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Date: 2006-11-29
Title: Proposal for a Council Directive …/…/EC of […] on animal health condition governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (Codified version)

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|[pic]                     |COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                                                                           |

                                        Brussels,
                                        COM

                                                                  Proposal for a

                                                             COUNCIL DIRECTIVE …/…/EC

                                                                      of […]

                             on animal health condition governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals

                                                                (Codified version)
                                                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.    In the context of a people’s Europe, the Commission attaches great importance to simplifying and clarifying Community law so as to make  it
       clearer and more accessible to the ordinary citizen, thus giving him new opportunities and the chance to make use of the  specific  rights
       it gives him.

       This aim cannot be achieved so long as numerous provisions that have  been  amended  several  times,  often  quite  substantially,  remain
       scattered, so that they must be sought partly in the original instrument and partly in later amending ones.  Considerable  research  work,
       comparing many different instruments, is thus needed to identify the current rules.

       For this reason a codification of rules that have frequently been amended  is  also  essential  if  Community  law  is  to  be  clear  and
       transparent.

2.    On 1 April 1987 the Commission therefore decided[1] to instruct its staff that all legislative acts should be codified after no  more  than
       ten amendments, stressing that this is a minimum requirement and that departments should endeavour to codify at even shorter intervals the
       texts for which they are responsible, to ensure that the Community rules are clear and readily understandable.

3.    The Conclusions of the Presidency of the Edinburgh  European  Council  (December 1992)  confirmed  this[2],  stressing  the  importance  of
       codification as it offers certainty as to the law applicable to a given matter at a given time.

       Codification must be undertaken in full compliance with the normal Community legislative procedure.

       Given that no changes of substance may be made to the instruments affected by codification, the European Parliament, the Council  and  the
       Commission have agreed, by an interinstitutional agreement dated 20 December 1994, that an accelerated procedure may be used for the fast-
       track adoption of codification instruments.

4.    The purpose of this proposal is to undertake a codification of Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal  health  conditions
       governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals[3]. The new Directive will supersede the various acts incorporated in  it[4];
       this proposal fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bringing them  together  with  only  such
       formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself.

5.    The codification proposal was drawn up on the basis of a preliminary consolidation, in all official languages, of Directive  91/68/EEC  and
       the instruments amending it, carried out by the Office for Official Publications  of  the  European  Communities,  by  means  of  a  data-
       processing system. Where the Articles have been given new numbers, the correlation between the old and the new numbers is shown in a table
       contained in Annex VII to the codified Directive.

                                            ê 91/68/EEC (adapted)

                                                                  Proposal for a

                                                            COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ../../EC

                                                                      of […]

                             on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals

                                                            (Text with EEA relevance)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article Ö 37 Õ thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament[5],

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee[6],

Whereas:

                                            ê . (adapted)

   1) Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine  animals[7]
      has been substantially amended several times[8]. In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Directive should be codified.

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Recital 1 (adapted)

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Recital 2 (adapted)

      (2)   In order to encourage Ö intra-Community Õ trade it is advisable to introduce Community-wide rules  on  the  marketing  of  ovine  and
      caprine animals in such trade.

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Recital 3

   2) In order to be eligible for intra-Community trade, ovine and caprine animals should meet certain animal  health  requirements  designed  to
      avoid the spread of infectious or contagious diseases.

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Recital 4 (adapted)

   3) The animal health requirements applicable should vary depending on the purpose for which the animals are traded.

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Recital 5 (adapted)

   4) The health situation for ovine and caprine animals is not the same throughout the territory of the Community. Reference should therefore be
      made to ’regions’ as defined in Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community  trade  in
      bovine animals and swine[9]  when dealing with parts of that territory.

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Recital 6

   5) There must be no barriers to trade between regions in which the animal health conditions are equivalent.

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Recital 7 (adapted)

   6) Provision should be made for allowing the Commission to approve certain additional requirements in the light of  the  progress  made  by  a
      Member State in eradicating certain diseases, provided that those requirements in no case exceed those applied  nationally  by  the  Member
      State concerned.

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Recital 8

   7) In order to avoid the spread of infectious or contagious diseases, conditions should be laid down as  regards  the  transportation  of  the
      animals to their place of destination.

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Recital 9

   8) In order to ensure that the requirements applicable are complied with, provision should be made for introducing a health certificate  which
      would be issued by an official veterinarian and which  would  accompany  ovine  and  caprine  animals  until  they  reach  their  place  of
      destination.

                                            ê 2001/10/EC Recital 3 (adapted)

   9) Provisions should be laid down for all matters  concerning  Ö transmissible  spongiform  encephalopathies  ( Õ  TSEs  Ö ) Õ  to  apply,  in
      particular, to the production and placing on the market of live animals and products of animal  origin  referred  to  in  Article  1(1)  of
      Regulation (EC) 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May laying down the rules  for  the  prevention,  control  and
      eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies[10].

                                            ê 2003/50/EC Recital 4

  10) Movements of sheep largely contributed to the spread of foot-and-mouth disease in certain parts of the Community  during  the  outbreak  in
      2001. The animal health conditions for intra-Community trade in sheep and goats have  therefore  been  reinforced  by  Commission  Decision
      2001/327/EC of 24 April 2001 concerning restrictions to the movement of animals  of  susceptible  species  with  regard  to  foot-and-mouth
      disease and repealing Decision 2001/263/EC[11].

                                            ê 2003/50/EC Recital 5

  11) When the foot-and-mouth disease crisis of 2001 came to an end, an International Conference on the Prevention and Control of  Foot-and-Mouth
      Disease was organised jointly by the Belgian Presidency of the Council and the Commission in December 2001  in  order  to  draw  the  first
      conclusions from the 2001 outbreak. The Conference called upon the Commission to submit suitable proposals  for  Community  legislation  to
      prevent such outbreaks in the future, and in the event of their occurrence, to minimise the adverse economic effects. Amongst other things,
      it was requested that the movement of susceptible animals be controlled more efficiently with regard to the health guarantees offered.

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Recital 10 (adapted)

  12) Reference should be made, as regards the organization and follow up of the checks to be carried out by the Member States and as regards the
      protective measures to be introduced, to the general rules laid down in Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning  veterinary
      and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a  view  of  the  completion  of  the
      internal market Ö [12] Õ .

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Recital 11

  13) Provision should be made for allowing the Commission to conduct its own checks.

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Recital 12 (adapted)

(15)   Ö The measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of  28
      June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission.[13] Õ

                                            ê .

(16)  This Directive should be without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating  to  the  time-limits  for  transposition  into
      national law and application of the Directives set out in Annex VI, Part B,

                                            ê 91/68/EEC

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

                                                                    Article 1

This Directive defines the animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals.

                                            ê 2003/50/EC Art. 1, pt. 1 (adapted)

                                                                    Article 2

      The definitions given in Article 2 of Directive 90/425/EEC and in [Article 2 of Ö Council Õ Directive 91/628/EEC] [14] shall apply  as  far
       as applicable.

      In addition, the following definitions Ö shall Õ apply for the purposes of this Directive:

       1.   “ovine or caprine animals for slaughter” means animals of the ovine or caprine species intended to be taken either directly or via an
           approved assembly centre to a slaughterhouse in order to be slaughtered;

       2.   “ovine or caprine animals for breeding” means ovine and caprine animals other than those mentioned in points 1 and 3 intended  to  be
           transported to the place of destination, either directly or via an approved assembly centre, for breeding and production purposes;

       3.   “ovine or caprine animals for fattening” means ovine and caprine animals other than those mentioned in points 1 and 2 intended to  be
           transported to the place of destination, either directly or via an approved assembly centre, in order to be fattened  for  subsequent
           slaughter;

       4.   “officially brucellosis-free ovine or caprine holding” means a holding which satisfies the conditions  laid  down  in  Section  I  of
           Chapter 1 of Annex Ö I Õ ;

       5.   “brucellosis-free ovine or caprine holding” means a holding which satisfies the conditions laid down in Chapter 2 of Annex Ö I Õ ;

       6.   “compulsorily notifiable disease” means a disease listed under Section I of Annex Ö II Õ ;

       7.   “official veterinarian” means a veterinarian designated by the competent central authority of the Member State;

       8.   “holding of origin” means any holding on which the ovine and caprine animals have been  continuously  present  as  required  by  this
           Directive and on which records are maintained demonstrating the residence of the animals  which  may  be  audited  by  the  competent
           authorities;

       9.   “assembly centre” means collection centres and markets, at which under the supervision of the official veterinarian ovine and caprine
           animals originating from different holdings are grouped together to form consignments of animals for national movement;

       10.  “approved assembly centre” means premises on which ovine or caprine animals originating from different holdings are grouped  together
           to form consignments of animals intended for intra-Community trade;

       11.  “dealer” means any natural or legal person who buys and sells animals commercially either directly or indirectly, who has a  turnover
           of these animals and who within a maximum of 29 days of purchasing animals resells them or relocates them from the first premises  to
           other premises or directly to a slaughterhouse not within his ownership;

       12.  “approved dealer's premises” means premises operated by a dealer as defined in point 11 and approved by the competent authorities  at
           which ovine or caprine animals originated from different holdings are grouped together to form consignments of animals  intended  for
           intra-Community trade;

       13.  “transporter” means any natural or legal person referred to in [Article 5 of Directive 91/628/EEC];

       14.  “region” means that part of a Member State's territory which is at least 2 000 km2 in area and which is subject to inspection by  the
           competent authorities and includes at least one of the following administrative regions:

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|— France:                                                 |département                       |
|— Italy:                                                  |provincia                         |
|— Luxembourg                                              |—                                 |
|— Netherlands:                                            |RVV-kring                         |
|— United Kingdom:                                         |                                  |
|England, Wales and Northern              Ireland:         |                                  |
|Scotland:                                                 |county                            |
|                                                          |district or island area           |
|— Ireland:                                                |county                            |
|— Greece:                                                 |νομός                             |
|— Spain:                                                  |provincia                         |
|— Portugal:                                               |                                  |
|continent:                                                |distrito                          |
|other parts of Portugal's territory:                      |                                  |
|                                                          |região autónoma                   |
|— Austria:                                                |Bezirk                            |
|— Sweden:                                                 |län                               |
|— Finland:                                                |lääni/län;                        |

                                            ê 2003/50/EC Art. 1, pt. 2 (adapted)

                                                                    Article 3

1 Ö . Õ Ovine and caprine animals for slaughter may be the subject of trade only if they fulfil the conditions laid down in Articles 4,  Ö 5 Õ  ,
Ö 6 Õ and Ö 7 Õ .

