Commission Decision of 28 August 2006 laying down a list of third countries from which poultry, hatching eggs, day-old chicks, meat of poultry, ratites and wild game-birds, eggs and egg products and specified pathogen-free eggs may be imported into and transit through the Community and the applicable veterinary certification conditions, and amending Decisions 93/342/EEC, 2000/585/EC and 2003/812/EC (notified under document number C (2006) 3821) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/696/EC) (repealed)

ANNEX I POULTRY, RATITES INCLUDING HATCHING EGGS OF THESE SPECIES AND SPECIFIED PATHOGEN-FREE EGGS

PART 1

List of third countries or parts thereof^a

a Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for in Community agreements with third countries.
b Only applicable until this Acceding State becomes a Member State of the European Union.
c 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).
Country	Code of territory	Description of territory	Veterinary certificate		Specific conditions
			Model(s)	Additional Guarantees
1	2	3	4	5	6
AR – Argentina	AR-0		SPF
AU – Australia	AU-0		BPP, DOC, HEP, SPF, SRP
			BPR	I
			DOR	II
			HER	III
BG – Bulgariab	BG-0		BPP, DOC, HEP, SPF, SRP
BR – Brazil	BR-0		SPF
	BR-1	States of Mato Grosso, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo	BPP, DOC, HEP, SRP
	BR-2	States of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul	BPR, DOR, HEP, HER, SRA
BW – Botswana	BW-0		SPF
			BPR	I
			DOR	II
			HER	III
CA – Canada	CA-0		BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRA, SPF, SRP
CH – Switzerland	CH-0		c
CL – Chile	CL-0		BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SPF, SRA, SRP
HR – Croatia	HR-0		BPR, BPP, DOR, DOC, HEP, HER, SPF, SRA, SRP
GL – Greenland	GL-0		SPF
IL – Israel	IL-0		BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SPF, SRP
IS – Iceland	IS-0		SPF
MG – Madagascar	MG-0		SPF
MX – Mexico	MX-0		SPF
NA – Namibia	NA-0		SPF
			BPR	I
			DOR	II
			HER	III
NZ – New Zealand	NZ-0		BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SPF, SRA, SRP
PM — St Pierre and Miquelon	PM-0		SPF
RO – Romaniab	RO-0		BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SPF, SRA, SRP
TH – Thailand	TH-0		SPF
TN – Tunisia	TN-0		DOR, BPR, BPP, HER, SPF
TR – Turkey	TR-0		SPF
US – United States	US-0		BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SPF SRA, SRP
UY – Uruguay	UY-0		SPF
ZA – South Africa	ZA-0		SPF
			BPR	I
			DOR	II
			HER	III

PART 2

Model veterinary certificates

Models:

‘BPP’

:

Model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive poultry other than ratites

‘BPR’

:

Model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive ratites

‘DOC’

:

Model veterinary certificate for day-old chicks other than of ratites

‘DOR’

:

Model veterinary certificate for day-old chicks of ratites

‘HEP’

:

Model veterinary certificate for hatching eggs of poultry other than ratites

‘HER’

:

Model veterinary certificate for hatching eggs of ratites

‘SPF’

:

Model veterinary certificate for specified pathogen-free (SPF) eggs

‘SRP’

:

Model veterinary certificate for slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies other than ratites

‘SRA’

:

Model veterinary certificate for slaughter ratites

Additional guarantees (AG):

‘I’

:

Guarantees for breeding and productive ratites coming from regions free from avian influenza but not free from Newcastle disease, certified in accordance with model BPR

‘II’

:

Guarantees for day-old chicks of ratites coming from regions free from avian influenza but not free from Newcastle disease, certified in accordance with model DOR

‘III’

:

Guarantees for hatching eggs of ratites coming from third countries free from avian influenza and free or not free from Newcastle disease certified in accordance with model HER

Notes:

(a)

Veterinary certificates based on the models in Part 2 of this Annex or Part 2 of Annex II and following the layout of the model that corresponds to the commodity concerned shall be issued by the exporting third country. They shall contain, in the order appearing in the model, the attestations that are required for any third country and, where applicable, those additional health requirements required for the exporting third country or part thereof.

