Division B Imports from third countries

Imports of animal casings from any third country are subject to production of the certificate referred to in Article 10 (2) (c), issued and signed by an official veterinarian of the exporting third country, stating that:

1. (i)

   the casings come from plants approved by the competent authority of the exporting country;

2. (ii)

   the casings have been cleaned, scraped and then either salted or bleached (or as an alternative to salting or bleaching, that they have been dried after scraping);

3. (iii)

   after the treatment in (ii), effective steps were taken to prevent the recontamination of the casings.