2 Ö . Õ Ovine and caprine animals for fattening may be the subject of trade only if they fulfil the conditions laid down in Articles 4,  Ö 5 Õ  ,
Ö 6 Õ and Ö 8 Õ , without prejudice to any additional guarantees which may be required pursuant to Articles Ö 10 Õ and Ö 11 Õ .

3 Ö . Õ Ovine and caprine animals for breeding may be the subject of trade only if they fulfil the conditions laid down in Articles  4,  Ö 5 Õ  ,
Ö 6 Õ , Ö 8 Õ and Ö 9 Õ , without prejudice to any additional guarantees which may be required pursuant to Articles Ö 10 Õ and Ö 11 Õ .

4 Ö . Õ By way of derogation from the provisions in paragraphs 2 and 3, the competent authorities of  Member  States  of  destination  may  grant
general or limited derogations in respect of movement of ovine and caprine animals for breeding and  fattening,  intended  solely  for  temporary
pasturing near internal borders of the Community. Member States making use of such derogation shall inform the Commission of the content  of  the
derogations granted.

5 Ö . Õ Ovine and caprine animals covered by this Directive must at no time between leaving the holding of origin  and  arriving  at  destination
come into contact with cloven-hoofed animals other than animals that have the same health status.

                                            ê 2003/50/EC Art. 1, pt. 3 (adapted)

                                                                    Article 4

1 Ö . Õ Member States shall ensure that ovine and caprine animals:

       (a)  are identified and registered in accordance with Community legislation;

       (b)  are inspected by an official veterinarian during the 24 hours preceding the loading of the animals, and  show  no  clinical  sign  of
           disease;

       (c)  do not come from a holding, nor have been in contact with animals from a holding, which is the subject of  a  prohibition  on  animal
           health grounds; the period of such prohibition shall last after the slaughter and/or the disposal of the last animal  suffering  from
           or susceptible to one of the diseases referred to in points (i), (ii) or (iii), for at least:

           (i)   42 days in the case of brucellosis,

           (ii)  30 days in the case of rabies,

           (iii) 15 days in the case of anthrax;

       (d)  do not come from a holding, nor have been in contact with animals from a holding, situated in an area which  for  health  reasons  is
           subject to a prohibition or restriction affecting the species involved in accordance with Community and/or national legislation;

       (e)  are not the subject of animal health restrictions pursuant to Community legislation on foot-and-mouth  disease  nor  have  they  been
           vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease.

2 Ö . Õ Member States shall ensure that the following animals are not the subject of trade:

       (a)  ovine and caprine animals which may have to be slaughtered under a national programme for the eradication of diseases not referred to
           in Annex C to Directive 90/425/EEC or in Chapter I of Annex Ö II Õ to this Directive;

       (b)  ovine and caprine animals which cannot be marketed on their own territory for health or animal health reasons justified by Article 30
           of the Treaty.

3 Ö . Õ Member States shall ensure that ovine and caprine animals shall:

       (a)  either have been born and reared since birth in the Community, or

       (b)  have been imported from a third country in accordance with Community legislation.

                                            ê 2003/50/EC, Art. 1, pt. 4 (adapted)

                                                                  Article Ö 5 Õ

1 Ö . Õ Member States shall ensure that ovine and caprine animals for slaughter, breeding and fattening are  not  dispatched  to  another  Member
State, unless the animals:

       (a)  have been continuously resident on the holding of origin for at least 30 days, or since birth if the animals are younger than 30 days
           of age,

       (b)  do not come from a holding into which ovine or caprine animals have been introduced during the 21 days prior to dispatch,

       (c)  do not come from a holding into which biungulate animals imported from a third country have been introduced during the 30 days  prior
           to dispatch.

2 Ö . Õ By way of derogation from Ö points (b) and (c) of Õ paragraph 1, Member States may authorise the dispatch of ovine  and  caprine  animals
to another Member State, if the animals referred to in Ö those points Õ have been completely isolated from all other animals on the holding.

                                                                  Article Ö 6 Õ

1 Ö . Õ Member States shall ensure that the conditions set out in paragraphs 2 to 6 are  applied  to  intra-Community  trade  in  all  ovine  and
caprine animals.

2 Ö . Õ The animals shall not be outside their holding of origin for more than six days before being  last  certified  for  trade  to  the  final
destination in another Member State as indicated in the health certificate.

Without prejudice to Article Ö 15 Õ (1) in the case of transport by sea, the time limit of six days shall be prolonged by  the  duration  of  the
sea journey.

3 Ö . Õ After leaving the holding of origin the animals shall be consigned directly to the destination in another Member State.

4 Ö . Õ By way of derogation from paragraph 3, ovine and caprine animals may,  after  leaving  the  holding  of  origin  and  before  arrival  at
destination in another Member State, transit through only one approved assembly centre situated in the Member State of origin.

In the case of ovine and caprine animals for slaughter, the approved assembly centre may be substituted by approved  dealer's  premises  situated
in the Member State of origin.

5 Ö . Õ Animals for slaughter which have been taken on arrival in the Member State of destination to a slaughterhouse, must be slaughtered  there
as soon as possible but at least within 72 hours of arrival.

6 Ö . Õ Without prejudice to Article 3(5), Member States shall ensure that the animals covered by this Directive at no time, between leaving  the
holding of origin and their arrival at destination, compromise the health status of ovine and caprine animals not  intended  for  intra-Community
trade.

                                                                  Article Ö 7 Õ

1 Ö . Õ By way of derogation from Article Ö 5 Õ (1)(a), ovine and caprine animals for slaughter may be subject to  trade  after  they  have  been
continuously resident on the holding of origin for at least 21 days.

2 Ö . Õ By way of derogation from Article Ö 5 Õ (1)(b), and without prejudice to paragraph 1 and Article Ö 6 Õ (2),  ovine  and  caprine  animals
for slaughter may be consigned from a holding of origin into which ovine or caprine animals have been introduced during  the  21  days  prior  to
dispatch, if they are transported directly to a slaughterhouse in another Member  State  for  immediate  slaughter  without  passing  through  an
assembly centre or staging point established in accordance with Directive [91/628/EEC].

3 Ö . Õ By way of derogation from Article Ö 6 Õ (3) and (4), and without prejudice to the provisions in Article  Ö 6 Õ  (2),  ovine  and  caprine
animals for slaughter may, after leaving the holding of origin, pass through one additional  assembly  centre  under  the  following  alternative
conditions:

        (a) the animals, before passing through the approved assembly centre referred to in Article Ö 6 Õ (4) which is  situated  in  the  Member
           State of origin, comply with the following conditions:

           (i)   after leaving the holding of origin the animals pass through one single assembly centre under official veterinary  supervision,
                which permits at the same time only animals of at least the same health status,

           (ii)  without prejudice to Community legislation on identification of sheep and goats, at the latest  at  that  assembly  centre  the
                animals are individually identified so as to enable in each case the tracing of the holding of origin and

           (iii) from the assembly centre the animals are, accompanied by an official veterinary document, transported to the approved  assembly
                centre referred to in Article Ö 6 Õ (4) to be certified and consigned directly  to  a  slaughterhouse  in  the  Member  State  of
                destination;

            or

       (b)  the animals Ö transit Õ after dispatch from the Member State of origin through one approved assembly centre before being consigned to
           the slaughterhouse in the Member State of destination under the following conditions:

           (i)   either the approved assembly centre is situated in the Member State of destination from where the animals must be removed under
                the responsibility of the official veterinarian directly to a slaughterhouse to be slaughtered within five days of arrival at the
                approved assembly centre, or

           (ii)  the approved assembly centre is situated in one Member State of transit from where the animals are consigned  directly  to  the
                slaughterhouse in the Member State of destination indicated in the animal health certificate issued in  accordance  with  Article
                Ö 15 Õ (6).

                                            ê 91/68/EEC, Art. 5 (adapted)

                                                                  Article Ö 8 Õ

Without prejudice to the additional guarantees that may be required in accordance with Articles Ö 10 Õ and Ö 11 Õ ,  ovine  and  caprine  animals
for breeding and fattening must, in addition to the conditions laid down in Article 4, meet — in  order  to  be  introduced  onto  an  officially
brucellosis-free or brucellosis-free ovine or caprine holding — respectively the requirements of Chapter I.D or Chapter 2.D of Annex Ö I Õ .

                                            ê 91/68/EEC, Art. 6 (adapted)

                                                                  Article Ö 9 Õ

Ö 1. Õ Without prejudice to the additional guarantees that may be required in accordance with Articles Ö 10 Õ and Ö 11 Õ , animals  for  breeding
Ö shall Õ furthermore meet the requirements Ö laid down in paragraphs 2 to 4 of this Article Õ .

