PART II U.K. ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF KEPT TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 3 AND 5

TITLE 2 U.K. ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR UNGULATES

CHAPTER 2 U.K. Special rules for entry into the Union of kept ungulates intended for confined establishments

Article 30 U.K. Conditions for confined establishments of origin of ungulates in third countries or territories for the purpose of Article 29

Member States shall only include a confined establishment located in a third country or territory on the list of confined establishments provided for in Article 29, if the confined establishment is approved by the competent authority of the third country or territory and complies with the following conditions:

(a)

it must be clearly demarcated and the access of animals and humans to animal facilities must be controlled;

(b)

it must have adequate means for catching, confining and isolating animals, and have available and adequate quarantine facilities and approved standard operating procedures for new incoming animals;

(c)

the animal accommodation areas must be of a suitable standard and constructed in such a way that:

(i)

contact with animals outside the confined establishment is prevented and inspections and any necessary treatment can be easily carried out;

(ii)

the floors, walls and all other material or equipment can be cleaned and disinfected easily;

(d)

as regards disease surveillance and control measures:

(i)

it must implement an appropriate disease surveillance programme which must include control measures against zoonosis, and update it according to the number and species of the animals present in the confined establishment and to the epidemiological situation in and around the confined establishment as regards listed diseases and emerging diseases;

(ii)

it must subject to clinical examinations, laboratory testing or post-mortem examinations those ungulates suspected of being infected or contaminated by disease agents of listed diseases or emerging diseases;

(iii)

it must carry out, as appropriate, the vaccination and treatment of susceptible ungulates against transmissible diseases;

(e)

it must keep, for a minimum period of 3 years, up-to-date records indicating:

(i)

the number and identity (namely, the estimated age, sex, species and individual identification, where appropriate) of the ungulates of each species present on the confined establishment;

(ii)

the number and identity (namely, the estimated age, sex, species and individual identification code where appropriate) of ungulates arriving or leaving the confined establishment, together with information on the establishment of origin or destination of such animals, the means of transport and the health status of those animals;

(iii)

details of the implementation and results of the disease surveillance and control programme provided for in point (d)(i);

(iv)

the results of clinical examinations, laboratory tests and of post-mortem examinations provided for in point (d)(ii);

(v)

details of the vaccination and treatment provided for in point (d)(iii);

(vi)

instructions, if any, of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin as regards observations made during any period of isolation or quarantine;

(f)

it must ensure the disposal of the dead bodies of ungulates which die of a disease or are euthanised;

(g)

it must secure by contract or other legal instrument the services of an establishment veterinarian who shall be responsible for:

(i)

the supervision of the activities of the establishment and compliance with the conditions for approval laid down in of this Article;

(ii)

the review of the disease surveillance programme referred to in point (d)(i) at least annually;

(h)

by way of derogation from Article 9(c), either has:

(i)

an arrangement with a laboratory approved by the competent authority of the third country or territory to perform post-mortem examinations;

or

(ii)

one or more appropriate premises where post-mortem examinations may be performed under the authority of the establishment veterinarian.