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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/2235

of 16 December 2020

laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards model animal health certificates, model official certificates and model animal health/official certificates, for the entry into the Union and movements within the Union of consignments of certain categories of animals and goods, official certification regarding such certificates and repealing Regulation (EC) No 599/2004, Implementing Regulations (EU) No 636/2014 and (EU) 2019/628, Directive 98/68/EC and Decisions 2000/572/EC, 2003/779/EC and 2007/240/EC

(Text with EEA relevance)

(OJ L 442 30.12.2020, p. 1)

Amended by:

 

 

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/617 of 14 April 2021

  L 131

41

16.4.2021

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/619 of 15 April 2021

  L 131

72

16.4.2021

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1329 of 10 August 2021

  L 288

48

11.8.2021

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1469 of 10 September 2021

  L 321

21

13.9.2021

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1471 of 18 August 2021

  L 326

1

15.9.2021

 M6

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/7 of 5 January 2022

  L 2

1

6.1.2022

 M7

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/36 of 11 January 2022

  L 8

36

13.1.2022

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/854 of 31 May 2022

  L 150

69

1.6.2022

 M9

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/1219 of 14 July 2022

  L 188

75

15.7.2022

 M10

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/2504 of 19 December 2022

  L 325

62

20.12.2022

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2744 of 20 November 2023

  L 2744

1

15.12.2023

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/1333 of 17 May 2024

  L 1333

1

21.5.2024




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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/2235

of 16 December 2020

laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards model animal health certificates, model official certificates and model animal health/official certificates, for the entry into the Union and movements within the Union of consignments of certain categories of animals and goods, official certification regarding such certificates and repealing Regulation (EC) No 599/2004, Implementing Regulations (EU) No 636/2014 and (EU) 2019/628, Directive 98/68/EC and Decisions 2000/572/EC, 2003/779/EC and 2007/240/EC

(Text with EEA relevance)



Article 1

Subject matter and scope

1.  
This Regulation lays down rules regarding animal health certificates provided for in Regulation (EU) 2016/429, official certificates provided for in Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and animal health/ official certificates based on those Regulations and as regards the issuance and replacement of those certificates required for the entry into the Union ( 1 ), movements within the Union and between Member States of certain consignments of animals and goods (hereinafter together referred to as ‘the certificates’).
2.  

This Regulation establishes standard models for animal health certificates, official certificates or animal health/official certificates:

(a) 

for movements between Member States or within the Union of animals, products of animal origin and germinal products thereof and notes for their completion;

(b) 

for the entry into the Union of animals, products of animal origin, composite products, germinal products, animal by-products, sprouts for human consumption and seeds intended for the production of sprouts for human consumption, and notes for their completion.

3.  

This Regulation establishes model certificates, in the form of animal health certificates, official certificates or animal health/official certificates respectively, and a model attestation for the following animals and goods intended for human consumption:

(a) 

model certificates for movements within the Union of the following goods intended for human consumption:

(i) 

products of animal origin from terrestrial animals which are allowed to be moved from a restricted zone subject to emergency measures or disease control measures or which originate from animals of species subject to those measures;

(ii) 

unskinned large wild game;

(b) 

model certificates for the entry into the Union of the following animals and goods intended for human consumption:

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(i) 

products of animal origin and composite products for which such certificate is required in accordance with Article 21 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 ( 2 );

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(ii) 

certain live aquatic animals and products of animal origin for which such certificate is required in accordance with point (c) of the first paragraph of Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;

(iii) 

live insects and live snails;

(c) 

a model certificate for sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts;

(d) 

a model certificate for transit through the Union to a third country either by immediate transit or after storage in the Union of composite products intended for human consumption;

(e) 

model certificates in the case of ante-mortem inspection at the holding of provenance or in the case of emergency slaughter outside the slaughterhouse;

(f) 

a model private attestation signed by the importing food business operator for shelf-stable composite products containing processed products of animal origin other than processed meat, where such composite products are entering into the Union.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) 

‘slaughterhouse’ means a slaughterhouse as defined in point 1.16 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(2) 

‘frogs' legs’ means frogs’ legs as defined in point 6.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and frogs’ legs of the genus Pelophylax from the family of Ranidae, and the genera Limnonectes, Fejervarya and Hoplobatrachus from the family of Dicroglossidae;

(3) 

‘snails’ means snails as defined in point 6.2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and any other snails of the families of Helicidae, Hygromiidae or Sphincterochilidae;

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(4) 

‘insects’ means insects as defined in Article 2, point (27), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292;

(5) 

‘reefer vessel’ means a reefer vessel as defined in Article 2, point (43), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292;

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(6) 

‘freezer vessel’ means a freezer vessel as defined in point 3.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(7) 

‘factory vessel’ means a factory vessel as defined in point 3.2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(8) 

‘dispatch centre’ means a dispatch centre as defined in point 2.7 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(9) 

‘game-handling establishment’ means a game-handling establishment as defined in point 1.18 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(10) 

‘cutting plant’ means a cutting plant as defined in point 1.17 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(11) 

‘sprouts’ means sprouts as defined in point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2013.

Article 3

Standard models for certificates for movements within the Union, between Member States and for entry into the Union

1.  
Models for certificates for movements of animals and products between Member States or within the Union shall contain entries for the information set out in the standard model in Chapter 1 of Annex I.
2.  
Models for certificates for the entry into the Union of animals, products of animal origin, composite products, germinal products, animal by-products, sprouts for human consumption and seeds intended for the production of sprouts for human consumption shall contain entries for the information set out in the standard model in Chapter 3 of Annex I.

Article 4

Completion of certificates for animals and goods intended for human consumption

1.  
Certificates for movements of animals and goods intended for human consumption within the Union or between Member States shall be duly completed and signed by the official veterinarian or certifying officer in accordance with the explanatory notes provided for in Chapter 2 of Annex I.
2.  
Certificates for the entry into the Union of animals, products of animal origin, composite products, sprouts for human consumption and seeds intended for the production of sprouts for human consumption shall be duly completed and signed by the official veterinarian or certifying officer authorised by the competent authority of a third country to sign relevant certificates in accordance with the explanatory notes provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I.
3.  
Operators responsible for consignments referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall provide the competent authority the information on the description of such consignments as described in Part I of the model certificates set out in Annexes II, III and IV of this Regulation.
4.  
For the purposes of this Regulation, the competent authority shall ensure that the certificates which include an animal health attestation are signed by the official veterinarian.

Article 5

Requirements for certificates for consignments of animals and goods intended for human consumption

1.  

The official veterinarian or the certifying officer shall complete certificates for consignments of animals and goods intended for human consumption in accordance with the following requirements:

(a) 

the certificate must bear the signature of the official veterinarian or the certifying officer and the official stamp; the colour of the signature and the colour of stamp, other than embossed or watermarked stamp, must be different to the colour of the printing;

(b) 

where the certificate contains multiple or alternative statements, the statements which are not relevant must be crossed out, initialled and stamped by the official veterinarian or certifying officer, or completely removed from the certificate;

(c) 

the certificate must consist of one of the following:

(i) 

a single sheet of paper;

(ii) 

several sheets of paper where all sheets are indivisible and constitute an integrated whole;

(iii) 

a sequence of pages with each page numbered so as to indicate that it is a particular page in a finite sequence;

(d) 

where the certificate consists of a sequence of pages as referred to in point (c)(iii), of this paragraph, each page must bear the unique code referred to in Article 89(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the signature of the official veterinarian or certifying officer and the official stamp;

(e) 

in the case of certificates for movements of consignments within the Union or between Member States, the certificate must accompany the consignment until it reaches the place of destination in the Union;

(f) 

in the case of certificates for the entry into the Union of consignments, the certificate must be presented to the competent authority of the border control post of entry into the Union where the consignment is subjected to official controls;

(g) 

the certificate must be issued before the consignment to which it relates leaves the control of the competent authority issuing the certificate;

(h) 

in the case of certificates for the entry into the Union, the certificate must be drawn up in the official language, or in one of the official languages, of the Member State of the border control post of entry into the Union.

