¹ The import of animals and animal products is subject to the EU harmonised import conditions, in particular as regards:

A.

States, regions and establishments from which imports of animals and animal products are permitted;

B.

Requirements for animal diseases, animal protection and food hygiene;

C.

Supporting documents required;

D.

Prescribed quarantine measures;

E.

Backup measures to be taken temporarily.

² The Federal Department of the Interior (DFI) is the main legislative instrument of the EU.

³ It also lays down, for the animals and the animal products referred to below, the health guarantees which must be provided in addition to the health certificates required by the EU harmonised import conditions, and determines which Conditions these health guarantees are accepted:

A.

Bovine animals;

B.

Animals of the swine;

C.

Galliforms ( Galliformes ), the ansériformes ( Anchor ) And struthioniformes ( Struthioniformes ) And their eggs to be incubating.

⁴ For animals or animal products which are not subject to harmonised EU import conditions, the FVO may lay down import conditions under the control of animal diseases, animal welfare and hygiene Or issue a decision on a case-by-case basis. In order to do so, it may carry out a risk analysis in the State of origin.

⁵ In the case of a high risk to the police of epizootic diseases or food hygiene, it may set additional conditions or prohibit imports.

⁶ The protective measures enacted by the FSO under s. 24, para. 3, let. A, LFE in order to prevent the spread of an epizootic remains reserved.

Animals for which quarantine is prescribed after importation may be imported only if the competent cantonal veterinarian has pre-approved the quarantine station.

The following animals may be imported for the stated purpose only if the destination establishment has been authorised by the competent cantonal authority for that purpose:

A.

Primates, predators ( Carnivora ), marsupials ( Dasyuromorphia), Lagomorphs ( Lagomorpha ) And bees ( Apiformes ): for the purpose of training, exposure, research or preservation of species;

B.

Fish: for research purposes.

¹ The following animal products may be imported only if their place of destination is for the benefit of a specific cantonal authorisation:

A.

Animal products subject to harmonised EU import conditions and which, in the light of these conditions, present a high risk to the police of epizootic diseases or of food hygiene;

B.

Imported animal products (s. 11);

C.

Non-stripped and non-feathered game birds (art. 32).

² Special expenses referred to in s. 29, para. 1, and 75 are applicable.

³ DFI refers to the products referred to in par. 1, let. A.

¹ Beef referred to in tariff item No. 0201.2091, 0202.2091, 0201.3091 and 0202.3091 and from States not prohibiting the use of hormone-treated substances as performance enhancers may be imported on the Swiss customs territory without a health certificate approved by the EU under the following conditions:

A.

It comes from an establishment from which beef can be imported into the EU;

B.

Imported by direct air;

C.

It is accompanied by a health certificate valid for the importation into Switzerland;

D.

It is sold exclusively for consumption in the Swiss customs territory;

E.

It is the subject of an employment commitment on the part of the importer and all purchasers referred to in para. 2.

² The importer of the beef referred to in par. 1 and all downstream purchasers must provide the Federal Customs Administration (AFD) with a commitment to the employment of the meat guaranteeing:

A.

They keep an accounting of the goods;

B.

That they indicate in the sales documents and delivery bulletins, when the meat is delivered, that it is sold exclusively for consumption in the Swiss customs territory (reserve of employment), and

C.

They comply with the requirements for the reporting and subsequent processing of the said meat, as referred to in s. 30.

³ The procedure referred to in para. 2 and the controls shall be governed by analogy to the provisions laid down on the basis of the LD ¹ And the order of 1 ^Er November 2006 Customs ² .

⁴ The notwithstanding conditions do not apply to beef preparations and products.

¹ The potential use of hormone-treated substances as performance enhancers in the production of beef subject to s. 9 must be declared at the time of importation on the outer packaging in accordance with s. 3, para. 1, of the Agricultural Order of November 26, 2003 (OAgrD) ¹ .

² The declaration must be in an official language or in English. The form of the declaration must respect the art. 5 OAgrD.

¹ Animal products which are rejected by a third country after their export may be re-imported only if accompanied by an original certificate drawn up by the authority which sent them back or its certified copy stating the reasons for the exportation. Refoulement attesting to:

A.

The requirements of the right to food have been met during storage;

B.

There was no risk of cross-contamination at any time;

C.

The contents of the lot have not been manipulated.

² If the animal products are in sealed containers and the seal is intact, the confirmation according to para. 1, let. C, is not required.

³ Imported animal products may be transported only to the source establishment mentioned on the export certificate.

