{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-9/annex",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2006/9",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 6 January 2006 amending Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards transitional measures for transit of live animals from Bulgaria and Romania via the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro (notified under document number C(2005) 5885) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/9/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-9",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "‘ANNEX I\nLIVE ANIMALS\nPart 1\nLIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES OR PARTS THEREOF\nWithout prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for by any relevant Community agreement with third countries.\nExclusively for live animals other than animals belonging to the cervidae species.\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 affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations.\nSerbia and Montenegro are republics with individual customs forming a State Union and therefore are listed separately.\nSpecific conditions (see footnotes in each certificate):\n“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.\n“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.\n“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.\n“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.\n“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.\n“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.\n“VI” Geographical constraints:\n“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.\n“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.\n“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.\n“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)”.’\nCountry\nCode of territory\nDescription of territory\nVeterinary certificate\nSpecific conditions\nModel(s)\nSG\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nBG — Bulgaria\nBG-0\nWhole country\n—\nVI\nBG-1\nThe 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\nBOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y\nA\nCA — Canada\nCA-0\nWhole country\nPOR-X\nIVb\nIX\nCA-1\nWhole country except the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia described as follows:\nFrom a point on the Canada/United States border 120° 15′ longitude, 49° latitude\nNortherly to a point 119° 35′ longitude, 50° 30′ latitude\nNorth-easterly to a point 119° longitude, 50° 45′ latitude\nSoutherly to a point on the Canada/United States border 118° 15′ longitude, 49° latitude\nBOV-X, OVI-X, OVI-Y, RUM\nA\nCH — Switzerland\nCH-0\nWhole country\nBOV-X, BOV-Y, OVI-X, OVI-Y, RUM\nPOR-X, POR-Y, SUI\nB\nCL — Chile\nCL-0\nWhole country\nOVI-X, RUM\nPOR-X, SUI\nB\nGL — Greenland\nGL-0\nWhole country\nOVI-X, RUM\nV\nHR — Croatia\nHR-0\nWhole country\nBOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y\nIS — Iceland\nIS-0\nWhole country\nBOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y\nI\nPOR-X, POR-Y\nB\nMK — The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia\nMK-0\nWhole country\nX\nNZ — New Zealand\nNZ-0\nWhole country\nBOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, POR-X, POR-Y, OVI-X, OVI-Y\nI\nPM — Saint Pierre and Miquelon\nPM-0\nWhole country\nBOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y, CAM\nRO — Romania\nRO-0\nWhole country\nBOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y\nV\nXM — Montenegro\nXM-0\nWhole custom territory\nX\nXS — Serbia\nXS-0\nWhole custom territory\nX",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for by any relevant Community agreement with third countries."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Serbia and Montenegro are republics with individual customs forming a State Union and therefore are listed separately."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Exclusively for live animals other than animals belonging to the cervidae species."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Not including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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