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2022
- 19/22 - New EHC for Racing Pigeons immediately released after entry in the EU/NI - 24 May 2022
- 18/22 - Guidance for colour format of non-printed additions to Export Health Certificates (EHCs) - 09 May 2022
- 17/22 - Animal Health Regulation (AHR) Export Health Certificate (EHC) update - 04 May 2022.
- 16/22 - Updated guidance on triangular trade of products of animal origin - 06 April 2022
- 15/22 - Updated guidance on exporting containers of unpackaged fresh fishery destined for immediate canning - 06 April 2022
- 14/22 - Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for detection of Mycobacterium bovis in post-mortem tissue samples - 31 March 2022
- 13/22 - Movement Assistance Scheme: Costs related to Scrapie Qualifying Status reimbursed - 23 March 2022
- 12/22 - EU clarification on molluscs exported from GB to the EU - 14 March 2022
- 11/22 - Chinese Import Regulation Changes - 11 March 2022
- 10/22 - New EHC for milk and milk products to Canada - 11 March 2022
- 09/22 - Movement Assistance Scheme - Changes to the enquiry helpline - 10 March 2022
- 08/22 - EU clarification on fishery products exported from GB to the EU - 03 March 2022
- 07/22 - Notification of date for withdrawal of funding currently available for Official Controls Qualification (Veterinary) (OCQ(V)) training to certify the export of animals and animal products to the EU and NI and Official Controls Qualification (Animal Health Paraprofessional) - Certification Support Officer (OCQ(AHP) - CSO) training - 02 March 2022
- 06/22 - Upcoming changes to iSam and an invitation for OV and OV Admin user testing - 15 February 2022
- 05/22 -Export Health Certificates with individual serial number beginning with 21 (21/2/XXXXXX) - 11 February 2022
- 04/22 - Movement Assistance Scheme - Submit Export Health Certificate invoices by end of January 2022 for work done before November 2021 - 24 January 2022
- 03/22 - TB Disease Report Form visits during the current Avian Influenza outbreaks - Wales - 21 January 2022
- 02/22 - Update on Animal Health Regulation - 13 January 2022
- 01/22 - Temporary Certification of NI origin components of GB origin products - 05 January 2022
2021
- 55/21 - Certifying Officers to Obtain Avian Influenza Disease Clearance for certain EHCs from the APHA Vet Gateway and advice on certification of products containing poultry meat obtained from and produced in restricted zones v.1.10 - 17 December 2021, updated 20 December 2021 and 9 February 2022.
- 54/21 - TB changes across Wales: Inconclusive Reactors in Non-breakdown Herds and Officially TB Free Status Withdrawn in Breakdown Herds in Wales - 17 December 2021
- 53/21 -Update on Animal Health Regulation and revisions to Animal By-Product EHCs - 17 December 2021
- 52/21 - Update to the OCQ(V) Germinal Products Exports and Germinal Products Revalidation Courses - 16 December 2021
- 51/21 - New TB Advisory Service in England - 13 December 2021
- 50/21 - Groupage Export Facilitation Scheme (GEFS) to be extended following review - 25 November 2021
- 49/21 - Certifying Officers to Obtain Avian Influenza Disease Clearance for certain Export Health Certificates from the APHA Vet Gateway - 12 November 2021 - revoked and replaced by 55/21.
