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certification conditions, for importation into the Community of certain live animals and their fresh meat (79/542/EEC) (repealed)

[F1 PART 2 U.K.

Models of veterinary certificates U.K.

Models: U.K.

‘BOV-X’

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Model of veterinary certificate for domestic bovine animals ( Bos taurus , Bison bison , Bubalus bubalis and their cross-breeds) intended for breeding and/or production after importation

‘BOV-Y’

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Model of veterinary certificate for domestic bovine animals ( Bos taurus , Bison bison , Bubalus bubalis and their cross-breeds) intended for immediate slaughter after importation

‘OVI-X’

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

‘OVI-Y’

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

‘POR-X’

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Model of veterinary certificate for domestic porcine animals ( Sus scrofa ) intended for breeding and/or production after importation

‘POR-Y’

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

‘RUM’

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Model of veterinary certificate for non-domestic animals other than suidae

‘SUI’

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Model of veterinary certificate for non-domestic suidae [F2 .]

‘ [F3 CAM ’

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

Textual Amendments

F2 Deleted by Commission Decision of 28 April 2004 concerning specific animal health conditions for importation of certain animals from Saint Pierre and Miquelon and amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC (notified under document number C(2004) 1548) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/410/EC).

F3 Inserted by Commission Decision of 28 April 2004 concerning specific animal health conditions for importation of certain animals from Saint Pierre and Miquelon and amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC (notified under document number C(2004) 1548) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/410/EC).

SG (supplementary guarantees): U.K.

‘A’

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guarantees regarding bluetongue and epizootic-haemorrhagic disease tests on animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X (point 10.8a), OVI-X (point 10.6a) and RUM (point 10.7a)

‘B’

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guarantees regarding swine-vesicular disease and classical-swine-fever tests on animals certified according to the model of certificate POR-X (point 10.4a) and SUI (point 10.4a)

‘C’

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guarantees regarding brucellosis test on animals certified according to the model of certificate POR-X (point 10.4a) and SUI (point 10.4a)

Notes U.K.

(a)

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

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

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

If for reasons of identification of the items of the consignment (schedule in point 8.2 of the model of certificate), additional pages are attached to the certificate, these pages shall also be considered as forming part of the original of the certificate by the application of the signature and stamp of the certifying official veterinarian on each of the pages.

(f)

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

(g)

The original of the certificate must be completed and signed by an official veterinarian within 24 hours prior to loading of the consignment for exportation to the Community. In doing so, the competent authorities of the exporting country shall ensure that principles of certification equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 96/93/EC are followed.

The colour of the signature shall be different to that of the printing. The same rule applies to stamps other than those embossed or watermark.

(h)

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

(i)

The certificate shall be valid for 10 days from the date of issuing.

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

(j)

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

(k)

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

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Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Decision of 6 January 2004 on Community health conditions on imports of animals and fresh meat including minced meat from third countries and amending Decisions 79/542/EEC, 2000/572/EC and 2000/585/EC (notified under document number C(2003) 5248) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/212/EC).