International trade: Importer Information Notes - Legislation (animal imports)
European Community legislation
Council Directive 90/539/EEC 
(472 KB) of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs. As last amended by Commission Decision 2007/594/EC (450 KB).
Council Regulation (EC) No. 318/2007 (203 KB) of 23 March 2007 - laying down animal health conditions for imports of certain birds into the Community and the
quarantine conditions thereof.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 (KB) of 4 May 2006 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein
Commission Decision 2006/696/EC (2.52 MB - Warning: this is a large file) laying down a list of third countries from which poultry, hatching eggs, day-old chicks, meat of poultry, ratites and wild game-birds, eggs and egg products and specified pathogen-free eggs may be imported into and transit through the Community and the applicable veterinary certification conditions, and amending Decisions 93/342/EEC, 2000/585/EC and 2003/812/EC.
Commission
Regulation (EC) No 282/2004
(856 KB), as amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 585/2004
(268 KB) introducing a document for the declaration of, and veterinary
check on, animals from third countries entering the Community.
Council
Directive 2004/68/EC
(111 KB) laying down animal health rules for the importation into and
transit through the Community of certain live ungulate animals.
Council
Directive 64/432/EEC
(610 KB) on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in
bovine animals and swine.
Commission
Regulation (EC) No 599/2004
(800 KB) concerning the adoption of a harmonised model certificate and
inspection report linked to intra-Community trade in animals and products
of animal origin.
Council Decision 79/542/EEC on Community health conditions on imports of animals and fresh meat including minced meat from third countries, as last amended by Commission Decision 2008/752/EC. However, the legislation listed below still applies for consignments certified prior to 31 December 2008:
Third country list for animals
Commission
Decision 2006/296/EC
(43 KB), amending Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC
Health certification for animals
Commission
Decision 2004/212/EC
(3.37 MB - Warning: this is a very large file) and
Commission
Decision 2005/620/EC
(799 KB) amending Annexes I and II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as
regards model certificates relating to the importation of bovine animals
for slaughter
Commission
Decision 2004/554/EC
(469 KB) amending Annex E to Council Directive 91/68/EEC and Annex I
to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards the updating of the model
health certification relating to ovine and caprine animals and Commission
Decision 2005/932/EC
(32 KB) amending Annex E to Council Directive 91/68/EEC as regards the
updating of the model health certificates relating to ovine and caprine
animals
Statutory Instruments
SI 2007 No. 3277. Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
SI 2006 No. 1471. Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations 2006.
SI 1995 No. 2439. Animals Post-Import (Control) Order 1995.
Page last modified:
10 October, 2008
Page published: 5 October, 2006