X1CHAPTER II CONDITIONS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF LIVE ANIMALS INTO F3GREAT BRITAIN
Words in Ch. 2 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 56(4) (with regs. 69-71)
Article 3 General conditions for the introduction of ungulates into F4Great Britain
Consignments of ungulates shall only be introduced F5from third countries into F6Great Britain if they comply with the following conditions:
- (a)
they come from F58such of the third countries listed in F59column 1 of the table set out in Part 1 of Annex I F60or a territory or part of any such third country, as the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may specify in a document published for the purposes of this Article for which there is a model veterinary certificate corresponding to the consignment concerned listed in column 4 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I;
- (b)
they are accompanied by the appropriate veterinary certificate, drawn up in accordance with the relevant model veterinary certificate F7, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, taking into account F61any specific conditions that the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may require under Article 2c, and completed and signed by an official veterinarian of the exporting third country;
- (c)
they comply with the requirements set out in the veterinary certificate referred to in point (b), including:
- (i)
F62any supplementary guarantees laid down in that certificate that the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may require under Article 2d;
- (ii)
any additional veterinary certification requirements that the F8appropriate authority may include in the certificate.
- (i)
Article 3a F1Conditions for the introduction of ungulates intended for an approved body, institute or centre
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By way of derogation from Article 3, F9the appropriate authority may authorise the introduction into its territory of consignments of ungulates of the species listed in Tables 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Annex VI where those consignments are destined for an approved body, institute or centre, provided that the following conditions are complied with:
a
b
the consignments concerned come from F63...:
- (i)
F64such of the third countries included in one of the lists set out in Part 1 of Annex I or in Part 1 of Annex II to this Regulation F65, or territories or parts thereof, as the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) may specify in a document published for the purposes of this Article,
- (ii)
F66a third country, territory or part thereof which is included in one of the lists set out in, or specified by the Secretary of State in accordance withF12Regulation (EU) 2018/659, Decision 2007/777/EC 19, Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 20, Regulation (EC) No 119/2009 21, Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 22,
c
the ungulates originate from a body, institute or centre in a third country, territory or part thereof, referred to in point (a), which is included in a list established in accordance with Article 3c;
d
the ungulates have been quarantined in a vector-protected facility at the premises of the body, institute or centre referred to in point (c) for the period provided for in the relevant certificates;
e
the ungulates are conveyed directly to an approved body, institute or centre in F13Great Britain;
f
the ungulates are accompanied by an appropriate veterinary certificate, F14in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;
g
the ungulates comply with the requirements set out in the F15... veterinary certificate referred to in point (f).
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2
Where exceptional circumstances render compliance with points (c) and (d) of paragraph 1 impossible, the F17appropriate authority may authorise the introduction, into its territory, of ungulates of the species listed in Tables 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Annex VI from other holdings which do not comply with the requirements laid down in those points, provided that the requirements laid down in points (a), (b) and (e) to (g) of paragraph 1 are complied with and that the following additional conditions are met:
a
a prior application for a permit has been made by the owner, or a natural person representing that owner, and the F18appropriate authority has granted such permit after having carried out a risk assessment that has indicated that the introduction of the ungulates concerned F19... does not constitute an animal health risk F19...;
b
the ungulates have been quarantined in the third country, territory or part thereof of origin under official supervision for the time necessary for them to meet the animal health conditions set out in the F20appropriate veterinary certificate referred to in point (f):
- (i)
at a place approved by the competent authority of the third country, territory or part thereof of origin of the animals;
- (ii)
in accordance with the arrangements prescribed in the permit that shall provide at least the same guarantees as those laid down in points (a), (b) and (e) to (g) of paragraph 1.
F21Where ungulates are introduced into Great Britain pursuant to the first subparagraph, they shall be quarantined in an approved body, institute or centre of destination for at least six months from the time of introduction into Great Britain, during which period the requirements provided for in Article 67 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 may be applied, and protective measures may be put in place, by the appropriate authority.
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The appropriate authority authorising the introduction of ungulates into its territory pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2 shall inform the other appropriate authorities of such authorisation prior to the introduction of the ungulates concerned into Great Britain.
Article 3b F23Conditions for the entry and transit of ungulates intended for an approved body, institute or centre through one country of Great Britain to another country of Great Britain
The transit of the ungulates referred to in Article 3a through one country of Great Britain to another country of Great Britain shall be permitted only subject to the authorisation of the appropriate authority of the country of transit. Such authorisation may be granted only on the basis of a risk assessment by that appropriate authority.
