[Nhcoll-l] Amendments to veterinary laws in the European Union

[Dirk Neumann]

Dear all,

preparation of this year's shipping workshop showed that the EU 
legislation regarding import of museum material changed in 2020, to our 
favour.

The amendment explicitly refers to skeleton material, bones or teeth 
that are _/*exclusively */_exchanged between /*museums and educational 
institutions*/, and should make a distinction to hunting trophies, but 
also to similar materials that are exchanged between university-based 
research groups.

The full text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/762 is available here: 
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2020.182.01.0003.01.ENG 


It is advisable to adjust available templates of shipping docs in your 
institution accordingly; a boilerplate is added below.

As the "exclusiveness" explicitly refers to the exchange of specimens 
between _museums _and educational _institutions_, it is worth keeping in 
mind that universities as such may not always be understood as 
educational institution in the first place, while specific museums, 
collections or institutions at an or affiliated with an university would.

Thus it is worth remembering that when issuing addresses for your 
shipments, to always name the museum or collection first, followed by 
the respective university in the second place.

With best wishes

Dirk

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(11) For the promotion of science, a derogation should be granted to certain
objects in natural history collections. 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.

(5) Annex XIII is amended as follows:
(b) in Chapter VI, point C.1, point (e) is replaced by the following:

(e) are objects in natural history collections or for the promotion of
science and are


(i) preserved in media, such as alcohol or formaldehyde, which allow
display of the items;
(ii) embedded completely in micro-slides; or
(iii) composed of entire skeletons or parts thereof, bones or teeth, to be
exchanged _exclusively_between museums and educational institutions


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*Boilerplate:*



*_Shipping documentation / Customs declaration_*

*_“scientific research specimens, not restricted, special provision A180 
applies”_*

*_For your Attention:_*_Include this legal document *ACCESSIBLE *on 
the*OUTSIDE *of your *SHIPMENT when returning this loan !*_*__*

This package contains dead preserved museum material (dry preserved 
sheep bones) for anatomical research, which are exclusively exchanged 
between museums acc. point (5) (b) in the Annex of Commission Regulation 
(EU) 2020/762 amending (EU) No 142/2011. The warm water macerated, with 
detergent and acetone degreased dried bones are not infectious due to 
the employed conservation and preservation techniques, theyare bare of 
any grease or other fresh attachment. 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.The 
specimens are on loan for biodiversity (morphological / taxonomical) 
research and legally belong to the State of Bavaria (Country of Origin: 
Germany); they are non-infectious, non-contagious, non-venomous, unfit 
for human consumption, no traded goods, have no commercial value and are 
not for resale.

*HS-Code:9705.00* (Collections of _zoological _/ botanical / mineralogical

archaeological / paleontological interest)

*Declared value:5.00 €*

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*_Shipping documentation / Customs declaration_*

*_“scientific research specimens, not restricted, special provision A180 
applies”_*

*_For your Attention:_*_Include this legal document *ACCESSIBLE *on 
the*OUTSIDE *of your *SHIPMENT when returning this loan !*_*__*

This package contains dead museum specimens (preserved freshwater fish 
for Latin species names refer to included loan agreement) for scientific 
research, which are exclusively exchanged between museums acc. point (5) 
(b) in the Annex of Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/762 amending (EU) No 
142/2011. The material was originally preserved in formalin solution 
(max. strength: < 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.The specimens are on loan for 
biodiversity (morphological / taxonomical) research and legally belong 
to the State of Bavaria (Country of Origin: Germany); they are 
non-infectious, non-contagious, non-venomous, unfit for human 
consumption, no traded goods, have no commercial value and are not for 
resale.

*HS-Code:9705.00* (Collections of _zoological _/ botanical / mineralogical

archaeological / paleontological interest)

*Declared value:5.00 €*





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Dirk Neumann

Tel: 089 / 8107-111
Fax: 089 / 8107-300
neumann(a)snsb.de

Postanschrift:

Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns
Zoologische Staatssammlung München
Dirk Neumann, Sektion Ichthyologie / DNA-Storage
Münchhausenstr. 21
81247 München

Besuchen Sie unsere Sammlung:
http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/

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Dirk Neumann

Tel: +49-89-8107-111
Fax: +49-89-8107-300
neumann(a)snsb.de

postal address:

Bavarian Natural History Collections
The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology
Dirk Neumann, Section Ichthyology / DNA-Storage
Muenchhausenstr. 21
81247 Munich (Germany)

Visit our section at:
http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/
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