CELEX: 51988PC0742(01)
Language: en
Date: 1988-12-21
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON ANIMAL HEALTH CONDITIONS GOVERNING INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE IN OVINE AND CAPRINE ANIMALS

27. 2. 89                                Official Journal of the European Communities                               No C 48/21
               Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) on animal health conditions governing intra-Community
                                                trade in ovine and caprine animals
                                                        COM(88) 742 final
                                      (Submitted by the Commission on 9 January 1989)
                                                           (89/C 48/02)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            eradicating certain diseases, provided that those require-
                                                                     ments in no case exceed those applied nationally by the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Member State concerned;
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                  Whereas, in order to avoid the spread of contagious
                                                                     diseases, conditions should be laid down as regards the
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,             transportation of the animals to their place of destination;
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee,                                                           Whereas, in order to ensure that the requirements
                                                                     applicable are complied with, provision should be made for
Whereas the harmonious operation of the common                       introducing a health certificate which would be issued by
organization of the market in ovine and caprine animals              an official veterinarian and which would accompany ovine
will not have the results expected of it as long as disparities      and caprine animals until they reach their place of
between Member States as regards health conditions act as            destination;
a restraint on intra-Community trade;
                                                                     Whereas reference should be made, as regards the
Whereas, in order to encourage trade in ovine and caprine            organization and follow up of the checks to be carried out
animals, it is advisable to remove those disparities and             by the Member State of destination and as regards the
introduce Community-wide rules on the marketing of                   protective measures to be introduced, to the general rules
ovine and caprine animals between Member States;                     laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No ... concerning
whereas that will also contribute to the completion of the           veterinary controls in intra-Community trade with a view
single market;                                                       to the completion of the internal market;
Whereas it is advisable that certain types of trade of a local
nature should not be included in the scope of this                   Whereas provision should be made for allowing the
Regulation;                                                          Commission to conduct its own independent checks;
Whereas, in order to be eligible for trade between Member
States, ovine and caprine animals should meet certain                Whereas the provisions of this Regulation will have to be
health requirements designed to avoid the spread of                  reviewed in the context of the completion of the single
contagious diseases;                                                 market;
Whereas the health requirements applicable should vary.              Whereas a procedure should be introduced which provides
depending on the purpose for which the animals are                   for close cooperation between the Member States and the
traded;                                                              Commission within the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Whereas the health situation for ovine and caprine animals
 is not the same throughout the territory of the Community;
 whereas reference should therefore be made to 'regions', as         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
 defined in Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964
 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community
 trade in bovine animals and swine (*), as last amended by
 Directive..., when dealing with parts of that territory;                                       Article 1
 Whereas there must be no barriers to trade between regions
 of that territory;                                                   1. This Regulation defines the animal health conditions
                                                                      governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine
 Whereas there must be no barriers to trade between regions           animals.
 in which the animal health conditions are equivalent;
 Whereas provision should be made for allowing the                    2. This Regulation shall not apply to ovine or caprine
 Commission to approve certain additional requirements in             animals intended solely for temporary pasturing in the
 the light of the progress made by a Member State in                  vicinity of the internal frontiers of the Community.
                                                                      However, if necessary, the Commission shall adopt, in
                                                                      accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18,
 (!) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.                              special rules for trade involving this type of farming.
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                            Article 2                               laid down in Articles 4 and 6, without prejudice to any
                                                                    derogations which may be applicable pursuant to the
For the purposes of this Regulation:                                provisions of Article 8.
 1.  'ovine or caprine animals for slaughter' means animals
                                                                    3. Ovine or caprine animals for breeding may be sent to
    of the ovine or caprine species taken direct to a
                                                                    another Member State only if they fulfil the conditions laid
    slaughterhouse in order to be slaughtered there at the
                                                                    down in Articles 4 and 6, without prejudice to any
    earliest opportunity, and in no case later than 72 hours
                                                                    derogations which may be applicable under the provisions
    after arrival;
                                                                    of Article 7, and to any additional guarantees which may be
2.  'ovine or caprine animals for production' means                 required pursuant to Articles 9 and 10.