2.  
By way of derogation from paragraph 1(h) a Member State may consent to certificates being drawn up in another official language of the Union and accompanied, if necessary, by an authenticated translation.
3.  
Points (a) to (e) of paragraph 1 do not apply to electronic certificates issued in accordance with the requirements of Article 39(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715.
4.  
Points (b), (c) and (d) of paragraph 1 shall not apply to certificates issued in paper and completed in, and printed from, TRACES.

Article 6

Replacement of certificates for consignments of animals and goods intended for human consumption

1.  
Competent authorities shall only issue replacement certificates for consignments of animals and goods intended for human consumption in the case of administrative errors in the initial certificate or where the initial certificate has been damaged or lost.
2.  
In the replacement certificate, the competent authority shall not modify information in the initial certificate concerning the identification of the consignment, its traceability and the guarantees provided for in the initial certificate for the consignment.
3.  

In the replacement certificate, the competent authority shall:

(a) 

make clear reference to the unique code referred to in Article 89(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and the date of issue of the initial certificate, and clearly state that it replaces the initial certificate;

(b) 

indicate a new certificate number different to that of the initial certificate;

(c) 

indicate the date when it was issued, as opposed to the date of issue of the initial certificate;

(d) 

produce an original document issued in paper, except in the case of electronic replacement certificates submitted in TRACES.

4.  
In the case of entry into the Union of consignments, the competent authority of the border control post of entry into the Union may refrain from requesting the operator responsible for the consignment to provide a replacement certificate when information concerning the consignee, the importer, the border control post of entry into the Union or the means of transport changes after the certificate has been issued and such new information is provided by the operator responsible for the consignment.

Article 7

Model animal health certificate and official certificate for movements within the Union and between Member States of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption

1.  
The animal health certificate referred to in point Article 1(3)(a)(i) to be used for movement within the Union of products of animal origin, which are allowed to be moved from a restricted zone subject to emergency measures or disease control measures or originate from animals of species subject to those measures shall correspond to the model INTRA-EMERGENCY drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 1 of Annex II.
2.  
The official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(a)(ii) to be used for movements between Member States of unskinned large wild game intended for human consumption shall correspond to the model INTRA-UNSKINNED LARGE WILD GAME drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 2 of Annex II.

Article 8

Model animal health/official certificates for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of ungulates intended for human consumption

The animal health/official certificates referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(ii) to be used for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of ungulates intended for human consumption shall correspond to one of the following models, depending on the species and categories of products concerned:

(a) 

BOV drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 1 of Annex III, for fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding mechanically separated meat, of domestic bovine animals;

(b) 

OVI drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 2 of Annex III, for fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding mechanically separated meat, of domestic ovine and caprine animals;

(c) 

POR drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 3 of Annex III, for fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding mechanically separated meat, of domestic porcine animals;

(d) 

EQU drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 4 of Annex III, for fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding minced meat and mechanically separated meat, of domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds);

(e) 

RUF drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 5 of Annex III, for fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding offal, minced meat and mechanically separated meat, of animals of the family Bovidae (other than domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals), camelid animals and cervid animals kept as farmed game;

(f) 

RUW drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 6 of Annex III, for fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding offal, minced meat and mechanically separated meat, of wild animals of the family Bovidae (other than domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals), wild camelid animals and wild cervid animals;

(g) 

SUF drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 7 of Annex III, for fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding offal, minced meat and mechanically separated meat, of animals kept as farmed game of wild breeds of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae;

(h) 

SUW drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 8 of Annex III, for fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding offal, minced meat and mechanically separated meat, of wild animals of wild breeds of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae;

(i) 

EQW drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 9 of Annex III, for fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding offal, minced meat and mechanically separated meat, of wild game solipeds belonging to the subgenus Hippotigris (zebra);

(j) 

RUM-MSM drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 10 of Annex III, for mechanically separated meat, intended for human consumption, of domestic ruminants;

(k) 

SUI-MSM drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 11 of Annex III, for mechanically separated meat, intended for human consumption, of domestic porcine animals;

(l) 

NZ-TRANSIT-SG drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 12 of Annex III, for fresh meat intended for human consumption originating from New Zealand transiting through Singapore with unloading, possible storage and reloading before entry into the Union.

Article 9

Model animal health/official certificates for the entry into the Union of meat of poultry, ratites and other game birds, eggs and egg products intended for human consumption

The animal health/official certificates referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(ii) to be used for the entry into the Union of meat of poultry, ratites and other game birds, eggs and egg products intended for human consumption shall correspond to one of the following models, depending on the species and categories of products concerned:

(a) 

POU drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 13 of Annex III, for fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding minced meat and mechanically separated meat, of poultry other than ratites;

(b) 

POU-MI/MSM drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 14 of Annex III, for minced meat and mechanically separated meat, intended for human consumption, of poultry other than ratites;

(c) 

RAT drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 15 of Annex III, for fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding minced meat and mechanically separated meat, of ratites;

(d) 

RAT-MI/MSM drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 16 of Annex III, for minced meat and mechanically separated meat, intended for human consumption, of ratites;

(e) 

GBM drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 17 of Annex III, for fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding minced meat and mechanically separated meat, of game birds;

(f) 

GBM-MI/MSM drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 18 of Annex III, for minced meat and mechanically separated meat, intended for human consumption, of game birds;

(g) 

E drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 19 of Annex III, for eggs intended for human consumption;

(h) 

EP drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 20 of Annex III, for egg products intended for human consumption.

Article 10

Model official certificates and animal health/official certificate for the entry into the Union of fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding mechanically separated meat, of wild leporidae, of certain wild land mammals and of farmed rabbits

The official certificates and animal health/official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(ii) to be used for the entry into the Union of fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding mechanically separated meat, of wild leporidae, of certain wild land mammals and of farmed rabbits shall correspond to one of the following models, depending on the species and categories of products concerned:

(a) 

WL drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 21 of Annex III, for fresh meat intended for human consumption of wild leporidae (rabbits and hares), excluding minced meat, mechanically separated meat and offal except for unskinned and uneviscerated leporidae;

(b) 

WM drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 22 of Annex III, for fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding offal, minced meat and mechanically separated meat, of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae;

(c) 

RM drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 23 of Annex III, for fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding minced meat and mechanically separated meat, of farmed rabbits.

Article 11

Model animal health/official certificate for the entry into the Union of meat preparations intended for human consumption

The animal health/official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(ii) to be used for the entry into the Union of meat preparations intended for human consumption shall correspond to the model MP-PREP drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 24 of Annex III.

Article 12

Model animal health/official certificates for the entry into the Union of meat products intended for human consumption, including rendered animal fats and greaves, meat extracts and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines others than casings

The animal health/official certificates referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(ii) to be used for the entry into the Union of meat products intended for human consumption, including rendered animal fats and greaves, meat extracts and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines others than casings, shall correspond to one of the following models, depending on the species and categories of products concerned:

(a) 

MPNT drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 25 of Annex III, for meat products intended for human consumption, including rendered animal fats and greaves, meat extracts and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, others than casings, that are not required to undergo a specific risk-mitigating treatment;

(b) 

MPST drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 26 of Annex III, for meat products intended for human consumption, including rendered animal fats and greaves, meat extracts and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, others than casings, that are required to undergo a specific risk-mitigating treatment.

Article 13

Model animal health/official certificate for the entry into the Union of casings intended for human consumption

The animal health/official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(ii) to be used for the entry into the Union of casings intended for human consumption shall correspond to the model CAS drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 27 of Annex III.