Article 3c F1List of approved bodies, institutes or centres in third countries, territories and parts thereof
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Following an assessment of compliance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2, the appropriate authority may establish a list of approved bodies, institutes and centres from which the introduction of ungulates into its territory may be authorised pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 3a.
2
A body, institute or centre in a third country, territory or part thereof shall only be included in the list referred to in paragraph 1 where the following conditions are complied with:
a
the body, institute or centre complies with the requirements set out in Part 3 of Annex VI;
b
the body, institute or centre is approved by the competent authority of the third country, territory or part thereof where that body, institute or centre is situated;
c
the competent authority of the third country, territory or part thereof provides sufficient guarantees that the conditions concerning the approval of bodies, institutes or centres set out in Part 4 of Annex VI are complied with.
F253
The appropriate authority may include in the list referred to in paragraph 1 approved bodies, institutes or centres in any country outside Great Britain which are already included in such a list established by another appropriate authority without having assessed compliance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2.
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F26The appropriate authority shall keep the lists referred to in paragraph (1) up to date, taking into account in particular any suspension or withdrawal of the approval granted by the competent authority of a third country, territory or part thereof to the bodies, institutes or centres situated therein and included in those lists.
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The appropriate authority must make available to the public, by means of internet-based information pages, the lists referred to in paragraph 1, and must keep those internet-based information pages up to date.
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Article 4 F2Conditions for the assembly centres for certain consignments of ungulates
1
Consignments of ungulates which contain live animals from more than one holding shall only be introduced into F29Great Britain if they are assembled in assembly centres approved by the competent authority of the third country, territory or part thereof of origin of the animals in accordance with the requirements set out in Part 5 of Annex I.
Article 5 Protocols for the standardisation of materials and sampling and testing procedures for ungulates
Where sampling and testing is required by the veterinary certificates listed in column 4 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I for the diseases listed in Part 6 of that Annex, for the introduction into F31Great Britain of consignments of ungulates, such sampling and testing shall be carried out by or under the control of the competent authority of the third country of origin in accordance with the Protocols for the standardisation of materials and testing procedures set out in Part 6 of that Annex.
F32 Article 6 Special conditions for certain consignments of ungulates imported into St Pierre and Miquelon and introduced into the Union
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Article 7 General conditions for the introduction into F33Great Britain of certain species of bees
1
Consignments of F34queen bees (Apis mellifera and Bombus spp.) and bumble bees (Bombus spp.) shall only be introduced into Great Britain from F67...:
a
F68such third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II F69, or territories or parts thereof, as the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may specify in a document published for the purposes of this paragraph;
b
F70third countries or territories where the presence of the American foulbrood, the small hive beetle ( Aethina tumida ) and the Tropilaelaps mite ( Tropilaelaps spp.) is subject to compulsory notification throughout the whole territory of the third country or territory concerned.
2
By way of derogation from paragraph 1(a), consignments of bees may be introduced into F35Great Britain from a part of a third country or territory listed in Part 1 of Annex II F71and specified by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), in a document published for the purposes of this paragraph, which is:
a
a geographically and epidemiologically isolated part of the third country or territory
b
listed in the third column of the table in Section 1 of Part 1 of Annex IV.
When that derogation is applied, the introduction into F36Great Britain of consignments of bees shall be prohibited from all other parts of the third country or territory concerned not listed in the third column of the table in Section 1 of Part 1 of Annex IV.
3
Consignments of bees of the species F37referred to in paragraph 1 shall consist of either:
a
cages of queen bees ( Apis mellifera and Bombus spp.), each containing one single queen bee with a maximum of 20 accompanying attendants; or
b
containers of bumble bees ( Bombus spp.), each containing a colony of a maximum of 200 adult bumble bees.
4
Consignments of bees of the species F38referred to in paragraph 1 shall:
a
be accompanied by the appropriate veterinary certificate, F39in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, and completed and signed by an official inspector of the exporting third country;
b
comply with the veterinary requirements set out in the veterinary certificate referred to in point (a).
Article 8 General conditions concerning the transport of live animals to F40Great Britain
During the period after loading in the third country of origin and before arrival at the F41border control post of introduction into F40Great Britain, consignments of live animals shall not be:
- (a)
transported together with live animals that:
- (i)
are not intended for introduction into F40Great Britain; or
- (ii)
are of a lower health status;
- (i)
- (b)
F2unloaded in, or when transported by air, moved to another aircraft, or transported by road, by rail, or moved on foot through a third country, territory or part thereof which is not authorised for imports of the animals concerned into F40Great Britain.
