COMMISSION DECISION
of 16 February 2005
approving on behalf of the European Community amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products
(notified under document number C(2005) 336)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/306/EC)
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS
with the Government of Canada on the modifications of Annex V and Annex VIII to the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in live animals and animal products
APPENDIX I
‘3. Semen
Commodity |
EC exports to Canada |
Canada exports to EC |
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Trade conditions |
Equivalence |
Special conditions |
Action |
Trade conditions |
Equivalence |
Special conditions |
Action |
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EC standards |
Canadian standards |
Canadian standards |
EC standards |
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Animal health |
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88/407/EEC |
H of A Act and Regs. |
Yes 1 |
Semen collection centre clinically free of paratuberculosis |
EC requests Canada to review the special condition for the semen collection centre to be clinically free of paratuberculosis |
H of A Act and Regs. |
88/407/EEC 94/577/EC |
Yes 1 |
Subsections (1.5.6) on EBL and (3.6.6) on IBR of section 15.4.1 of the Artificial Insemination Program, version March 2004 |
Canada requests that EC:
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Permit conditions |
DC Manual of Procedures, Section 15 |
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92/65/EEC |
H of A Act and Regs. |
E |
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Canada intends to establish generic conditions |
H of A Act and Regs. |
92/65/EEC |
Yes 3 |
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Canada requests that EC:
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Permit conditions |
DC Manual of Procedures, Section 15 |
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90/429/EEC |
H of A Act and Regs. |
E |
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EC requests Canada to:
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H of A Act and Regs. |
90/429/EEC 2002/613/EC |
E |
Footnote E |
Canada requests that EC:
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Permit conditions |
DC Manual of Procedures, Sec.15 |
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92/65/EEC |
H of A Act and Regs. |
E |
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EC requests Canada to establish generic conditions |
H of A Act and Regs. |
92/65/EEC |
Yes 3 |
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Canada requests that EC produces certificate |
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92/65/EEC |
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(No trade) |
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92/65/EEC’ |
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APPENDIX II
‘6. Fresh meat
Commodity |
EC exports to Canada |
Canada exports to EC |
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Trade conditions |
Equivalence |
Special conditions |
Action |
Trade conditions |
Equivalence |
Special conditions |
Action |
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EC standards |
Canadian standards |
Canadian standards |
EC standards |
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Animal health |
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2002/99/EC Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 |
H of A Act and Regs. Sections 40, 41 |
Yes 2 |
Statement of origin |
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H of A Act and Regs. |
2002/99/EC Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 |
Yes 3 |
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2002/99/EC |
H of A Act and Regs. Sections 40, 41 |
Yes 2 |
Statement of origin |
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H of A Act and Regs. |
2002/99/EC |
Yes 3 |
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2002/99/EC |
H of A Act and Regs. Sections 40, 41 |
Yes 2 |
Statement of origin |
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H of A Act and Regs. |
2002/99/EC |
Yes 3 |
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Public health |
64/433/EEC |
Meat Inspection Act and Regs. Food and Drugs Act and Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act and Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Canada Agricultural Products Act and Livestock and Poultry Carcase Grading Regs. (if beef) |
Yes 1 |
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Some provisions to be reviewed when the Meat Inspection Regulation will be amended. |
Meat Inspection Act and Regs. Food and Drugs Act and Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act and Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Canada Agricultural Products Act and Livestock and Poultry Carcase Grading Regs. (if beef) |
2002/477/EC |
Yes 1 |
Subsections (2) and (3) of section 11.7.3 on the European Union of Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual as prescribed in the meat hygiene Directive (No 2005-3)(1) |
Ante- and post-mortem provisions, the definition of market hogs and other hygiene requirements to be reviewed when the new EU Food Hygiene Regulations will be applied’ |
APPENDIX III
‘FOOTNOTES
Footnote A
Fresh meat, meat products, poultry meat, game meat
I. CANADIAN EXPORTS TO THE EC:
II. EC EXPORTS TO CANADA:
APPENDIX IV
‘ANNEX VIII
FRONTIER CHECKS
Frequencies of frontier checks on consignments of live animals and animal products
Type of frontier check |
Normal rate as per Article 11(2) |
1. Documentary and identity |
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Both Parties will perform documentary and identity checks on all consignments except for live crustaceans or fresh headed and degutted fish without other manual processing for which the identity check will be performed at the same rate as the physical check. |
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2. Physical checks |
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Live animals |
100 % |
Semen/embryos/ova |
10 % |
Animal products for human consumption |
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Fresh meat including offal, and products of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine species defined in Council Directive 92/5/EEC Whole eggs Lard and rendered fats Animal casings Gelatin Poultry meat and poultry meat products Rabbit meat, game meat (wild/farmed) and products Milk and milk products Egg products Honey Bone and bone products Meat preparations and minced meat Frogs’ legs and snails |
10 % |
Animal products not for human consumption |
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Lard and rendered fats Animal casings Milk and milk products Gelatin Bone and bone products Hides and skins of ungulates Game trophies Processed petfood Raw material for the manufacture of petfood Raw material, blood, blood products, glands and organs for pharmaceutical/technical use Processed animal protein (packaged) Bristles, wool, hair and feathers Horns, horn products, hooves and hoof products Apiculture products Hatching eggs Manure Hay and straw |
10 % |
Processed animal protein not for human consumption (bulked) |
100 % for six consecutive consignments (as per Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002), if these consecutive tests prove negative, random sampling shall be reduced to 20 % of subsequent bulk consignments from the same source. If one of these random sampling proves positive, the competent authority must sample each consignment from the same source until six consecutive tests again prove negative. |
Live bivalve molluscs (shellfish) |
15 % |
Fish and fishery products for human consumption |
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Fish products in hermetically sealed containers intended to render them stable at ambient temperatures, frozen fish and dry and/or salted fisheries products. Other fishery products. |
15 % |
Live crustaceans or fresh headed and degutted fish without other manual processing |
2 % |