Where additional guarantees are required by the EU Member State of destination for the commodity concerned, these shall also be entered on the original of the veterinary certificate.

(b)

A separate, single certificate must be presented for each consignment of the commodity concerned, exported to the same destination from a territory appearing in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of this Annex or in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Annex II and transported in the same railway wagon, lorry, aircraft or ship.

(c)

The original of certificates shall consist of a single page printed on both sides or, where more text is required, such that all the pages form a whole and cannot be separated.

(d)

The certificate shall be drawn up in at least one official language of the EU Member State where the border inspection takes place and in one official language of the EU Member State of destination. However, those Member States may allow another Community language instead of their own, accompanied, if necessary, by an official translation.

(e)

Where additional pages are attached to the certificate for the purposes of identifying the items making up the consignment, such additional pages shall also be considered to form part of the original of the certificate, provided the signature and stamp of the certifying official veterinarian appear on each page.

(f)

Where the certificate, including any additional pages as provided for in (e), comprises more than one page, each page shall be numbered ‘–x(page number) of y(total number of pages)–’ on the bottom and shall bear the code number of the certificate allocated by the competent authority on the top.

(g)

The original of the certificate must be completed and signed by an official veterinarian not more than 24 hours prior to loading of the consignment for export to the Community. To that end, the competent authorities of the exporting country shall ensure that principles of certification equivalent to those laid down in Directive 96/93/EC are followed.

The colour of the signature shall be different from that of the printing. The same rule shall apply to stamps other than embossed stamps or watermarks.

(h)

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

(i)

The certificate shall be valid for 10 days from the date of issue, unless otherwise stated.

In the case of transport by ship, the term of validity shall be extended by the time taken by the voyage. To that end, the original of a declaration by the ship's master, drawn up in accordance with the addendum to Part 3 of this Annex, shall be attached to the veterinary certificate.

(j)

Poultry shall not be transported with other poultry that is either not intended for the European Community or of a lower health status.

(k)

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

Model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive poultry other than ratites (BPP)

Model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive ratites (BPR)

Model veterinary certificate for day-old chicks other than of ratites (DOC)

Model veterinary certificate for day-old chicks of ratites (DOR)

Model veterinary certificate for hatching eggs of poultry other than ratites (HEP)

Model veterinary certificate for hatching eggs of ratites (HER)

Model veterinary certificate for specified pathogen-free eggs (SPF)

Model veterinary certificate for slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies other than ratites (SRP)

Model veterinary certificate for slaughter ratites (SRA)

PART 3

Addendum for transport of poultry by sea

(To be completed and attached to the veterinary certificate where transport to the European Community border includes transport by ship, even for part of the journey.)

PART 4

A. Methods for standardisation of materials and procedures for veterinary tests for imports of poultry and hatching eggs

1.

Newcastle disease

The sampling and testing methods must comply with the methods described in the Annex to Decision 92/340/EEC on testing of poultry for Newcastle disease prior to movement, in accordance with Article 12 of Directive 90/539/EEC.

2.

Salmonella pullorum

• The sampling methods must comply with the methods described in Chapter III of Annex II to Directive 90/539/EEC.

• The testing methods must comply with the methods described in the latest version of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, published by OIE.

3.

Salmonella gallinarum

• The sampling methods must comply with the methods described in Chapter III of Annex II to Directive 90/539/EEC.

• The testing methods must comply with the methods described in the latest version of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, published by OIE.

4.

Salmonella arizonae

Serological examination: 60 birds to be sampled at the point of lay. Testing must be carried out in accordance with the methods described in the latest version of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, published by OIE.

5.

Mycoplasma gallisepticum

• The sampling methods must comply with the methods described in Chapter III of Annex II to Directive 90/539/EEC.

• The testing methods must comply with the methods described in the latest version of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, published by OIE.

6.

