PARTĀ IVANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 3 AND 5

TITLE 2ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF FRESH MEAT

CHAPTER 2 Animal health requirements for fresh meat of ungulates

SECTION 2SPECIFIC ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR FRESH MEAT OF KEPT UNGULATES

Article 134The establishment of origin of the kept ungulates from which the fresh meat has been obtained

1.

Consignments of fresh meat of kept ungulates shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the fresh meat of the consignment has been obtained from ungulates which come from an establishment:

(a)

in and around which, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, none of the listed diseases referred to in Part A of Annex XXIV, for which the species of ungulates of origin of the fresh meat intended for entry into the Union are listed, has been reported in an area of 10 km radius and for a period of 30 days prior to the date of slaughter; or

(b)

which complies with the specific conditions to be provided by the competent authorities where vaccination against foot and mouth disease has been carried out in the third country or territory or zone thereof less than 12 months prior to the date of slaughter set out in points 1(b) or 3.1(a) of Part B of Annex XXV which must have been specifically assigned by the Commission in the list to the third country or territory or zone thereof authorised for entry into the Union of fresh meat of ungulates and to the species of origin of the fresh meat.

2.

Consignments of fresh meat of kept ungulates shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the fresh meat of the consignment has been obtained from ungulates which come from an establishment:

(a)

where no animals have been vaccinated according to Part A of Annex XXV; or

(b)

which is located in a third country, territory or zone thereof which complies with the specific conditions set out in point 1 of Part B of Annex XXIV; these conditions must have been specifically assigned by the Commission in the list to the third country or territory or zone thereof listed for entry into the Union of fresh meat of ungulates and to the species of origin of the fresh meat.