Recent Export Instructions Updates
Subject: | Rabies Serology Test for Pet Travel Schemes - Frequently Asked Questions (ET178) |
Date: | 12 February 2019 |
Summary of Update: | The Rabies Serology Test for Pet Travel Schemes - Frequently Asked Questions (ET178) has been added. |
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Subject: | Updated Guidance regarding Utilisation of Certification Support Officers |
Date: | 10 January 2019 |
Summary of Update: | Clarification has been provided on when Certification Support Officers (CSOs) may be utilised and Official Veterinarians (OVs) are required to use professional judgement and knowledge to establish when CSOs can assist. The List of Export Health Certificates where Certification Support Officers may be Utilised (ET176) has been removed. |
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Subject: | Certification Support Officer Role for Animal Product Export Permissible Certificates |
Date: | 17 December 2018 |
Summary of Update: | APHA have introduced Certification Support Officers (CSOs) for non-veterinarians to provide ‘Product’ authorised Official Veterinarians (OVs) with support when collecting evidence for export certification. CSOs can only be utilised by OVs for certificates listed in the APHA list and will need to obtain the required training certificate from Improve International before they will be authorised to act in an official capacity. Instructions have also been updated to reflect that certification must be carried out by an OV with appropriate authorisation. |
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Subject: | Export Health Certificate Form Finder |
Date: | 13 December 2018 |
Summary of Update: | Instructions have been updated with details of the Export Health Certificate Form Finder which is now available on GOV.UK. |
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Subject: | EU Pet Travel Scheme: How to Complete Pet Passports (ET159) |
Date: | 15 October 2018 |
Summary of Update: | The EU Pet Travel Scheme: How to Complete Pet Passports (ET159) has been updated to provide guidance in Section I regarding the authorised person and clarification for the valid until date for rabies vaccination in section V. |
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Subject: | Pet Travel Scheme Frequently Asked Questions (ET140) |
Date: | 28 August 2018 |
Summary of Update: | The Pet Travel Scheme Frequently Asked Questions document (ET140) has been updated. |
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Subject: | EU Pet Travel Scheme: How to Complete Pet Passports (ET159) |
Date: | 24 May 2018 |
Summary of Update: | The EU Pet Travel Scheme: How to Complete Pet Passports (ET159) have been updated. |
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Subject: | Small Animal Exports - Completing Pet Passports |
Date: | 11 April 2018 |
Summary of Update: | Instructions for Ordering Supplies of Pet Passports have been updated. The EU Pet Travel Scheme: How to Complete Pet Passports (ET159) has been created. EU Pet Passport Guidance Notes for Completion of Old Model Passports Issued before 29 December 2014 (ET138), EU Pet Passport Guidance Notes for Completion of New Model Passports Issued after 28 December 2014 (ET139) and The EU Pet Travel Scheme: The New Pet Passport (ET141) have been removed. |
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Subject: | Policy for Authorisation of Official Veterinarians in GB |
Date: | 12 October 2017 |
Summary of Update: | The Policy for Authorisation of Official Veterinarians in GB has been published on the Vet Gateway. |
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Subject: | Small Animal and Ungulate Animal Welfare |
Date: | 28 June 2017 |
Summary of Update: | Instructions for the welfare of small animals and ungulates during export have been updated. |
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Subject: | Export Health Certificate Countersignature Procedures Update |
Date: | 05 April 2017 |
Summary of Update: | Instructions for Export Health Certificates have been updated to clarify the process for APHA veterinary staff countersigning export health certificates. |
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Subject: | Export Health Certificate Countersignature Procedures Update |
Date: | 17 February 2017 |
Summary of Update: | Amendments have been made to the administrative procedures for arranging Export Health Certificate countersignatures. Request for APHA Veterinarian Countersignature of an Export Health Certificate (ET145) has been created. |
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Subject: | Updated Instructions for Meat Export Official Veterinarians Fees |
Date: | 07 February 2017 |
Summary of Update: | Instructions on Official Veterinarians (OVs) Fees for supervising meat premises and exports to the USA have been updated to include references to submit claim forms to the Finance and Business Support Team. |
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Subject: | General Authorisation for Official Veterinarians to Undertake Compulsory Pre and Post-movement Bovine Tuberculosis Testing |
Date: | 03 February 2017 |