Ö 2. Õ Ö Ovine or caprine animals for breeding shall Õ have been obtained from a holding and must only have been in  contact  with  animals  from
such a holding:

Ö (a) that fulfils one of the following conditions: Õ

       (i)   Ö either Õ the following diseases have not been clinically diagnosed Ö in that holding Õ :

             1. in the previous six months, contagious agalactia of sheep (Mycoplasma agalactiae) or contagious agalactia  of  goats  (Mycoplasma
                agalactiae, M. capricolum, M. Mycoïdes var. mycoïdes ‘large colony’),

             2. in the previous 12 months, paratuberculosis or caseous lymphadenitis,

             3. in the previous three years, pulmonary adenomatosis, Maedi Visna or caprine viral arthritis/encephalitis.  However,  this  period
                shall be reduced to 12 months if the animals infected  with  Maedi  Visna  or  caprine  viral  arthritis/encephalitis  have  been
                slaughtered and the remaining animals have reacted negatively to two tests recognized under the  procedure  Ö referred  to Õ   in
                Article Ö 20 (2) Õ

       Ö (ii) Õ   or, without prejudice to compliance with the requirements for other diseases, Ö that holding Õ provides, for one or more of the
           diseases Ö referred to in point (i) Õ , within the framework of a programme approved in accordance with Articles Ö 10 Õ and Ö 11 Õ  ,
           health guarantees which are equivalent for the said disease or diseases;

( Ö b Õ )   where no facts suggesting that the requirements of point ( Ö a Õ ) have not been met, have been  brought  to  the  attention  of  the
       official veterinarian responsible for issuing the health certificate;

( Ö c Õ )   whose owner states that he has no knowledge of any such facts and, moreover, states in writing that the animal  or  animals  intended
       for intra-Community trade comply with the Ö conditions Õ laid down in point ( Ö a Õ );

                                            ê 91/68/EEC  Art. 6(c) (adapted)

Ö 3. Õ       Ö W Õ ith regard to contagious epidydimitis (B. ovis), non castrated rams, for breeding, Ö shall Õ :

Ö (a) Õ     come from a holding where no case of contagious epidydimitis (B. ovis) has been diagnosed in the preceding 12 months,

Ö (b) Õ     have been continuously kept on that holding for 60 days prior to dispatch,

Ö (c) Õ     in the 30 days prior to dispatch have undergone, with negative results, a serological test  carried  out  in  accordance  with  Annex
       Ö IV Õ or satisfy equivalent health guarantees to be recognized under the procedure Ö referred to Õ in Article Ö 20(2) Õ ;

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Art. 6(d) (adapted)

Ö 4. Õ       Ö T Õ he certificate corresponding to Model III of Annex Ö V Õ Ö shall Õ state that the requirements Ö referred to in  paragraphs  2
       and 3 Õ have been met.

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Art. 7 (adapted)
                                            è1 2001/10/EC Art. 1 point 3

                                                                  Article Ö 10 Õ

1. A Member State which has a compulsory or voluntary national control programme or a national monitoring programme for one of the infectious  or
contagious diseases è1 referred to in Annex Ö II Õ , Section II ç for all or part  of  its  territory  may  submit  the  said  programme  to  the
Commission, outlining in particular:

Ö (a) Õ     the distribution of the disease in the Member State,

Ö (b) Õ     the reasons for the programme, taking into consideration the importance  of  the  disease  and  the  programme's  likely  benefit  in
       relation to its cost,

Ö (c) Õ     the geographical area in which the programme will be implemented,

Ö (d) Õ     the various status categories to be applied to the holdings, the standards which must be attained in  each  category,  and  the  test
       procedures to be used,

Ö (e) Õ     the programme monitoring procedures,

Ö (f) Õ     the action to be taken if, for any reason, a holding loses its status,

Ö (g) Õ     the measures to be taken if the results of the tests carried out in accordance with the provisions of the programme are positive.

2. The Commission shall examine the programmes presented by the Member States. Programmes as referred to in  paragraph  1  may  be  approved,  in
compliance with the criteria laid down in paragraph 1, in accordance with the procedure Ö referred to Õ in Article Ö 20(2) Õ . According  to  the
same procedure, the additional guarantees, general or limited, which may be required in intra-Community trade, shall be defined at the same  time
or at the latest three months after approval of the programmes. Such  guarantees  must  not  exceed  those  which  the  Member  State  implements
nationally.

3. Programmes submitted by Member States may be amended or supplemented in accordance with the procedure Ö referred to Õ in Article  Ö 20(2) Õ  .
Amendments or additions to programmes which have already been approved or to guarantees which have been defined in accordance  with  paragraph  2
may be approved under the same procedure.

4. Programmes approved in accordance with Ö paragraphs 2 and 3 Õ shall benefit from the Community funding provided for in Article 24  of  Council
Decision 90/424/EEC [15] for the diseases and under the conditions laid down therein.

                                            ê 91/68/EEC, Art. 8 (adapted)
                                            è1 2001/10/EC Art. 1 point 4

                                                                  Article Ö 11 Õ

1. Where a Member State considers that its territory or part of its territory is free from one of  the  diseases  è1 listed  in  Annex  Ö II Õ  ,
Section II ç to which ovine and caprine animals are susceptible, it  shall  present  to  the  Commission  appropriate  supporting  documentation,
setting out in particular:

Ö (a) Õ     the nature of the disease and the history of its occurrence in its territory,

Ö (b) Õ     the results of surveillance testing based on serological, microbiological, pathological or epidemiological investigation and  on  the
       fact that the disease must by law be notified to the competent authorities,

Ö (c) Õ     the period over which the surveillance was carried out,

Ö (d) Õ     where applicable, the period during which vaccination against the disease has been prohibited and the geographical area concerned  by
       such prohibition,

Ö (e) Õ     the arrangements for verifying the absence of the disease.

2. The Commission shall examine supporting documentation submitted by Member States. The additional guarantees, general or limited, which may  be
required in intra-Community trade shall be defined in accordance with the procedure Ö referred to Õ in Article Ö 20(2) Õ . Such  guarantees  must
not exceed those which the Member State implements nationally.

3. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of any change in the supporting documentation specified in paragraph 1 which relate  to
the disease. The guarantees defined as laid down in paragraph 2 may, in the light of such notification, be amended  or  withdrawn  in  accordance
with the procedure Ö referred to Õ in Article Ö 20(2) Õ .

                                            ê Act of Accession of A, S and FIN Art. 29 and Annex I, p. 135 (adapted)

                                            ê 2003/50/EC, Art. 1, pt. 5 (adapted)

                                                                  Article Ö 12 Õ

1 Ö . Õ Member States shall ensure that, in order to be approved by the competent authority, assembly centres must at least:

       (a)  be under the control of an official veterinarian who shall ensure that, in particular, the provisions of Article  3(5)  are  complied
           with;

       (b)  be located in an area which is not subject to prohibition or restrictions in accordance with relevant  Community  legislation  and/or
           national legislation;

       (c)  be cleaned and disinfected before use, as required by the official veterinarian;

       (d)  have, taking into account the animal capacity of the assembly centre:

           Ö (i) Õ     a facility dedicated exclusively for this purpose when used as an assembly centre,

           Ö (ii) Õ    appropriate facilities for loading, unloading and adequate housing of a suitable standard for the animals,  for  watering
                and feeding them, and for giving them any necessary treatment; these facilities must be easy to clean and disinfect,

           Ö (iii) Õ   appropriate inspection facilities,

           Ö (iv) Õ    appropriate isolation facilities,

           Ö (v) Õ     appropriate equipment for cleaning and disinfecting rooms and trucks,

           Ö (vi) Õ    an appropriate storage area for fodder, litter and manure,

           Ö (vii) Õ   an appropriate system for collecting waste water,

           Ö (viii) Õ  the use of an office for the official veterinarian;

       (e)  admit only animals which are identified in accordance with Community legislation and comply with the  animal  health  conditions  set
           down in this Directive for the category of animals concerned. To this end, when animals are admitted, the owner or person  in  charge
           of the centre shall ensure they are accompanied by health documents or  appropriate  certificates  for  the  species  and  categories
           involved;

       (f)  be regularly inspected by the competent authority in order to ascertain that the requirements for approval continue to be fulfilled.

2 Ö . Õ The owner or person in charge of the assembly centre shall be required, on the  basis  either  of  the  accompanying  documents  for  the
animals or of the identification numbers or marks of the animals, to record on a register or a database and retain for a minimum period of  three
years the following information:

       Ö (a) Õ    the name of the owner, the origin, date of entry and exit, number and identification of the ovine and caprine  animals  or  the
           registration number of the holding of origin of the animals entering the centre, where applicable the approval or registration number
           of the assembly centre through which the animals have passed prior to entering the centre and their proposed destination,

       Ö (b) Õ    the registration number of the transporter and the licence number of the  lorry  delivering  or  collecting  animals  from  the
           centre.

3 Ö . Õ The competent authority shall issue an approval number to each approved assembly centre. Such approval may  be  limited  to  one  or  the
other species covered by this Directive or to animals for breeding or fattening or to  animals  for  slaughter.  The  competent  authority  shall
notify the Commission of the list of approved assembly centres and of any updates. The Commission shall present this list  to  Member  States  in
the framework of the Committee referred to in Article Ö 20 Õ (1).

4 Ö . Õ The competent authority may suspend or withdraw approval in the event of failure  to  comply  with  this  Article  or  other  appropriate
provisions of this Directive or other directives in respect of health restrictions. Approval may be restored  when  the  competent  authority  is
satisfied that that assembly centre is in full compliance with Ö this Article Õ

5 Ö . Õ The competent authority shall ensure that, when operating, assembly centres have sufficient  approved  veterinarians  to  carry  out  all
duties.

6 Ö . Õ Any detailed rules required for uniform application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with  the  procedure  referred  to  in
Article Ö 20 Õ (2).

                                            ê 2003/50/EC, Art. 1, pt. 6 (adapted)

                                                                  Article Ö 13 Õ

1 Ö . Õ Member States shall ensure that all dealers are registered and, for the purpose of intra-Community trade, approved  and  issued  with  an
approval number by the competent authority and that approved dealers comply with at least the following conditions:

       (a)  Ö the dealer Õ must deal only in animals which are identified and come from holdings that conform with  the  conditions  set  out  in
           Article 3. To this end, the dealer shall ensure that the animals are properly identified and are accompanied by health  documents  as
           appropriate in accordance with this Directive;

       (b)  the dealer shall be required, either on the basis of the document accompanying the animals, or on the basis of identification numbers
           or marks on the animals, to keep a record or database and to store the following data for at least three years:

           Ö (i) Õ     the name of the owner, origin, date of purchase, categories, number and identification of ovine and  caprine  animals  or
                registration number of the holding of origin of the animals purchased, where applicable, the approval or registration  number  of
                the assembly centre through which the animals have passed prior to purchase and their destination,

           Ö (ii) Õ    the registration number of the transporter and/or the licence number of the lorry delivering and collecting animals,

           Ö (iii) Õ   the name and address of the purchaser and the destination of the animal,

           Ö (iv) Õ    copies of route plans and/or serial number of health certificates as applicable;

       (c)  when the dealer keeps animals on his premises he shall ensure that:

           Ö (i) Õ     specific training is given to the staff in charge of the animals in applying the requirements of this  Directive  and  in
                the care and welfare of the animals,

           Ö (ii) Õ    any necessary controls and tests on the animals are carried out regularly by  the  official  veterinarian  and  that  all
                necessary steps are taken to prevent the spread of disease.

