[Nhcoll-l] inspection of scientific samples suspended - EC veterinarian legislation amended

[Dirk Neumann]

Dear all,

pleasant news from European Animal Health Authority SANCO:

on September 10th EC-Memberstates (finally) voted to amend implementing 
regulation 1069/2009! Stipulations (likely effective in March 2013) will 
derogate the following scientific samples from inspection:

(as of preamble text)
1. Collection of samples: to current knowledge samples collected in the 
field will not require a certificate (safe sourcing / safe origin) to 
allow import

2. Transport (import into European Community): there will be no 
discrimination between (fresh) samples (=first entry) vs. re-imported 
samples (e.g. loans)

3. Use of samples: previously veterinarian authorities could decree 
subsequent usage & "disposal" of samples

(derogations in detail as of Annex text)
4. Anatomical präparations such as plastination (including hides & skins 
of all animals)

5. Treated Insects or Spiders, such as drying (applies only for animal 
classes Insecta & Arachnida, not Invertebrates in general!)

6. Objects in natural history collections or samples for the promotion 
of science if they have been:

     a) preserved, in media such as ethanol formaldehyde solution
         (this includes tissue samples stored in absolute ethanol / 
RNA-later / DMSO or similar buffers)

     b) Samples embedded on micro-slides

7. Processed DNA-samples intended for _repositories_ to promote:
     a) biodiversity research
     b) ecology science
     c) medical science
     d) veterinary science (sic !) ;-)
     e) biology

Explicit naming of these disciplines can be understood as help for 
veterinaries working at the respective border inspection posts to 
recognise these scientific fields from the consignee's address. 
Therefore, consignments need to be addressed _to the institution _(named 
first in the consignee's address subsequently followed by the 
consignee's name)

Stipulations are beyond what were dared asking for, e.g. derogation for 
samples freshly preserved in the field or explicit naming of research 
fields to ease import issues experienced with related samples (import of 
mouse DNA for clinical / medical research had apparently also been a big 
issue).

I will post a short note once the amendments are enforced. This 
EC-legislation will be implemented in national legislation of member 
states again, but hopefully will supersede import licences (UK & 
Switzerland, the latter adapting EC-legislation as Schengen-Memberstate) 
or denial of import (partly Italy, Spain, depending on postal carrier & 
import gateway), and of course inspection costs (which from then on can 
be claimed).

Special thanks to Andy Bentley for his input & support!

Kind regards
Dirk



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Präambel im Text:

(1)For the promotion of science and biodiversity research, a derogation 
should be granted to repositories, scientific organisations and museums 
as regards the collection, transport and use of animal or parts of 
animals preserved in media, embedded completely on micro-slides or as 
processed genetic samples The requirements on game trophies and other 
preparations as set out in Chapter VI of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011 should be amended accordingly.


Geänderter Text der Durchführungsverordnung:

(8)Annex XIII is amended as follows:

(a)in Chapter VI, points C(1)(c) and (d) are replaced by the following:

"(c)have been subject to an anatomical preparation such as by plastination;

(d)are animals of the biological class Insecta or Arachnida which have 
been subject to a treatment, such as drying, to prevent any transmission 
of diseases communicable to humans or animals; or

(e)are objects in natural history collections *_or_* for the promotion 
of science _and_ they _have been_:

preserved in media, such as alcohol or formaldehyde, which allow display 
of the items, or

(ii)embedded completely on micro-slides;

(f)are processed DNA samples intended for _repositories_ for the 
promotion of _biodiversity research_, _ecology_, _medical_ and 
_veterinary science_ or _biology_..";




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Dirk Neumann

  

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