Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1901 of 20 October 2015 laying down certification rules and a model health certificate for importation into the Union of consignments of live animals and of animal products from New Zealand and repealing Decision 2003/56/EC (notified under document C(2015) 7013) (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1901
• Articles: 9

Article 1 Subject matter

This Decision lays down certification requirements concerning importation into the Union of consignments of live animals and of animal products from New Zealand.

It also sets out a model health certificate to be used for the importation of those live animals and of animal products into the Union, for which equivalence has been determined under the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products (‘the Agreement’).

Article 2 Importation of live animals and animal products

1.   The Member States shall authorise the importation into the Union of consignments of live animals and of animal products from New Zealand provided they are accompanied by a health certificate, issued before departure of the consignment from New Zealand and drawn up in accordance with the following models:

(a)

where equivalence has been established for animal or public health measures and has been recorded in Annex V to the Agreement as ‘Yes (1)’, the model health certificate as set out in Annex I to this Decision, and, when required, supplemented by the relevant additional attestations in accordance with:

(i)

the special conditions referred to in Chapter 28 of Section 5 of Annex V to the Agreement;

(ii)

the special conditions referred to in Annex II to this Decision;

(iii)

the special conditions referred in Subchapter 29.B. of Section 5 of Annex V to the Agreement;

(iv)

the guarantees of humane treatment at the time of killing at least equivalent to those provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009;

(b)

where equivalence has not been established and certification requirements have been laid down in Union legislation, the model health certificate set out in relevant Union legislation on veterinary import certification.

2.   Pending the adoption by the Union of harmonised importation requirements for certain live animals and certain animal products, national health requirements of the Member States shall continue to apply to the importation of those live animals and animal products.

3.   The health certificates issued in accordance with the model referred to in paragraph (1)(a) may be issued after departure of the consignment from New Zealand of live animals and animal products with certification systems equivalence recorded in Chapter 27 of Annex V to the Agreement, provided that they include a reference to the appropriate Eligibility Document (‘ED’) and its date of issuance and that they are provided to the border inspection post on arrival of the consignment.

Article 3 General certification conditions for the importation of live animals and of animal products

The animal and public health attestations may be combined in a single health certificate also in cases where equivalence has been determined for only animal or only public health measures.

Article 4 Repeal

Decision 2003/56/EC is repealed.

Article 5 Transitional provision

For a transitional period until 31 May 2016, consignments of live animals and of animal products accompanied by health certificates issued no later than 1 May 2016 in accordance with the model certificates set out in Annexes II, III, IV, V and VI to Decision 2003/56/EC, may continue to be imported into the Union.

Article 6 Applicability

This Decision shall apply from 1 December 2015.

Article 7 Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATE

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European Union

Veterinary certificate to EU

Part I: Details of dispatched consignment

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address

Country

I.2. Certificate reference No

I.2.a. TRACES reference number:

I.3. Central competent authority

I.4. Local competent authority

I.5. Consignee

Name

Address

Country

I.6. Person responsible for the consignment in EU

I.7. Country of origin

ISO code

I.8.

I.9. Country of destination

ISO code

I.10.

I.11. Place of origin

Name Approval number

Address

I.12. Place of destination

Name Approval number

Address

Postal code

I.13. Place of loading

Name

Postal code/Region

I.14. Date and time of departure

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon

Road vehicle Other

Identification:

Number(s):

I.16. Entry BIP in EU

Name BIP unit no

I.17.

I.18. Temperature of products

Ambient Chilled Frozen

I.19. Total Gross Weight

I.20. Total number of packages

I.21. Seal/Container numbers

I.22. Commodities certified for:

Slaughter

Breeding

Fattening

Human consumption

Approved body

Quarantine

Registered equidae

Game restocking

Pets

Circus/exhibition

Relaying

Other

Further process

Animal feedingstuff

Technical use

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I.23. For transit through EU to 3rd Country

3rd country ISO code

I.24. For import or temporary admission into EU

I.25. Identification of the commodities

Custom code (HS code) and title:

Species (Scientific name)

Nature of commodity

Establishment

Batch number

Number of packages

Type of packages

Net weight (kg)

Species (Scientific name)

Breed/ Category

Identification of the donor

Identification of the straw

Collection date

Approval number of the centre/team

Quantity

Species (Scientific name)

Breed/ Category

Identification method

Identification number

Age

Sex

Quantity

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COUNTRY

II. Health attestation

II.a. Certificate reference No

II.b.

The live animal(s) or animal product(s) herein described, complies/y with the relevant New Zealand standards and requirements that have been recognized as equivalent to the European Union standards and requirements as prescribed in the European Union-New Zealand Agreement on sanitary measures (Decision 97/132/EC).

(1) III. Additional attestations

either

(1) [III.1. The live animal(s) or animal product(s) herein described complies/y with the relevant special conditions laid down in Chapter 28 of Section 5 of Annex V to Decision 97/132/EC: [insert relevant attestation].]

and/or

(1) [III.2. The live animal(s) or animal product(s) herein described complies/y with the relevant certification provisions laid down in Annex II to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1901: [insert relevant attestation].]

and/or

(1) [III.3. The live animal(s) or animal product(s) herein described complies/y with the additional conditions laid down in Chapter 29.B. of Section 5 of Annex V to Decision 97/132/EC in the event of the occurrence of a specific disease: [insert relevant attestation].]

and/or

(2) [III.4. The animal products are derived from animals that have been handled in the slaughterhouse before and at the time of slaughter or killing under conditions at least equivalent to the Union standards and requirements.]

and/or

(3) (4) [III.5. The undersigned officer certifies this consignment on the basis of Eligibility Document(s) (ED) issued on , which were ascertained by him or her and were issued prior to the departure of the consignment.]

