[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR94.24]

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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
  CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 94_RINDERPEST, FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE, FOWL PEST (FOWL PLAGUE), EXOTIC 
NEWCASTLE DISEASE, AFRICAN SWINE FEVER, CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER, AND BOVINE 
SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY: PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED IMPORTATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 94.24  Restrictions on the importation of swine, pork, and pork 
products from parts of the European Union.

    In addition to meeting all other applicable provisions of this part, 
live swine, pork, and pork products imported from the region of the 
European Union consisting of Austria, Belgium, France, Germany (except 
for the Kreis Uckermark in the Land of Brandenburg; the Kreis Oldenberg, 
the Kreis Soltau-Fallingbostel, and the Kreis Vechta in the Land of 
Lower Saxony; the Kreis Heinsberg and the Kreis Warendorf in the Land of 
Northrhine-Westphalia; the Kreis Bernkastel-Wittlich, the Kreis Bitburg-
Pr[uuml]m, the Kreis Donnersbergkreis, the Kreis Rhein-Hunsr[uuml]che, 
the Kreis S[uuml]dliche Weinstrasse, and the Kreis Trier-Saarburg in the 
Land of Rhineland Palatinate; and the Kreis Altmarkkreis in the Land of 
Saxony-Anhalt), Greece, Italy (except for the Regions of Emilia-Romagna, 
Piemonte, and Sardegna), the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain must meet 
the following conditions:
    (a) Pork and pork products. (1) The pork or pork products must not 
have been commingled with pork or pork products derived from swine that 
have been in any region when the region was classified in Sec. 94.10(a) 
as one in which classical swine fever is known to exist;
    (2) The swine from which the pork or pork products were derived must 
not have lived in a region when the region was classified in Sec. 
94.10(a) as one in which classical swine fever is known to exist, and 
must not have transited such a region unless moved directly through the 
region in a sealed means of conveyance with the seal determined to be 
intact upon arrival at the point of destination; and
    (3) The pork and pork products must be accompanied by a certificate 
issued by an official of the national government of the region of origin 
who is authorized to issue the foreign meat inspection certificate 
required by Sec. 327.4 of this title, stating that the provisions of 
paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section have been met.\19\
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    \19\ The certification required may be placed on the foreign meat 
inspection certificate required by Sec. 327.4 of this title or may be 
contained in a separate document.
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    (b) Live swine. (1) The swine must be breeding swine and must not 
have lived in a region when the region was classified in Sec. 94.10(a) 
as one in which classical swine fever is known to exist, and must not 
have transited such a region unless moved directly through the region in 
a sealed means of conveyance with the seal determined to be intact upon 
arrival at the point of destination;
    (2) The swine must never have been commingled with swine that were 
in a region at a time when the region was classified in Sec. 94.10(a) 
as one in which classical swine fever is known to exist;
    (3) No equipment or materials used in transporting the swine may 
have previously been used for transporting swine that do not meet the 
requirements of this section, unless the equipment or materials have 
first been cleaned and disinfected; and
    (4) The swine must be accompanied by a certificate issued by a 
salaried veterinary officer of the national government of the country of 
origin, stating that the provisions of paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(3) 
of this section have been met.\20\
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    \20\ The certification required may be placed on the certificate 
required by Sec. 93.505(a) of this chapter or may be contained in a 
separate document.
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    (c) The certificates required by paragraphs (a)(3) and (b)(4) of 
this section must be presented by the importer to the appropriate 
Customs and Border Protection officer at the port of arrival, upon 
arrival of the swine, pork, or pork products at the port, for the use of 
the veterinary inspector at the port of entry.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
0579-0218)

[68 FR 16939, Apr. 7, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 21046, Apr. 20, 2004. 
Redesignated at 70 FR 550, Jan. 4, 2005]

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