EU - Modifying model of veterinary certificates for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate-General has issued amendments of the model certificates for imports of live domestic bovine animals, fresh meat and minced meat of bovine, ovine and caprine origin, gelatine, collagen, raw material for production of gelatine and collagen, treated raw material for production of gelatine and collagen and of composite products with products of bovine, ovine and caprine origin, as regards the public health attestation for BSE: - Clarification of the text concerning import of live domestic bovine animals and products of animal origin from bovine, ovine or caprine animals. - Amendment of the requirement for import of carcasses of bovine origin, as the requirement to indicate a blue stripe on the label when removal of the vertebral column is not required, is changed to indicate a red stripe on the label when such removal is required. - Modification of the import requirements for the products coming from countries with a negligible BSE risk, to allow also for import when such products originate from raw material from countries with controlled or undetermined BSE risk, provided that SRM has been removed. Products covered : Domestic bovine animals, fresh meat (including minced meat) of domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals, gelatine, collagen, raw material for production of gelatine and collagen, treated raw material for production of gelatine and collagen, composite products. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 25 April 2017 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 26 April 2017 Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy): 1 July 2017 Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable | 
.gif)
