Model health certificate for Imports of consignments of ova and embryos of animals of the ovine and caprine species GBHC822 v1.0 Aug-23
Part I. Details of dispatched consignment GERMINAL
I.1 Consignor Name: Address: Tel:	I.2 Certificate reference no.	I.3. Central competent authority Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
RME-00XXXX
I.2.a Not in use	I.4. Local competent authority Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
I.5. Consignee Name: Address: Tel:	I.6 Person responsible for the load in Great Britain Name: Address: Tel:
I.7. Country of origin	ISO code	I.8. Region of Origin	Code	I.9. Country of destination	ISO Code	I.10. Region of destination	Code
Australia	AU
I.11 Place of origin	I.12. Place of destination
Name: Approval number: Address: Name: Approval number: Address: Name: Approval number: Address:	Name: Address:
I.13. Place of loading XXXXXXXXX, AUSTRALIA	I.14. Date of departure DD/MM/YYYY
I.15. Means of transport	I.16. Entry BCP [Border Control Post]
Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon Road vehicle Other Identification: Flights: XXXXX Documentation references: MAWB: XXXXX
I.17. Not in use
I.18 Description of commodity Frozen Ovine / Caprine Embryos
I.19 Commodity code (HS code) 05 11 99 85	I.21 Not in use	I.23 Seal / Container No. XXXXXX / XXXXXXXXX
I.20 Quantity # Embryos	I.22 Number of packages # Cryogenic containers	I.24 Not in use
I.25 Commodity certified for: Artificial reproduction
I.26  For transit through Great Britain to third country Third country: ISO Code:	I.27 For import or admission into Great Britain
I.28 Identification of the commodities
Species (Scientific name)	Category	Donor identity	Date of collection	Approval number of the team	Quantity	Date of freezing
Refer to Attachment 1

Part II. Certification

Animal Health

I, the undersigned centre veterinarian, hereby certify that:

AH/T134B Territory requirements (freedom from disease)

the exporting country AUSTRALIA (name of exporting country):

has been free from rinderpest, peste des petits ruminants, sheep and goat pox, contagious caprine pleuropneumonia and Rift Valley fever during the 12 months immediately prior to collection of the (*)[ova] (*)[embryos] to be exported and until their date of dispatch to Great Britain and no vaccination against these diseases took place during that period;

(*) EITHER [(b) has been free from foot-and-mouth disease during the 12 months immediately prior to collection of the (*)[ova] (*)[embryos] and did not carry out vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease during that period;]

(*) OR [(c) has not been free from foot-and-mouth disease during the 12 months immediately prior to collection of the (*)[ova] (*)[embryos] and/or carried out vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease during that period and the donor females come from holdings on which no animal was vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease during 30 days prior to collection and no animal of susceptible species showed clinical signs of foot-and-mouth disease during the 30 days prior to, and at least 30 days after, the (*)[ova] (*)[embryos] were collected and the (*)[ova] (*)[embryos] were not subjected to penetration of zona pellucida.]

Animal Health Additional

The (*)[ova] (*)[embryos] to be exported:

AA/E100 Establishment requirements (disease freedom)

were (*)[collected] (*)[produced] and processed on premises within a 10-km radius of which there was no incidence of foot and-mouth disease, vesicular stomatitis, Rift Valley fever in the 30 days immediately prior to their collection.

AA/E101 Establishment requirements (disease freedom)

were stored at all times on approved premises within a 10-km radius of which there was no incidence of foot-and-mouth disease, vesicular stomatitis or Rift Valley fever from the time of their collection until 30 days thereafter.