¹ The FVO may authorise the importation of animal products which do not meet the EU harmonised import conditions if they are intended to be used:

A.

As samples for exhibitions, or

B.

As samples for special studies or analyses.

² Animal products may not be used for any other purpose other than that mentioned in the authorisation. It is forbidden to use them for human consumption.

³ At the end of the intended use, the animal products must be re-exported to their country of origin or disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the order of 25 May 2011 concerning the disposal of animal by-products (OESPA) ¹ .

¹ The DFI lays down the conditions for the importation of animal diseases into animal products which are carried in passenger and intended for personal use.

² The FVO ensures the information of travellers.

Art. 13, para. 1, apply by analogy to letters and packages of foodstuffs of animal origin or containing a share of foodstuffs of animal origin sent from a third country to individuals domiciled in the territory of importation for their Personal use.

¹ The DFI determines under which headings of the Customs Tariff a veterinary border control of lots is mandatory for importation.

² Not subject to veterinary border control:

A.

Animals and animal products referred to in para. 1 which have already been subject to full veterinary border control in an EU Member State, Iceland or Norway;

B.

The animal products referred to in para. 1 imported according to the procedures referred to in s. 13 and 14.

¹ Lots that are subject to import frontier veterinary control (consignments subject to veterinary border control) may be imported only by air and only through the border inspection posts approved for the consignments. Animals or animal products concerned.

² Annex 11 of the Fixed Agricultural Agreement:

A.

Authorized border inspection posts;

B.

The categories of animals and animal products that can be imported through the different border inspection posts.

³ The FVO publishes on the Internet the information referred to in para. 2.

¹ Any person who wishes to appear as a place of destination, importer or person subject to the obligation to declare when importing consignments subject to veterinary border control must be registered in TRACES beforehand.

² Natural or legal persons who wish to register as destination institutions must send their application for registration to the competent cantonal authority. In TRACES, they are awarded both the "destination establishment" and the "importer" quality.

³ Natural or legal persons who wish to be registered as importers or as persons subject to the obligation to report must submit their application for registration to the FVO. They are assigned the quality of "importer" or "person subject to the obligation to report" in TRACES respectively.

⁴ Address changes must be immediately communicated to the competent authorities.

⁵ Anyone wishing to access TRACES must prove that they have taken the training provided by the FVO.

⁶ When importing a consignment subject to the veterinary border control, the importer, the person subject to the obligation to declare and the establishment of destination must be registered in TRACES in their respective capacity.

⁷ The importer and the person subject to the obligation to declare have access to the data concerning the consignments they have sent or sent and can process the data they have entered concerning a lot up to the control of the lot.

¹ Batches subject to veterinary border control must be notified in advance to the Border Veterinary Service.

² To this end, Part 1 of the KVD must be completed in TRACES, signed and transmitted to the relevant border inspection post.

³ The responsibility for prior notification rests with the importer. The latter may delegate this task to a person subject to the obligation to report.

⁴ The prior notification must be made at the latest:

A.

For animals: one working day before landing;

B.

For animal products: at the time of landing of the aircraft.

⁵ The letters and parcels subject to veterinary border control sent by the Swiss or Liechtenstein postal services must not be subject to prior notification.

For the following consignments of animals and animal products, the prior notification by the importer to the cantonal veterinarian must be issued no later than ten days before the import:

A.

Seeds, ova and embryos of animals of the porcine species;

B.

Onglons, galliforms, coals and struthioniforms;

C.

European honey bees ( Apis mellifera ) And bumblebees ( Bombus spp. ).

¹ On importation, the outer packaging of the animal products must be labelled according to the provisions of the EU.

² The DFI is the defining legislative acts of the EU.

¹ Health certificates must cover the whole lot each time. The original document must be attached to the lot.

² Health certificates must be signed by the competent authority. In so far as this is intended, it may also be signed by an undertaking authorised to establish it.

³ The DFI sets out the formal requirements for health certificates.

¹ The means of transport, installations, equipment and apparatus used for the international transport of animals and animal products must be kept clean and, if necessary, disinfected.

² As soon as the transport is complete, the straw and the like agricultural products that have served as packaging material, as well as the bedding and hay used in the animal transport vehicles and in the aeroplanes must be transported without any Time to a waste incineration plant authorized by the Township to be burned.

¹ During the transport of animal products, the temperature range indicated on the health certificate shall be respected throughout the transport period.

² The temperature inside the vehicles and the warehouses must correspond to the temperature range indicated.

