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Annex II is amended as follows:

  1. (1)

    Part 1 is replaced by the following:

    ‘PART 1

    List of third countries, territories and parts thereof f1

    Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for in agreements between the Union and third countries.

    Meat from animals slaughtered on or before the date set out in column 7 may be imported into the Union for 90 days from that date. However, consignments carried on vessels on the high seas may be imported into the Union if certified before the date set out in column 7 for 40 days from that date. (Where there is no date set out in column 7, no time restrictions shall apply).

    Only meat from animals slaughtered on or after the date set out in column 8 may be imported into the Union. Where there is no date set out in column 8, no time restrictions shall apply.

    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 subject in the United Nations.

    Not including Kosovo which is at present under international administration pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.

    * Requirements as in accordance with the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).
    — No certificates are laid down and fresh meat imports shall be prohibited, except for those species where indicated in the line comprising the entry for the whole country.

    “1” Category restrictions:

    No offal is authorised for introduction into the Union except for bovine species, diaphragm and masseter muscles.
    ISO code and name of third countryCode of TerritoryDescription of third country, territory or part thereofVeterinary certificateSpecific conditionsClosing datef2 Opening datef3
    Model(s)SG
    12345678
    AL – AlbaniaAL-0Whole country—
    AR – ArgentinaAR-0Whole countryEQU
    AR-1

    The 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,

    • Part of Neuquén (excluding territory included in AR-4),

    • Part of Río Negro (excluding territory included in AR-4),

    • San Juan,

    • San Luis,

    • Santa Fe,

    • Tucuman,

    • Cordoba,

    • La Pampa,

    • Santiago del Estero,

    • Chaco, Formosa, Jujuy and Salta, excluding 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

    		BOVA118 March 2005
    RUFA11 December 2007
    RUWA11 August 2010
    AR-2Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del FuegoBOV, OVI, RUW, RUF1 March 2002
    AR-3Corrientes: the departments of Berón de Astrada, Capital, Empedrado, General Paz, Itati, Mbucuruyá, San Cosme and San Luís del PalmarBOV, RUFA11 December 2007
    AR-4

    Part of Río Negro (except: in Avellaneda the zone located north of the Provincial road 7 and east of the Provincial road 250, in Conesa the zone located east of the Provincial road 2, in El Cuy the zone located north of the Provincial road 7 from its intersection with the Provincial road 66 to the border with the Department of Avellaneda, and in San Antonio the zone located east of the Provincial roads 250 and 2)

    Part of Neuquén (except in Confluencia the zone located east of the Provincial road 17, and in Picun Leufú the zone located east of the Provincial road 17)

    		BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF1 August 2008
    AU – AustraliaAU-0Whole countryBOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW

    BA –

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    		BA-0Whole country—
    BH – BahrainBH-0Whole country—
    BR – BrazilBR-0Whole countryEQU
    BR-1

    • State of Minas Gerais

    • State of Espírito Santo;

    • State of Goiás;

    • State of Mato Grosso

    • State of Rio Grande do Sul, State of Mato Grosso do Sul (except for the designated high surveillance zone of 15 Km from the external borders in the municipalities of Porto Murtinho, Caracol, Bela Vista, Antônio João, Ponta Porã, Aral Moreira, Coronel Sapucaia, Paranhos, Sete Quedas, Japorã, and Mundo Novo and the designated high surveillance zone in the municipalities of Corumbá and Ladário).

    		BOVA and H11 December 2008
    BR-2State of Santa CatarinaBOVA and H131 January 2008
    BR-3States of Paraná and São PauloBOVA and H11 August 2008
    BW – BotswanaBW-0Whole countryEQU, EQW
    BW-1The veterinary disease control zones 3c, 4b, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 18BOV, OVI, RUF, RUWF11 December 2007
    BW-2The veterinary disease control zones 10, 11, 13 and 14BOV, OVI, RUF, RUWF17 March 2002
    BW-3The veterinary disease control zone 12BOV, OVI, RUF, RUWF120 October 200820 January 2009
    BY – BelarusBY-0Whole country—
    BZ – BelizeBZ-0Whole countryBOV, EQU
    CA – CanadaCA-0Whole countryBOV, OVI, POR, EQU, SUF, SUW RUF, RUW,G
    CH – SwitzerlandCH-0Whole country*
    CL – ChileCL-0Whole countryBOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF
    CN – ChinaCN-0Whole country—
    CO – ColombiaCO-0Whole countryEQU
    CR – Costa RicaCR-0Whole countryBOV, EQU
    CU – CubaCU-0Whole countryBOV, EQU
    DZ – AlgeriaDZ-0Whole country—
    ET – EthiopiaET-0Whole country—

    FK –

    Falkland Islands

    		FK-0Whole countryBOV, OVI, EQU
    GL – GreenlandGL-0Whole countryBOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW
    GT – GuatemalaGT-0Whole countryBOV, EQU
    HK – Hong KongHK-0Whole country—
    HN – HondurasHN-0Whole countryBOV, EQU
    HR – CroatiaHR-0Whole countryBOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW
    IL – IsraelIL-0Whole country—
    IN – IndiaIN-0Whole country—
    IS – IcelandIS-0Whole countryBOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW
    KE – KenyaKE-0Whole country—
    MA – MoroccoMA-0Whole countryEQU
    ME – MontenegroME-0Whole countryBOV, OVI, EQU
    MG – MadagascarMG-0Whole country—