Article 14

Model animal health/official certificate and official certificates for the entry into the Union of live fish, live crustaceans, products of animal origin from those animals and certain fishery products intended for human consumption

1.  
The animal health/official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(ii) to be used for the entry into the Union of live fish, live crustaceans and products of animal origin from those animals intended for human consumption shall correspond to the model FISH-CRUST-HC drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 28 of Annex III.
2.  
The official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(ii) to be used in the case of fishery products intended for human consumption caught by vessels flying the flag of a Member State and transferred in third countries with or without storage shall correspond to the model EU-FISH drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 29 of Annex III.

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3.  
The official certificate referred to in Article 1(3), point (b)(ii), to be signed by the captain and to be used for the entry into the Union of fishery products or fishery products derived from bivalve molluscs intended for human consumption, entering the Union directly from a reefer, freezer or factory vessel flying the flag of a third country as provided for in Article 21(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 shall correspond to the model FISH/MOL-CAP drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 30 of Annex III.

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Article 15

Model animal health/official certificate and official certificate for the entry into the Union of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates, marine gastropods, products of animal origin from those animals and certain processed bivalve molluscs intended for human consumption

1.  
The animal health/official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(ii) to be used for the entry into the Union of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates, marine gastropods and products of animal origin from those animals intended for human consumption shall correspond to the model MOL-HC drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 31 of Annex III.
2.  
The official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(ii) to be used for the entry into the Union of processed bivalve molluscs intended for human consumption belonging to the species Acanthocardia tuberculatum shall correspond to the model MOL-AT drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 32 of Annex III.

Article 16

Model animal health/official certificates for the entry into the Union of raw milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products intended for human consumption

The animal health/official certificates referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(ii) to be used for the entry into the Union of raw milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products intended for human consumption shall correspond to one of the following models, depending on the species and categories of products concerned:

(a) 

MILK-RM drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 33 of Annex III, for raw milk intended for human consumption;

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(b) 

MILK-RMP/NT drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 34 of Annex III, for dairy products intended for human consumption derived from raw milk or dairy products therefrom, or both, that are not required to undergo a specific risk-mitigating treatment;

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(c) 

DAIRY-PRODUCTS-PT drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 35 of Annex III, for dairy products intended for human consumption that are required to undergo a pasteurization treatment;

(d) 

DAIRY-PRODUCTS-ST drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 36 of Annex III, for dairy products intended for human consumption that are required to undergo a specific risk-mitigating treatment other than pasteurization;

(e) 

COLOSTRUM drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 37 of Annex III, for colostrum intended for human consumption;

(f) 

COLOSTRUM-BP drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 38 of Annex III, for colostrum-based products intended for human consumption.

Article 17

Model official certificate for the entry into the Union of chilled, frozen or prepared frogs’ legs intended for human consumption

The official certificate referred to of Article 1(3)(b)(i) to be used for the entry into the Union of chilled, frozen or prepared frogs’ legs intended for human consumption shall correspond to the model FRG drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 39 of Annex III.

Article 18

Model official certificate for the entry into the Union of snails intended for human consumption

The official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(iii) to be used for the entry into the Union of snails intended for human consumption shall correspond to the model SNS drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 40 of Annex III.

Article 19

Model official certificate for the entry into the Union of gelatine intended for human consumption

The official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(i) to be used for the entry into the Union of gelatine intended for human consumption shall correspond to the model GEL drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 41 of Annex III.

Article 20

Model official certificate for the entry into the Union of collagen intended for human consumption

The official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(i) to be used for the entry into the Union of collagen intended for human consumption shall correspond to the model COL drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 42 of Annex III.

Article 21

Model animal health/official certificate for the entry into the Union of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen intended for human consumption

The animal health/official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(i) to be used for the entry into the Union of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen intended for human consumption shall correspond to the model RCG drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 43 of Annex III.

Article 22

Model animal health/official certificate for the entry into the Union of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen intended for human consumption

The animal health/official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(i) to be used for the entry into the Union of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen intended for human consumption shall correspond to the model TCG drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 44 of Annex III.

Article 23

Model official certificate for the entry into the Union of honey and other apiculture products intended for human consumption

The official certificate referred to in of Article 1(3)(b)(i) to be used for the entry into the Union of honey and other apiculture products intended for human consumption shall correspond to the model HON drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 45 of Annex III.

Article 24

Model official certificate for the entry into the Union of highly refined chondroitin sulphate, hyaluronic acid, other hydrolysed cartilage products, chitosan, glucosamine, rennet, isinglass and amino acids intended for human consumption

The official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(i) to be used for the entry into the Union of highly refined chondroitin sulphate, hyaluronic acid, other hydrolysed cartilage products, chitosan, glucosamine, rennet, isinglass and amino acids intended for human consumption shall correspond to the model HRP drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 46 of Annex III.

Article 25

Model official certificate for the entry into the Union of reptile meat intended for human consumption

The official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(i) to be used for the entry into the Union of reptile meat intended for human consumption shall correspond to the model REP drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 47 of Annex III.

Article 26

Model official certificate for the entry into the Union of insects intended for human consumption

The official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(iii) to be used for the entry into the Union of insects intended for human consumption shall correspond to the model INS drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 48 of Annex III.

Article 27

Model certificate for the entry into the Union of other products of animal origin derived from domestic ungulates, poultry, rabbits or fishery products intended for human consumption and not covered by Articles 8 to 26

The official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(i) to be used for the entry into the Union of other products of animal origin derived from domestic ungulates, poultry, rabbits or fishery products, intended for human consumption and not covered by Articles 8 to 26 shall correspond to the model PAO drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 49 of Annex III.

Article 28

Model animal health/official certificate for the entry into the Union of composite products intended for human consumption

The animal health/official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(b)(i) to be used for the entry into the Union of not shelf-stable composite products and shelf-stable composite products, containing any quantity of meat products except gelatine, collagen and highly refined products, and intended for human consumption shall correspond to the model COMP drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 50 of Annex III.

Article 29

Model official certificate for the entry into the Union of sprouts intended for human consumption and seeds intended for the production of sprouts for human consumption

The official certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(c) to be used for the entry into the Union of sprouts intended for human consumption and seeds intended for the production of sprouts for human consumption shall correspond to the model SPR drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 51 of Annex III.

Article 30

Model animal health certificate for transit through the Union to a third country either by immediate transit or after storage in the Union of composite products intended for human consumption

The animal health certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(d) to be used for transit through the Union to a third country either by immediate transit or after storage in the Union of not shelf-stable composite products and shelf-stable composite products, containing any quantity of meat products and intended for human consumption, shall correspond to the model TRANSIT-COMP drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 52 of Annex III.

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Article 30a

Model animal health/official certificate for the entry into the Union of products of animal origin and certain goods that originated in the Union, are moved to a third country or territory and moved back to the Union after unloading, storage and reloading in that third country or territory

The animal health/official certificate referred to in Article 1(3), point (b)(i), to be used for the entry into the Union of products of animal origin and certain goods that originated in the Union, are moved to a third country or territory and moved back to the Union after unloading, storage and reloading in that third country or territory, shall correspond to the model STORAGE-TC-PAO drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 53 of Annex III.

▼B

Article 31

Model animal health certificates in the case of ante-mortem inspection at the holding of provenance

The animal health certificates referred to in Article 1(3)(e) to be used in the case of ante-mortem inspection at the holding of provenance in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 shall correspond to one of the following models, depending on the species and categories of products concerned:

(a) 

the model set out in Chapter 1 of Annex IV, for live animals transported to the slaughterhouse;

(b) 

the model set out in Chapter 2 of Annex IV, for poultry intended for the production of ‘foie gras’ and for delayed eviscerated poultry;

(c) 

the model set out in Chapter 3 of Annex IV, for farmed game and domestic bovine, porcine and equine animals, slaughtered at the holding of provenance in accordance with point 3 of Section III of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and Article 6(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624;

(d) 

the model set out in Chapter 4 of Annex IV, for farmed game slaughtered at the holding of provenance in accordance with point 3(a) of Section III of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and Article 6(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624.

