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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 Article 3

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 Article 3

Lists of third countries, territories or zones or compartments thereof from which the entry into the Union of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin shall be permitted

Article 3

1.   The competent authority shall only permit the entry into the Union of consignments of the species and categories of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin falling within the scope of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 only if the third country or territory of origin of the consignment, or zone or compartment thereof, is listed for the specific species and category of animals, germinal products or products of animal origin and the consignment is accompanied by the animal health certificate required to accompany consignments of such species and categories in the table set up in Part 1 of: (a) Annex II for ungulates other than: (i) equine animals; (ii) ungulates intended for confined establishments; (b) Annex III for ungulates intended for confined establishments; (c) Annex IV for equine animals; (d) Annex V for poultry and germinal products of poultry; (e) Annex VI for captive birds and germinal products of captive birds; (f) Annex VII for queen honeybees and bumble bees; (g) Annex VIII for dogs, cats and ferrets; (h) Annex IX for germinal products of bovine animals; (i) Annex X for germinal products of ovine and caprine animals; (j) Annex XI for germinal products of porcine animals; (k) Annex XII for germinal products of equine animals (l) Annex XIII for fresh meat of ungulates; (m) Annex XIV for fresh meat of poultry and game birds; (n) Annex XV for meat products from ungulates, poultry and game birds as follows: (i) Section A of Part 1 for meat products which have undergone the non-specific risk mitigating treatment A or treatments B, C or D for meat products, (in accordance with Annex XXVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692); (ii) Section B of Part 1 for biltong/jerky type products from ungulates, poultry and game birds; (o) Annex XVI for casings; (p) Annex XVII for milk, colostrum and colostrum-based products and dairy products derived from raw milk and dairy products not required to undergo specific risk-mitigating treatment against foot and mouth; (q) Annex XVIII for dairy products required to undergo a specific risk-mitigating treatment against foot and mouth; (r) Annex XIX for eggs and egg products; (s) Annex XX for products of animal origin intended for personal use; (t) Annex XXI for aquatic animals of listed species intended for aquaculture establishments, release into the wild or other purposes other than direct human consumption, as well as certain aquatic animals of listed species and products of animal origin from those listed species which are intended for human consumption. 2.   The competent authority shall only permit the entry into the Union of consignments of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin from the third countries, territories or zones thereof listed in the table set out in Part 1 of Annex XXII if they: (a) are consignments of the species and categories of animals, germinal products or products of animal origin referred to in column 3 of that table and the Union is not their final destination; or (b) are consignments of the species and categories of animals, germinal products or products of animal origin referred to in column 4 of that table and originated in and are being returned to the Union after transiting through a third country or territory.

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