Article 9 Time limit for the period of transport to F42Great Britain of live animals
Consignments of live animals shall only be introduced F43from third countries into Great Britain where the consignment arrives at the F44border control postF45... within 10 days of the date of issue of the appropriate veterinary certificate.
In the case of transport by sea, that period of 10 days shall be extended by an additional period corresponding to the duration of the journey by sea, as certified by a signed declaration of the master of the ship, drawn up in accordance with F46the form required for the declaration, as published by the appropriate authority from time to time, and attached in its original form to the veterinary certificate.
Article 10 Special conditions regarding the spraying of consignments of live animals transported by air to F47Great Britain
Where consignments of live animals, excluding consignments of bees, are transported by air, the crate or container in which they are transported and the surrounding area shall be sprayed with an appropriate insecticide.
That spraying shall be carried out immediately prior to the closing of the aircraft doors after loading, and after any subsequent opening of the doors in a third country, until the aircraft reaches its final destination.
The captain of the aircraft shall certify that the spraying has been carried out by signing a declaration, drawn up in accordance with F48the form required for the declaration, as published by the appropriate authority from time to time, and attached in its original form to the veterinary certificate.
Article 11 Conditions to be applied following the introduction into F49Great Britain of certain consignments of ungulates
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Following their introduction into F49Great Britain, consignments of ungulates, other than those referred to in Article 3a shall be conveyed in a vector-protected means of transport without delay to the holding of destination.
Those ungulates shall remain on that holding for a period of at least 30 days, unless they are dispatched directly to a slaughterhouse.
2
Following their introduction into F49Great Britain, consignments of ungulates intended for immediate slaughter shall be conveyed without delay to the slaughterhouse of destination where they shall be slaughtered within five working days from the date of arrival at the slaughterhouse.
Article 12 Specific conditions concerning the transit through third countries of certain consignments of ungulates
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F51 Article 12a Derogation for the transit of certain consignments of live bovine animals for breeding and production through Lithuania
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Article 13 Conditions to be applied following the introduction into F52Great Britain of consignments of bees referred to in Article 7
1
Consignments of queen bees referred to in Article 7(3)(a) shall be conveyed without delay to the designated place of final destination where the hives shall be placed under the control of the competent authority and the queen bees transferred to new cages before being introduced to local colonies.
2
The cages, attendants, and other material that accompanied the queen bees from the third country of origin shall be sent to a laboratory designated by the competent authority for examination for the presence of:
a
the small hive beetle ( Aethina tumida ), their eggs or larvae;
b
signs of the Tropilaelaps mite ( Tropilaelaps spp.).
After that laboratory examination, the cages, attendants and the material shall be destroyed.
3
Consignments of bumble bees (Bombus spp.) referred to in Article 7(3)(b) shall be conveyed without delay to the designated place of destination.
Those bumble bees may stay in the container in which they were introduced into F53Great Britain until the end of the lifespan of the colony.
That container and the material that accompanied the bumble bees from the third country of origin shall be destroyed at the end of the lifespan of the colony at the latest.
Article 13a F1Conditions to be applied following the introduction of consignments of ungulates intended for approved bodies, institutes or centres
1
Following their introduction into F54Great Britain, consignments of ungulates intended for approved bodies, institutes or centres shall be transported without delay to the approved body, institute or centre of destination in means of transport that are vector-protected and so constructed that the animals cannot escape and faeces, urine, litter, fodder, waste or any other material cannot flow or fall out from the vehicle or container during transportation.
2
The animals shall be kept in quarantine in vector-protected facilities on the premises of the approved body, institute or centre F55... for a minimum of 30 days. After the 30 days quarantine period the animals may be moved to another approved body, institute or centre.
3
Animals introduced into an approved body, institute or centre can only be moved to a destination other than an approved body, institute or centre provided that:
a
at least six months have elapsed from the time of introduction into F56Great Britain, and
b
F57the movement is carried out in accordance with the requirements of the competent authority concerned, in order to ensure no risk of possible spread of disease.
4
By way of derogation from paragraph 3, animals may leave an approved body, institute or centre before the end of the six-month period provided for in that paragraph, only where the following conditions are complied with:
a
the animals are exported to a third country, territory or part thereof;
b
for the purpose of their export as referred to in a) the animals are transported in means of transport that are vector-protected and so constructed that the animals cannot escape and faeces, urine, litter, fodder, waste or any other material cannot flow or fall out from the vehicle or container during transportation.
Substituted by Corrigendum to 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 (Official Journal of the European Union L 73 of 20 March 2010).