³ In aeroplanes, technical measures must be taken to ensure that the lot is maintained at the defined temperature range and that the cold chain will not be interrupted.

⁴ Lots that must be transported at room temperature according to the sanitary certificate may also be stored or transported under refrigeration.

¹ The person subject to the obligation to report must submit the consignments subject to the veterinary border control to the Frontier Veterinary Service in accordance with the instructions of the Border Veterinary Service.

² After the aircraft has landed, it must immediately:

A.

Transfer the animals and animal products from the aircraft to the premises of the border inspection post intended for that purpose;

B.

Provide the required supporting documentation to the Border Veterinary Service.

³ Border veterinary checks are carried out only during the opening hours of the border inspection post. If control cannot be carried out on the day of the aircraft's landing, the lot remains at the airport.

⁴ For letters and parcels subject to veterinary border control which are sent by the Swiss or Liechtenstein postal services, the FVO may, if justified, authorise a procedure derogating from para. 2, provided that it is possible to ensure that the risk of introducing an outbreak is not increased.

¹ If a lot of animal products released by the Border Veterinary Service remains in the custody of the customs office, the person subject to the obligation to report must:

A.

Retain a copy of the CECP;

B.

Take note of the arrival date of the batch at the customs office;

C.

Take note of the date of customs taxation.

² If the customs taxation is staggered over time, the person subject to the obligation to report must attach to each part of the lot a certified copy of the KVD and take note, for each part of the lot, of the date of taxation Customs, as well as quantity or weight verified.

³ Certified true copies of the KVD must be requested from the Border Veterinary Service.

¹ Batches subject to veterinary border control may be stored in open customs warehouses or customs free deposits located on the territory of importation only if they have been controlled in full and released by the Border Veterinary Service.

² At the time of storage, the DVCE fully completed by the relevant border inspection post must be submitted to the competent customs office as proof that the veterinary control has been carried out.

³ The stored lots may be released for free customs at a later date without having to be controlled again by the Border Veterinary Service.

¹ After they have been released for free circulation, animal products must be transported directly to the destination establishment.

² After their entry into free customs, the animals shall be transported directly and without transhipment to the destination establishment or, if the conditions of importation so provide, to the quarantine station.

³ When transporting animals for onglons, galliforms, coals and struthioniformes, it is forbidden to charge any other animals in the means of transport.

¹ The following documents must accompany the lot to the destination establishment:

A.

KVD;

B.

Certified copies of health certificates.

² The breeding animals of bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species must also be accompanied by a certificate of descent in accordance with art. 27 and 28 of the Ordinance of 31 October 2012 on Livestock ¹ .

³ The establishment of a destination shall keep the documents referred to in para. 1 for at least three years after the arrival of the lot.

¹ The establishment of a destination shall notify the competent cantonal authority of the arrival of animal products with special loads referred to in Art. 8 within three working days of the release of the lot by the border inspection post. If the destination institution is not required to announce the arrival of the lot, the cantonal authority may withdraw its authorisation.

² The destination establishment must notify the cantonal veterinarian within 24 hours of the arrival of the following animals and animal products:

A.

Seeds, ova and embryos of animals of the porcine species;

B.

Onglons, galliforms, coals and struthioniforms;

C.

Honey bees and bumblebees.

¹ For beef subject to s. 9, the declaration under s. 3 and 5 OAgrD ¹ Must be placed in an official language on each first envelope that is in contact with the meat at the latest when the consignments arrive at the destination establishment.

² On each transfer of the said beef, the reserve of employment referred to in s. 9, para. 2, let. B, shall be recorded in the sales and delivery documents. The DFI sets out the formal requirements to be met by the employment reserve.

³ The parts and cutting falls resulting from the cutting or trimming of that beef may be transferred directly to the consumer only by retail establishments. A statement in accordance with para. 1 shall be affixed to them.

⁴ Beef meat may only be processed into meat preparations or meat products if those preparations or products are sold directly to the consumer by retail companies. A statement in accordance with para. 1 shall be affixed to them.

⁵ Parts and falls of the said beef which are not used in accordance with paras. 3 and 4 of this Article shall be disposed of as Category 3 substances within the meaning of the OESPA ² .

Beef cattle can only be transported to a large establishment within the meaning of s. 3, let. K, of the order of 23 November 2005 concerning the slaughter of animals and the control of meat (OAbCV) ¹ .

Non-stripped and non-feathered game birds can only be transported in a slaughterhouse within the meaning of the CVMA ¹ . Their further processing must be monitored in accordance with the provisions of the food law:

A.

