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CHAPTER 2U.K. TRANSIT OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN

Article 3U.K.Lists of third countries, parts of third countries and territories

The third countries, parts of third countries and territories from which Member States are to authorise the transit through the Union of raw materials and treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen intended for human consumption bound for a third country, either by immediate transit or after storage in the Union in accordance with Article 12(4) and Article 13 of Council Directive 97/78/EC(1), are set out in Parts IV and V of Annex I to this Regulation, respectively.

Article 4U.K.Model certificate

1.The model certificate for the transit through the Union of the raw materials and treated raw materials referred to in Article 3 is set out in Annex III.

That certificate must be completed in accordance with the notes set out in Annex IV and in the relevant model certificate.

2.Electronic certification and other systems harmonised at Union level may be used.

Article 5U.K.Derogation for transit through Latvia, Lithuania and Poland

1.By way of derogation from Article 3, transit by road or by rail between the specific, designated border inspection posts in Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, listed and marked with special remark 13 in Annex I to Commission Decision 2009/821/EC(2), of consignments of the raw materials or treated raw materials referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation coming from and bound for Russia, directly or via another third country, shall be authorised where the following conditions are met:

(a)the consignment is sealed with a serially numbered seal by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry[F1.]

[F2(b) the documents accompanying the consignment, as provided for in Article 7 of Directive 97/78/EC, are stamped with the words Only for transit to Russia via the EU on each page by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry;

(c) the procedural requirements provided for in Article 11 of Directive 97/78/EC are complied with;

(d) the consignment is certified as acceptable for transit on the common veterinary entry document issued by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry.]

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(1)

Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9).

(2)

Commission Decision 2009/821/EC of 28 September 2009 drawing up a list of approved border inspection posts, laying down certain rules on the inspections carried out by Commission veterinary experts and laying down the veterinary units in Traces (OJ L 296, 12.11.2009, p. 1).