ANNEX IU.K.POULTRY, HATCHING EGGS, DAY-OLD CHICKS, SPECIFIED PATHOGEN-FREE EGGS, MEAT, MINCED MEAT, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, EGGS AND EGG PRODUCTS

[F1PART 1 U.K. List of third countries, territories, zones or compartments

a

Commodities, including those transported on the high seas, produced before this date may be imported into the Union during a period of 90 days from this date.

b

Only commodities produced after this date may be imported into the Union.

c

In accordance with the agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products ( OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132 ).

d

[ F2 ]

e

Hereafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank.

f

Restrictions relating to salmonella control programmes as listed in Part 2 do not apply for single consignments of less than 20 units of poultry other than ratites, hatching eggs and day-old chicks thereof, when destined for primary production of poultry for private domestic use or leading to the direct supply, by the producer, of small quantities of primary products to the final consumer or to local retail establishments directly supplying the primary products to the final consumer and certified in accordance with the model veterinary certificate LT20.]

ISO code and name of third country or territory Code of third country, territory, zone or compartment Description of third country, territory, zone or compartment Veterinary certificate Specific conditions Specific conditions Avian influenza surveillance status Avian influenza vaccination status Salmonella control status f
Model(s) Additional guarantees Closing date a Opening date b
1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 6B 7 8 9
AL — Albania AL-0 Whole country EP, E S4
AR — Argentina AR-0 Whole country SPF
POU, RAT, EP, E A S4
WGM VIII
AU — Australia AU-0 Whole country SPF
EP, E S4
BPP, DOC, HEP, SRP, LT20 S0, ST0
BPR I
DOR II
HER III
POU VI
RAT VII
[F3BA — Bosnia and Herzegovina BA-0 Whole country E, EP S4
POU ]
BR — Brazil BR-0 Whole country SPF
BR-1

States of:

Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul

RAT, BPR, DOR, HER, SRA N A
BR-2

States of:

Mato Grosso, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo

BPP, DOC, HEP, SRP, LT20 N S5, ST0
BR-3

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 VIII
EP, E, POU N S4
BW — Botswana BW-0 Whole country SPF
EP, E S4
BPR I
DOR II
HER III
RAT VII
[F4BY — Belarus BY-0 Whole country

EP, E, POU

(all three only for transit through Lithuania)

IX ]
[F5CA — Canada CA-0 Whole country SPF
EP, E S4
CA-1 The whole country of Canada excluding area CA-2 WGM VIII
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20 N A S1, ST1
POU, RAT N
CA-2 Territory of Canada corresponding to: none ]
CH — Switzerland CH-0 Whole country c A c
CL — Chile CL-0 Whole country SPF
EP, E S4
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20 N A S0, ST0
WGM VIII
POU, RAT N
CN — China CN-0 Whole country EP
CN-1 Province of Shandong POU, E VI P2 6.2.2004 — S4
GL — Greenland GL-0 Whole country SPF
EP, WGM
HK — Hong Kong HK-0 The whole territory of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region EP
[F3IL — Israel e IL-0 Whole country SPF, EP

BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER,

LT20

X P3 28.1.2017 A S5, ST1
SRP P3 18.4.2015
RAT X P3 28.1.2017
WGM VIII P3 18.4.2015
E X P3 28.1.2017 S4
IL-1 Area south of Route No 5 POU X N, P2 24.4.2019
IL-2 Area north of Route No 5 POU X P3 28.1.2017 ]
IN — India IN-0 Whole country EP
IS — Iceland IS-0 Whole country SPF
EP, E S4
[F6JP — Japan JP-0 Whole country EP, E ]
KR — Republic of Korea KR-0 Whole country EP, E S4
MD — Moldova MD-0 Whole country EP
ME — Montenegro ME-0 Whole country EP
MG — Madagascar MG-0 Whole country SPF
EP, E, WGM S4
MY — Malaysia MY-0 — —
MY-1 Western Peninsular EP
E S4
[F3MK — Republic of North Macedonia MK-0 Whole country E, EP
POU 28.1.2017 1.5.2017 ]
[F7MX — Mexico MX-0 Whole country SPF
EP 5 February 2016 ]
NA — Namibia NA-0 Whole country SPF
BPR I
DOR II
HER III
RAT, EP, E VII S4
NC — New Caledonia NC-0 Whole country EP
NZ — New Zealand NZ-0 Whole country SPF
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20, S0, ST0
WGM VIII
EP, E, POU, RAT S4
PM — Saint Pierre and Miquelon PM-0 Whole territory SPF
RS — Serbia RS-0 Whole country EP
[F5RU — Russia RU-0 Whole country EP, E S4
POU P2 17.11.2016 ]
SG — Singapore SG-0 Whole country EP
TH — Thailand TH-0 Whole country SPF, EP
WGM VIII 1.7.2012
POU, RAT 1.7.2012
E 1.7.2012 S4
TN — Tunisia TN-0 Whole country SPF
BPP, LT20, BPR, DOR, HER S0, ST0
WGM VIII
EP, E, POU, RAT S4
TR — Turkey TR-0 Whole country SPF
EP, E S4
[F8UA — Ukraine UA-0 Whole country EP, E
UA-1 The whole country of Ukraine excluding area UA-2 WGM
POU, RAT
UA-2 Area of Ukraine corresponding to:
UA-2.1 Kherson Oblast (region) WGM P2 30.11.2016
POU, RAT P2 30.11.2016
UA-2.2 Odessa Oblast (region) WGM P2 4.1.2017
POU, RAT P2 4.1.2017
UA-2.3 Chernivtsi Oblast (region) WGM P2 4.1.2017
POU, RAT P2 4.1.2017 ]
[F5US — United States US-0 Whole country SPF
EP, E S4
US-1 The whole country of the United States excluding area US-2 WGM VIII
POU, RAT N
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20 A S3, ST1
US-2 Territory of the United States corresponding to:
US-2.1

