Commission Decision of 22 July 2008 on imports of semen, ova and embryos of the ovine and caprine species into the Community as regards lists of third countries and of semen collection centres and embryo collection teams, and certification requirements (notified under document number C(2008) 3625) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/635/EC)

ANNEX III

List of third countries and approved embryo collection teams from which Member States are to authorise imports of ova and embryos of the ovine and caprine species

Notes
(a) Health certificates shall be produced by the exporting country, based on the model appearing in Annex IV. 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 as indicated in Annex III. If so requested by the EU Member State of destination, the additional certification requirements shall be also incorporated in the original form of the health certificate.
(b) 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.
(c) 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.
(d) 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, on each of the pages.
(e) When the certificate, including additional schedules referred to in (d), comprises more than one page, each page shall be numbered — (page number) of (total number of pages) — on its bottom and shall bear the code number of the certificate that has been designated by the competent authority on its top.
(f) The original of the certificate must be completed and signed by an official veterinarian the last working day 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 watermarked.
(g) The original of the certificate must accompany the consignment until it reaches the EU border inspection post.
(h) 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.
(i) Ova/embryos and semen shall not be transported together in the same container with other ova/embryos and semen that, either are/is not destined for the European Community, or are/is of a lower health status.
(j) During its transport to the European Community, the container shall remain closed and the seal shall not be broken.
(k) The certificate reference number referred to in Boxes I.2 and II.a must be issued by the competent authority.
ISO code	Name of the third country	Approval number of the team	Name of the team	Address of the team	Date of approval of the team	Remarks
						Description of the territory(if appropriate)	Additional guarantees
AU	Australia						The additional guarantees as regards testing set out in points II.5.1 and II.5.2 of the certificate in Annex IV are compulsory.
CA	Canada					Territory as described in Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC	The additional guarantee as regards testing set out in point II.5.2 of the certificate in Annex IV is compulsory.
CH	Switzerland
CL	Chile
GL	Greenland
HR	Croatia
IS	Iceland
NZ	New Zealand
PM	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
US	United States						The additional guarantee as regards testing set out in point II.5.2 of the certificate in Annex IV is compulsory.