This Regulation sets forth procedures and principles of veterinary certificates for importing live animals and products of animal origin, including public health certificates, health certificates, animal health certificates, animal welfare certificates or declarations, health attestations, information or data, animal transport certificates or rules, specific requirements and specific animal health conditions. The veterinary certificates required for the import of live animals and products of animal origin and the certificates for transit through Turkey of products of animal origin except semen, embryo and ova shall be based on the standard models for veterinary certificates in Annex-I. This Regulation has been drafted in accordance with the Commission Decision No. 2007/240/EC laying down new veterinary certificates for importing live animals, semen, embryos, ova and products of animal origin into the Community pursuant to Decisions 79/542/EEC, 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC, 93/196/EEC, 93/197/EEC, 95/328/EC, 96/333/EC, 96/539/EC, 96/540/EC, 2000/572/EC, 2000/585/EC, 2000/666/EC, 2002/613/EC, 2003/56/EC, 2003/779/EC, 2003/804/EC, 2003/858/EC, 2003/863/EC, 2003/881/EC, 2004/407/EC, 2004/438/EC, 2004/595/EC, 2004/639/EC and 2006/168/EC.