      2 Ö . Õ Member States shall ensure that all premises used by a dealer in connection with his business are registered  and  issued  with  an
       approval number by the competent authority and that they comply with at least the following conditions:

       (a)  they must be under the control of an official veterinarian;

       (b)  they must be located in an area which is not subject to prohibition or restrictions in accordance with relevant Community or national
           legislation;

       (c)  they must have:

           Ö (i) Õ     appropriate facilities of sufficient capacity and, in particular, inspection facilities and isolation facilities so  that
                all animals can be isolated in the event of an outbreak of a contagious disease,

           Ö (ii) Õ    appropriate facilities for unloading and where necessary adequate housing of a suitable standard  for  the  animals,  for
                watering and feeding them, and for giving them any necessary treatment; these facilities must be easy to clean and disinfect,

           Ö (iii) Õ   an appropriate reception area for litter and manure,

           Ö (iv) Õ    an appropriate system for collecting waste water;

       (d)  they must be cleaned and disinfected before use, as required by the official veterinarian.

      3 Ö . Õ The competent authority may suspend or withdraw approval in the event of failure to comply with this Article or  other  appropriate
       provisions of this Directive or other Directives in respect of health restrictions. Approval may be restored when the competent  authority
       is satisfied that the dealer is in full compliance with all the appropriate provisions of this Directive.

      4 Ö . Õ The competent authority must carry out regular inspections in order  to  ascertain  that  the  requirements  of  this  Article  are
       fulfilled.

                                                                  Article Ö 14 Õ

1 Ö . Õ Member States shall ensure that the transporters referred to in [Article  5  of  Directive  91/628/EEC]  meet  the  following  additional
conditions:

       (a)  for the carriage of animals they must use means of transport which are:

           Ö (i) Õ     constructed in such a way that the animal faeces, litter or feed cannot leak or fall out of the vehicle,

           Ö (ii) Õ    cleaned and disinfected immediately after every animal transport or that of any product which could affect animal  health
                and if necessary before any new loading of animals, using disinfectants officially authorised by the competent authority;

       (b)  they must either have appropriate cleaning and disinfection facilities approved by the competent authority, including facilities  for
           storing litter and dung, or they must provide documentary evidence that these operations are performed by a third party  approved  by
           the competent authority.

2 Ö . Õ The transporter must ensure that for each vehicle used for the transport of animals a register is kept containing at least the  following
information which shall be kept for a minimum period of three years:

       (i)  places and dates of pick-up, and the name or business name and address of the holding or assembly centre where the animals are picked
           up,

       (ii) places and dates of delivery, and the name or business name and address of the consignee(s),

       (iii)      species and number of animals carried,

       (iv) date and place of disinfection,

       (v)  details of accompanying documentation, number, etc.

3 Ö . Õ Transporters shall ensure that the consignment or animals do not at any time, between leaving the holdings  or  the  assembly  centre  of
origin and arriving at their destination, come into contact with animals of a lower health status.

4 Ö . Õ Member States shall ensure that transporters give a written undertaking stating in particular that:

       Ö (i) Õ    all the measures necessary to comply with this Directive shall be taken and in particular the  provisions  laid  down  in  this
           Article and relating to the appropriate documentation that must accompany the animals,

       Ö (ii) Õ   the transport of animals is entrusted to staff who possess the necessary ability, professional competence and knowledge.

5 [Article 18 of Directive 91/628/EEC] shall apply in a like manner in case of infringement of this Article.

                                            ê 2003/50/EC, Art. 1, pt. 7 (adapted)

                                                                  Article Ö 15 Õ

1 Ö . Õ Ovine and caprine animals must be accompanied during transportation to destination by a health certificate conforming to either model  1,
2 or 3 set out in Annex Ö V to this Directive Õ , as appropriate Ö and to Commission Regulation (EC) No 599/2004[16] Õ.

The certificate shall consist of a single sheet or, where more than one page is required, shall be in such a form that any two or more pages  are
part of an integrated whole and indivisible and shall contain a serial number. It shall be drawn up on the day of the health inspection,  in  one
of the official languages of the country of destination at least. The certificate shall be valid  for  10  days  from  the  date  of  the  health
inspection.

2 Ö . Õ The health inspection for the issuing of the health certificate, including additional guarantees, for a consignment  of  animals  may  be
carried out in the holding of origin or in an approved assembly centre or, in the case of animals for slaughter, on approved  dealer's  premises.
For this purpose the competent authority shall ensure that any certificate is drawn up by the official  veterinarian  after  inspections,  visits
and controls as provided by this Directive.

3 Ö . Õ The official veterinarian for the assembly centre shall carry out all necessary checks on animals arriving there.

4 Ö . Õ For ovine and caprine animals for fattening and breeding dispatched to another Member State from an approved assembly centre  located  in
the Member State of origin, the health certificate referred to in paragraph 1, conforming to either model 2 or  set  out  in  Annex  Ö V to  this
Directive Õ as appropriate Ö and to Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 Õ, may only be issued on the basis of the checks provided for in paragraph 3  and
of an official document containing the necessary information completed by the official veterinarian responsible for the holding of origin.

5 Ö . Õ For ovine and caprine animals for slaughter dispatched to another Member State from an approved  assembly  centre  or  from  an  approved
dealer's premises located in the Member State of origin, the health certificate referred to in paragraph 1, conforming to  model  1  set  out  in
Annex V Ö and to Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 Õ, may only be issued on the basis of the checks provided for in paragraph  3  and  of  an  official
document containing the necessary information completed by the official veterinarian responsible for  the  holding  of  origin  or  the  assembly
centre referred to in Article 7 (3)(a)(i).

6 Ö . Õ For ovine and caprine animals for slaughter passing through an approved assembly centre in  accordance  with  Article 7  (3)(b)(ii),  the
official veterinarian responsible for the approved assembly centre in the Member State of transit  shall  provide  certification  to  the  Member
State of destination by issuing a second health certificate, conforming to model 1 set out in Annex V  , Ö and to Regulation (EC) No  599/2004 Õ,
completing it with the requested data from the original health certificate(s) and attaching to it an officially endorsed copy  thereof.  In  this
case, the combined validity of the certificates shall not exceed that provided for in paragraph 1.

7 Ö . Õ The official veterinarian issuing Ö an intra trade Õcertificate conforming to either model 1, 2 or 3 set out in Annex V   as  appropriate
Ö and to Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 Õ, shall ensure that the movement is recorded in the  Ö TRACES Õ  system  on  the  day  the  certificate  is
issued.

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Art. 10 (adapted)

Article Ö 16 Õ

The rules laid down in Directive 90/425/EEC shall apply, in particular to checks at origin, to the organization of, and follow-up to, the  checks
to be carried out by the Member State of destination, and to the protective measures to be implemented.

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Art. 11 (adapted)

                                                                  Article Ö 17 Õ

1. Veterinary experts from the Commission may, to the extent necessary to ensure uniform application of this Directive and  in  cooperation  with
the competent national authorities, carry out on-the-spot inspections. The Member State on whose territory  inspections  are  carried  out  shall
afford all necessary aid to the experts in the accomplishment of their task. The Commission shall inform the Member  States  of  the  outcome  of
such inspections.

2. General arrangements for the application of Ö paragraph 1 Õ shall be adopted in accordance with  the  procedure  Ö referred  to Õ  in  Article
Ö 20(2) Õ .

The rules applicable in respect of the inspections referred to in Ö paragraph 1 Õ shall be laid down in accordance with the same procedure.

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Art. 12 (adapted)

                                                                  Article Ö 18 Õ

Member States which implement an alternative control system providing guarantees equivalent to those laid  down  in  Article  Ö 8 Õ  and  Article
Ö 9 (2)Õ and  Ö (3) Õ as regards movements within their territory of ovine and caprine  animals  may  grant  one  another  derogations  from  the
inspection provided for under Article 4 (1) (b) and the obligation to produce a certificate provided for under Article  Ö 15 Õ  on  a  reciprocal
basis. They shall notify the Commission thereof.

                                            ê 2003/50/EC, Art. 1, pt. 9 (adapted)

                                                                  Article Ö 19 Õ

1 Ö . Õ Annex Ö I Õ shall be amended by the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.

2 Ö . Õ Annexes Ö II Õ , Ö III Õ , Ö IV Õ and Ö V Õ shall be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article Ö 20 Õ (2).

3 Ö . Õ The rules for the implementation of this Directive shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article Ö 20 Õ (2).

                                            ê 806/2003, Article 3, and Annex III, point 18 (adapted)

                                                                  Article Ö 20 Õ

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health set up pursuant to  Article  58  of  Regulation
(EC) No 178/2002 Ö of the European Parliament and of the Council Õ [17].

2. Where reference is made to this Ö paragraph Õ , Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

3. The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.

                                            ê .

                                                                    Article 21

Directive 91/68/EEC, as amended by the acts, listed in Annex VI, Part A, is repealed, without prejudice to the obligations of the  Member  States
relating to the time-limits for transposition into national law and application of the Directives set out in Annex VI, Part B.

References to the repealed Directives shall be construed as references to this Directive and shall be read in  accordance  with  the  correlation
table in Annex VII.

                                                                    Article 22

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

                                            ê 91/68/EEC (adapted)

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Art. 18 (adapted)

                                                                  Article Ö 23 Õ

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, […]

      For the Council
      The President
      […]

                                            ê 91/68/EEC, Annex A (adapted)

                                                                     ANNEX I

                                                                    CHAPTER 1

I.    Officially brucellosis (B. melitensis)-free ovine or caprine holding

A.    Grant of status

      An officially brucellosis (B. melitensis)-free ovine or caprine holding means

       1.   a holding:

           (a)   in which all the animals 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;

           (b)   which contains no ovine or caprine animals  which  have  been  vaccinated  against  brucellosis  (B.  melitensis),  save  those
                vaccinated at least two years previously with Rev. 1 vaccine or any other vaccine approved under the procedure Ö referred to Õ in
                Article Ö 20(2) Õ ;

           (c)   in which two tests separated by an interval of six months or more have been carried out, with negative results,  in  accordance
                with Annex Ö III Õ on all ovine and caprine animals on the holding over six months of age at the time of testing; and

           (d)   in which, following the tests referred to in point (c), there are only ovine or caprine animals born on the  holding  or  which
                have come from an officially brucellosis-free or brucellosis-free holding under the conditions laid down in point D,

            and in which, after qualification, the requirements laid down in point B continue to be fulfilled;

       2.   a holding situated in an officially recognized brucellosis-free Member State or region in accordance with point II.

