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Article 7 General requirements as regards the health status of the animals, germinal products and products of animal origin

United Kingdom

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1.

Consignments of animals shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the animals of the consignment:

(a)

are not animals to be killed under a national programme carried out in the third country or territory of origin for the eradication of diseases, including the relevant listed diseases referred to in Annex I and emerging diseases;

(b)

did not show symptoms of transmissible diseases at the time of loading for the dispatch to the Union;

(c)

originate from an establishment which, at the time of their dispatch from that establishment to the Union, was not subject to national restriction measures:

  1. (i)

    for animal health reasons;

  2. (ii)

    in the case of aquaculture animals, for animal health reasons or due to the occurrence of abnormal mortalities with an undetermined cause.

2.

Consignments of germinal products shall only be permitted to enter the Union if they were obtained from animals which at the time of collection:

(a)

did not show symptoms of transmissible diseases;

(b)

were kept on an establishment which was not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including restrictions related to the relevant listed diseases referred to in Annex I and emerging diseases.

3.

Consignments of products of animal origin shall only be permitted to enter the Union if they were obtained from animals which:

(a)

in the case of terrestrial animals, did not show symptoms of transmissible diseases at the time of:

  1. (i)

    killing or slaughter, for the production of fresh meat and meat products;

    or

  2. (ii)

    the collection of milk or eggs;

(b)

in the case of aquatic animals, did not show symptoms of transmissible diseases at the time of slaughter or collection for the production of products of animal origin.

(c)

were not killed, slaughtered or, in the case of molluscs and live crustaceans removed from the water, under a national programme for the eradication of diseases;

(d)

were kept on an establishment which was not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including where relevant, listed diseases referred to in Annex I and emerging diseases, at the time of:

  1. (i)

    the killing or slaughter of those animals for the production of fresh meat and meat products or products of animal origin from aquatic animals; or

  2. (ii)

    the collection of milk and eggs.