Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375Show full title

CHAPTER III U.K. IMPORTS

Article 13 U.K. Import health requirements

1. Meat containing striated muscles of animal species that may be carriers of Trichinella may only be imported into [F1 Great Britain] if prior to export the examination for Trichinella has been performed in accordance with conditions equivalent to those laid down in Article 2 or 3 in the third country where the animals were slaughtered.

2. A third country may only apply the derogations provided for in Article 3(2) and (3) if it has informed the [F2 competent authority] of the application of those derogations and if it has been listed for that purpose:

(i)

in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 for imports of live domestic swine;

(ii)

in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 for imports of fresh meat of domestic swine; or

(iii)

in Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC for imports of meat products produced exclusively from meat or meat products of domestic swine.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Art. 13(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/640, reg. 51J(a) (as inserted by The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1504), regs. 1(2), 9(14))

F2 Words in Art. 13(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/640, reg. 51J(b) (as inserted by The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1504), regs. 1(2), 9(14))

Article 14 U.K. Documents

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2. In the model health certificate for imports into [F4 Great Britain] of domestic swine set out in the Models ‘POR-X’ and ‘POR-Y’ in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, the official veterinarian shall include the information on the official recognition by the competent authority of a third country of the holding of origin as applying controlled housing conditions equivalent to those provided for in Annex IV to this Regulation.

3. In the veterinary certificate, in accordance with Model ‘POR’ set out in Part 2 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, accompanying consignments of meat intended for imports into [F4 Great Britain] from third countries, the official veterinarian shall include the public health attestation of the examination for Trichinella carried out in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation in the third country of origin of the meat.

4. In the animal and public health certificate, the model of which is set out in Annex II to Decision 2000/572/EC, accompanying consignments of meat preparations intended for imports into [F4 Great Britain] from third countries, the official veterinarian shall include the public health attestation of the examination for Trichinella carried out in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation in the third country of origin of the meat.

5. In the animal and public health certificate, the model of which is set out in Annex III to Decision 2007/777/EC, accompanying consignments of certain meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines intended for imports into [F4 Great Britain] from third countries, the official veterinarian shall include the public health attestation of the examination for Trichinella carried out in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation in the third country of origin of the meat.

Textual Amendments

F3 Art. 14(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/640, reg. 51K(a) (as inserted by The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1504), regs. 1(2), 9(14))

F4 Words in Art. 14 substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/640, reg. 51K(b) (as inserted by The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1504), regs. 1(2), 9(14))