Mycoplasma meleagridis

The sampling methods must comply with the methods described in Chapter III of Annex II to Directive 90/539/EEC.

B. Sampling and testing procedures for Newcastle disease and avian influenza after import

During the period referred to in Article 10(1), the official/authorised veterinarian shall take samples from the imported poultry for virological examination, to be tested as follows:

• between the 7th and the 15th day of the isolation period, cloacal swabs must be taken from all birds where the consignment contains fewer than 60 birds, and from 60 birds where consignments contain more than 60 birds,

• testing of samples for avian influenza and Newcastle disease must be carried out in official laboratories designated by the competent authority, using diagnostic procedures in accordance with Annex III to Council Directive 92/66/EEC(1) and Annex III to Council Directive 92/40/EEC(2),

• samples may be pooled, subject to a maximum of five samples from individual birds in each pool,

• virus isolates must be sent without delay to the national reference laboratory.

ANNEX II MEAT, MINCED MEAT, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, EGGS AND EGG PRODUCTS

PART 1

List of third countries or parts thereof^a

a Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for in Community agreements with third countries.
b Only applicable until this Acceding State becomes a Member State of the Community.
c The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations.
d Not including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1 244 of 10 June 1999.
e Serbia and Montenegro are Republics with individual customs forming a State Union and therefore are listed separately.
Country	Code of territory	Description of territory		Veterinary certificate		Specific conditions
			Model(s)		Additional guarantees
1	2	3	4		5	6
AL – Albania	AL-0		EP, E
AR – Argentina	AR-0		EP, E, POU, RAT
			WGM		III
AU – Australia	AU-0		EP, E
			POU		I
			RAT		II
BG – Bulgariab	BG-0		EP, E, POU, RAT, WGM
BR – Brazil	BR-0		—
	BR-1	States of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul	RAT
	BR-2	Distrito Federal and States of Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo	WGM		III
			EP, E, POU
BW – Botswana	BW-0		RAT, EP, E		II
CA – Canada	CA-0		WGM		III
			EP, E, POU, RAT
CH – Switzerland	CH-0		EP, E, POU, RAT, WGM
CL – Chile	CL-0		WGM		III
			EP, E, POU, RAT, SRA
CN – China (People's Republic of)	CN-0		EP, E
	CN-1	Municipality of Shanghai, excluding county of Chongming, and, in the Province of Shangdong, the districts (prefectures) of Weifang, Linyi and Qingdao	POU		I
GL – Greenland	GL-0		EP, WGM
HK – Hong Kong	HK-0		EP
HR – Croatia	HR-0		EP, E, POU, RAT, WGM
IL – Israel	IL-0		WGM		III
			EP, E POU, RAT
IN – India	IN-0		EP
IS – Iceland	IS-0		EP, E
KR – Korea (Rep)	KR-0		EP, E
MG – Madagascar	MG-0		EP, E, WGM
MY – Malaysia	MY-0		—
	MY-1	Western Peninsular	EP, E
MK – Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniac	MK-0		EP
MX – Mexico	MX-0		EP
NA – Namibia	NA-0		RAT, EP, E		II
NC – New Caledonia	NC-0		EP
NZ – New Zealand	NZ-0		WGM		III
			EP, E, POU, RAT
RO – Romaniab	RO-0		EP, E, POU, RAT, WGM
RU – Russian Federation	RU-0		EP
XM – Montenegro	XM-0	Whole custom territorye	EP
XS – Serbiad	XS-0	Whole custom territorye	EP
SG – Singapore	SG-0		EP
TH – Thailand	TH-0		WGM		III
			EP, E, POU, RAT
TN – Tunisia	TN-0		WGM		III
			EP, E, POU, RAT
TR – Turkey	TR-0		EP, E
US – United States	US-0		WGM		III
			EP, E, POU, RAT
UY – Uruguay	UY-0		EP, E, RAT
ZA – South Africa	ZA-0		RAT, EP, E		II
ZW – Zimbabwe	ZW-0		RAT, EP, E		II

PART 2

Model veterinary certificates

Model(s):