    animals of the ovine or caprine species intended for
    production, in particular of meat, wool, hair or skin,
    but not for breeding or milk production;                                                   Article 4
3.  'ovine or caprine animals for breeding' means animals           Ovine or caprine animals:
    of the ovine or caprine species which are to be reared
    for breeding or milk production;                                (a) must show no clinical sign of disease on the day of
                                                                         loading;
4.  'holding' means an agricultural establishment in which
    ovine or caprine animals for rearing, production or             (b) must not be intended for slaughter under a national
    slaughter are regularly kept or reared;                              scheme for the eradication of a contagious or infectious
                                                                         disease;
5.  'officially brucellosis (Brucella melitensis)-hee ovine or
    caprine holding' means a holding which satisfies the            (c) must not come from a holding which is the subject of a
    conditions laid down in Chapter I of Annex A;                        prohibition on health grounds and must not have been
                                                                         in contact with animals from such a holding;
6.  'brucellosis (Brucella melitensis )-(ree ovine or caprine
    holding' means a holding which satisfies the conditions
                                                                    (i) such prohibitions shall be applied following an
    laid down in Chapter II of Annex A;
                                                                         outbreak of one of the following diseases to which the
7.  'officially contagious-epidydimitis (Brucella ovis)-(ree             animals are susceptible:
    ovine holding' means a holding which satisfies the
    conditions laid down in Chapter III of Annex A;                      — brucellosis (B. melitensis),
8.  'compulsorily notifiable disease' means a disease as                 — rabies,
    listed in Chapter I of Annex B, the suspicion or
    appearance of which must be notified to the competent                — anthrax;
    authorities of the Member State;
                                                                    (ii) The period of prohibition after the last recorded case
9.  'official veterinarian' means a veterinarian designated              must be at least:
    by the competent central authority of the Member
    State;                                                               — 42 days in the case of brucellosis (B. melitensis),
10. 'officially approved place of assembly, place of                     — 30 days in the case of rabies,
    loading, dealer's premises or market' means a place
    where ovine or caprine animals are assembled, loaded                 — 15 days in the case of anthrax;
    or bought and sold, which must:
    (a) be supervised by an official veterinarian;                  (d) must not be the subject of animal health restrictions
                                                                         applied pursuant to Council Directive 85/511/EEC (1).
    (b) be organized in such a way as to ensure effective
        protection of the health status of ovine or caprine         (e) must not have been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth
        animals intended for intra-Community trade, in                   disease.
        particular by keeping animals which do not have the
        same health status separate;                               Moreover, as regards foot-and-mouth disease:
11. 'region' means a part of a Member State's territory as          (i) additional guarantees, which may vary according to the
    defined in Article 2 (o) of Directive 64/432/EEC.                    purpose for which the ovine or caprine animals are
                                                                         intended, may be required in accordance with the
                                                                         procedure provided for in Article 18 in the case of
                           Article 3                                     consignments to Member States which do not vaccinate
1. Ovine or caprine animals for slaughter may be sent to                 against foot-and-mouth disease and which do not allow
another Member State only if they fulfil the conditions laid             animals vaccinated against that disease to enter their
down in Articles 4 and 5.                                                territory;
2. Ovine or caprine animals for production may be sent
to another Member State only if they fulfil the conditions          0) OJ No L 315, 26. 11. 1985, p. 11.
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(ii) derogations from the non-vaccination rule may be                    intra-Community trade comply with the criteria laid
     allowed in accordance with the procedure provided for               down in points (b), (c) and (e) above.
     in Article 18 in specific cases of trade between certain
     parts of the Community territory.
                                                                     2. Ovine animals for production or breeding must be
                                                                     eligible for entry into an ovine holding which is officially
                                                                     free from contagious epidydimitis (B. ovis) in accordance
                            Article 5                                with the provisions of Chapter III(D) of Annex A.
Ovine or caprine animals for slaughter:
                                                                                               Article 7
(a) must be identified by an officially approved mark. The
     method of identification shall, where required, be laid
     down in accordance with the procedure provided for in           1. By way of derogation from Article 6 (l)(d), ovine or
     Article 18;                                                     caprine animals for breeding which meet the requirements
                                                                     laid down for entry into a brucellosis (B. melitensis)-(ree
(b) must have remained in the territory of the Community             ovine or caprine holding in accordance with Chapter 11(D)
                                                                     of Annex A may be traded between regions in which all the
     for at least three months (or since birth in the case of
                                                                     ovine or caprine holdings are not regarded as officially free
     animals aged less than three months) prior to loading.
                                                                     from brucellosis (B. melitensis) in accordance with
                                                                     Chapter 1(A)(1) of Annex A.
                            Article 6
                                                                     2. By way of derogation from Article 6 (2), ovine animals
                                                                     for breeding, other than those which meet the requirements
1.    Ovine or caprine animals for production or breeding:           for entry into an officially contagious-epidydimitis (B.
                                                                     ovis)-£ree ovine holding, may be traded between regions in
(a) must be identifed individually by an officially approved         which all the ovine holdings are not regarded as officially
     method. The methods of identification shall, where              free from contagious epidydimitis in accordance with
     required, be laid down in accordance with the                   Chapter 111(A)(1) of Annex A.
     procedure provided for in Article 18;
                                                                     3. Member States shall notify the Commission and the
(b) must have remained on the same holding during the 30             other Member States of the demarcation of the regions
     days preceding loading (or since birth in the case of           referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.
