Animal Export Regulations

Veterinary Services

Data is sorted in reverse chronological order.

Date Country/Commodity Action Performed 
September 2007 DOMINCAN REPUBLIC / Bovine Embryos Revised
September 2007 CANADA / Breeding Cattle Revised
September 2007 COLOMBIA / Horses Revised
September 2007 URUGUAY / Horses Added
September 2007 NEW ZEALAND / Horses Added Testing Requirements
September 2007 PANAMA / Breeding Cattle Added
September 2007 PANAMA / Horses Revised
September 2007 PANAMA / Horses Certification for freedom of CEM was added and testing for this disease is not necessary
September 2007 EUROPEAN UNION / Bovine Embryos & Semen Added (Directives & Decisions)
August 2007 COLOMBIA / Swine & Porcine Semen Suspended
August 2007 MEXICO / Bovine Semen Updated brucellosis and tuberculosis certifications
August 2007 MEXICO / Slaughter Sheep Mexico has suspended the importation of slaughter sheep
August 2007 MEXICO / SPF Eggs, Birds (3 days or less), Hatching Eggs, Ornamental and Songbird Protocols. Previously banned counties are now unrestricted
August 2007 SOUTH KOREA / Bovine Semen Added
August 2007 CANADA / Swine (slaughter) Added
August 2007 PANAMA / Bovine Semen Revised
August 2007 PANAMA / Bovine Embryos Added
August 2007 COSTA RICA / Cattle Added
July 2007 CHILE / Horses Updating the testing for West Nile virus and the certification statements
July 2007 CHILE / Horses (Intercontinental Stallions) Updating the testing for West Nile virus and the certification statements
July 2007 ST LUCIA / Poultry Added (New Protocol to Re-Open Trade)
July 2007 MEXICO / Dairy Heifers Revised
July 2007 PANAMA / Bovine Added
June 2007 CANADA / Breeding Swine Revised
June 2007 PERU / Alpacas and Llamas Added
June 2007 PERU / Horses Revised
May 2007 PERU / Hatching Eggs and Day Old Ducklings Added (New Protocol to Open Trade)
May 2007 HONDURAS / Horses Revised
May 2007 EL SALVADOR / Hatching Eggs/Day Old Birds Added
May 2007 MOROCCO / Cattle (breeding) Deleted
May 2007 BRAZIL / Horses (Pan Am Games) Added
May 2007 COSTA RICA / Horses Revised
May 2007 DOMINICA / Sheep and Goats Added
May 2007 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / Various Added (New Protocols to Open Trade)
April 2007 EUROPEAN UNION / Poultry Revised
April 2007 CANADA / Sheep and Goats Added (Breeding protocol)
April 2007 EUROPEAN UNION / Molluscs, Eggs and Gametes Added (Health Certificates)
April 2007 PANAMA / Horses Added (Health Certificate)
April 2007 ARUBA / Horses Added (Protocol)
April 2007 TAIWAN / Birds Revised
April 2007 JAPAN / Birds Revised
April 2007 ARUBA / Exotics Added
April 2007 CAYMAN ISLANDS / Pets Added (Link)
March 2007 JAPAN / Horses Under Revision
March 2007 CANADA / Cattle Added (Breeding)
March 2007 CANADA / Cattle Revised
March 2007 SWITZERLAND / Animals Revised
March 2007 MEXICO / Bovine Embryos Modifying the Instructions to Use the Health Certificate
March 2007 BAHAMAS / Horses Deleted (Protocol)
March 2007 UNITED KINGDOM / Bovine Embryos Added
February 2007 PERU / Animals Added (Health Certificate Addendum and Protocol to Restart Exportation to Peru)
February 2007 COSTA RICA / Animals Revised (Protocols)
February 2007 CHILE / Pets Revised (Pets)
February 2007 EL SALVADOR / Animals Added (Protocols)
February 2007 TAIWAN / Birds Added (Birds)
February 2007 EUROPEAN UNION / Animals Revised
February 2007 CANADA / Horses Revised (Horse Protocol)
February 2007 ARGENTINA / Equine Revised (Equine Bilingual Protocol)
February 2007 EUROPEAN UNION / Animals Revised
February 2007 TURKEY / Bovine Semen Revised/Added (Bovine Semen Bilingual Forms)
February 2007 ROMANIA / Bovine Semen Added (Bovine Semen Bilingual Forms)
January 2007 UKRAINE / Animals Revised (Bovine Semen)
January 2007 BULGARIA / Animals Added (Health Certificates)
January 2007 EUROPEAN UNION / Animals Revised
January 2007 ROMANIA / Animals Revised
January 2007 EUROPEAN UNION / Animals Revised
January 2007 ROMANIA / Animals Deleted text
January 2007 EUROPEAN UNION / Animals Deleted text / Updated EU countries list
January 2007 GUATEMALA / Animals Added new link
January 2007 BULGARIA / Animals Added new link
January 2007 UNITED KINGDOM / Animals Changed protocols
January 2007 ROMANIA / Animals Deleted links/text and Added new text
January 2007 PERU / Live Animals Changed protocols
January 2007 NICARAGUA / Live Animals Updated protocols
January 2007 COSTA RICA / Live Animals Updated protocols
January 2007 CANADA / Live Animals Added a protocol for Live Animals
November 2006 CANADA / VSV Updated statement about Vesicular stomatitis
November 2006 FRANCE / Pets Added a protocol for PETS
November 2006 DENMARK / Mink New Protocol
November 2006 MEXICO / Ornamental and Songbirds New Protocols for Ornamental and Songbirds
November 2006 MEXICO / Live Animals Placing additional information about exporting live animals
November 2006 MEXICO / Live Animals Placing Information about exporting live animals to Mexico
November 2006 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / Swine Modification of the transportation requirements for the animals
October 2006 MEXICO / (ruminants, pigs and horses) Updated statement concerning VSV
October 2006 PERU / SPF Eggs New SPF eggs HC that will restart the exportation of SPF eggs to Peru
October 2006 COSTA RICA / Zebra Posted Protocol
October 2006 COSTA RICA / Watusi and Zoo Animals Posted protocols
October 2006 COLUMBIA / Wallabies Posted protocol
October 2005 COLUMBIA / Poultry Updated protocol
October 2006 MEXICO / Dairy Heifers Updating the protocolswith statements to allow for rest stops to shipments on their way to the Mexican border. Placing on the web site the Addendum for Rest stops
October 2006 MEXICO / Hatching Eggs Modified the protocol and the addendum
October 2006 FINLAND / Bovine Updated Bovine Embryos Annex II and III
October 2006 URUGUAY / Bovine Updated Semen protocol and Health Certificate
October 2006 MEXICO / Announcement Added an announcement about San Jeronimo, Chihuahua (Santa Teresa, NM)
October 2006 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / Swine new negotiated protocol to reopen the exportation of pigs to the DR.


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