In the institution based on the applicable self-control measures;

B.

By the competent cantonal authority in the framework of official supervision.

¹ The importer is responsible for compliance with the animal disease and food hygiene requirements, the compliance of the lot to the legal provisions and the completeness of the accompanying documents.

² Where a consignment is subject to veterinary border control, in particular when it is imported via a Member State of the EU, Iceland or Norway without having undergone a full veterinary border control, the importer must inform the person Subject to the obligation to declare that the lot is to be submitted to the Border Veterinary Service for control.

³ In the case of importation of animal products, the importer must indicate to the person subject to the obligation to declare the temperatures to which the products are to be stored (art. 23).

⁴ It shall make available to the handling agent the information and documents required within the time limit set. It may also instruct a freight forwarder to make available to the handling agent the information and documents required within the time limit.

⁵ Where a consignment subject to veterinary border control is sent by letter or package, it shall ensure that the consignment is labelled in such a way as to be identified by the freight forwarder as to be subject to veterinary border control, except where Freight forwarder uses the services of a handling agent.

In addition to its obligations under this order, the person subject to the obligation to report must:

A.

Facilitate the work of the Border Veterinary Service by presenting to it the consignments to be controlled in accordance with the instructions of the Frontier Veterinary Service and by taking them back when the control is complete;

B.

Forward instructions from the Border Veterinary Service to those responsible.

¹ Handling agents are treated as persons subject to the obligation to report.

² When consignments are subject to veterinary border control, they must submit to the Border Veterinary Service the information and accompanying documents required within the time limit set.

³ They shall forward to the Frontier Veterinary Service, upon request, cargo manifests of aircraft, air waybills and supplementary documents.

⁴ When animals and animal products arrive at the airport outside the opening hours of the border inspection post, they must transport them to the premises of the Border Veterinary Service provided for that purpose.

⁵ They must ensure that animals receive the required care as long as they remain at the airport.

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¹ The operator of the airport shall communicate to the FSO the name and contact information of the handling agents authorized by the operator. Any changes must be announced without delay to the FVO.

² It shall inform the handling agents of their obligations under s. 35.

It is the responsibility of the airline to take into account the hours of operation of the border inspection post during which the veterinary border control is possible.

¹ The customs office ensures that consignments subject to veterinary border control leave the official location:

A.

After being released by the Border Veterinary Service, and

B.

If the payment of the emoluments referred to in Art. 103, para. 1, let. A, is guaranteed.

² Lots of imported animal products with special loads under s. 8, are released by the customs office for the establishment of destination to announce the arrival of the lot, as provided for in Art. 29, para. 1, within three working days after release by the border inspection post.

³ If it is a lot of toonglons, galliforms, coves or struthioniforms that have been the subject of a full veterinary border inspection at a border inspection post of a Member State of the EU, Iceland or Norway, Customs office checks whether a DVCE accompanies the lot. In the absence of DVCE, it shall inform the competent cantonal authority.

¹ Lots subject to veterinary border control are controlled at the border inspection station by the Border Veterinary Service.

² Before controlling a lot, the Border Veterinary Service checks the data concerning:

A.

Source, including the establishment of source;

B.

The destination establishment;

C.

Existing challenges.

³ The control of a lot may include the following:

A.

Document review;

B.

Identity control;

C.

Physical control.

During the documentary check, the Border Veterinary Service verifies the completeness and accuracy of the documents and authorizations accompanying the lot.

When checking identity, the Border Veterinary Service checks the correspondence between the information contained in the accompanying documents and the lot itself.

¹ In physical control, the Frontier Veterinary Service examines the animals or animal products of a lot.

² In the case of animal products, it can also control, in particular, packaging, temperature and pH.

³ It can take samples and have them analyzed in the laboratory.

⁴ If a sample is taken, the decision on the batch release may be deferred until the outcome is met. In such cases, the samples should be analysed as soon as possible.

⁵ No compensation shall be awarded for the samples taken.

¹ Immediately after having carried out his control, the Border Veterinary Service listed in the DVCE appearing in TRACES the findings he has made and the measures he has ordered.

² The results of the sample analyses are entered into the KVD as soon as they are available.

³ If the lot is released, the Border Veterinary Service makes DVCE duly completed to the person subject to the obligation to report.

⁴ Health certificates are maintained by the Border Veterinary Service. The person subject to the obligation to report receives a certified copy.

At import, all consignments subject to veterinary border control must undergo documentary control, identity checks and physical checks.

