Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/575 of 6 April 2022 concerning emergency measures to prevent the introduction into the Union of foot and mouth disease through consignments of hay and straw from third countries or territories and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2208 (notified under document C(2022)2078) (Text with EEA relevance)

This Decision lays down emergency measures for the entry into the Union of consignments of hay and straw from third countries and territories.

1 Consignments of straw (CN code Ex12130000) as referred to in Chapter 12 of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632, or hay (CN code: Ex121490) as referred to in Chapter 12 of that Annex, shall only be permitted to enter the Union if such consignments originate from the third countries or territories listed in Part 1 of the Annex to this Decision.

2 By way of derogation from paragraph 1, consignments of pelleted straw intended for combustion in a plant shall be permitted to enter the Union provided that they comply with the following conditions: (a) they originate from the third countries or territories listed in Part 2 of the Annex; (b) they are placed, upon entry into the Union, under the special procedure provided for in Article 210, point (a), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013; their transport is monitored, in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1666, through the computerised information management system for official controls (IMSOC) provided for in Article 131 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; and they are delivered directly from the border control post of entry into the Union to the plant of destination in the Union, where they are going to be burnt.

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2208 is repealed.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.