AA/E102 Establishment requirements (disease freedom)

come from the donor females of (*)[ovine] (*)[caprine] species which:

(a) met GB requirements for Bluetongue as set out in Notes for Completion:

(*) EITHER [i]

(*) OR [ii]

(*) OR [iii]

(*) OR [iv]

(*) OR [v]

(b) to the best of my knowledge do not come from holdings and have not been in contact with animals of a holding, in which, based on the official notification system and according to the written declaration made by the owner, any of the following diseases has been clinically detected within the periods referred to in points (i) to (iv) prior to collection of the (*)[ova] (*)[embryos] to be exported:

(i) contagious agalactia of sheep or goats (Mycoplasma agalactiae, Mycoplasma capricolum, Mycoplasma mycoides var. mycoides ‘large colony’), within the last six months;

(ii) paratuberculosis and caseous lymphadenitis, within the last 12 months;

(iii) pulmonary adenomatosis, within the last three years;

(iv) Maedi Visna for sheep or caprine viral arthritis/encephalitis for goats:

(*) EITHER [(1) within the last three years;]

(*) OR [(2) within the last 12 months, and all the infected animals were slaughtered and remaining animals subsequently reacted negatively to two tests carried out at least six months apart;]

(c) Brucellosis (B. melitensis) - showed no clinical signs of disease on the day of the (*)[ova] (*)[embryos] collection;

(*) EITHER [(i) originate from the region described in Box I.8., which has been recognised as officially brucellosis-free, and]

(*) OR [(ii) have belonged to a holding which has obtained and maintained its officially brucellosis–free status in accordance with GB requirements, and]

(*) OR [(iii) originate from a holding, where in respect of brucellosis all susceptible animals have been free from any clinical or any signs of this disease for the last 12 months, none of the ovine and caprine animals have been vaccinated against this disease, save those vaccinated with Rev. 1 vaccine more than two years ago, and all ovine and caprine animals over six months of age have been subjected to at least two tests, carried out with negative results on samples taken on………………………… (date) and on ……………….. (date) at least six months apart, the latter being within 30 days prior to collection of the (*)[ova] (*)[embryos]

and have not been kept previously in a holding of lower status;

(d) Residency

(*) EITHER [(i) have remained in the exporting country for at least the past six months prior to collection of the (*)[ova] (*)[embryos] to be exported;]

(*) OR [(ii) during the past six months prior to collection of the (*)[ova] (*)[embryos] they complied with the animal health conditions applying to donors of the [(*)[ova] (*)[embryos] which are intended for export to the Great Britain, and they have been imported into the exporting country at least 30 days prior to the collection of the (*)[ova] (*)[embryos] from …………………………………;]

(e) Scrapie have been kept continuously since birth in a country where the GB requirements are fulfilled:

(*) EITHER [(i) have been kept continuously for the last three years before the collection of the embryos to be exported in a holding or holdings which has/have been complying for the last three years before the collection of the embryos to be exported with the GB requirements;]

(*) OR [(ii) are ovine animals and the embryos

(*) EITHER [(1) are of the ARR/ARR prion protein genotype;]]

(*) OR [(2) carry at least one ARR allele and were collected after the date of 1 January 2015.]]

(f) Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease were (*)[collected] (*)[produced] in the exporting country,

(*) EITHER [(i) which according to official findings is free from epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD);]

(*) OR [(ii) in which according to official findings the following serotypes of epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) exist: 1,2,5,6,7 & 8 and the donor females of (*)[ovine] (*)[caprine] species were subjected with negative results in each case to the following tests carried out in an approved laboratory as set out in the Notes for Completion:

(*) EITHER [1]

(*) OR [2]

(*) OR [3]]

AA/E200 Establishment requirements

were (*)[collected] (*)[produced] by the team described in box I.11., which has been approved and supervised in accordance with the GB requirements for the approval and supervision of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams.

AA/E250 Establishment requirements

(*) [(a) the consignment consists of embryos of the ovine or caprine species which were conceived by (*)[artificial insemination] (*)[as a result of in vitro fertilisation] using semen coming from semen collection centres approved in accordance with:

(*) EITHER [(i) GB requirements and located in Great Britain; and the semen complies with the GB requirements.]]

(*) OR [(ii) GB requirements and located in a third country or part thereof as listed on gov.uk, and the semen complies with the requirements set out in the relevant export health certificate, in the form published on gov.uk and amended from time to time.]]

AA/A200 Animal requirements

meet the GB requirements for ova and embryos.