- 48/21 - Amendments to the Scrapie Monitoring Scheme - 10 November 2021
- 47/21 - Invoice within 90 days for EHCs issued under the Movement Assistance Scheme (MAS) - 01 November 2021
- 46/21 - Movement Assistance Scheme - 22 October 2021
- 45/21 - Improved Digital Security Measures for Export Health Certificates Printed on Crown Vellum Watermarked Paper - 14 October 2021, 06 January 2022, 21 January 2022, 11 February 2022, 11 March 2022, 19 April 2022 and 13 May 2022
- 44/21 - Guidance for Completion of Part I of Export Health Certificates (EHCs) - 12 October 2021
- 43/21 - Roll out of additional TB eradication measures in specific parts of the Low and Intermediate TB Areas of Wales - 05 October 2021
- 42/21 - Movement Assistance Scheme: Reimbursements now available for Support Attestations - 27 September 2021
- 41/21 - New slaughterhouse Support Health Attestations - 24 September 2021
- 40/21 - Implementation of the New Tuberculosis Order – England - 16 September 2021
- 39/21 - Movement Assistance Scheme - Online survey to assess Scheme awareness - 13 September 2021
- 38/21 - Certification of Products of Animal Origin for export to Canada - 07 September 2021
- 37/21 - Update on Animal Health Regulation: dual running with some AHR EHCs put on hold - 26 August 2021
- 36/21 - Advice on Accessing the Example AHC and Updated Training For the OCQ(V) Companion Animals (CA) - 18 August 2021
- 35/21 - Guidance updates for certification of poultry and poultry products exports to the EU and movement to Northern Ireland - 16 August 2021
- 34/21 - Update of the OCQ(V) export courses to incorporate the requirements agreed following the UK’s Exit from the EU - 02 August 2021
- 33/21 - Update on Animal Health Regulation: New EHCs published - 02 August 2021
- 32/21 - Animal Health Regulation: Further webinars with expert panel - 27 July 2021
- 31/21 - Certifying Export Health Certificates 8311EHC and 8312 EHC – Great Britain to Northern Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Spain and Portugal v2.0 - 21 July 2021, updated 09 August 2021 24 August 2021, 31 August 2021, 8 October 2021 and 5 January 2022.
- 30/21 - Movement Assistance Scheme - Extension of Scheme and Further Expansions Announced - 12 July 2021
- 29/21 - Update Animal Health Regulations - 09 July 2021
- 28/21 - Bovine TB Vaccination – Field trials underway for world-leading cattle vaccine and skin test for bovine tuberculosis - 07 July 2021
- 27/21 - Introduction of a watermark to APHA Laboratory testing reports - Update - 28 June 2021
- 26/21 - Animal Health Regulation: Live webinars with expert panel - 25 June 2021
- 25/21 - Certified Copies of Export Health Certificates - 25 June 2021
- 24/21 -Refinement to the interferon-gamma testing policy in the High Risk and Edge Areas of England - 22 June 2021
- 23/21 - Quality assurance pilot for tuberculin skin testing in England and Wales - 08 June 2021
- 22/21 - Improvements to Reducing Bovine TB Reactor Removal Timings - 03 June 2021 - update 07 June 2021
- 21/21 - Introduction of a watermark to APHA Laboratory testing reports - 02 June 2021
- 20/21 - Reminder to Official Veterinarians (OVs) of the requirements for certification of pork exports to China from approved and associated establishments
- 28 May 2021
- 19/21 - Discontinuing Covid-19 temporary amendments to TB skin testing in GB - 28 May 2021
- 18/21 - Update of the OCQ(V) export courses to incorporate the requirements agreed following the UK’s Exit from the EU - 27 May 2021
- 17/21 - Phased Introduction of default six-monthly surveillance TB testing of cattle herds in the High Risk Area of England - 27 May 2021
- 16/21 - How Official Veterinarians can report export certification issues to the Centre for International Trade - 20 May 2021
- 15/21 - Improved Digital Security Measures for Export Health Certificates Printed on Crown Vellum Watermarked Paper - 20 May 2021, 11 June 2021, 8 July 2021 - updated 18 August 2021
- 14/21 - Introduction of the TB eradication measures in specific parts of the Low and Intermediate TB Areas of Wales - 18 May 2021
- 13/21 - Introduction of the Operational Use of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) for bTB Purposes - 20 April 2021
- 12/21 - Movement Assistance Scheme - Further Extensions Announced - 06 April 2021
- 11/21 - New Post-Mortem Providers join APHA’s Scanning Surveillance Network in England and Wales - 01 April 2021
- 10/21 - Animal Health Regulation and new Export Health Certificates for composite products - 31 March 2021
- 09/21 - SARS-CoV-2 in Animals – Case Definition, Testing and International Reporting Obligations - 13 May 2020 - updated 24 March 2021, 24 August 2021 and 31 August 2021
- 08/21 - Movement Assistance Scheme - Policy Update and Guidance - 18 March 2021
- 07/21 - Notification of new timeline for introducing border control processes on the import of goods - 12 March 2021