¹ During the transit of consignments subject to veterinary border control to a Member State of the EU, Iceland or Norway, a documentary check, an identity check and a physical check shall be carried out for:

A.

Animal products that stay more than 48 hours at the airport;

B.

Animals that are unloaded from the aeroplane;

C.

Animals for slaughter;

D.

Animals and animal products whose transport continues from the airport by land.

² The FVO may agree with the competent authority of the country of destination that the identity check and physical control of animals and animal products whose transport continues by air will be carried out at an inspection station Authorized border of the country of destination in accordance with Art. 8, c. 1, let. B, of Directive 91 /496/EEC ¹ .

³ Only documentary control is required for:

A.

Animal products that remain at the airport more than 12 hours, but less than 48 hours;

B.

The animals that remain on board the aircraft.

⁴ No control is required for:

A.

Animal products that remain at most 12 hours at the airport;

B.

Animal products that remain on board the aircraft.

⁵ Where animal health, animal protection or food safety warrant it, the Border Veterinary Service shall make additional checks on consignments subject to veterinary border control.

¹ Where consignments subject to veterinary border control are in transit to a third country, the Border Veterinary Service shall make at least one documentary check and an identity check.

² If the consignments continue their route, from the airport, through the land route, the Border Veterinary Service also has physical control.

³ The control is limited to verification of the cargo manifest if:

A.

Animal products are transshipped from one plane to another within 12 hours of arrival without leaving the official site;

B.

Animals and animal products remain on board the aircraft.

⁴ The Border Veterinary Service may conduct sampling checks on the lots referred to in para. 3.

¹ The Border Veterinary Service may control consignments for export if they suspect that they do not comply with the legislation on epizootic diseases, animal welfare, livestock rearing or foodstuffs.

² The cantons control the respect of export conditions.

¹ The Border Veterinary Service shall strengthen controls in the event of an offence under the legislation on epizootic diseases or on foodstuffs or whether they suspect such offences. In these cases, batches can be sequestered, subjected to laboratory analysis, and released only if the results of the analyses are favourable.

² In the case of serious infringements concerning the import or transit of animal products, the FVO orders a tightening of controls on all consignments of the same origin. He ordered the sequestration of the following ten lots, required laboratory analysis, and made the release of the lots subject to favorable test results. It cooperates with the heads of border inspection posts in the EU Member States, Iceland and Norway and coordinates the registration of the ten successive consignments to be sequestrated.

³ If the general situation of a country or region of origin presents a high risk of non-compliance with the hygiene rules of foodstuffs, the FVO may order that, at each import and for each transit to a Member State of The EU, Iceland or Norway, consignments of animal products subject to veterinary border control are subject to laboratory analysis and are only released if the results of the analyses are favourable.

The OSAV may reduce the frequency of physical checks during the import and transit of animal and animal products in accordance with the provisions of Decision 94 /360/EC ¹ And, for the latter, to those of Directive 91 /496/EEC ² .

¹ The Border Veterinary Service releases consignments submitted for import or transit purposes and subject to veterinary border control if they have no non-compliance.

² He orders, if necessary:

A.

Secure continuation of transportation;

B.

The transport of the lot in a quarantine station authorised by the competent cantonal veterinarian.

A lot is non-compliant if the controls show that it does not meet the import, transit and export conditions. In particular, a lot is non-compliant in one of the following cases:

A.

The lot presents a risk to human or animal health;

B.

In the case of foodstuffs: the transport temperatures permitted under the food law have been exceeded or the temperatures indicated on the health certificate have not been complied with during transport;

C.

Foodstuffs are manifestly altered;

D.

In the case of animal products: conditions relating to the absence of epizootic diseases and food safety are not met in the country of origin;

E.

In the case of animals: conditions relating to the absence of epizootic diseases and quarantine measures are not fulfilled in the country of origin;

F.

Animals are being infected or suspected of having an epizootic disease or having an epizootic agent;

G.

Animals are not suitable for transport;

H.

The health certificate or the DVCE is not in conformity with the requirements;

I.

The border inspection post is not authorised for the control of the category of animals or animal products in question.

¹ If a lot for import or transit is not in conformity, the Border Veterinary Service shall order one of the following measures:

A.

The receiver;

B.

Refoulement;

C.

Processing;

D.

Confiscation.

² Before making a decision, he hears the person subject to the obligation to report.

³ It cancels the health certificate for a non-compliant lot. To do so, it affix to each page of the certificate a stamp bearing in red the words " REFOULARY in a frame, with letters of a height of 15 mm.

⁴ If a lot for export is not compliant, it will be sequestrated.