Article 32

Model animal health certificate in the case of emergency slaughter outside the slaughterhouse

The animal health certificate referred to in Article 1(3)(e) to be used in the case of emergency slaughter outside the slaughterhouse in accordance with Article 4 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 shall correspond to the model set out in Chapter 5 of Annex IV.

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Article 33

Model private attestation by the operator for shelf-stable composite products containing processed products of animal origin other than processed meat

The model private attestation referred to in Article 1(3), point (f), to be used by the operator for the entry into the Union of shelf-stable composite products in accordance with Article 22 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 shall correspond to the model set out in Annex V.

▼B

Article 34

Repeals

1.  
Regulation (EC) No 599/2004, Implementing Regulations (EU) No 636/2014 and (EU) 2019/628, Directive 98/68/EC and Decisions 2000/572/EC, 2003/779/EC and 2007/240/EC are repealed with effect from 21 April 2021.
2.  
References to those repealed acts shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex VI.

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Article 35

Transitional provisions

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1.  
Consignments of products of animal origin, composite products, sprouts intended for human consumption and seeds intended for the production of sprouts for human consumption accompanied by the appropriate certificate issued in accordance with the models laid down in Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628 shall be accepted for entry into the Union until 15 March 2022 provided that the certificate was signed by the person authorised to sign the certificate in accordance with that Regulation and Implementing Regulation before 15 January 2022.

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2.  
The harmonised model template of certificates for intra-Union movements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 shall be accepted for movements within the Union until 17 October 2021.
3.  
References to provisions of repealed acts within the certificates and in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 shall be construed as references to corresponding replacement provisions and shall be read in accordance with the correlation tables, where applicable.

▼B

Article 36

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 21 April 2021.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.




ANNEX I

Annex I contains standards models for animal health certificates, official certificates and animal health/official certificates and notes for their completion:

Chapter 1

:

Standard model for animal health certificates, official certificates and animal health/official certificates for movements of animals and products between Member States or within the Union

Chapter 2

:

Notes for the completion of model animal health certificates, official certificates and animal health/official certificates for movement of animals and products between Member States or within the Union

Chapter 3

:

Standard model for animal health certificates, official certificates and animal health/official certificates for the entry into the Union of animals, products of animal origin, composite products, germinal products, animal by-products, sprouts for human consumption and seeds intended for the production of sprouts for human consumption

Chapter 4

:

Notes for the completion of model animal health certificates, official certificates and animal health/official certificates for the entry into the union of animals, products of animal origin, composite products, germinal products, animal by-products, sprouts intended for human consumption and seeds intended for the production of sprouts for human consumption

CHAPTER 1

STANDARD MODEL FOR ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES, OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES AND ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES FOR MOVEMENTS OF ANIMALS AND PRODUCTS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES OR WITHIN THE UNION

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CHAPTER 2

NOTES FOR THE COMPLETION OF MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES, OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES AND ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES FOR MOVEMENTS OF ANIMALS AND PRODUCTS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES OR WITHIN THE UNION

General

To positively select any option, please tick or mark the relevant box with a cross (x).

Unless otherwise specified or established by Union legislation, all entries or boxes apply to the model animal health certificate, official certificate and animal health/official certificate in Chapter 1.

Paper copies of an electronic certificate shall bear a unique machine-readable optical label which hyperlinks to the electronic version.

Only one of the options may be selected in boxes I.18 and I.20.

Where a box allows one or more options to be selected, only the selected option(s) will be displayed in the electronic version of the certificate.

Where a box is not compulsory, its content shall be strike-through.



PART I – DESCRIPTION OF CONSIGNMENT

Box

Description

I.1

Consignor

 

Indicate the name and address, country and ISO country code (1) of the natural or legal person dispatching the consignment.

I.2

IMSOC reference

 

This is the unique alphanumeric code assigned by the IMSOC. Repeated in boxes II.a and III.2

I. 2a

Local reference

 

Indicate the unique alphanumeric code the competent authority may assign. Repeated in boxes II.b and III.2a

I.3

Central competent authority

 

Indicate the name of the central competent authority in the country issuing the certificate.

I.4

Local competent authority

 

Indicate the name of the local competent authority in the country issuing the certificate.

I.5

Consignee

 

Indicate the name and address, country and ISO country code of the natural or legal person to whom the consignment is intended in the country of destination.

I.6

Operator conducting assembly operations independently of an establishment

 

Concerns operators conducting assembly operations for kept ungulates and poultry, independently of an establishment, as referred to in Article 90 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).

Indicate the registration number and name of the registered operator.

I.7

Country of origin

 

Indicate the name and ISO country code of the country from which the animals or products (germinal products, products of animal origin and animal by-products) originate.

I.8

Region of origin

 

Where relevant, for the movement of animals or products that are affected by regionalisation measures in accordance with Union legislation, indicate the code of the approved regions or zones as indicated in the Official Journal of the European Union, or the name of compartments for aquatic animal diseases as listed on http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/liveanimals/aquaculture/index_en.htm

I.9

Country of destination

 

Indicate the name and ISO country code of the country to which the animals or products are destined.

I.10

Region of destination

 

See box I.8

I.11

Place of dispatch

 

Indicate the name and address, country and ISO country code of the establishment(s), or where relevant other place(s), from where the animals or the products come from. Where applicable, also indicate the registration or approval number of the establishment(s).

For animals: indicate the establishment where animals are regularly kept or where they are assembled.

For semen, oocytes or embryos intended for artificial reproduction: indicate as appropriate semen collection centre, embryo collection or production team, germinal product processing establishment, germinal product storage centre or confined establishment. In the case of semen of ovine and caprine animals, the place of dispatch may be the establishment keeping donor animals.

For other products: any unit of a company in the food or animal by-product sector. Only the establishment shipping the products is to be named.

I.12

Place of destination

 

Indicate the name and address, country and ISO country code of the establishment, or where relevant another place, where animals or products are being delivered for final unloading. Where applicable, also indicate the registration or approval number of the establishment of destination.

I.13

Place of loading

 

For animals only: indicate the name and address of the place where the animals are loaded in the means of transport, and in the case they are assembled beforehand, the name and address of the establishment approved for assembly operations and its approval number.

For products: indicate the name, address and category (for example, establishment, port or airport) of the final place where the products are to be loaded in the means of transport.

I.14

Date and time of departure

 

Indicate the date and, when required, time, when animals or products are scheduled to leave the place of loading.

I.15

Means of transport

 

Select one or more of the following means of transport for animals or products leaving the country of dispatch, and indicate its (their) identification(s):

— aircraft (indicate the flight number);

— vessel (indicate the vessel name and number. In the case of livestock vessels, indicate the unique number of the certificate of approval);

— railway (indicate the train identity and wagon number);

— road vehicle (indicate the registration number plate with trailer number plate, if applicable. In the case of road vehicle used for long journeys, indicate also the unique number of the certificate of approval).

— other (means of transport other than those mentioned in point (n) of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 (3))

In the case of a ferry, tick ‘vessel’ and identify the road vehicle(s) with registration number (with trailer number, if applicable), in addition to the name and number of the scheduled ferry.

I.16

Transporter

 

This box applies only to animals and products where this is required by Union legislation.

Indicate the name, address, country and ISO country code of the natural or legal person(s) in charge of the transport.

Indicate the registration or authorisation number where applicable.

I.17

Accompanying documents

 

Indicate the type of document: for example CITES permit in accordance with Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 (4), permit for invasive alien species (IAS) in accordance with Article 8(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5), declarations or other documents including of a commercial nature.

