COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 144/2011

18.2.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 44/7 ---|---|---|--- * * * COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 144/2011 of 17 February 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first subparagraph of Article 8(1) and Article 9(2)(b) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 2004/68/EC of 26 April 2004 laying down animal health rules for the importation into and transit through the Community of certain live ungulate animals, amending Directives 90/426/EEC and 92/65/EEC and repealing Directive 72/462/EEC (2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 6(1) and Article 7(e) thereof, Whereas: (1) | Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (3) applies to intra-Union trade in bovine animals. It provides that bovine animals for breeding and production must come from an officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free herd and if more than 12 months old, have reacted negatively to an individual test carried out during the 30 days prior to leaving the herd of origin and complying with the provisions of Annex D thereto. ---|--- (2) | Directive 64/432/EEC also sets out diagnostic tests to be used for brucellosis and the certification requirements for intra-Union trade in bovine animals for breeding and production. In addition, that Directive, as amended by Commission Decision 2008/984/EC (4), now includes fluorescence polarization assay as a standard diagnostic test. ---|--- (3) | Directive 2004/68/EC lays down the animal health requirements for the importation into, and transit through, the Union of live ungulates. Those requirements include specific animal health requirements for live ungulates which are to be based on the rules laid down in Union legislation for the diseases to which those animals are susceptible. ---|--- (4) | Directive 2004/68/EC also provides that specific conditions may be laid down for third countries for which equivalence has been formally recognised by the Union based on the official health guarantees provided by the third country concerned. ---|--- (5) | Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 of 12 March 2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements (5) lays down the veterinary certification requirements for the introduction into the Union of certain consignments of live animals or fresh meat. Annexes I and II thereto lay down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof from which consignments of those animals and meat may be introduced into the Union. ---|--- (6) | In addition, Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 sets out specific conditions for the introduction into the Union of domestic bovine animals intended for breeding and production, together with a model veterinary certificate for those animals, including Bubalus and Bison species, and their cross-breeds (BOV-X). ---|--- (7) | Special condition ‘IVb’ of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 refers to ‘territory with approved holdings recognised as having an official enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL) free status for the purposes of exports to the Union of live animals certified according to the model of certificate (BOV–X)’. That special condition should be amended to take account of the provisions concerning officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free herds laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC. ---|--- (8) | Accordingly, specific condition IVb set out in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 and model of veterinary certificate (BOV-X) set out in Part 2 of that Annex should therefore be amended accordingly. ---|--- (9) | In addition, Part 6 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should be amended to take account of the flurorescence polarization essay diagnostic test set out in Directive 64/432/EEC. ---|--- (10) | Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 also provides that fresh meat introduced into the Union must satisfy the requirements set out in the appropriate veterinary certificate for that meat in accordance with the models set out in Part 2 of Annex II, taking into account any specific conditions or supplementary guarantees required for such meat. ---|--- (11) | Botswana has requested the authorisation to export to the Union de-boned and matured bovine meat of animals from the veterinary control zone 4a within the territory identified as BW-4 in column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010. ---|--- (12) | Requirements for imports of meat from third countries into the Union depend on the animal health status of the exporting third country, territory or part thereof. The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) determines the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) status of its member countries and in May 2010 recognised the area in question as a FMD free zone where vaccination is not practised. Botswana has established an intensive surveillance zone of 10 km to segregate the disease free zone from other parts of that country. ---|--- (13) | Botswana should thus be authorised for the introduction into the Union of de-boned and matured bovine meat of animals from the disease free zone. Column 4 