Notes

This health certificate is for veterinary purposes only.

Part I

Box I.6: Complete only in case of transit through the Union.

Box I.8: Region of origin: if applicable, otherwise must be crossed out: for animal species or for products affected by the regionalisation measures or by the setting up of approved zones in accordance with Union decisions. The names of the approved regions and the zones (production areas in case of frozen or processed bivalve molluscs) must be entered as published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Box I.12: Complete only in case of storage of products in transit: name and address (street, town and postal code) and the approval or registration number of the warehouse in a free zone, the customs warehouse or the ship supplier.

Box. I.14: For live animals: enter the date and the time at which the animals are scheduled to depart in their means of transport (aeroplane, ship, railway or road vehicle).

For animal products: indicate the date of departure of the means of transport (aeroplane, ship, railway or road vehicle).

Box. I.18: Complete only in case of animal products.

Box I.19: Enter the ‘Total gross weight (kg)’ and ‘Total net weight (kg)’.

Box I.22: Enter the purpose of import of live animals or intended use for animal products (the available options will vary in accordance with the specific certificate in the Union import requirements).

Box I.21: If applicable, enter the identification number of the container and the seal number.

Box I.23: Complete only in case of transit through the Union.

Part II: Certification

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COUNTRY

II. Health attestation

II.a. Certificate reference No

II.b.

Box I.24: Complete only in case of importation or temporary admission to the Union.

Box I.25: Use the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code.

For animal products: Species, nature of commodity, approval number of establishments (e.g. abattoir, processing plant, cold store), batch number, number of packages, type of packages, net weight (the available options will vary in accordance with the specific certificate in the Union import requirements). Those products may, in accordance with the entry ‘Re-exports of imported animal products’ of Chapter 27 of Annex V to Decision 97/132/EC, come from establishments from third countries other than New Zealand.

For germinal products: Species, breed/category, identification number of the donor, identification number/code of the straw, collection date, approval number of the centre/team, quantity.

For live animals: species, breed/category, identification method, identification number, age, sex, quantity/net weight.

Titles and entries of the boxes may be aligned to the specific certificate in the Union import requirements.

Part II

(1) Only to be completed if special conditions apply. Otherwise delete.

(2) Only for animal products derived from animals covered by Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009. Otherwise delete.

(3) Only to be completed when the official health certificate is issued after the departure of the consignment. Specify reference to the appropriate Eligibility Document(s) (ED). Otherwise delete.

(4) Only to be completed when the health certificate has been issued after the departure of the consignment. Insert date. Otherwise delete.

(5) Delete as appropriate.

Official veterinarian/inspector (5)

Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:

Date: Signature:

Stamp:

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

List of live animals and of animal products for which equivalence has been determined for animal or public health measures in Annex V to the Agreement

Commodity  ( 1 ) , Species  ( 2 ) /Form  ( 3 )

Ch.  ( 4 )

Certification  ( 5 )

Animal Health

Public Health

Special Certification Conditions

Farmed game meat

—

Ratite

Fresh meat

4.C

Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008  ( 6 )

Equivalence model health attestation

The non-equivalence attestations to be included in the model health certificate set out in Annex I

Wild game meat

—

Other wild land mammals Fresh meat, excluding offal

4.D

Commission Regulation (EC) No 119/2009  ( 7 )

Commission Regulation (EC) No 206/2010  ( 8 )

Equivalence model health attestation

The non-equivalence attestations to be included in the model health certificate set out in Annex I

Meat preparations derived from farmed game meat

—

Ratites

5.C

Commission Decision 2000/572/EC  ( 9 )

Regulation (EC) No 798/2008

Equivalence model health attestation

The non-equivalence attestations to be included in the model health certificate set out in Annex I

Meat products derived from farmed game

—

Ratites

6.C

Commission Decision 2007/777/EC  ( 10 )

Regulation (EC) No 798/2008

Equivalence model health attestation

The non-equivalence attestations to be included in the model health certificate set out in Annex I

( 1 )   This table shall be read in conjunction with Annex V to the Agreement, with particular regard to the special conditions referred to therein.

( 2 )   In the case of live animals.

( 3 )   The formation in which the product is introduced (featured).

( 4 )   A chapter number assigned to a particular commodity or commodity grouping that corresponds to the commodity or commodity grouping of the same number in Annex V to the Agreement and will as such appear on the certificate.

( 5 )   Reference to legislation includes all subsequent amendments.

( 6 )   Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 of 8 August 2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Community and the veterinary certification requirements ( OJ L 226, 23.8.2008, p. 1 ).

( 7 )   Commission Regulation (EC) No 119/2009 of 9 February 2009 laying down a list of third countries or parts thereof, for imports into, or transit through, the Community of meat of wild leporidae, of certain wild land mammals and of farmed rabbits and the veterinary certification requirements ( OJ L 39, 10.2.2009, p. 12 ).

( 8 )   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 ( OJ L 73, 20.3.2010, p. 1 ).

( 9 )   Commission Decision 2000/572/EC of 8 September 2000 laying down the animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for imports of meat preparations into the Community from third countries ( OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 19 ).

( 10 )   Commission Decision 2007/777/EC of 29 November 2007 laying down the animal and public health conditions and model certificates for imports of certain meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines for human consumption from third countries ( OJ L 312, 30.11.2007, p. 49 ).