‘POU’

:

Model veterinary certificate for meat of poultry

‘POU-MI/MSM’

:

Model veterinary certificate for minced meat and mechanically separated meat of poultry

‘RAT’

:

Model veterinary certificate for meat of farmed ratites for human consumption

‘RAT-MI/MSM’

:

Model veterinary certificate for minced meat and mechanically separated meat of farmed ratites for human consumption

‘WGM’

:

Model veterinary certificate for wild game-bird meat

‘WGM-MI/MSM’

:

Model veterinary certificate for wild game-bird minced meat and mechanically separated meat

‘E’

:

Model public health certificate for eggs

‘EP’

:

Model public-health certificate for egg products

Additional guarantees (AG):

‘I.’

:

additional guarantees covering poultry meat certified in accordance with model POU

‘II.’

:

additional guarantees covering meat of farmed ratites for human consumption certified in accordance with model RAT

‘III.’

:

additional guarantees for wild game-bird meat certified in accordance with model WGM

Notes

(a)

Veterinary certificates shall be issued by the exporting third country based on the models in Part 2 of Annex I or this Annex and following the layout of the model that corresponds to the commodity concerned. They shall contain, in the order appearing in the model, the attestations that are required for any third country and, where applicable, those additional health requirements required for the exporting third country or part thereof.

Where additional guarantees are required by the EU Member State of destination for the commodity concerned, these shall also be entered on the original of the veterinary certificate.

(b)

A separate, single certificate must be presented for each consignment of the commodity concerned, exported to the same destination from a territory appearing in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Annex I or this Annex and transported in the same railway wagon, lorry, aircraft or ship.

(c)

The original of certificates shall consist of a single page printed on both sides or, where more text is required, such that all the pages form a whole and cannot be separated.

(d)

The certificate shall be drawn up in at least one official language of the EU Member State where the border inspection takes place and in one official language of the EU Member State of destination. However, those Member States may allow another Community language instead of their own, accompanied, if necessary, by an official translation.

(e)

Where additional pages are attached to the certificate for the purposes of identifying the items making up the consignment, such additional pages shall also be considered to form part of the original of the certificate, provided the signature and stamp of the certifying official veterinarian appear on each page.

(f)

Where the certificate, including any additional pages as provided for in (e), comprises more than one page, each page shall be numbered ‘–x(page number) of y(total number of pages)–’ on the bottom and shall bear the code number of the certificate allocated by the competent authority on the top.

(g)

The original of the certificate must be completed and signed by an official veterinarian no more than 24 hours prior to loading of the consignment for export to the Community. To that end, the competent authorities of the exporting country shall ensure that principles of certification equivalent to those laid down in Directive 96/93/EC are followed.

The colour of the signature shall be different from that of the printing. The same rule shall apply to stamps other than embossed stamps or watermarks.

(h)

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

(i)

The certificate shall be valid for 10 days from the date of issue, unless otherwise stated.

In the case of transport by ship, the term of validity shall be extended by the time taken by the voyage. To that end, the original of a declaration by the ship's master, drawn up in accordance with the addendum to Part 3 of Annex I, shall be attached to the veterinary certificate.

Specific conditions referred to in column 6

Code of territory	Veterinary certificate		Period/dates during which imports into the Community are authorised or not authorised in relation to dates of slaughter/killing of animals from which the meat was obtained
	Model	AG

Model veterinary certificate for meat of poultry (POU)

Model veterinary certificate for minced meat and mechanically separated meatof poultry (POU-MI/MSM)

(NOT YET ESTABLISHED)

Model veterinary certificate for meat of farmed ratites for human consumption (RAT)

Model veterinary certificate for minced meat and mechanically separated meatof farmed ratites for human consumption (RAT-MI/MSM)

(NOT YET ESTABLISHED)

Model veterinary certificate for wild game-bird meat (WGM)

Model veterinary certificate for wild game-bird minced meat and mechanically separated meat(WGM-MI/MSM)

(NOT YET ESTABLISHED)

Model veterinary certificate for eggs (E)

