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6.—(1) No person shall export milk to another member State.
(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to milk which has been subjected to—
(a)an initial pasteurisation in accordance with the norms defined in Council Directive 92/46/EEC (laying down health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products(1)), followed by a second heat treatment by high temperature pasteurisation, UHT, sterilisation or by a drying process which includes a heat treatment with an equivalent effect to one of the above; or
(b)an initial pasteurisation in accordance with the norms defined in Directive 92/46/EEC, combined with the treatment by which the pH is lowered below 6 and held there for at least one hour.
(3) The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to milk prepared in establishments situated in the United Kingdom under the following conditions—
(a)all milk used in the establishment must either conform to the conditions of paragraph (2) or be obtained from animals outside the United Kingdom;
(b)the establishment must be operated under strict veterinary control;
(c)the milk must be clearly identified and transported and stored separately from milk and milk products which are not destined for other member States;
(d)transport of raw milk from outside the United Kingdom to the establishment must be carried out in vehicles which were cleansed and disinfected prior to operation and had no subsequent contact with holdings in the United Kingdom keeping animals of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease.
(4) Milk consigned to other member States shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by a veterinary inspector which bears the following words—
“Milk conforming to Commission Decision adopted on 21st February 2001 [or the number of the Decision] concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom”.
O.J. No. L268, 14.9.1992, p. 1.
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