Guidance: Official veterinary surgeon (OVS) notes
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Changes to import controls for animals and products of animal origin.
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Official veterinary surgeon notes (OVS notes) contain details of changes to import controls for animals and products of animal origin.
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Added OVS note: 2026/44: Wood packaging material (WPM) compliance for exports to the EU.
Added OVS note: 2026/43: Tropilaelaps mite restrictions: Türkiye.
Added OVS note 2026/42: Tropilaelaps mite restrictions: Türkiye.
Added OVS note 2026/41: Outbreak of lumpy skin disease in Israel.
Added OVS note 2026/40: Amendments to IINs ABP/2A and ABP/2B.
Added OVS note 2026/39: ASF in Finland: Implementation of regionalisation measures and restrictions.
Added OVS note 2026/38: To remind Official Veterinarians and Pet Checkers of the importance of conducting thorough inspections of animals at the point of entry to Great Britain for signs of myiasis.
Added OVS note 2026/37: Clarification on GBHC092X processed petfood (other than canned).
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