1999/449/EC: Commission Decision of 9 July 1999 on protective measures with regard to contamination by dioxins of certain products of animal origin intended for human or animal consumption (notified under document number C(1999) 2110) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, animal nutrition, animal product, health control, human nutrition, toxic substance

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 July 1999

on protective measures with regard to contamination by dioxins of certain products of animal
origin intended for human or animal consumption

(notified under document number C(1999) 2110)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/449/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11
December 1989 concerning veterinary checks
in intra-
Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal
market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in
particular Article 9(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June
1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable
in intra-Community trade in certain live animal and products
with a view to the completion of the internal market (3), as last
amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article
10(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Decision 1999/363/EC of 3 June 1999 on
protective measures with regards to contamination by
dioxins of certain animal products intended for human
or animal consumption (4), as last amended by Decision
1999/419/EC (5),
and Commission Decision 1999/
389/EC of 11 June 1999 on protective measures with
regards
to contamination by dioxins of products
intended for human consumption derived from bovine
and revoking Decision 1999/
animals
368/EC (6), as last amended by Decision 1999/419/EC,
have each been substantially amended. Since further
amendments are to be made, they should be recast in a
single decision in the interests of clarity and rationalisa-
tion.

and pigs

On 27 May 1999, the Belgian authorities informed the
Commission of a case of heavy contamination of
compound feedingstuffs with dioxins. Those feeding-
stuffs had been distributed to a considerable number of
domestic fowl farms in Belgium (some 25 %) from 15
January 1999 onwards.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(3) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 20.
(4) OJ L 141, 4.6.1999, p. 24.
(5) OJ L 159, 25.6.1999, p. 60.
(6) OJ L 147, 12.6.1999, p. 26.

(4)

(5)

(6)

From 26 May 1999,
the Belgian authorities placed
restrictions on all the domestic fowl holdings which had
received those feedingstuffs. The Belgian authorities
prohibited the slaughter of poultry from 1 June 1999.
Products intended for human or animal consumption
derived from animals reared in those farms before that
date may still be on the market.

On 2 June 1999, the Belgian authorities informed the
Commission that they had placed restrictions on some
500 pig holdings which may have received contami-
nated feedingstuffs. On 3 June 1999, they also informed
the Commission that contaminated feedingstuffs had
been distributed to a number of bovine holdings as well.
The Belgian authorities have taken actions on pigs and
bovine animals and derived products similar to those
applied in the case of poultry and, in particular, they
have prohibited the slaughter of bovine animals and pigs
from 3 June 1999.

It appears that those feedingstuffs, live animals which
had been fed therewith and products derived from those
animals have been traded to other Member States and
third countries. Other animal species may have been fed
with those contaminated feedingstuffs. Investigation of
the responsibility for this contamination is continuing.
The Community inspection in Belgium on 8 to 11 June
1999 concluded that, on the basis of the available results
of analyses, a massive contamination occurred over a
limited time, rather than a recurring problem.

In the light of the foregoing,
it is necessary to take
measures to protect the health of consumers. The meas-
ures should apply to domestic fowl, pigs and bovine
animals reared in Belgium from 15 January onwards and
to products derived therefrom. The measures should not
apply to products derived from animals which have not
been reared in holdings placed under restriction by the
Belgian authorities or which have been shown by
analyses not to be contaminated by dioxins. Provision
should be made for those products to be destroyed in a
manner that ensures that they cannot enter the human
food or animal feed chains. It is not yet appropriate to
set an end-date for the application of the measures. In
the measures
order to prevent deflections of

trade,

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should also apply to exports to third countries. All
relevant information should be supplied to the Commis-
sion,
the Member States and third countries, where
appropriate by means of the rapid alert system set up by
Council Directive 92/59/EEC of 29 June 1992 on
intra-
general product safety (1). For the purposes of
community trade and exports to third countries, a
system of certificates should be established for consign-
ments of Belgian origin. It is necessary that Belgium and
Member States which received products derived from
animals which have been reared in holdings placed
under restriction establish a monitoring plan to evaluate
the presence of contamination of dioxins/polychlori-
nated biphenyls (PCBs)
in products of animal origin.
Inspections should be carried out by the Commission in
order to verify the implementation of this Decision.

