2006/296/EC: Commission Decision of 18 April 2006 amending Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards imports of bovines from Chile (notified under document number C(2006) 1552) (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Decision 79/542/EEC
• Articles: 4

Article 1

Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 21 April 2006.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

(LIVE ANIMALS)

Part 1

LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES OR PARTS THEREOF  ( *1 )

Country  ( 1 )

Code of territory

Description of territory

Veterinary certificate

Specific conditions

Model(s)

SG

1

2

3

4

5

6

BG — Bulgaria

BG-0

Whole country

—

VI

BG-1

The provinces of Varna, Dobrich, Silistra, Choumen, Targovitchte, Razgrad, Rousse, V.Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Pleven, Lovetch, Plovdic, Smolian, Pasardjik, Sofia distric, Sofia city, Pernik, Kustendil, Blagoevgrad, Sliven, Starazagora, Vratza, Montana and Vidin

BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y

A

CA — Canada

CA-0

Whole country

POR-X

IVb IX

CA-1

Whole country except the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia described as follows:

—

From a point on the Canada/United States border 120°15′ longitude, 49° latitude

—

Northerly to a point 119°35′ longitude, 50°30′ latitude

—

North-easterly to a point 119° longitude, 50°45′ latitude

—

Southerly to a point on the Canada/United States border 118°15′ longitude, 49° latitude

BOV-X, OVI-X, OVI-Y, RUM  ( *2 )

A

CH — Switzerland

CH-0

Whole country

BOV-X, BOV-Y, OVI-X, OVI-Y, RUM

POR-X, POR-Y, SUI

B

CL — Chile

CL-0

Whole country

BOV-X, OVI-X, RUM

POR-X, SUI

B

GL — Greenland

GL-0

Whole country

OVI-X, RUM

V

HR — Croatia

HR-0

Whole country

BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y

IS — Iceland

IS-0

Whole country

BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y

I

POR-X, POR-Y

B

MK — The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  ( *4 )

MK-0

Whole country

X

NZ — New Zealand

NZ-0

Whole country

BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, POR-X, POR-Y, OVI-X, OVI-Y

I

PM — St Pierre Miquelon

PM-0

Whole country

BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y, CAM

RO — Romania

RO-0

Whole country

BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y

V

XM — Montenegro  ( *3 )

XM-0

Whole custom territory  ( 1 )

X

XS — Serbia  ( *3 )

XS-0

Whole custom territory  ( 1 )

X

Specific Conditions (see footnotes in each certificate):

“I”

:

territory where the presence of BSE in native cattle has been assessed as highly unlikely, for the purpose of exporting to the European Community animals certified according to the models of certificate BOV-X and BOV-Y.

“II”

:

territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.

“III”

:

territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.

“IVa”

:

territory recognised as having an official enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL) free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.

“IVb”

:

territory with approved holdings recognised as having an official enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL) free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.

“V”

:

territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate OVI-X.

“VI”

:

Geographical constraints:

“VII”

:

territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate RUM.

“VIII”

:

territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate RUM.

“IX”

:

territory recognised as having an official Aujeszky’s disease-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate POR-X.

“X”

:

only until 31.12.2006 for transit through the territory of animals for direct slaughter which are consigned from Bulgaria or Romania and destined to a Member States in lorries which have been sealed with a serially numbered seal. The seal number must be entered on the health certificate and the seal must be intact on arrival at the designated border inspection post of entry into the Community and recorded in TRACES. The certificate must be stamped at the exit point of Bulgaria or Romania by the competent veterinary authorities prior to transiting a third country with the following appropriate wording “ONLY FOR TRANSIT TO THE EU FROM BULGARIA/ROMANIA (delete country as applicable) VIA THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA/MONTENEGRO/SERBIA (delete country as applicable)”.’

( *1 )   Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for by any relevant Community agreement with third countries.

( *2 )   Exclusively for live animals other than animals belonging to the cervidae species.

( *3 )   Not including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.

( *4 )   The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations.

( 1 )   Serbia and Montengegro are Republics with individual customs forming a State Union and therefore are listed separately.