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6.0 Export to Mexico

6.1 Export to Mexico - General

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General Requirements
1. Livestock, semen, and embryos imported into Mexico require a "hoja de requisitos zoosanitarios" (HRZ) or list of requirements and statements that Canada's veterinary health certificate must include. This condition is similar to an import permit and, on occasion, the requirements change without notification to Canada. Exporters should verify that the requirement for an importer to obtain the "hoja de requisitos" has been met and that the conditions listed in that document are satisfied by Canada's export certificate.
2. Trucks transporting animals for export from Canada to Mexico through the U.S. usually will be sealed at the U.S. port of entry, and the seals will be removed at the port of entry into Mexico. It is up to the Mexican importer to apply for an in-transit permit from the USDA and arrange for feed and rest stations on trips of long duration.
3. All inspections must be made by an accredited veterinarian authorized by the Accredited Veterinarian Agreement, and every animal must meet each of the conditions required for their export to Mexico.
4. Livestock inspected and certified for export to Mexico are NOT to be certified for export to the U.S. Animals certified for export to Mexico are not eligible to stay in the U.S. They are considered to be "in transit" only.
5. In completing certificates, "premises of origin" refers to the town and province that the producer uses as a mailing address. "Port of departure" refers to the port from which animals leave Canada. "Destination" is the Mexican destination provided by the Canadian exporter.
6. The export certification is considered complete and valid only when it has been endorsed and stamped with the official export stamp by a CFIA veterinary inspector. The veterinary inspector is usually the district veterinarian responsible for the area in which the herd of origin is located or another veterinary inspector if prior arrangements have been made.
7. The period of time that an export certificate remains valid is based not only on the date that the completed certificate is endorsed by a CFIA veterinarian, but also on the actual date that the inspections or treatments commenced.

6.2 Export to Mexico - Horses

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Health Certification
1. The veterinary health certificate is the HA 1263 Export of horses to Mexico / Exportación de caballos a Mexico.
2. The status of the HA 1263 certificate must be verified with the local CFIA district office before beginning testing to ensure that the certificate is current and matches the "hoja de requisitos" and that Canada is free of contagious equine metritis.
3. Animals must be individually identified.
4. The animals must be inspected and found healthy and free of ectoparasites.
5. Vehicles used to transport the horses must be cleaned and disinfected before loading, and can only carry horses qualified for export to Mexico during the trip.

Certification Procedure
6. The animals must be tested for equine infectious anemia using the agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID) test or the ELISA test with negative test results within the 30 days before exportation.
7. Animals must be vaccinated against equine rhinopneumonitis within the six months before their departure.

How to Complete the Canadian Health Certificate (HA 1263)
8. The accredited veterinarian must use the most recent version of the HA 1263.
9. The date the blood sample was taken and the laboratory that conducted the test must be indicated on the certificate.
10. For the vaccination against equine rhinopneumonitis, the date of vaccination, the type of vaccine, and the name of the manufacturer must be indicated.
11. The accredited veterinarian must complete the export health certificate by entering all required information according to the directions provided above. The "Reference number" is attributed by the CFIA district office. The completed and signed health certificate shall be submitted to a CFIA veterinary inspector to review and, if all the requirements have been met, endorse. An incomplete export certificate will be returned to the accredited veterinarian to be completed. A fee will be charged for CFIA's endorsement. Endorsed certificates will be returned to the accredited veterinarian. The health certificate is valid for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of the examination.
References

A copy of HA 1263 can be found on the CFIA Web site.