     animals aged less than 30 days);
(c) must have remained in the territory of the Community
     for at least six months (or since birth in the case of                                    Article 8
     animals aged less than six months) prior to loading;
                                                                     In the case of ovine and caprine animals for production:
(d) must be eligible for entry into an officially brucellosis
     (B. melitensis)-iree ovine or caprine holding in accord-
     ance with the provisions of Chapter 1(D) of Annex A;            1. the provisions of Article 7 (1) and (2) shall apply;
(e) must not come from a holding in which:                           2.   at the request of a Member State, derogations from the
                                                                          guarantees specified in Article 6 (l)(c) and (e) may be
     — in the previous six months contagious agalactia of                 allowed, in accordance with the procedure laid down
         sheep (Mycoplasma agalactiae) or contagious agal-                in Article 18, for consignments to or from certain
         actia of goats (Mycoplasma agalactiae, M. capri-                 regions.
         colum, M. mycoides var. mycoides 'large colony'),
         Maedi Visna or caprine viral arthritis/encephalitis
         has been clinically diagnosed,
                                                                                               Article 9
     — in the previous 12 months paratuberculosis or
         caseous lymphadenitis has been clinically diagnosed,        1. Where a Member State draws up or has drawn up a
                                                                     voluntary or compulsory control programme for one of the
                                                                     diseases listed in Chapter II of Annex B, it shall present the
     — in the previous three years pulmonary adenomatosis
                                                                     programme to the Commission, outlining in particular:
         or scrapie has been clinically diagnosed,
     and must not not have been in contact with animals              — the distribution of the disease in the Member State,
     from such a holding;
                                                                     — the reasons for which the programme should be
(f) must come from a holding whose owner states in                       implemented, including the importance of the disease
     writing that the ovine or caprine animals intended for              and the programme's likely benefit in relation to its cost,
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— the geographical areas in which the programme will be              be amended or withdrawn in accordance with the
    implemented,                                                     procedure provided for in Article 18.
— the categories of holding to be established, and the
    standards which must be achieved by the holdings in
    each category, including test procedures,                                                 Article 11
— the rules applicable for entry of animals of a lower               1. Ovine and caprine animals must be transported as
    health status into the holding,                                  soon as possible from the holding of origin to the place of
                                                                     destination.
— the action to be taken if, for any reason, a holding loses
    its status,
                                                                     During the journey they may go through an officially
                                                                     approved place of assembly or loading, dealer's premises or
— the programme's control procedures.
                                                                     market. The journey must take place in vehicles or
                                                                     containers which have first been cleansed and disinfected
2. The Commission shall scrutinize the programmes                    with a disinfectant officially authorized in the consignor
presented by the Member States. Programmes as referred to            Member State. The vehicles must be designed in such a way
in paragraph 1 may be approved in accordance with the                that animals' excreta, litter or fodder cannot escape from
procedure laid down in Article 18. The additional                    the vehicle during transportation.
guarantees, general or specific, which may be required in
intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals for
breeding may be defined in accordance with the same                  Ovine or caprine animals of differing health status must not
procedure. Such guarantees must not exceed those applied             be transported in the same vehicle.
by the Member State in the national context.
                                                                     2. Where ovine or caprine animals for production or
3. Programmes submitted by Member States may be                      rearing are concerned, the duration of assembly of the said
amended or supplemented in accordance with the pro-                  animals outside the holding of origin, in particular at the
cedure laid down in Article 18. Under the same procedure,           officially-approved place of assembly or loading, dealer's
the Commission may approve an amendment or addition                 premises or market, must be deducted from the period of 30
to a programme which has been approved or to guarantees             days provided for in Article 6 (l)(b), but may not exceed six
which have been defined in accordance with paragraph 2.             days. In such cases corresponding forms of wording must
                                                                    be entered in the certificates specified in Model I in
                                                                    Annex E.
                            Article 10
                                                                    3. Each Member State shall designate its officially-
1. Where a Member State considers that its territory or
                                                                    approved markets. It shall inform the Commission and the
part of its territory is free from one of the diseases listed in
                                                                    other Member States of the markets that have been
Chapter II of Annex B, it shall present to the Commission
                                                                    approved.
appropriate justification, setting out in particular:
— the name of the disease and the previous history of its           4. Detailed rules for carrying out official controls at
    occurrence in that Member State,                                officially-approved dealers' premises, places of assembly or
                                                                    loading and markets shall, where required, be laid down in
— the results of surveillance testing based on serological,         accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 18.
    microbiological or pathological findings, and on the
    fact that the disease must by law be notified to the
    competent authorities,
                                                                                              Article 12
— the period over which the surveillance was carried out,
                                                                    In trade between Member States, ovine and caprine animals
— the control arrangements for verifying that the area              must, during transportation to the place of destination, be
    concerned remains free from the disease.                        accompanied by a health certificate, signed by an official
                                                                    veterinarian, which conforms to Annex E (models I and II),
2. The Commission shall examine particulars presented               which must be drawn up, on the day of loading, in the
by Member States by way of justification. The additional            official language or in one of the official languages of the
guarantees, general or specific, which may be required in           Member State of destination at least, and which shall be
intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals for              valid for 10 days. The certificate shall consist of a single
rearing may be defined in accordance with the procedure             sheet.
provided for in Article 18. Such guarantees must not exceed
those applied by the Member State in the national context.
3. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commis-                                        Article 13
sion of any change in the particulars specified in paragraph
1 which relate to the disease. The guarantees defined as laid       The rules laid down in Regulation (EEC) No... shall apply,
down in paragraph 2 may, in the light of such notification,         in particular as regards the organization of and the follow-
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up to the controls carried out by the Member State of                                                  Article 18
destination and the protective measures to be applied.
                                                                           1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing
                                                                           Veterinary Committee, hereinafter referred to as 'the
                           Article 14                                      Committee'.
1. Veterinary experts of the Commission may, where                         2. Where reference is made to the procedure laid down in
required in the interests of the uniform application of this               this Article, the following provisions shall apply.
Regulation, carry out on-the-spot inspections. The Com-                    3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to
mission shall inform Member States of the results of the                   the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The
inspections carried out.                                                   Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a
                                                                           time limit which the chairman may lay down according to
The Member States on whose territory the inspections are                   the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by
carried out shall provide the experts with all the help                    the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the
required to perform their work.                                            case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on
                                                                           a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the
2. General rules for the application of this Article shall be
                                                                           representatives of the Member States within the Committee
laid down in accordance with the procedure provided for in
                                                                           shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The
Article 18.
                                                                           chairman shall not vote.
The rules applicable in respect of the inspections referred to              4. The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if
in this Article shall be laid down in accordance with the                   they are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee.
same procedure.
                                                                            5. If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with
                                                                            the opinion of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered,
                            Article 15                                      the Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Council
                                                                            a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The
The countries of the Benelux Economic Union shall, for the                  Council shall act by a qualified majority.
purposes of this Regulation, be regarded as a single
Member State.                                                               If, on expiry of a period of three months from the date on
                                                                            which the matter was referred to it, the Council has not
                                                                            acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the
                            Article 16                                      Commission.
Amendments to the Annexes to this Regulation shall be
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in                                                   Article 19
Article 18.                                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 30th day
                                                                            following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                            Article 17                                      European Communities.
                                                                            It shall apply from 1 August 1989.
The provisions of this Regulation shall be reviewed before
31 March 1992 in the context of the proposals aimed at                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
completing the internal market.                                             applicable in all Member States.
                                                                  ANNEX A
                                                                 CHAPTER I
                      OFFICIALLY BRUCELLOSIS (B. MEUTENSIS)-FREE OVINE OR CAPRINE HOLDING
                                                           A. Achievement of status
               1. An ovine or caprine holding is considered to be officially brucellosis (B. melitensis )-iree:
                  (a) if all the animals on it which are susceptible to brucellosis (B. melitensis) have been free from clinical or
                      any other signs of brucellosis (B. melitensis) for at least 12 months; and
                  (b) if it contains no ovine or caprine animals which have been vaccinated against brucellosis, save those
                      vaccinated at least three years previously with Rev. 1 vaccine or any other vaccine approved under the
                      procedure laid down in Article 18; and
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                (c) if two tests separated by an interval of six months or more have, with negative results, been carried out
                     in accordance with Annex C on all ovine and caprine animals on the holding which are over six months
                     of age at the time of testing.
           2.   A part of the Community comprising one or more contiguous or separate regions where no case of ovine or
                caprine brucellosis has been officially confirmed for at least three years and where vaccination has been
               prohibited for at least three years may be recognized as officially free from brucellosis (B. melitensis) under
                the procedure laid down in Article 18 and all ovine and caprine holdings in that part of the Community may
                also be recognized as officially free from brucellosis (B. melitensis).
                                                         B. Maintenance of status
              In the case of officially brucellosis (B. melitensisJ-free ovine or caprine holdings which are not situated in a
              part of the territory which is recognized as officially brucellosis-free, a representative number of the ovine
              and caprine animals over six months old must be checked annually. The holding may retain its officially
              brucellosis (B. melitensis)-hee status if the results of the tests are negative.
              The representative number of animals to be tested must, for each holding, consist of the following:
              — all non-castrated males over six months old,
              — all animals introduced into the holding since the previous test,
              — 25 % of the females which have reached the age of reproduction (i.e. which are sexually mature) or are in
                   milk, with a minimum of 50 animals, except where the holding has fewer than 50 such females, in which
                   case all those females must be tested.
              In regions where more than 99 % of ovine or caprine holdings have been declared officially brucellosis (B.
              melitensis)-free, the interval between tests on officially brucellosis-free ovine or caprine holdings may be
              increased to three years, on condition that the holdings which are not officially free from the disease are
              placed under official control and take part in an eradication programme.
                                                C. Suspected or actual cases of brucellosis
           1.  (a) If one or more ovine or caprine animals on an officially brucellosis (B. melitensis J-free ovine or caprine
                    holding are suspected of having brucellosis, the holding's officially brucellosis-free status must be
                    withdrawn. However, that status may be provisionally suspended, rather than withdrawn, if the
                    animal or animals are immediately destroyed or isolated, pending official confirmation of the disease.
