The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Scotland) Regulations 2000

Bovine animals and swine

1.  Council Directive 64/432/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine as replaced by the Annex to Council Directive 97/12/EC (O.J. No. L 109, 25.4.97, p.1).

• Council Directive 97/12/EC and Council Directive 64/432/EEC have been amended by:

• Commission Decision 90/208/EEC (O.J. No. L 108, 28.4.90, p.102);

• Commission Decision 90/425/EEC (O.J. No. L 224, 18.8.90, p.29);

• Commission Decision 91/52/EEC (O.J. No. L 34, 6.2.91, p.12);

• Commission Decision 95/108/EC (O.J. No. L 79, 7.4.95, p.29);

• Commission Decision 95/109/EC (O.J. No. L 79, 7.4.95, p.32);

• Council Directive 98/46/EC (O.J. No. L 198, 15.7.98, p.22);

• Council Directive 98/99/EC (O.J. No. L 358, 31.12.98, p.107);

• Commission Decision 98/362/EC (O.J. No. L 163, 6.6.98, p.48);

• Commission Decision 98/548/EC (O.J. No. L 263, 26.9.98, p.35);

• Commission Decision 98/621/EC (O.J. No. L 296, 5.11.98. p15);

• Commission Decision 99/384/EC (O.J. No. L 146, 11.6.99, p. 52);

• Commission Decision 99/399/EC (O.J. No. L 150, 17.6.99, p.32); and

• Commission Decision 99/579/EC (O.J. No. L 219, 19.8.99, p.53),

• Relevant provisions: Articles 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7 (in the case of imports) and 12.3.

  (a)

  The official health certificate accompanying all cattle imported into Scotland from Spain must contain the statement: “Live cattle in accordance with Commission Decision 90/208/EEC on contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia”.

  (b)

  The official health certificate accompanying all cattle imported into Scotland from Portugal must contain the statement: “Live cattle in accordance with Commission Decision 91/52/EEC on contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia”.

  (c)

  The official health certificate accompanying all swine imported into Scotland from any other member State except Austria, Denmark, Finland and Sweden and those regions of France and Germany specified in Commission Decisions amending Decision 93/24/EEC(1) must contain the statement: “Pigs in accordance with Commission Decision 93/24/EEC of 11 December 1992 concerning Aujeszky’s disease. In the case of pigs for breeding, the test used was the whole virus ELISA/ELISA for g1 antibodies (delete where applicable)”.

  (d)

  In the event of the prohibition on the export of cattle from Scotland imposed by Commission Decision 98/256/EC on emergency measures to protect against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (O.J. No. L 113, 15.4.98, p.32) being revoked so as to allow the despatch of cattle from Great Britain to another member State or a third country, the official health certificate accompanying all cattle exported from Scotland to Denmark or Finland must contain the statement: “Bovines in accordance with Commission Decision 93/42/EEC of 21st December 1992 concerning IBR for bovines being sent to Member States or Regions listed in the Annex to the said Decision”.

  (e)

  In the event of the prohibition on the export of cattle from Great Britain imposed by Commission Decision 98/256/EC on emergency measures to protect against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (O.J. No. L 113, 15.4.98, p.32) being revoked so as to allow the despatch of cattle from England or Wales to another member State or a third country, the official health certificate accompanying all cattle exported from Scotland to Austria and Sweden must contain the statement: “Bovines in accordance with Commission Decision 95/109/EC”.

  (f)

  In accordance with Commission Decision 95/108/EC the importation into Scotland from the Italian region of Sardinia of animals of the suidae family is prohibited.

(1)

O.J. No. L 16, 25.1.93, p.16