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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dear all,<br>
      (update on NHcoll-listserv as follow up of SPNHC shipping workshop
      last week)<br>
      <br>
      we received the following notification from German vets:<br>
      <br>
      <font color="#3333ff"><i>because of the ongoing negotiations with
          the EU we will discontinue to inspect preserved (dried, in
          ethanol preserved) insects unless a final clarification is
          reached. The local customs authorities as well as Deutsche
          Post will be informed accordingly.</i></font><br>
      <br>
      This means, imports to Germany should be fine again.<br>
      <br>
      However, after meetings with the responsible people at the DG
      SANTO / EU Commission and after talking with responsible
      veterinarians at different border inspection posts in Germany, <i><b>following
          changes are indicated</b></i> to ease imports (should be
      understood as the <i>"<b>three magic ingredients</b></i><i>"</i>
      vets wish to to have in place to grant exemptions):<br>
      <br>
      <ol>
        <li><i><b>Shipper / Receiver address</b></i>:</li>
        <ul>
          <li>clear indication that both, shipper and receiver, are
            collection holding institutions or museums</li>
          <li>because of recent severe incidents, avoid to mention
            "universities" as shipper or receiver</li>
          <ul>
            <li>Example: use "<i><b>Natural History Collection/Museum</b></i>
              at University of xxxx" instead of "University of xxx,
              Department of Biodiversity Research) <br>
            </li>
          </ul>
        </ul>
        <li><i><b>Description of Goods/Commodities:</b></i></li>
        <ul>
          <li>always provide <i><b>clear declarations</b></i><br>
          </li>
          <li><i><b>use </b></i>and always enter the <i><b>appropriate
                HS-Code 9705.00 for museum / collection objects</b></i>
            for all airwaybills and electronic information that is
            entered into shipping systems (e.g. of FedEx or UPS)</li>
          <li>clearly indicate in the description of goods that
            contained material are <b>dead </b><b><u>museum</u></b><b>
              specimens</b>: </li>
          <ul>
            <li>Example<br>
              <blockquote>
                <blockquote>- “dead museum specimens (preserved marine
                  fishes/invertebrates/etc.)”<br>
                  - “dead museum specimens (preserved dried
                  insects/spiders/terrestrial invertebrates/etc.)”<br>
                  - “tissue samples of museum specimens (ethanol
                  preserved fin/muscular samples or dry insect
                  legs/etc.)”<br>
                  - “extracted DNA from a museum collection (e.g.
                  fish/frog/insect/etc.)”
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                        </blockquote>
                      </blockquote>
                    </blockquote>
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                </blockquote>
              </blockquote>
              Boilerplate<br>
              <blockquote>
                <blockquote>
                  dead museum specimens (preserved  xxxx <font
                    color="#999999"><i>[e.g. dried insects]</i></font>)
                  for xxx <font color="#999999"><i>[molecular/morphological</i><i>]</i></font>
                  research in accordance with <i><span
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mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:black;mso-color-index:1;mso-font-kerning:
12.0pt;language:en-GB;mso-style-textfill-type:solid;mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor:
text1;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:black;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"></span></i><i><span
                      style="font-family: Arial; font-variant:
                      small-caps; color: black; text-transform: none;">Safe
                      Treatment</span></i><i><span
style="font-family:Arial;mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:+mn-ea;mso-bidi-font-family:+mn-cs;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:black;mso-color-index:1;mso-font-kerning:
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text1;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:black;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">
                      requirements under Point (8) (a) (e) (ii) in  </span></i><i><span
                      style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">ANNEX </span></i><i><span
style="font-family:Arial;mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:
+mn-ea;mso-bidi-font-family:+mn-cs;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:black;mso-color-index:1;mso-font-kerning:
12.0pt;language:en-US;mso-style-textfill-type:solid;mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor:
text1;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:black;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">to
                      the </span></i><i><span