Indicate the unique code of accompanying documents and country of issue.

Commercial document references: indicate for example the airway bill number, the bill of lading number or the commercial number of the train or road vehicle.

For products (products of animal origin and animal by-products): indicate the commercial document reference where this is required by Union legislation.

For semen, oocytes or embryos intended for artificial reproduction dispatched from germinal product processing establishments and germinal products storage centres: indicate the reference of the initial official document(s) or certificate(s) that accompanied semen, oocytes and/or embryos of this consignment to those germinal product processing establishments and germinal products storage centres from:

— the semen collection centre where the semen was collected and/or

— the embryo collection or production team collecting or producing the oocytes or embryos, and/or

— the germinal product processing establishment where semen, oocytes or embryos were processed and stored, and/or

— the germinal product storage centre where the semen, oocytes or embryos were stored.

For dogs, cats and ferrets, and where applicable for equidae: indicate the passport number.

For animals of protected species: indicate the CITES permit number.

For kept ungulates dispatched from an establishment approved for assembly operations: indicate the serial number(s) of the official document(s) and/or the certificate(s) based on which the certificate for this consignment is issued.

I.18

Transport conditions

 

Indicate the category of required temperature during the transport of products (ambient, chilled, frozen).

This box does not apply to animals.

I.19

Container number/Seal number

 

Where applicable, indicate the container number and seal number (more than one possible).

The container number must be provided if the goods are transported in closed containers.

Only the official seal number must be stated. An official seal number applies if a seal is affixed to the container, truck or rail wagon under the supervision of the competent authority issuing the certificate.

I.20

Certified as or for

 

Select the purpose of the movement of animals, the intended use of goods or the category as specified in the relevant Union legislation:

Organic fertilisers and soil improvers: concerns certain animal by-products or derived products as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6).

Technical use: animal by-products or derived products unfit for human or animal consumption, as referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

Exhibition: concerns animals intended for an exhibition and sporting, cultural or similar events in accordance with Union legislation.

Products for human consumption: concerns only products of animal origin intended for human consumption for which a certificate is required by Union legislation.

Further processing: concerns products that have to be further processed before being placed on the market as well as live aquatic animals and products of animal origin from aquatic animals other than live aquatic animals, which are destined for a disease control aquatic food establishment as defined in Article 4(52) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

Live aquatic animals for human consumption: aquatic animals intended for direct human consumption i.e. aquatic animals, which are delivered to the final consumer live or consumed live.

Confined establishment: as defined in Article 4(48) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

Quarantine or similar establishment: as provided for in Article 14 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 (7) as regards terrestrial animals and in Article 15 or Article 16 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691 (8) as regards aquaculture animals.

Travelling circus/Animal acts: as defined in respectively Article 2(34) and (35) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035.

Release into the wild: concerns only live animals, which are to be released into the wild at the place of destination.

Registered equine animal: as defined in Article 2(30) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035.

Further keeping: animals intended for establishments keeping live animals including for research purposes or for pet keepers, unless a more specific purpose or category from I.20 applies to them (e.g. quarantine, confined establishments etc.). It also includes animals, which are intended to restock game supplies or to be released into the wild, if those are intended to pass through an establishment before being released.

Purification centre: as defined in Article 2(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691.

Dispatch centre: as defined in Article 2(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691.

Relaying area: as defined in Article 2(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691.

Ornamental aquaculture establishment: as provided for in Article 17 or Article 18 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691.

Slaughter: for animals destined for a slaughterhouse, either directly or via an establishment approved for assembly operations.

Germinal products: as defined in Article 4(28) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

Event or activity near borders: concerns movements of kept terrestrial animals between Member States in accordance with Article 139 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 where such movements are for:

— recreational use near borders;

— exhibitions, and sporting, cultural and similar events organised near borders;

— grazing of kept terrestrial animals in grazing areas shared between Member States;

— work done by kept terrestrial animals near borders of Member States.

Other: intended for purposes not listed elsewhere in this classification, including aquatic animals intended for fishing baits.

I.21

For transit through a third country

 

Indicate the name and ISO country code of the transited third country in the case of road transport.

Select the border control post of exit or indicate the name of the local authority of the place in which the exit point is situated.

Select the border control post of entry into the Union.

I.22

For transit through Member States

 

Indicate the name and ISO country code of the transited Member State(s) in the case of road transport.

I.23

For export

 

Indicate the name and ISO country code of the third country of destination and select the border control post of exit or indicate the name of the local authority of the place in which the exit point is situated.

I.24

Estimated journey time

 

This box only applies to animals falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 and refers to the expected duration of the intended journey declared by the transporter in the transport documentation in accordance with Article 4(1)(e) thereof.

The information entered in this box shall correspond to the total expected duration declared in Section 1 of the planning of the journey log set out in Annex II to that Regulation, in the case of domestic equidae other than registered equidae and domestic animals of bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species subject to long journeys between Member States and with third countries (as defined in point (m) of Article 2 of that Regulation).

I.25

Journey log

 

This box only applies to domestic equidae other than registered equidae and domestic animals of bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species subject to long journeys between Member States and with third countries, as defined in point (m) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005.

By ticking ‘yes’, the IMSOC will automatically generate the journey log to be completed and submitted by the organizer of the journey in accordance with Annex II to that Regulation.

I.26

Total number of packages

 

Indicate the total number and type of packages in the consignment, where appropriate.

For animals: the number of boxes, cages, containers, tanks, hives or stalls, in which the animals are being transported.

For semen, oocytes and embryos intended for artificial reproduction: the number of containers.

For products: the number of packages.

In the case of bulk consignments, this box is optional.

I.27

Total quantity

 

For terrestrial animals or germinal products: indicate as appropriate the total number of heads, hatching eggs or straws expressed as units.

For aquatic animals: indicate as appropriate, the total number of animals, eggs or larvae expressed as units.

I.28

Total net weight/gross weight (kg)

 

The total net weight is the mass of the animals or goods themselves, without immediate containers or any packaging. It is automatically calculated by the IMSOC on the basis of the information entered in box I.30.

The declared net weight of glazed food shall be exclusive of the glaze.

Indicate the total gross weight, i.e. the aggregate mass of the animals or goods, plus immediate containers and all their packaging, but excluding transport containers and other transport equipment.

I.29

Total space foreseen for the consignment (in m2)

 

This box applies only to animals falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005.

Space allowances during transport shall at least comply with the figures laid down, in respect of the animals and the means of transport referred to, in Chapter VII of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1/2005.

The information entered in this box shall correspond to the total space foreseen for the consignment declared in Section 1 of the planning of the journey log set out in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, in the case of domestic equidae other than registered equidae and domestic animals of bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species subject to long journeys between Member States and with third countries (as defined in point (m) of Article 2 of that Regulation).

I.30

Description of consignment

 

State any specific requirements relating to the animals or to the nature/processing of the products as defined in the relevant Union legislation.

For animals: indicate the species, category, identification method, identification number, age, sex, quantity or net weight, and test. For honeybees and bumble bees, indicate either of the following: queens with maximum 20 attendants, colonies with brood or other. For aquatic animals, indicate the number, volume or net weight, as appropriate to their life stage.

For semen, oocytes or embryos intended for artificial reproduction: indicate

— the type (semen, in vivo derived embryos, in vivo derived oocytes, in vitro produced embryos or micro manipulated embryos);

— the collection or production date;

— the approval number of the establishment of collection or production (semen collection centre, embryo collection or production team, germinal product processing establishment, germinal product storage centre or confined establishment). In the case of semen of ovine and caprine animals collected at their establishment of origin, indicate the registration number of that establishment;

— identification mark on the straw or other package;

— the quantity;

— the species, the subspecies (for animals from confined establishments, if needed) and identification number of the donor animal(s).

