Official veterinary surgeon (OVS) notes

Added OVS note 2025/58: Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Argentina and OVS note 2025/59: Updates to personal import restrictions from the EU Single Market Area.

Added OVS note 2025/56: Updates to personal import restrictions from the EU Single Market Area.

Added OVS note 2025/55: Import of any animal feed products containing former foodstuffs.

Added OVS note 2025/54: Known omission in certificate GBHC676 (import of aquatic animals)

Added OVS note 2025/53: Intermediate products – interpretation for imports.

Added OVS note 2025/51: lifting of HPAI-related restrictions from Bosnia and Herzegovina and OVS note 2025/52: lumpy skin disease in France and Italy - lifting of restrictions on certain thermised milk and milk products.

Added OVS note 2025/50: Outbreaks of lumpy skin disease in France and Italy.

Added OVS note 2025/49: Lifting of HPAI-related restrictions from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Added OVS note 2025/48: Outbreak of lumpy skin disease in France.

Added OVS note 2025/45: Frogs’ legs and snails.

Added OVS note 2025/46: Outbreak of sheep and goat pox in Romania and OVS note 2025/47: Outbreak of lumpy skin disease in Italy.

Added OVS note 2025/44: Outbreak of lumpy skin disease in Italy.

Added OVS note 2025/43: lifting of FMD-related commercial import restrictions for Austria.

Added OVS note 2025/42: outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Eswatini.

Added HTML attachment for OVS note 2025/41 outbreak of peste des petits ruminants in Albania.

Added OVS note 2025/40: Outbreak of peste des petits ruminants in Albania.

Added OVS note 2025/39: Removal of classical swine fever restrictions on certain Bulgarian products.

Added OVS note 2025/38: How trading partners should complete certain GB health certificates.

Added OVS note 2025/37: Approval of France’s HPAI vaccination programme for commercial ducks.

Added OVS note 2025/36: Importation of products of animal origin (POAO) from China.

Added OVS note 2025/35: Outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Brazil

Added OVS note 2025/34: Recognition of foot-and-mouth disease freedom for Germany.

Added OVS note 2025/33: Quarterly updates to GB model export health certificates for animals and animal products.

Added OVS note 2025/32: Optional use of importer declarations for certain ABPs from EU countries.

Added OVS note 2025/31: Update on import restrictions related to bovine offal from Japan due to an outbreak of lumpy skin disease.

Added OVS note 2025/30: restrictions on the import of bovine embryos from Israel due to ongoing outbreaks of foot and mouth disease.

Added OVS note 2025/29: controls on personal imports from the EU single market area of meat and dairy products from FMD-susceptible animals.

Added OVS note 2025/28: insertion of closing dates in Austria’s entry in the 'fresh meat of ungulates' list following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease.

Added OVS note 4 April 2025: amendments to import information note ABP/26.

Added OVS notes for: - personal imports of products from FMD-susceptible animals from certain third countries and territories (OVS note 2025/24) - restrictions on FMD-susceptible commodities from Austria (OVS note 2025/25) - supporting documentation for imports of certain animal by-products originating from Germany (OVS note 2025/26)

Added OVS note 2025/23: Regionalisation of Germany for imports of commodities from FMD-susceptible animals.

Added OVS note 2025/22: Recognition of controlled housing conditions for EU member states and OVS note 2025/21: Insertion of closing dates in Hungary's and Slovakia's entries in the 'fresh meat of ungulates' list following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Hungary.

Added the personal imports of products from FMD-susceptible animals from certain third countries and territories OVS note (2025/20).

Added the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Hungary OVS note (OVS note 2025/19).

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