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You can get this information direct from the PHASA website ..

Cheers, Peter
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 114 of 2011.PDF - Hunting Trophies Covered by the EU Health Certificate - Urgent Implementation

Message to ALL Game Trophy coordinators, exporters, agents and interested parties.

Please access this link to see the directive from the EU High commission implementing with effect May 5, 2011, EU resolution 114 of 2011.
This effectively means that the a new chapter 6(a) veterinary certificate has to be compiled for all DIP & SHIP consignments destined to the EU, or transiting the territory of the EU from a third country to a third country. (e.g. from SA via the EU to the US)

For ease of reference access this link for a copy of the new model certificate to be used.(English version only, pages 185-187 of 114/2011)

In essence this means that all exporters or shippers of game trophies must be registered with TRACES to be able to export trophy shipments to the EU and such registration numbers must be endorsed on the new veterinary certificates. For ease of reference access this link for a list of the approved SA facilities processing game trophies. This was received from Dr. Mariette Bronkhorst at DAFF. The ‘list’ was already forwarded to relevant EU authorities by DAFF.
It is important to know that registration of your plant or facility with TRACES must be channeled via DAFF (National Veterinary Services).

Please also see below an exert of the applicable EU site where you can read or study the various directives via the given hyperlinks.

Please feel free to direct further enquiries to the undersigned. It must be noted that the context of this email is the opinion of the author.

Author: Gideon Visser
SAFARI CARGO SYSTEMS
E-mail: gideon@safaricargo.co.za