AA/P001 Product requirements

were (*)[collected] (*)[produced after the date on which the embryo collection team was approved by the competent authority of the exporting country].

AA/P100 Product requirements (transport and storage)

were processed and stored under approved conditions for at least 30 days immediately after their (*)[collected] (*)[produced and transported under GB conditions for ova and embryos].

AA/P101 Product requirements (transport and storage)

were sent to the place of loading in a sealed container in accordance with the GB requirements for the transport of embryos and bearing the number detailed in Box I.23.

(*) Keep as appropriate.

Embryo Transfer Veterinarian
By signing this certificate, I certify that the requirements laid out above and in the accompanying notes for completion have been met.
Name (in capital letters):	Qualification and title:
Date:
Stamp:	Signature: (PDF ONLY)

ATTACHMENT 1

I.28 Identification of the commodities
Species (Scientific name)	Category	Donor identity	Date of collection/ freezing	Approval number of the team	Quantity

Part III. Notes for completion

These notes for completion must be read and understood by the certifying officer before signing the certificate. Notes are set out in sections that correspond to the sections in the certificate. By signing this certificate, certifiers are verifying that the consignment meets the requirements set out in the certificate and any relevant corresponding notes for completion.

These notes do not need to be printed as part of a paper certificate that accompanies the consignment or in any electronic copy of the certificate.

References to European Union legislation within this certificate are references to direct EU legislation which has been retained in Great Britain (retained EU law as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018) and can be viewed on the UK legislation website (legislation.gov.uk).

References to Great Britain in this certificate include Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

References to GB requirements refer to the requirement(s) of Great Britain as set out in the accompanying notes for completion.

Part I

Box reference I.6: Person responsible for the load in Great Britain: this box is to be filled in only if it is a certificate for transit commodity.

Box reference I.11: Place of origin shall correspond to the approved embryo collection team or embryo production team by which the ova/embryos were collected/produced, processed and stored; and listed in accordance with Article 17(3)(b) of Directive 92/65/EEC.

Box reference I.22: Number of packages shall correspond to the number of containers.

Box reference I.23: Identification of container and seal number shall be indicated.

Box reference I.26: Fill in according to whether it is a transit or an import certificate.

Box reference I.27: Fill in according to whether it is a transit or an import certificate.

Box reference I.28: Species: Select amongst ‘Ovis aries’ or ‘Capra hircus’ as appropriate

Category: specify if in vivo derived embryos, in vivo derived ova, in vitro produced embryos or micromanipulated embryos.

Donor identity shall correspond to the official identification of the animal.

Date of collection shall be indicated for in vivo derived embryos and in the following format: dd.mm.yyyy.

Date of freezing shall be indicated in the following format: dd.mm.yyyy.

Approval number of the team: shall correspond to the approved embryo collection team or embryo production team by which the ova/embryos were collected/produced, processed and stored; and listed in accordance with Article 17(3)(b) of Directive 92/65/EEC. https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/595901f1-b613-475e-a32b-c02c0085675d/establishments-approved-to-export-animals-and-animal-products-to-great-britain

Part II

Animal Health

AH/T134B Territory requirements (freedom from disease)

Only third countries or parts thereof as set out in a document relating to ‘ovine and caprine semen’ published on gov.uk, in accordance with Decision 2010/472. (†)

Animal Health Additional

AA/E100 Establishment requirements (disease freedom)

No further notes for completion.

AA/E101 Establishment requirements (disease freedom)

No further notes for completion.

AA/E102 Establishment requirements (disease freedom)

Points (a) Bluetongue - GB requirements

donor females of ovine/caprine species which:

EITHER [(i) were kept in a bluetongue virus-free country or zone for at least 60 days prior to, and during collection of the ova/embryos;]

OR [(ii) were kept during a bluetongue virus seasonally free period in a seasonally free zone;]

OR [(iii) were kept protected from the vector for at least 60 days prior to, and during the collection of the ova/embryos;]

OR [(iv) underwent a serological test for the detection of antibody to the bluetongue virus serogroup, carried out in accordance with the WOAH Manual between 21 and 60 days after collection of the ova/embryos and giving negative results;]

OR [(v) underwent an agent identification test for bluetongue virus, carried out in accordance with the WOAH Manual on a blood sample taken on the day of the ova/embryos collection or the day of slaughtering and giving negative results.]

