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The Netherlands is introducing a mandatory second cleaning for transport arriving from Germany as a protective measure against ASF.
The obligation is effective starting July 16, 2021 and applies to all means of transport from Germany in which biungulate animals (pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, and deer) are loaded. Every vehicle returning to or arriving in the Netherlands from Germany must undergo a second cleaning immediately after the border at a cleaning and disinfection site.
The cleaning and disinfection certificate must be completed and signed by the authorities responsible for the washing site. The certificate must be sent to the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture and Food Safety (NVWA) for monitoring.
The second cleaning and disinfection was already mandatory for Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Greece, and all third countries.
July 16, 2021/ Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality/ Netherlands.
https://www.nvwa.nl/
