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Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC

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ANNEX IU.K.SPECIFIC ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

F1CHAPTER IU.K. [F1 [F2Milk, milk products and colostrum not intended for human consumption] ]

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CHAPTER 2U.K. [F3Animal casings intended for human consumption]

A.TradeU.K.

Trade in animal casings is subject to production of a document specifying the plant of origin which must be:

  • where the casings are salted or dried at the point of origin and where salted or dried casings are subsequently handled for other purposes, a plant approved by the competent authority,

  • in other cases, a plant approved in accordance with Directive 64/433/EEC(1), provided the casings are transported in such a way as to avoid contamination.

B.Imports from third countriesU.K.

Imports of animal casings from any third country are subject to production of the certificate referred to in Article 10 (2) (c), issued and signed by an official veterinarian of the exporting third country, stating that:

(i)

the casings come from plants approved by the competent authority of the exporting country;

(ii)

the casings have been cleaned, scraped and then either salted or bleached (or as an alternative to salting or bleaching, that they have been dried after scraping);

(iii)

after the treatment in (ii), effective steps were taken to prevent the recontamination of the casings.

F1CHAPTER 3U.K. [F1 [F4Hides and skins of ungulates not covered by Directive 64/433/EEC or 72/462/EEC and which have not undergone certain tanning processes]

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F1CHAPTER 4U.K. Pet food containing low-risk materials within the meaning of Directive 90/667/EEC]

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CHAPTER 5U.K.Bones and bone products (excluding bone meal), horns and horn products (excluding horn meal) and hooves and hoof products (excluding hoof meal)[F5intended for human consumption]

Trade in and imports of the products in question are subject to the following conditions:

A.

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1.

where trade is concerned, bones, horns and hooves are subject to the animal health requirements laid down in Directive 72/461/EEC;

2.

where trade is concerned, bone products, horn products and hoof products are subject to the animal health requirements provided for in Directive 80/215/EEC(2);

3.

where imports are concerned, bones, bone products, horns, horn products, hooves and hoof products are subject to the requirements of Directive 72/462/EEC(3) [F6.]

B.

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CHAPTER 6U.K.Processed animal protein[F5intended for human consumption]

I.Without prejudice to any restrictions imposed as regards BSE or to the restrictions on the feedings of ruminant protein to ruminants, trade in and imports of processed animal protein are subject:U.K.

A.

[F6as regards trade, to the production of the document or certificate provided for in Directive 77/99/EEC, stating that the requirements of that Directive have been complied with;]

B.

as regards imports:

1.

to production of a health certificate as provided for in Article 10 (2) (c), signed by the official veterinarian of the country of origin and stating that:

a)

[F6the products fulfil the requirements of Directive 80/215/EEC;]

(b)

every precaution has been taken after treatment to prevent contamination of the product treated;

(c)

samples have been taken and tested for salmonella when the consignment left the country of origin;

(d)

the results of these tests are negative;

2.

following document checks of the certificate referred to in 1, to sampling by the competent authority at the border inspection post without prejudice to point II:

(i)

of each consignment of products submitted in bulk;

(ii)

at random of consignments of products packaged in the manufacturing plant;

3.

for release for free circulation in Community territory of consignments of processed animal protein, to prove that the results of the sampling carried out pursuant to B (1) (c) have proved negative, if necessary after reprocessing;

C.

national rules existing on the date of notification of this Directive concerning the requirements applicable as regards BSE and scrapie for animal proteins may be maintained pending a decision on the type of heat treatment capable of destroying the agent responsible.

Trade in and imports of meat meal and bone meal remain subject to Article 5 (2) of Directive 89/662/EEC and Article 11 (2) of Directive 90/675/EEC.

II.Member States may carry out random sampling of bulk consignments originating in a third country from which the last six consecutive tests have proved negative. Where during one of these checks a result has proved positive, the competent authority of the country of origin must be informed so that it can take appropriate measures to remedy the situation. These measures must be brought to the attention of thecompetent authority responsible for the import checks. In the event of a further positive result from the same source, further tests must be carried out on all consignments from the same source until the requirements laid down in the first sentence are again satisfied.U.K.

III.Member States must keep records of the results of sampling carried out on all consignments which have undergone sampling.U.K.

IV.In accordance with Article 3 (3) of Directive 89/662/EEC, transhipment of consignments is permitted only through ports which have been approved under the procedure laid down in Article 18, provided that a bilateral agreement has been reached between Member States to allow checking of the consignments to be deferred until they reach the border inspection post of the Member State of final destination.U.K.

