2003/669/EC: Commission Decision of 12 September 2003 amending Decision 2003/56/EC on health certificates for the importation of live animals and animal products from New Zealand (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 3248)
Date: 2003-09-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: New Zealand, animal product, health certificate, import, live animal, originating product, veterinary legislation

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 September 2003

amending Decision 2003/56/EC on health certificates for the importation of live animals and
animal products from New Zealand

(notified under document number C(2003) 3248)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/669/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 97/132/EC of 17 December
1996 on the conclusion of
the Agreement between the
European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures
applicable to trade in live animals and animal products (1), as
last amended by Decision 2002/957/EC (2), and in particular
Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex V to the Agreement between the European
Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures
applicable to trade in live animals and animal products
(‘the Agreement’) recognises the sanitary measures for
fresh meat, meat products and certain other animal
products traded with New Zealand. Depending on the
equivalence or non-equivalence of these measures with
those required by the European Community, Annex VII
of
the Agreement provides that appropriate official
health certificates should be used in the trade of these
products with New Zealand.

Commission Decision 2003/56/EC (3), as last amended
by Decision 2003/385/EC (4), lays down the certification
requirements and provides models for official health
certificates to be used for the importation from New
Zealand of live animals and animal products. In cases
where full equivalence of sanitary measures has been
determined, simplified certificates may be used, models
to V to that
for which are set out
Decision.

in Annexes II

(1) OJ L 57, 26.2.1997, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 333, 10.12.2002, p. 13.
(3) OJ L 22, 25.1.2003, p. 38.
(4) OJ L 133, 29.5.2003, p. 87.

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down
rules for the prevention, control and eradication of
certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (5), as
last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 650/
2003 (6), provides for special certification requirements
for animals and products of animal origin to prevent the
spread of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

Annex I to Decision 2003/56/EC should be amended to
take into account recent amendments to Regulation (EC)
No 650/2003 and to reflect recent further acknowledge-
ments of equivalence of sanitary measures for fresh
meat, meat products and certain other animal products
traded with New Zealand.

Decision 2003/56/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
the Food Chain and Animal Health,

(4)

(5)

(6)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 2003/56/EC is replaced by the Annex to
this Decision.

(5) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 95, 11.4.2003, p. 15.

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This Decision shall apply from 30 September 2003.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 12 September 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

GLOSSARY

AN

Channelling

Assigned number (a number which is arbitrarily assigned to a particular commodity and, as
such, will appear on the certificate)

As described in Chapter XI(7) of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European
Parliament and of the Council (1)

N/A

Not applicable

Other products

As defined in Article 2(b) of Council Directive 77/99/EEC (2)

PNHC

Prevailing national health conditions of the Member State(s) in accordance with Community law.
Pending the adoption of Community rules, national rules shall continue to apply subject to
compliance with the general provisions of the Treaty.

(1) OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 1.

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Animal health

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Public health

Special conditions

1. Live animals

Equidae

List of live animals and animal products

See footnote 1

See footnote 1

See footnote 1

See footnote 1

See footnote 1

See footnote 1

See footnote 1

See footnote 1

— Temporary admission

1.1

Commission Decision 92/260/EEC

N/A

— Re-entry

— For slaughter

1.2

Commission Decision 93/195/EEC

N/A

1.3

Commission Decision 93/196/EEC

N/A

— Permanent importation of registered Equidae
and Equidae for breeding and production

1.4

Commission Decision 93/197/EEC

N/A

— Transit

Cattle

Sheep/goats

Deer

1.5

Commission Decision 94/467/EC

N/A

1.6

Commission Decision 2002/199/EC

N/A

1.7

Commission Decision 93/198/EEC

N/A

1.8

PNHC
(Council Directive 92/65/EEC)

N/A

Swine covered by Directive 64/432/EEC

1.9

Commission Decision 2002/199/EC

N/A

Dogs and cats

Ferrets, minks and foxes

Hares and rabbits

1.10

1.11

1.12

Aquaculture animals (e.g. fishes) and gametes

1.13

PNHC
(Council Directive 92/65/EEC)

PNHC
(Council Directive 92/65/EEC)

PNHC
(Council Directive 92/65/EEC)

PNHC
(Council Directive 91/67/EEC)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Bees

Apes

1.14

Commission Decision 2000/462/EC

N/A

1.15

PNHC
(Council Directive 92/65/EEC)

N/A

Psitacidae and other birds

1.16

Commission decision 2000/666/EC

N/A

Animals for zoos, exhibitions

1.17

PNHC
(Council Directive 92/65/EEC)

