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laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for the introduction into the European Union of raw milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products intended for human consumption

This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to any specific certification requirements laid down in other Union acts or in agreements concluded by the Union with third countries.

Importation of raw milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products from third countries or parts thereof listed in column A of Annex I

Member States shall authorise the importation of consignments of raw milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products from the third countries or parts thereof listed in column A of Annex I.

Imports of certain dairy products from third countries or parts thereof listed in column B of Annex I

Member States shall authorise the importation of consignments of dairy products derived from raw milk of cows, ewes, goats or buffaloes from the third countries or parts thereof not at risk from foot-and-mouth disease listed in column B of Annex I, provided that such dairy products have undergone, or been produced from raw milk which has undergone a pasteurisation treatment involving a single heat treatment:

Imports of certain dairy products from third countries or parts thereof listed in column C of Annex I

Member States shall authorise the importation of consignments of dairy products derived from raw milk of cows, ewes, goats, buffaloes or, where specifically authorised in Annex I, from camels of the species Camelus dromedarius from the third countries or parts thereof at risk of foot-and-mouth disease listed in column C of Annex I, provided that such dairy products have undergone, or been produced from raw milk which has undergone, a heat treatment involving:

2. Member States shall authorise the importation of consignments of dairy products derived from raw milk of animals other than those referred to in paragraph 1, from the third countries or parts thereof at risk of foot-and-mouth disease listed in column C of Annex I, provided that such dairy products have undergone, or been produced from raw milk which has undergone a treatment involving:

Consignments authorised for importation in accordance with Articles 2, 3 and 4 shall be accompanied by a health certificate drawn up in accordance with the appropriate model set out in Part 2 of Annex II for the commodity concerned and completed in accordance with the explanatory notes set out in Part 1 of that Annex.

However, the requirements laid down in this Article shall not preclude the use of electronic certification or of other agreed systems, harmonised at European Union level.

The introduction into the European Union of consignments of raw milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products not intended for importation into the European Union but destined for a third country either by immediate transit or after storage in the Union, in accordance with Articles 11, 12 or 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, shall only be authorised if the consignments comply with the following conditions:

1. By way of derogation from Article 6, the transit by road or by rail through the European Union, between designated border inspection posts in Latvia, Lithuania and Poland listed in Commission Decision 2009/821/EC ( 1 ), of consignments coming from and destined to Russia directly or via another third country shall be authorised provided that the following conditions are complied with:

2. Unloading or storage, as defined in Article 12(4) or in Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, of such consignments on European Union territory shall not be allowed.

3. Regular audits shall be made by the competent authority to ensure that the number of consignments and the quantities of products leaving the European Union territory matches the number and quantities entering the European Union.

Derogation for transit through Croatia of consignments coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries

1. By way of derogation from Article 6, the direct transit by road through the Union, between the border inspection post of Nova Sela and the border inspection post of Ploče, of consignments coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries shall be authorised provided that the following conditions are complied with:

2. Unloading or storage, as defined in Article 12(4) or in Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, of such consignments on Union territory shall not be allowed.

3. Regular audits shall be made by the competent authority to ensure that the number of consignments and the quantities of products leaving the Union matches the number and quantities entering the Union.

Consignments of dairy products and colostrum-based products authorised for introduction into the European Union in accordance with Articles 2, 3, 4,6 or 7 from third countries or parts thereof where an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has occurred within the period of 12 months preceding the date of signature of the health certificate, or which have carried out vaccination against that disease during that period, shall only be authorised for introduction into the European Union if such products have undergone one of the treatments listed in Article 4.

References to Decision 2004/438/EC shall be construed as references to this Regulation.

