
Article 1 
This Decision lays down certification requirements concerning importation into the Union of consignments of live animals and of animal products from New Zealand.
It also sets out a model health certificate to be used for the importation of those live animals and of animal products into the Union, for which equivalence has been determined under the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products (‘the Agreement’).
Article 2 

1. The Member States shall authorise the importation into the Union of consignments of live animals and of animal products from New Zealand provided they are accompanied by a health certificate, issued before departure of the consignment from New Zealand and drawn up in accordance with the following models:
(a) where equivalence has been established for animal or public health measures and has been recorded in Annex V to the Agreement as ‘Yes (1)’, the model health certificate as set out in Annex I to this Decision, and, when required, supplemented by the relevant additional attestations in accordance with:
((i)) the special conditions referred to in Chapter 28 of Section 5 of Annex V to the Agreement;
((ii)) the special conditions referred to in Annex II to this Decision;
((iii)) the special conditions referred in Subchapter 29.B. of Section 5 of Annex V to the Agreement;
((iv)) the guarantees of humane treatment at the time of killing at least equivalent to those provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009;
(b) where equivalence has not been established and certification requirements have been laid down in Union legislation, the model health certificate set out in relevant Union legislation on veterinary import certification.
2. Pending the adoption by the Union of harmonised importation requirements for certain live animals and certain animal products, national health requirements of the Member States shall continue to apply to the importation of those live animals and animal products.
3. The health certificates issued in accordance with the model referred to in paragraph (1)(a) may be issued after departure of the consignment from New Zealand of live animals and animal products with certification systems equivalence recorded in Chapter 27 of Annex V to the Agreement, provided that they include a reference to the appropriate Eligibility Document (‘ED’) and its date of issuance and that they are provided to the border inspection post on arrival of the consignment.
Article 3 
The animal and public health attestations may be combined in a single health certificate also in cases where equivalence has been determined for only animal or only public health measures.
Article 4 
Decision 2003/56/EC is repealed.
Article 5 
For a transitional period until 31 May 2016, consignments of live animals and of animal products accompanied by health certificates issued no later than 1 May 2016 in accordance with the model certificates set out in Annexes II, III, IV, V and VI to Decision 2003/56/EC, may continue to be imported into the Union.
Article 6 
This Decision shall apply from 1 December 2015.
Article 7 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 October 2015.
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I

ANNEX II

Commodity, Species/Form Ch. Certification
Animal Health Public Health Special Certification Conditions
Farmed game meat
— Ratite
Fresh meat 4.C Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 Equivalence model health attestation The non-equivalence attestations to be included in the model health certificate set out in Annex I
Wild game meat
— Other wild land mammals Fresh meat, excluding offal 4.D Commission Regulation (EC) No 119/2009Commission Regulation (EC) No 206/2010 Equivalence model health attestation The non-equivalence attestations to be included in the model health certificate set out in Annex I
Meat preparations derived from farmed game meat
— Ratites 5.C Commission Decision 2000/572/ECRegulation (EC) No 798/2008 Equivalence model health attestation The non-equivalence attestations to be included in the model health certificate set out in Annex I
Meat products derived from farmed game
— Ratites 6.C Commission Decision 2007/777/ECRegulation (EC) No 798/2008 Equivalence model health attestation The non-equivalence attestations to be included in the model health certificate set out in Annex I









