Veterinary Certificate of Health and Place of Origin for the Import of Living FRESHWATER FISH, EGGS and SPERM into Austria.
Country of Origin: Australia
Country of Destination: Austria
Issuing Authority (Government Veterinary Officer): Department of Primary Industries and Energy, Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service.
I. Origin of Consignment: (INSERT NAME AND ADDRESS)
II. Destination of Consignment: (INSERT NAME AND ADDRESS)
III.Method of Transport: Railway/Ship/Aircraft/Road Vehicle (INSERT DESIGNATION OR NUMBER OF THE VEHICLE, FLIGHT NUMBER, NAME OF SHIP)
IV. Identification Details of the Consignment:
Type of Fish: (INSERT NAME)
Fish Eggs/Fish Sperm (type): (INSERT TYPE)
Number of Fish/Fish Eggs: (INSERT NUMBER)
or
Net weight of fish/fish eggs/fish sperm: (INSERT WEIGHT)
Method of packing: (INSERT METHOD)
Number of containers: (INSERT NUMBER)
Identification of containers: (INSERT DETAILS)
V. Information concerning the state of health of the fish/fish eggs/fish sperm and their disease free origin:
The undersigned, (INSERT NAME) the Government Veterinary Officer responsible for verification of origin, hereby certify that:
a) At the time of despatch of the fish/fish eggs/fish sperm, the consignment was not subject to any official veterinary restriction with regard to fish diseases;
b) The fish/fish eggs/fish sperm originate from an establishment which is under regular official scrutiny for the possible outbreak of fish diseases.
Points a) and b) apply to freshwater fish which are intended for breeding or for commercial purposes (livestock fish), for fish eggs or fish sperm production if the consignment originates from fish breeding establishments, fish hatcheries or the like, in addition:
c) The consignment of fish/fish eggs/fish sperm at the time of despatch was free from the following diseases:
- infectious pancreatic necrosis of salmonids (IPN)
- infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN)
- viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS)
- Cyprinide spring viraemia
Points a) and b) apply to freshwater fish which are intended for breeding or for commercial purposes (livestock fish), for fish eggs or fish sperm production if the consignment originates from an open water system, and in addition:
d) In the water system from which the fish/fish eggs/fish sperm were taken, there is no official record of the occurrence of the following diseases:
- infectious pancreatic necrosis of salmonids (IPN)
- infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN)
- viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS)
- Cyprinide spring viraemia
Points a) and b) above apply to freshwater fish which are to be used as food.
VI. This certification remains valid for 10 days following its date of issue; if the consignment is transported by sea, its validity is extended to cover the period of the voyage as well.
Declared at: (INSERT ADDRESS) on: (INSERT DATE)
Government Veterinary Officer (INSERT SIGNATURE)
Official Seal
NB: Neither the official seal nor the signature should be rendered in black ink.