B.    Maintenance of status

       1.   In the case of officially brucellosis (B. melitensis)-free ovine or caprine holdings  which  are  not  situated  in  a  part  of  the
           territory which is recognized as officially brucellosis-free, and in which, after  qualification,  the  introduction  of  animals  is
           carried out in accordance with the requirements of point D, 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)-free 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:

             4. all non-castrated male animals over six months old,

             5. all animals brought onto the holding since the previous test,

             6. 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 per holding — except in holdings where there are fewer than 50 such females, in which case all females must be tested.

       2.   For a region which is not officially brucellosis-free where more than 99 % of the ovine  or  caprine  holdings  are  declared  to  be
           officially brucellosis (B. melitensis)-free, the frequency of checks of officially brucellosis-free ovine or caprine holdings may  be
           extended to three years, provided that the holdings which are not officially brucellosis free are placed under  official  control  or
           undergo an eradication programme.

C.    Suspected or actual cases of brucellosis

       1.   Where, on an officially brucellosis-free ovine or caprine holding,

           (a)   one or more ovine or caprine animals are suspected of having brucellosis (B. melitensis), the holding's officially brucellosis-
                free status must be withdrawn by the competent authority. However, that status may be provisionally suspended if  the  animal  or
                animals are immediately destroyed or isolated, pending official confirmation of the  disease  or  an  official  quashing  of  the
                suspicion of that disease;

           (b)   brucellosis (B. melitensis) is confirmed, the provisional suspension may be lifted by  the  competent  authority  only  if  all
                animals infected or all the animals of species susceptible to infection are slaughtered and two tests, separated by  an  interval
                of at least three months or more, and carried out in accordance with Annex Ö III Õ 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 competent authority of the Member State concerned must:

           (a)   slaughter all infected animals and all animals of species susceptible to infection on the holding concerned. The  Member  State
                concerned must keep the Commission and the other Member States informed of the development of the situation;

           (b)   conduct an epidemiological enquiry, and the herds linked epidemiologically to the infected herd must  undergo  the  tests  laid
                down in point 1 (b).

       3.   Should an outbreak of brucellosis be confirmed in accordance with point 2, the Commission after having assessed the circumstances  of
           the renewed outbreak of brucellosis (B. melitensis) shall adopt, if that assessment so justifies, under the procedure Ö referred to Õ
           in Article Ö 20(2) Õ , a decision suspending or withdrawing the status of that region. If the status is withdrawn, the conditions for
           a new qualification shall be specified in accordance with the same procedure.

D.    Introduction of animals onto 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;

       2.   or:

             7. come from a brucellosis-free holding and,

             8. are identified individually in accordance with Article 4 (1) (a) of this Directive,

             9. have never been vaccinated against brucellosis or if  they  have  been  vaccinated,  were  so  vaccinated  more  than  two  years
                previously. However, females over two years old which were vaccinated before the age of seven months may also be brought onto the
                holding, and

            10. were isolated under official 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 Ö III Õ .

II.   Officially brucellosis-free Member State or region

      Any Member State or region within the meaning of Article 2 ( Ö 14 Õ ) may be recognized, under the procedure  Ö referred  to Õ  in  Article
       Ö 20(2) Õ , as being officially brucellosis-free:

       1.   (a)   in which at least 99,8 % of the ovine or caprine holdings are officially brucellosis-free holdings;

            or

           (b)   which fulfils the following conditions:

                (i)    ovine or caprine brucellosis is a disease that has been compulsorily notifiable for at least five years;

                (ii)   no case of ovine or caprine brucellosis has been officially confirmed for at least five years;

                (iii)  vaccination has been prohibited for at least three years; and

           (c)   for which compliance with these conditions has been established under the procedure Ö referred to Õ in Article Ö 20(2) Õ ;

       2.   in which the conditions set out in point 1 have been satisfied; and

                                            ê 94/953/EC Art. 1 (adapted)

           (i)   –     the first year following recognition of a Member State or region as  brucellosis-free  (Br.  melitensis),  random  checks
                    carried out at either holding or slaughterhouse level show with a confidence rating of 99 %  that  less  than  0,2 %  of  the
                    holdings were infected, or at least 10 % of the ovine and caprine animals over six  months  of  age  have  undergone  a  test
                    carried out in accordance with Annex Ö III Õ with negative results;

                11. annually, from the second year following recognition of a Member State or region as brucellosis-free (Br. melitensis), random
                    checks carried out at either holding or slaughterhouse level show with a confidence rating of 95 % that less  than  0,2 %  of
                    the holdings were infected, or at least 5 % of the ovine and caprine animals over six months of age  have  undergone  a  test
                    carried out in accordance with Annex Ö III Õ with negative results;

                12. the provisions laid down in the Ö first Õ two indents may be amended in accordance with  the  procedure  Ö referred  to Õ  in
                    Article Ö 20(2) Õ ;

                                            ê Act of Accession of A, S and FIN Art. 29 and Annex I, p. 135 (adapted)

            This provision shall be reviewed before the entry into force of the Accession Treaty with a view to its possible  amendment,  to  be
                carried out in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article Ö 20 Õ .

                                            ê 91/68/EEC

           (ii)  the conditions for qualification continue to be fulfilled.

                                                                    CHAPTER 2

                                            Brucellosis (B. melitensis)-free ovine or caprine holding

A.    Grant of status

      A. An ovine or caprine holding is considered to be brucellosis (B. melitensis)-free:

       1.   in which:

           (a)   all the animals susceptible to brucellosis (B. melitensis) have been free from clinical or other signs of  brucellosis  for  at
                least 12 months;

                                            ê 91/68/EEC (adapted)

           (b)   all or some of the ovine or caprine animals have been vaccinated with Rev. 1 vaccine or any other vaccine  approved  under  the
                procedure Ö referred to Õ in Article Ö 20(2) Õ . The vaccinated animals must have been vaccinated before the age of seven months;

           (c)   two tests separated by an interval of six months or more have been carried out, with negative results, in accordance with Annex
                Ö III Õ , on all vaccinated ovine and caprine animals on the holding which are over 18 months old at the time of testing;

           (d)   two tests separated by an interval of six months or more have been carried out, with negative results, in accordance with Annex
                Ö III Õ , on all non-vaccinated ovine and caprine animals on the holding which are over six months old at the  time  of  testing;
                and

                                            ê 91/68/EEC

           (e)   after the tests referred to under points (c) or (d) have been carried out, all the ovine and caprine  animals  on  the  holding
                were either born there or come from a brucellosis-free holding under the conditions laid down in section D; and

       2.   in which the requirements laid down under B continue to be fulfilled once it has qualified as brucellosis-free.

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:

       13. all non-castrated male animals over six months old which have not been vaccinated,

       14. all non-castrated male animals over 18 months which have been vaccinated,

       15. all animals brought onto the holding since the previous test,

       16. 25 % of females which are of reproductive age (sexually mature) or in milk, with a minimum of 50 per holding  —  except  in  holdings
           where there are fewer than 50 such females, in which case all these 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, that status may be provisionally suspended if the  animal
           or animals are immediately destroyed or isolated pending official confirmation  of  the  disease  or  an  official  quashing  of  the
           suspicion of that disease.

                                            ê 91/68/EEC (adapted)

       2.   If brucellosis (B. melitensis) is confirmed, the provisional suspension may be lifted only if all animals infected or all the animals
           of the species susceptible to infection are slaughtered and two tests, separated by an interval of three months or more  and  carried
           out in accordance with Annex Ö III Õ on,

            17. all vaccinated animals over 18 months old,

            18. all non-vaccinated animals over six months old, and

            both give negative results.

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);

       2.   until the date laid down for holdings to qualify as brucellosis-free in accordance with the eradication plans adopted under  Decision
           90/242/EEC[18] ovine or caprine animals from holdings other than those referred to in point 1, provided that they meet the  following
           conditions:

           (a)   they must be individually identified in accordance with Article 4 (1) (a) of this Directive;

           (b)   they must originate in a holding on which all animals belonging to species which are susceptible 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;

                    19. 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 Ö III Õ ; or

                (ii)   they must have been vaccinated with Rev. 1 vaccine or  any  other  vaccine  approved  in  accordance  with  the  procedure
                    Ö referred to Õ in Article Ö 20(2) Õ of this Directive before the age of seven months  and  not  less  than  15  days  before
                    entering the holding of destination.

E.    Change of status

      A brucellosis (B. melitensis)-free ovine or caprine holding may qualify as an officially brucellosis  (B.  melitensis)-free  herd  after  a
       minimum period of two years if:

       (a)  it contains no animal which has been vaccinated against brucellosis (B. melitensis) during the preceding two years at least;

       (b)  the conditions laid down in point D.2. have been complied with throughout that period;

       (c)  at the end of the second year, a test carried out, in accordance with Annex Ö III Õ , on all animals aged over six months has in each
           case given a negative result.

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                                            ê 91/68/EEC Annex B (adapted)

                                                                     ANNEX II

                                                                      I[19]

   20. Foot-and-mouth disease

   21. Brucellosis (B. melitensis)

   22. Contagious epidydimitis (B. ovis)

   23. Anthrax

   24. Rabies

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Annex B, Section II (adapted)

                                                                        II

   25. Contagious agalactia

   26. Paratuberculosis

   27. Caseous lymphadenitis

   28. Pulmonary adenomatosis

   29. Maedi Visna

   30. Caprine viral arthritis/encephalitis.

                                                                   ____________

                                            ê 91/68/EEC Annex C (adapted)

                                                                    ANNEX III

                                                        Brucellosis (B. melitensis) tests

For a holding to qualify for brucellosis-free status, testing for brucellosis (B. melitensis) is performed by means of the Rose Bengal method  or
by the complement-fixation method described in the Annex to Decision 90/242/EEC or  by  any  other  method  recognized  in  accordance  with  the
procedure Ö referred to Õ in Article Ö 20 Õ of this Directive. The complement-fixation method is used for tests on individual animals.

