Date: 2015-05-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/819 of 22 May 2015 amending Annex F to Council Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the format of the model health certificates for intra-Union trade in bovine animals and swine (notified under document C(2015) 3304) (Text with EEA relevance)
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/819, dated 22 May 2015, amends Annex F to Council Directive 64/432/EEC regarding model health certificates for intra-Union trade in bovine animals and swine. The amendment simplifies certificate requirements by removing redundant information already present in accompanying identification documents, thereby reducing administrative burdens. The decision is addressed to the Member States and takes effect upon publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to Annex F of Directive 64/432/EEC:
* Annex F, which concerns model health certificates for intra-Union trade in bovine animals and swine, is replaced.
Simplification of Health Certificate Requirements:
* Information on the species of traded animals is removed from point I.31 of both model health certificates, as it is already stated in point I.19.
* Details such as date of birth and sex of animals are deleted from point I.31 of the model health certificate for trade in bovine animals.
* The entry related to the sex of animals is removed from point I.31 of the model health certificate for trade in swine.
Harmonisation and Consistency:
* The amendments align the model health certificates with the harmonised model annexed to Commission Regulation (EC) No 599/2004.
Impact Analysis:
Member States:
Impact: Member States are required to implement the amended health certificate models for intra-Union trade in bovine animals and swine. This change aims to reduce administrative work related to providing information already available in other accompanying documents.
Action Required: Member States must adopt the changes to Annex F of Directive 64/432/EEC, as outlined in the Decision, and ensure that their systems and procedures reflect these amendments.
Official Veterinarians:
Impact: Official veterinarians will experience a reduction in administrative burden due to the removal of redundant information from the health certificates.
Action Required: Official veterinarians must use the updated model health certificates, omitting the data fields that have been removed.
Traders of Bovine Animals and Swine:
Impact: Traders will benefit from the simplified health certificate requirements, potentially streamlining the process of intra-Union trade.
Action Required: Traders should ensure they are using the updated health certificate models and are aware of the reduced information requirements.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Council Directive 64/432/EEC: A Council Directive on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine.
Commission Implementing Decision 2014/798/EU: A Commission Implementing Decision amending Annex F to Council Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the format of the model health certificates for intra-Union trade in bovine animals and swine and the additional health requirements relating to Trichinella for intra-Union trade in domestic swine.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 599/2004: A Commission Regulation concerning the adoption of a harmonised model certificate and inspection report linked to intra-Community trade in animals and products of animal origin.
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000: A Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/2004: A Commission Regulation implementing Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards eartags, passports and holding registers.
Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed: A committee providing opinions on measures related to plants, animals, food, and feed within the European Union.
Vytenis Andriukaitis: Member of the European Commission.
L 129/28 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.5.2015
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/819
of 22 May 2015
amending Annex F to Council Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the format of the model health
certificates for intra-Union trade in bovine animals and swine
(notified under document C(2015) 3304)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community
trade in bovine animals and swine (1), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 16 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 64/432/EEC lays down the animal health conditions governing intra-Union trade in bovine animals and
swine. It provides, inter alia, that bovine animals and swine must be accompanied during transportation to
destination by a health certificate conforming to Model 1 or 2 as appropriate, set out in Annex F thereto.
(2) Annex F to Directive 64/432/EEC has recently been amended by Commission Implementing Decision
2014/798/EU (2) in order to, amongst others, adapt a format of the model health certificates to the harmonised
model annexed to Commission Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 (3).
(3) In accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the
Council (4), bovine animals are to be accompanied by a passport based on the information contained in the
computerised database set up in the Member State of origin in accordance with Article 14 of Directive
64/432/EEC, unless the Member State of origin does exchange electronic data with the Member State of
destination through an electronic exchange system referred to in Article 5 of that Regulation.
(4) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/2004 (5), calves under four weeks of age
may be accompanied during the movement to another Member State by a temporary passport containing at least
the information set out in paragraph 1 of that Article in a format approved by the competent authority of the
Member State of dispatch.
(5) However, some Member States notified the Commission on problems related to additional administrative work
caused by the obligation to provide in point I.31 of a model health certificate for trade in bovine animals details,
such as date of birth and sex of animals forming the consignment. Therefore, and as such information is already
included in the identification documents which, in addition to the health certificate, must accompany a
consignment of bovine animals, it is appropriate to delete those entries from that point and to amend
accordingly the relevant descriptions in the Notes of that model health certificate.
(6) Furthermore, it was also requested by Member States to delete an entry related to sex of animals from point I.31
of a model health certificate for trade in swine as such information was not required in a model health certificate
set out in Annex F to Directive 64/432/EEC before amendments introduced by Implementing Decision
2014/798/EU. Therefore, it is appropriate to delete that entry from that point and to amend accordingly the
relevant description in the Notes of the model health certificate for trade in swine.
(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.
(2) Commission Implementing Decision 2014/798/EU of 13 November 2014 amending Annex F to Council Directive 64/432/EEC as
regards the format of the model health certificates for intra-Union trade in bovine animals and swine and the additional health
requirements relating to Trichinella for intra-Union trade in domestic swine (OJ L 330, 15.11.2014, p. 50).
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 of 30 March 2004 concerning the adoption of a harmonised model certificate and
inspection report linked to intra-Community trade in animals and products of animal origin (OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 44).
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identifi
cation and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC)
No 820/97 (OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1).
(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/2004of 29 April 2004 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament
and of the Council as regards eartags, passports and holding registers (OJ L 163, 30.4.2004, p. 65).27.5.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 129/29
(7) In addition, to further reduce administrative burdens for the official veterinarian, it is appropriate to remove
information on the species of traded animals from point I.31 of both model health certificates set out in Annex F
to Directive 64/432/EEC as this information is already stated in point I.19 of those model health certificates.
(8) Annex F to Directive 64/432/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex F to Directive 64/432/EEC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 May 2015.
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the CommissionL 129/30 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.5.2015
ANNEX
‘ANNEX F
MODEL 1
Animal health certificate for animals of the bovine species for breeding/production/slaughter27.5.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 129/31L 129/32 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.5.201527.5.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 129/33L 129/34 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.5.201527.5.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 129/35L 129/36 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.5.2015
MODEL 2
Animal health certificate for swine for breeding/production/slaughter27.5.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 129/37L 129/38 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.5.201527.5.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 129/39L 129/40 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.5.2015