2008/752/EC: Commission Decision of 27 June 2008 amending Annexes I and II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards certification requirements for imports into the Community of certain live ungulate animals and their fresh meat (notified under document number C(2008) 3040) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: fresh meat, health certificate, health control, import licence, live animal, third country, veterinary legislation

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DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 June 2008

amending Annexes I and II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards certification requirements for
imports into the Community of certain live ungulate animals and their fresh meat

(notified under document number C(2008) 3040)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/752/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity,

parts of third countries from which Member States are
authorised to import certain live animals and their fresh
meat.

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December
2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the
production, processing, distribution and introduction of prod-
ucts of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in
particular
the first
the introductory phrase of Article 8,
subparagraph of paragraph (1) of Article 8 and paragraph (4)
of Article 8 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2004/68/EC of 26 April
2004 laying down animal health rules for the importation into
and transit through the Community of certain live ungulate
animals, amending Directives 90/426/EEC and 92/65/EEC and
repealing Directive 72/462/EEC (2), and in particular Arti-
cle 13 (1) (e) thereof,

(2)

(3)

Whereas:

(1)

Part 1 of Annexes I and II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC
of 21 December 1976 drawing up a list of third countries
or parts of third countries, and laying down animal and
public health and veterinary certification conditions, for
importation into the Community of certain live animals
and their fresh meat (3) sets out a list of third countries and

Pursuant to Decision 79/542/EEC, imports of those animals
and meat are to comply with the requirements laid down in
the appropriate models of veterinary certificate set out in
the Annexes to that Decision. The models of veterinary
certificates for animals are set out in Part 2 of Annex I to
Decision 79/542/EEC and the models for meat are set out
in Part 2 of Annex II.

the European Parliament and of

Taking into account the application of Regulation (EC)
No 852/2004 of
the
Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (4),
Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific
hygiene rules for food of animal origin (5) and Regulation
(EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the
organisation of official controls on products of animal
origin intended for human consumption (6) and the acts
implementing those Regulations, it is necessary to amend
and update Community public health conditions and
certification requirements for the importation into the
Community of fresh meat derived from domestic ungulates
(bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine animals, and domestic

(1) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.
(2) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 321; corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004,

p. 128..

(3) OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15.

(4) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1; corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 3.
(5) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55; corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22.
(6) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206; corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004,

p. 83.

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solipeds), from farmed land mammals other than domestic
ungulates, and from wild ungulates

(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 of 14 October
2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the
European Parliament and of the Council as regards special
guarantees concerning salmonella for consignments to
Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs (7), lays down
the sampling rules applicable to meat from bovine and
porcine animals, including minced meat when intended for
Finland and Sweden.

(5)

The models of veterinary certificates ‘BOV’ and ‘POR’ set
out in Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC should be
amended so that
from the public health
attestations in those certificates that consignments of meat
covered by those certificates comply with the requirements
set out in Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005.

it appears

(6) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 Novem-
ber 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (8) lays
down the microbiological criteria for certain micro-
organisms and the implementing rules to be complied
with by food business operators when implementing the
general and specific hygine measures referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004. It provides that food
business operators are to ensure that foodstuffs comply
with the relevant microbiological criteria set out in that
Regulation.

(7)

‘SUF’,

‘POR’,

‘RUF’, RUW',

‘OVI’,
The models of veterinary certificates ‘BOV’,
‘EQU’,
‘SUW’ and ‘EQW’ set out in
Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC should be
amended so that
from the public health
attestations in those certificates that consignments of meat
and minced meat covered by those certificates comply with
the requirements set out in Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005.

it appears

(8) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 of 5 December
2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for
Trichinella in meat (9) lays down specific rules on official
controls for Trichinella in certain meat. The models of
veterinary certificates ‘POR’, ‘EQU’, ‘SUF’, ‘SUW’ and ‘EQW’
set out in Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC
should be amended so that it appears from the public
health attestations in those certificates that consignments of
meat covered by those certificates comply with the
requirements set out in Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005.

(9)

Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down
rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain
transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (10), specified
risk material must not be imported into the Community.