(10)

to consider

The body of toxicological and epidemiological evidence
available today has led the International Agency for
Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organ-
isation (WHO)
tetrachlordibenzo-dioxin
(TCDD) a class 1 carcinogen (the highest class in the
IARC ranking). The WHO has recommended that a
tolerable daily intake (TDI) of 14 pg/kg bw/day be
respected for dioxins. No limits for dioxin contamina-
tion have been set for individual commodities and food
products. Data on background levels of contamination
do exist. In the absence of limits for dioxins at inter-
national, Community or national level, the data on back-
ground levels should be used as references. The analysis
of dioxins requires sophisticated methods which are
available only in a limited number of laboratories in the
Member States.

(7)

(8)

It appears to be difficult to trace back the exact origin of
certain Belgian products and,
in particular, products
derived from domestic fowl produced between 15
January 1999 and 1 June 1999 and products derived
from bovine animals and pigs produced between 15
January 1999 and 3 June 1999. The Belgian authorities
are prepared to accept the return of those products from
Member States in application of Article 7 of Directive
89/662/EC. It is necessary to lay down strict and specific
rules on the procedure to be followed when the prod-
ucts are returned to Belgium in order to ensure that they
cannot re-enter the human food or animal feed chains
before they are submitted to appropriate checks to verify
the Belgian authorities
their safety. Considering that
informed the Commission of difficulties in using the
ANIMO network set up by Council Directive 91/
398/EC (2), it is appropriate to inform directly by means
of telefax the Belgian central competent authority of the
return of the products.

Article 15 of Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18
December 1997 laying down the principles governing
the organisation of veterinary checks on products
entering the Community from third countries (3) estab-
lishes specific rules for the re-importation of consign-
ments of products of Community origin which have
been refused by a third country. It is necessary to estab-
lish that products returned from third countries to
Belgium cannot re-enter the human food or animal feed
chains before they are submitted to the appropriate
checks to verify their safety.

(11) On 11 June 1999 a Commission working group on
PCBs as markers for dioxin contamination concluded
that the levels of seven persistent PCBs in eggs and
poultry-meat products can be used reliably as a surro-
gate for dioxins. Furthermore,
it concluded that an
action level of 200 ng PCB (sum of 7 congeners)/g fat be
used for poultry products. On 16 June 1999 the
Scientific Committee for Food adopted an opinion on
dioxins in milk derived from cattle fed on contaminated
feed in Belgium. In its opinion, the Committee stressed
the need to analyse milk samples from all dairy farms
placed under restriction by the Belgian authority, indi-
vidually, at least for PCBs, using an adequate limit of
quantification, as an indicator for a possible dioxin
contamination, above background. For this purpose, the
Committee recommended that an action level of 100 ng
PCB (sum of 7 congeners)/g fat be used for milk and
milk products. This action level should be applied for
screening purpose for raw milk from the individual
farms in question, for bulked milk from dairies, and for
any milk products manufactured since the date of
known contamination of animal feed. Where the levels
above 100 ng PCB/g fat are found, this should trigger
analysis for dioxins. The Committee and the Commis-
sion working group stressed those action levels are only
intended to apply in the context of the present particular
situation in Belgium and should not be taken as an
endorsement of a permanent limit for PCBs in the prod-
ucts concerned.

(9)

Council Directive 1999/29/EEC of 22 April 1999 on the
undesirable substances and products in animal nutri-
tion (4) provides that feed materials may only be put
into circulation in the Community if they are sound,
genuine and of merchantable quality,

(12)

(1) OJ L 228, 11.8.1992, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 221, 9.8.1991, p. 30.
(3) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 115, 4.5.1999, p. 32.