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mso-fareast-font-family:+mn-ea;mso-bidi-font-family:+mn-cs;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-fareast;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:black;mso-color-index:1;
mso-font-kerning:12.0pt;language:en-GB;mso-style-textfill-type:solid;
mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor:text1;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:black;
                      mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Commission
                      Regulation (EU) No 294/2013,
                      amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, </span></i><i><span
                      style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">ANNEX
                      XIII, </span></i><i><span
                      style="font-family:Arial;mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;
mso-fareast-font-family:+mn-ea;mso-bidi-font-family:+mn-cs;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-fareast;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:black;mso-color-index:1;
mso-font-kerning:12.0pt;language:en-US;mso-style-textfill-type:solid;
mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor:text1;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:black;
                      mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">CHAPTER VI.</span></i></blockquote>
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            </li>
          </ul>
        </ul>
        <li><i><b>Shipping docs</b><b><br>
            </b></i></li>
        <ul>
          <li><i><b>Clearly indicate </b></i>that material is <i><b>transfer</b></i><i>red</i><i><b>
              </b></i>between <i><b>Collections/Museums</b></i></li>
          <li>Be aware that customs / veterinarians often consider<i><b>"Universities"</b></i>
            not considered as collection holding institutions</li>
        </ul>
      </ol>
      <blockquote>
        <blockquote> <br>
          Boilerplate<br>
          <br>
          <i>T</i><i>his package contains dead museum specimens
            (preserved freshwater fish; for Latin species names refer to
            included loan agreement) for scientific research, which were
            originally preserved in formalin solution (max. strength:
            &lt; 10%, UN2209) for at least one week and then transferred
            into 75 % denatured Ethanol (UN1170, PG II) for further
            preservation. Preserved specimens packed are not subject to
            the initial selection list of products for veterinary checks
            at border inspection posts under Art. 3 Council Directive
            2007/275/EC, Annex I, EX 9705 00 00. Preservation of
            specimens agrees with requirements for Safe Treatment laid
            down in Point (8) (a) (e) (ii) in the ANNEX to the
            Commission Regulation (EU) No 294/2013, amending Commission
            Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, ANNEX XIII, CHAPTER VI.</i><br>
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      <br>
      Further, the European Commission currently revises and refines
      respective EU-regulations dealing with zoological objects. This
      may result that we might have to refine our procedures for
      shipping of specimens later this year - at least for shipments
      destined to collections in Europe.<br>
      <br>
      From what we can see so far, it is definitely wise to have clear
      declarations and contact information (shipper and receiver) in
      place. Additional markings with labels which summarise all
      relevant information are highly recommended (template attached -
      delete "X" and A180 text in case no A180 material is contained).<br>
      <br>
      Will post an update as soon as new information on proposed
      amendments of EU laws are available.<br>
      <br>
      All the best<br>
      Dirk <br>
      <br>
      <br>
      Am 12.01.2017 um 18:52 schrieb Dirk Neumann:<br>
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      cite="mid:babe6cdb-3ffa-f72d-f80a-e9b0e88422eb@zsm.mwn.de">Dear
      all,
      <br>
      <br>
      unhappy news during the holidays: the vets in FRA decided to
      revoke all previous exemptions form imports of preserved natural
      history specimens, single German collections were charged up to
      800,- Eur inspection and warehouse costs. Previous import
      exemptions under EU (No) 142/2011 not only revoked, but declared
      illegal by this federal German entrance point in Hessen.
      <br>
      <br>
      This stirred up DHL World post, which now consider to ban
      biological materials from transportation at all, which would be a
      major hit for specimen transfers.
      <br>
      <br>
      Please delay /avoid shipments via national postal services to
      Germany (which are normally arrive at FRA airport); in case you
      can't delay shipments, please use either FedEx or UPS, as these
      shipment are cleared in Cologne / North Rhine-Westphalia.
      <br>
      <br>
      We are working on this, but may need some time.
      <br>
      <br>
      <br>
      All the best
      <br>
      <br>
      Dirk
      <br>
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