LEAGUE OF NATIONS - United Nations Treaty Collection

1931 League of Nations - Treaty Series. 121
Article 2.
I. For the traffic in animals from the territory of one of the High Contracting Parties into
the territory of the other, a certificate of origin issued by the competent local authorities is
required. This certificate shall be drawn up so as to indicate exactly the place of origin of the
animals.
2. In the case of living animals, certificates of origin must indicate the number, kind and
exact description of the animals, the place of entrainment or embarkation and the name and
address of the consignor and the consignee. These certificates must contain an attestation by
a State veterinary surgeon to the effect that the animals are not suspect and that the commune
of origin and any communes which the animals have to cross in order to reach the place of entrainment
or embarkation are exempt, at the time of departure, from any notifiable contagious disease
communicable to that species of animal. The attestation must bear the registration number of
the respective veterinary service. An exception shall be made in the case of the diseases enumerated
in the Final Protocol.
3. The above-mentioned certificate for the export of animals liable to:
(a) Cattle plague or pleuro-pneumonia of cattle ;
(b) Dourine, swine plague or contagious pleuro-pneumonia of swine and sheep-pox;
(c) Foot-and-mouth disease, chicken cholera or fowl plague shall be issued in the
case of the species of animal liable to such diseases only if the diseases mentioned have not
occurred in the commune of origin or in the neighbouring communes for the following
periods: for the diseases ennumerated under a) for at least 6 months; for those
enumerated under b) for at least forty days and for those enumerated under c) for at
least thirty days.
4. In the case of breeding cattle, heifers and milch cows the certificate shall attest
(a) That they were found to be free from tuberculosis immediately before despatch
as the result of a sub-cutaneous tuberculin inoculation ;
(b) That they come direct from a breeding station which was free from epizootic
abortion or that a blood test was made in a State laboratory with a negative result.
5. In the case of cows not intended for slaughter, the certificate shall further attest that
they have been bred in an establishment which was free from contagious streptococcic mammitis
or that a milk test was made in a State laboratory with a negative result.
6. Point 4 b) of this Article relating to epizootic abortion shall also apply to mares.
7. In the case of animals of the equine and bovine species, individual certificates must be
issued. In the case of sheep, goats, pigs and poultry, collective certificates shall be issued ; such
a certificate may only be made out for animals of the same species, coming from the same establishment,
loaded in the same waggon and despatched to the same consignee.
8. The period of validity of the certificates is fixed at ten days. If this period expires during
transport, the validity of the certificate may be extended for a further period of ten days, after
examination by a State veterinary surgeon. The result of the examination and the reason for
extending the period of validity shall be entered on the certificate. If this period of validity
expires during transport on the territory of a third State, it is extended until the arrival of the
animals at the frontier of the country of destination.
9. Animals conveyed by rail or boat shall be specially examined before entrainment or
embarkation by'a State veterinary surgeon, who shall enter the result of the examination on the
certificate.
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