Importation of products of animal origin: Notes for Official Veterinary Surgeons (OVS) at Border Inspection Posts (BIPs)
These information notes contain enforcement advice and details of changes to import conditions for products of animal origin. They are issued to local authorities and Animal Health, who are responsible for veterinary checks on imports of products of animal origin from countries outside the EU.
These notes supplement the standing instructions to inspection officers that are contained in the BIP manual.
These information notes are issued by Defra, except for notes on fishery products, which are issued by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Note: While these pages are updated periodically, we cannot guarantee that they are complete and accurate. Readers may therefore wish to check the current position with the contact in each note.
OVS Notes 2009
Number |
Title |
Date issued |
Issued
by |
| Import of Propolis from China | 23/06/09 |
FSA |
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| Health certification requirements under regulation (EC) No 1250/2008 | 17/06/09 |
FSA |
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| Voluntary suspension of exports of shrimps from bangladesh | 08/06/09 |
FSA |
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| Importation of and transit of game meat from third countries | 08/06/09 |
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| Points arising from the FVO mission – November 2008 | 20/05/09 |
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| BIP update training for portal staff: 1 July 2009 | 19/05/09 |
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| Legislation published during March and April 2009 | 22/05/09 |
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| Draft commission decision on emergency measures applicable to crustaceans imported from India for human consumption or animal feed | 13/05/09 |
FSA |
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| Amendment to decision 79/542/EEC in respect of transport of animal by air, transit of animals and certificates for certain soliped meat | 22/04/09 |
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| New version of Border Inspection Post manual | 15/04/09 |
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| Information on Health Certificate issued by National Fisheries Products Quality Inspection Service during 29 MAR. 2009 to 03 APR. 2009. (Excel format) | |||
| Results of testing - Emergency measures for fishery products imported from Albania, Bangladesh, Gabon and Indonesia, Sunflower oil contaminated with mineral oil from Ukraine and guar gum contaminated with dioxins from India | 07/04/09 |
FSA |
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| General certification requirement controls at border inspection posts - how to delete attestations of a certificate | 30/03/09 |
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| Commission extension of suspension of import of certain bivalve molluscs from Peru for human consumption | 30/03/09 |
FSA |
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| National Monitoring Plan | 25/03/09 |
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| Use of traces to notify rapid alert system for food and feed (RASFF) notifications |
20/03/09 |
FSA |
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| Updated list of signatures of the officials authorised to issue health certificates for Indonesia | 20/03/09 |
FSA |
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| Conditions and certification requirements for the placing on the market and the import from third countries of aquaculture animals and their products | 13/03/09 |
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| Information on Health Certificate issued by National Fisheries Products Quality Inspection Service during 21 Feb to 28 Feb 2009. (PDF) | |||
| Importation of intermediate products | 20/02/09 |
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| Imports of fishery products from Cameroon | 23/02/09 |
FSA |
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| Importation of and transit through the community of game meat from third countries | 4/03/09 |
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| BIP Update Training for portal staff : 1 July 2009 | 18/02/09 |
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| Canadian poultry certificates and checks on products of animal origin from Iceland | 18/02/09 |
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| Importation of fresh meat from Brazil | 20/02/09 |
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| Fishery products from Israel | 27/01/09 |
FSA |
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| Legislation published during November and December 2008 | 27/01/09 |
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| Melamine contamination of certain products from China | 23/01/09 |
FSA |
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| Problem with Australian certificates for fresh ovine meat | 16/01/09 |
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Amendments to the products of animal origin (third country imports) (England) regulations 2006 and the animals and animal products (import and export) regulations 2006 |
16/01/09 |
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Importation of fresh meat from Brazil |
14/01/09 |
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Results of testing - Emergency measures for fisher products imported from Albania, Bangladesh, Gabon and Indonesia and Sunflower oil contaminated with mineral oil from Ukraine |
12/01/09 |
FSA |
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Import of birds: Significant reminder of rules |
05/01/09 |
Page last modified: 29 June, 2009