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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-259/annex",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2006/259",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 27 March 2006 amending Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards regionalisation for Argentina and the model certificates relating to the importation of bovine fresh meat from Brazil (notified under document number C(2006) 896) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/259/EC)",
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  "text": "In Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC, Part I and the list of Models of veterinary certificates and the Model ‘BOV’ in Part II are replaced by the following:\n‘ANNEX II\n(FRESH MEAT)\nPart 1\nLIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES OR PARTS THEREOF\nWithout prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for by Community agreements with third countries.\nNot including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.\nThe former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be agreed following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place on this subjet in the United Nations.\nSerbia and Montenegro are Republics with individual customs territory forming a State Union and therefore have to be listed separately.\n— No certificate laid down and fresh meat imports are prohibited (except for those species where indicated in the line for the whole country).\na Only applicable until this Acceding State becomes a Member States of the European Union.\nCountry\nCode of Territory\nDescription of territory\nVeterinary certificate\nSpecific conditions\nModel(s)\nSG\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nAL — Albania\nAL-0\nWhole country\n—\nAR — Argentina\nAR-0\nWhole country\nEQU\nAR-1\nThe Provinces of Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Corrientes (except the departments of Berón de Astrada, Capital, Empedrado, General Paz, Itati, Mbucuruyá, San Cosme and San Luís del Palmar), Entre Ríos, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Fe, and Tucuman.\nBOV\nA\n1 and 2\nAR-2\nLa Pampa and Santiago del Estero\nBOV\nA\n1 and 2\nAR-3\nCordoba\nBOV\nA\n1 and 2\nAR-4\nChubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego\nBOV, OVI, RUW, RUF\n1\nAR-5\nFormosa (only the territory of Ramon Lista) and Salta (only the department of Rivadavia,)\nBOV\nA\n1 and 2\nAR-6\nSalta (only the departments of General Jose de San Martin, Oran, Iruya, and Santa Victoria)\nBOV\nA\n1 and 2\nAR-7\nChaco, Formosa (except the territory of Ramon Lista), Salta (except the departments of General Jose de San Martin, Rivadavia, Oran, Iruya, and Santa Victoria), Jujuy\nBOV\nA\n1 and 2\nAR-8\nChaco, Formosa, Salta, Jujuy, with the exception of the buffer area of 25 Km from the border with Bolivia and Paraguay that extends from the Santa Catalina District in the Province of Jujuy, to the Laishi District in the Province of Formosa\nBOV\nA\n1 and 2\nAR-9\nThe buffer area of 25 Km from the border with Bolivia and Paraguay that extends from the Santa Catalina District in the Province of Jujuy, to the Laishi District in the Province of Formosa\n—\nAR-10\nPart of the Province of Corrientes: the departments of Berón de Astrada, Capital, Empedrado, General Paz, Itati, Mbucuruyá, San Cosme and San Luís del Palmar\nBOV\nA\n1 and 2\nAU — Australia\nAU-0\nWhole country\nBOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW\nBA — Bosnia Herzegovina\nBA-0\nWhole country\n—\nBG — Bulgaria a\nBG-0\nWhole country\nEQU\nBG-1\nThe provinces of Varna, Dobrich, Silistra, Choumen, Targovitchte, Razgrad, Rousse, V.Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Pleven, Lovetch, Plovdic, Smolian, Pasardjik, Sofia district, Sofia city, Pernik, Kustendil, Blagoevgrad, Vratza, Montana and Vidin\nBOV, OVI, RUW, RUF\nBG-2\nThe provinces of Bourgas, Jambol, Sliven, Starazagora, Hasskovo, Kardjali and the 20-km-wide corridor on the border with Turkey\n—\nBH — Bahrain\nBH-0\nWhole country\n—\nBR — Brazil\nBR-0\nWhole country\nEQU\nBR-1\nPart of the State of Minas Gerais (except regional delegations of Oliveira, Passos, São Gonçalo de Sapucai, Setelagoas and Bambuí);\nState of Espíritu Santo;\nState of Goias and;\nPart of the State of Mato Grosso comprising the regional unit of Cuiaba (except for the municipalities of San Antonio de Leverger, Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Pocone and Barão de Melgaço), the regional unit of Caceres (except for the municipality of Caceres), the regional unit of Lucas do Rio Verde, the regional unit of Rondonopolis (except for the municipality of Itiquiora), the regional unit of Barra do Garça and the regional unit of Barra do Burgres.