{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-644/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2012/644",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 644/2012 of 16 July 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements, as regards Russia (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-644",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 is amended as follows:\n(1) Parts 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:\n‘PART 1\nList of third countries, territories or parts thereof\nWithout prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for by any relevant agreement between the Union and third countries.\nExclusively for live animals other than animals belonging to the cervidae species.\nCertificates 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).\nThe former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: the definitive nomenclature for this country will be agreed following current negotiations at UN level.\nNot including Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99.\nISO code and name of third country\nCode of Territory\nDescription of third country, territory or part thereof\nVeterinary certificate\nSpecific conditions\nModel(s)\nSG\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nCA – Canada\nCA-0\nWhole country\nPOR-X\nIVb\nIX\nV\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\nCL – Chile\nCL-0\nWhole country\nBOV-X,OVI-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\nPOR-X, POR-Y\nB\nME – Montenegro\nME-0\nWhole country\nI\nMK – The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia\nMK-0\nWhole country\nI\nNZ – New Zealand\nNZ-0\nWhole country\nBOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, POR-X, POR-Y OVI-X, OVI-Y\nIII\nV\nPM – St Pierre and Miquelon\nPM-0\nWhole country\nBOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y CAM\nRS – Serbia\nRS-0\nWhole country\nI\nRU – Russia\nRU-0\nWhole country\nRU-1\nWhole country except the region of Kaliningrad\nRU-2\nRegion of Kaliningrad\nBOV-X-TRANSIT-RU\nX\nSpecific Conditions (see footnotes in each certificate)\n\"I\" for transit through the territory of a third country of live animals for immediate slaughter or live bovine animals for fattening which are consigned from a Member State and destined to another Member State in lorries which have been sealed with a serially numbered seal.\nThe seal number must be entered on the health certificate issued in accordance with the model laid down in Annex F to Directive 64/432/EEC for live bovine animals for slaughter and fattening and in accordance with Model I of Annex E to Directive 91/68/EEC for ovine and caprine animals for slaughter.\nIn addition, the seal must be intact on arrival at the designated border inspection post of entry into the Union and the seal number recorded in the integrated computerised veterinary system of the Union (TRACES).\nThe certificate must be stamped at the exit point of the Union by the competent veterinary authority prior to transiting one or more third countries, with the following wording \"ONLY FOR TRANSIT BETWEEN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION VIA THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA/MONTENEGRO/SERBIA \".\nBovine animals for fattening must be transported directly to the holding of destination designated by the competent veterinary authority of destination. Those animals must not be moved from that holding unless for immediate slaughter.\n\"II\" territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the Union of live 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 Union of live 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 Union of live animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV –X.\n\"IVb\" recognised as having officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL)-free herds equivalent to the requirements set out in Annex D to Directive 64/432/EEC for the purposes of exports to the Union of live 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 Union of live 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 Union of live 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 Union of live 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 Union of live animals certified according to the model of certificate POR-X.\n\"X\" Only for transit through Lithuania of bovine animals for breeding and/or production from the Kaliningrad region to other regions of Russia.\nPART 2\nModels of Veterinary Certificates\nModels\n\"BOV-X\" Model of veterinary certificate for domestic bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) intended for breeding and/or production after importation.\n\"BOV-Y\" Model of veterinary certificate for domestic bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) intended for immediate slaughter after importation.\n\"BOV-X-TRANSIT-RU\" Model of veterinary certificate for domestic bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) intended for transit from the region of Kaliningrad to other regions of Russia via the territory of Lithuania.\n\"OVI-X\" Model of veterinary certificate for domestic ovine animals (Ovis aries) and domestic caprine animals (Capra hircus) intended for breeding and/or production after importation.\n\"OVI-Y\" Model of veterinary certificate for domestic ovine animals (Ovis aries) and domestic caprine animals (Capra hircus) intended for immediate slaughter after importation.\n\"POR-X\" Model of veterinary certificate for domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa) intended for breeding and/or production after importation.\n\"POR-Y\" Model of veterinary certificate for domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa) intended for immediate slaughter after importation.\n\"RUM\" Model of veterinary certificate for animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae.\n\"SUI\" Model of veterinary certificate for non-domestic Suidae, Tayassuidae and Tapiridae.\n\"CAM\" Model of specific attestation for animals imported from St Pierre and Miquelon under the conditions provided for in Part 7 of Annex I.\nSG (Supplementary guarantees)\n\"A\" guarantees regarding Bluetongue and Epizootic-haemorrhagic-disease tests on animals certified according to the model of veterinary certificates BOV-X (point II.2.8 B), OVI-X (point II.2.6 D) and RUM (point II.2.6).\n\"B\" guarantees regarding Swine-vesicular-disease and Classical-swine-fever tests on animals certified according to the model of veterinary certificates POR-X (point II.2.4 B) and SUI (point II.2.4 B).\n\"C\" guarantees regarding Brucellosis test on animals certified according to the model of veterinary certificates POR-X (point II.2.4 C) and SUI (point II.2.4 C).’\n(2) the following model veterinary certificate is inserted between the model veterinary certificates \"BOV-Y\" and \"OVI-X\"",
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  "status": null,
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for by any relevant agreement between the Union and third countries."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Exclusively for live animals other than animals belonging to the cervidae species."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Certificates 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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: the definitive nomenclature for this country will be agreed following current negotiations at UN level."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Not including Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Delete country as applicable."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "Serbia, not including Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99."
    }
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