Regarding points (iv) and (v) - Tests for bluetongue must be carried out in accordance with the WOAH Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals.

Point (c)(i) Only for the territory appearing with the entry ‘V’ in column 6 of a document relating to ‘live ungulates’ published on gov.uk, in accordance with Regulation No 206/2010. (†)

Point (c)(ii) GB requirements refer to Directive 91/68.

Point (c)(iii)Tests shall be carried out in accordance with Annex C to Directive 91/68.

Point (d)(ii) Only third countries or parts thereof as set out in a document relating to ‘ovine and caprine ova and embryos’ published on gov.uk, in accordance with Decision 2010/472. (†)

Point (e) GB scrapie requirements refers to:

(i) classical scrapie is compulsorily notifiable;

(ii) an awareness, surveillance and monitoring system is in place;

(iii) ovine and caprine animals affected with classical scrapie are killed and completely destroyed;

(iv) the feeding to ovine and caprine animals of meat-and-bone meal or greaves of ruminant origin has been banned and effectively enforced in the whole country for a period of at least the last seven years.

Point (e)(i) - GB requirements are laid down in points (a) to (f) of point 1.3. of Section A of Chapter A of Annex 8 to Regulation No 999/2001.

Point (f)(ii) Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease (EHD)

See remarks for exporting country or part thereof as set out in a document relating to ‘ovine and caprine ova and embryos’ published on gov.uk, in accordance with Decision 2010/472. (†)

Tests are outlined below:

EITHER [(1) a serological test for the detection of antibody to the EHD virus serogroup, carried out on samples of blood taken on two occasions not more than 12 months apart prior to and not less than 21 days following collection for this consignment of ova/embryos.]

OR [(2) a serological test for the detection of antibody to the EHD virus serogroup, carried out on samples of blood taken at intervals of not more than 60 days throughout the collection period and between 21 and 60 days after the final collection for this consignment of ova/embryos.]

OR [(3) an agent identification test, carried out on samples of blood collected at commencement and conclusion of, and at least every 7 days, if carried out as virus isolation test, or at least every 28 days, if carried out as polymerase chain reaction, during collection for this consignment of ova/embryos.]

Standards for EHD virus diagnostic tests are described in the WOAH Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals.

AA/E200 Establishment requirements

GB requirements are laid down in Chapter I(III) of Annex D to Directive 92/65.

AA/E250 Establishment requirements

Point (a) Only approved semen collection centres listed in accordance with Article 11(4) and Article 17(3)(b) of Directive 92/65.

Point (a)(i) GB requirements refer to Article 11(2) of Directive 92/65 and semen complies with the requirements of Directive 92/65.

Point (a)(ii) GB requirements refer to Article 17(3)(b) of Directive 92/65.

Third country listing is set out in a document relating to ‘ovine and caprine semen’ published on gov.uk, in accordance with Decision 2010/472. (†)

GB Model Export Health Certificates are available on gov.uk: Model health certificates for exports of live animals and animal products to Great Britain - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

AA/A200 Animal requirements

GB requirements are laid down in Chapter III(II) of Annex D to Directive 92/65.

AA/P001 Product requirements

No further notes for completion.

AA/P100 Product requirements (transport and storage)

GB conditions are laid down in Chapter III(II) of Annex D to Directive 92/65.

AA/P101 Product requirements (transport and storage)

GB requirements laid down in point 6 of Chapter III(II) of Annex D to Directive 92/65.

(†) The document(s) referred to above can be found at:

EU and EFTA countries approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (Available at: https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/4698a65d-1a3b-42d1-981e-df869e04185b/eu-and-efta-countries-approved-to-export-animals-and-animal-products-to-great-britain)

Non-EU countries approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (Available at: https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/b92627b0-dd7b-4e1d-ba36-e25424f55eeb/non-eu-countries-approved-to-export-animals-and-animal-products-to-great-britain)