ANNEX IU.K.MEAT OF WILD LEPORIDAE, OF CERTAIN WILD LAND MAMMALS AND OF FARMED RABBITS
PART 1U.K.List of third countries and parts thereof and additional guarantees
MC : Model veterinary certificate.
AG : Additional guarantees.
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| Country | Code of territory | Leporidae | Wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae |
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| Wild | Farmed rabbits |
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| MC | AG | MC | AG | MC | AG |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| Australia | AU | WL | | RM | | WM | |
| Canada | CA | WL | | RM | | WM | |
| Greenland | GL | WL | | RM | | WM | |
| New Zealand | NZ | WL | | RM | | WM | |
| Russia | RU | WL | | RM | | WM | |
| Any other third country or part thereof listed in columns 1 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC | WL | | RM | | | |
PART 2U.K.Model veterinary certificates
Model(s):
‘WL’
:
Model veterinary certificate for meat of wild leporidae (rabbits and hares)
‘WM’
:
Model veterinary certificate for meat of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae
‘RM’
:
Model veterinary certificate for meat of farmed rabbits
PART 3U.K.Additional guarantees
PART 4U.K.Notes for veterinary certification
(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 third country or part thereof. 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.U.K.
Where additional guarantees are required by the 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 column 2 of the table in 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 Member State where the border inspection takes place and in one official language of the 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 into the Community, unless otherwise stated in the Community legislation. To that end, the competent authority of the exporting third country shall ensure that principles of certification equivalent to those laid down in Council 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.
(h)The original of the certificate must accompany the consignment as far as the border inspection post of entry into the European Community.U.K.