(10) Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 lays down the
transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) related
rules for the importation into the Community of
live
animals, embryos, ova and products of animal origin linked
to the categorisation of countries according to their bovine
spongiform encephalopathy risk. In the interests of clarity
and consistency of Community legislation, the TSE related
import requirements laid down in that Regulation should
be included in the models of veterinary certificates for live
bovine animals and fresh bovine, ovine and caprine meat.
The models ‘BOV-X’, and ‘BOV-Y’ set out in Part 2 of
Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC, and the models ‘BOV’ and
‘OVI’ set out in Part 2 of Annex II to that Decision, should
be amended accordingly.

(11)

In view of the entry into application of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1/2005, of 22 December 2004, on the protection
of animals during transport and related operations and
amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and
Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (11), it is necessary to update
the animal transport attestation for the certificates for the
import of live animals.

(12) TRACES is an integrated computerised veterinary system
introduced by Commission Decision 2004/292/EC of
30 March 2004 on the introduction of the Traces system
and amending Decision 92/486/EEC (12). It combines and
replaces the functions of the Animo and Shift systems.
Standardisation in the use of health certificates is, moreover,
essential
the
certificates in the TRACES system.

the effective computer processing of

for

(13) Commission Decision 2007/240/EC of 16 April 2007
laying down new veterinary certificates for importing live
animals, semen, embryos, ova and products of animal
origin into the Community pursuant to Decisions 79/542/
EEC, 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC, 93/196/EEC, 93/197/EEC,
95/328/EC, 96/333/EC, 96/539/EC, 96/540/EC, 2000/
572/EC,
2002/613/EC,
2003/56/EC, 2003/779/EC, 2003/804/EC, 2003/858/EC,
2003/863/EC, 2003/881/EC, 2004/407/EC, 2004/438/EC,
2004/595/EC, 2004/639/EC and 2006/168/EC (13) pro-
vides that the various health certificates required in the
context of Community imports are to be presented on the
basis of the harmonised model certificates annexed to that
Decision.

2000/666/EC,

2000/585/EC,

(14) Accordingly, the format of all the models of veterinary
in Decision 79/542/EEC should be

certificates set out
amended to ensure their compatibility with TRACES.

(7) OJ L 271, 15.10.2005, p. 17.
(8) OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 1.
(9) OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 60.
(10) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1.

(11) OJ L 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1.
(12) OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 63.
(13) OJ L 104, 21.4.2007, p. 37.

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(15)

In order to ensure consistency between the models of
veterinary certificates
for bovine animals and other
ruminants, it is necessary to insert into the model ‘RUM’,
set out in Part 2 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC, a new
paragraph and footnote concerning bluetongue. In addi-
tion, in the interests of clarity, two new footnote references
concerning bluetongue should be inserted in models ‘BOV-
X’ and ‘OVI-X’, also set out in Part 2 of that Annex.

(16) Commission Decision 2006/854/EC of 26 July 2006
approving on behalf of the European Community amend-
ments to Annexes V and VIII to the Agreement between the
European Community and New Zealand on sanitary
measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal
products (14), recognised New Zealand as a country free of
B. abortus and B. melitensis in point 29 of Section V of
Annex V. That recognition should be taken into account in
the entry for New Zealand in Part 1 of Annex I to Decision
79/542/EEC.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I and Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 79/
542/EEC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this
Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 July 2008.

By way of derogation from the first paragraph, consignments for
which veterinary certificates were issued in accordance with the
models established by Decision 79/542/EEC before the amend-
ments introduced by the present Decision and with an issue date
prior to 31 December 2008, shall be accepted for import into
the Community.

(17) To avoid any disruption of trade, the use of the certificates
issued in accordance with Decision 79/542/EEC, before the
amendments introduced by the present Decision, should be
authorised for a period of three months.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

(18) Decision 79/542/EEC should therefore be

amended

accordingly.

Done at Brussels, 27 June 2008.

(19) The measures provided for

in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU

Member of the Commission

(14) OJ L 338, 5.12.2006, p. 1.

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ANNEX

1.