V.Where a consignment proves to be positive for salmonella, it is either:U.K.

(a)

re-exported from the Community;

(b)

used for purposes other than animal feeds. In this case, the consignment may leave the port or storage depot only on condition that it is not incorporated into animal feedingstuffs;

(c)

re-processed in a treatment plant approved pursuant to Directive 90/667/EEC or any plant approved for decontamination. Movement from the port or storage depot shall be controlled by permit from the competent authority and the consignment shall not be released until it has been treated, tested for salmonella by the competent authority in accordance with Annex II, Chapter III, to Directive 90/667/EEC and a negative result obtained.

[F7CHAPTER 7 U.K. Blood and blood products of ungulates and poultry (with the exception of serum from equidae)

I. Fresh blood and blood products intended for human consumption U.K.

A. Trade U.K.
1. Trade in fresh blood of ungulates and poultry intended for human consumption is subject to the animal health conditions applicable to trade in fresh meat pursuant to Council Directives 72/461/EEC (4) , 91/494/EEC (5) or 91/495/EEC (6) . U.K.
2. Trade in blood products intended for human consumption is subject to the animal health conditions laid down in Chapter 11 of this Directive. U.K.
B. Imports U.K.
1. Imports of fresh blood of domestic ungulates intended for human consumption are prohibited pursuant to Council Directive 72/462/EEC (7) . U.K.

Imports of fresh blood of domestic poultry intended for human consumption are subject to the animal health conditions laid down in Directive 91/494/EEC.

Imports of fresh blood of reared game intended for human consumption are subject to the animal health conditions laid down in Chapter 11 of this Annex.

2. Imports of blood products for human consumption, including those referred to in Council Directive 77/99/EEC (8) , are subject to the animal health conditions applicable to meat products pursuant to Directive 72/462/EEC and this Directive, without prejudice to the rules on blood-based processed animal protein products referred to in Chapter 6 of this Annex. U.K.

F1II.Fresh blood and blood products not intended for human consumptionU.K.

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III. General provisions U.K.

The detailed rules for the application of this Chapter are to be adopted, where necessary, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.]

F1CHAPTER 8U.K. [F1Serum from equidae]

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CHAPTER 9U.K. [F3Lard and rendered fats intended for human consumption]

1.Member States shall authorize the importation into the Community of lard and rendered fats from third countries appearing on the list annexed to Decision 79/542/EEC from which the importation of fresh meat of the species concerned is permitted.U.K.

2.Where there has been an outbreak of a serious transmissible disease in the previous 12 months before export in a country mentioned in paragraph 1, each consignment of lard or rendered fats must be accompanied by a certificate referred to in Article 10 (2) of this Directive stating that:U.K.

A.

the lard or rendered fats have been subjected to one of the following heat treatment processes:

(i)

at least 70 oC for at least 30 minutes; or

(ii)

at least 90 oC for at least 15 minutes; or

(iii)

a minimum temperature of 80 oC in a continuous rendering system;

B.

where the lard of rendered fats are packaged, they have been packed in new containers and all precautions have been taken to prevent their recontamination;

C.

where bulk transport of the product is intended, the pipes, pumps and bulk tank and any other bulk container tanks or bulk road tanker used in the transportation of the products from the manufacturing plant either directly on to the ship or into shore tanks or direct to establishments were inspected and found to be clean before use.

F1CHAPTER 10U.K. [F1Raw material for the manufacture of animal feedingstuffs and pharmaceutical or technical products]

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CHAPTER 11U.K. [F3Rabbit meat and farmed game meat intended for human consumption]

Member States shall ensure that rabbit meat and farmed game meat are imported only if:

(a)

they come from third countries included:

(i)

for furred farm game, on the list of countries from which fresh meat of the corresponding species may be imported pursuant to Directive 72/462/EEC;

(ii)

for feather farmed game, on the list of countries from which fresh poultrymeat may be imported pursuant to Directive 91/494/EEC(9);

(iii)

for rabbit meat, on a list to be drawn up under the procedure laid down in Article 18;

(b)

they satisfy at least the requirements laid down in Chapters II and III respectively of Directive 91/495/EEC(10);

(c)

they come from establishments offering the guarantees provided for in (b) and recognized under the procedure provided for in Article 18 or, pending the list referred to in (a) (iii), from establishments approved by the competent authorities;

(d)

each batch of meat is accompanied by the health certificate provided for in Article 10 (2) (c).

F1CHAPTER 12U.K. [F1Apiculture products

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F1CHAPTER 13U.K. [F8Game trophies]

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F1CHAPTER 14U.K.