Summary of Update: | General Authorisation for Official Veterinarians to Undertake Compulsory Pre and Post-movement Bovine Tuberculosis Testing |
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Subject: | Official Veterinarian Instructions Online Tutorial Update |
Date: | 20 October 2016 |
Summary of Update: | The Official Veterinarian (OV) Instructions Online Tutorial has been updated. |
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Subject: | Official Veterinarian Panels Reference Update |
Date: | 21 December 2016 |
Summary of Update: | References to Official Veterinarian (OV) panels have been updated to Official Controls Qualification (Veterinarian) (OCQ(V)). |
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Subject: | Official Veterinarian Instructions Online Tutorial Update |
Date: | 20 October 2016 |
Summary of Update: | The Official Veterinarian (OV) Instructions Online Tutorial has been updated. |
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Subject: | Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Principles of Certification Updated |
Date: | 20 October 2016 |
Summary of Update: | Amendments have been made to the Imports and Exports work areas to reflect the recent changes to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Principles of Certification. |
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Subject: | Amendment to Guidance on Laboratory Testing |
Date: | 4 May 2016 |
Summary of Update: | Amendments have been made to the guidance on sending laboratory tests to an approved laboratory as specified in export health certification Notes for Guidance. A minor amendment has also been made to the Small Animals content to provide clarification on Official Control Qualification (Veterinarian) entitlements and contact details for the Centre for international Trade - Carlisle. |
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Subject: | Amendment to Certified Copy Returns Procedure for Intra Trade Animal Health Certificates |
Date: | 23 March 2016 |
Summary of Update: | An amendment has been made to the Certified Copy of Intra Trade Animal Health Certificates (ITAHCs) returns procedure to request copies from Official Veterinarians (OVs) by email where possible. |
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Subject: | Update to GB Journey Log (WIT07/WIT07(Welsh)) |
Date: | 15 March 2016 |
Summary of Update: | The GB Journey Log (WIT07/WIT07(Welsh)) has been updated. |
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Subject: | Addition of Official Veterinarian Guidance for Waivers, Derogations and Import Permits |
Date: | 03 March 2016 |
Summary of Update: | Official Veterinarian (OV) Guidance for Waivers, Derogations and Import Permits has been added. |
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Subject: | Update to GB Journey Log (WIT07(Welsh)) |
Date: | 09 February 2016 |
Summary of Update: | The GB Journey Log (WIT07(Welsh)) has been updated. |
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Subject: | Improvements to Official Veterinarian Instructions Format |
Date: | 26 January 2016 |
Summary of Update: | Improvements have been made to the format of the Official Veterinarian (OV) instructions to include the provision of a print button on each instruction page, a statement confirming that the instructions are correct as of the current date and time and the addition of a Documents page, listing documents by instructional area. |
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Subject: | Update to GB Journey Log (WIT07) |
Date: | 07 January 2016 |
Summary of Update: | The GB Journey Log (WIT07) has been updated. |
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Subject: | Update to Pet Travel Scheme Frequently Asked Questions |
Date: | 27 May 2015 |
Summary of Update: | The Pet Travel Scheme Frequently Asked Questions document (ET140) has been updated. |
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Subject: | Update to EU Pet Passport Guidance Notes for Completion (ET139) |
Date: | 26 November 2015 |
Summary of Update: | The EU Pet Passport Guidance Notes for Completion (ET139) has been updated. |
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Subject: | Update to Pet Travel Scheme Frequently Asked Questions |
Date: | 27 May 2015 |
Summary of Update: | The Pet Travel Scheme Frequently Asked Questions document (ET140) has been updated. |
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Subject: | Export Procedures Restructured |
Date: | 08 May 2015 |
Summary of Update: | The Export procedures have been restructured in line with new commodity areas for small animal, ungulate, avian, germplasm and product exports. |
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Subject: | Amended Hyperlink to the Trade Control and Expert System Support Documents |
Date: | 21 April 2015 |
Summary of Update: | The Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) support documents have moved from the archived Defra website pages to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Vet Gateway. The hyperlinks to the support documents have been updated. |
