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travel info
customs& immigration
CustomsDeclaration
Keep InfectiousAnimal
DiseasesOut of the
EuropeanUnion
Products of AnimalOriginMay
Carry PathogensCausing Infec-
tiousDiseases inAnimals
Due to the riskof travelers import-
ingdisease into theEuropean
Union, bringing inmeat,meat prod-
ucts,milk, andmilkproducts is pro-
hibitedunless you can complywith
oneof the following exceptions.
• Youmay bring inpowdered
infantmilk, infant food, and spe-
cial foods required formedical
reasons provided that theproduct
does not require refrigeration
before consumption, it is a pack-
agedproprietary brandproduct,
and thepackaging is unbroken.
• Youmay bring inother personal
consignments ofmeat,meat
products,milk, ormilkproducts
intodesignatedpoints of entry
into theCommunity only if you
have obtained thenecessary
documentation from theofficial
veterinary services of the country
fromwhich you are traveling
and youdeclare any suchgoods
andpresent your documentation
upon your arrival to theCom-
munity frontier for veterinary
control.
All othermeat,meat products,
milk, ormilkproductsmust be sur-
renderedon arrival to the frontier
of theEuropeanUnion for official
disposal.
For foodnot containingmeat or
milkderivatives, youmay bring
up to1kgwithout need for declara-
tion for veterinary control.
