Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/250 of 21 February 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 as regards the addition of a new model animal health/official certificate for the entry into Northern Ireland of ovine and caprine animals from Great Britain and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the list of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of ovine and caprine animals (Text with EEA relevance)
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Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 14, the following point (m) is added: ‘(m) OV/CAP-X-NI drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 4a of Annex II, for the entry into Northern Ireland of ovine and caprine animals from Great Britain until 31 December 2024.’; (2) Annex II is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX I Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 is amended as follows: (1) in the table listing the model animal health certificates and animal health/official certificates and declarations for entry into the Union and transit through the Union, in the section for ungulates, the following entry is inserted after the entry ‘OV/CAP-X’: ‘OV/CAP-X-NI Chapter 4a: Model animal health/official certificate for entry into Northern Ireland of ovine and caprine animals from Great Britain applicable until 31 December 2024’ (2) the following Chapter 4a is inserted between Chapters 4 and 5: ‘CHAPTER 4A MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO NORTHERN IRELAND OF OVINE AND CAPRINE ANIMALS FROM GREAT BRITAIN APPLICABLE UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 2024 (MODEL ‘OV/CAP-X-NI’) COUNTRY Certificate model OV/CAP-X-NI Part II: Certification II. Health information II.a Certificate reference II.b IMSOC reference II.1. Public health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described in this certificate: II.1.1. have not received: — any stilbene or thyrostatic substances, — oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or beta-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnical treatment (as defined in Council Directive 96/22/EC); II.1.2. fulfil the guarantees covering live animals and products thereof provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with Article 29 of Council Directive 96/23/EC, and the concerned animals are listed in Commission Decision 2011/163/EU for the concerned country of origin. II.2. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the animals described in Part I: II.2.1. come from the zone with code: __ __ - __ (2) which, at the date of issue of this certificate is authorised for the entry into the Union of ovine and caprine animals and listed in Part 1 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. II.2.2. have remained continuously: (i) in the zone referred to in point II.2.1 since birth or for a period of at least 6 months prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union, and (ii) in the establishment of origin since birth or for a period of at least 40 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union, into which during this period no ovine and caprine animals and no animals of other species listed for the same diseases as ovine and caprine animals have been introduced. II.2.3. had no contact with animals of a lower health status since birth or for a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union. II.2.4. are not to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, including the relevant listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 and emerging diseases. (1) either [II.2.5. have been dispatched directly from the establishment of origin to the Union without passing through any other establishment]. (1) or [II.2.5. have undergone one single assembly operation in the zone of origin fulfilling the following requirements: (a) the assembly operation took place in an establishment: (i) approved for conducting assembly operations of ungulates by the competent authority in the third country or territory in accordance with Article 5 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035; (ii) which has an unique approval number assigned by the competent authority of the third country or territory; (iii) listed for that purpose by the competent authority of the third country or territory of dispatch, including the information set out in Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035; (iv) fulfilling the requirements provided for in Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. (b) the assembly operation in the assembly centre took no longer than 6 days.] II.2.6. have not been unloaded in any place that does not comply with the requirements laid down in point II.2.11. since they were dispatched from their establishment of origin until they are loaded for dispatch to the Union and during that period have not been in contact with animals of a lower health status. II.2.7. are loaded for dispatch to the Union on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy) (3) in a means of transport which was cleaned and disinfected prior to loading with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority in the third country or territory and constructed in such a way that: (i) animals cannot escape or fall out; (ii) visual inspection of the space where animals are kept is possible; (iii) the escape of animal excrements, litter or feed is prevented or minimised. II.2.8. been subjected to a clinical inspection within the 24 hour period prior to loading for dispatch to the Union, carried out by an official veterinarian in the third country or territory of origin, who did not detect signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the relevant listed diseases referred to in Annex 1 to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 and emerging diseases. II.2.9. have not been vaccinated against: (i) foot and mouth disease, infection with Rift Valley fever virus, infection with peste des petits ruminants virus, sheep pox and goat pox, contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex ( M.bovis , M.caprae and M.tuberculosis ) and infection with Brucella abortus , B. melitensis and B. suis , and (ii) infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) with a live vaccine during the 60 days prior to their dispatch to the Union. II.2.10. come from a zone: II.2.10.1. in which: (i) foot and mouth disease has not been reported for: either [at least 24 months prior to the date of dispatch to the Union] (1) or [since __/__/____ (dd/mm/yyyy)] (1)(4) (ii) vaccination against foot and mouth disease has not been carried out for