Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/604 of 16 April 2015 amending Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards animal health requirements for bovine tuberculosis in the models of veterinary certificates BOV-X and BOV-Y and the entries for Israel, New Zealand and Paraguay in the lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof from which the introduction into the Union of live animals and fresh meat is authorised  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-04-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Israel, New Zealand, Paraguay, animal disease, cattle, fresh meat, health certificate, import (EU), live animal, surveillance concerning imports, veterinary inspection




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17.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 100/60








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/604
of 16 April 2015
         
amending Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards animal health requirements for bovine tuberculosis in the models of veterinary certificates BOV-X and BOV-Y and the entries for Israel, New Zealand and Paraguay in the lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof from which the introduction into the Union of live animals and fresh meat is authorised
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


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 products of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first subparagraph of Article 8(1) and Article 8(4) 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 the first and second subparagraphs of Article 3(1), the first subparagraph of Article 6(1), Article 7(e) and Article 13(1)(e) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Directive 2004/68/EC lays down, inter alia, specific animal health requirements for the importation into and transit through the Union of live ungulates which are to be based on the rules laid down in Union legislation for the diseases to which those animals are susceptible.












(2)


Directive 2004/68/EC also provides that specific conditions may be laid down for third countries for which equivalence has been formally recognised by the Union based on the official health guarantees provided by the third country concerned.












(3)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 (3) lays down, inter alia, the veterinary certification requirements for the introduction into the Union of certain consignments of live animals, including consignments of domestic bovine animals. Annex I to that Regulation establishes a list of third countries, territories or parts thereof from which such consignments may be introduced into the Union, as well as the specific conditions for the consignments from certain third countries.












(4)


In addition, Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 sets out a 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-X) and a model of veterinary certificate for domestic bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) intended for immediate slaughter after importation (BOV-Y), which include guarantees for bovine tuberculosis.












(5)


Council Directive 64/432/EEC (4) lays down rules for intra-Union trade in bovine animals and provides for the monitoring and eradication programmes for certain diseases affecting those animals, including tuberculosis. New Zealand has requested for the recognition of its bovine tuberculosis control programme as being equivalent to the monitoring and eradication programmes for bovine tuberculosis that are implemented by the Member States in accordance with the conditions set out in Annex A.I to Directive 64/432/EEC. The information provided by New Zealand on its bovine tuberculosis control programme demonstrates that the bovine tuberculosis status of a bovine herd classified as ‘C2’, under the National Pest Management Strategy for bovine tuberculosis of New Zealand, is equivalent to the bovine tuberculosis status of a bovine herd that is recognised in a Member State as being an ‘officially tuberculosis-free bovine herd’ in accordance with the conditions set out in Annex A.I to Directive 64/432/EEC.












(6)


Therefore, the list and the specific conditions set out in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, as well as the models of veterinary certificates BOV-X and BOV-Y set out in Part 2 of that Annex should be amended in order to reflect the special conditions by which the Union recognises the equivalence of the classification of bovine herds as ‘C2’ within the framework of the bovine tuberculosis control programme implemented in New Zealand with the conditions set out in Annex A.I to Directive 64/432/EEC for a bovine herd in a Member State recognised as being an ‘officially tuberculosis-free bovine herd’.












(7)


Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 lays down, inter alia, the conditions for the importation into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of domestic bovine animals. To this end, it sets out in Annex II thereto a list of third countries, territories or parts thereof from which such consignments may be introduced into the Union and the models of veterinary certificates to accompany those consignments, taking into account any specific conditions or supplementary guarantees required.












(8)


On 19 September 2011, Paraguay notified an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (5). Following that notification, Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1112/2011 (6), suspended imports into the Union of fresh meat of domestic bovine animals from that third country.












(9)


The last outbreak of FMD in Paraguay occurred in January 2012. By November 2013, the OIE recognised Paraguay as a country with two FMD free zones, covering the whole of the territory of Paraguay, where vaccination is practiced (7).












