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Annex S: Users' Manual of the The Canadian Program for Certifying Freedom from Growth Enhancing Products (GEPs) for the Export of Beef to the European Union (EU)
Definitions

Approved Tag

Means a tag, chip or other indicator approved by the Minister under subsection 173(1) of the Health of Animals Regulations. For the purpose of this program, this can be any tag approved under the National Livestock Identification and Traceability Program such as those allocated by ATTESTRA and CCIA.

ATTESTRA

Agriculture and food traceability service provider in Québec.

Auction market

An operation which is enrolled in the program where eligible animals may be bought and sold.

Annex M, M1 Annex R12
Internal documents. Please contact District Veterinarian.
Birth farm

A farm which is eligible to enrol calves into the program.

CCIA

Canadian Cattle Identification Agency – National administrator for the cattle, bison and sheep traceability program.

CFIA

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

CFIA accepted transfer documentation

This consists of the Transfer certificate (Annex R7) which include the name and address of the owner and a unique premises identifier as well as a listing of the animals being transferred indicating their approved tag number, alternate ID (as applicable) and a signed producer declaration, or any other form generated by the owner that contains this information; and a valid copy of the Annual Certificate of Compliance (Annex R7.1). In the case of farms on a recognized/certified management system, the documentation included must provide the same minimal information mentioned above. The District Veterinarian will maintain the list of documentation required to be presented at slaughter for each recognized/certified management system.

CFIA Accredited Veterinarian

Within this document, any reference to accredited veterinarian means a private practitioner authorized by the CFIA under the authority of the Health of Animals Act to perform certain duties and functions in support of the CFIA's National Animal Health Program.

CFIA Approved Veterinarian

Within this document, any reference to CFIA Approved Veterinarian means a CFIA Accredited Veterinarian who is under special agreement with CFIA to deliver this program.

Eligible Animal

An animal which, prior to enrollment, has not changed ownership and responsibility for the control of relevant practices applied in its raising and has not been administered any GEPs and, once enrolled, continues to be managed within the parameters of this program.

Feedlot

An operation which is enrolled in the program and backgrounds or finishes eligible cattle for slaughter.

GEPs

Growth Enhancing Products: substances having thyreostatic, oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or beta adrenergic action of which the use is prohibited by the EU. A complete list is available in Annex R-2.

GEP Administrative protocols

A written program outlining when GEPs are used, what products are used, who is responsible for administration, how they are administered.

GEP Administrative records

A written record documenting the execution of the protocol.

Mixed status (farm, feedlot, or operation)

A farm or feedlot which has a combination of eligible and non-eligible animals or that has or uses GEPs on the premises.

Producer's declaration

A statement appearing on program enrolment forms and CFIA accepted transfer documentation that is signed by a producer, person designated as responsible for that activity or person in charge at an auction market that indicates they understand the objectives and requirements of this program and take responsibility for relevant practices applied to eligible animals while under their control.

Registered operation

Birth farm, feedlot, or auction market that is enrolled in this program.

VIC

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency Veterinarian in Charge of a federally registered establishment.

(Please note this users' manual is based on Annex R of meat export library (Ecert) – export to the EU and cannot be modified (except with EU approval). When the modification is more permissive than the information present in Annex R - information contained in Annex R always supersedes information contained in this document and in the event of a conflict Annex R shall predominate)

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