N/A

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Public health

Special conditions

2. Live

poultry

and

As in Council Directive 90/539/EEC

2.1

Commission Decision 96/482/EC

N/A

See footnote 1

hatching eggs

Ratites

SPF eggs

2.2

Commission Decision 2001/751/EC

N/A

2.3

Commission Decision 2001/393/EC

N/A

3. Semen

Cattle

3.1

Commission Decision 94/577/EC

N/A

See footnote 1
Commission Decision 93/693/EEC

Sheep/goats

Pigs

Dogs

Deer

3.2

PNHC
(Council Directive 92/65/EEC)

N/A

3.3

Commission Decision 2002/613/EC

N/A

3.4

3.5

PNHC
(Council Directive 92/65/EEC)

PNHC
(Council Directive 92/65/EEC)

N/A

N/A

4. Equine semen, embryos

Equine semen

4.1

Commission Decision 96/539/EC

N/A

and ova

Equine embryos and ova

4.2

Commission Decision 96/540/EC

N/A

5. Embryos

Cattle

5.1

Commission Decision 92/471/EEC

N/A

See footnote 1
Commission Decision 92/452/EEC

Sheep/goats

Pigs

Deer

5.2

5.3

5.4

PNHC
(Council Directive 92/65/EEC)

PNHC
(Council Directive 92/65/EEC)

PNHC
(Council Directive 92/65/EEC)

N/A

N/A

N/A

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6. Fresh meat
unprocessed
including
(fresh)
blood/bones/fat
for human consumption,
meat preparations and
minced meat
derived
from fresh meat

Fresh meat including unprocessed (fresh) blood/
bones/fat for human consumption
Ruminants, Equidae, pigs

Animal health

6.1

Annex II

Annex II

Meat preparations, minced meat derived from
fresh meat
Ruminants, pigs

6.2

Annex II

Annex II

Certification (4)

Public health

7. Fresh poultrymeat

As in Council Directive 71/118/EEC

7.1

Commission Decision 94/984/EC

Commission Decision 96/712/EC

Meat preparations

7.2

Commission Decision 2000/572/EC

Commission Decision 2000/572/EC

8. Meat products

Fresh meat — Red meat (ruminants/Equidae, pigs)

8.1

Annex II

Annex II

Special conditions

Annex VII
(for consignments to Sweden/Finland)
Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

Frozen only
Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

Annex VII
(for consignments to Sweden/Finland)

Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

Fresh meat — Poultry

8.2

Commission Decision 97/221/EC

Commission Decision 97/41/EC

Farmed, wild game meat

— Pigs, deer, rabbit

8.3

Annex II

Annex II

— Other land mammals

8.4

Commission Decision 97/221/EC

Annex V

— Feathered

8.5

Commission Decision 97/221/EC

Commission Decision 97/41/EC

9. Farmed game meat

Ruminants, rabbit, pigs

Fresh meat

9.1.1

Annex II

Meat preparations

9.1.2

Annex II

Other land mammals

Fresh meat

9.2.1

Annex II

Annex II

Annex II

Annex II

Frozen only

Meat preparations

9.2.2

Commission Decision 2000/572/EC

Annex V

Frozen only

Feathered
Ratites (fresh)
Ratites (preparation)

Fresh meat

9.3.1

Commission Decision 2000/585/EC

Commission Decision 2000/585/EC

Meat preparations

9.3.2

Commission Decision 2000/572/EC
Commission Decision 2000/609/EC

Commission Decision 2000/572/EC
Commission Decision 2000/572/EC

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10. Wild game meat

Ruminants, rabbit, pigs

Fresh meat, excluding
offal

10.1.1 Annex II

Meat preparations

10.1.2 Annex II

Annex II

Annex II

Special conditions

Pentagonal stamp for wild game By
plane or skinned and eviscerated

Frozen only

Other
mammals

wild

land

Fresh meat, excluding
offal

10.2.1 Commission Decision 2000/585/EC

Annex V

Pentagonal stamp for wild game

Meat preparations

10.2.2 Commission Decision 2000/572/EC

Annex V

Frozen only

Feathered

Fresh meat, excluding
offal

10.3.1 Commission Decision 2000/585/EC

Commission Decision 2000/585/EC

Meat preparations

10.3.2 Commission Decision 2000/572/EC

Commission Decision 2000/572/EC

11. Fishery products for
human consumption
(excluding live)

Wild marine, aquaculture products, wild fresh-
water

— Finfish

11.1

N/A

Commission Decision 94/448/EC

— Bivalve molluscs (grown above the sea floor)