(10)


In April 2014, an audit was carried out by the Commission to verify the efficacy of the measures taken and the official controls in providing animal health guarantees with regard to FMD (8). The Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) concluded that the animal health control system in Paraguay offered satisfactory guarantees with regard to FMD, in compliance with or equivalent to the Union requirements for the introduction of deboned and matured fresh meat of domestic bovine animals. However, Paraguay was requested to substantiate the absence of the FMD virus on its territory and the effectiveness of its vaccination programme.












(11)


During the second half of 2014, Paraguay carried out serological surveys based on the guidelines provided for in Chapter 8.7 of the OIE's Terrestrial Animals Health Code, Edition 2014 (9). Following an evaluation of the results, the Commission concluded that there was sufficient evidence to substantiate the absence of the FMD virus in Paraguay and it was satisfied with the effectiveness of the vaccination programme. Paraguay thus provides sufficient animal health guarantees and it has requested to be authorised for exports into the Union of deboned and matured fresh meat of domestic bovine animals.












(12)


In addition, Israel is referred to in the list set out in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010. For the sake of market transparency and in accordance with international law, it should be clarified that in the case of Israel the territorial coverage of the veterinary certificates is limited to the territory of the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank.












(13)


Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should therefore be amended in order to authorise imports into the Union of fresh meat of domestic bovine animals from Paraguay and to amend the entry for Israel.












(14)


Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.












(15)


To avoid any disruption of imports into the Union of consignments of domestic bovine animals, the use of veterinary certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 in their versions prior to the amendments being introduced by this Regulation should be authorised during a transitional period subject to certain conditions.












(16)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
For a transitional period until 30 June 2015, consignments of live animals accompanied by the appropriate veterinary certificates issued no later than 1 June 2015 in accordance with the models of veterinary certificates ‘BOV-X’ and ‘BOV-Y’ set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 in their versions before the entry into force of this Regulation, may continue to be introduced into the Union.


Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 April 2015.


For the Commission


The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.

(2)  
            OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 321.

(3)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 of 12 March 2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements (OJ L 73, 20.3.2010, p. 1).

(4)  Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64).

(5)  http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=11022

(6)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1112/2011 of 3 November 2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the entry for Paraguay in the list of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the Union of certain fresh meat (OJ L 287, 4.11.2011, p. 32).

(7)  http://www.oie.int/animal-health-in-the-world/official-disease-status/fmd/list-of-fmd-free-members/

(8)  http://ec.europa.eu/food/fvo/audit_reports/details.cfm?rep_id=3317

(9)  http://www.oie.int/index.php?id=169&L=0&htmfile=chapitre_fmd.htm




ANNEX
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 are amended as follows:






(1)


Annex I is amended as follows:






(a)


Part 1 is amended as follows:






(i)


the entry for New Zealand is replaced by the following:










‘NZ — New Zealand


NZ-0


Whole country


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


 



III


V


XII’















(ii)


the following entry is added to the specific conditions:







‘“XII”


:


territory recognised as having officially tuberculosis-free bovine herds equivalent to those recognised based on the conditions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Annex A.I to Directive 64/432/EEC, for the purposes of exports to the Union of live animals certified according to the model of veterinary certificate BOV-X or BOV-Y.’




;














(b)


in Part 2, the models of veterinary certificates BOV-X and BOV-Y are replaced by the following:
                              ‘




