Veterinary Measures
1. What rules for the customs clearing of veterinary diagnostic aids within the Russian Federation basing on the documents obtained at the territory of other Parties of the Customs Union member-states exist?
Answer:
Import, transit and usage of medical substances and feed additives for veterinary application within the customs territory of the Customs Union do not demand veterinary certificate, if they are accompanied with the document verifying their quality and safety, issued by the manufacturer, and registered by the authoritative bodies of the Parties.
It is understood that the Parties mutually recognize the results of medical substances and feed additives for veterinary application registration.
2. What about the bees identification within the Customs Union territory?
Answer:
According to the concept of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (OIE) on introduction of the animal identification system two marking methods are used for animal tracing, they are individual and group number assigning to animals. Methods of animal identification depend on animals’ species. Concerning bees we apply group identification, issuing apiary passport, where we indicate its veterinary and sanitary condition, provided veterinary handling, etc. However the given approach does not imply marking of any individual bee.
3. Is it possible, that the trade in goods between the Customs Union and the third countries will stop, when on January 1, 2013 the veterinary certificates, which were approved before, expire of their validity?
Answer:
On this concern the acting Common veterinary requirements of the CU are rather broad. The main idea of the taken decision is as follows.
The expiry date of the veterinary certificates approved before between the Customs Union and the third countries was prolonged by January 1, 2013. If before the indicated date some relevant authority of the third country applies to the authorized body of some of the CU countries, the expiry date will be tacitly prolonged before the approximation of new veterinary certificates between a CU member-state and an exporting country on the base of coordinated position of other CU member-states.
Answer:
Import, transit and usage of medical substances and feed additives for veterinary application within the customs territory of the Customs Union do not demand veterinary certificate, if they are accompanied with the document verifying their quality and safety, issued by the manufacturer, and registered by the authoritative bodies of the Parties.
It is understood that the Parties mutually recognize the results of medical substances and feed additives for veterinary application registration.
2. What about the bees identification within the Customs Union territory?
Answer:
According to the concept of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (OIE) on introduction of the animal identification system two marking methods are used for animal tracing, they are individual and group number assigning to animals. Methods of animal identification depend on animals’ species. Concerning bees we apply group identification, issuing apiary passport, where we indicate its veterinary and sanitary condition, provided veterinary handling, etc. However the given approach does not imply marking of any individual bee.
3. Is it possible, that the trade in goods between the Customs Union and the third countries will stop, when on January 1, 2013 the veterinary certificates, which were approved before, expire of their validity?
Answer:
On this concern the acting Common veterinary requirements of the CU are rather broad. The main idea of the taken decision is as follows.
The expiry date of the veterinary certificates approved before between the Customs Union and the third countries was prolonged by January 1, 2013. If before the indicated date some relevant authority of the third country applies to the authorized body of some of the CU countries, the expiry date will be tacitly prolonged before the approximation of new veterinary certificates between a CU member-state and an exporting country on the base of coordinated position of other CU member-states.
