Communication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs No. 235 / 1996 Coll.
Communication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the negotiation of the Agreement between the Government of the Czech Republic and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria on veterinary cooperation
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02.09.1996
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COMMUNICATION
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that the Agreement between the Government of the Czech Republic and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria on Veterinary Cooperation was signed in Prague on 15 November 1995.
The Agreement entered into force on 11 May 1996 pursuant to Article 15 thereof. This date expired in relation to the Czech Republic and the Republic of Bulgaria:
- the Agreement between the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic and the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria on cooperation in the veterinary sector of 3 June 1957, and
- Arrangements for the animal health agreement between the Czechoslovak Republic and the People's Republic of Bulgaria of 3 June 1957 on the import, export and transit of animals, products and raw materials of animal origin and of articles which may bear the disease of 21 March 1958.
The Czech version of the Agreement is hereby published at the same time.
AGREEMENT
between the Government of the Czech Republic and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria
on veterinary cooperation
the Government of the Czech Republic and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria (hereinafter referred to as the "Contracting Parties'),
Wishing to develop contacts and enhance cooperation in the veterinary field, they have decided to conclude this Agreement and agree on the following:
The Parties shall cooperate in the protection of the territory of their States against animal diseases on the import, export and transit of live animals, animal reproduction materials, products of animal origin, feed and articles which may carry disease agents.
1. The Contracting Parties shall inform each other of the occurrence, course and means of disposal of the contagious diseases listed in the "A 'list of the International Office for Animal Health (O.I.E.), indicating the areas affected by these diseases, the species and number of infected animals, the measures taken, the agents identified and the intended routes for the transmission of the infection.
2. The Contracting Parties shall inform each other of the occurrence of contagious animal diseases in the territory of their State listed in the "B 'list of the International Office of Animal Diseases (O.I.E.) by exchanging monthly epizootic bulletins or other specific information, in particular as regards economic and social animal diseases.
3. The Parties shall inform each other of the occurrence of diseases communicable from animals to humans and of substances of a chemical, biological, physical or mechanical nature in animals and in foodstuffs of animal origin which threaten human and animal health.
4. Where appropriate, the Contracting Parties shall assist each other in diagnosing the occurrence of animal diseases and shall provide each other with bacterial and viral strains in accordance with internationally recognised rules.
1. The term "animal 'within the meaning of this Agreement shall mean:
- solipeds (horses, asses, mules, etc.),
- domestic and wild biungulates (cattle, buffalo, camels, sheep, goats, pigs),
- rodents - domestic and wild,
- poultry (hens, turkeys, geese, ducks, guinea fowls),
- birds of prey (pheasants, partridges, grouse, etc.),
- exotic birds and animals,
- bees,
- fish, molluscs, crustaceans, turtles, frogs, silkworm.
2. Under the term "animal reproduction materials' within the meaning of this Agreement:
- semen, eggs, zygotes and embryos.
3. "Products of animal origin" within the meaning of this Agreement shall mean:
- raw materials of animal origin - all parts of the body of the animal in an unprocessed state, without taking account of their destination,
- food of animal origin - all parts of the body of the animal, its by-products or processed animal substances intended for human consumption, as well as eggs, milk, milk products and honey,
- parts of bodies of animals not intended for human consumption.
4. "Feed" within the meaning of this Agreement shall be:
- all sources of nutrients of plant, animal, mineral, microbial, chemical and other origin which do not contain toxic products and may be transformed into harmless biological, structural and functional substances in animals.
The Contracting Parties shall inform each other of the conditions and modalities for the use of instructions, prevention programmes and the fight against infectious and parasitic diseases in the territory of the States of the two Contracting Parties.
The Contracting Parties shall exchange information on the animal health requirements for the import, export and transit of animals, products of animal origin, feed and other products subject to veterinary control, as well as information on the measures applied to the occurrence of non-communicable diseases including diseases caused by toxic products, radioactive substances and other substances which may cause major economic losses.
In order to develop veterinary cooperation, the competent veterinary authorities of the two Contracting Parties shall:
1. exchange normative documents and other specialised publications related to veterinary activity;
2. inform each other at specialised meetings and consultations, with the participation of experts from the States of both Parties;
3. cooperate in veterinary science, education and the practical organisation of veterinary services through:
- exchanges of experience and knowledge beneficial for the development and improvement of veterinary health activities and the improvement of professional qualifications of veterinary surgeons,
- exchanges of specialist literature and periodicals from the veterinary field,
- mutual visits to experts,
- promoting and creating favourable conditions for the commercial exchange of veterinary medicinal products, antiparasitic, immunobiological and diagnostic devices manufactured in the territory of the States of the Contracting Parties.
1. The costs associated with the exchange of documentation referred to in Articles 3 and 4 of this Agreement shall be borne by the sending Party.