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Model BOV-X
COUNTRY:
Veterinary certificate to EU
Part I: Details of dispatched consignment
I.1. Consignor
Name
Address
Tel.
I.2. Certificate reference No
I.2.a.
I.3. Central competent authority
I.4. Local competent authority
I.5. Consignee
Name
Address
Postal code
Tel.
I.6.
I.7. Country of origin
ISO code
I.8. Region of origin
Code
I.9. Country of destination
ISO code
I.10. Region of destination
Code
I.11. Place of origin
Name Approval number
Address
I.12.
I.13. Place of loading
Address Approval number
I.14. Date of departure
I.15. Means of transport
Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon
Road vehicle Other
Identification
Documentary references
I.16. Entry BIP in EU
I.17.
I.18. Description of commodity
I.19. Commodity code (HS code)
01.02
I.20. Quantity
I.21.
I.22. Number of packages
I.23. Seal/Container No
I.24.
I.25. Commodities certified for:
Breeding Fattening
I.26.
I.27. For import or admission into EU
I.28. Identification of the commodities
Species
(scientific name)
Breed
Identification system
Identification number
Age
Sex






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COUNTRY
Model BOV-X
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
II.1. Public Health Attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described in this certificate:
II.1.1. come from holdings which have been free from any official prohibition on health grounds, for the past 42 days in the case of brucellosis, for the past 30 days in the case of anthrax and for the past 6 months in the case of rabies, and, have not been in contact with animals from holdings which did not satisfy these conditions;
II.1.2. have not received:
— any stilbene or thyrostatic substances,
— estrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or β- agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnical treatment (as defined in Directive 96/22/EC);
II.1.3. with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE):
(1) (2) either [(a) the animals are identified by a permanent identification system enabling them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin, and are not exposed bovine animals as described in Chapter C, part I, point (4)(b)(iv) of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(b) if there have been BSE indigenous cases in the country concerned, the animals were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been effectively enforced or after the date of birth of the last BSE indigenous case if born after the date of the feed ban.]
(1) (3) or [(a) the animals are identified by a permanent identification system enabling them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin, and are not exposed bovine animals as described in Chapter C, Part II, point (4)(b)(iv) of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(b) the animals were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been effectively enforced or after the date of birth of the last BSE indigenous case if born after the date of the feed ban.]
(1) (4) or [(a) the animals are identified by a permanent identification system enabling them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin, and are not exposed bovine animals as described in Chapter C, Part II, point (4)(b)(iv) of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(b) the animals were born at least 2 years after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been effectively enforced or after the date of birth of the last BSE indigenous case if born after the date of the feed ban.]
II.2. Animal Health attestation:
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above meet the following requirements:
II.2.1. they come from the territory with code: (5) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:
(1) either [(a) has been free for 24 months from foot-and-mouth disease]
(1) or [(a) has been considered free from foot-and-mouth disease since (dd/mm/yyyy), without having had cases/outbreaks after that date, and authorised to export these animals by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) ----/----, of (dd/mm/yyyy),]
(b) has been free for 12 months from rinderpest, Rift valley fever, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, lumpy skin disease and epizootic haemorrhagic disease, and for 6 months from vesicular stomatitis,
(c) where during the last 12 months, no vaccination against the diseases mentioned in points (a) and (b) has been carried out and imports of domestic cloven-hoofed animals vaccinated against these diseases are not permitted;
(1) either [(d) has been free for 24 months from bluetongue;]
Part II: Certification