For products: indicate the species, types of products, type of treatment, approval or registration number of establishments together with ISO country code (slaughterhouse, processing plant, cold store, collection centre), number of packages, type of packaging, batch number, net weight.

Species: indicate the scientific name or as defined in accordance with Union legislation.

Type of packaging: identify the type of packaging according to the definition given in Recommendation No 21 (9) of UN/CEFACT (United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business).

PART II – CERTIFICATION

Box

Description

 

European Union

 

This box refers to the issuing countries.

 

Certificate model

 

This box refers to the specific title of each model of certificate.

II.

Health information

 

This box refers to the specific Union health requirements applicable to the animal species or to the nature of the products moved between Member States or within the Union.

II.a

IMSOC reference

 

This is the unique alphanumeric code indicated in box I.2.

II.b

Local reference

 

This is the unique alphanumeric code indicated in box I.2a.

 

Certifying officer

 

This box refers to the signature of the certifying officer as defined in point (26) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council (10).

Indicate the name in capital letters, qualification and title, where applicable, of the signatory, and name and code of the control unit, original stamp of the competent authority the signatory is attached to and date of signature.

PART III – CONTROLS

Box

Description

III.1

Date of official controls

 

Indicate the date when the official veterinarian as defined in point (32) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 has performed the official controls on the consignment.

III.2

IMSOC reference

 

This is the unique alphanumeric code indicated in box I.2.

III.2a

Local reference

 

This is the unique alphanumeric code indicated in box I.2.a.

III.3

Documentary check

 

This is the examination of the certificates, official attestations and other documents including documents of commercial nature, which are required to accompany the consignment, in order to verify compliance with Union legislation, including the additional animal health guarantees for Category C diseases as defined in point (3) of Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 (11). This also includes verification of compliance with national measures as relevant in accordance with Article 226 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

Non-compliance with national measures means that the consignment is not satisfactory.

Tick ‘yes’ or ‘no’ as appropriate.

III.4

Identity check

 

This is a visual inspection to verify that the content and the labelling of the consignment, including the marks on animals, seals and means of transport, corresponds to the information provided in the certificate and other documents accompanying it.

Tick ‘yes’ or ‘no’ as appropriate.

III.5

Physical check

 

This refers to a check on animals or products and as appropriate, a check on packaging, the means of transport, labelling and temperature, the sampling for analysis, testing or diagnosis and any other check necessary to verify compliance with applicable rules.

Tick ‘yes’ or ‘no’ as appropriate.

State the number of animals checked.

III.6

Laboratory test

 

Tick ‘yes’ if a test has been performed.

Tested for: select the category of substance or pathogen for which a laboratory test has been carried out.

— tick ‘random’ where the consignment is not detained pending a test result.

— tick ‘suspicion’ where animals or products are suspected of not complying with Union legislation (including cases where animals are suspected of having a disease or show signs of disease), and are detained pending a result.

— tick ‘emergency measures’ where animals or products are tested under applicable Union or national emergency measures and are detained pending a result.

Test results:

— tick ‘pending’ where a test result is awaiting;

— tick ‘satisfactory’ or ‘not satisfactory’ where the test result is available.

III.7

Welfare check

 

This box only applies to animals falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005.

Tick ‘no’ where the animals have not undergone a welfare check.

Tick ‘satisfactory’ or ‘not satisfactory’ where the results of the check on the animals and on the transport conditions on arrival are available.

III.8

Non-compliance with welfare legislation

 

Tick the appropriate box(es) depending on the nature of the established non-compliance(s) regarding the protection of animals during transport pursuant to the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005:

— fitness for transport (Annex I, Chapter I and Chapter VI, paragraph 1.9);

— means of transport (Annex I, Chapters II and IV);

— transport practices (Annex I, Chapter III);

— journey time limits (Annex I, Chapter V);

— additional provisions for long journey (Annex I, Chapter VI);

— space allowances (Annex I, Chapter VII);

— transporter’s authorisation (Article 6);

— driver certificate of competence (Article 6(5));

— journey log records (in case of missing or inconsistent information in the journey log);

— other (where none of the aforementioned non-compliances are applicable, complete as necessary).

III.9

Non-compliance with health legislation

 

Tick the appropriate box(es) depending on the nature of the established non-compliance(s):

— Invalid or absence of certificate (when a consignment is moved without certification or prior notification);

— Invalid proof of transporter’s registration;

— Mis-match between identity and accompanying documents;

— Non-authorised movement (when Union or national emergency measure affect the country(ies) for the species under consideration);

— Non-approved region/zone/compartment;

— Non-approved establishment;

— Prohibited species (banned in a Member State or protected by CITES);

— Absence of additional animal health guarantees for Category C diseases;

— Diseased or suspect animal;

— Unsatisfactory test result(s);

— Missing or non-compliant identification;

— Non-compliance with national measures;

— Invalid address of destination;

— Other (where none of the aforementioned non-compliances are applicable, complete as necessary).

III.10

Impact of the transport on animals

 

This box applies only to animals.

Number of dead animals: indicate how many animals have died.

Number of unfit animals: indicate how many animals were unfit to travel.

Number of births or abortions: indicate how many females gave birth or miscarried during transport.

In the case of animals consigned in large numbers (day-old chicks, fish, molluscs, etc.), give an estimate of the number of dead or unfit animals.

III.11

Corrective action

 

Indicate any decision taken to remedy one or more of the established non-compliances indicated in boxes III. 8 and III. 9, in line with Article 138(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625:

— Unloading: unloading the animals and holding them in suitable accommodation with appropriate care until the problem is resolved;

— Transfer to another means of transport: transfer the consignment of animals or part of it from a means of transport that does not meet the legal requirements to one that does;

— Quarantine/isolation;

— Humane killing/euthanasia of animals (provided that it is the most appropriate measure to safeguard human health as well as animal health and welfare);

— Destruction of carcases/products;

— Return of consignment to the Member State of dispatch;

— Treatment of animals or products;

— Use of products for purposes other than those for which they were originally intended;

— Other (where none of the aforementioned actions are applicable, complete as necessary).

III.12

Follow-up of quarantine or isolation

 

For terrestrial animals: select ‘humane killing/euthanasia’ or ‘release’ of animals depending on the results of examinations during quarantine.

For aquaculture animals: select ‘humane killing/euthanasia’ or ‘release’ of animals depending on the results of examinations during isolation in an establishment approved in accordance with Article 16 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691.

III.13

Place of official controls

 

Select a place of inspection:

— Registered establishment;

— Approved establishment;

— Establishment approved for assembly operations;

— Operator conducting assembly operations independently of an establishment;

— Confined establishment;

— Germinal product establishment;

— Control post;

— Port;

— Airport;

— En route;

— Exit point;

— Other (where none of the aforementioned place is applicable).

III.14

Official veterinarian

 

This box refers to the signature of the official veterinarian as defined in point (32) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

Indicate the name in capital letters, qualification and title, where applicable, name and code of the control unit and date of signature.

(1)   

International standard two-letter code for a country in accordance with the ISO 3166 alpha-2 international standard; http://www.iso.org/iso/country_codes/iso-3166-1_decoding_table.htm

(2)   

Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1).

(3)   

Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (OJ L 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1).

(4)   

Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (OJ L 61, 3.3.1997, p. 1).

(5)   

Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 35).

(6)   

Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1).

(7)   

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 of 28 June 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for establishments keeping terrestrial animals and hatcheries, and the traceability of certain kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs (OJ L 314, 5.12.2019, p. 115).

(8)   

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691 of 30 January 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of Council as regards rules for aquaculture establishments and transporters of aquatic animals (OJ L 174, 3.6.2020, p. 345).

(9)   

Last version: http://www.unece.org/uncefact/codelistrecs.html

(10)   

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1).