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Subject: | Update to Horse Welfare Export Document |
Date: | 17 March 2015 |
Summary of Update: | The Export Declaration for Equidae of 147 Centimetres (14.2 hands) Height or Less (EXH07) has been updated to change the references from horses and ponies to equidae. |
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Subject: | EU Member States under Harmonised Trade Rules |
Date: | 06 February 2015 |
Summary of Update: | Croatia has been added to the list of EU Member States. |
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Subject: | Official Controls Qualification (Veterinarian) Guidance Added |
Date: | 27 January 2015 |
Summary of Update: | Guidance added for Official Controls Qualification (Veterinarian) OCQ (V) requirements. |
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Subject: | Update to the Pet Travel Scheme Instructions |
Date: | 24 November 14 |
Summary of Update: | The Pet Travel Scheme instructions have been updated and includes new guidance issued by Defra for the New Pet Passport |
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Subject: | Update to the Pet Travel Scheme Instructions |
Date: | 19 November 14 |
Summary of Update: | The Pet Travel Scheme instructions have been updated and include Guidance documents and Frequently Asked Questions |
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Subject: | Update to the Tripartite Agreement and Horse and Pony Export Welfare Licences |
Date: | 28 May 14 |
Summary of Update: | The Tripartite Agreement has been updated and the procedures for issuing Export Welfare Licences for horses and ponies have been updated. |
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Subject: | Removal of TB Veterinary Inspector Powers from Official Veterinarians |
Date: | 04 April 14 |
Summary of Update: | From 06 April 2014 Official Veterinarians will no longer have Veterinary Inspector Powers. Amendments have been made to reflect this change. |
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Subject: | Update to Certification Procedures |
Date: | 03 October 2013 |
Summary of Update: | Minor amendments have been made to the Certification Procedures section on dealing with errors, deletions and corrections in export certificate. |
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Subject: | Update to Certification Procedures |
Date: | 09 August 2013 |
Summary of Update: | Minor amendments have been made to the Certification Procedures section. The Official Veterinarian (OV) Completion of the Export Health Certificate (EHC) instructions has been moved from the EHCs page to the section overview. Paragraph 5 has been added to the Countersignature of Certificates by Veterinary Officers (VOs) instructions on the EHCs page. |
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Subject: | Update to TRACES Confirmation Document (ET54) |
Date: | 24 June 2013 |
Summary of Update: | Minor amendments have been made to the TRACES Confirmation Document (ET54) to clarify the reasons for rejecting animal(s) from an export consignment. The same content clarity has been made to the TRACES Confirmation Document instructions. |
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Subject: | Amendments to Supervised Loadings Procedures for Livestock Consignments Travelling on the mvJoline |
Date: | 14 January 2013 |
Summary of Update: | Amendments have been made to the procedures for livestock consignments travelling on the mvJoline. Carlisle SSC will issue a TRACES Confirmation Document (ET54) for the Official Veterinarian to certify the identification of any animals rejected as not fit to travel as part of the export consignment. This document must be checked by AHVLA staff carrying out the supervised loadings. |
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Subject: | Changes to TB Active Surveillance Instructions for England from 1 January 2013 |
Date: | 19 December 2012 |
Summary of Update: | Instructions have been updated in preparation for TB policy changes to cattle movement controls and surveillance being implemented in England on 1 January 2013. |
Updated Pages: | Testing and Restrictions > Bovine TB Guidance |
Subject: | Link updated to the TRACES support documents |
Date: | 22 October 2012 |
Summary of Update: | The link has been updated for the TRACES support documents on the Bluetongue export guidance. |
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Subject: | Amendment to Certification Procedures |
Date: | 11 October 2012 |
Summary of Update | Amendments have been made to the Certification Procedures content to include guidance on timing of signature and date of signature of export certificates, and replacement certificates. Further minor amendments have also been made throughout Certification Procedures section. |
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Subject: | Release of Export Instructions for Official Veterinarians |
Date: | 31 July 2012 |
Summary of Update: | Following a review of the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency instructions for Exports, updated instructions for Official Veterinarians are now available. |
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