¹ The Frontier Veterinary Service sequester animals and animal products:

A.

If they are suspected of having an epizootic agent

B.

If there are indications that they do not meet the conditions laid down in the legislation on epizootic diseases or foodstuffs;

C.

Whether there is any doubt as to the identity of the lot, the indications of its origin or destination, or the health guarantees;

D.

If the animals are not able to carry on transport for reasons of animal protection.

² It shall sequester consignments for import or consignments in transit at or immediately after the border crossing, and consignments for export prior to the crossing of the border.

³ It stores the consigned lots. This measure is taken at the importer's risk of importation, the person subject to the obligation to report in transit, and the exporter in the case of an export.

⁴ After having sequestered a lot for import or a batch in transit, the Border Veterinary Service takes another measure depending on the situation or releases the lot. Before making a decision, he hears the person subject to the obligation to report.

⁵ If the consigned lot is a lot for export, the Frontier Veterinary Service shall communicate the receiver to the competent cantonal authority of the canton where the control took place.

⁶ If the Border Veterinary Service is aware of any possible risks, it shall inform the competent cantonal authority or the authority of the country of destination that the consignments have already been released. It may require the receiver to do so.

¹ Where a consignment intended for import or a consignment in transit is not in conformity, the Border Veterinary Service shall issue a decision on refoulement, if no reason for the laws on animal diseases, animal protection or foodstuffs Food is not opposed.

² It shall set a time limit for the dispatch of the consignment whose refoulement has been pronounced. The time limit shall not exceed 10 days for animals, 60 days for animal products.

³ The return of animal products may take place even if there are grounds for refusal, provided that the importer proves, on the basis of a document drawn up by the competent authority of the country of origin, that the country of origin accepts the reconsignment of the consignment in The country of origin because of the difference in food regulation between the two countries.

⁴ Refoulement to a country other than the country of origin is allowed where the importer submits a document from the competent authority of that country certifying that the country of origin accepts the lot while having knowledge of the reason for the refoulement.

¹ If the non-conformities of animal products are minor and there is no risk to the police of epizootic diseases, the Border Veterinary Service may, instead of refoulement, order a transformation into a product which Will not be used as a food or as an animal feed.

² Only methods accepted by the legislation on foodstuffs, animal feed and epizootic diseases can be used for processing. Dilution is prohibited.

¹ The Border Veterinary Service confs:

A.

Returned animals and animal products that have not been shipped within the specified time limit;

B.

Abandoned animals and animal products;

C.

Clearly altered animal products and animal products in which an exceedance of the limit values laid down in the Ordinance of 26 June 1995 on foreign substances and components ¹ Has been found;

D.

Perennial animals;

E.

Animals that cannot be transported or transported to another destination for health reasons.

² Animals that have been sequestered for the protection of animals are forfeited if the importer or person subject to the obligation to declare does not undertake what is necessary to restore a situation in accordance with the law. Animals are either transported to a facility designated by the FVO or in another suitable place, or euthanized.

³ Animals confiscated for police reasons for animal diseases are euthanized.

⁴ The FVO eliminates confiscated animals and peris animals in accordance with the OESPA ² .

¹ The Border Veterinary Service shall order immediate action to be taken in the event of a threat to animal health, animal welfare or the integrity of other lots.

² In the event of a possible threat to animal health, it shall order in particular:

A.

Isolation of animals as a preventive measure;

B.

Measures planned by the OFE ¹ , and

C.

The accommodation, feeding and watering of animals as well as the care to be provided.

³ In the event of a possible threat to animal welfare, it shall order an agreement with the competent cantonal authority the receiver of the animals concerned and their transfer to that authority.

¹ The Border Veterinary Service may order the cleaning and disinfection of means of transport, facilities, equipment and appliances.

² It may prohibit the loading of means of transport which do not comply with the requirements of the animal protection legislation.

¹ The Border Veterinary Service shall inform the customs office of each lot of animal products with special loads referred to in s. 8, for import.

² As soon as he has released a lot, he shall inform the competent cantonal authority via TRACES and by electronic mail.

³ The competent cantonal authority shall inform:

A.

The border inspection post which communicated to it the release of the lot that it has arrived at the destination establishment; the cantonal authority must provide this information to the border inspection station via a TRACES notification at most 15 days after release of the lot;

B.

The customs office that it received the advertisement required by s. 29, para. 1, or where applicable, that there is a delay; the cantonal authority must provide this information to the customs office by electronic mail or by fax no later than 15 working days after the batch is released.

