Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

1.  Council Directive 64/432/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine as replaced by the Annex to Council Directive 97/12/EC (O.J. No. L109, 25.4.97, p. 1), and as subsequently amended by –

• Council Directive 98/46/EC (O.J. No. L198, 15.7.98, p. 22);

• Council Directive 98/99/EC (O.J. No. L358, 31.12.98, p. 107);

• Commission Decision 98/362/EC (O.J. No. L163, 6.6.98, p. 48);

• Commission Decision 98/621/EC (O.J. No. L296, 5.11.98, p. 15);

• Directive 2000/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L105, 3.5.2000, p. 34);

• Directive 2000/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L163, 4.7.2000, p. 35);

• Commission Decision 2000/504/EC (O.J. No. L201, 9.8.2000, p. 6);

• Commission Decision 2001/298/EC (O.J. No. L102, 12.4.2001, p. 63);

• Commission Regulation (EC) No. 535/2002 (O.J. No. L80, 23.3.2002, p. 22);

• Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1226/2002 (O.J. No. L179, 9.7.2002, p. 13); and

the European International Instruments.

Relevant provisions: Articles 3(2), 4(1), 5(1), 5(2), 5(5), 6(1), 6(2), 6(3), 7 (in the case of imports), and 12(3).

(a) The official health certificate accompanying all cattle imported into Northern Ireland from Spain must contain the statement: “Live cattle in accordance with Commission Decision 90/208/EEC on contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia”.

(b) The official health certificate accompanying all cattle imported into Northern Ireland from Portugal must contain the statement: “Live cattle in accordance with Commission Decision 91/52/EEC on contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia”.

(c) In the event of the prohibition on the export of cattle from Northern Ireland imposed by Commission Decision 98/256/EC on emergency measures to protect against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (O.J. No. L113, 15.4.98, p. 32) being revoked so as to allow the despatch of cattle from Great Britain to another member State or a third country, the official health certificate accompanying all cattle exported from Northern Ireland to Denmark or Finland must contain the statement: “Bovines in accordance with Commission Decision 93/42/EEC of 21st December 1992 concerning IBR for bovines being sent to member States or Regions listed in the Annex to the said Decision”.

(d) In the event of the prohibition on the export of cattle from Great Britain imposed by Commission Decision 98/256/EC on emergency measures to protect against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (O.J. No. L113, 15.4.98, p. 32) being revoked so as to allow the despatch of cattle from Northern Ireland to another member State or a third country, the official health certificate accompanying all cattle exported from Northern Ireland to Austria and Sweden must contain the statement: “Bovines in accordance with Commission Decision 95/109/EC”.

(e) In accordance with Commission Decision 2003/514/EC concerning health protection measures against African swine fever in Sardinia, Italy (O.J. No. L178, 17.7.2003, p. 28), the importation into Northern Ireland from the Italian region of Sardinia of animals of the suidae family is prohibited.