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COUNTRY
Model BOV-X
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
(1) (9) or [(d) has been free for 24 months from bluetongue, and the animals have reacted negatively to a serological test for the detection of antibody for bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease, carried out on two occasions on samples of blood taken at the beginning of the isolation/quarantine period and at least 28 days later, on (dd/mm/yyyy) and on (dd/mm/yyyy), the second of which must have been taken within 10 days before export;]
(1) or [(d) has not been free for 24 months from bluetongue, and the animals have been vaccinated with an inactivated vaccine, at least 60 days before the date of dispatch to the Union, against all bluetongue serotype/s … (insert serotype/s) which are those present in the source population as demonstrated through a surveillance programme (12) in an area with a 150 km radius around the holding(s) of origin described under box reference I.11, and the animals are still within the immunity period of time guaranteed in the specifications of the vaccine;]
II.2.2. they have remained in the territory described under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least the last 6 months before dispatch to the Union and without contact with imported cloven-hoofed animals for the last 30 days;
II.2.3. they have remained since birth or at least 40 days before dispatch in the holding(s) of origin described under box reference I.11:
(a) in and around which, in an area with a 150 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of epizootic haemorrhagic disease during the previous 60 days,
(b) in and around which, in an area with a 10 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, Rift valley fever, bluetongue, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, lumpy skin disease and, vesicular stomatitis during the previous 40 days;
II.2.4. they are not animals to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, nor have they been vaccinated against the diseases referred to under point II.2.1(a) and (b);
II.2.5. they come from herds that are not restricted under the national legislation pertaining to the eradication of tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis;
II.2.6. they come from herds recognised as officially tuberculosis-free (6) (6b);
and (1) (7) either [come from a region which is recognised as officially tuberculosis-free (6);]
(1) or [have been subjected to an intradermal tuberculin test (8) carried out with negative results within the past 30 days before dispatch to the Union;]
(1) or [are less than 6 weeks old;]
II.2.7. they have not been vaccinated against brucellosis and come from herds recognised as officially brucellosis-free (6);
and (1) (7) either [come from a region which is recognised as officially brucellosis-free (6),]
(1) or [have been subjected to at least one test for bovine brucellosis (8) carried out on samples taken within the past 30 days before dispatch to the Union,]
(1) or [are less than 12 months old,]
(1) or [are castrated males of any age,]
(1) either [II.2.8. they come from herds included in an official system for the control of enzootic bovine leukosis, and in which there has been no evidence either clinical or as a result of a laboratory test of this disease during the past 2 years,]
(1) or [II.2.8. they come from herds recognised as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free (6) (6a),]
and (1) (7) either [come from a region which is recognised as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free (6);]
(1) or [have been subjected to an individual test for enzootic bovine leukosis (8) carried out with negative result on samples taken within the past 30 days before dispatch to the Union;]
(1) or [are less than 12 months old;]
II.2.9. they are/were (1) dispatched from their holding(s) of origin, without passing through any market:






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COUNTRY
Model BOV-X
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
(1) either [directly to the Union,]
(1) or [to the officially authorised assembly centre described under box reference I.13 situated within the territory described under point II.2.1,]
and, until dispatched to the Union:
(a) they did not come in contact with other cloven-hoofed animals not complying with the health requirements as described in this certificate,
(b) they were not at any place where, or around which, within a 10 km radius, during the previous 30 days there has been a case/outbreak of any of the diseases referred to in point II.2.1;
II.2.10. any transport vehicles or containers in which they were loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an officially authorised disinfectant;
II.2.11. they were examined by an official veterinarian within 24 hours of loading and showed no clinical sign of disease;
II.2.12. they have been loaded for dispatch to the Union on (dd/mm/yyyy) (10) in the means of transport described under box reference I.15 above that were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an officially authorised disinfectant and so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder could not flow or fall out of the vehicle or container during transportation.
II.3. Animal transport attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above have been treated before and at the time of loading in accordance with the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, in particular as regards watering and feeding, and they are fit for the intended transport.
(1) (11) [II.4. Specific requirements
II.4.1. According to official information, no clinical or pathological evidence of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) has been recorded in the holding(s) of origin referred to in box reference I.11, for the last 12 months;
II.4.2. the animals referred to in box reference I.28:
(a) have been isolated in accommodation approved by the competent authority for the last 30 days immediately prior to dispatch for export,
(b) have been subjected to a serological test for IBR on sera taken at least 21 days after entry into isolation, with negative results, and all animals in isolation have also given negative results to this test,
(c) have not been vaccinated against IBR.]
Notes
This certificate is meant for domestic bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) intended for breeding and/or production.
After importation the animals must be conveyed without delay to the holding of destination where they shall remain for a minimum period of 30 days before further movement outside the holding, except in the case of a dispatch to a slaughterhouse.
Part I:
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.
— Box reference I.13: The assembly centre, if any, must fulfil the conditions for its approval, as laid down in Part 5 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the Union.






