rec_157
(157) In order to ensure that the animal health requirements for entry into the Union provided for in this Regulation are complied with, and that they are in line with the principles of the OIE Codes, all animals, germinal products and products of animal origin entering the Union should be accompanied by an animal health certificate issued by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin confirming that all the animal health requirements for entry into the Union are complied with. However, deviation from this rule should be permitted in respect of commodities which pose a low animal health risk.
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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.