Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
March 2015
Intra-Union Trade in Non-Domestic Ungulates - Checklist
Contents
Intra-Union Trade in Non-Domestic Ungulates - Checklist ......................................................... 1
Certificate Reference number:………………........................... ................................................... 2
Name of owner and address of holding/establishment: .......................................................... 2
Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005........................................................................................ 2
Article 4 of Directive 92/65/EEC (Balai Directive) as amended .............................................. 2
Article 6 of Directive 92/65/EEC as amended......................................................................... 3
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Certificate Reference number:………………...........................
This checklist / support document should be completed by the Official Veterinarian for each
consignment after the Notes For Guidance, Ungulates-NFG, have been read.
Number of animals: ……………………………………
Species: ………………………………………………..
Name of owner and address of holding/establishment:
Name: ……………………………………………………….
Address: …………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………….……….
…………………………………………………….………….
I hereby certify that I have made due enquiries and that the answers to the following questions are as
follows (please tick):
Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005
YES
NO
1.
Have you examined the animals within 48 hours prior to the intended
time of departure?
2.
Can you confirm that, in your opinion none of the animals are ill or
injured, and that they appear fit and able to complete the intended journey
without undue suffering?
3.
As far as you can determine, have suitable provisions been made for
the care of the animals during their journey, including feeding and watering if
appropriate?
Article 4 of Directive 92/65/EEC (Balai Directive)
as amended
4.
Do you have a TRACES-NDC authority from APHA Laboratories
confirming that the holding of origin, from which the animals will be exported,
has been registered in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 92/65/EEC?
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YES
5.
NO
Have you received a satisfactory assurance from the owner/manager of
the premises of origin that they will undertake to:
(a)
ensure that all the animals in their care at the premises of origin
are suitably identified, and that Movement Records are maintained
and made available for the competent authority to inspect.
(b)
inform CIT Exports, Carlisle of any suspicion of notifiable disease,
or of any other disease for which a national control programme is
in place?
(c)
comply with measures for the control of diseases for which
national control programmes are in place?
(d)
export only animals which show no signs of disease, and which
come from holdings and areas that are not subject to any ban on
animal health grounds?
(e)
comply with national and EU regulations covering the welfare of
the animals on their premises?
Article 6 of Directive 92/65/EEC as amended
6.
Are the animals for export suitably identified? See paragraph 4(e) of the
NFG
7.
Do you have a TRACES NDC Authority from CIT Exports
Carlisleconfirming that the said animal(s):
8.
(a)
are not intended for slaughter under a programme for the
eradication of an infectious disease;
(b)
come from a holding and an area which is not subject to animal
health restrictions, including restrictions imposed for the control of
either Classical or African Swine Fever;
Do you have a Written Declaration from the owner/exporter stating that
the animals to be exported have:
(a)
not been vaccinated against Foot and Mouth disease
(b)
been kept on the holding named at section I.12. of Part I of the
ITAHC permanently since birth or for the past 30 days?
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YES
9.
NO
In the case of Ruminants only
Either: - Do you have Written Authority from APHA Laboratories
confirming that the holding/herd at the address at section
I.12. of Part I of the ITAHC is officially tuberculosis-free?
Or:
- can you confirm that on the premises named at section I.12.
of Part I of the ITAHC no case of tuberculosis has been
seen within the past 42 days?
And
- has each animal for export been tested for tuberculosis
within 30 days of export with the intradermal comparative
test using both avian and bovine tuberculins, with a
negative result at the bovine injection site?
Note:
10.
Deer must be tested by an OV on panel 6(b) (deer)
In the case of Ruminants only
Either: - Do you have Written Authority from APHA Laboratories
confirming that the holding/herd at the address at section
I.12. of Part I of the ITAHC is officially brucellosis-free?
Or:
- Can you confirm that on the premises named at section
I.12. of Part I of the ITAHC no case of brucellosis has been
seen within the past 42 days?
And
- blood samples, taken from the animals to be exported within
30 days of export, have been sent to APHA Laboratories,
Weybridge and submitted to the serum agglutination test for
brucellosis with negative results in each case?
(negative is less than 30 iu/ml)
11.
In the case of Suidae only
Either: - Do you have Written Authority from Animal Health and
Veterinary Laboratories Agency confirming that the
premises named at section I.12. of Part I of the ITAHC are
an officially brucellosis-free holding?
Or:
12.
- Have blood samples been taken from the animals to be
exported within 30 days of export and sent to APHA
Laboratories, Weybridge and submitted to the Serum
agglutination test for brucellosis with Negative results in
each case (negative is less than 30 iu/ml), or the Buffered
Brucella Antigen Test (BBAT) with negative results in each
case?
At an examination carried out within 48 hours of loading for export were
the animals for export free from clinical signs of any disease?
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Official Veterinarian Stamp
Signed: ....................……………………….............RCVS
Name in
block letters: .....………………………………................
Official Veterinarian
Date: .....………………......
Address: ...........…………………………................…......
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Before finally signing the ITAHC, the Official Veterinarian must ensure that he / she has duly
completed Ungulates-CKL. This Checklist MUST NOT accompany the ITAHC but should be
retained by the Official Veterinarian for record purposes for a period of 12 months.
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