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COUNTRY
Model BOV-X
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28: Identification system: The animals must bear:
An individual number which permits tracing of their premises of origin. Specify the identification system (such as tag, tattoos, brand, chip, transponder).
An ear tag that includes the ISO code of the exporting country. The individual number must permit tracing of their premises of origin.
Species: Select amongst “Bos”, “Bison” and “Bubalus” as appropriate.
Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).
Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).
Breed: select purebred, crossbreed.
Part II:
(1) Keep as appropriate.
(2) Only if the animals were born and continuously reared in a country or region categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk and listed as such in Decision 2007/453/EC.
(3) Only if the country or region of origin is categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk and is listed as such in Decision 2007/453/EC.
(4) Only if the country or region of origin has not been categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 or has been categorised as a country or region with undetermined BSE risk and listed as such in Decision 2007/453/EC.
(5) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010
(6) Officially tuberculosis/brucellosis-free regions and herds as laid down in Annex A to Directive 64/432/EEC; and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions and herds as laid down in Chapter I of Annex D to Directive 64/432/EEC.
(6a) Only for officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free herds recognised as equivalent to the requirements as laid down in Chapter I of Annex D to Directive 64/432/EEC for the purpose of exports to the EU of live animals according to the model of veterinary certificate BOV-X from the territory that, in column 6 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, appears with the entry “IVb” as regards enzootic bovine leukosis.
(6b) Only for a territory appearing with entry “XII” in column 6 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 indicating that bovine herds officially declared tuberculosis-free are recognised based on equivalent conditions to those laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Annex A.I to Directive 64/432/EEC for the purposes of exports to the Union of live animals certified according to the model of veterinary certificate BOV-X.
(7) Only for a territory that, in column 6 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, appears with the entry “II”, as regards tuberculosis, “III”, as regards brucellosis, and/or “IVa” as regards enzootic bovine leukosis.
(8) Tests carried out in accordance with the protocols that, for the disease concerned, are described in Part 6 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.
(9) Supplementary guarantees to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, with the entry “A”.
Tests for bluetongue and for epizootic haemorrhagic disease in accordance with Part 6 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.
(10) Date of loading. Imports of these animals shall not be allowed when the animals were loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the Union of the third country, territory or part thereof referred to in Boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the Union against imports of these animals from this third country, territory or part thereof.
(11) When required by the EU Member State of destination or Switzerland, in accordance with Decision 2004/558/EC and in accordance with the Agreement between the Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).
(12) Surveillance programme as laid down in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 (OJ L 283, 27.10.2007, p. 37).






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COUNTRY
Model BOV-X
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
Date: Signature:
Stamp:






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Model BOV-Y
COUNTRY:
Veterinary certificate to EU
Part I: Details of dispatched consignment
I.1. Consignor
Name
Address
Tel.
I.2. Certificate reference No
I.2.a.
I.3. Central competent authority
I.4. Local competent authority
I.5. Consignee
Name
Address
Postal code
Tel.
I.6.
I.7. Country of origin
ISO code
I.8. Region of origin
Code
I.9. Country of destination
ISO code
I.10. Region of destination
Code
I.11. Place of origin
Name Approval number
Address
I.12.
I.13. Place of loading
Address Approval number
I.14. Date of departure
I.15. Means of transport
Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon
Road vehicle Other
Identification
Documentary references
I.16. Entry BIP in EU
I.17.
I.18. Description of commodity
I.19. Commodity code (HS code)
01.02
I.20. Quantity
I.21.
I.22. Number of packages
I.23. Seal/Container No
I.24.
I.25. Commodities certified for:
Slaughter
I.26.
I.27. For import or admission into EU
I.28. Identification of the commodities
Species
(scientific name)
Breed
Identification system
Identification number
Age
Sex






