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Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 of 8 August 2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Community and the veterinary certification requirements (Text with EEA relevance)

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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 F2...

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a

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b

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.

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c

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ISO code and name of third country or territory F6... F7... Veterinary certificate F3... F3... F3... F3... F3...
Model(s) F8... F3... F3...
1 F6... F7... 4 F8... F3... F3... F3... F3... F3... F3...
AL — Albania F6... F7... EP, E F3...
AR — Argentina F6... F7... SPF
POU, RAT, EP, E F3... F3...
WGM F8...
[F9AU – Australia F6... F7... SPF
EP, E F3...
BPP, DOC, HEP, SRP, LT20 F3... F3... F3...
BPR F8...
DOR F8...
HER F8...
POU F8...
RAT F8...]
[F10BA — Bosnia and Herzegovina F6... F7... E, EP F3...
POU ]
BR — Brazil F6... F7... SPF
F6... F7... RAT, BPR, DOR, HER, SRA F3... F3...
F6... F7... BPP, DOC, HEP, SRP, LT20 F3... F3...
F6... F7... WGM F8...
EP, E, POU F3... F3...
BW — Botswana F6... F7... SPF
EP, E F3...
BPR F8...
DOR F8...
HER F8...
RAT F8...
F11. . . F11... F11...F11. . . F11...
[F12CA — Canada F6... F7... SPF
EP, E F3...
F6... F7... WGM F8...
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20 F3... F3... F3...
POU, RAT F3...
F6... F7...]
[F13CH — Switzerland][F13SPF
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20
WGM
EP, E, POU, RAT]
CL — Chile F6... F7... SPF
EP, E F3...
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20 F3... F3... F3...
WGM F8...
POU, RAT F3...
CN — China F6... F7... EP
F6... F7... POU, E F8... F3... F3... F3... F3...
[F14EU member States, Liechtenstein and Norway cF7...SPF
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20
WGM
EP, E, POU, RAT]
GL — Greenland F6... F7... SPF
EP, WGM
HK — Hong Kong F6... F7... EP
[F10IL — Israel b F6... F7... SPF, EP

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

LT20

F8... F3... F3... F3... F3...
SRP F3... F3...
RAT F8... F3... F3...
WGM F8... F3... F3...
E F8... F3... F3... F3...
F6... F7... POU F8... F3... F3...
F6... F7...F15... F8... F3... F3...]
IN — India F6... F7... EP
[F16IS – Iceland c F6... F7... SPF
WGM
F17... POU, RAT]
[F18JP — Japan F6... F7... EP, E
POU F3...F3...]
KR — Republic of Korea F6... F7... EP, E F3...
MD — Moldova F6... F7... EP
ME — Montenegro F6... F7... EP
MG — Madagascar F6... F7... SPF
EP, E, WGM F3...
MY — Malaysia F6... F7...
F6... F7... EP
E F3...
[F19MK – Republic of North Macedonia F6... F7... E, EP
POU F3... F3...]
[F20MX — Mexico F6... F7... SPF
EP F3...]
NA — Namibia F6... F7... SPF
BPR F8...
DOR F8...
HER F8...
RAT, EP, E F8... F3...
NC — New Caledonia F6... F7... EP
NZ — New Zealand F6... F7... SPF
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20, F3...
WGM F8...
EP, E, POU, RAT F3...
PM — Saint Pierre and Miquelon F6... F7... SPF
RS — Serbia F6... F7... EP
[F21RU — Russia F6... F7... EP, E F3...
POU F3... F3...
F3... F3...]
SG — Singapore F6... F7... EP
TH — Thailand F6... F7... SPF, EP
WGM F8... F3...
POU, RAT F3...
E F3... F3...
TN — Tunisia F6... F7... SPF
BPP, LT20, BPR, DOR, HER F3...
WGM F8...
EP, E, POU, RAT F3...
TR — Turkey F6... F7... SPF
EP, E F3...
[F22UA — Ukraine F6... F7... EP, E [F23WGM, POU, RAT]
F6... F7...F24...
F24...
F6... F7...
F6... F7... F24... F3... F3... F3...
F24... F3... F3... F3...
F6... F7... F24... F3... F3... F3...
F24... F3... F3... F3...
F6... F7... F24... F3... F3... F3...
F24... F3... F3... F3...
F6... F7... F24... F3... F3... F3...
F24... F3... F3...] F3...
F6...F7...F24...F3...F3...F3...
F24...F3...F3...F3...
F6...F7...F24...F3...F3...F3...
F24...F3...F3...F3...
F6...F7...F24...F3...F3...F3...
F24...F3...F3...F3...
F6...F7...F24...F3...F3...F3...
F24...F3...F3...F3...
F6...F7...F24...F3...F3...F3...
F24...F3...F3...F3...
F6...F7...F24...F3...F3...F3...
F24...F3...F3...F3...
F6...F7...F24...F3...F3...
F24...F3...F3...
[F25US – United States F6... F7... SPF [F26EP, E, WGM, POU, RAT, BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20]
F27... F3...
F6... F7... F27... F8...
F27... F3...
F27... F3... F3...
F6... F7...
F6...F7... F27... F8... F3... F3... F3...
F27...F3...
F27... F3... F3...
F6...F7... F27... F8... F3... F3... F3...
F27...F3...
F27... F3... F3...
F6...F7... F27... F8... F3... F3... F3...
F27...F3...
F27... F3... F3...]
UY — Uruguay F6... F7... SPF
EP, E, RAT F3...
[F28ZA — South Africa F6... F7... SPF
EP, E F3...
BPR F8... F3... F3... F3...
DOR F8...
HER F8...
RAT F8... F3... F3...
ZW — Zimbabwe F6... F7... RAT F8... F3... F3...
EP, E F3...]

Textual Amendments

PART 2U.K.

F29...U.K.

F30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.

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

:

F31

‘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

:

F32...

[F33X’

:

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.]

[F34Salmonella control programme: U.K.

‘S0’

Prohibition to export into [F35Great Britain] 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 [F36appropriate authority] or approved by it.

‘S1’

Prohibition to export into [F35Great Britain] 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 [F36appropriate authority] or approved by it.

‘S2’

Prohibition to export into [F35Great Britain] 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 [F36appropriate authority] or approved by it.

‘S3’

Prohibition to export into [F35Great Britain] 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 [F36appropriate authority] or approved by it.

‘S4’

Prohibition to export into [F35Great Britain] 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 [F36appropriate authority] or approved by it.

[F37S5’

Prohibition to export into [F38Great Britain] 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 [F36appropriate authority] or approved by it.

‘ST0’

Prohibition to export into [F38Great Britain] 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 [F36appropriate authority] or approved by it.

‘ST1’

Prohibition to export into [F38Great Britain] 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 [F36appropriate authority] or approved by it.]]

Specific conditions:U.K.

‘P2’

:

Prohibition to import into or transit through [F39Great Britain] due to restrictions related to a HPAI outbreak

‘P3’

:

Prohibition to import into or transit through [F40Great Britain] due to restrictions related to a ND outbreak

[F41N’

:

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 [F42Great Britain]. 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 [F42Great Britain] 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]

:

F43

[F44H’

:

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

F45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.

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