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should therefore refer to model veterinary certificate BOV. Part 1 of Annex II to that Regulation should therefore be amended accordingly. ---|--- (14) | Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly. ---|--- (15) | It is necessary to provide for a transitional period in order to give Member States and the industry sufficient time to take the necessary measures to comply with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, as amended by this Regulation, without any disruption to trade. ---|--- (16) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, ---|--- HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 For a transitional period until 31 May 2011, consignments of domestic bovine animals intended for breeding and/or production after import accompanied by a veterinary certificate in accordance with the Model BOV-X, as set out in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 before the amendments introduced by Article 1 of this Regulation, may continue to be introduced into the Union. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 February 2011. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO * * * (1) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11. (2) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 321. (3) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977. (4) OJ L 352, 31.12.2008, p. 38. (5) OJ L 73, 20.3.2010, p. 1. * * * ANNEX The Annexes to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 are amended as follows: (1) | Annex I is amended as follows: | (a) | In Part 1, specific condition ‘IVb’ is replaced by the following: | ‘ “IVb”: | recognised as having officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL)-free herds equivalent to the requirements set out in Annex D to Directive 64/432/EEC for the purposes of exports to the Union of live animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV–X.’ ---|--- (b) | In Part 2, Model BOV-X is replaced by the following: ‘ Model BOV-X Text of image Part I: Details of dispached consignment COUNTRY Veterinary certificate to EU I.1. Consignor Name Address Tel. I.2. Certificate reference No I.2.a. I.3. Central competent authority I.4. Local competent authority I.5. Consignee Name Address Postal code Tel. I.6. I.7. Country of origin ISO code I.8. Region of origin Code I.9. Country of destination ISO code I.10. Region of destination Code I.11. Place of origin Name Approval number Address I.12. I.13. Place of loading Address Approval number I.14. Date of departure I.15. Means of transport Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon Road vehicle Other Identification Documentary references I.16. Entry BIP in EU I.17. I.18. Description of commodity I.19. Commodity code (HS code) 01.02 I.20. Quantity I.21. I.22. Number of packages I.23. Seal/Container No I.24. I.25. Commodities certified for: Breeding Fattening I.26. I.27. For import or admission into the EU I.28. Identification of the commodities Species (scientific name) Breed Identification system Identification number Age Sex Text of image Part II: Certification COUNTRY Model BOV-X II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference number II.b. II.1. Public Health Attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described in this certificate: II.1.1. come from holdings which have been free from any official prohibition on health grounds, for the past 42 days in the case of brucellosis, for the past 30 days in the case of anthrax and for the past 6 months in the case of rabies, and, have not been in contact with animals from holdings which did not satisfy these conditions; II.1.2. have not received: any stilbene or thyrostatic substances, oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or β-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnic treatment (as defined in Directive 96/22/EC), II.1.3. with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE): (1) (2) either [(a) the animals are identified by a permanent identification system enabling them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin, and are not exposed bovine animals as described in Chapter C, part I, point (4) (b) (iv) of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (b) if there have been BSE indigenous cases in the country concerned, the animals were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been effectively enforced or after the date of birth of the last BSE indigenous case if born after the date of the feed ban.] (1) (3) or [(a) the animals are identified by a permanent identification system enabling them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin, and are not exposed bovine animals as described in Chapter C, part I, point (4) (b) (iv) of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (b) the animals were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been effectively enforced or after the date of birth of the last BSE indigenous case if born after the date of the feed ban.] (1) (4) or [(a) the animals are identified by a permanent identification system enabling them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin, and are not exposed bovine animals as described in Chapter C, Part II, point (4) (b) (iv) of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (b) the animals were born at least 2 years