Article 4

1.

The United Kingdom shall not dispatch milk intended or not intended for human consumption from those parts of its territory listed in the Annex I.

2.

The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to milk which has been subjected to at least a treatment in accordance with

(a)

Part A of Annex IX to Directive 2003/85/EC, if the milk is intended for human consumption; or

(b)

Part B of Annex IX to Directive 2003/85/EC, if the milk is not intended for human consumption or is intended for feeding to animals of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease.

3.

The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to milk prepared in establishments situated in the areas listed in Annex I under the following conditions:

(a)

all milk used in the establishment must either conform to the conditions of paragraph 2 or be obtained from animals reared and milked outside the area listed in Annex I,

(b)

the establishment is operated under strict veterinary control,

(c)

the milk must be clearly identified and transported and stored separately from milk and dairy products which are not eligible for dispatch outside the areas mentioned in Annex I,

(d)

transport of raw milk from holdings situated outside the areas mentioned in Annex I to the establishments referred to above is carried out in vehicles which were cleaned and disinfected prior to operation and had no subsequent contact with holdings in the areas mentioned in Annex I keeping animals of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease,

(e)

the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the supervision of the central veterinary authorities who will communicate to other Member States and the Commission a list of those establishments which they have approved in application of these provisions.

4.

Milk consigned from the United Kingdom to other Member States shall be accompanied by an official certificate. The certificate shall bear the following words:

‘Milk conforming to Commission Decision 2007/552/EC of 6 August 2007 concerning interim protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom’.

5.

Derogating from the provisions in paragraph 4 it shall be sufficient, in the case of milk which conforms to the requirements of paragraph 2(a) or (b) and has been processed in an establishment operating HACCP and an auditable standard operating procedure which ensures that standards for treatment are met and recorded, that compliance with the conditions required for the treatment laid down in paragraph 2(a) or (b) is stated in the commercial document accompanying the consignment, endorsed in accordance with Article 9(1).

6.

Derogating from the provisions in paragraph 4 it shall be sufficient in the case of milk which conforms to the requirements in paragraph 2(a) or (b) and which has been treated in hermetically sealed containers so as to ensure that it is shelf stable, to be accompanied by a commercial document stating the heat treatment applied.