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Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 of 12 March 2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements (Text with EEA relevance)
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1.This Regulation lays down the veterinary certification requirements for the introduction into the Union of consignments containing the following live animals or fresh meat:
(a)ungulates;
(b)the animals listed in Part 2 of Annex IV;
(c)fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding meat preparations, of ungulates and equidae.
2.This Regulation lays down the lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof from which the consignments referred to in paragraph 1 may be introduced into the Union.
3.This Regulation shall not apply to the introduction into the Union of non-domesticated animals:
(a)for shows or exhibitions where such live animals are not regularly kept or bred;
(b)forming part of circuses;
(c)intended for an approved body, institute or centre as defined in Article 2(1)(c) of Directive 92/65/EEC.
4.This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to any specific certification requirements laid down in other Union acts or in agreements concluded by the Union with third countries.
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
‘ungulates’ means ungulates as defined in Article 2(d) of Directive 2004/68/EC;
‘fresh meat’ means fresh meat as defined in point 1.10 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
‘equidae’ means equidae as defined in Article 2(b) of Council Directive 90/426/EEC(1);
‘holding’ means a farm or other officially supervised agricultural, industrial or commercial undertaking, including zoos, amusement parks and wildlife or hunting reserves where live animals are regularly kept or bred.
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