               (b) If brucellosis (B. melitensis) is confirmed, the provisional suspension may be lifted if all affected animals
                    are slaughtered and two tests, separated by an interval of three months or more, and carried out in
                    accordance with Annex C on all the animals of the holding over six months old, give negative results.
          2.   If the holding referred to in paragraph 1 is in a region which is recognized as officially free from brucellosis
               (B. melitensis), the Member State concerned must immediately inform the Commission and the other
               Member States. The Member State concerned must slaughter all animals infected or susceptible to
               infection. The Member State must keep the Commission and the other Member States informed of the
               situation.
               After assessing the circumstances of the outbreak or renewed outbreak of brucellosis (B. melitensis) the
               Commission may, if the situation justifies it, take a decision to withdraw or temporarily suspend the status
               of the region under the procedure laid down in Article 18. If the said status is withdrawn it can be regained
               only in accordance with the provisions laid down in A(2) above.
              D. Introduction of animals into an officially brucellosis (B. melitensis)-free ovine or caprine holding
          Ovine or caprine animals may not be introduced into an ovine or caprine holding which is officially free from
          brucellosis unless they either:
          1.   — come from an officially brucellosis-free ovine or caprine holding and
               — are accompanied by a certificate as set out in Annex E or by a written statement to that effect. No
                    certificate is required for movements within or between regions in a Member State which are
                    recognized as officially brucellosis (B. melitensis)-(ree under the conditions laid down in paragraph
                    A(2);
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          2.   — come from a brucellosis-free holding,
               — are identified individually in accordance with Article 6.1 (a),
               — have never been vaccinated. However, females over three years old which were vaccinated before the
                    age of seven months may be brought into the holding,
               — are not pregnant,
               — were isolated under veterinary supervision on the holding of origin and, during such isolation
                    underwent, with negative results, two tests separated by an interval of at least six weeks in accordance
                    with Annex C,
               — are accompanied by a certificate as set out in Annex E or by a written statement to the effect that the
                    above conditions have been fulfilled.
                                                            CHAPTER II
                           BRUCELLOSIS (B. MELITENSIS)-FREE            OVINE OR CAPRINE HOLDING
                                                       A. Achievement of status
          An ovine or caprine holding is considered to be brucellosis (B. melitensis)-(ree if:
          1.    all the animals receptive to brucellosis (B. melitensis) have been free from clinical or other signs of
                brucellosis for at least 12 months; and
          2.    all or some of the ovine or caprine animals have been vaccinated with Rev. 1 vaccine or any other vaccine
                approved under the procedure laid down in Article 18. They must have been vaccinated before the age of
                seven months; and
          3.    two tests separated by an interval of six months or more have, with negative results, been carried out in
                accordance with Annex C, on all vaccinated ovine and caprine animals on the holding which are over 18
                months old at the time of testing; and
          4.    two tests separated by an interval of six months or more, have with negative results, been carried out in
                accordance with Annex C, on all non-vaccinated ovine and caprine animals on the holding which are over
                six months old at the time of testing.
                                                       B. Maintenance of status
          An annual test must be carried out on a representative number of the ovine and caprine animals on each holding.
          The holding may retain its status only if the tests are negative.
          The representative number of animals to be tested must, for each holding, consist of:
          — all non-castrated males over six months old which have not been vaccinated,
          — all non-castrated males over 18 months old which have been vaccinated,
          — all animals brought into the holding since the previous test,
          — 25 % of females which are sexually mature or in milk, subject to a minimum of 50 per holding, except in
               holdings where there are fewer than 50 such females, in which case all females must be tested.
                                               C. Suspected or actual cases of brucellosis
           1. The brucellosis-free status of an ovine or caprine holding must be withdrawn if the holding contains one or
           more ovine or caprine animals which are suspected of having brucellosis (B. melitensis). However, the said
           status may be provisionally suspended, rather than withdrawn, if the animal or animals are immediately
           destroyed or isolated pending official confirmation of the disease.
           2. If brucellosis (B. melitensis) is confirmed the provisional suspension may be lifted if all the animals which
           have been infected are slaughtered and two tests separated by an interval of three months or more and carried
           out in accordance with Annex C on
          — all vaccinated animals over 18 months old, and on
          — all non-vaccinated animals over six months old,
           both give negative results.