In compliance with the above scientific opinion of 16
June 1999, the Belgian authorities carried out individual
analyses of raw milk from all the 234 individual farms
placed under restriction, bulked milk from dairies, and
milk products manufactured since the date of known
contamination of animal feed. The results indicated that,
with the exception of 9 farms, the current and past
products from 225 farms have no health significance for

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it is appro-
the consumers. Considering these results,
priate to remove milk and milk products from the scope
of Decision 1999/389/EC. However, in accordance with
the recommendation of the Scientific Committee for
Food, it is necessary to maintain under restriction the
products from dairy farms where the action level for
milk is exceeded until the results of analysis demonstrate
that the milk is not contaminated with dioxins.

(13) On 28 and 29 June 1999 a Commission working group
on the PCB/dioxin contamination of the Belgian food
supply considered the adequacy of a threshold of 2 % of
fat below which the foodstuffs subject to the provision
of Decisions 1999/363/EC and 1999/389/EC would be
exempted from the scope of
those Decisions. That
working group concluded that, in the light of the above-
mentioned opinion of the Scientific Food Committee
and considering the data available so far on PCBs and
dioxins in Belgian products, it is reasonable to assume,
in the case of egg products containing less than 10 % of
egg fat it is unlikely that their presence in amounts
below 2 % increases PCB and dioxins intake significantly
above background levels.

(14) Article 9(4) of Directive 89/662/EEC and Article 10(4)
of Directive 90/425/EEC authorise the Commission to
adopt safeguard measures for animals and products
referred to in Article 1 and, if the situation so requires,
products or products derived from those products.
Therefore, these measures can also cover incidentally
other products which are not included in Annex I to the
Treaty. The situation as regards the dioxin contamina-
tion justifies such measures.

(15) Article 3 of Decision 1999/363/EC and Article 3 of
Decision 1999/389/EC established measures for Member
States which received products of Belgian origin covered
by those Decisions. Discussions with Member States
have revealed that there are problems of implementation
and interpretation of those provisions and they should
therefore be clarified.

(16)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

below which are intended for human or animal
consumption and are derived from domestic fowl reared
in Belgium between 15 January 1999 and 1 June 1999
or from pigs and bovine animals reared in Belgium
between 15 January 1999 and 3 June 1999:

— fresh poultrymeat, as defined by Council Directive

71/118/EEC (1);

— fresh meat,

as

defined

by Council Directive

64/433/EEC (2);

— mechanically recovered meat;
— minced meat and meat preparation, as defined by

Council Directive 94/65/EC (3);

— meat products and other products of animal origin as

defined by Council Directive 77/99/EEC (4);

— products

intended for human consumption which
contain other products of bovine, porcine or poultry
origin as defined by Council Directive 77/99/EEC,
which contain more that 2 % of animal fat, with the
exclusion of milk fat,

— eggs;
— egg products,

as defined by Council Directive

89/437/EEC (5), with the exclusion of egg white;

— products

intended for human consumption which
contain more than 2 % of eggs or more than 2 % of
egg products containing more than 10 % of egg fat;
— rendered fats, as referred to in Directive 92/118/EEC;
— processed animal proteins, as referred to in Directive

92/118/EEC;

— raw material for the manufacture of animal feeding-
stuffs, as referred to by Council Directive 92/118/EC,

— compound feedingstuffs and pre-mixtures.

B. Belgium shall maintain under

restriction raw milk
collected after 12 June 1999, and heat treated milk and
milk based products derived therefrom, from holding
which, whenever tested, did not comply with the limits
set in Annex A, until such time as the result of analysis
demonstrate that
the milk is not contaminated with
dioxins.

The prohibition set out in paragraph 1A. shall not apply

2.
where:

(a) the products are not derived from animals reared in hold-
ings put under restriction by the Belgian authorities;

or

(b) the results of analysis demonstrate that the products are
not contaminated with dioxins or, that they do not exceed
the levels for PCBs set out in Annex A.

3.
Belgium shall prohibit the placing on the market, the
trade and the export to third countries of live domestic fowls
reared between 15 January 1999 and l June 1999 or hatching
eggs laid by those domestic fowls during that period and of
pigs and bovine animals reared between 15 January 1999 and
3 June 1999, unless the animals have not been reared and the
eggs have not been produced in holdings placed under restric-
tions by the Belgian authorities.