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COUNTRY
Model BOV-Y
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
II.1. Public Health Attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described in this certificate:
II.1.1. come from holdings which have been free from any official prohibition on health grounds, for the last 42 days in the case of brucellosis, for the last 30 days in the case of anthrax, for the last 6 months in the case of rabies, and, have not been in contact with animals from holdings which did not satisfy these conditions;
II.1.2. have not received:
— any stilbene or thyrostatic substances,
— oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or β- agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnical treatment (as defined in Directive 96/22/EC).
II.1.3. with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE):
(1) (2) either [(a) the animals are identified by a permanent identification system enabling them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin, and are not exposed bovine animals as described in Chapter C, part I, point (4)(b)(iv) of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(b) if there have been BSE indigenous cases in the country concerned, the animals were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been effectively enforced or after the date of birth of the last BSE indigenous case if born after the date of the feed ban.]
(1) (3) or [(a) the animals are identified by a permanent identification system enabling them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin, and are not exposed bovine animals as described in Chapter C, Part II, point (4)(b)(iv) of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(b) the animals were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been effectively enforced or after the date of birth of the last BSE indigenous case if born after the date of the feed ban.]
(1) (4) or [(a) the animals are identified by a permanent identification system enabling them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin, and are not exposed bovine animals as described in Chapter C, Part II, point (4)(b)(iv) of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(b) the animals were born at least 2 years after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been effectively enforced or after the date of birth of the last BSE indigenous case if born after the date of the feed ban.]
II.2. Animal Health attestation:
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above meet the following requirements:
II.2.1. they come from the territory with code: (5) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:
(1) either [(a) has been free for 24 months from foot-and-mouth disease]
(1) or [(a) has been considered free from foot-and-mouth disease since (dd/mm/yyyy), without having had cases/outbreaks after that date, and authorised to export these animals by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) ----/----, of (dd/mm/yyyy),]
(b) has been free for 12 months from rinderpest, Rift valley fever, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, lumpy skin disease and epizootic haemorrhagic disease, and for 6 months from vesicular stomatitis,
(c) where during the last 12 months, no vaccination against the diseases mentioned in points (a) and (b) has been carried out and imports of domestic cloven-hoofed animals vaccinated against these diseases are not permitted;
(1) either [(d) has been free for 24 months from bluetongue;]
Part II: Certification






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II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
(1) or [(d) has not been free for 24 months from bluetongue, and the animals have been vaccinated with an inactivated vaccine, at least 60 days before the date of dispatch to the Union, against all bluetongue serotype/s … (insert serotype/s) which are those present in the source population as demonstrated through a surveillance programme (9) in an area with a 150 km radius around the holding(s) of origin described under box reference I.11, and the animals are still within the immunity period of time guaranteed in the specifications of the vaccine;]
II.2.2. they have remained in the territory described under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least the last 3 months before dispatch to the Union and without contact with imported cloven-hoofed animals for the last 30 days;
II.2.3. they have remained since birth or at least 40 days before dispatch in the holding(s) described under box reference I.11:
(a) in and around which, in an area with a 150 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of epizootic haemorrhagic disease during the previous 60 days, and
(b) in and around which, in an area with a 10 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, Rift valley fever, bluetongue, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, lumpy skin disease and, vesicular stomatitis during the previous 40 days;
II.2.4. they are not animals to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, nor have they been vaccinated against the diseases referred to in point II.2.1(a) and (b);
II.2.5. they come from herds:
(a) included in an official system for the control of enzootic bovine leukosis, and
(b) that are not restricted under the national legislation regarding eradication of tuberculosis and brucellosis, and
(c) recognised as officially tuberculosis free; (6) (6a)
II.2.6. they have not been vaccinated against brucellosis and they:
(1) either [come from herds which are recognised as officially brucellosis free;] (6)
(1) or [are castrated males of any age;]
II.2.7. they are individually marked on at least two places on their hindquarters as to show that they are exclusively intended for immediate slaughter; (7)
II.2.8. they are/were (1) dispatched from their holding(s) of origin, without passing through any market:
(1) either [directly to the Union,]
(1) or [to the officially authorised assembly centre described under box reference I.13 situated within the territory described under point II.2.1]
and, until dispatched to the Union:
(a) they did not come in contact with other cloven-hoofed animals not complying with the health requirements as described in this certificate, and
(b) they were not at any place where, or around which within a 10 km radius, during the previous 30 days there has been a case/outbreak of any of the diseases referred to in point II.2.1;
II.2.9. any transport vehicles or containers in which they were loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an officially authorised disinfectant;
II.2.10. they were examined by an official veterinarian within 24 hours of loading and showed no clinical sign of disease;
II.2.11. they have been loaded for dispatch to the Union on (dd/mm/yyyy) (8) in the means of transport described under box reference I.15 above that were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an officially authorised disinfectant and so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder could not flow or fall out of the vehicle or container during transportation.






