for non-industrial purposes; or (b) they are accompanied by a commercial document stating that the feathers or parts of feathers have been treated with a steam current or by another method ensuring the inactivation of pathogens and are securely enclosed in packaging and dry.’; (e) Chapter IX is amended as follows: (i) in A, paragraph 1, the introductory phrase is replaced by the following: ‘1. Apiculture by-products intended exclusively for use in apiculture must:’; (ii) in B, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. Member States must authorise the importation of apiculture by-products, other than beeswax in the form of honeycomb, intended for use in apiculture if they: (a) come from third countries that appear on the list in Part XII of Annex XI; (b) either: (i) have been subjected to a temperature of –12 °C or lower for at least 24 hours; or (ii) in the case of wax, the material has been refined or rendered before importation; and (c) are accompanied by a health certificate that conforms to the model set out in Chapter 13 of Annex X.’; (iii) in B, the following paragraphs 4 and 5 are added: ‘4. Member States must authorise the importation of beeswax for technical purposes, other than beeswax in the form of honeycomb, if it: (a) has been refined or rendered before importation; and (b) is accompanied by a commercial document attesting that refinement or rendering. 5. The importation of beeswax in the form of honeycomb shall be prohibited.’; (f) Chapter XI is amended as follows: (i) in point 2, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘however, animal by-products for use in feed for farmed fur animals or for use in raw petfood must consist of animal by-products referred to in Article 6(1)(a) and (b) only;’; (ii) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: ‘6. are accompanied by a certificate that conforms to one of the models set out in Chapter 3(D), 3(F) or 8 of Annex X.’.