1. A. Belgium shall prohibit

the placing on the market,
including distribution to the final consumer, the trade
and the export to third countries, of the products listed

(1) OJ L 55, 8.3.1971, p. 23.
(2) OJ L 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64.
(3) OJ L 368, 31.12.1994, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 85.
(5) OJ L 212, 22.7.1989, p. 87.

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Belgium shall ensure that all the products referred to in
4.
paragraph 1 which do not fulfil the conditions laid down in
paragraph 2 are destroyed by means approved by the
competent authorities in a manner that ensures that
they
cannot enter the human food or animal feed chain.

5.
Belgium shall inform immediately the Commission and
the Member States, if appropriate by means of the rapid alert
system under Directive 92/59/EEC, and third countries which
have received the live animals, hatching eggs referred to in
paragraph 3 or products covered by paragraph 4 of
this
Article;

6.

Belgium shall

investigate:

(a) possible remaining stocks of contaminated feedingstuffs,

and

(b) possible distribution of contaminated feedingstuffs with
dioxins to other farm animals and to other Member States
and third countries.

inform without delay the Commission and other
It shall
Member States and third countries concerned of the results of
such investigations.

Belgium shall monitor the level of dioxins in Belgian

7.
products of animal origin.

For
this purpose, Belgium shall
monitoring plan to the Commission.

submit without delay a

Belgium shall keep the Commission and the Member
its investigation into the

8.
States informed of the results of
source of the contamination of feedingstuffs by dioxins.

State of dispatch and in the official language of the Member
State of destination and they shall consist of a single sheet.

Article 3

Member States which have received feedingstuffs suspected of
being contaminated with dioxins, live animals or hatching eggs
which have been reared or produced in holdings placed under
restrictions by the Belgian authorities and/or products of
Belgian origin covered by Article 1(4), shall

immediately:

(a) carry out an investigation into the distribution of those

feedingstuffs and into possible remaining stocks;

(b) trace and place restrictions on those animals and hatching

eggs and products arising therefrom;

(c) trace back all products derived from animals fed with those
feedingstuffs, and products listed in Article 1(1)(A) destined
for human or animal consumption which contain those
products;

(d) trace back all products of Belgian origin to which this
Decision applies, and products listed in Article 1(1)(A)
which are destined for human or animal consumption
containing those products of Belgian origin;

(e) ensure that the products referred to in points (a) to (d) are
destroyed by a means approved by the competent authority
in a manner that ensures that they cannot enter the human
food or animal feed chain, unless it can be proved they are
not contaminated with dioxins or, that they do not exceed
the levels for PCB set out in Annex A;

(f) inform immediately the Commission and the Member
States, if appropriate by means of the rapid alert system
under Directive 92/59/EEC, and third countries concerned
on the findings of their investigation and on the eventual
actions taken;

Article 2

(g) monitor the level of dioxins in products of animal origin.

For the purpose of infra-Community trade and export to
1.
third countries,
in addition to the appropriate commercial
document or to the official certificate, each consignment of
products of Belgian origin listed in Article 1(1)(A) must be
accompanied by an official certificate signed by the Belgian
competent authority as laid down in Annex B.

2.
For the purpose of infra-Community trade and export to
third countries, the appropriate health certificate accompanying
each consignment of live domestic fowl and hatching eggs
derived therefrom, of Belgian origin must be accompanied by
an official declaration signed by the Belgian competent
authority as laid down in Annex C.

3.
For the purpose of infra-Community trade and export to
third countries, the appropriate health certificate accompanying
each consignment of bovine animals and pigs of Belgian origin
must be accompanied by an official declaration signed by the
Belgian competent authority as laid down in Annex D.

The official

4.
certificate and the official declarations
referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be drawn up on the
date of loading in the language or languages of the Member

For this purpose, the Member States concerned shall without
delay submit a monitoring plan to the Commission.