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Model BOV-Y
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
II.3. Animal transport attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above have been treated before and at the time of loading in accordance with the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, in particular as regards watering and feeding, and they are fit for the intended transport.
Notes
This certificate is meant for live bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) intended for immediate slaughter.
After importation the animals must be conveyed without delay to the slaughterhouse of destination to be slaughtered within five working days.
Part I:
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.
— Box reference I.13: The assembly centre, if any, must fulfil the conditions for its approval, as laid down in Part 5 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the Union.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28: Identification system: the animals must bear:
An individual number which permits tracing of their premises of origin. Specify the identification system (such as tag, tattoos, brand, chip, transponder).
An ear tag that includes the ISO code of the exporting country. The individual number must permit tracing of their premises of origin.
Species: Select amongst “Bos”, “Bison” and “Bubalus” as appropriate.
Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).
Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).
Part II:
(1) Keep as appropriate.
(2) Only if the animals were born and continuously reared in a country or region categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk and listed as such in Decision 2007/453/EC.
(3) Only if the country or region of origin is categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk and is listed as such in Decision 2007/453/EC.
(4) Only if the country or region of origin has not been categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 or has been categorised as a country or region with undetermined BSE risk and is listed as such in Decision 2007/453/EC.
(5) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.
(6) Officially tuberculosis/brucellosis free regions and herds as laid down in Annex A to Directive 64/432/EEC.
(6a) Only for a territory appearing with entry “XII” in column 6 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 indicating that bovine herds officially declared tuberculosis-free are recognised based on equivalent conditions to those laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Annex A.I to Directive 64/432/EEC for the purposes of exports to the Union of live animals certified according to the model of veterinary certificate BOV-Y.
(7) This mark shall take the form of “L” having 13 cm in the left side and 7 cm in the bottom side with 1 cm of strength in both lines. It shall be applied using the technique known as “freeze-branding”.
(8) Date of loading. Imports of these animals shall not be allowed when the animals were loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the Union of the third country, territory or part thereof referred to in boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the Union against imports of these animals from this third country, territory or part thereof.
(9) Surveillance programme as laid down in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 (OJ L 283, 27.10.2007, p. 37).






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Model BOV-Y
II. Health information
II.a. Certificate reference number
II.b.
Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
Date: Signature:
Stamp:
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(2)


Part 1 of Annex II is amended as follows:






(a)


the entry for Paraguay is replaced by the following:












‘PY — Paraguay


PY-0


Whole country


EQU


 


 


 


 




PY-0


Whole country


BOV


A


1


 


17 April 2015’














(b)


the entry for Israel is replaced by the following:












‘IL — Israel (6)


IL-0


Whole country


—’


 


 


 


 














(c)


the following footnote (6) is added:






‘(6)


Hereafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank.’