- 06/21 - Validating laboratory test reports used for certifying movement of animals - 12 February 2021
- 05/21 - Certifying Prohibited and Restricted Goods – Great Britain to Northern Ireland - 28 January 2021
- 04/21 - Guidance updates on Export Health Certificates (EHCs) for exports to the EU and movements to Northern Ireland - issued 20 January 2021, last updated 20 May 2021
- 03/21 - Notification of an Extension to the Revalidation Deadline for Export OCQ(V)s - 20 January 2021
- 02/21 - Guidance updates for certification of ABP and POAO exports to the EU and movement to Northern Ireland - Issued 14 January 2021, updated 20 May 2021 and 4 January 2022
- 01/21 - Certifying Officers to Obtain Avian Influenza Disease Clearance for certain Export Health Certificates from the APHA Vet Gateway - 8 January 2021 - revoked and replaced by 49/21
2020
- 44/20 - Steps to take now to prepare for certification of Export Health Certificates (EHCs) - 29 December 2020
- 43/20 - Bovine TB Vaccination Field Trials – Clinical Research Organisation appointed - 21 December 2020
- 42/20 - Products of Animal Origin – Export of beef, mutton and pork (meat and offal) to Hong Kong - 21 December 2020 - Updated 30 December 2020
- 41/20 - Movement Assistance Scheme (MAS), to support traders and businesses in meeting new requirements for moving animals, plants and associated products from Great Britain (GB) to Northern Ireland (NI) after the transition period ends - 16 December 2020
- 40/20 - Products of Animal Origin – Listing of UK Establishments by Trading Partners. Changes to Listing Codes and Associated Matters. Information Circular to Exporters and Certifying Officers in the UK - 14 December 2020
- 39/20 - An update on the order and distribution process for Animal Health Certificates which Official Veterinarians will need to issue for pet travel to the European Union after the end of the Transition Period - 10 December 2020
- 38/20- Certifying Officers to Obtain Disease Clearance for certain Export Health Certificates from the APHA Vet Gateway- 10 December
- 37/20 - Certification: Webinars and Live Q&As with expert panel - 09 December 2020
- 36/20 - An update on the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirement for the Official Controls Qualification (Veterinary) (OCQ(V)) revalidation courses - 10 November 2020
- 35/20 - End of Transition Period: updates on Export Health Certificates and new guidance published on certification of goods to EU - 30 October 2020
- 34/20 - Products of Animal Origin – Listing of UK Establishments by Trading Partners Changes to Listing Codes and Associated Matters Information Circular to Exporters and Certifying Officers in the UK - 30 October 2020
- 33/20 - Implementation of the APHA contract for the Provision of Veterinary and Paraprofessional Training, Authorisation and Assurance Services: Temporary Unavailability of OV Training - 21 October 2020
- 32/20 - Further funding available for Official Controls Qualification (Veterinary) (OCQ(V)) training to certify the export of animals and animal products to the EU and for Official Controls Qualification (Animal Health Paraprofessional) - Certification Support Officer (OCQ(AHP) - CSO) training - 01 October 2020
- 31/20 - Products of Animal Origin.Listing of UK Establishments by Trading Partners. Changes to Listing Codes and Associated Matters - 29 September 2020
- 30/20 - Reminder – Compulsory Equine Microchipping in England coming into force - 18 September 2020
- 29/20 - OVs who fail to facilitate bovine TB testing on-farm audits - 09 September 2020
- 28/20 - Issuing Notifiable Disease Clearances through the Export Health Certificates (EHC) Online Service - 24 August 2020
- 27/20 - Advice for OVs to pass on to cattle keepers regarding passports of TB reactor animals during the COVID-19 outbreak - 20 August 2020
- 26/20 - Update on the outcome of the retender of the APHA contract for the Provision of Veterinary and Paraprofessional Training, Authorisation and Assurance Services - 18 August 2020
- 25/20 - An update on the rollout of Approved Tuberculin Testers (ATTs) into private veterinary businesses to carry out tuberculin skin testing of cattle in England - 17 August 2020
- 24/20 - Requirements for the EU Pet Travel Scheme (PETS) from 1 January 2021 - 10 August 2020
- 23/20 - Cancel and Replacement of Export Health Certificates - 5 August 2020 - updated 13 August 2020
- 22/20 - Equine Microchipping in England - 30 July 2020
- 21/20 - Bovine TB Vaccine Field Trials - 22 July 2020
- 20/20 - To remind OVs of their Responsibilities with regards to TB testing Certification - 07 July 2020
- 19/20 - Advice for OVs on TB testing bovine animals under 180 days old in herds with an ongoing TB incident in England and Wales during the Coronavirus outbreak - 14 May 2020
- 18/20 - SARS-CoV-2 in Animals – Case Definition, Testing and International Reporting Obligations - 13 May 2020 - updated 1 March 2021 - Revoked and replaced by 09/21 - 24 March 2021.