If animal products with special charges have been subject to full veterinary border control in the territory of import and are in transit to a Member State of the EU, Iceland or Norway, the Veterinary Service Border shall inform the competent supervisory authority of the country of destination via TRACES.

¹ The cantonal authorities shall announce to the FVO the authorised establishments referred to in Art. 7 and 8.

² The FVO publishes the list of authorised establishments and forwards it to the European Commission.

¹ Where a consignment subject to veterinary border control passes through a Member State of the EU, Iceland or Norway to a third country, the Border Veterinary Service shall inform, via TRACES, the border inspection post by which the lot Leave the territory of import or the Member State of the EU, Iceland or Norway to the third country.

² If it has indications that a lot has not left the territory of importation or the Member State of the EU, Iceland or Norway within the prescribed period, it shall inform the AFD. The Commission is conducting an investigation. If it cannot establish that the consignment has left the territory of importation or the Member States of the EU, Iceland and Norway, the OSAV shall inform the competent bodies of the cantons and the States through which the transport should have passed.

If a border inspection post from the EU, Iceland or Norway announces to a border inspection post in Switzerland that a consignment in transit to a third country will leave the territory of import directly to the third country in question, the Border inspection post in Switzerland confirms this when the lot has passed.

¹ Foodstuffs of animal origin which were intended for refuelling on an aircraft in international traffic and which are not kept in the same aeroplane for another flight must be eliminated by the catering companies Pursuant to s. 22 OESPA ¹ .

² The disposal routes chosen by the catering companies must be authorised by the canton concerned.

³ Food and beverage companies communicate to the FVO the authorized disposal channels. Any changes must be announced without delay.

¹ If the customs office finds that a consignment of animal products carried in the passenger traffic does not comply with the conditions of importation or transit of the art. 13, it destroages the lot by the person subject to the obligation to report. If the customs office objects to the destruction of the lot, the customs office shall inform the competent cantonal authority or, at a border inspection post, the Border Veterinary Service. They will confiscate the lot and arrange for its disposal in accordance with the OESPA ¹ .

² If consignments of animal products sent by letter or package do not meet the conditions of importation referred to in Art. 14, the freight forwarder forwards them to the Border Veterinary Service.

¹ The customs office shall return the consignments subject to the veterinary border control which are announced for import or transit by boat on the Rhine or at an airport without a registered border inspection post.

² If a consigned consignment cannot be returned without delay, the customs office shall inform the competent authority of the canton in which the customs office concerned is located.

³ If animal products are concerned, the competent cantonal veterinary authority shall order their immediate disposal in accordance with the OESPA ¹ .

⁴ If live animals are concerned, the competent cantonal authority shall without delay organise their secure transport to a registered border inspection post.

¹ If the AFD finds at the authorised border inspection posts that animals or animal products do not fulfil the conditions of import, transit or export, it shall indicate that:

A.

In the case of import and transit, to the Border Veterinary Service;

B.

In the case of exportation, to the competent cantonal authority of the canton on whose territory the control has been carried out.

² If it finds outside the authorised border inspection posts that animals or animal products do not fulfil the conditions of import, transit or export, it shall inform the competent authority of the canton on the Territory from which the control was carried out.

³ It shall inform the competent cantonal authority, upon request, of all the essential facts and shall give it access to the files.

¹ If animals or animal products do not meet the conditions of import, transit or export, the competent cantonal authority shall take the necessary measures to protect human and animal health.

² If individuals or other bodies that AFD report on animals or animal products imported or illegally transposing into the territory of importation, the competent cantonal authority shall inform the AFD.

³ In cases where animals are concerned, the competent cantonal authority may issue a decision requiring, among other things, the sequestration, refoulement or euthanasia of animals. The authority which has ordered a receiver shall house the animals held in the place where it has designated the costs and risks of the person who committed the offence.

⁴ Animal products are returned via a Swiss airport directly to the country of origin. The competent cantonal authority shall dispose of the lot in accordance with the provisions of the OESPA in the event of an inability to return, to exceed the time limit for re-shipment, or to waive the return. ¹ Or order the elimination of them.

¹ If the conditions of importation provide for the quarantine of the animals, the animals must be quarantined:

A.

In a quarantine station authorised by the competent cantonal veterinarian and meeting the requirements laid down by the DFI, or

B.

In a herd that meets the requirements of s. 68 OFE ¹ .

² For wild and ornamental birds, quarantine must take place in an installation which meets the requirements of Annex IV to the Implementing Regulation (EU) n ^O 139/2013 ² .

