Regulation (EU) 2019/319 amending Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 and Annex XV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards health certification at import into the Union concerning transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
Jurisdiction: EU
Commencement: 20th March 2019
Amends:
Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
Regulation (EU) 142/2011 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption
Amendment
Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
Annex IX is amended to state that Bovine animals (e.g. cows) that are infected with transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) or have been born in the same herd as or reared with an infected animal cannot be imported into the EU.
The TSE conditions included in health certificates for the import of processed animal proteins into the EU are updated to align them with the requirements of the OIE Code (Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health). [April 2019]
Commission Regulation (EU) 142/2011 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption.
The model health certificates in Annex XV are amended to make the following changes:
- Update the health guarantees to show where that animal by-products have been excluded from the food chain
- Updates the evidence required to show the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) status of certain animal by-products being imported into or transported through the EU
- Replaces the previous list of HS Codes used to declare any animal by-products in products at border inspection posts with the requirement for the person responsible for a consignment to allocate a HS Code themselves, as it is not possible to provide an exhaustive list to select from.
*HS Codes or harmonised system codes are 6 digit codes used to classify goods.
Model health certificate are required for the import into or transit through the EU from outside the EU animal by-products and derived products
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