\nBOV\nA and H\n1 and 2\nBR-2\nState of Rio Grande do Sul\nBOV\nA and H\n1 and 2\nBR-3\nPart of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul comprising the municipality of Sete Quedas\nBOV\nA and H\n1 and 2\nBR-4\nPart of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul (except for the municipalities of: Sonora, Aquidauana, Bodoqueno, Bonito, Caracol, Coxim, Jardim, Ladario, Miranda, Pedro Gomes, Porto Murtinho, Rio Negro, Rio Verde of Mato Grosso and Corumbá),\nState of Paraná, and\nState of Sao Paulo\nBOV\nA and H\n1 and 2\nBR-5\nState of Paraná,\nState of Mato Grosso do Sul and\nState of Sao Paulo.\n—\n—\n1\nBR-6\nState of Santa Catarina\nBOV\nA and H\n1 and 2\nBW — Botswana\nBW-0\nWhole country\nEQU, EQW\nBW-1\nThe veterinary disease control zones 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 18\nBOV, OVI, RUF, RUW\nF\n1 and 2\nBW-2\nThe veterinary disease control zones 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14\nBOV, OVI, RUF, RUW\nF\n1 and 2\nBY — Belarus\nBY-0\nWhole country\n—\nBZ — Belize\nBZ-0\nWhole country\nBOV, EQU\nCA — Canada\nCA-0\nWhole country\nBOV, OVI, POR, EQU, SUF, SUW, RUF, RUW,\nG\nCH — Switzerland\nCH-0\nWhole country\nBOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW\nCL — Chile\nCL-0\nWhole country\nBOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF\nCN — China (People's Republic of)\nCN-0\nWhole country\n—\nCO — Colombia\nCO-0\nWhole country\nEQU\nCO-1\nThe zone included within the borderlines from the point where the Murri River flows into the Atrato River, downstream along the Atrato River to where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean from this point to the Panamanian border following the Atlantic coast-line to Cabo Tiburón; from this point to the Pacific Ocean following the Columbian-Panamanian border; from this point to the mouth of the Valle River along the Pacific coast and from this point along a straight line to the point where the Murri River flows into the Atrato River.\nBOV\nA\n2\nCO-3\nThe zone included within the borderlines from the mouth of the Sinu River on the Atlantic Ocean, upstream along the Sinu River to its head-Waters of Alto Paramillo, from this point to Puerto Rey on the Atlantic Ocean, following the borderline between the Department of Antiquia and Córdoba, and from this point to the mouth of the Sinu River along the Atlantic coast.\nBOV\nA\n2\nCR — Costa Rica\nCR-0\nWhole country\nBOV, EQU\nCU — Cuba\nCU-0\nWhole country\nBOV, EQU\nDZ — Algeria\nDZ-0\nWhole country\n—\nET — Ethiopia\nET-0\nWhole country\n—\nFK — Falkland Islands\nFK-0\nWhole country\nBOV, OVI, EQU\nGL — Greenland\nGL-0\nWhole country\nBOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW\nGT — Guatemala\nGT-0\nWhole country\nBOV, EQU\nHK — Hong Kong\nHK-0\nWhole country\n—\nHN — Honduras\nHN-0\nWhole country\nBOV, EQU\nHR — Croatia\nHR-0\nWhole country\nBOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW\nIL — Israel\nIL-0\nWhole country\n—\nIN — India\nIN-0\nWhole country\n—\nIS — Iceland\nIS-0\nWhole country\nBOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW\nKE — Kenya\nKE-0\nWhole country\n—\nMA — Morocco\nMA-0\nWhole country\nEQU\nMG — Madagascar\nMG-0\nWhole country\n—\nMK — former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia\nMK-0\nWhole country\nOVI, EQU\nMU — Mauritius\nMU-0\nWhole country\n—\nMX — Mexico\nMX-0\nWhole country\nBOV, EQU\nNA — Namibia\nNA-0\nWhole country\nEQU, EQW\nNA-1\nSouth of the cordon fences which extend from Palgrave Point in the west to Gam in the east\nBOV, OVI, RUF, RUW\nF\n2\nNC — New Caledonia\nNC-0\nWhole country\nBOV, RUF, RUW\nNI — Nicaragua\nNI-0\nWhole country\n—\nNZ — New Zealand\nNZ-0\nWhole country\nBOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW\nPA — Panama\nPA-0\nWhole country\nBOV, EQU\nPY — Paraguay\nPY-0\nWhole country\nEQU\nPY-1\nChaco central and San Pedro areas\nBOV\nA\n1 and 2\nRO — Romania a\nRO-0\nWhole country\nBOV, OVI, EQU, RUW, RUF\nRU — Russia\nRU-0\nWhole country\n—\nRU-1\nRegion of Murmansk, Yamolo-Nemets autonomous area\nRUF\nSV — El Salvador\nSV-0\nWhole country\n—\nSZ — Swaziland\nSZ-0\nWhole country\nEQU, EQW\nSZ-1\nArea west of the “red line” fences which extends northwards from the river Usutu to the frontier with South Africa west of Nkalashane,\nBOV, RUF, RUW\nF\n2\nSZ-2\nThe veterinary foot and mouth surveillance and vaccination control areas as gazetted as a Statutory Instrument under legal notice number 51 of 2001\nBOV, RUF, RUW\nF\n1 and 2\nTH — Thailand\nTH-0\nWhole country\n—\nTN — Tunisia\nTN-0\nWhole country\n—\nTR — Turkey\nTR-0\nWhole country\n—\nTR-1\nThe provinces of Amasya, Ankara, Aydin, Balikesir, Bursa, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Izmir, Kastamonu, Kutahya, Manisa, Usak, Yozgat and Kirikkale\nEQU\nUA — Ukraine\nUA-0\nWhole country\n—\nUS — United States\nUS-0\nWhole