State of Tennessee:

  • Lincoln County

  • Franklin County

  • Moore County

WGM VIII P2 4.3.2017 11.8.2017
POU, RAT

N

P2

BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20 A S3, ST1
US-2.2

State of Alabama:

  • Madison County

  • Jackson County

WGM VIII P2 4.3.2017 11.8.2017
POU, RAT

N

P2

BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20 A S3, ST1]
UY — Uruguay UY-0 Whole country SPF
EP, E, RAT S4
[F9ZA — South Africa ZA-0 Whole country SPF
EP, E S4
BPR I P2 9.4.2011 A
DOR II
HER III
RAT VII H, P2 22.6.2017
ZW — Zimbabwe ZW-0 Whole country RAT VII P2 1.6.2017
EP, E S4]

Textual Amendments

Textual Amendments

PART 2U.K.

Model veterinary certificatesU.K.

Model(s):U.K.

‘[F10BPP’

:

Model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive poultry other than ratites

‘BPR’

:

Model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive ratites

‘ [F11DOC ’

:

Model veterinary certificate for day-old chicks FORM 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 eggs

‘[F10SRP’

:

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

‘SRA’

:

Model veterinary certificate for slaughter ratites]

‘[F12LT20’

:

Model veterinary certificate for single consignments of less than 20 units of poultry other than ratites, hatching eggs and day-old chicks thereof]

‘[F13POU’

:

Model veterinary certificate for meat of poultry]

‘POU-MI/MSM’

:

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

‘[F10RAT’

:

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 veterinary certificate for eggs

‘[F14EP’

:

Model veterinary certificate for egg products]

Textual Amendments

Additional guarantees (AG):U.K.

‘I’

:

Guarantees for breeding and productive ratites coming from a third country, territory or zone not free from Newcastle disease, certified in accordance with model BPR

‘II’

:

Guarantees for day-old chicks of ratites coming from a third country, territory or zone not free from Newcastle disease, certified in accordance with model DOR

‘III’

:

Guarantees for hatching eggs of ratites coming from a third country, territory or zone not free from Newcastle disease certified in accordance with model HER

:

[ F15 ]

‘V’

:

Guarantees for slaughter ratites coming from a third country, territory or zone not free from Newcastle disease, certified in accordance with model SRA

‘VI’

:

additional guarantees covering poultrymeat certified in accordance with model POU

‘VII’

:

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

‘VIII’

:

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

‘[F16IX’

:

only transit through Lithuania of consignments of eggs, egg products and poultry meat originating in Belarus and bound for the Russian territory of Kaliningrad shall be permitted provided that Article 18(2), (3) and (4) is complied with [F17.] ]

‘[F18X’

:

additional guarantees covering commodities certified in accordance with point 8 of Section I of Annex III and the model certificates BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, POU, RAT and E.]

Textual Amendments

[F19Salmonella control programme: U.K.

‘S0’

Prohibition to export into the Community breeding or productive poultry (BPP) of Gallus gallus , day-old chicks (DOC) of Gallus gallus , slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking (SRP) of Gallus gallus and hatching eggs (HEP) of Gallus gallus because a relevant Salmonella control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.

‘S1’

Prohibition to export into the Community breeding or productive poultry (BPP) of Gallus gallus , day-old chicks (DOC) of Gallus gallus and slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking (SRP) of Gallus gallus for other purposes than breeding, because a relevant Salmonella control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.