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                      D. Introduction of animals into a brucellosis (B. melitensis)-free ovine or caprine holding
           The following animals only may be introduced into an ovine or caprine holding which is free from brucellosis:
           1.    ovine or caprine animals which come from an ovine or caprine holding which is free from or officially free
                 from brucellosis (B. melitensis) and are accompanied by a certificate as set out in Annex E or by a statement
                 to that effect;
           2.    ovine or caprine animals from holdings other than those referred to in (1) above, provided that they meet
                 the following conditions:
                 (a) they must be individually identified in accordance with Article 6 (l)(a);
                 (b) they must originate in a holding on which all animals belonging to species which are receptive to
                     brucellosis (B. melitensis) have shown no clinical or other signs of brucellosis (B. melitensis) for at least
                     12 months;
                 (c) (i) — they must not have been vaccinated during the previous two years,
                          — they must have been kept under isolation under veterinary supervision on the holding of origin
                              and, during that period, must have undergone, with negative results, two tests separated by an
                              interval of at least six weeks in accordance with Annex C;
                     or
                     (ii) they must have been vaccinated with Rev. 1 vaccine or any other vaccine approved in accordance
                          with the procedure laid down in Article 18 before the age of seven months and not less than 15 days
                          before entering the holding of destination.
                 (d) they must be accompanied by a certificate as set out in Annex E or by a written statement to the effect
                     that the above conditions have been fulfilled.
                                                            E. Change of status
           A brucellosis (B. melitensisJ-free ovine or caprine holding may qualify as an officially brucellosis (B. melitensis)-
           free herd after a minimum period of three years if:
           (a) it contains no animal which has been vaccinated against brucellosis (B. melitensis) during the preceding
               three years at least;
           (b) at the end of the third year, a test carried out, in accordance with Annex C, on all animals aged over six
               months has in each case given a negative result.
                                                               CHAPTER III
                         OFFICIALLY CONTAGIOUS-EPIDYDIMITIS (B. OVIS) FREE OVINE HOLDING
                                                         A. Achievement of status
           1.   An ovine holding is considered to be officially contagious-epidydimitis (B. ovis)-hee if:
                (a) all the ovine animals on that holding have shown no clinical or other signs of contagious epidydimitis
                     for at least 12 months; and
                (b) it contains no uncastrated male ovine animals which have been vaccinated against contagious
                     epidydimitis, other than those vaccinated with Rev. 1 vaccine; and
                (c) two tests separated by an interval of six months or more have, with negative results, been carried out in
                     accordance with Annex D, on all entire male ovine animals on the holding which are aged over six
                     months at the time of testing.
           2.   A part of the Community comprising one or several contiguous or separate regions where no case of
                contagious epidydimitis has been confirmed for at least three years and where vaccination against
                contagious epidydimitis with a vaccine other than Rev. 1 has been prohibited for at least three years, may be
                recognized as officially free from contagious epidydimitis under the procedure laid down in Article 18, in
                which case all ovine holdings in that part of the Community may also be recognized as officially free from
                contagious epidydimitis.
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                                                      B. Maintenance of status
          In the case of officially contagious-epidydimitis (B. ovis)-free ovine holdings not situated in a part of territory
          which is officially recognized as free from the disease, all entire ovine male animals aged over six months must
          be tested annually. The holding may retain its status only if the results of the tests are negative.
                                        C. Suspected or actual cases of contagious epidydimitis
          1.   (a) If one or more ovine animals on an officially contagious-epidydimitis-free ovine holding are suspected
                   of having contagious epidydimitis the status of the holding must be withdrawn. However, it may be
                   provisionally suspended if the animal or animals are immediately destroyed or isolated pending official
                   confirmation of the disease.
               (b) If contagious epidydimitis is confirmed the provisional suspension may be lifted if all the affected
                   animals are slaughtered and two tests, separated by an interval of six weeks or more and carried out in
                   accordance with Annex D on all the animals on the holding which are more than six months old give
                   negative results.
          2.   Where the holding as referred to in paragraph 1 is situated in a region which is officially free from
               contagious epidydimitis, the Member State concerned must immediately inform the Commission and the
               other Member States. The Member State concerned must have all infected or susceptible animals
               slaughtered. The Member State must keep the Commission and the other Member States informed of the
               situation. After assessing the circumstances of the outbreak or renewed outbreak of contagious
               epidydimitis, the Commission may, if the situation justifies it, take a decision to withdraw or temporarily
               suspend the status of the region under the procedure laid down in Article 18. If the said status is withdrawn
               it can be regained only in accordance with the provisions laid down in A(2) above.
                D. Introduction of animals into an officially contagious-epidydimitis (B. ovis)-free ovine holding
          The following animals only may be introduced into an ovine holding which is officially free from contagious
          epidydimitis:
           1.  ovine animals which:
               — come from an officially contagious-epidydimitis-free ovine holding,
               — are accompanied by a certificate as set out in Annex E or by a statement to that effect. No certificate is
                    required in the case of movements within or between regions recognized as officially free from
                   contagious epidydimitis under the conditions laid down in A(2) and situated in the same Member State;
           2.  ovine animals which do not come from an ovine holding which is officially free from contagious
               epidydimitis, subject to the following conditions:
               — they must be identified individually as provided for in Article 6 (l)(a),
               — all animals of species which are susceptible to contagious epidydimitis (B. ovis) on the holding of origin
                    must have been free from clinical or other signs of the disease for at least 12 months,
               — in the case of males, they must not have been vaccinated against contagious epidydimitis with a vaccine
                    other than Rev. 1,
               — all the non-castrated male ovine animals on the holding of origin must have undergone, with negative
                    results, a test in accordance with Annex D during the eight weeks prior to dispatch,
               — they must have been isolated under official supervision on the holding of origin for one month prior to
                    loading,
                — they must, during the 15 days prior to loading, have undergone a test in accordance with Annex D with
                    negative results,
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              — they must be accompanied by a certificate as set out in Annex E or by a statement to the effect that the
                  above conditions have been fulfilled,
           3. male ovine animals which do not come from a holding which is officially free from contagious epidydimitis
              but which were castrated at least two months earlier.