(11)   

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 of 3 December 2018 on the application of certain disease prevention and control rules to categories of listed diseases and establishing a list of species and groups of species posing a considerable risk for the spread of those listed diseases (OJ L 308, 4.12.2018, p. 21).

CHAPTER 3

STANDARD MODEL FOR ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES, OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES AND ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF ANIMALS, PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, COMPOSITE PRODUCTS, GERMINAL PRODUCTS, ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS, SPROUTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND SEEDS INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SPROUTS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

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CHAPTER 4

NOTES FOR THE COMPLETION OF MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES, OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES AND ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF ANIMALS, PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, COMPOSITE PRODUCTS, GERMINAL PRODUCTS, ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS, SPROUTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND SEEDS INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SPROUTS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

General

To positively select any option, please tick or mark the relevant box with a cross (x).

Unless otherwise specified or established by Union legislation, all entries or boxes apply to the model animal health certificates, official certificates and animal health/official certificates in Chapter 3.

Where a box is not compulsory, its content shall appear in strike-through.

Only one of the options may be selected in boxes I.18 and I.20.

Only one box from boxes I.21 to I.23 may be selected.

Where a box allows one or more options to be selected, only the selected option(s) will be displayed in the electronic version of the certificate.



PART I – DESCRIPTION OF CONSIGNMENT

Box

Description

 

Country

 

Indicate the name of the third country issuing the certificate.

I.1

Consignor/Exporter

 

Indicate the name and address, country and ISO country code (1), of the natural or legal person dispatching the consignment. This person shall be established in a third country, except for the re-entry of consignments originating in the Union.

I.2

Certificate reference

 

Indicate the unique alphanumeric code assigned by the competent authority of the third country. This box is not compulsory for certificates submitted in IMSOC. Repeated in box II.a.

I.2a

IMSOC reference

 

This is the unique alphanumeric code assigned by the IMSOC. Repeated in box II.b.

This box shall not be completed if the certificate is not submitted in IMSOC.

I.3

Central competent authority

 

Indicate the name of the central authority in the third country issuing the certificate.

I.4

Local competent authority

 

Indicate, if applicable, the name of the local authority in the third country issuing the certificate.

I.5

Consignee/Importer

 

Indicate the name and address of the natural or legal person to whom the consignment is destined in the Member State or third country of destination in the case of transit.

This box is optional for consignments in transit through the Union.

I.6

Operator responsible for the consignment

 

Indicate the name and address, country and ISO country code, of the natural or legal person in the Member State in charge of the consignment when presented at the Border Control Post (BCP) who makes the necessary declarations to the competent authorities as the importer or on behalf of the importer. This operator may be the same as indicated in box I.5.

For products in transit through the Union: this box is compulsory.

For certain animals: this box is compulsory if required by the relevant Union legislation.

For animals and products for the placing on the market: this box is optional.

I.7

Country of origin

 

For products: indicate the name and ISO country code of the country where the goods were produced, manufactured or packaged (labelled with the identification mark).

For animals: indicate the country of residence during the required period as set out in the relevant Union legislation. For registered horses re-entering the Union after temporary export for competition, races, or invited for specific cultural events in certain third countries, indicate the country from which they were last consigned.

In the case of trade involving more than one third country (triangular trade), a separate certificate must be completed for each country of origin.

I.8

Region of origin

 

Where relevant for the movement of animals or products that are affected by regionalisation measures in accordance with Union legislation, indicate the code of the approved regions, zones or compartments as indicated in the Official Journal of the European Union.

I.9

Country of destination

 

Indicate the name and ISO country code of Member State of destination of the animals or products.

If the products are in transit, indicate the name and ISO country code of the third country of destination.

I.10

Region of destination

 

See box I.8

I.11

Place of dispatch

 

Indicate the name and address, country and ISO country code of the establishment(s) from where the animals or the products come from. Where required by Union legislation, indicate its registration or approval number.

For animals: indicate the establishment where animals are regularly kept.

For semen, oocytes or embryos intended for artificial reproduction: indicate as appropriate semen collection centre, embryo collection or production team, germinal product processing establishment, germinal product storage centre or confined establishment. In the case of semen of ovine and caprine animals, the place of dispatch may be the establishment keeping donor animals.

For certain fishery products referred to in Article 18 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 (2): the place of dispatch may be a vessel.

For other products: any unit of a company in the food or animal by-product sector. Only the establishment shipping the products is to be named. In the case of trade involving more than one third country (triangular trade), the place of dispatch is the last third-country establishment of the export chain from which the final consignment is transported to the Union.

I.12

Place of destination

 

Indicate the name and address, country and ISO country code, of the place where the consignment is being delivered for final unloading. Where applicable, also indicate the registration or approval number of the establishment of destination.

For storage of products in transit: indicate the name, address and approval number of the warehouse as defined in Article 2(3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 (3). This box is optional in the case of transit without storage of products.

I.13

Place of loading

 

For animals: indicate the name and address of the place where the animals are loaded in the means of transport, and in the case they are assembled beforehand, the name and address of the establishment approved for assembly operations.

For products: indicate the name, address and category (for example, establishment, port or airport) of the final place where the products are to be loaded in the means of transport for the journey to the Union. In the case of a container, state where it is to be placed aboard the final means of transport to the Union. In the case of a ferry, indicate the place where the truck is to be embarked.

I.14

Date and time of departure

 

For animals: the date and time at which the animals are scheduled to leave in their means of transport (aircraft, vessel, railway or road vehicle).

For products: the date when the means of transport departs (aircraft, vessel, railway or road vehicle).

I.15

Means of transport

 

Select one or more of the following means of transport for animals or goods leaving the country of dispatch, and indicate its identification:

— aircraft (indicate the flight number);

— vessel (indicate the vessel name and number);

— railway (indicate the train identity and wagon number);

— road vehicle (indicate the registration number with trailer number, if applicable).

In the case of a ferry, tick ‘vessel’ and identify the road vehicle(s) with registration number (with trailer number, if applicable), in addition to the name and number of the scheduled ferry.

I.16

Entry Border Control Post

 

Indicate the name of the BCP of entry into the Union for certificates not submitted in IMSOC or select the name of the BCP of entry into the Union and its unique alphanumeric code assigned by the IMSOC.

I.17

Accompanying documents

 

Indicate the type of required document: for example CITES permit, permit for invasive alien species (IAS), declarations or other documents including of a commercial nature.

Indicate the unique code of required accompanying documents and country of issue.

Commercial document references: indicate for example the airway bill number, the bill of lading number or the commercial number of the train or road vehicle.

I.18

Transport conditions

 

Indicate the category of required temperature during the transport of products (ambient, chilled, frozen).

This box does not apply to animals.

I.19

Container number/Seal number

 

Where applicable, indicate the container number and seal number (more than one possible).

The container number must be provided if the goods are transported in closed containers.

Only the official seal number must be stated. An official seal applies if a seal is affixed to the container, truck or rail wagon under the supervision of the competent authority issuing the certificate.

I.20

Certified as or for

 

Select the purpose of the movement of animals, the intended use of goods or the category as specified in the relevant Union legislation:

Feedstuffs: concerns only animal by-products intended for feeding farmed animals as referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4).

Petfood: concerns only animal by-products intended for use as petfood or manufacturing of petfood as referred to in Article 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

Organic fertilisers and soil improvers: concerns certain animal by-products or derived products as referred to in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

Technical use: animal by-products or derived products unfit for human or animal consumption, as referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

Pharmaceutical use: animal by-products unfit for human or animal consumption, as referred to in Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

Trade samples: as defined in point 39 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 (5).

Exhibition: concerns animals intended for an exhibition and sporting, cultural or similar events or display items as defined in point 34 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

Canning industry: concerns products for human consumption, (for example tuna) specifically intended only for the canning industry.

Products for human consumption: concerns only products of animal origin intended for human consumption for which an animal health certificate, official certificate or animal health/official certificate is required by Union legislation.