Article 4

On request of a Member State or of a third country which has
received live animals, hatching eggs or products listed in Article
1(1)(A) and Article 1(3) before 12 June 1999, Belgium, where
it has such information, shall provide a declaration on the
status of the holding of origin in accordance with the model set
out in Annex E.

Article 5

By way of derogation from Article 3(e),

1.
in accordance
with Article 7 of Directive 89/662/EEC, Member States may
return products of Belgian origin to which Article 1(1)(A)
applies to Belgium in cases where, following the application of
Article 4, it has not been possible to trace the exact Belgian
holdings of origin and where analyses of the products for
dioxins or PCBs have not been carried out.

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97/78/EC, are placed under restriction until their destruction
by a means approved by the competent authority in a manner
that ensures that they cannot enter the human food or animal
feed chain. or until the results of analysis demonstrate that the
products are not contaminated with dioxins or, that they do
not exceed the levels for PCBs set out in Annex A.

Belgium shall keep full records demonstrating compliance with
this Article.

Article 7

Commission inspections may be carried out in order to verify
the implementation of this Decision.

Article 8

Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to bring
their trade rules into conformity with this Decision. They shall
immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 9

This Decision may be reviewed in the light of the results of
Commission inspections and of
information received by
Member States.

Article 10

Decision 1999/363/EC and Decision 1999/389/EC are
repealed.

Article 11

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 July 1999.

For the Commission

Emma BONINO

Member of the Commission

Paragraph 1 shall apply only if the following conditions

2.
are fulfilled:
(a) Belgium must have authorised in writing the return of the
product indicating the exact address of the establishment to
which the products must be returned

(b) the product must be accompanied by an official certificate
as laid down in Annex F to this Decision and by a copy of
the commercial document or the health certificate which
accompanied the product from Belgium to the Member
State concerned;

(c) the products must be transported in containers or vehicles
sealed by the competent authority of the Member State
concerned in such a manner that the seals will be broken
whenever the container or the vehicle is opened;

(d) the products must be conveyed directly to the establish-

ment referred to in point(a);

(e) Member States which return products to Belgium must
inform by telefax the competent authority in charge of the
establishment referred to in point (a), of the place of origin
and of the place of destination of the returned product
giving the details laid down in the Annex to Decision
91/637/EC (1). The words ‘Product returned in accordance
with Article 5 of Decision 1999/449/EC' must be contained
in the fax;

(f) Belgium must send confirmation by fax of the arrival of
the

to the competent authority of

each consignment
Member State which returned the product;

(g) Belgium must ensure that the returned product is placed
under restriction until its destruction by a means approved
by the competent authority in a manner that ensures that it
cannot enter the human food or animal feed chain or until
the results of analysis demonstrate that the product is not
contaminated with dioxins or, that it does not exceed the
levels
in Annex A to Decision
1999/449/EC;

for PCB set out

Belgium shall keep full records demonstrating compliance

3.
with paragraph 2.

Article 6

Belgium shall ensure that the products of Belgian origin which
are re-imported into Belgium from third countries in accord-
ance with the conditions laid down in Article 15 of Directive

(1) OJ L 343, 13.12.1991, p. 46.

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ANNEX A

Maximum levels for PCBs for certain products listed in Article 1(1)

Products

Maximum level PCBs (1)

Eggs, egg products, fresh poultrymeat and derived products

Raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk based products

(1) Sum of the following PCBs (IUPAC): 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153, 180.

200 ng/g fat

100 ng/g fat

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ANNEX B

HEALTH CERTIFICATE

for products intended for human or animal consumption of Belgian origin derived from domestic fowl, bovine
animals and pigs listed in Article 1(1)(A) of Decision 1999/449/EC

Country of destination:

Reference number of this health certificate: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Responsible ministry (1):

— Minist(cid:138)re des affaires sociales, de la sant(cid:138) publique et de l’environnement,

— Minist(cid:138)re des classes moyennes et de l’agriculture.

Cetrifying department: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I.