                                                             ANNEX     B
                                                            CHAPTER I
           Compulsorily notifiable diseases:
           — Foot-and-mouth disease
           — Brucellosis (Brucella melitensis)
           — Contagious epidydimitis (B. ovis)
           — Anthrax
           — Rabies
                                                            CHAPTER II
           — Maedi Visna
           — Caprine viral arthritis/encephalitis.
                                                             ANNEX     C
                                 OFFICIAL BRUCELLOSIS (BRUCELLA MELITENSIS)                 TEST
           1. Rose Bengal test
              The Rose Bengal test may be used for screening ovine or caprine holdings in order to establish the status of
              holdings as officially brucellosis-free or brucellosis-free.
           2. Complement-fixation     test
              (a) The complement-fixation test must be used for all individual animal tests.
              (b) The complement-fixation test may be used for ovine or caprine holdings in order to establish the status
                  of holdings as officially brucellosis-free or brucellosis-free.
              (c) Serum containing 20 or more CFT units/ml must be regarded as positive.
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          3. The antigen used must be approved by the national laboratory and must be standardized against the second
             international standard anti-brucella abortus serum.
          4. The working serum must be standardized with standard serum and conform to the second international
             standard anti-brucella abortus serum prepared by the Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge, Surrey,
             United Kingdom.
                                                              ANNEX      D
                           OFFICIAL CONTAGIOUS EPIDYDIMITIS (BRUCELLA OVIS) TEST
          1. Complement-fixation    test
             The complement-fixation test must be used for individual animal testing and the screening of holdings.
          2. The specific antigen used must be approved by the national laboratory and must be standardized against
             the international standard anti-brucella ovis serum.
          3. The working serum must be standardized with the international standard anti-brucella ovis serum
             prepared by the Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge, Surrey, United Kingdom.
          4. A serum containing 50 or more international units/ml must be regarded as positive.
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                                                                 ANNEX       E
                                                                  MODEL I
                                                       HEALTH CERTIFICATE (»)
                                                     for trade between Member States
                                           Ovine or caprine animals for production or rearing
           Consignor Member State
           Ministry
           Department
           I.   Number of animals
           II. Identification of animals
                                    Male/female                                                   Official individual
               Numbers
                                   ovine/caprine            Breed             Age                    identification
              of animals
                                      animals                                               (state number and location)
           HI. Origin of the animals
                 The animals:
                — spent the last 30 days prior to loading (or had, since birth, been) on the same holding,
                — spent the last six months (or had, since birth, been) on Community territory.
           IV. Destination of the animals
                 The animals will be sent:
                 from
                                                                 (Place of loading)
                 to
                                                               (Place of destination)
                 by ( 2 ): railway wagon, lorry/truck, aircraft, boat/ship:                                                   (3)
                 Name and address of consignor
                 Name and address of consignee
           V.   Health information:
                I, the undersigned, certify that the animals described above meet the following requirements:
                 (a) they have been examined today and show no clinical sign of disease;
                 (b) they are not animals which are to be destroyed under a scheme to eradicate a contagious or infectious
                     disease;
                 (c) they were neither obtained from a holding which is the subject of a prohibition on health grounds
                     pursuant to Article 4 (l)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No..., nor have been in contact with animals from such
                     a holding;
                 (d) they are not the subject of animal health measures taken pursuant to Directive 85/511/EEC;
                 (e) they have not been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease;
                 (f) they are eligible for entry into (an officially brucellosis-free) (a brucellosis-free) (2) ovine or caprine
                     holding in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No...;
                 (g) in the case of ovine animals they (are) (are not) (2) eligible for entry into an officially contagious-
                     epidydimitis-free ovine holding in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No...;
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               (h) to the best of my knowledge and according to a written statement by the owner, they were neither
                   obtained from a holding in which clinical signs of the diseases listed in Article 6 (l)(e) of Regulation
                    (EEC) No... were found during the periods specified in that Article, nor have been in contact with
                    animals from such a holding ( 2 );
               (i) they were obtained from:
                   — a holding (2),
                   — an officially-approved market ( 2 );
                                                                                             (Name of market)
               (j) they were transported direct, passing — without passing through a place of assembly (2) — a place of
                    loading (2) — dealer's premises ( 2 ):
                    — from the holding (2),
                    — from the holding to market and thence (2),
                    to the actual place of loading, using means of transport and containers which had first been cleansed
                    and disinfected using an officially-approved disinfectant, and in such a way as to provide effective
                    protection of the animals' health status.