after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been effectively enforced or after the date of birth of the last BSE indigenous case if born after the date of the feed ban.] II.2. Animal Health attestation: I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above meet the following requirements: II.2.1. they come from the territory with code: … (5) which, at the date of issuing this certificate: (1) either [(a) has been free for 24 months from foot-and-mouth disease, for 12 months from rinderpest, bluetongue, Rift valley fever, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, lumpy skin disease and epizootic haemorrhagic disease, and for 6 months from vesicular stomatitis,] (1) or [(a) (i) has been free for 12 months from rinderpest, bluetongue, Rift valley fever, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, lumpy skin disease and epizootic haemorrhagic disease, and for 6 months from vesicular stomatitis, (ii) has been considered free from foot-and-mouth disease since … (dd/mm/yyyy), without having had cases/outbreaks after that date, and authorised to export these animals by Commission Decision / /EU, of … (dd/mm/yyyy),] and (b) where during the last 12 months, no vaccination against these diseases has been carried out and imports of domestic cloven-hoofed animals vaccinated against these diseases are not permitted; II.2.2. they have remained in the territory described under point II.2.1. since birth, or for at least the last 6 months before dispatch to the Union and without contact with imported cloven-hoofed animals for the last 30 days; Text of image COUNTRY Model BOV-X II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference No II.b. II.2.3. they have remained since birth or at least 40 days before dispatch in the holding(s) of origin described under box reference I.11.: (a) in and around which, in an area with a 150 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease during the previous 60 days, (b) in and around which, in an area with a 10 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of the other diseases referred to in point II.2.1. during the previous 40 days; II.2.4. they are not animals to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, nor have they been vaccinated against the diseases referred to under point II.2.1.; II.2.5. they come from herds that are not restricted under the national legislation pertaining to the eradication of tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis; II.2.6. they come from herds recognised as officially tuberculosis-free (6); and (1) (7) either [come from a region which is recognised as officially tuberculosis-free (6);] (1) or [have been subjected to an intradermal tuberculin test (8) carried out with negative results within the past 30 days before dispatch to the Union;] (1) or [are less than 6 weeks old;] [II.2.7. they have not been vaccinated against brucellosis and come from herds recognised as officially brucellosis-free (6); and (1) (7) either [come from a region which is recognised as officially brucellosis-free (6),] (1) or [have been subjected to at least one test for bovine brucellosis (8) carried out on samples taken within the past 30 days before dispatch to the Union,] (1) or [are less than 12 months old,] (1) or [are castrated males of any age,] (1) either [II.2.8A. they come from herds included in an official system for the control of enzootic bovine leukosis, and in which there has been no evidence either clinical or as a result of a laboratory test of this disease during the past 2 years,] (1) or [II.2.8A. they come from herds recognised as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free (6) (6a),] and (1) (7) either [come from a region which is recognised as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free (6);] (1) or [have been subjected to an individual test for enzootic bovine leukosis (8) carried out with negative result on samples taken within the past 30 days before dispatch to the Union;] (1) or [are less than 12 months old;] (1) (9) [II.2.8B. they have reacted negatively to a serological test for the detection of antibody for bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease, carried out on two occasions on samples of blood taken at the beginning of the isolation/quarantine period and at least 28 days later, on … (dd/mm/yyyy) and on … (dd/mm/yyyy), the second of which must have been taken within 10 days before export;] II.2.9 they are/were (1) dispatched from their holding(s) of origin, without passing through any market: (1) either [directly to the Union,] (1) or [to the officially authorised assembly centre described under box reference I.13. situated within the territory described under point II.2.1.,] and, until dispatched to the Union: (a) they did not come in contact with other cloven-hoofed animals not complying with the health requirements as described in this certificate, Text of image COUNTRY Model BOV-X II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference No II.b. (b) they were not at any place where, or around which, within a 10 km radius, during the previous 30 days there has been a case/outbreak of any of the diseases referred to in point II.2.1.; II.2.10. any transport vehicles or containers in which they were loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an officially authorised disinfectant; II.2.11. they