be adopted.

4. The import of live vaccines will be permitted only if so decided by the VSC.
   
   
5. Both sides will exchange, through the VSC, information pertaining to import licensing, including the evaluation of the disease situation and zoosanitary capability of exporting countries, which will be based upon official information as well as upon other available data.
   
   
6. Consignments which do not conform with the above mentioned requirements will not be permitted to enter the areas under the jurisdiction of either side.
   
   

7. Transportation of livestock and poultry and of animal products and biological products between areas under the jurisdiction of one side through areas under the jurisdiction of the other side, will be subject to the following technical rules:
   
   
1. The transportation will be by vehicles which will be sealed with a seal of the official veterinary services of the place of origin and marked with a visible sign " Animal Transportation " or " Products of Animal Origin " in Arabic and Hebrew, in coloured and clearly visible letters on white background;
   
   
2. Each consignment will be accompanied by a veterinary certificate issued by the official veterinary services of the place of origin, certifying that the animals or their products were examined and are free of infectious diseases and originate from a place which is not under quarantine or under animal movement restrictions.
   
   

8. Transportation of livestock and poultry, animal products and biological products destined for Israel from the Areas and vice versa will be subject to veterinary permits issued by the official veterinary services of the recipient side, in keeping with the OIE  tandards used in international traffic in this field. Each such consignment will be transported by a suitable and marked vehicle, accompanied by a veterinary certificate in the form agreed upon between the official veterinary services of both sides. Such certificates will be issued only if permits of the recipient side are presented.
   
   
9. In order to prevent the introduction of plant pests and diseases to the region, the following procedures will be adopted:
   
   
1. The transportation between the Areas and Israel, of plants and parts thereof ( including fruits and vegetables ), the control of pesticide residues in them and the transportation of plant propagation material and of animal feed, may be inspected without delay or damage by the plant protection services of the recipient side.
   
   
2. The transportation between the Areas through Israel of plants and parts thereof ( including fruits and vegetables ) as well as of pesticides, may be required to pass a phytosanitary inspection without delay or damage.
   
   
3. The official Palestinian plant protection services have the authority to issue permits for the import of plants and parts thereof as well as of pesticides from external markets. The permits will be based on the prevailing standards and requirements.
   
   
   The permits will specify the required conditions to be included in the official

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