11.2

N/A

Commission Decision 94/448/EC

— Bivalve molluscs (grown on the sea floor)

11.3

N/A

Commission Decision 94/448/EC

— Other molluscs

11.4

N/A

Commission Decision 94/448/EC

— Echinoderms, tunicates, gastropods

11.5

N/A

Commission Decision 94/448/EC

See footnote 1
(aquaculture)

See footnote 1
(aquaculture)

See footnote 1
(aquaculture)

See footnote 1
(aquaculture)

See footnote 1
(aquaculture)

— Crustaceans

11.6

N/A

Commission Decision 94/448/EC

See footnote 1
(aquaculture and wild fresh water)

— Eggs/Roes

11.7

N/A

Commission Decision 94/448/EC

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Certification (4)

Public health

Special conditions

12. Live

fish, molluscs,
including

crustaceans,
eggs and gametes

13. Milk

and

milk
for human

products
consumption

14. Milk

and

products
human consumption

not

milk
for

For consumption

— Bivalve molluscs (grown above the sea floor)

12.1

PNHC
(Council Directive 91/67/EEC)

Commission Decision 96/333/EC

— Bivalve molluscs (grown on the sea floor)

12.2

PNHC
(Council Directive 91/67/EEC)

Commission Decision 96/333/EC

— Other molluscs

12.3

PNHC
(Council Directive 91/67/EEC)

Commission Decision 96/333/EC

— Echinoderms, tunicates, marine gastropods

12.4

PNHC
(Council Directive 91/67/EEC)

Commission Decision 96/333/EC

— Live

crustacea,

finfish and other

aquatic

12.5

animals

PNHC
(Council Directive 91/67/EEC)

Commission Decision 96/333/EC

For breeding, farming, rearing, relaying (molluscs)

— Crassostrea gigas

12.6

Commission Decision 95/352/EC

N/A

— Other species

12.7

PNHC
(Council Directive 91/67/EEC)

N/A

Pasteurised (cattle including buffalo, sheep, goats)

13.1

Commission Decision 95/343/EC

Commission Decision 95/343/EC

Not pasteurised (cattle including buffalo, sheep,
goats) — thermised only i.e. 62 °C

13.2

Commission Decision 95/343/EC

Commission Decision 95/343/EC

Raw milk (cattle including buffalo, sheep, goats)

13.3

Commission Decision 95/343/EC

Commission Decision 95/343/EC

Pasteurised, UHT or sterilised (cattle including
buffalo, sheep, goats)

14.1

Commission Decision 95/341/EC

N/A

Unpasteurised colostrum and milk for pharma-
ceutical use (cattle including buffalo, sheep, goats)

14.2

PNHC
(Council Directive 92/118/EEC (5))

N/A

15. Animal

casings

for

Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs

15

Annex II

Annex II

human consumption

Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

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Special conditions

16. Animal

casings not
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Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs

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Annex IV

17. Hides and skins

Ungulates

17.1

Annex IV

Other mammals

17.2

Annex IV

Ratite (ostrich, emu, rhea)

17.3

PNHC

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

18. Wool, hair, bristles,
feathers and part of
feathers

Sheep wool, ruminant hair, feathers and parts of
feathers

18.1

Council Directive 92/118/EEC (5)

N/A

Pigs bristles

18.2

Commission Decision 94/435/EC

Other hair, decorative feathers, feathers for non
industrial use and carried by travellers for private
use

18.3

PNHC

19A. Petfood

(includes

processed)
containing only low
risk material

Article 5 of Council Directives 90/667/EEC and
92/118/EEC (1)

— Processed and raw petfood (mammalian/non-

19A.1 Annex IV

mammalian)

— Raw petfood packaged for direct consumption

19A.2

PNHC

N/A

N/A

19B. Processed

petfood
containing processed
animal
protein
derived from high
risk animal waste

Article 3 of Council Directives 90/667/EEC and
92/118/EEC (5) (mammalian/non-mammalian)

19B.