For a transitional period until 30 November 2010, consignments of raw milk and milk-based products as defined in Decision 2004/438/EC in respect of which the relevant health certificates have been issued in accordance Decision 2004/438/EC may continue to be introduced into the European Union.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

List of third countries or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of consignments of raw milk, dairy products, colostrum (1) and colostrum-based products (1) and indicating the type of heat treatment required for such commodities

ISO code of third country	Third country or part thereof	Column A	Column B	Column C
▼M7
AE	The Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai of the United Arab Emirates (1)	0	0	+ (2)
▼M6
AD	Andorra	+	+	+
AL	Albania	0	0	+
AR	Argentina	0	0	+
AU	Australia	+	+	+
BR	Brazil	0	0	+
BW	Botswana	0	0	+
BY	Belarus	0	0	+
BZ	Belize	0	0	+
▼M8
BA	Bosnia and Herzegovina	+	+	+
▼M6
CA	Canada	+	+	+
CH	Switzerland (2)	+	+	+
CL	Chile	0	+	+
CN	China	0	0	+
CO	Colombia	0	0	+
CR	Costa Rica	0	0	+
CU	Cuba	0	0	+
DZ	Algeria	0	0	+
ET	Ethiopia	0	0	+
GL	Greenland	0	+	+
GT	Guatemala	0	0	+
HK	Hong Kong	0	0	+
HN	Honduras	0	0	+
IL	Israel	0	0	+
IN	India	0	0	+
IS	Iceland	+	+	+
KE	Kenya	0	0	+
MA	Morocco	0	0	+
▼M7
ME	Montenegro	+	+	+
▼M6
MG	Madagascar	0	0	+
MK (3)	former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	0	+	+
MR	Mauritania	0	0	+
MU	Mauritius	0	0	+
MX	Mexico	0	0	+
NA	Namibia	0	0	+
NI	Nicaragua	0	0	+
NZ	New Zealand	+	+	+
PA	Panama	0	0	+
PY	Paraguay	0	0	+
RS (4)	Serbia	0	+	+
RU	Russia	0	0	+
SG	Singapore	0	0	+
SV	El Salvador	0	0	+
SZ	Swaziland	0	0	+
TH	Thailand	0	0	+
TN	Tunisia	0	0	+
TR	Turkey	0	0	+
UA	Ukraine	0	0	+
US	United States	+	+	+
UY	Uruguay	0	0	+
ZA	South Africa	0	0	+
ZW	Zimbabwe	0	0	+
(1) The colostrum and colostrum-based products can only be introduced into the European Union from countries authorised in column A. (2) Certificates in accordance with the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132). (3) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; the definitive nomenclature for this country will be agreed following the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place on this subject at UN level. (4) Not including Kosovo which is at present under international administration pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999. (1) Only dairy products from camels of the species Camelus dromedarius. (2) Dairy products from camels of the species Camelus dromedarius are authorised.

Health Certificate for raw milk from third countries or parts thereof authorised in column A of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 intended for further processing in the European Union before being used for human consumption

Health Certificate for dairy products derived from raw milk for human consumption from third countries or parts thereof authorised in column A of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 intended for importation into the European Union

Health Certificate for dairy products derived from milk of cows, ewes, goats and buffaloes for human consumption from third countries or parts thereof authorised in column B of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 intended for importation into the European Union

Health certificate for dairy products for human consumption from third countries or parts thereof authorised in column C of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 intended for importation into the European Union

		Official Journal
		No	page	date
►M1	COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 914/2011 of 13 September 2011	L 237	1	14.9.2011
M2	COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 957/2012 of 17 October 2012	L 287	5	18.10.2012
►M3	COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 300/2013 of 27 March 2013	L 90	71	28.3.2013
M4	COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 519/2013 of 21 February 2013	L 158	74	10.6.2013
►M5	COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 556/2013 of 14 June 2013	L 164	13	18.6.2013
►M6	COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 209/2014 of 5 March 2014	L 66	11	6.3.2014
►M7	COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/83 of 19 January 2018	L 16	6	20.1.2018
►M8	COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1120 of 10 August 2018	L 204	31	13.8.2018