1. The following products of animal origin derived from healthy ruminants shall not be subject to restrictions on placing on the market or, if need be, export pursuant to this Article, to Annex VIII, Chapters C and D, and to Annex IX, Chapters A, C, F and G:
(a) products of animal origin covered by Article 15, in particular semen, embryos and ova;
(b) (i) raw milk within the meaning of Directive 92/46/EEC(13);
(ii) milk for the manufacture of milk-based products within the meaning of Directive 92/46/EEC;
(iii) heat-treated drinking milk within the meaning of Directive 92/46/EEC;
(iv) di-calcium phosphate (without any trace of protein or fat);
(v) hides and skins within the meaning of Directive 92/118/EEC(14);
(vi) gelatine within the meaning of Directive 92/118/EEC, derived from the hides and skins referred to in point (v);
(vii) collagen derived from the hides and skins referred to in point (v).
2. Products of animal origin imported from a third country placed in categories 2, 3, 4 and 5 must come from healthy bovine, ovine and caprine animals which have not been subjected to a laceration of the central nervous tissue as referred to in Article 8(3) or killed by means of a gas injected into the cranial cavity.
3. Products of animal origin containing materials obtained from bovine animals originating in a Member State, a region of a Member State or a third country classified in category 5 shall not be placed on the market unless they come from:
(a) animals born after the date from which the prohibition on the feeding to ruminants of animal protein derived from mammals was effectively enforced; or
(b) animals which were born, raised and have stayed in herds with a certified history of freedom from BSE for at least seven years.
Furthermore, products of animal origin shall not be despatched from a Member State or a region of a Member State classified in category 5 to another Member State or be imported from a third country classified in category 5. That prohibition shall not apply to products of animal origin listed in Annex VIII, Chapter C, and fulfilling the requirements of Annex VIII, Chapter C. They must be accompanied by an animal health certificate issued by an official veterinarian certifying that they have been produced in conformity with this Regulation.
4. When an animal is moved from a country or a region to country or region included in another category, it shall be classified in the highest category of the countries or regions in which it has stayed over twenty-four hours unless adequate guarantees can be provided certifying that the animal has not received feedingstuffs from the country or region classified in the highest category.
5. Products of animal origin for which this Article lays down specific rules shall be accompanied by the appropriate animal health certificates or commercial documents as required by Community legislation in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 or, if such certificates or documents are not provided for in Community legislation, by a health certificate or commercial document the specimens of which shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2).
6. For the purpose of import into the Community, products of animal origin shall comply with the conditions laid down in Annex IX, Chapters A, C, F and G.
7. In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2), the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 6 may be extended to other products of animal origin. Rules for the implementation of this Article shall be adopted by the same procedure.