    MK –

    Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaf4

    		MK-0Whole countryOVI, EQU
    MU – MauritiusMU-0Whole country—
    MX – MexicoMX-0Whole countryBOV, EQU
    NA – NamibiaNA-0Whole countryEQU, EQW
    NA-1South of the cordon fences which extend from Palgrave Point in the west to Gam in the eastBOV, OVI, RUF, RUWF and J1
    NC – New CaledoniaNC-0Whole countryBOV, RUF, RUW
    NI – NicaraguaNI-0Whole country—
    NZ – New ZealandNZ-0Whole countryBOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW
    PA – PanamaPA-0Whole countryBOV, EQU
    PY – ParaguayPY-0Whole countryEQU
    PY-1Whole country except for the designated high surveillance zone of 15 Km from the external bordersBOVA11 August 2008
    RS – Serbiaf5 RS-0Whole countryBOV, OVI, EQU
    RU – RussiaRU-0Whole country—
    RU-1Region of Murmansk, Yamalo-Nenets autonomous areaRUF
    SV – El SalvadorSV-0Whole country—
    SZ – SwazilandSZ-0Whole countryEQU, EQW
    SZ-1Area west of the “red line” fences which extends northwards from the river Usutu to the frontier with South Africa west of NkalashaneBOV, RUF, RUWF1
    SZ-2The veterinary foot and mouth disease surveillance and vaccination control areas as gazetted as a Statutory Instrument under legal notice number 51 of 2001BOV, RUF, RUWF14 August 2003
    TH – ThailandTH-0Whole country—
    TN – TunisiaTN-0Whole country—
    TR – TurkeyTR-0Whole country—
    TR-1The provinces of Amasya, Ankara, Aydin, Balikesir, Bursa, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Izmir, Kastamonu, Kutahya, Manisa, Usak, Yozgat and KirikkaleEQU
    UA – UkraineUA-0Whole country—
    US – United StatesUS-0Whole countryBOV, OVI, POR, EQU, SUF, SUW, RUF, RUWG
    UY – UruguayUY-0Whole countryEQU
    BOVA11 November 2001
    OVIA1
    ZA – South AfricaZA-0Whole countryEQU, EQW
    ZA-1

    The whole country except:

    • the 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

    • the district of Camperdown, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal

    		BOV, OVI, RUF, RUWF1
    ZW – ZimbabweZW-0Whole country—

    ’

  2. (2)

    Part 2 is amended as follows:

    1. (a)

      the introductory list is replaced by the following:

      ‘PART 2

      Models of veterinary certificates

      Model(s):

      “BOV”

    2. Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds).

      3. “OVI”

    3. Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic ovine animals (Ovis aries) and domestic caprine animals (Capra hircus).

      4. “POR”

    4. Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa).

      5. “EQU”

    5. Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding minced meat, of domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds).

      6. “RUF”

    6. Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of farmed non-domestic animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae.

      7. “RUW”

    7. Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild non-domestic animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae.

      8. “SUF”

    8. Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of farmed non-domestic animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae families.

      9. “SUW”

    9. Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild non-domestic animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae families.

      10. “EQW”

    10. Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild solipeds belonging to the subgenus Hippotigris (zebra).

      11. SG (Supplementary guarantees)

      “A”

    11. guarantees regarding the maturation, pH measurement and boning of fresh meat, excluding offal, certified according to the models of veterinary certificates BOV (point II.2.6), OVI (point II.2.6), RUF (point II.2.7) and RUW (point II.2.4).

      12. “C”

    12. guarantees regarding the laboratory test for classical-swine-fever in the carcases from which fresh meat was obtained, certified according to the model of veterinary certificate SUW (point II.2.3 B).

      13. “D”

    13. guarantees regarding swill feed on holding(s) of animals from which fresh meat certified was obtained according to the model of veterinary certificate POR (point II.2.3 d).

      14. “E”

    14. guarantees regarding tuberculosis test in the animals from where fresh meat certified was obtained, according to the model of veterinary certificate BOV (point II.2.4 d).

      15. “F”

    15. guarantees regarding the maturation and de-boning of fresh meat, excluding offal, certified according to the models of veterinary certificates BOV (point II.2.6), OVI (point II.2.6), RUF (point II.2.6) and RUW (point II.2.7).

      16. “G”

    16. 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 veterinary certificates RUF (point II.1.7) and RUW (point II.1.8).

      17. “H”

    17. supplementary guarantees required for Brazil. Concerning vaccination programmes, 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.

      18. “J”

    18. guarantees regarding the movement of bovine, ovine and caprine animals from holdings to the slaughterhouse, which allow them to pass via an assembly centre (including markets) before being transported directly to slaughter.’

    19. (b)

      the ‘Model BOV’ is replaced by the following:

      ‘ Model BOV

      ’

    20. (c)

      The ‘Model OVI’ is replaced by the following:

      ‘ Model OVI

      ’

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for in agreements between the Union and third countries.

f2

Meat from animals slaughtered on or before the date set out in column 7 may be imported into the Union for 90 days from that date. However, consignments carried on vessels on the high seas may be imported into the Union if certified before the date set out in column 7 for 40 days from that date. (Where there is no date set out in column 7, no time restrictions shall apply).

f3

Only meat from animals slaughtered on or after the date set out in column 8 may be imported into the Union. Where there is no date set out in column 8, no time restrictions shall apply.

f4

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 subject in the United Nations.

f5

Not including Kosovo which is at present under international administration pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.