Part 3 Requirements concerning bodies, institutes or centres in third countriesF1

The body, institute or centre in a third country must:

1. (a)

   be clearly demarcated and separated from its surroundings;

2. (b)

   have adequate means for catching, confining and isolating animals, and have available adequate quarantine facilities and approved standard operating procedures for animals coming from unknown origin;

3. (c)

   have a vector-protected structure complying with the following requirements:

   1. (i)

      it has appropriate physical barriers at entry and exit points;

   2. (ii)

      the openings of the vector-protected structure are vector-screened with mesh of appropriate gauge impregnated regularly with an approved insecticide according to the instructions of the manufacturer;

   3. (iii)

      vector surveillance and control are carried out within and around the vector-protected structure;

   4. (iv)

      measures are taken to limit or eliminate breeding sites for vectors in the vicinity of the vector-protected structure;

   5. (v)

      standard operating procedures are in place, including descriptions of back-up and alarm systems, for the operation of the vector-protected structure and for the transport of the animals from that structure to the place of loading;

4. (d)

   keep, for a minimum period of ten years, up-to-date records indicating:

   1. (i)

      the number and identity (age, sex, species and individual identification, where appropriate) of the animals of each species present on their premises;

   2. (ii)

      the number and identity (age, sex, species and individual identification where appropriate) of animals arriving in or leaving their premises, together with information on their origin or destination, the means of transport, and the health status of those animals;

   3. (iii)

      the results of blood tests or any other diagnostic procedures carried out on the animals on their premises;

   4. (iv)

      cases of disease and, where appropriate, the treatment administered;

   5. (v)

      the results of the post-mortem examinations on animals that have died on their premises, including still-born animals;

   6. (vi)

      observations made during any isolation or quarantine period;

5. (e)

   be free from the diseases listed in Annex A to Directive 92/65/EEC or mentioned in the veterinary certificates for the relevant species F2, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, for at least the previous three years, as evidenced by the records kept pursuant to point (d) and the results of the clinical and laboratory tests carried out on the animals on their premises;

6. (f)

   either have an arrangement with a laboratory approved by the competent authority to perform post-mortem examinations, or have one or more appropriate premises where these examinations may be performed under the authority of the approved veterinarian;

7. (g)

   ensure disposal of the carcasses of animals which die of a disease or are euthanised;

8. (h)

   secure, by contract or legal instrument, the services of a veterinarian approved by and acting under the control of the competent authority, who must perform at least the following tasks:

   1. (i)

      ensure that appropriate disease surveillance and control measures are applied in that body, institute or centre. Such measures must be approved by the competent authority of the third country, territory or part thereof where the body, institute or centre is situated, taking into account the disease situation and must include at least the following elements:

      • an annual disease surveillance plan including appropriate control measures concerning zoonoses in the animals present on the premises,

      • clinical, laboratory and post-mortem testing of animals suspected to be affected by transmissible diseases and zoonoses,

      • vaccination of susceptible animals against infectious diseases and zoonoses;

   2. (ii)

      ensure that any suspect deaths or the presence of any other symptom suggesting that animals have contracted one or more of the diseases listed in Annex A to Directive 92/65/EEC or mentioned in the veterinary certificates for the relevant species F3, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, are notified without delay to the competent authority, where that particular disease is notifiable in the third country, territory or part thereof concerned;

   3. (iii)

      ensure that incoming animals have been quarantined as necessary, in accordance with the instructions given by the competent authority;

   4. (iv)

      ensure compliance with the animal health requirements which the animals must fulfil in order to be introduced into F4Great Britain.