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Document 32010R0605
Safe imports of milk and dairy products
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Safe imports of milk and dairy products
SUMMARY OF:
SUMMARY
WHAT DOES THIS REGULATION DO?
KEY POINTS
The import of dairy products from raw milk from non-EU countries is allowed from authorised countries, but different types of heat treatment apply depending on the animal health situation in the country of origin.
The different categories of authorised countries are listed in Annex I to the Regulation.
Milk or dairy products should not originate from areas at risk of foot-and-mouth disease.
This requirement does not apply to countries listed in Column A of the Annex. However, milk or dairy products must undergo heat treatment if they originate from a country where there has been an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or there have been vaccinations in the previous 12 months.
All imports should be accompanied by a health certificate signed by a veterinary practitioner. Animal health conditions for imports of milk and dairy products are laid down in Directive 2002/99/EC.
Consignments of raw milk and dairy products passing through the EU destined for a non-EU country will only be authorised under this Regulation if:
FROM WHEN DOES THIS REGULATION APPLY?
It entered into force on 30 July 2010.
BACKGROUND
Importation of Milk and Milk Products for Human Consumption on the European Commission's website
ACT
Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 of 2 July 2010 laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for the introduction into the European Union of raw milk and dairy products intended for human consumption (OJ L 175, 10.7.2010, pp. 1–24)
Successive amendments and corrections to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is for reference only.
RELATED ACTS
Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, pp. 11–20). See consolidated version.
last update 25.11.2015