In Annex I, Parts 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX I

LIVE ANIMALS

PART 1

List of third countries or parts thereof (*)

Country (a)

Code of
territory

Description of territory

1

2

3

CA — Canada

CA-0

Whole country

CA-1

Whole country except the Okanagan Valley region of British
Columbia described as follows:
— From a point on the Canada/United States border 120o

15’ longitude, 49o latitude

— Northerly to a point 119o35’ longitude, 50o 30’ latitude
— North-easterly to a point 119o longitude, 50o 45’ latitude
— Southerly to a point on the Canada/United States border

118o 15’ longitude, 49o latitude

CH — Switzerland

CH-0

Whole country

CL — Chile

CL-0

Whole country

Specific
conditions

6

IVb IX

Veterinary certificate

Model(s)

4

POR-X

BOV-X, OVI-X,
OVI-Y RUM (**)

SG

5

A

(***)

BOV-X, OVI-X,
RUM

POR-X, SUI

B

GL — Greenland

GL-0

Whole country

OVI-X, RUM

V

HR — Croatia

HR-0

Whole country

IS — Iceland

IS-0

Whole country

ME — Montenegro

ME-0

Whole country

MK — The former
Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia (****)

MK-0

Whole country

NZ — New Zealand

NZ-0

Whole country

BOV-X, BOV-Y,
RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y

BOV-X, BOV-Y
RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y

POR-X, POR-Y

B

BOV-X, BOV-Y,
RUM, POR-X, POR-
Y OVI-X, OVI-Y

I

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Code of
territory

Description of territory

1

2

3

PM — St Pierre
Miquelon

PM-0

Whole country

RS — Serbia (*****)

RS-0

Whole country

Veterinary certificate

Model(s)

4

SG

5

BOV-X, BOV-Y,
RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y
CAM

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conditions

6

I

(*)
(**)
(***)

(****)

(*****)

Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for by any relevant Community agreement with third countries.
Exclusively for live animals other than animals belonging to the cervidae species.
Certificates in accordance with the agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114,
30.4.2002, p. 132).
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be
agreed following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place on this subject in the United Nations.
Not including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.

Specific conditions (see footnotes in each certificate)

“I”:

“II”:

“III”:

for transit through the territory of animals for direct slaughter which are consigned from a Member State and destined to another
Member State in lorries which have been sealed with a serially numbered seal. The seal number must be entered on the health certificate
issued in accordance with the model laid down in Annex F to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health
problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine, for bovine and swine animals, and in accordance with Model I
of Annex E to Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in
ovine and caprine animals, for ovine and caprine animals. In addition, the seal must be intact on arrival at the designated border
inspection post of entry into the Community and the seal number recorded in TRACES. The certificate must be stamped at the exit
point of the Member State of origin by the competent veterinary authorities prior to transiting a third country with the following
appropriate wording “ONLY FOR TRANSIT BETWEEN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION VIA THE FORMER
YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA/MONTENEGRO/SERBIA (delete country as applicable).”

territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals
certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X

territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals
certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.

“IVa”:

territory recognised as having an official enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL) free status for the purposes of exports to the European
Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.

“IVb”:

territory with approved holdings recognised as having an official enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL) free status for the purposes of exports
to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.

“V”:

territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals
certified according to the model of certificate OVI-X.

“VI”:

Geographical constraints.

“VII”:

territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals
certified according to the model of certificate RUM.

“VIII”:

territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals
certified according to the model of certificate RUM.

“IX”:

territory recognised as having an official Aujeszky’s disease -free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of
animals certified according to the model of certificate POR-X.

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PART 2

Models of Veterinary Certificates

Models

“BOV-X”: Model of veterinary certificate for domestic bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) intended for

breeding and/or production after importation.

“BOV-Y”:

Model of veterinary certificate for domestic bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) intended for
immediate slaughter after importation.

“OVI-X”:

Model of veterinary certificate for domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and goats (Capra hircus) intended for breeding and/or production after
importation.

“OVI-Y”:

Model of veterinary certificate for domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and goats (Capra hircus) intended for immediate slaughter after
importation.

“POR-X”: Model of veterinary certificate for domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa) intended for breeding and/or production after importation.

