Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal products

Language

English

Subject

Livestock, Food & nutrition

Keyword

International trade Animal health International agreement-text Milk/dairy products Food quality control/food safety Meat

Abstract

The objective of this Agreement is to facilitate trade in live animals and animal products between the Community and the United States by establishing a mechanism for the recognition of equivalence of sanitary measures maintained by a Party and which are consistent with the protection of public and animal health. As regards the scope, the Agreement shall cover the live animals and animal products listed in Annex I. Article 7 describes the procedure to be followed in order to determine whether a particular sanitary measure in the exporting Party can be considered as equivalent to the sanitary measures of the importing Party. The following nine Annexes are attached to the Agreement: (I) Product coverage; (II) Regulatory authorities; (III) List of diseases for which regional freedom is recognized; (IV) Zoning and regionalization; (V) Recognition of sanitary measures; (VI) Guidelines for conducting an audit; (VII) Frontier checks; (VIII) Outstanding issues; and (IX) Contact points.

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Website

europa.eu.int

References - Treaties

Amended by

Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning amendments to the annexes to the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal products

Treaty | Bilateral | Apr 6, 2005

Keyword: International trade, Animal health, International agreement-text, Milk/dairy products, Food quality control/food safety, Meat

Source: FAO, FAOLEX; IUCN (ID: TRE-149724)