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F1CHAPTER 15U.K. Unprocessed wool, hair, bristles, feathers and parts of feathers]

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F9ANNEX IIU.K. [F9 [X1SPECIFIC PUBLIC HEALTH CONDITIONS

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ANNEX IIIU.K.

ICONSOLIDATED VERSION OF ANNEXES A AND B TO DIRECTIVE 89/662/EECU.K.

ANNEX AU.K.VETERINARY LEGISLATION

CHAPTER IU.K.
  • Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64).

  • Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat (OJ No L 55, 8. 3. 1971, p. 23).

  • Council Directive 72/461/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 24).

  • Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 85).

  • Council Directive 80/215/EEC of 22 January 1980 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 4).

  • Council Directive 88/657/EEC of 14 December 1988 laying down the requirements for the production of, and trade in, minced meat, meat in pieces of less than 100 grams and meat preparations (OJ No L 382, 31. 12. 1988, p. 3).

  • Council Directive 89/437/EEC of 20 June 1989 on hygiene and health problems affecting the production and the placing on the market of egg products (OJ No L 212, 22. 7. 1989, p. 87).

  • Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 1).

  • Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs (OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 1).

  • Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15).

  • Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat (OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 35).

  • Council Directive 91/495/EEC of 27 November 1991 concerning public health and animal health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of rabbit meat and farmed game meat (OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 41).

  • Council Directive 92/45/EEC of 16 June 1992 on public health and animal health problems relating to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of wild-game meat (OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 35).

  • Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products (OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 1).

CHAPTER IIU.K.
  • Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (with the exception of pathogens).

ANNEX BU.K.PRODUCTS NOT SUBJECT TO COMMUNITY HARMONIZATION, BUT TRADE IN WHICH WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE CHECKS PROVIDED FOR BY THIS DIRECTIVE

Other products of animal origin included neither in Annex B to this Directive nor in the Annex to Directive 90/425/EEC: these products will be defined under the procedure laid down in Article 18.

IICONSOLIDATED VERSION OF ANNEXES A AND B TO DIRECTIVE 90/425/EECU.K.

ANNEX AU.K.

CHAPTER IU.K.VETERINARY LEGISLATION
Section 1U.K.
  • Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64).

  • Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (OJ No L 194, 22. 7. 1988, p. 10).

  • Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embyros of domestic animals of the bovine species (OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1989, p. 1).

  • Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on the health policy conditions governing the movement of equidae and their import from third countries (OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 42).

  • Council Directive 90/429/EEC of 26 June 1990 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species (OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 62).

  • Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6).

  • Council Directive 90/667/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down the veterinary rules for the disposal and processing of animal waste, for its placing on the market and for the prevention of pathogens in feedstuffs of animal or fish origin and amending Directive 90/425/EEC (OJ No L 363, 27. 12. 1990, p. 51).

  • Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 1).

  • Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 19).

  • Council Directive 91/628/EEC of 19 November 1991 on the protection of animals during transport and amending Directives 90/425/EEC and 91/496/EEC (OJ No L 340, 11. 12. 1991, p. 17).

Section 2U.K.

Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) (1) to Directive 90/425/EEC (OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 54).

— For pathogens:

Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC.

CHAPTER IIU.K.ZOOTECHNICAL LEGISLATION
  • Council Directive 77/504/EEC of 25 July 1977 on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (OJ No L 206, 12. 8. 1977, p. 8).

  • Council Directive 88/661/EEC of 19 December 1988 on the zootechnical standards applicable to breeding animals of the porcine species (OJ No L 382, 31. 12. 1988, p. 36).

  • Council Directive 89/361/EEC of 30 May 1989 concerning pure-bred breeding sheep and goats (OJ No L 153, 8. 6. 1989, p. 30).

  • Council Directive 90/427/EEC of 26 June 1990 on the zootechnical and genealogical conditions governing intra-Community trade in equidae (OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 55).

  • Council Directive 91/174/EEC of 25 March 1991 laying down zootechnical and pedigree requirements for the marketing of pure-bred animals (OJ No L 85, 5. 4. 1991, p. 37).

ANNEX BU.K.ANIMALS AND PRODUCTS NOT SUBJECT TO HARMONIZATION BUT TRADE IN WHICH WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE CHECKS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DIRECTIVE

CHAPTER IU.K.

Veterinary legislation — other live animals not listed in Annex A, Chapter I.

CHAPTER IIU.K.

Veterinary legislation — semen, ova and embryos not listed in Annex A, Chapter I.

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