When carrying out the Rose Bengal test, if more than 5 % of the animals on a holding show a positive reaction, a further test is carried  out  on
every animal on the holding by means of the complement-fixation method.

Serum containing 20 or more ICFT units/ml must be regarded as positive in the complement-fixation test.

The antigens used must be approved by the national laboratory and must be standardized against the second  international  standard  anti-brucella
abortus serum.

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                                            ê 91/68/EEC Annex D (adapted)

                                                                     ANNEX IV

                                              Official contagious epidydimitis (Brucella ovis) test

Complement-fixing test:

The specific antigen used must be approved by the national laboratory and must be standardized against the international  standard  anti-brucella
ovis serum.

The working serum must be standardized with the international standard anti-brucella ovis serum prepared by the  Central  Veterinary  Laboratory,
Weybridge, Surrey, United Kingdom.

A serum containing 50 or more International Units per/ml must be regarded as positive.

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                                            ê 2003/50/EC, Art. 1, pt. 11 (adapted)
                                            è1 2005/932/EC, Art. 1 and Annex, pt. 1

                                                                     Annex V

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|Ö EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Õ                                                         |Ö Ovine/Caprine for slaughter Õ                            |
|Ö Part II: Certification Õ|Ö II. Health information Õ                  |Ö II.a. Certificate reference   |Ö II.b. Local reference number Õ   |
|                          |                                            |number Õ                        |                                   |
|Ö I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described in Part I meet the        |
|following requirements:                                                                                          |
|The animals were either:                                                                                         |
|1. (a) born and have been reared since birth on Community territory (3)                                          |
|or                                                                                                               |
|(b) imported from a third country satisfying the animal health conditions laid down in Commission Decision       |
|2004/212/EC in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 2004/68/EC (3).                                            |
|2. 1. they have been inspected today (within 24 hours prior to loading) and show no clinical sign of disease;    |
|2. they are not animals which are to be destroyed under a scheme to eradicate a contagious or infectious disease;|
|3. they were not obtained from a holding which is the subject of a prohibition on animal health grounds and they |
|have not been in contact with animals from such a holding, it being understood that:                             |
|3.1. such prohibition is connected with the outbreak of one of the following diseases to which the animals are   |
|susceptible:                                                                                                     |
|- brucellosis,                                                                                                   |
|- rabies,                                                                                                        |
|- anthrax;                                                                                                       |
|3.2. after slaughter and/or destruction of the last animal suffering from or susceptible to one of the above     |
|diseases, the duration of the prohibition must be at least:                                                      |
|- 42 days in a case of brucellosis,                                                                              |
|- 30 days in a case of rabies,                                                                                   |
|- 15 days in a case of anthrax;                                                                                  |
|3.3. they do not come from a holding nor have been in contact with animals from a holding in a protection zone   |
|which has been set up under Community legislation and which animals are prohibited to leave;                     |
|3.4. they are not the subject of animal health measures pursuant to Community legislation on foot-and-mouth      |
|disease nor have they been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease;                                            |
|4. è1 Based on the written declaration made by the keeper or an examination of the holding register and movement |
|documents kept in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004, in particular in Sections B and C of the   |
|Annex of that Regulation, ç                                                                                      |
|1. they have been obtained from a holding in which they have been continuously resident for a period of at least |
|21 days prior to loading, or since birth in the holding of origin where the animals are less than 21 days old,   |
|and into which no biungulate animal imported from a third country has been introduced during the last 30 days    |
|prior to dispatch, unless those animals were introduced in accordance with Article 5(2) of Directive [../../EC]; |
|2. they either                                                                                                   |
|(i) have been obtained from a holding into which no animal of the ovine or caprine species has been introduced,  |
|unless those animals were introduced in accordance with Article 5(2) of Directive [../../EC], during the last 21 |
|days prior to dispatch from the holding (3), or                                                                  |
|(ii) they are to be consigned directly from a single holding to the slaughterhouse of destination (3).           |
|3. 1. The animals were transported using means of transport and containment which had, before-hand, been cleaned |
|and disinfected using an officially approved disinfectant, and in such a way as to provide effective protection  |
|of the animals' health status.                                                                                   |
|2. Based on the official documentation accompanying the animals the consignment covered by this health           |
|certificate started the journey on ……………….. [insert date] (4) (5).                                               |
|3. At the time of inspection the animals were fit to be transported on the intended journey in accordance with   |
|the provisions of Directive 91/628/EEC (6).                                                                      |
|4. This certificate                                                                                              |
|(i) is valid for 10 days from the date of inspection on the holding of origin, or in the approved assembly centre|
|or approved dealer's premises in the Member State of origin (3), or                                              |
|(ii) expires in accordance with Article 15(5) of Directive [../../EC] on ……………….. [insert date] (2) (3). Õ       |
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|Ö Notes                                                                                                          |
|(1) 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 originate from the same holding and which are being sent to the same   |
|consignee.                                                                                                       |
|(2) [See box reference no. I.27in Part I] To be completed in case of consignment grouped in an approved assembly |
|centre located in the Member State of transit.                                                                   |
|(3) Delete where not applicable                                                                                  |
|(4) In the case where a consignment is grouped in an assembly centre and comprises animals that were loaded on   |
|different dates, the date at which the journey commenced for the whole consignment is considered to be the       |
|earliest date when any part of the consignment left the holding of origin.                                       |
|(5) To be completed in case of consignment grouped in an approved assembly centre or in approved dealer’s        |
|premises.                                                                                                        |
|(6) This statement does not exempt transporters from their obligations in accordance with Community provisions in|
|force in particular regarding the fitness of animals to be transported Õ .                                       |
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|Ö Official veterinarian or official inspector Õ                                                                  |
|Ö Name (in Capital): Õ                                        |Ö Qualification and title Õ                       |
|Ö Local Veterinary Unit: Õ                                    |Ö N° of the related LVU Õ                         |
|Ö Date: Õ                                                     |Ö Signature: Õ                                    |
|Ö Stamp Õ                                                                                                        |

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                                            ê 2003/50/EC, Art. 1, pt. 11 (adapted)
                                            è1 2005/932/EC, Art. 1 and Annex, pt. 2

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|Ö EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Õ                                                         |Ö Ovine/Caprine for fattening Õ                            |
|Ö Part II: Certification Õ|Ö II. Health information Õ                  |Ö II.a. Certificate reference   |Ö II.b. Local reference number Õ   |
|                          |                                            |number Õ                        |                                   |
|Ö I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described in Part I meet the        |
|following requirements:                                                                                          |
|The animals were either:                                                                                         |
|1. (a) born and have been reared since birth on Community territory (2)                                          |
|or                                                                                                               |
|(b) imported from a third country satisfying the animal health conditions laid down in Commission Decision       |
|2004/212/EC in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 2004/68/EC (2)                                             |
|2. 1. they have been inspected today (within 24 hours prior to loading) and show no clinical sign of disease;    |
|2. they are not animals which are to be destroyed under a scheme to eradicate a contagious or infectious disease;|
|3. they were not obtained from a holding which is the subject of a prohibition on animal health grounds and they |
|have not been in contact with animals from such a holding, it being understood that:                             |
|3.1. such prohibition is connected with the outbreak of one of the following diseases to which the animals are   |
|susceptible:                                                                                                     |
|- brucellosis,                                                                                                   |
|- rabies,                                                                                                        |
|- anthrax;                                                                                                       |
|3.2. after slaughter and/or destruction of the last animal suffering from or susceptible to one of the above     |
|diseases, the duration of the prohibition must be at least:                                                      |
|- 42 days in a case of brucellosis,                                                                              |
|- 30 days in a case of rabies,                                                                                   |
|- 15 days in a case of anthrax;                                                                                  |
|3.3. they do not come from a holding nor have been in contact with animals from a holding in a protection zone   |
|which has been set up under Community legislation and which animals are prohibited to leave;                     |
|3.4. they are not the subject of animal health measures pursuant to Community legislation on foot-and-mouth      |
|disease nor have they been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease;                                            |
|4. è1  Based on the written declaration made by the keeper or an examination of the holding register and movement|
|documents kept in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004, in particular in Sections B and C of the   |
|Annex of that Regulation, they have remained on a single holding of origin for a period of at least 30 days prior|
|to loading, or on the holding of origin since birth where the animals are less than 30 days old, and no animal of|
|the ovine and caprine species has been introduced into the holding of origin during the last 21 days prior to    |
|loading and no biungulate animal imported from a third country has been introduced into the holding of origin    |
|during the 30 days prior to dispatch from the holding of origin, unless those animals were introduced in         |
|accordance with Article 5 (2) of Directive [91/68/EEC]; ç                                                        |
|5. they comply with the additional guarantees provided for in Articles 10 or 11 of Council Directive [../../EC]  |
|and laid down for the Member State of destination or part of its territory ……………….. [insert Member State or part |
|of its territory] in Commission Decision / /EC (2).                                                              |
|6. they comply with at least one the following conditions in 6.1., 6.2. or 6.3. and therefore qualify for        |
|admission to an ovine or caprine holding which is officially brucellosis-free, (B. melitensis) (2):              |
|6.1. the holding of origin is situated in a Member State or part of its territory ……………….. [insert name of Member|
|State or part of its territory] which is recognised as being officially brucellosis-free in accordance with      |
|Commission Decision / /EC (2), or                                                                                |
|6.2. they come from an officially brucellosis-free (B. melitensis) holding (2); or                               |
|6.3. they come from a brucellosis-free (B. melitensis) holding and.                                              |
|(i) they are identified individually,                                                                            |
|(ii) they have never been vaccinated against brucellosis or if they have been vaccinated were so vaccinated more |
|than two years previously or they are females over two years old which were vaccinated before the age of seven   |
|months,                                                                                                          |
|(iii) they were isolated under official supervision on the holding of origin and, during such isolation,         |
|underwent, with negative results, two tests for brucellosis in accordance with Annex III to Directive [../../EC],|
|separated by an interval of at least six weeks (2);                                                              |
|7. they comply with at least one the conditions in 7.1., 7.2. or 7.3. and therefore qualify for admission to an  |
|ovine or caprine holding which is brucellosis-free(B. melitensis) (2):                                           |
|7.1. they come from an officially brucellosis -free (B. melitensis) holding (2); or                              |
|7.2. they come from a brucellosis -free (B. melitensis) holding (2) ; or                                         |
|7.3. until the qualifying date under eradication plans approved pursuant to Decision 90/242/EEC, they originate  |
|from a holding other than that referred to in 7.1. and 7.2. and satisfy the following conditions:                |
|(i) they are identified individually,                                                                            |
|(ii) they originate from a holding in which all the animals of species susceptible to brucellosis (B. melitensis)|
|have been free of clinical symptoms or any other symptoms of brucellosis for at least 12 months;                 |
|(iii) either:                                                                                                    |
|- they have not been vaccinated against brucellosis (B. melitensis) in the last two years, and                   |
|- they were isolated under veterinary supervision on the holding of origin and, during such isolation, underwent,|
|with negative results, two tests for brucellosis in accordance with Annex III to Directive [../../EC], separated |
|by an interval of at least six weeks (2),                                                                        |
|or                                                                                                               |
|- they were vaccinated with Rev. 1 vaccine before the age of seven months but not later than 15 days before their|
|introduction into the holding of destination (2);                                                                |
|3. 1. The animals were transported using means of transport and containment which had, before-hand, been cleaned |
|and disinfected using an officially approved disinfectant, and in such a way as to provide effective protection  |
|of the animals' health status.                                                                                   |
|2. Based on the official documentation accompanying the animals the consignment covered by this health           |
|certificate started the journey on ……………….. [insert date] (3).                                                   |
|3. At the time of inspection the animals were fit to be transported on the intended journey in accordance with   |
|the provisions of Directive 91/628/EEC (4).                                                                      |
|4. This certificate is valid for 10 days from the date of inspection.                                            |
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|Notes                                                                                                            |
|(1) 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 originate from the same holding and which are being sent to the same   |
|consignee.                                                                                                       |
|(2) Delete where not applicable                                                                                  |
|(3) In the case where a consignment is grouped in an assembly centre and comprises animals that were loaded on   |
|different dates, the date at which the journey commenced for the whole consignment is considered to be the       |
|earliest date when any part of the consignment left the holding of origin.                                       |
|(4) This statement does not exempt transporters from their obligations in accordance with Community provisions in|
|force in particular regarding the fitness of animals to be transported. Õ                                        |
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|Ö Official veterinarian or official inspector Õ                                                                  |
|Ö Name (in Capital): Õ                                        |Ö Qualification and title Õ                       |
|Ö Local Veterinary Unit: Õ                                    |Ö N° of the related LVU Õ                         |
|Ö Date: Õ                                                     |Ö Signature: Õ                                    |
|Ö Stamp Õ                                                                                                        |

