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Annex

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Annexes VII, X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 are amended as follows:

  1. 1..

    in Annex VII, Chapter V is amended as follows:

    1. (a)

      the heading is replaced by the following:

      ‘CHAPTER V

      Specific requirements for milk, milk products, colostrum and colostrum products;’

    2. (b)

      Part A is amended as follows:

      1. (i)

        paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

        ‘3.

        Whey to be fed to animals of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease and produced from milk treated in accordance with paragraph 1 must:

        1. (a)

          either be collected at least 16 hours following milk clotting and its pH must be recorded as below 6,0 before transport to animal holdings; or

        2. (b)

          have been produced at least 21 days before shipping and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the Member State of origin.’;

      2. (ii)

        the following paragraph 6 is added:

        ‘6.

        Colostrum and colostrum products must:

        1. 6.1.

          be obtained from bovine animals kept on a holding on which all bovine herds are recognised as officially tuberculosis-free, officially brucellosis-free and officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free as defined in Article 2(2)(d), (f) and (j) of Directive 64/432/EEC;

        2. 6.2.

          have been produced at least 21 days before shipping and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the Member State of origin;

        3. 6.3.

          have undergone a single HTST treatmentf1;

        4. 6.4.

          comply with the requirements set out in paragraph 4.’

    3. (c)

      Part B is amended as follows:

      1. (i)

        paragraph 1.1 is replaced by the following:

        ‘1.1.

        they come from third countries appearing on the list in Part I(A) of Annex XI;’;

      2. (ii)

        paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

        ‘2.

        By way of derogation from paragraph 1.4, Member States shall authorise imports of milk and milk products from third countries so authorised in Column “A” of Annex I to Commission Decision 2004/438/ECf2 provided that the milk and milk products have undergone a single HTST treatment and:

        1. (a)

          have not been shipped before a period of at least 21 days has elapsed after production and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the exporting third country; or

        2. (b)

          have been presented at an EU border inspection post at least 21 days after production and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the exporting third country.’;

      3. (iii)

        the following paragraph 2a is inserted:

        ‘2a.

        Member States shall authorise imports of colostrum or colostrum products of bovine animals provided that:

        1. 2a.1.

          they come from a third country appearing on the list in Part I(B) of Annex XI;

        2. 2a.2.

          they comply with the conditions set out in paragraphs 1.2 and 1.3;

        3. 2a.3.

          they have undergone a single HTST treatmentf3 and:

          1. (a)

            have not been shipped before a period of at least 21 days has elapsed after production and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the exporting third country; or

          2. (b)

            have been presented at an EU border inspection post at least 21 days after production and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the exporting third country;

        4. 2a.4.

          they have been obtained from bovine animals subject to regular veterinary inspections to ensure that animals come from holdings on which all bovine herds are:

          1. (a)

            either recognised as officially tuberculosis free and officially brucellosis free as defined in Article 2(2)(d) and (f) of Directive 64/432/EEC or not restricted under the national legislation of the third country of origin of the colostrum regarding eradication of tuberculosis and brucellosis; and

          2. (b)

            either recognised as official enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free as defined in Article 2(2)(j) of Directive 64/432/EEC or included in an official system for the control of enzootic-bovine-leukosis and there has been no evidence as a result of clinical and laboratory testing of this disease in the herd during the past two years;

        5. 2a.5.

          after completion of the processing, every precaution has been taken to prevent contamination of the colostrum or colostrum products;

        6. 2a.6.

          the final product has been labelled so as to indicate that it contains Category 3 material and is not intended for human consumption, and that it has been:

          1. (a)

            packed in new containers; or

          2. (b)

            transported in bulk in containers or other means of transport that before use were thoroughly cleansed and disinfected using a disinfectant approved for the purpose by the competent authority.’;

  2. 2..

    in Annex X, Chapter 2 is replaced by the following:

    ‘CHAPTER 2

    Health certificate

    For milk, milk products, colostrum and colostrum products not intended for human consumption for dispatch to or transit through f4 the European Union

    ’

  3. 3..

    Annex XI is amended as follows:

    1. (a)

      Part I is replaced by the following:

      ‘ PART I

      List of third countries from which Member States may authorise imports of milk, milk products, colostrum and colostrum products (health certificate Chapter 2)

      1. A..

        Milk and milk products:

        Third countries listed as authorised in any of the columns of Annex I to Decision 2004/438/EC.

      2. B..

        Colostrum and colostrum products:

        Third countries listed as authorised in column “A” of Annex I to Decision 2004/438/EC.’;

    2. (b)

      Part XII is replaced by the following:

      ‘ PART XII

      List of third countries from which Member States may authorise imports of apiculture products (health certificate Chapter 13)

      Third countries listed in part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, and the following country:

      • “(CM) Cameroon” ’.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1
HTST
  • High Temperature Short Time pasteurisation at 72 °C for at least 15 seconds or equivalent pasteurisation effect achieving a negative reaction to a phosphatase test in bovine milk.’

  • f2

    OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 72.’;

    f3
    HTST
  • High Temperature Short Time pasteurisation at 72 °C for at least 15 seconds or equivalent pasteurisation effect achieving a negative reaction to a phosphatase test in bovine milk.’;

  • f4

    Delete as appropriate.