By way of derogation from the prohibition provided for in point (c) of Article 3, the competent authority may authorise the dispatch of colostrum, milk and dairy products destined for animal feed obtained from bovine animals and captive wild ruminants kept on holdings situated in the areas listed in Part II of Annex I provided that the colostrum, milk and dairy products have been subjected to a treatment to ensure the destruction of the foot-and-mouth virus as described in points 1.1 to 1.5 of Part A of Annex IX to Council Directive 2003/85/EC22 and the consignment complies with paragraph 2 of this Article.

The competent authority shall only authorise the dispatch to other Member States of consignments of colostrum, milk and dairy products in accordance with the derogation provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article where the consignments are accompanied by an official health certificate, as set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 599/200423, and Part II of that health certificate shall be completed with the following attestation: