Regulation on animal health conditions for the import and export of cattle.

This Regulation concerns animal health conditions for import and export within the EEA and import and transit of live cattle from approved third countries. It refers to EU legislation with EEA relevance as included in the Annex to the EEA. The Regulation sets out general and specific requirements for the importation of live cattle from other EEA countries. The animals must: 1) undergo an identity check and clinical examination performed by the public veterinarian during the last 24 hours prior to shipment. The animals should not show clinical signs of disease during the examination; 2) not be slaughtered or subject to animal health restrictions relating to cattle; 3) not come from an operating unit or area subject to animal health restrictions relating to cattle; 4) The animals comply with the requirements of Regulation No. 595 of 2004 on the prevention, control and eradication of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE); 5) be marked in accordance with applicable regulations. It is prohibited to send animals vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease from one EEA country to another. The animals must be accompanied by an original health certificate as shown in Appendix D. It must be signed by the public veterinarian. Other general conditions concern transportation. Specific conditions apply also to breeding animals and to animals intended for immediate slaughter. The Regulation specifies from which third countries animals may be imported. It also deals with laboratory tests for specific diseases.