Supporting Documentation for Imports of POAO susceptible to FMD from Germany

10th April 2025

Great Britain has now recognised regionalisation for the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in Germany that was confirmed on 10 January 2025. Trade of affected commodities can now resume from the areas outside of the containment zone, provided that all other import conditions are met.

‘FMD-susceptible animals’ means a cow, bull, sheep, goat, deer, camel, llama, alpaca, guanaco, vicuna, any other ruminant, any swine (that is, a member of the suborder Suina of the order Artiodactyla) or elephant.

Types of Supporting Documentation:

Type A (processing/treatment)

• copies of manufacturing records showing relevant parameters of the production process that relate to the specific goods in the consignment

or

• commercial document or statement signed by a person with knowledge of and responsibility for the relevant parts of the production process on company letter headed paper, that specifies the production parameters that relate to the specific goods in the consignment.

  
  

Type B (origin of material)

• commercial document or statement signed by a person with knowledge of and responsibility for the relevant parts of the production process on company letter headed paper, that declares the product does not contain ABP originating from animals inside FMD restricted zone

  
  

ABPs requiring supporting documentation

Only the listed ABPs require supporting documentation. The following ABPs originating from inside the restricted zones require Type A supporting documentation:

• fat derivatives

• pig bristles (in addition to health certificate)

• processed petfood (other than canned or extruded dry petfood)

• rendered fats for use outside the feed chain

• treated wool and hair

• treated game trophies or other preparations of susceptible animals, being solely comprised of bones, horns, hooves, claws, antlers or teeth, except those referred to in Section 5, point 1 of Annex XIV to Regulation 142/2011.

  
  

The following ABPs originating from outside the restricted zones require Type A or Type B supporting documentation:

• bones and bone products, horns and horn products and hooves and hoof products intended for use other than as feed material organic fertilisers or soil improvers

• fat derivatives – low risk only (for use other than in animal feed)

• processed pet food (other than canned and extruded dry petfood)

• rendered fats for uses outside the feed chain

• treated game trophies or other preparations being solely comprised of bones, horns, hooves, claws, antlers or teeth, except those referred to in paragraph (1) of Section 5 of Chapter II of Annex 14 to Regulation 142/2011

• treated hair and wool

• treated pig bristles

  
  

The following ABPs originating from outside the restricted zones require Type B supporting documentation:

• colostrum, colostrum products – low risk only (not for use in animal feed)

• milk, milk-based products and milk-derived products – low risk only (not for use in animal feed)

• processed manure

• treated game trophies comprised of hides and skins except those referred to in paragraph (1) of Section 5 of Chapter II of Annex 14 to Regulation 142/2011

• treated hides and skins of ungulates