at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union, and no animals vaccinated against foot and mouth disease have been introduced during that period. II.2.10.2. in which infection with rinderpest virus, infection with Rift Valley fever virus, infection with peste des petits ruminants virus, sheep pox and goat pox and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia has not been reported for at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and during that period: (i) vaccination against these diseases has not been carried out, and (ii) animals vaccinated against these diseases have not been introduced. either [II.2.10.3. is free from infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24)] (1)(5) or [II.2.10.3. is seasonally free from infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24): either [II.2.10.3.1. for at least 60 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union.] (1)(6) or [II.2.10.3.1. for at least 28 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and the animals have been subjected to a serological test in accordance with Article 9, point (b), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, with negative results, carried out on samples collected at least 28 days following the date of entry of the animal into the seasonally free zone.] (1)(6) or [II.2.10.3.1. for at least 14 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and have been subjected to a PCR test, with negative results, carried out on samples collected at least 14 days following the date of entry of the animal in the seasonally free zone.] (1)(6) or [II.2.10.3. is not free from infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) and the animals have been vaccinated against all the serotypes (1 to 24) of bluetongue virus reported during the past 2 years in that zone and are still within the immunity period of time guaranteed in the specifications of the vaccine, and either [II.2.10.3.1. have been vaccinated more than 60 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union.]] (1) or [II.2.10.3.1. have been vaccinated with an inactivated vaccine and were subjected to a PCR test, with negative results on samples collected at least 14 days after the onset of the immunity protection set in the specifications of the vaccine.]] (1) or [II.2.10.3. is not free from infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) and the animals have been subjected with positive results to a serological test able to detect specific antibodies against all serotypes (1 to 24) of bluetongue virus reported during the past 2 years in that zone, and: either [II.2.10.3.1. the serological test has been carried out on samples collected at least 60 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union.]] (1) or [II.2.10.3.1. the serological test has been carried out on samples collected at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and the animals were subjected to a PCR test, with negative results, carried out on samples collected not earlier than 14 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union.]] (1) II.2.11. come from an establishment: II.2.11.1. which is registered by and under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and has a system in place to maintain for at least 3 years up-to-date records containing information regarding: (i) the species, categories, number and identification of animals on the establishment; (ii) movements of animals into and out of the establishment; (iii) mortality in the establishment. II.2.11.2. which receives regular animal health visits from a veterinarian for the purpose of the detection of, and information on, signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the relevant listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 and emerging diseases, at a frequency that is proportional to the risk posed by the establishment. II.2.11.3. which was not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including the relevant listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 and emerging diseases, at the time of dispatch to the Union. II.2.11.4. in and around which, in an area with a 10 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, none of the following listed diseases has been reported for at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union: foot and mouth disease, infection with rinderpest virus, infection with Rift valley fever virus, infection with peste des petits ruminants virus, sheep pox and goat pox and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia. either [II.2.11.5. in and around which, in an area with a 150 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, epizootic haemorrhagic disease has not been reported for at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union] (1) or [II.2.11.5. which is located in a zone seasonally free of epizootic haemorrhagic disease.] (1)(7) either [II.2.11.6. in which infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M.bovis, M.caprae and M.tuberculosis ) has not been reported at least during 42 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union] (1)(8) or [II.2.11.6. subjected to surveillance to detect infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M.bovis, M.caprae and M.tuberculosis ) in accordance with the procedures in points (1) and (2) of Part 1 of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 during the period of at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and during this period: (i) only caprine animals from establishments applying such surveillance have been introduced in the establishment; (ii) in the case where infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex ( M.bovis , M.caprae and M.tuberculosis ) has been reported in caprine animals kept on the establishment, measures were taken in accordance with point (3) of Part 1 of Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688]. (1)(9) II.2.11.7. free from infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis as regards ovine and caprine animals (10) ; and either [II.2.11.7.1. in a zone free from the disease as regards ovine and caprine animals where vaccination against that disease is not practiced] (1)(11); or [II.2.11.7.1. the animals have been tested with one of the diagnostic methods provided for in Article 9, point (b)(i), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 for infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis , with negative results, on a sample taken during the period of 30 days prior to the date of dispatch to the Union, and in the case of post-parturient females, the test has been carried out on a sample taken at least 30 days after parturition] (1) or [II.2.11.7.1. the