Model veterinary certificate for egg products(EP)

ANNEX III

Indications referred to in Article 9 (3)

• in Spanish: ‘para incubar’

• in Czech: ‘líhnutí’

• in Danish: ‘rugeæg’

• in German: ‘Brutei’

• in Estonian: ‘haue’

• in Greek: ‘προς εκκόλαψιν’

• in English: ‘hatching’

• in French: ‘à couver’

• in Italian: ‘cova’

• in Latvian: ‘inkubācija’

• in Lithuanian: ‘Skirti perinti’

• in Hungarian: ‘keltetésre’

• in Maltese: ‘tifqis’

• in Dutch: ‘broedei’

• in Polish: ‘do wylęgu’

• in Portuguese: ‘para incubação’

• in Slovak: ‘liahnutie’

• in Slovene: ‘valjenje’

• in Finnish: ‘haudottavaksi’

• in Swedish: ‘för kläckning’.

ANNEX IV Model veterinary certificate for transit/storage of meat minced meat and mechanically separated meat of poultry, ratites and wild game-birds, specified pathogen-free eggs, eggs and egg products

ANNEX V PROTECTIVE MEASURES IN RELATION TO CRIMEAN-CONGO HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER

PART 1 For ratites

The competent authority shall ensure that the ratites are isolated in rodent-proof, tick-free surroundings for at least 21 days prior to export.

Before moving to the tick-free surroundings, the birds shall be treated to ensure that all ectoparasites on them are destroyed. After 14 days in tick-free surroundings, the ratites shall undergo the competitive ELISA test for antibodies to Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever. Every animal put into isolation must test negative to the test. On the animals' arrival in the Community, the treatment for ectoparasites and the serological test shall be repeated.

PART 2 For ratite meat

The competent authority shall ensure that the ratites are isolated in rodent-proof, tick-free surroundings for at least 14 days prior to slaughter.

Before moving to the tick-free surroundings, the birds shall either be examined to verify that they are tick-free or treated to ensure that all ticks on them are destroyed. The treatment used must be specified on the import certificate. Any treatment used shall not result in any detectable residues in the ratite meat.

Each batch of ratites shall be examined for ticks prior to slaughter. If any are detected, the entire batch shall again be put into pre-slaughter isolation.

ANNEX VI

“‘ANNEX II

Animal and public-health conditions appearing in model veterinary certificate to be requested

a Only applicable until this Acceding State becomes a Member State of the Community.
b MC: model certificate to be completed. The letters “C”, “H” and “E” appearing in the table refer to the model certificate described in Annex III to this Decision, to be used for each category of meat. A dash “—” indicates that imports of the meat are not authorised.
c SC: specific conditions. The numbers appearing in the table refer to the specific conditions to be met by the exporting country, as described in Annex IV to this Decision. They must be inserted by the exporting country in Section V of the relevant model certificate set out in Annex III to this Decision.’”
Country		Code of terri-tory	Leporidae (rabbit and hare)				Wild land mammals other than leporidae and ungulates
			Wild		Domestic rabbit
			MCb	SCc	MCb	SCc	MCb	SCc
AR	Argentina	AR	C		H		—
AU	Australia	AU	C		H		E
BG	Bulgariaa	BG	C		H		—
BR	Brazil	BR	C		H		—
CA	Canada	CA	C		H		E
CH	Switzerland	CH	C		H		—
CL	Chile	CL	C		H		—
GL	Greenland	GL	C		H		E
HR	Croatia	HR	C		H		—
IL	Israel	IL	C		H		—
NZ	New Zealand	NZ	C		H		E
RO	Romaniaa	RO	C		H		E
RU	Russia	RU	C		H		E
TH	Thailand	TH	C		H		—
TN	Tunisia	TN	C		H		—
US	United States	US	C		H		—
Any other third country appearing in the list in Part 1 of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC, as last amended			C		H		—

(1)

OJ L 260, 5.9.1992, p. 1.

(2)

OJ L 167, 22.6.1992, p. 1.