          VI. This certificate is valid for 10 days from the date of loading.
          Done at                                                         on
                                                                                                  (Date of loading)
          Stamp                                                                                                                   ,
                                                                                                       (Signature)
                                                                                         (Name and title, in capital letters) (4)
           (*) Health certificates may be drawn up only for animals which are to be transported in the same railway wagon, truck/lorry,
               aircraft or boat/ship, which come from the same holding and which are being sent to the same consignee.
           (2) Delete where not applicable.
            3
           ( ) Give the registration number in the case of railway wagons, and lorries/trucks, the flight number in the case of aircraft and
               the name in the case of ships/boats.
           (4) In Germany: 'Beamteter Tierarzt'; in Belgium: 'Inspecteur Veterinaire' or 'Inspecteur Dierenarts'; in France: 'Directeur
               des services veterinaires du departement'; in Italy:'Veterinario Provinciale'; in Luxembourg: 'Inspecteur Veterinaire'; in
               the Netherlands: 'Inspecteur-Districtshoofd'; in Denmark: 'Autorisseret Dyrlaege'; in Ireland: 'Veterinary Inspector'; in
               the United Kingdom: 'Veterinary Inspector'; in Greece: « EniOECopTiTf)^ Kxt)viaxpoc,» ; in Spain: 'Inspector Veterinario';
               and in Portugal 'Inspector Veterinario'.
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                                                                    ANNEX      E
                                                                    MODEL II
                                                  ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE (1)
                                                      for trade between Member States
                                                   Ovine or caprine animals for slaughter
           Consignor Member State.
           Ministry
           Department
            I. Number of animals
           II. Identification of animals
                                   Male/female                                                             Official individual
               Numbers
                                   ovine/caprine              Breed              Age                          identification
              of animals
                                      animals                                                    (state number and location)
           HI. Origin of the animals
                 Prior to loading, the animals spent at least three months (or had, since birth, been) on Community territory.
           IV. Destination of the animals
                 The animals will be sent:
                 from
                                                                    Place of loading)
                 to
                                                                  (Place of destination)
                 by ( 2 ): railway wagon, lorry/truck, air, boat/ship:                                                         (3)
                 Name and address of consignor
                 Name and address of consignee
           V.    Health information
                 I, the undersigned, certify that the animals described above meet the following requirements:
                 (a) they have been examined today and show no clinical sign of disease;
                 (b) they do not have to be slaughtered under a scheme to eradicate a contagious disease;
                 (c) they were neither obtained from a holding which is the subject of a prohibition on health grounds
                      pursuant to Article 4 (l)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No. nor have been in contact with animals from such a
                      holding;
                 (d) they are not the subject of animal health measures taken pursuant to Directive 85/511/EEC;
                 (e) they have not been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth;
                 (f) they were obtained from:
                     — a holding (2),
                     — an officially-approved market ( 2 ):
                                                                                            (Name of market)
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               (g) they were transported direct, passing — without passing through (2) — a place of assembly (2) — a
                   place of loading (2) — dealer's premises (2):
                   — from a holding
                   — from the holding to market and thence (2),
                   to the actual place of loading, using means of transport and containment which were, beforehand,
                   cleaned and disinfected using an officially-approved disinfectant, and in such a way as to provide
                   effective protection of the animals' health status.
          VI. This certificate is valid for 10 days from the date of loading.
          Done at                                                         on
                                                                                                 (Date of loading)
          Stamp
                                                                                                    (Signature)
                                                                                      (Name and title, in capital letters) (4)
          0) Health certificates may be drawn up only for animals which are to be transported in the same railway wagon, truck/lorry,
              aircraft or boat/ship, which come from the same holding and which are being sent to the same consignee.
          (2) Delete where not applicable.
           3
          ( ) Give the registration number in the case of railway wagons, and lorries/trucks, the flight number in the case of aircraft and
              the name in the case of ships/boats.
          (4) In Germany: 'Beamteter Tierarzt'; in Belgium: 'Inspecteur Veterinaire' or 'Inspecteur Dierenarts'; in France: 'Directeur
              des services veterinaires du departement'; in Italy: 'Veterinario Provinciale'; in Luxembourg: 'Inspecteur Veterinaire'; in
              the Netherlands: 'Inspecteur-Districtshoofd'; in Denmark: 'Autorisaeret Dyrlaege'; in Ireland: 'Veterinary Inspector'; in
              the United Kingdom: 'Veterinary Inspector'; in Greece: « E7u9ecopriTf|C, Ktr|viaxpoc,» ; in Spain: 'Inspector Veterinario';
              and in Portugal 'Inspector Veterinario'.