country\nBOV, OVI, POR, EQU, SUF, SUW, RUF, RUW\nG\nXM — Montenegro\nXM-0\nWhole custom territory\nBOV, OVI, EQU\nXS — Serbia\nXS-0\nWhole custom territory\nBOV, OVI, EQU\nUY — Uruguay\nUY-0\nWhole country\nEQU\nBOV\nA\n1 and 2\nOVI\nA\n1 and 2\nZA — South Africa\nZA-0\nWhole country\nEQU, EQW\nZA-1\nThe whole country except:\nthe part of the foot-and-mouth disease control area situated in the veterinary regions of Mpumalanga and Northern provinces, in the district of Ingwavuma of the veterinary region of Natal and in the border area with Botswana east of longitude 28°, and\nthe district of Camperdown, in the province of KwaZuluNatal\nBOV, OVI, RUF, RUW\nF\n2\nZW — Zimbabwe\nZW-0\nWhole country\n—\nSpecific conditions referred to in column 6\n“1” Geographic and timing restrictions:\nCode of Territory\nVeterinary certificate\nTime period/dates for which importation into the Community is authorised or not authorised in relation to dates of slaughter/killing of animals from which the meat was obtained\nModel\nSG\nAR-1\nBOV\nA\nBefore and including 31 January 2002\nNot authorised\nAfter and including 1 February 2002\nAuthorised\nAR-2\nBOV\nA\nBefore and including 8 March 2002\nNot authorised\nAfter and including 9 March 2002\nAuthorised\nAR-4\nBOV, OVI, RUW, RUF\n—\nBefore and including 28 February 2002\nNot authorised\nAfter and including 1 March 2002\nAuthorised\nAR-5\nBOV\nA\nFrom 1 February 2002 to 10 July 2003 (inclusive)\nAuthorised\nAfter and including 11 July 2003\nNot Authorised\nAR-6\nBOV\nA\nFrom 1 February 2002 to 4 September 2003 (inclusive)\nAuthorised\nAfter and including 5 September 2003\nNot Authorised\nAR-7\nBOV\nA\nFrom 1 February 2002 to 7 October 2003 (inclusive)\nAuthorised\nAfter and including 8 October 2003\nNot Authorised\nAR-8\nBOV\nA\nBefore and including 17 March 2005\nsee AR-5, AR-6 and AR-7 for periods when the specific territories within the area referred to in AR-8 were not authorised\nAfter and including 18 March 2005\nAuthorised\nAR-10\nBOV\nA\nBefore and including 3 January 2006\nAuthorised\nAfter and including 4 January 2006 except for consignments already on their way before the 4 February to the Community certified between 4 January and 4 February 2006.\nNot authorised\nBR-1\nBOV\nA+H\nAfter 1 December 2001\nAuthorised\nBR-2\nBOV\nA+H\nBefore and including 30 November 2001\nNot authorised\nAfter and including 1 December 2001\nAuthorised\nBR-3\nBOV\nA+H\nBefore and including 31 October 2002\nAuthorised\nAfter and including 1 November 2002\nNot authorised\nBR-4\nBOV\nA+H\nAfter and including 1 December 2001 until and including 29 September 2005\nAuthorised\nBR 5\nBOV\nAfter and including 30 September 2005\nNot authorised\nBR-6\nBOV\nA\nAfter 1 December 2001\nAuthorised\nBW-1\nBOV, OVI, RUW, RUF\nA\nBefore and including 7 July 2002\nNot authorised\nAfter and including 8 July to 22 December 2002\nAuthorised\nAfter and including 23 December 2002 to 6 June 2003\nNot authorised\nAfter and including 7 June 2003\nAuthorised\nBW-2\nBOV, OVI, RUW, RUF\nA\nBefore and including 6 March 2002\nNot authorised\nAfter and including 7 March 2002\nAuthorised\nPY-1\nBOV\nA\nBefore and including 31 August 2002\nNot authorised\nAfter and including 1 September 2002 to 19 February 2003\nAuthorised\nAfter and including 20 February 2003\nNot authorised\nSZ-2\nBOV, RUF, RUW\nA\nBefore and including 3 August 2003\nNot authorised\nAfter and including 4 August 2003\nAuthorised\nUY-0\nBOV, OVI\nA\nBefore and including 31 October 2001\nNot authorised\nAfter and including 1 November 2001\nAuthorised\n“2” Category restrictions:\nNo offal authorised (except, in the case of bovine species, diaphragm and masseter muscles).\nPart 2\nMODELS OF VETERINARY CERTIFICATES\nModel(s):\n“BOV” Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat of domestic bovine animals (Bos taurus, Bison bison, Bubalus bubalis and their cross-breeds).\n“POR” Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat of domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa).\n“OVI” Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and goats (Capra hircus).\n“EQU” Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat of domestic equine animals (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds).\n“RUF” Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat of farmed non-domestic animals other than suidae and solipeds.\n“RUW” Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat of wild non-domestic animals other than suidae and solipeds.\n“SUF” Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat of farmed non-domestic suidae.\n“SUW” Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat of wild non-domestic suidae.\n“EQW” Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat of wild non-domestic solipeds.