Article 8

1.Lithuania shall not dispatch to other Member States or to third countries consignments of:

(a)products of animals of the porcine species not referred to in Articles 6 and 7 coming from the areas listed in Part A of Annex I;

(b)products obtained from animals of the porcine species originating in the areas listed in Part A of Annex I;

(c)dung and manure of animals of the porcine species from the areas listed in Part A of Annex I.

2.The prohibition set out in paragraph 1(a) and (b) shall not apply to:

(a)products derived from animals of the porcine species which:

(i)

have been subjected to a heat treatment:

  • in a hermetically sealed container with a Fo value of 3,00 or more, or

  • in which the centre temperature is raised to at least 70 °C; or

(ii)

were produced outside the areas listed in Annex I in accordance with the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, and which since introduction into Lithuania have been stored and transported separately from animal products not eligible for dispatch in accordance with paragraph 1;

(b)blood and blood products as defined in points 2 and 4 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011(1) which have been subjected to at least one of the treatments provided for in point 3.1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, followed by an effectiveness check, or have been imported in accordance with Section 2 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;

(c)lard and rendered fats which have been processed by processing method 1 (pressure sterilisation) or in accordance with one of the other processing methods referred to in Chapter III of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;

(d)petfood conforming to the requirements of points 3(a) and 3(b)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Chapter II of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;

(e)game trophies in accordance with point C.2 of Chapter VI of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;

(f)pigs bristles which have undergone factory washing or have been obtained from tanning and unprocessed pigs bristles which are securely enclosed in packaging and dry;

(g)packed animal products intended for use as in-vitro diagnostic, laboratory reagents;

(h)medicinal products as defined in Directive 2001/83/EC, medical devices manufactured utilising animal tissue which is rendered non-viable as referred to in Article 1(5)(g) of Council Directive 93/42/EEC(2), veterinary medicinal products as defined in Directive 2001/82/EC, and investigational medicinal products as defined in Directive 2001/20/EC;

(i)animal casings complying with the conditions in Part A of Chapter 2 of Annex I to Directive 92/118/EEC and which have been cleaned, scraped and then either salted, bleached or dried, followed by steps to prevent the recontamination of the casings;

(j)composite products which are not subject to further treatment containing products of animal origin, on the understanding that the treatment was not necessary for finished products, the ingredients of which comply with the respective animal health conditions laid down in this Decision.

3.Lithuania shall ensure that the animal products referred to in paragraph 2 which are dispatched to other Member States are accompanied by an official certificate which includes the following words:

Animal products conforming to Commission Implementing Decision 2011/508/EU of 16 August 2011 concerning certain protection measures against classical swine fever in Lithuania.