were examined by an official veterinarian within 24 hours of loading and showed no clinical sign of disease; II.2.12. they have been loaded for dispatch to the Union on (dd/mm/yyyy) (10) in the means of transport described under box reference I.15. above that were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an officially authorised disinfectant and so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder could not flow or fall out of the vehicle or container during transportation. II.3. Animal transport attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above have been treated before and at the time of loading in accordance with the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, in particular as regards watering and feeding, and they are fit for the intended transport. (1) (11) [II.4. Specific requirements II.4.1. According to official information, no clinical or pathological evidence of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) has been recorded in the holding(s) of origin referred to in box reference I.11., for the last 12 months; II.4.2. the animals referred to in box reference I.28.: (a) have been isolated in accommodation approved by the competent authority for the last 30 days immediately prior to dispatch for export, (b) have been subjected to a serological test for IBR on sera taken at least 21 days after entry into isolation, with negative results, and all animals in isolation have also given negative results to this test, and (c) have not been vaccinated against IBR.] Notes This certificate is meant for domestic bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) intended for breeding and/or production. After importation the animals must be conveyed without delay to the holding of destination where they shall remain for a minimum period of 30 days before further movement outside the holding, except in the case of a dispatch to a slaughterhouse. Part I: Box reference I.8.: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010. Box reference I.13.: The assembly centre, if any, must fulfil the conditions for its approval, as laid down in Part 5 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010. Box reference I.15.: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the Union. Box reference I.23.: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included. Box reference I.28.: Identification system: The animals must bear: An individual number which permits tracing of their premises of origin. Specify the identification system (such as tag, tattoos, brand, chip, transponder), An ear tag that includes the ISO code of the exporting country. The individual number must permit tracing of their premises of origin, Text of image COUNTRY Model BOV-X II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference number II.b. Box reference I.28.: Species: Select amongst “Bos”, “Bison” and “Bubalus” as appropriate. Box reference I.28.: Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yy). Box reference I.28.: Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated). Box reference I.28.: Breed: select purebred, crossbreed. Part II: (1) Keep as appropriate (2) Only if the animals were born and continuously reared in a country or region categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk and listed as such in Decision 2007/453/EC. (3) Only if the country or region of origin is categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk and is listed as such in Decision 2007/453/EC. (4) Only if the country or region of origin has not been categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 or has been categorised as a country or region with undetermined BSE risk and listed as such in Decision 2007/453/EC. (5) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 (6) Officially tuberculosis/brucellosis-free regions and herds as laid down in Annex A to Directive 64/432/EEC; and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions and herds as laid down in Chapter I of Annex D to Directive 64/432/EEC. (6a) Only for officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free herds recognised as equivalent to the requirements as laid down in Chapter I of Annex D to Directive 64/432/EEC for the purpose of exports to the EU of live animals according to the model certificate BOV-X from the territory that, in column 6 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, appears with the entry “IVb” as regards enzootic bovine leukosis. (7) Only for a territory that, in column 6 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, appears with the entry “II”, as regards tuberculosis, “III”, as regards brucellosis, and/or “IVa” as regards enzootic bovine leukosis. (8) Tests carried out in accordance with the protocols that, for the disease concerned, are described in Part 6 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010. (9) Supplementary guarantees to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, with the entry “A”. Tests for bluetongue and for epizootic haemorrhagic disease in accordance with Part 6 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010. (10) Date of loading. Imports of these animals shall not be allowed when the animals were loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the Union of the third country, territory or part thereof referred to in Boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the Union against imports of these animals from this third country, territory or part thereof. (11) When required by the EU Member State of destination or Switzerland, in accordance with Decision 2004/558/EC and in accordance with the Agreement between the Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132). Official veterinarian Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title: Date: Signature:’ Stamp: ---|--- (c) | In Part 6, the protocol for Brucellosis (Brucella abortus) (BRL) is replaced by the following: ‘ Brucellosis (Brucella abortus) (BRL) The serum agglutination test, complement fixation test, buffered brucella antigen test, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) and fluorescence polarisation assay (FPA) shall be carried out according to Annex C to Directive 64/432/EEC.’ ---|--- (2) | In Annex II, Part 1, is replaced by the following: ‘PART 1 List of third countries, territories and parts thereof (1) | ISO code and name of third country | Code of Territory | Description of third country, territory or part thereof | Veterinary certificate | Specific conditions | Closing date (2) | Opening date (3) ---|---|---|---|---|---|--- Model(s) | SG 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 AL – Albania | AL-0 | Whole country | — | | | | AR – Argentina | AR-0 | Whole country | EQU | | | | AR-1 | The Provinces of: | | Buenos Aires, ---|--- | Catamarca, ---|--- | Corrientes (except the departments of Berón de Astrada, Capital, Empedrado, General Paz, Itati, Mbucuruyá, San Cosme and San Luís del Palmar) ---|--- | Entre Ríos, ---|--- | La Rioja, ---|--- | Mendoza, ---|--- | Misiones, ---|--- | Part of Neuquén (excluding territory included in AR-4), ---|--- | Part of Río Negro (excluding territory included in AR-4), ---|--- | San Juan, ---|--- | San Luis, ---|--- | Santa Fe, ---|--- | Tucuman, ---|--- | Cordoba, ---|--- | La Pampa, ---|--- | Santiago del Estero, ---|--- | Chaco, Formosa, Jujuy and Salta, excluding the buffer area of 25 Km from the border with Bolivia and Paraguay that extends from the Santa Catalina District in the Province of Jujuy, to the Laishi District in the Province of Formosa ---|--- BOV | A | 1 | | 18 March 2005 RUF | A | 1 | | 1 December 2007 RUW | A | 1 | | 1 August 2010 AR-2 | Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego | BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF | | | | 1 March 2002 AR-3 | Corrientes: the departments of Berón de Astrada, Capital, Empedrado, General Paz, Itati, Mbucuruyá, San Cosme and San Luís del Palmar | BOV RUF | A | 1 | | 1 December 2007 AR-4 | Part of Río Negro (except: in Avellaneda the zone located north of the Provincial road 7 and east of the Provincial road 250, in Conesa the zone located east of the Provincial road 2, in El Cuy the zone located north of the Provincial road 7 from its intersection with the Provincial road 66 to the border with the Department of Avellaneda, and in San Antonio the zone located east of the Provincial roads 250 and 2) Part of Neuquén (except in Confluencia the zone located east of the Provincial road 17, and in Picun Leufú the zone located east of the Provincial road 17) | BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF | | | | 1 August 2008 AU – Australia | AU-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW | | | | BA – Bosnia and Herzegovina | BA-0 | Whole country | — | | | | BH – Bahrain | BH-0 | Whole country | — | | | | BR – Brazil | BR-0 | Whole country | EQU | | | | BR-1 | State of Minas Gerais State of Espírito Santo; State of Goiás; State of Mato Grosso State of Rio Grande Do Sul, State of Mato Grosso Do Sul (except for the designated high surveillance zone of 15 Km from the external borders in the municipalities of Porto Murtinho, Caracol, Bela Vista, Antônio João, Ponta Porã, Aral Moreira, Coronel Sapucaia, Paranhos, Sete Quedas, Japorã, and Mundo Novo and the designated high surveillance zone in the municipalities of Corumbá and Ladário). | BOV | A and H | 1 | | 1 December 2008 BR-2 | State of Santa Catarina | BOV | A and H | 1 | | 31 January 2008 BR-3 | States of Paraná and São Paulo | BOV | A and H | 1 | | 1 August 2008 BW – Botswana | BW-0 | Whole country | EQU, EQW | | | | BW-1 | The veterinary disease control zones 3c, 4b, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 18 | BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW | F | 1 | | 1 December 2007 BW-2 | The veterinary disease control zones 10, 11, 13 and 14 | BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW | F | 1 | | 7 March 2002 BW-3 | The veterinary disease control zone 12 | BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW | F | 1 | 20 October 2008 | 20 January 2009 BW-4 | The veterinary disease control zone 4a, except the intensive surveillance buffer zone of 10 km along the boundary with the foot and mouth disease vaccination zone and wildlife management areas | BOV | F | 1 | | [insert the date of application of present Regulation] BY – Belarus | BY-0 | Whole country | — | | | | BZ – Belize | BZ-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | | | CA – Canada | CA-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, SUF, SUW, RUF, RUW | G | | | CH – Switzerland | CH-0 | Whole country | * | | | | CL – Chile | CL-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF | | | | CN – China | CN-0 | Whole country | — | | | | CO – Colombia | CO-0 | Whole country | EQU | | | | CR – Costa Rica | CR-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | | | CU – Cuba | CU-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | | | DZ – Algeria | DZ-0 | Whole country | — | | | | ET – Ethiopia | ET-0 | Whole country | — | | | | FK – Falkland Islands | FK-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU | | | | GL – Greenland | GL-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW | | | | GT – Guatemala | GT-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | | | HK – Hong Kong | HK-0 | Whole country | — | | | | HN – Honduras | HN-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | | | HR – Croatia | HR-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW | | | | IL – Israel | IL-0 | Whole country | — | | | | IN – India | IN-0 | Whole country | — | | | | IS – Iceland | IS-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW | | | | KE – Kenya | KE-0 | Whole country | — | | | | MA – Morocco | MA-0 | Whole country | EQU | | | | ME – Montenegro | ME-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU | | | | MG – Madagascar | MG-0 | Whole country | — | | | | MK – Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (4) | MK-0 | Whole country | OVI, EQU | | | | MU – Mauritius | MU-0 | Whole country | — | | | | MX – Mexico | MX-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | | | NA – Namibia | NA-0 | Whole country | EQU, EQW | | | | NA-1 | South of the cordon fences which extend from Palgrave Point in the west to Gam in the east | BOV, OVI,RUF, RUW | F and J | 1 | | NC – New Caledonia | NC-0 | Whole country | BOV, RUF, RUW | | | | NI – Nicaragua | NI-0 | Whole country | — | | | | NZ – New Zealand | NZ-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW | | | | PA – Panama | PA-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | | | PY – Paraguay | PY-0 | Whole country | EQU | | | | PY-1 | Whole country except for the designated high surveillance zone of 15 Km from the external borders | BOV | A | 1 | | 1 August 2008 RS – Serbia (5) | RS-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU | | | | RU – Russia | RU-0 | Whole country | — | | | | RU-1 | Region of Murmansk, Yamolo-Nenets autonomous area | RUF | | | | SV – El Salvador | SV-0 | Whole country | — | | | | SZ – Swaziland | SZ-0 | Whole country | EQU, EQW | | | | SZ-1 | Area west of the “red line” fences which extends northwards from the river Usutu to the frontier with South Africa west of Nkalashane, | BOV, RUF, RUW | F | 1 | | SZ-2 | The veterinary foot and mouth disease surveillance and vaccination control areas as gazetted as a Statutory Instrument under legal notice number 51 of 2001 | BOV, RUF, RUW | F | 1 | | 4 August 2003 TH – Thailand | TH-0 | Whole country | — | | | | TN – Tunisia | TN-0 | Whole country | — | | | | TR – Turkey | TR-0 | Whole country | — | | | | TR-1 | The provinces of Amasya, Ankara, Aydin, Balikesir, Bursa, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Izmir, Kastamonu, Kutahya, Manisa, Usak, Yozgat and Kirikkale | EQU | | | | UA – Ukraine | UA-0 | Whole country | — | | | | US – United States | US-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU,SUF, SUW, RUF, RUW | G | | | UY – Uruguay | UY-0 | Whole country | EQU | | | | BOV, | A | 1 | | 1 November 2001 OVI | A | 1 | | ZA – South Africa | ZA-0 | Whole country | EQU, EQW | | | | ZA-1 | The whole country except: | — | the part of the foot-and-mouth disease control area situated in the veterinary regions of Mpumalanga and Northern provinces, in the district of Ingwavuma of the veterinary region of Natal and in the border area with Botswana east of longitude 28°, and, ---|--- — | the district of Camperdown, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, ---|--- BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW | F | 1 | | ZW – Zimbabwe | ZW-0 | Whole country | — | | | | | * | = | Requirements as in accordance with the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132). ---|---|--- — | = | No certificates are laid down and fresh meat imports are prohibited (except for those species where indicated in the line comprising the entry for the whole country). “1” Category restrictions: No offal is authorised for introduction into the Union (except, in the case of bovine species, diaphragm and masseter muscles).‘ * * * (1) Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for in Union agreements with third countries. (2) Meat from animals slaughtered on or before the date set out in column 7 may be imported into the Union for 90 days from that date. Consignments carried on vessels on the high seas may be imported into the Union if certified before the date set out in column 7 for 40 days from that date.(N.B.: no date in column 7 means that there are no time restrictions). (3) Only meat from animals slaughtered on or after the date set out in column 8 may be imported into the Union (no date in column 8 means that there are no time restrictions). (4) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be agreed following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place on this subject in the United Nations. (5) Not including Kosovo which is at present under international administration pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999 * * *