“POR-Y”:

Model of veterinary certificate for domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa) intended for immediate slaughter after importation.

“RUM”:

Model of veterinary certificate for animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and
their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae.

“SUI”:

Model of veterinary certificate for non-domestic Suidae, Tayassuidae and Tapiridae.

“CAM”:

Model of specific attestation for animals imported from St Pierre and Miquelon under the conditions provided for in Part 4 of Annex I.

SG (Supplementary guarantees)

“A”:

“B”:

“C”:

guarantees regarding Bluetongue and Epizootic-haemorrhagic-disease tests on animals certified according to the model of certificate
BOV-X (point II.2.8 B), OVI-X (point II.2.6 D) and RUM (point II.2.6).

guarantees regarding Swine-vesicular-disease and Classical-swine-fever tests on animals certified according to the model of certificate
POR-X (point II.2.4 B) and SUI (point II.2.4 B).

guarantees regarding Brucellosis test on animals certified according to the model of certificate POR-X (point II.2.4 C) and SUI
(point II.2.4 C).

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Notes

(a)

the model

Veterinary certificates shall be produced by the exporting country,
based on the models appearing in Part 2 of Annex I, according to
that corresponds to the animals
the layout of
in the numbered order that
concerned. They shall contain,
appears in the model, the attestations that are required for any
third country and, as the case may be, those supplementary
guarantees that are required for the exporting third country or
part thereof.

If so requested by the EU Member State of destination, for the
animals concerned, the additional certification requirements shall
be also incorporated in the original
the veterinary
certificate.

form of

(b) A separate and unique certificate must be provided for animals
that are exported from a single territory appearing in columns 2
and 3 of Part 1 of Annex I which are consigned to the same
destination and transported in the same railway wagon, lorry,
aircraft or ship.

(c)

(d)

(e)

The original of each certificate shall consist of a single page, both
sides, or, where more text is required, it shall be in such a form
that all pages needed are part of an integrated whole and
indivisible.

It shall be drawn up in at least one of the official languages of the
EU Member State in which the inspection at the border post shall
be carried out and of
the EU Member State of destination.
However, these Member States may allow another Community
language instead of their own, accompanied, if necessary, by an
official translation.

If for reasons of identification of the items of the consignment
(schedule in point I.28 of the model of certificate), additional
pages are attached to the certificate, these pages shall also be
considered as forming part of the original of the certificate by the
application of the signature and stamp of the certifying official
veterinarian, on each of the pages.

(f) When the certificate, including additional schedules referred to in
(e), comprises more than one page, each page shall be numbered
— (page number) of (total number of pages) — on its bottom and
the certificate that has been
shall bear the code number of
designated by the competent authority on its top.

(g)

(h)

(i)

The original of the certificate must be completed and signed by an
official veterinarian within 24 hours prior to loading of the
consignment for exportation to the Community. In doing so, the
competent authorities of the exporting country shall ensure that
principles of certification equivalent to those laid down in Council
Directive 96/93/EC are followed.
The colour of the signature shall be different to that of the
printing. The same rule applies to stamps other than those
embossed or watermark.

The original of the certificate must accompany the consignment
until it reaches the EU border inspection post.

The certificate shall be valid for 10 days from the date of issuing.
In the case of transport by ship the time of validity is prolonged
by the time of the trip in the ship. For this purpose, a declaration
by the master of the ship, drawn up in accordance with the
addendum of Part 3 of Annex I to this Decision, shall be attached
in its original form to the veterinary certificate.

(j)

Animals shall not be transported together with other animals that,
either are not destined to the European Community, or are of a
lower health status.

(k) During their transport to the European Community, the animals
shall not be unloaded in the territory of a country or part of a
country that is not approved for imports into the Community of
these animals.

(l)

The certificate reference number referred to in boxes I.2 and II.a.
must be issued by the competent authority.

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2.

In Annex II, Part 2 is replaced by the following:

"PART 2

Models of veterinary certificates

Model(s)

“BOV”:

“OVI”:

“POR”:

“EQU”:

“RUF”:

“RUW”:

“SUF”:

“SUW”:

“EQW”:

Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species
and their cross-breeds).

Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and goats (Capra hircus).

Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa).

Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding minced meat, of domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-
breeds).

Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of farmed non-domestic animals of the order
Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and
Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae.

Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild non-domestic animals of the order Artiodactyla
(excluding bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae),
and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae.

Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of farmed non-domestic animals belonging to the
Suidae, Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae families.

Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild non-domestic animals belonging to the Suidae,
Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae families.

Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild solipeds belonging to the subgenus Hippotigris
(Zebra).

SG (Supplementary guarantees)

“A”:

guarantees regarding the maturation, pH measurement and boning of fresh meat, excluding offal, certified according to the models of
certificates BOV (point II.2.6), OVI (point II.2.6), RUF (point II.2.7) and RUW (point II.2.4).

“B”:

guarantees regarding matured trimmed offal as described in the model of certificate BOV (point II.2.6).

“C”:

“D”:

“E”:

“F”:

“G”:

“H”:

guarantees regarding laboratory test for classical-swine-fever in the carcases from which fresh meat certified according to the model of
certificate SUW (point II.2.3 B) was obtained.

guarantees regarding swill feed on holding(s) of animals from which fresh meat certified according to models of certificate POR
(point II.2.3 d) was obtained.

guarantees regarding tuberculosis test in the animals from where fresh meat certified according to the model of certificate BOV
(point II.2.4 d) was obtained.

guarantees regarding the maturation and de-boning of fresh meat, excluding offal, certified according to the models of certificates BOV
(point II.2.6), OVI (point II.2.6), RUF (point II.2.6) and RUW (point II.2.7).

guarantees regarding 1, exclusion of offals and spinal cord; and 2, testing and origin of cervid animals in relation to chronic wasting
disease as referred to in the models of certificates RUF (point II.1.9) and RUW (point II.1.10).

supplementary guarantees required for Brazil concerning animal contacts, vaccination programmes and surveillance. However as the
State of Santa Catarina in Brazil does not vaccinate against foot-and-mouth disease, the reference to a vaccination programme is not
applicable for meat coming from animals originating and slaughtered in that State.

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Notes

(a)

Veterinary certificates shall be produced by the exporting country,
based on the models appearing in Part 2 of Annex II, according to
the layout of the model that corresponds to the meats concerned.
They shall contain, in the numbered order that appears in the
model, the attestations that are required for any third country and,
as the case may be, those supplementary guarantees that are
required for the exporting third country or part thereof.

(e)

If for reasons of identification of the items of the consignment
(schedule in point I.28 of the model of certificate), additional
pages are attached to the certificate, these pages shall also be
considered as forming part of the original of the certificate by the
application of the signature and stamp of the certifying official
veterinarian, in each of the pages.

(b) A separate and unique certificate must be provided for meat that
is exported from a single territory appearing in columns 2 and 3
of Part 1 of Annex II which is consigned to the same destination
and transported in the same railway wagon, lorry, aircraft or ship.

(f) When the certificate, including additional schedules referred to in
(e), comprises more than one page, each page shall be numbered
— (page number) of (total number of pages) — at the bottom and
shall bear the code number of
the certificate that has been
designated by the competent authority at the top.

(c)

(d)

The original of each certificate shall consist of a single page, both
sides, or, where more text is required, it shall be in such a form
that all pages needed are part of an integrated whole and
indivisible.

It shall be drawn up in at least one of the official languages of the
EU Member State in which the inspection at the border post shall
the EU Member State of destination.
be carried out and of
However, these Member States may allow other languages,
if
necessary, accompanied by an official translation.

(g)

(h)

(i)

The original of the certificate must be completed and signed by an
official veterinarian. In doing so, the competent authorities of the
exporting country shall ensure that the principles of certification
equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 96/93/EC are
followed. The colour of the signature shall be different to that of
the printing. The same rule applies to stamps other than those
embossed or watermarked.

The original of the certificate must accompany the consignment at
the EU border inspection post.

The certificate reference number referred to in boxes I.2 and II.a
must be issued by the competent authority.

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