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Division (AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 22(7))

United Kingdom

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Where ungulates of listed species do not originate from a third country or territory or zone thereof free from infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24), they must originate from a third country or territory or zone thereof which complies with at least one of the following requirements:

  1. (a)

    the animals have been kept in a third country or territory or zone thereof seasonally free from infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) as defined in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689:

    1. (i)

      for a period of at least 60 days prior to the date of dispatch to the Union; or

    2. (ii)

      for a period of at least 28 days prior to the date of dispatch to the Union, and have undergone a serological test, with negative results, carried out on samples collected at least 28 days following the date of the animal’s entry into the third country or territory or zone thereof seasonally free from infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24); or

    3. (iii)

      for a period of at least 14 days prior to the date of dispatch to the Union, and have undergone a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, with negative results, carried out on samples collected at least 14 days following the date of the animal’s entry into the third country or territory or zone thereof that is seasonally free of BTV;

  2. (b)

    the animals originate from a third country, territory or zone thereof with a surveillance system in place designed and implemented in accordance with Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter 1, Part II of Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 and have been vaccinated against all the serotypes (1 to 24) of bluetongue virus reported during the preceding 2 years in that third country, territory or zone thereof, and the animals are still within the immunity period of time guaranteed in the specifications of the vaccine, and the animals comply with at least one of the following requirements:

    1. (i)

      they have been vaccinated more than 60 days prior to the date of dispatch to the Union; or

    2. (ii)

      they have been vaccinated with an inactivated vaccine and have undergone a PCR test, with negative results on samples collected at least 14 days after the onset of the immunity protection set in the specifications of the vaccine;

  3. (c)

    the animals originate from a third country, territory or zone thereof with a surveillance system in place designed and implemented in accordance with Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter 1, Part II of Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 and the animals have undergone, with positive results, a serological test able to detect specific antibodies against all serotypes (1-24) bluetongue virus reported during the preceding 2 years in that third country or territory or zone thereof, and:

    1. (i)

      the serological test must have been carried out on samples collected at least 60 days prior to the date of movement;

      or

    2. (ii)

      the serological test must have been carried out on samples collected at least 30 days prior to the date of movement and the animals were subjected to a PCR test, with negative results, carried out on samples collected not earlier than 14 days prior to the date of dispatch to the Union.