Council Directive 92/118/EEC (1)

N/A

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Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

See footnote 1
Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

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Special conditions

20. Bones

bone
and
products
for human
consumption — other
products as defined in
Directive 77/99/EEC

Land mammals

— Fresh meat, farmed and wild game (pigs, deer)

20.1

Annex II

Annex II

— Other

20.2

PNHC

Annex V

Fresh meat poultry, feathered farmed and wild
game

20.3

PNHC

As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC (1)

21

Annex IV

PNHC

N/A

Land mammals

— Fresh meat, farmed and wild game (pigs, deer)

22.1

Annex II

Annex II

21. Processed bones and
bone products, horns
and horn products,
hoof
hooves
excluding
products,
for
their meals, not
human
animal
or
consumption

and

animal
22. Processed
protein
human
for
consumption — other
products as defined in
Directive 77/99/EEC

Pentagonal stamp
(wild game)
Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

Pentagonal stamp
(wild game)

Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

Pentagonal stamp
(wild game)
Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

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for

protein

animal
feedingstuffs

Fresh meat poultry, farmed and wild feathered
game

22.3

PNHC

PNHC
(Council Directive 92/118 EEC)

PAP derived from high risk animal waste
(mammalian/non-mammalian)

23.1

Commission Decisions

N/A

See footnote 1
Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

PAP derived from low risk animal waste (mamma-
lian/non-mammalian)

23.2

Annex IV

N/A

Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

24. Serum from Equidae

As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC

24

Commission Decision 94/143/EC

N/A

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25. Blood

and

blood
for human
products
—
consumption
including
other
products as defined in
Directive 77/99/EEC

Land mammals

— Blood and blood products from ungulates,

25.1

Annex II

Annex II

farmed and wild game (pigs, deer)

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(for wild game blood)
Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

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Blood from poultry

25.2

Commission Decision 94/984/EC

Commission Decision 96/712/EC

Blood from farmed feathered game

25.3

Commission Decision 2000/585/EC

Commission Decision 2000/585/EC

Blood products from poultry, farmed and wild
feathered game

25.4

PNHC
(Directive 92/118/EEC)

PNHC
(Directive 92/118/EEC)

Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

26. Processed blood and
products
serum
for
or

blood
(excluding
from Equidae)
pharmaceutical
technical use

and
for

rendered
27. Lard
fats
human
consumption — other
products as defined in
Directive 77/99/EEC

Fresh meat

— Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs

26.1

Annex IV

— equidae, avian

Land mammals

26.2

PNHC
(Council Directive 92/118/EEC (1)

N/A

N/A

— Fresh meat, farmed and wild game

27.1

Annex II

Annex II

Pentagonal stamp
(for wild game lard)
Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

28. Lard

and

fats not
consumption

rendered
for human

Fresh meat poultry, farmed and wild feathered
game

27.3

PNHC
(Directive 92/118/EEC)

PNHC
(Directive 92/118/EEC)

Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

Council Directive 90/667/EEC (1)

— Low risk material (Article 5)

28.1

Annex IV

— High risk (Article 3)

28.2

Annex IV

N/A

N/A

Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

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29. Raw materials

for
feedingstuffs, pharma-
ceutical or
technical
use — low risk only

goats,
sheep,
Cattle,
pigs, Equidae,
farmed
game (pigs, deer), wild
game (pigs, deer)

For feedingstuffs

29.1

Annex IV

For pharmaceutical or
technical use

29.2

Others

29.3

PNHC

N/A

N/A

30. Apiculture
— not
consumption

products
for human

31. Game trophies

As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC (5)

30

Commission Decision 94/860/EC

N/A

Ungulates
Avian

31

Commission Decision 96/500/EC

N/A

Special conditions

Channelling
Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

32. Treated manure

As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC

33. Honey

As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC

34. Frogs' legs

As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC

human

As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC

35. Snails

for
consumption

36. Egg products

32

33

34

35

PNHC
(Council Directive 92/118/EEC)

PNHC

N/A

N/A

N/A

PNHC

Council Directive 92/118/EEC

Council Directive 92/118/EEC

Commission Decision 97/38/EC

As in Council Directives 92/118/EEC and 90/
539/EEC

36

PNHC

37. Gelatines for human

As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC

37

N/A

Commission Decision 2000/20/EC

consumption

Additional TSE declaration according
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

38. Gelatines for technical

As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC (5)

38

N/A

PNHC

use

39. Raw material for gela-
human
for

tine
consumption

As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC

39

N/A

Commission Decision 2000/20/EC

In the case of live animals.

(1) This table must be read in conjunction with Annex V to the Agreement, with particular regard to the special conditions referred to therein, annexed to Council Decision 97/132/EC.
(2)
(3) The formation in which the product is introduced (featured).
(4) Reference to legislation includes all subsequent amendments.
(5) For products not intended for human consumption and as of 1 January 2004, references to Directives 90/667/EEC and/or 92/118/EEC shall be construed as reference to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.’

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