\nSG (Supplementary guarantees)\n“A” guarantees regarding the maturation, pH measurement and boning of fresh meat, excluding offal, certified according to the models of certificates BOV (point 10.6), OVI (point 10.6), RUF (point 10.7) and RUW (point 10.4).\n“B” guarantees regarding matured trimmed offal as described in the model of certificate BOV (point 10.6).\n“C” guarantees regarding laboratory test for classical-swine-fever in the carcases from which fresh meat certified according to the model of certificate SUW (point 10.3 bis) was obtained.\n“D” guarantees regarding swill feed on holding(s) of animals from which fresh meat certified according to models of certificate POR (point 10.3 d)) was obtained.\n“E” guarantees regarding tuberculosis test in the animals from where fresh meat certified according to the model of certificate BOV (point 10.4 d)) was obtained.\n“F” guarantees regarding the maturation and de-boning of fresh meat, excluding offal, certified according to the models of certificates BOV (point 10.6), OVI (point 10.6), RUF (point 10.7) and RUW (point 10.4).\n“G” guarantees regarding 1, exclusion of offals and spinal cord; and 2, testing and origin of cervid animals in relation to chronic wasting disease as referred to in the models of certificates RUF (point 9.2.1) and RUW (point 9.3.1).\n“H” supplementary guarantees required for Brazil concerning animal contacts, vaccination programmes and surveillance. However as the State of Santa Catarina in Brazil does not vaccinate against foot and mouth disease the reference to a vaccination programme is not applicable for meat coming from animals originating and slaughtered in that State.\nNotes\n(a)\nVeterinary certificates shall be produced by the exporting country, based on the models appearing in Part 2 of Annex II, according to the layout of the model that corresponds to the meats concerned. They shall contain, in the numbered order that appears in the model, the attestations that are required for any third country and, as the case may be, those supplementary guarantees that are required for the exporting third country or part thereof.\n(b)\nA separate and unique certificate must be provided for meat that is exported from a single territory appearing in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Annex II which is consigned to the same destination and transported in the same railway wagon, lorry, aircraft or ship.\n(c)\nThe original of each certificate shall consist of a single page, both sides, or, where more text is required, it shall be in such a form that all pages needed are part of an integrated whole and indivisible.\n(d)\nIt shall be drawn up in at least one of the official languages of the EU Member State in which the inspection at the border post shall be carried out and of the EU Member State of destination. However, these Member States may allow other languages, if necessary, accompanied by an official translation.\n(e)\nIf for reasons of identification of the items of the consignment (schedule in point 8.3 of the model of certificate), additional pages are attached to the certificate, these pages shall also be considered as forming part of the original of the certificate by the application of the signature and stamp of the certifying official veterinarian, in each of the pages.\n(f)\nWhen the certificate, including additional schedules referred to in (e), comprises more than one page, each page shall be numbered — (page number) of (total number of pages) — at the bottom and shall bear the code number of the certificate that has been designated by the competent authority at the top.\n(g)\nThe original of the certificate must be completed and signed by an official veterinarian. In doing so, the competent authorities of the exporting country shall ensure that the principles of certification equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 96/93/EC are followed. The colour of the signature shall be different to that of the printing. The same rule applies to stamps other than those embossed or watermarked.\n(h)\nThe original of the certificate must accompany the consignment at the EU border inspection post.",
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      "text": "Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for by Community agreements with third countries."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be agreed following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place on this subjet in the United Nations."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Serbia and Montenegro are Republics with individual customs territory forming a State Union and therefore have to be listed separately."
    },
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      "text": "Not including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999."
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