‘S2’

Prohibition to export into the Community breeding or productive poultry (BPP) of Gallus gallus , day-old chicks (DOC) of Gallus gallus and slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking (SRP) of Gallus gallus for other purposes than breeding or laying, because a relevant Salmonella control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.

‘S3’

Prohibition to export into the Community breeding or productive poultry (BPP) of Gallus gallus and slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking (SRP) of Gallus gallus for other purposes than breeding, because a relevant Salmonella control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.

‘S4’

Prohibition to export into the Community eggs (E) of Gallus gallus others than eggs classed B in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 557/2007 because a relevant Salmonella control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.

‘ [F20S5 ’

Prohibition to export into the Union breeding and productive poultry of Gallus gallus (BPP), slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking (SRP) of Gallus gallus because a Salmonella control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.

‘ ST0 ’

Prohibition to export into the Union breeding or productive poultry (BPP) of s, day-old chicks (DOC) of s, slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking (SRP) of turkeys and hatching eggs (HEP) of turkeys because a relevant Salmonella control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.

‘ ST1 ’

Prohibition to export into the Union breeding or productive poultry (BPP) of turkeys and slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking (SRP) of s because a relevant Salmonella control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.] ]

Textual Amendments

Textual Amendments

Specific conditions:U.K.

‘P2’

:

Prohibition to import into or transit through the Community due to restrictions related to a HPAI outbreak

‘P3’

:

Prohibition to import into or transit through the Community due to restrictions related to a ND outbreak

‘[F21N’

:

Guarantees have been provided that the legislation on the control of Newcastle disease in the third country or territory is equivalent to that applied in the Union. In the case of an outbreak of Newcastle disease, imports may continue to be authorised from the third country or territory with no change in the third country code or territory code. However, imports into the Union from any areas which are placed under official restrictions by the competent authority of the third country or territory concerned due to an outbreak of that disease shall be automatically prohibited]

:

[ F22 ]

‘[F23H’

:

Guarantees have been provided that meat of farmed ratites for human consumption (RAT) is obtained from ratites coming from a registered closed ratite holding approved by the third country’s competent authority. In the case of a HPAI outbreak on the third country’s territory, imports of such meat may still continue to be authorised, provided that it is obtained from ratites coming from a registered closed ratite holding free of LPAI and HPAI; and where within a radius of 100 km around that holding, including, where applicable, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of LPAI or HPAI for at least the last 24 months and where there has been no epidemiological link to a ratite or poultry holding where LPAI or HPAI has been present within at least the last 24 months.]

Textual Amendments

Avian influenza surveillance programme and avian influenza vaccination plan:U.K.

‘A’

:

Third country, territory, zone or compartment carries out an avian influenza surveillance programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 798/2008

‘B’

:

Third country, territory, zone or compartment carries out vaccination against avian influenza in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 798/2008

NotesU.K.

General notes:U.K.

(a)Veterinary certificates based on the models in Part 2 of this Annex and following the layout of the model that corresponds to the commodity concerned shall be issued by the exporting country, territory, zone or compartment. 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 country, territory, zone or compartment.U.K.

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 and transported in the same railway wagon, lorry, aircraft or ship.U.K.
(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.U.K.
(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.U.K.
(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.U.K.
(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.U.K.
(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 imports to the Community, unless otherwise stated. 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.U.K.

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.U.K.

Additional notes for poultry and day-old chicks:U.K.

(i)The certificate shall be valid for 10 days from the date of issue, unless otherwise stated.U.K.

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 Annex II, shall be attached to the veterinary certificate.

(j)Poultry and day-old chicks shall not be transported with other poultry and day-old chicks that are either not intended for the European Community or of a lower health status.U.K.
(k)Poultry and day-old chicks shall not in the course of transport to the Community be moved through nor unloaded in a third country, territory, zone or compartment from which imports of such poultry and day-old chicks into the Community are not authorised.U.K.

[F24Model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive poultry other than ratites (BPP) U.K.

Textual Amendments

Model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive ratites (BPR) U.K.

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

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

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

Model veterinary certificate for hatching eggs of ratites (HER)] U.K.

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

[F23 [F24Model veterinary certificate for slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies other than ratites (SRP)] U.K.

Model veterinary certificate for slaughter ratites (SRA) U.K.

[F12Model veterinary certificate for single consignments of less than 20 units of poultry other than ratites, hatching eggs and day-old chicks thereof (LT20)] ] U.K.

U.K.

Model veterinary certificate for minced meat and mechanically separated meat of poultry (POU-MI/MSM)U.K.

(Not yet established)

[F24Model veterinary certificate for meat of farmed ratites for human consumption (RAT)] U.K.

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

(Not yet established)

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

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

(Not yet established)

[F24Model veterinary certificate for eggs (E) U.K.

[F3Model veterinary certificate for egg products (EP)] ] U.K.