- 17/20 - Advice for OVs on a temporary amendment to testing bovine animals under 180 days old in Officially TB-Free herds in England and Wales during the Coronavirus outbreak - 04 May 2020 - updated 7 May 2020
- 16/20- Export Health Certificate Printing on Plain White Paper during the Coronavirus Restrictions with Appendix update - 24 April 2020 - updated 13 May, 15 May, 20 May, 27 May, 29 May, 17 June, 24 June, 29 June, 6 August, 26 August 2020, 16 September, 30 September, 24 December, 31 December 2020, 29 June 2021 and 18 October 2021.
- 15/20 - Advice for UK Government Working Animals during COVID-19 Epidemic - 06 April 2020 - updated 27 July 2020
- 14/20 - Advice for OVs undertaking TB testing during the COVID-19 outbreak in Wales - to be read in conjunction with 06/20 and 07/20 - 01 April 2020 - updated 16 April 2020
- 13/20 - Advice for OVs undertaking TB testing during the COVID-19 outbreak in Scotland - to be read in conjunction with 06/20 and 07/20 - 01 April 2020 - updated 16 April 2020
- 12/20 - Advice for OVs undertaking TB testing during the COVID-19 outbreak in England - replaces 08/20 - to be read in conjunction with 06/20 and 07/20 - 01 April 2020 - updated 16 April 2020
- 11/20 - Update for Official Veterinarians regarding how the COVID-19 outbreak is affecting the issuing of Export Health Certificates- 1 April 2020
- 10/20 -Advice for Veterinarians and their Clients on Pets and COVID-19 -1 April 2020 - Updated 21 May 2020 and 27 July 2020
- 09/20 - Extension to the Conditional Authorisation and Revalidation Deadlines for the Official Controls Qualification (Veterinary) - Tuberculin Testing due to COVID -19- 26 March 2020
- 08/20 - Advice for OVs undertaking TB testing during the COVID-19 outbreak in England - 24 March 2020 - Updated 26 March 2020 12:46pm - Revoked and replaced by 12/20 - 01 April 2020
- 07/20 - Advice for OVs undertaking Visits during the COVID-19 Outbreak - 20 March 2020 - to be read in conjunction with 06/20, 12/20 (England), 13/20 (Scotland) and 14/20 (Wales) - updated 17 April 2020
- 06/20 -Advice for OVs in the Event of Reduction of VDP/OV Capacity for TB Testing due to COVID-19 Pandemic. - 19 March 2020 - to be read in conjunction with 07/20, 12/20 (England), 13/20 (Scotland) and 14/20 (Wales)
- 05/20 - Outcome of the pilot to explore the use of Approved Tuberculin Testers (ATTs) in private veterinary businesses to carry out tuberculin skin testing of cattle in England - 18 March 2020
- 04/20- Phased introduction of default six-monthly surveillance TB testing of cattle herds in the High Risk Area of England - 5 March 2020 - updated 27 March 2020 18:40pm, 18 August 2020
- 03/20- An update regarding pet travel as we now enter a transition period - 30 January 2020
- 02/20 - An update regarding equine movements as we now enter a transition period - 29 January 2020
- 01/20 - Reminder to check access to IT systems - 21 January 2020.