Animal health conditions for imports of milk and dairy products are laid down in Directive 2002/99/EC. This Directive sets out the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption and establishes the animal health guarantees that are required for intra-Community trade in such products of animal origin. The health conditions for imports of milk and dairy products are laid down in Regulation (EC) Nos 852/2004 and 853/2004. These Regulations set out the general rules on the hygiene of foodstuffs and more specific hygiene rules applying to certain foods of animal origin.