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                                            ê 2004/554/EC, article 1 (adapted)
                                            è1 2005/932/EC, article 1 and annex pt. 2

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|Ö EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Õ                                                         |Ö Ovine/Caprine for breeding Õ                             |
|Ö Part II: Certification Õ|Ö II. Health information Õ                  |Ö II.a. Certificate reference   |Ö II.b. Local reference number Õ   |
|                          |                                            |number Õ                        |                                   |
|Ö I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described in Part I meet the        |
|following requirements:                                                                                          |
|The animals were either:                                                                                         |
|1. (a) born and have been reared since birth on Community territory (2)                                          |
|or                                                                                                               |
|(b) imported from a third country satisfying the animal health conditions laid down in Commission Decision       |
|79/542/EEC in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 2004/68/EC (2).                                             |
|2. 1. they have been inspected today (within 24 hours prior to loading) and show no clinical sign of disease;    |
|2. they are not animals which are to be destroyed under a scheme to eradicate a contagious or infectious disease;|
|3. they were not obtained from a holding which is the subject of a prohibition on animal health grounds and they |
|have not been in contact with animals from such a holding, it being understood that:                             |
|3.1. such prohibition is connected with the outbreak of one of the following diseases to which the animals are   |
|susceptible:                                                                                                     |
|- brucellosis,                                                                                                   |
|- rabies,                                                                                                        |
|- anthrax;                                                                                                       |
|3.2. after slaughter and/or destruction of the last animal suffering from or susceptible to one of the above     |
|diseases, the duration of the prohibition must be at least:                                                      |
|- 42 days in a case of brucellosis,                                                                              |
|- 30 days in a case of rabies,                                                                                   |
|- 15 days in a case of anthrax;                                                                                  |
|3.3. they do not come from a holding nor have been in contact with animals from a holding in a protection zone   |
|which has been set up under Community legislation and which animals are prohibited to leave;                     |
|3.4. they are not the subject of animal health measures pursuant to Community legislation on foot-and-mouth      |
|disease nor have they been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease;                                            |
|4. è1 Based on the written declaration made by the keeper or an examination of the holding register and movement |
|documents kept in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004, in particular in Sections B and C of the   |
|Annex of that Regulation, they have remained on a single holding of origin for a period of at least 30 days prior|
|to loading, or on the holding of origin since birth where the animals are less than 30 days old, and no animal of|
|the ovine and caprine species has been introduced into the holding of origin during the last 21 days prior to    |
|loading and no biungulate animal imported from a third country has been introduced into the holding of origin    |
|during the 30 days prior to dispatch from the holding of origin, unless those animals were introduced in         |
|accordance with Article 5(2) of Directive [91/68/EEC]; ç                                                         |
|5. they comply with the additional guarantees provided for in Articles 10 or 11 of Council Directive [../../EC]  |
|and laid down for the Member State of destination or part of its territory ……………….. [insert Member State or part |
|of its territory] in Commission Decision / /EC (2).                                                              |
|6. they comply with at least one the following conditions in 6.1., 6.2. or 6.3. and therefore qualify for        |
|admission to an ovine or caprine holding which is officially brucellosis-free, (B. melitensis) (2):              |
|6.1. the holding of origin is situated in a Member State or part of its territory ……………….. [insert name of Member|
|State or part of its territory] which is recognised as being officially brucellosis-free in accordance with      |
|Commission Decision / /EC (2), or                                                                                |
|6.2. they come from an officially brucellosis-free (B. melitensis) holding (2); or                               |
|6.3. they come from a brucellosis-free (B. melitensis) holding and                                               |
|(i) they are identified individually, and                                                                        |
|(ii) they have never been vaccinated against brucellosis or if they have been vaccinated were so vaccinated more |
|than two years previously or they are females over two years old which were vaccinated before the age of seven   |
|months, and                                                                                                      |
|(iii) they were isolated under official supervision on the holding of origin and, during such isolation,         |
|underwent, with negative results, two tests for brucellosis in accordance with Annex III to Directive [../../EC],|
|separated by an interval of at least six weeks (2);                                                              |
|7. they comply with at least one the conditions in 7.1., 7.2. or 7.3. and therefore qualify for admission to an  |
|ovine or caprine holding which is brucellosis-free(B. melitensis) (2):                                           |
|7.1. they come from an officially brucellosis -free (B. melitensis) holding (2); or                              |
|7.2. they come from a brucellosis -free (B. melitensis) holding (2); or                                          |
|7.3. until the qualifying date under eradication plans approved pursuant to Decision 90/242/EEC, they originate  |
|from a holding other than that referred to in 7.1. and 7.2. and satisfy the following conditions:                |
|(i) they are identified individually,                                                                            |
|(ii) they originate from a holding in which all the animals of species susceptible to brucellosis (B. melitensis)|
|have been free of clinical symptoms or any other symptoms of brucellosis for at least 12 months; and             |
|(iii) either:                                                                                                    |
|- they have not been vaccinated against brucellosis (B. melitensis) in the last two years, and                   |
|- they were isolated under veterinary supervision on the holding of origin and, during such isolation, underwent,|
|with negative results, two tests for brucellosis in accordance with Annex III to Directive [../../EC], separated |
|by an interval of at least six weeks (2),                                                                        |
|or                                                                                                               |
|- they were vaccinated with Rev. 1 vaccine before the age of seven months, and                                   |
|- they were not vaccinated in the 15 days before the date of emission of this health certificate (2);            |
|8. as regards contagious epididymitis of rams (B. ovis), where uncastrated breeding rams are concerned, they     |
|must:                                                                                                            |
|(i) come from a holding on which no case of contagious epididymitis of rams (B. ovis) has been recorded in the   |
|past 12 months, and                                                                                              |
|(ii) have been kept permanently on that holding for the 60 days preceding consignment, and                       |
|(iii) have undergone, within 30 days prior to consignment, with a negative result, a test to detect contagious   |
|epididymitis of rams (B. ovis) in accordance with Annex IV to Directive [../../EC];                              |
|9. to the best of the knowledge of the undersigned and according to the written declaration made by the owner,   |
|they were not obtained from a holding nor have been in contact with animals from a holding in which the following|
|diseases have been clinically detected:                                                                          |
|(i) within the last six months, contagious agalactia of sheep (Mycoplasma agalactiae) and contagious agalactia of|
|goats (Mycoplasma agalactiae,M. capricolum, M. mycoides subsp. Mycoides large colony),                           |
|(ii) within the last 12 months, paratuberculosis or caseous lymphadenitis,                                       |
|(iii) within the last three years, pulmonary adenomatosis, maedi/visna or caprine viral arthritis/encephalitis.  |
|However, this time limit is reduced to 12 months if animals affected by maedi/visna or caprine viral             |
|arthritis/encephalitis have been slaughtered and the remaining animals have reacted negatively to two tests;     |
|10. as regards scrapie the animals fulfil the requirements provided for in point (a) of Part I of Chapter A of   |
|Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) N° 999/2001.                                                                       |
|10.1 if they are destined for a Member State which benefits, for all or part of its territory, from the          |
|provisions laid down in point (b) or (c) of Part I in Chapter A in Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001,    |
|comply with the additional guarantees laid down for the Member states of destination or part of its territory    |
|……………….. [insert Member state or part of its territory] in Commission Regulation / /EC (2).                      |
|3. 1. The animals were transported using means of transport and containment which had, before-hand, been cleaned |
|and disinfected using an officially approved disinfectant, and in such a way as to provide effective protection  |
|of the animals' health status.                                                                                   |
|2. Based on the official documentation accompanying the animals the consignment covered by this health           |
|certificate started the journey on ……………….. [insert date] (3).                                                   |
|3. At the time of inspection the animals were fit to be transported on the intended journey in accordance with   |
|the provisions of Directive 91/628/EEC (4).                                                                      |
|4. This certificate is valid for 10 days from the date of inspection.                                            |
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|Notes                                                                                                            |
|(1) 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 originate from the same holding and which are being sent to the same   |
|consignee.                                                                                                       |
|(2) Delete where not applicable                                                                                  |
|(3) In the case where a consignment is grouped in an assembly centre and comprises animals that were loaded on   |
|different dates, the date at which the journey commenced for the whole consignment is considered to be the       |
|earliest date when any part of the consignment left the holding of origin.                                       |
|(4) This statement does not exempt transporters from their obligations in accordance with Community provisions in|
|force in particular regarding the fitness of animals to be transported. Õ                                        |
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|Ö Official veterinarian or official inspector Õ                                                                  |
|Ö Name (in Capital): Õ                                        |Ö Qualification and title Õ                       |
|Ö Local Veterinary Unit: Õ                                    |Ö N° of the related LVU Õ                         |
|Ö Date: Õ                                                     |Ö Signature: Õ                                    |
|Ö Stamp Õ                                                                                                        |