Identification of the products (1):

— fresh meat, as defined by Council Directive 64/433/EEC,

— fresh poultrymeat, as defined by Council Directive 71/118/EEC,

— mechanically recovered meat,

— minced meat and meat preparation, as defined by Council Directive 94/65/EC,

— meat products and other products of animal origin as defined by Council Directive 77/99/EEC,

— products intended for human consumption which contain other products of bovine, porcine or poultry origin as
defined by Directive 77/99/EEC, which contain more that 2 % of animal fat, with the exclusion of milk fat,

— eggs,

— egg products, as defined by Council Directive 89/437/EEC, with the exclusion of egg white;

— products intended for human consumption which contain more than 2 % of eggs or more than 2 % of egg

products containing more than 10 % of egg fat,

— rendered fats, as referred to by Council Directive 92/118/EEC,

— processed animal proteins, as referred to by Directive 92/118/EEC,

— raw material for the manufacture of animal feedingstuffs, as referred to by Directive 92/118/EEC,

— compound feedingstuffs and pre-mixtures.

The products was derived from: domestic fowl/bovine animals/pigs (1)

Nature of packaging: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Number of cuts or packages: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net weight: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

II. Origin of the products

Address and veterinary approval or registration No of the approved or registered establishment:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(1) Delete as appropriate.

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III. Destination of the products

The product will be sent from:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(place of loading)

To: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(country and place of destination)

By the following means of transport: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Name and address of consignor: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Name and address of consignee: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IV. Attestation

I, the undersigned official competent authority, declare that I am aware of the provisions laid down in Decision
1999/449/EC and certify that the product described above is in compliance with Decision 1999/449/EC and, in
particular, that (1):

— the product is not deived from animals reared in holdings under restriction by the Belgian authorities, or

— the result of analysis demonstrate that the product is not contaminated with dioxins or, that it does not exceed

the levels for certain PCBs set out in Annex A of Decision 1999/449/EC.

Done at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,

on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(place)

(date)

Stamp (2)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(signature of the official competent authority) (2)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(name in capital

letters, qualification and title)

(1) Delete as appropriate.
(2) The signature and the stamp must be in a colour different to that of the printing.

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ANNEX C
OFFICIAL DECLARATION

For domestic fowl and hatching eggs referred to in Article 1(3) of Decision 1999/449/EC

Health certificate number: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Number of the declaration:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DECLARATION

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, declare that I am aware of the provisions laid down in Decision 1999/449/EC and
certifiy that the animals/hatching eggs (1) accompanied by the attached health certificate are in compliance with Decision
1999/449/EC and, in particular, that the animals have not been reared in holdings under restriction by the Belgian
authorities/the hatching eggs have not been derived from animals reared in holdings under restriction by the Belgian
authorities (1)

Done at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

, on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(place)

(date)

Stamp (2)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(signature of the official veterinarian of Minist(cid:138)re des classes moyennes
et de l’agriculture) (2)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(name in capital

letters, qualification and title)

(1) Delete as appropriate.
(2) The signature and the stamp must be in a colour different to that of the printing.

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ANNEX D

OFFICIAL DECLARATION

For bovine animals and pigs listed in Article 1(3) of Decision 1999/449/EC

Health certificate number: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Number of the Declaration:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DECLARATION

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, declare that I am aware of the provisions laid down in Decision 1999/449/EC and
certify that the bovine animals/pigs (1) accompanied by the attached health certificate are in compliance with Decision
1999/449/EC and, in particular, that the animals have not been reared in holdings under restriction by the Belgian
authorities.

Done at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,

on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(place)

(date)

Stamp (2)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(signature of the official veterinarian of Minist(cid:138)re des classes moyennes
et de l’Agriculture) (2)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(name in capital

letters, qualification and title)

(1) Delete as appropriate.
(2) The signature and the stamp must be in a colour different to that of the printing.

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ANNEX E

OFFICIAL DECLARATION

For live animals, hatching eggs and products of Belgian origin covered by Article 1(1)(A) and Article 1(3) which
were dispatched from Belgium before 12 June 1999

Responsible ministry (1):

— Minist(cid:138)re des affaires sociales, de la sant(cid:138) publique et de l’environnement,

— Minist(cid:138)re des classes moyennes et de l’agriculture.