animals are less than 6 months old;] (1) or [II.2.11.7.1. the animals are castrated] (1) . II.2.11.8. in which rabies has not been reported for at least 30 days prior to dispatch of the animals to the Union; II.2.11.9. in which anthrax has not been reported for at least 15 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union; either [II.2.11.10. in which surra ( Trypanosoma evansi ) has not been reported for at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union.] (1) or [II.2.11.10. in which surra ( Trypanosoma evansi ) has not been reported for at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union, and when the disease was reported in the establishment of origin during the 2 years prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union, the establishment remained under restriction until the infected animals were removed from the establishment and the remaining animals on the establishment were subjected with negative results to a test for surra ( Trypanosoma evansi ) as described in Article 9, point (b)(i), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 carried out on samples taken at least 6 months after the infected animals were removed from the establishment.] (1) [II.2.11.11. in which Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has not been reported for at least 6 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union.] (9) [II.2.12. include uncastrated males of ovine animals, which have remained for a continuous period of at least 60 days prior to their dispatch to the Union in an establishment where infection with Brucella ovis (contagious epididymitis) has not been reported during the period of 12 months prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union and have been subjected to a serological test for the detection of Brucella ovis , with negative results, during the 30 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union.] (1) II.2.13. comply with the following conditions as regards classical scrapie: II.2.13.1. they have been kept continuously since birth in Great Britain where the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) classical scrapie is compulsorily notifiable; (b) an awareness, surveillance and monitoring system is in place; (c) ovine and caprine animals affected with classical scrapie are killed and completely destroyed; (d) the feeding to ovine and caprine animals of meat-and-bone meal or greaves of ruminant origin, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health, has been banned and effectively enforced in the whole country for a period of at least the last seven years, and II.2.13.2. they are ovine and caprine animals intended for breeding imported into Northern Ireland from Great Britain until 31 December 2024, and they come from a holding or holdings: (a) where no official movement restriction has been imposed due to BSE or classical scrapie during the last three years; and (b) which have applied, before 1 January 2022, to the official scheme for the recognition of holdings having a controlled risk of classical scrapie in accordance with the conditions laid down in Annex VIII, Chapter A, Section A, point 1.3 to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, and which comply with the conditions laid down in points (a) to (i) thereof at the time of import into Northern Ireland.] Notes: This certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of ovine and caprine animals. In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, references to European Union in this certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This animal health/official certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.27 : “Identification system and identification number”: Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, tattoo, transponder etc., from the list in Annex III to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035) and the individual identification codes of the animals in accordance with Article 21(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. Part II: (1) Keep as appropriate. (2) Code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (3) Date of loading: it must not be a date prior to the date of authorisation of the zone for entry into the Union, or a date during a period when restriction measures have been adopted by the Union against the entry into the Union of these animals from this zone. (4) For zones with an opening date in accordance with column 8 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (5) For zones with entry BTV in column 7 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (6) For zones with entry SF-BTV in column 7 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (7) For zones with entry SF-EHD in column 7 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (8) Only for ovine animals. (9) Only for caprine animals. (10) In accordance with Article 10 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. (11) Zones with entry BRU for ovine and caprine animals in column 7 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. Official veterinarian Name (in capital letters) Date Qualification and title Stamp Signature’
ANNEX II In Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, the entry for the United Kingdom is replaced by the following: ‘ GB United Kingdom GB-1 Bovine animals Animals for further keeping (1) and intended for slaughter BOV-X, BOV-Y BRU, BTV, EBL, EVENTS Ovine and caprine animals Animals for further keeping (1) and intended for slaughter OV/CAP-X, OV/CAP-X-NI ( 1 ) OV/CAP-Y BRU, BTV, EVENTS Porcine animals Animals for further keeping (1) and intended for slaughter SUI-X, SUI-Y ADV Camelid animals Animals for further keeping (1) CAM-CER BTV Cervid animals Animals for further keeping (1) CAM-CER BTV Other ungulates Animals for further keeping (1) RUM, RHINO, HIPPO BTV (2) GB-2 Bovine animals Animals for further keeping (1) and intended for slaughter BOV-X, BOV-Y BRU, TB, BTV, EBL, EVENTS Ovine and caprine animals Animals for further keeping (1) and intended for slaughter OV/CAP-X, OV/CAP-X-NI ( 1 ) OV/CAP-Y BRU, BTV, EVENTS Porcine animals Animals for further keeping (1) and intended for slaughter SUI-X, SUI-Y ADV Camelid animals Animals for further keeping (1) CAM-CER BTV Cervid animals Animals for further keeping (1) CAM-CER BTV Other ungulates Animals for further keeping (1) RUM, RHINO, HIPPO BTV (2) ( 1 ) OV/CAP-X-NI only applies for the entry into Northern Ireland of ovine and caprine animals from Great Britain until 31 December 2024 in accordance with Article 14, point (m), of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403.’
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