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                                                                     ANNEX VI

                                                                      Part A

                                                Repealed Directive with its successive amendments
                                                           (referred to in Article 21)

|Council Directive 91/68/EEC                                                              |                                         |
|(OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19)                                                              |                                         |
|Commission Decision 94/164/EC                                                       |                                               |
|(OJ L 74, 17.3.1994, p. 42)                                                         |                                               |
|Commission Decision 94/953/EC                                                       |                                                      |
|(OJ L 371, 31.12.1994, p. 14)                                                       |                                                      |
|Commission Decision 2001/298/EC                                                     |Only as regards the reference to Directive 91/68/EEC  |
|(OJ L 102,12.4.2001, p. 63)                                                         |in Article 1 and Annex I, point 3.                    |
|Directive 2001/10/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council                  |                                                      |
|(OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 41)                                                        |                                                      |
|Commission Decision 2002/261/EC                                                     |Only Article 2                                        |
|(OJ L 91, 6.4.2002, p. 31)                                                          |                                                      |
|Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003                                                 |Only Annex III, point 18                              |
|(OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1)                                                         |                                                      |
|Council Directive 2003/50/EC                                                        |                                                      |
|(OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 51)                                                         |                                                      |
|Commission Decision 2003/708/EC                                                     |Only Article 1 and Annex I                            |
|(OJ L 258, 10.10.2003, p. 11)                                                       |                                                      |
|Commission Decision 2004/554/EC                                                     |Only Article 1 and Annex I                            |
|(OJ L 248, 22.7.2004, p. 1)                                                         |                                                      |
|Commission Decision 2005/932/EC                                                     |                                                      |
|(OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 68)                                                       |                                                      |

                                                                      Part B

                                                             Non-repealed amendments
                                                           (referred to in Article 21)

1994 Act of Accession

                                                                      Part C

                                     List of time-limits for transposition into national law and application
                                                           (referred to in Article 21)

|Act                                            |Time-limit for transposition               |Date of application                          |
|Directive 91/68/EEC                            |31 December 1992[20]                       |-                                            |
|Directive 2001/10/EC                           |30 June 2001                               |1 July 2001                                  |
|Regulation (EC) No 806/2003                    |-                                          |-                                            |
|Directive 2003/50/EC                           |30 June 2004                               |                                             |

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                                                                    ANNEX VII

                                                                Correlation Table

|Directive 91/68/EEC                                                  |This Directive                                                       |
|Article 1                                                            |Article 1                                                            |
|Article 2(a) and (b)                                                 |Article 2                                                            |
|Articles 3 and 4                                                     |Articles 3 and 4                                                     |
|Article 4a                                                           |Article 5                                                            |
|Article 4b                                                           |Article 6                                                            |
|Article 4c                                                           |Article 7                                                            |
|Article 5                                                            |Article 8                                                            |
|Article 6, introductory words                                        |Article 9(1)                                                         |
|Article 6, point (a), introductory words                             |Article 9(2), introductory words                                     |
|-                                                                    |Article 9(2), point (a), introductory words                          |
|Article 6, point (a)(i), first, second and third indent              |Article 9(2), point (a)(i), first, second and third indent           |
|Article 6, point (a)(i), last alinea                                 |Article 9(2), point (a)(ii)                                          |
|Article 6, point (a)(ii)                                             |Article 9(2), point (b)                                              |
|Article 6, point (a)(iii)                                            |Article 9(2), point (c)                                              |
|Article 6, point (c), introductory words                             |Article 9(3), introductory words                                     |
|Article 6, point (c),first, second and third indent                  |Article 9(3), points (a) (b) and (c)                                 |
|Article 6, point (d)                                                 |Article 9(4)                                                         |
|Article 7(1), introductory words                                     |Article 10(1), introductory words                                    |
|Article 7(1), indents 1 - 7                                          |Article 10(1), points (a) – (g)                                      |
|Article 7(2),(3) and (4)                                             |Article 10(2), (3) and (4)                                           |
|Article 8(1), introductory words                                     |Article 11(1), introductory words                                    |
|Article 8(1), indents 1 - 5                                          |Article 11(1), points (a) – (e)                                      |
|Article 8(2),(3) and (4)                                             |Article 11(2), (3) and (4)                                           |
|Article 8a(1), introductory words                                    |Article 12(1), introductory words                                    |
|Article 8a(1), points (a), (b) and (c)                               |Article 12(1), points (a), (b) and (c)                               |
|Article 8a(1), point (d), introductory words                         |Article 12(1), point (d), introductory words                         |
|Article 8a(1), point (d), indents 1 - 8                              |Article 12(1), point (d) (i)-(viii)                                  |
|Article 8a(1), points (e) and (f)                                    |Article 12(1), points (e) and (f)                                    |
|Article 8a(2), introductory words                                    |Article 12(2), introductory words                                    |
|Article 8a(2), first and second indent                               |Article 12(2), points (a) and (b)                                    |
|Article 8a(3)                                                        |Article 12(3)                                                        |
|Article 8a(4), (5) and (6)                                           |Article 12(4), (5) and (6)                                           |
|Article 8b(1), introductory words                                    |Article 13(1), introductory words                                    |
|Article 8b(1), point (a)                                             |Article 13(1), point (a)                                             |
|Article 8b(1), point (b), introductory words                         |Article 13(1), point (b), introductory words                         |
|Article 8b(1), point (b), indents 1 - 4                              |Article 13(1), point (b), points (i) – (iv)                          |
|Article 8b(1), point (c), first and second indent                    |Article 13(1)(c), points (i) and (ii)                                |
|Article 8b(2), introductory words                                    |Article 13(2), introductory words                                    |
|Article 8b(2), points (a) and (b)                                    |Article 13(2), points (a) and (b)                                    |
|Article 8b(2), point (c), introductory words                         |Article 13(2), point (c), introductory words                         |
|Article 8b(2), point (c), indents 1 - 4                              |Article 13(2), point (c), points (i) – (iv)                          |
|Article 8b(2), point (d)                                             |Article 13(2), point (d)                                             |
|Article 8b(3) and (4)                                                |Article 13(3) and (4)                                                |
|Article 8c(1), introductory words                                    |Article 14(1), introductory words                                    |
|Article 8c(1), point (a), introductory words                         |Article 14(1), point (a), introductory words                         |
|Article 8c(1), point (a), first and second indent                    |Article 14(1), point (a), points (i) and (ii)                        |
|Article 8c(1), point (b)                                             |Article 14(1), point (b)                                             |
|Article 8c(2)-(5)                                                    |Article 14(2)-(5)                                                    |
|Article 9                                                            |Article 15                                                           |
|Article 10(1)                                                        |Article 16                                                           |
|Article 10(2) and (3)                                                |-                                                                    |
|Article 11                                                           |Article 17                                                           |
|Article 12                                                           |Article 18                                                           |
|Article 14                                                           |Article 19                                                           |
|Article 15                                                           |Article 20                                                           |
|-                                                                    |Article 21                                                           |
|-                                                                    |Article 22                                                           |
|Article 17                                                           |-                                                                    |
|Article 18                                                           |Article 23                                                           |
|Annex A                                                              |Annex I                                                              |
|Annex B, Chapter I                                                   |Annex II, Chapter I                                                  |
|Annex B, Chapter III                                                 |Annex II, Chapter II                                                 |
|Annexes C, D and E                                                   |Annexes III, IV and V                                                |
|-                                                                    |Annex VI                                                             |
|-                                                                    |Annex VII                                                            |

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[1]   COM(87) 868 PV.
[2]   See Annex 3 to Part A of the Conclusions.
[3]   Carried out pursuant to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the  Council  –  Codification  of  the  Acquis
      communautaire, COM(2001) 645 final.
[4]   Annex VI, Part A of this proposal.
[5]   OJ C Ö […] Õ .
[6]   OJ C Ö […] Õ .
[7]   OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2005/932/EC (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 68).
[8]   See Annex VI, Part A.
[9]   OJ 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64. Ö Directive as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 (OJ L 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1). Õ
[10]  OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1. Ö Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2003 (OJ L 173, 11.7.2003, p. 6). Õ
[11]  OJ L 115, 25.4.2001, p. 12. Decision as last amended by Commission Decision 2002/1004/EC (OJ L 349, 24.12.2002, p. 108).
[12]  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of  the  Council  (OJ  L  315,
      19.11.2002, p. 14).
[13]  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
[14]  OJ L 340, 11.12.1991, p. 17.
[15]  OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.
[16]  OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 44.
[17]  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.
[18]  OJ L 140, 1. 6. 1990, p. 123.
[19]  Compulsorily notifiable diseases
[20]  Except for Articles 7 and 8 of that Directive, see Article 17(1) of Directive 91/68/EEC:
      “1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with:
      (i) Article 7 and 8 of this Directive two months after the notification date thereof, it being understood that the  corresponding  national
      provisions shall continue to apply until the approval of the programmes and in the absence of programmes until  the  date  referred  to  in
      (ii);
      (ii) the other provisions of this Directive not later than 31 December 1992.”