CHAPTER IVGENERAL, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 18Certification
The veterinary certificates required by this Regulation shall be completed in accordance with the explanatory notes set out in Annex V.
However, that requirement shall not preclude the use of electronic certification or of other agreed systems, harmonised at Union level.
Article 19Transitional provisions
For a transitional period until 30 June 2010, consignments of live animals and of fresh meat intended for human consumption in respect of which the relevant veterinary certificates have been issued in accordance with Decisions 79/542/EEC or 2003/881/EC, may continue to be introduced into the Union.
Article 20Repeal
Decision 2003/881/EC is repealed.
Article 21Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.