EU Import Legislation
How to overcome the Maze?
Dr. Anton Bartl
deputy head of department
Federal Ministry for Health, Austria
[email protected]
BTSF training for veterinary import control
Heathrow, October 9 – 12. 2012
notification
physical checks
transit
traces
documentary
free zones
contact materials
check
our current legislation.....
91/496
import animals
89/662
single market animals
96/23
residues
64/432
disease control
2009/158
poultry
97/78
import products
Reg 882/2004
control
90/425
single market products
80/407
bovine semen
horizontal
Reg 852/
2004
food
hygiene
Reg 854/
2004
specific
control
2004/68
hoofed animals
2010/156
horses
Reg. 1069/2009
by-products
92/117
zoonosis
Reg. 998/2003
pets
2006/88
aquaculture
2001/110
honey
Reg 178/
2002
food
&
feedl
manifest control
sea transport, air transport
to verify that all consignments
subject to veterinary checks
are submitted
access to data
vertical
Reg. 999/2001
BSE/TSE
HYGIENE
PACKAGE
Reg 853/
2004
food
hygiene
92/65
balai animals
Reg. 1/2005
transport
pre-notification
with CVED
with TRACES, if possible
animals: one working day
products: in advance
enforcement
transhipment
sea transport, air transport
declaration in all cases
12 hrs/7 days .... documentary check
system to check the deadlines?
48 hrs/20 days .... physical check
documentary checks
100% of all consignments
subject to checks
Third country list,
premise of origin approved
residues control list
TRACES
system in progress
CVED by importer
doc
roll-out to Third countries
re-enforced checks
identity checks
100% of all consignments
subject to checks
stamps. seals, labelling
closed containers: seals
specimen of certificate
physical checks
products:
frequency persuant to ComDec 94/360
1-10%, 20%, 50 %, 100%
animals: Com Dec 97/794
identity check.....100 %;
large herds: 10%, minimum 10 animals
physical check...hoofed animals: unload!!
minimum 10%, slaughter animals 5%
small and/or dangerous animals:
herd observation
live fish, crustaceae, laboratory animals:
if plombed: only if necessary
laboratory checks
sampling procedures
sampling equipment
logistics to transfer samples
laboratory infrastructure
evaluation of sampling results
border inspection posts
harmonized infrastructure:
situated directly at physical border
ComDec 812/2001/EC, as amended
building, construction, equipment
staff and procedures
training and audit
laboratory checks
live animals: ComDec 97/794
hoofed animals
3% of consignments per month,
10 % of animals per consignment
products:
Reg. 136/2004 & Com Dec 97/794
monitoring plan
random laboratory tests:
 residues, pathogens,
contaminants
sampling plan –risk based
consignment released
suspicion
 suspicion
 previous tests positive (RASFF!)
 -> block consignment
 10 consignments rule


channelized procedure
destination: approved establishment
sealed consignments only!
follow –up/ report necessary
relevant for
T5
raw material (for pet food, pharm., techn); furred wild game imported unskinned
pending sample, re-importation, free zone, free warehouse, customs warehouse
free zones
free warehouses
customs warehouses
CDir. 97/78/EEC art. 12
approved
supervised
system of „daughter CVEDs“
food and feed
of non-animal origin
border control (Reg (EU) No 669/2009)
ship suppliers
CDir. 97/78/EEC art. 13
approved
supervised
system of „captain´s declaration“
food and feed
of non-animal origin
import control (Reg (EU) No 1152/2009)
Designated Point of Entry
emergency measures
 List of products ( Annex I)
restrictions, import bans, certificates,
 laboratory results
at border or at place of destination
 equipment: storage
 CED -> Common Entry Document
radiation
contact materials
Reg. 284/2011
in force since 1 july 2011
based on
Reg.(EC) No 178/2002
> food safety measures
kitchen ware from China
Fukushima
and
what
may
the
future
bring?