Certifying department: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Number of the declaration: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DECLARATION

I, the undersigned official competent authority, declare that I am aware of the provisions laid down in Decision
1999/449/EC and certify that (1):

— the domestic fowl/bovine animals/pigs (1) which were sent from Belgium to . . . . . . . . . (2), on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
and which were accompanied by the attached health certificate are in compliance with Decision 1999/449/EC and, in
particular, that the animals have not been reared in holdings under restriction by the Belgian authorities,
— hatching eggs which were sent from Belgium to . . . . . . . . . (2), on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) and which were accompanied
by the attached health certificate are in compliance with Decision 1999/449/EC and, in particular, that the hatching
eggs have not been derived from animals reared in holdings under restriction by the Belgian authorities,

— the following product. . . . . . . . . (4), which were sent from Belgium to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) on . . . . . . . . .

(3) and
which were accompanied by the attached commercial document/health certificate No . . . . . . . . . have not been
derived from animals reared in holdings under restriction by the Belgian authorities.

Done at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,

on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(place)

(date)

Stamp (5)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(signature of the official competent authority) (5)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(name in capital

letters, qualification and title)

(1) Delete as appropriate.
(2) Place of destination.
(3) Date of dispatching.
(4) Description of the product.
(2) The signature and the stamp must be in a colour different to that of the printing.

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ANNEX F

HEATH CERTIFICATE

For products of Belgian origin covered by Decision 1999/449/EC intended to be returned to Belgium from
Member States

Country of destination: BELGIUM

Reference number of this health certificate:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Responsible ministry:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Certifying department: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I.

Identification of the products (1):

— fresh meat, as defined by Council Directive 164/433/EEC,

— fresh poultrymeat, as defined by Council Directive 71/118/EEC,

— mechanically recovered meat,

— minced meat and meat preparation, as defined by Council Directive 94/65/EC,

— meat products and other products of animal origin as defined by Council Directive 77/99/EEC,

— products intended for human consumption which contain other products of bovine, porcine or poultry origin as
defined by Council Directive 77/99/EEC, which contain more that 2 % of animal fat, with the exclusion of milk
fat,

— eggs,

— egg products, as defined by Council Directive 89/437/EEC, with the exclusion of egg white,

— products intended for human consumption which contain more than 2 % of eggs or more than 2 % of egg

products containing more that 10 % of egg fat,

— rendered fats, as referred to by Council Directive 92/118/EEC,

— processed animal proteins, as referred to by Directive 92/118/EEC,

— raw material for the manufacture of animal feedingstuffs, as referred to by Directive 92/118/EEC,

— compound feedingstuffs and pre-mixtures.

The product was derived from: domestic fowl/bovine animals/pigs (1).

Nature of packaging:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Number of cuts or packages: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net weight:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

II. Origin of the products

Address and veterinary approval or registration number of the Belgian approved or registered establishment (2).:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

III. Destination of the products

The product will be sent from:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(address of the place of loading)

To: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(address of the place of destination)

By the following means of transport:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(1) Delete as appropriate.
(2) If applicable.

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Number of the official seal:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Name and address of consignor:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Name and address of consignee:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IV. Attestation

I, the undersigned official competent authority, certify:

(a) that a declaration has been received from the consignee/holder/retailer (1) of the product described above stating
that the product was consigned from Belgium accompanied by the commercial document certificate (1) No
. . . . . . . . . . . a copy of which is attached to the present certificate;

(b) that the product is being returned to Belgium in conformity with Article 5 of Decision 1999/449/EC, and, in

particular:

— the product has not been analysed for dioxins or PCBs, and
— in all other respects the product still retains the same sanitary status which it had on arrival.

Done at

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(place)

, on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(date)

Stamp (2)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(signature of the official competent authority) (2)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(name in capital

letters, qualification and title)

(1) If applicable.
(2) The signature and the stamp must be in colour different to that of the printing.