This equivalence covered only milk and dairy products and the fight against epizootic diseases. It has meant that foodstuffs from animal origin, such as cheese, meat specialties, eggs and honey could be exported without health certificate.
Lebensmittel tierischen Ursprungs, beispielsweise Käse, Fleischspezialitäten, Eier und Honig, durften daher ohne Genusstauglichkeitsbescheinigung nicht ausgeführt werden.