³ The cantonal veterinarian defines the procedure for the transport of the animals from the customs office to the quarantine station and establishes the quarantine. It issues a decision ending the quarantine period when the prescribed deadlines have expired and the results of the analyses are favourable.

⁴ The FVO enacts technical guidelines for the execution of quarantines.

The cantonal veterinarian may order the official veterinary supervision:

A.

Imported animals for which quarantine is not required;

B.

Sows that have undergone artificial insemination or embryo transfer with imported seeds, ova or embryos.

The cantonal veterinarian is responsible for the conduct of the checks to be carried out during the quarantine and the official veterinary supervision.

¹ The FSO operates a Border Veterinary Service.

² The Border Veterinary Service shall carry out the prescribed checks at the authorised border inspection posts and shall order the appropriate measures.

The Border Veterinary Service is composed of:

A.

A plant;

B.

Officials at border inspection posts;

C.

Border veterinarians, and

D.

Assistants of the Border Veterinary Service (SVF assistants).

¹ Border inspection posts are responsible for the operation of the border inspection post and the controls carried out there.

² They ensure that there is a sufficient number of border veterinarians and SVF assistants.

¹ A border veterinarian must be present when carrying out the checks.

² He is responsible for the final decision.

SVF wizards can be used to perform, under the supervision of border veterinarians:

A.

Controls;

B.

Administrative tasks and procedures.

¹ The officers responsible for border inspection posts must hold the official veterinarian capacity certificate issued pursuant to the order of 16 November 2011 concerning basic training, qualifying training and Continuing education of persons working in the public veterinary sector ¹ .

² Border veterinarians shall hold the certificate of official veterinarian capacity issued under the Basic Training Ordinance, the qualifying training and the continuing education of persons working in the Public veterinary sector.

³ SVF assistants are trained by border veterinarians.

⁴ Border inspection officers maintain a record of the training and development of persons who are subordinate to them.

⁵ In collaboration with AFD, the FVO organises training and development courses for the Border Veterinary Service on the implementation of legislation on epizootic diseases, animal protection and foodstuffs. Food and customs.

Upon request, AFD shall provide the FSO with information on all matters relevant to the execution of this order and shall provide it with access to the records.

¹ Border inspection posts are located at the official location of a customs office within the meaning of s. 29, para. 1, let. C, LD ¹ .

² The airport operator shall make available to the FSO the necessary space or space for the border inspection service at the airport site.

³ The FVO pays rent in accordance with market prices to the airport operator.

⁴ It sets the opening hours for border inspection posts.

¹ The FVO is responsible for defining the premises, equipment and facilities required for border inspection posts.

² The DFI sets out the requirements for accommodation, equipment and facilities.

³ The FSO defines the technical facilities that must be available at border inspection posts.

¹ If increased traffic endangers the functionality of existing premises, the FVO requires airport operators to make available additional space or premises within a reasonable period of time.

² If additional spaces or spaces are not made available on time, the border inspection post is no longer authorised for the relevant categories of animals and animal products until the spaces or premises Additional is available. The airport operator must inform the airlines immediately.

¹ The following authorities and persons must be registered in TRACES:

A.

OSAV;

B.

AFD;

C.

The official services of cantonal veterinarians;

D.

The official services of Cantonal Chemists;

E.

Official veterinarians designated by Cantonal veterinarians;

F.

Cantonal Inspectors of Food Identified by Cantonal Chemists.

² The registration and processing of data from the registration are carried out by the FVO.

³ The authorities and registered persons shall immediately inform the FVO of any change of address.

The authorities and registered persons have access to TRACES as long as they need it to carry out their tasks.

¹ Anyone wishing to access TRACES must provide evidence that they have taken a basic TRACES training.

² Registered persons must take courses regularly to update their knowledge.

³ The FVO organises basic training and refresher training for AFD and TRACES officials in cantonal services. No emolument is required to follow these training courses.

⁴ It also organises training for persons subject to art. 17. There is no fee to follow these training courses.

⁵ The TRACES of Cantonal Services shall organise basic training and refresher training for official veterinarians and Cantonal Inspectors of foodstuffs which use TRACES in the framework of Their activity.

¹ The cantonal authorities are responsible for registering the persons referred to in s. 17 and the processing of data from these recordings.

² Each cantonal service registered must designate a TRACES official.

¹ With regard to TRACES, the FVO coordinates cooperation with the cantonal authorities and the cooperation of the cantonal authorities.

² It may issue technical guidelines for TRACES.