6.3 Export to Mexico - Swine

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Breeding Swine

Health Certification
1. Certificate HA 1240 Export Swine to Mexico / Exportación de cerdos a México must be used.
2. The animals must meet all the export certificate requirements.
3. Canada must be free from brucellosis and pseudorabies (Aujeszky's disease).
4. The animals must be identified individually using HofA ear tags, tattoos or plastic tags officially approved by the CFIA that permit trace back to herd of origin.
5. The animals being exported must be inspected. They must be found to be free of clinical evidence of infectious, contagious, or parasitic disease.
6. The animals being exported must be free of atrophic rhinitis and originate from farms on which there have been no reported cases of atrophic rhinitis for at least one year before the date of exportation.
7. The animals being exported must originate from farms on which clinical cases of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) have not been present during the previous three months and which have not introduced swine from farms on which PRRS has been identified during the previous thirty (30) days.
8. The animals being exported must originate from farms on which transmissible gastroenteritis has not been diagnosed during the past six months.
9. The animals being exported must not have been vaccinated during the 30-day period before export.
10. The animals must be transported in cleaned and disinfected vehicles and must not be exposed to other livestock during transportation.

Certification Procedure
11. The animals for export must be examined by an accredited veterinarian within 30 days before the date of export.

Slaughter Swine

Health Certification
12. Certificate HA 1884 Export Slaughter Swine to Mexico / Cerdos de Matanza para exportación a México must be used.
13. Canada must be free of classical swine fever and Boophilus tick.
14. All animals being exported must be inspected. They must be found free of clinical evidence of infectious, contagious, or parasitic disease.
15. Animals being exported must be found free of clinical evidence of atrophic rhinitis and PRRS.
16. The animals must be transported in cleaned and disinfected vehicles and must not be exposed to other livestock during transportation.

Certification Procedure
17. Animals being exported must be examined by an accredited veterinarian within the 30 days before the date of export.
18. If the animals were treated for ectoparasites, the name of the product used and the date of treatment must be indicated on the certificate.

Finishing Swine

Health Certification
19. Export certificate HA 2199 - Export of Finishing Hogs to Mexico / Exportación de Cerdos para engorda a Mexico must be used.
20. Canada must be free of classical swine fever, Aujeszky's disease, and foot and mouth disease.
21. The animals for export must be free of atrophic rhinitis and originate from farms on which there have been no reported case of atrophic rhinitis.
22. The animals for export must not have been vaccinated during the 30-day period before export or at time of loading.
23. The animals must be identified individually using HofA ear tags, tattoos or plastic tags officially approved by the CFIA that permit trace back to herd of origin.
24. The animals for export to Mexico must be transported from the farm of origin to the port of embarkation in a vehicle cleaned and disinfected with products approved by the Government of Canada.

Certification Procedure
25. Animals for export must be examined by an accredited veterinarian within the 30 days before the date of export.

Wild Pigs

Health Certification
26. Export certificate HA 1911 Export of Wild pigs/Warthogs to Mexico / Exportación de Cerdos Salvajes/Facoqueros a México must be used.
27. All animals for export must be clinically free of atrophic rhinitis and originate from areas free of atrophic rhinitis.
28. The animals must originate from premises where transmissible gastroenteritis has not been diagnosed during the six months preceding export.
29. Canada must be free of brucellosis and pseudorabies (Aujeszky's disease).
30. The animals must not have been vaccinated during the 30-day period before export or during shipment.
31. The vehicles transporting the animals must be cleaned and disinfected before loading using a disinfectant approved by the CFIA.

Certification Procedure
32. Within the 72 hours preceding loading, the animals for export must be examined by an accredited veterinarian and found to be clinically healthy and free of ectoparasites.

How to Complete the Canadian Health Certificates
(HA 1240, HA 1884, HA 1911 and HA 2199)
33. The accredited veterinarian must use the most recent version of the export certificate.
34. The export certificate must not contain cross-outs, changes or errors.
35. The identification of each animal must be reported on the certificate including the ear tag number and a description of the animal.
36. The completed certificate will be submitted to a CFIA veterinary inspector to review and, if all requirements are met, endorse. The "Reference number" is assigned by the CFIA district office. Incomplete export certificates will be returned to the accredited veterinarian for completion. A fee will be charged for CFIA endorsement. Endorsed certificates will be returned to the accredited veterinarian. The health certificate is valid for 30 days from the date of examination.
References

Copies of export health certificates HA 1240, HA 1884, HA 1911 and HA 2199 can be found on the CFIA Web site.

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