[F1 [F2 [F3ANNEX II U.K. FRESH MEAT

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[F4PART 1 U.K.

List of third countries or parts thereof a

a

Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for in Community agreements with third countries.

b

Meat from animals slaughtered on or before the date indicated in column 7 can be imported into the Community for 90 days from that date. Consignments on the high seas can be imported into the Community if certified before the date indicated in column 7 for 40 days from that date. (NB: no date in column 7 means that there are no time restrictions).

c

Only meat from animals slaughtered on or after the date indicated in column 8 can be imported into the Community (no date in column 8 means that there are no time restrictions).

d

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.

e

Not including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999 .

*

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Certificates 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 ).

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No certificate laid down and fresh meat imports are prohibited (except for those species where indicated in the line for the whole country).

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Category restrictions:

No offal authorised (except, in the case of bovine species, diaphragm and masseter muscles).] ] ]

Country Code of Territory Description of territory Veterinary certificate Specific conditions Closing date b Opening date c
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
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 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 Mutinho, Caracol, Bela Vista, Antônio João, Ponta Porã, Aral Moreira, Coronel Sapucaia, Paranhos, Sete Quedas, Japora', 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
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 d 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 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 e RS-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, EQU
RU — Russian Federation 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 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 KwaZuluNatal

BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW F 1
ZW — Zimbabwe ZW-0 Whole country —

Textual Amendments

[F5PART 2 U.K. Models of veterinary certificates

Model(s) U.K.

‘ BOV ’

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Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds).

‘ OVI ’

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Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic sheep ( Ovis aries ) and goats ( Capra hircus ).

‘ POR ’

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Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic porcine animals ( Sus scrofa ).

‘ EQU ’

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Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding minced meat, of domestic solipeds ( Equus caballus , Equus asinus and their cross-breeds).

‘ RUF ’

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Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of farmed non-domestic animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries , Capra hircus , Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae.

‘ RUW ’

:

Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild non-domestic animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds) , Ovis aries , Capra hircus , Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae.

‘ SUF ’

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Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of farmed non-domestic animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae families.

‘ SUW ’

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Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild non-domestic animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae families.

‘ EQW ’

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Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild solipeds belonging to the subgenus Hippotigris (Zebra).

SG (Supplementary guarantees) U.K.

‘ A ’

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guarantees regarding the maturation, pH measurement and boning of fresh meat, excluding offal, certified according to the models of certificates BOV (point II.2.6), OVI (point II.2.6), RUF (point II.2.7) and RUW (point II.2.4).

‘ B ’

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guarantees regarding matured trimmed offal as described in the model of certificate BOV (point II.2.6).

‘ C ’

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guarantees regarding laboratory test for classical-swine-fever in the carcases from which fresh meat certified according to the model of certificate SUW (point II.2.3 B) was obtained.

‘ D ’

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guarantees regarding swill feed on holding(s) of animals from which fresh meat certified according to models of certificate POR (point II.2.3 d) was obtained.

‘ E ’

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guarantees regarding tuberculosis test in the animals from where fresh meat certified according to the model of certificate BOV (point II.2.4 d) was obtained.

‘ F ’

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guarantees regarding the maturation and de-boning of fresh meat, excluding offal, certified according to the models of certificates BOV (point II.2.6), OVI (point II.2.6), RUF (point II.2.6) and RUW (point II.2.7).

‘ G ’

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guarantees regarding 1, exclusion of offals and spinal cord; and 2, testing and origin of cervid animals in relation to chronic wasting disease as referred to in the models of certificates RUF (point II.1.9) and RUW (point II.1.10).

‘ H ’

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supplementary guarantees required for Brazil concerning animal contacts, vaccination programmes and surveillance. However as the State of Santa Catarina in Brazil does not vaccinate against foot-and-mouth disease, the reference to a vaccination programme is not applicable for meat coming from animals originating and slaughtered in that State.

Notes U.K.

(a)

Veterinary certificates shall be produced by the exporting country, based on the models appearing in Part 2 of Annex II, according to the layout of the model that corresponds to the meats 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.

(b)

A separate and unique certificate must be provided for meat that is exported from a single territory appearing in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Annex II which is 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 other languages, if necessary, accompanied by an official translation.

(e)

If for reasons of identification of the items of the consignment (schedule in point I.28 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, in 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. In doing so, the competent authorities of the exporting country shall ensure that the 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 watermarked.

(h)

The original of the certificate must accompany the consignment at the EU border inspection post.

(i)

The certificate reference number referred to in boxes I.2 and II.a must be issued by the competent authority.] ]

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