Further processing: concerns products that shall be further processed before being placed on the market as well as live aquatic animals and products of animal origin from aquatic animals other than live aquatic animals, which are destined for a disease control aquatic food establishment as defined in Article 4, point (52), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6).

Live aquatic animals for human consumption: aquatic animals intended for direct human consumption i.e. aquatic animals, which are delivered to the final consumer live or consumed live.

Confined establishment: as defined in Article 4, point (48), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

Quarantine establishment: as provided for in Article 14 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 (7) as regards terrestrial animals and Article 15 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691 (8) as regards aquaculture animals.

Travelling circus/Animal acts: as defined in respectively Article 2, points (34) and (35), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035.

Release into the wild: concerns only live animals, which are to be released into the wild at the place of destination.

Registered equine animal: as defined in Article 2, point (30), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035.

Further keeping: animals intended for establishments keeping live animals or for pet keepers, unless a more specific purpose or category from box I.20 applies to them (e.g. quarantine, confined establishments etc.). It also includes animals, which are intended to restock game supplies or to be released into the wild, if those are intended to pass through an establishment before being released.

Purification centre: as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691.

Dispatch centre: as defined in Article 2, point (3), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691.

Relaying area: as defined in Article 2, point (4), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691.

Ornamental aquaculture establishment: as provided for in Article 17 or Article 18 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691.

Slaughter: for animals destined for a slaughterhouse, either directly or via an establishment approved for assembly operations.

Germinal products: as defined in Article 4, point (28), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

Other: intended for purposes not listed elsewhere in this classification, including aquatic animals intended for fishing baits.

I.21

For transit

 

Tick this box for the transit of animals or products through the Union from one third country to another third country or from one part of a third country to another part of the same third country.

Indicate the name and ISO country code of the third country of destination.

I.22

For internal market

 

Tick this box where consignments are intended to be placed on the Union market.

I.23

For re-entry

 

Tick this box in the case of registered equine animals intended for competition or races, or invited for specific cultural events, and authorised for re-entering the Union after their temporary export.

I.24

Total number of packages

 

Indicate the total number of packages in the consignment, where appropriate:

For animals: indicate the number of boxes, cages, containers, hives or stalls, in which the animals are being transported.

For semen, oocytes and embryos intended for artificial reproduction: indicate the number of containers.

In the case of bulk consignments, this box is optional.

I.25

Total quantity

 

For terrestrial animals or germinal products: indicate as appropriate the total number of heads, hatching eggs or straws expressed as units.

For aquatic animals: indicate as appropriate, the total number of animals, eggs or larvae expressed as units.

I.26

Total net weight/gross weight (kg)

 

The total net weight is the mass of the animals or goods themselves, without immediate containers or any packaging. It is automatically calculated by the IMSOC on the basis of the information entered in box I.27. The declared net weight of glazed food shall be exclusive of the glaze.

Indicate the total gross weight, i.e. the aggregate mass of the animals or goods, plus immediate containers and all their packaging, but excluding transport containers and other transport equipment.

I.27

Description of consignment

 

Indicate the relevant Harmonised System (HS) code and the title defined by the World Customs Organisation as referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (9). This customs description shall be supplemented, if necessary, by additional information required to classify the animals or the products in veterinary terms. In addition, state any specific requirements relating to the animals or to the nature/processing of the products as defined in the relevant Union legislation.

For animals: indicate the species, category, identification method, identification number, age, sex, quantity or net weight, and test. For honeybees and bumble bees, indicate either of the following: queens with maximum 20 attendants, colonies with brood or other.

For semen, oocytes or embryos intended for artificial reproduction: indicate:

— the type (semen, in vivo derived embryos, in vivo derived oocytes, in vitro produced embryos or micromanipulated embryos);

— the collection or production date;

— the approval number of the establishment of collection or production (semen collection centre, embryo collection or production team, germinal product processing establishment, germinal product storage centre or confined establishment);

— the identification mark on the straw or other package;

— the quantity;

— the species, the subspecies (for animals from confined establishments, if needed) and identification number of the donor animal(s).

For products: indicate the species, type of products, type of treatment, approval number of establishments, when applicable, together with ISO country code (such as slaughterhouse, manufacturing plant, cold store), number of packages, type of packaging, batch number, net weight and the (oldest) date of collection/production. Tick ‘final consumer’ where products are packaged for final consumers.

For animal by-products or derived products: indicate the species, type of products, type of treatment, approval or registration number of the manufacturing or production establishment together with ISO country code, number of packages, type of packaging, batch number, net weight.

Species: indicate the scientific name or as defined in accordance with Union legislation.

Type of packaging: identify the type of packaging according to the definition given in Recommendation No 21 (10) of UN/CEFACT (United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business).

PART II – Certification

Box

Description

 

Country

 

Indicate the name of the third country issuing the certificate.

 

Certificate model

 

This box refers to the specific title of each model of certificate.

II

Health information

 

This box refers to the specific Union health and welfare requirements applicable to the animal species or to the nature of the products and as defined in the equivalence agreements with certain third countries or in other Union legislation, such as that for certification.

Where there are no animal or public health or other attestations for the consignment, then the whole of this section shall be deleted or invalidated or not be present at all in accordance with the footnotes for Part II of the specific Union certificates.

II.2a

Certificate reference

 

This is the unique alphanumeric code indicated in box I.2.

II.2b

IMSOC reference

 

This is the unique alphanumeric code indicated in box I.2a

 

Certifying officer

 

This box refers to the signature of the certifying officer as defined in Article 3, point (26), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council (11).

Indicate the name in capital letters, qualification and title, where applicable, of the signatory, and the name and original stamp of the competent authority the signatory is attached to and date of signature.

(1)   

International standard two-letter code for a country in accordance with the ISO 3166 alpha-2 international standard; http://www.iso.org/iso/country_codes/iso-3166-1_decoding_table.htm.

(2)   

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 of 6 September 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to requirements for the entry into the Union of consignments of food-producing animals and certain goods intended for human consumption (OJ L 304, 24.11.2022, p. 1).

(3)   

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 of 10 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for official controls of consignments of animals and goods in transit, transhipment and onward transportation through the Union, and amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 798/2008, (EC) No 1251/2008, (EC) No 119/2009, (EU) No 206/2010, (EU) No 605/2010, (EU) No 142/2011, (EU) No 28/2012, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 and Commission Decision 2007/777/EC (OJ L 321, 12.12.2019, p. 73).

(4)   

Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1).

(5)   

Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1).

(6)   

Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1).

(7)   

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 of 28 June 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for establishments keeping terrestrial animals and hatcheries, and the traceability of certain kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs (OJ L 314, 5.12.2019, p. 115).

(8)   

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691 of 30 January 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of Council as regards rules for aquaculture establishments and transporters of aquatic animals (OJ L 174, 3.6.2020, p. 345).

(9)   

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

(10)   

Last version: www.unece.org/uncefact/codelistrecs.html

(11)   

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1).

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ANNEX II

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Annex II contains the following model animal health certificate and model official certificate:

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Chapter 1 : Model animal health certificate for the movement within the Union of products of animal origin, which are allowed to be moved from a restricted zone subject to emergency measures or disease control measures or originate from animals of species subject to those measures (Model INTRA-EMERGENCY)

Chapter 2 : Model official certificate for movement between Member States of unskinned large wild game intended for human consumption (MODEL INTRA-UNSKINNED LARGE WILD GAME)

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CHAPTER 1

MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE MOVEMENT WITHIN THE UNION OF PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, WHICH ARE ALLOWED TO BE MOVED FROM A RESTRICTED ZONE SUBJECT TO EMERGENCY MEASURES OR DISEASE CONTROL MEASURES OR ORIGINATE FROM ANIMALS OF SPECIES SUBJECT TO THOSE MEASURES (MODEL INTRA-EMERGENCY)