2. The exchange of experts will take place by mutual agreement between the competent veterinary authorities of the States of the two Contracting Parties. In such cases, all travel expenses shall be borne by the sending Contracting Party.
1. The Contracting Parties shall ensure, through the competent veterinary authorities of the States of the two Contracting Parties, the development of specific animal health rules and requirements to be applied to the implementation of trade contracts for the import, export and transit of animals, products of animal origin, feed and other goods subject to veterinary control which could be carried by agents of infectious and parasitic diseases and zoonoses.
2. The heads of the competent veterinary authorities of the States of the two Contracting Parties may establish direct contacts and, where necessary, consult on problems arising or developing common safeguard measures.
The Contracting Parties shall carry out border veterinary checks on the import, export and transit of animals, products and raw materials of animal origin, feed and articles through which contagious and parasitic animal diseases and diseases communicable from animals to humans may be transmitted. Border veterinary inspection shall be carried out at the designated border veterinary stations by the State veterinary surgeon.
The health certificates used between the States of both Contracting Parties shall be in the language of the exporting State and English.
As soon as the diseases listed in the "A 'list of the International Office of Animal Diseases occur in the territory of a State of one of the Contracting Parties, the other Contracting Party shall have the right to restrict or prohibit the import or transit of animals, poultry, products and subproducts of animal origin, biological material, feed and other objects which could carry the disease from the territory of a State of one Contracting Party, which shall be notified to the State veterinary service of the other Contracting Party.
1. Each consignment or individual means of transport with animals, their products and feedingstuffs on the territory of the State of the other Contracting Party shall be accompanied by a health certificate issued by the State veterinarian of the exporting State confirming the conditions of the country of destination.
2. In cases where the border veterinary inspection of a consignment or individual means of transport with goods subject to veterinary control finds that it does not comply with the health and hygiene requirements of the veterinary certificate or where the means of transport by which the consignment is transported do not comply with the animal health requirements of the Contracting Party, the competent veterinary authorities of the Contracting Party shall inform the importer of the competent veterinary authorities of the Contracting Party and shall take measures to protect the territory of the State of the Contracting Party from the introduction of contagious and parasitic diseases and diseases communicable from animals to humans in accordance with the applicable veterinary rules of the Contracting Party of destination.
The movement of animals, products of animal origin, feedingstuffs, feed components and other objects which may bear the germ of infectious diseases from the territory of a State of one Contracting Party through the territory of a State of the other Contracting Party to a third country shall be authorised if the consignment is accompanied by a health certificate agreed with a third State by one of the Contracting Parties and confirming the transit requirements of the State of one of the Contracting Parties.
This Agreement may be amended and supplemented by mutual agreement of the Contracting Parties. Amendments and additions shall be made in writing.
This Agreement shall not affect the rights and obligations of the Contracting Parties arising from other international conventions which they have concluded.
1. The competent veterinary authorities of the States of the two Contracting Parties which will be gestors of the implementation of this Agreement shall be:
- the Czech State Veterinary Administration of the Czech Republic,
- from the Bulgarian Party, the Central Veterinary Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Bulgaria.
2. The representatives of the Contracting Parties shall, where necessary, meet alternately in the territory of the Czech Republic and the Republic of Bulgaria at the dates agreed by both Contracting Parties, but at least every two years. The experts of the competent veterinary authorities of the States of the two Contracting Parties shall also attend these meetings.
3. Dispute issues which the representatives of the States of the two Contracting Parties could not agree on will be dealt with by diplomatic channels.
This Agreement shall be subject to approval in accordance with the national legislation of both Parties and shall enter into force 30 days after the date of receipt of the later note of such approval.
This Agreement shall be negotiated for a period of 5 years and shall continue to be automatically extended for a further 5 years unless one of the Contracting Parties denies it in writing no later than 6 months before its expiry.
The date of entry into force of this Agreement shall be the date of expiry of the relationship between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Bulgaria.
- the Agreement between the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic and the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria on cooperation in the veterinary sector (Sofia, 3.6.1957), and
- Arrangements for the animal health agreement between the Czechoslovak Republic and the People's Republic of Bulgaria of 3.6.1957 on the import, export and transit of animals, products and raw materials of animal origin and articles which may carry a contagious disease (Prague, 21.3.1958).
Dane in Prague on 15 November 1995 in two original copies in the Czech and Bulgarian languages, both texts being equally authentic.
For the Government of the Czech Republic:
Josef Lux v. r.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture
For the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria:
Dr Vasil Dimitrov Čičibaba v. r.
Minister for Agriculture and Food Industry
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Communication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs No. 235 / 1996 Coll., on the negotiation of the Agreement between the Government of the Czech Republic and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria on Veterinary Cooperation |
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| Regulation Type | International Treaty |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 02.09.1996 |
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| Effective from | 11.05.1996 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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