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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 MOVEMENTS OF ANIMALS AND PRODUCTS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES OR WITHIN THE UNION General 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 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

ANNEX II

Annex II contains the following model animal health certificate and...

Chapter 1 Model animal health certificate for the movement within...

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 THE MOVEMENT BETWEEN MEMBER STATES OF UNSKINNED LARGE WILD GAME INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL INTRA-UNSKINNED LARGE WILD GAME)

ANNEX III

Annex III contains the following model animal health/official certificates and...

MODEL CHAPTER 1 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF FRESH MEAT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, EXCLUDING MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, OF DOMESTIC BOVINE ANIMALS (MODEL BOV) CHAPTER 2 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF FRESH MEAT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, EXCLUDING MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, OF DOMESTIC OVINE AND CAPRINE ANIMALS (MODEL OVI) CHAPTER 3 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF FRESH MEAT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, EXCLUDING MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, OF DOMESTIC PORCINE ANIMALS (MODEL POR) CHAPTER 4 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF FRESH MEAT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, EXCLUDING MINCED MEAT AND MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, OF DOMESTIC SOLIPEDS (EQUUS CABALLUS, EQUUS ASINUS AND THEIR CROSS-BREEDS) (MODEL EQU) CHAPTER 5 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF 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 (MODEL RUF) CHAPTER 6 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF 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 (MODEL RUW) CHAPTER 7 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF 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 (MODEL SUF) CHAPTER 8 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF 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 (MODEL SUW) CHAPTER 9 MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF FRESH MEAT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, EXCLUDING OFFAL, MINCED MEAT AND MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, OF WILD GAME SOLIPEDS BELONGING TO THE SUBGENUS HIPPOTIGRIS (ZEBRA) (MODEL EQW) CHAPTER 10 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, OF DOMESTIC RUMINANTS (MODEL RUM-MSM) CHAPTER 11 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, OF DOMESTIC PORCINE ANIMALS (MODEL SUI-MSM) CHAPTER 12 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY IN TO THE UNION OF FRESH MEAT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION ORIGINATING FROM NEW ZEALAND TRANSITING THROUGH SINGAPORE WITH UNLOADING, POSSIBLE STORAGE AND RELOADING BEFORE ENTRY INTO THE UNION (MODEL NZ-TRANSIT-SG) CHAPTER 13 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF FRESH MEAT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, EXCLUDING MINCED MEAT AND MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, OF POULTRY OTHER THAN RATITES (MODEL POU) CHAPTER 14 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF MINCED MEAT AND MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, OF POULTRY OTHER THAN RATITES (MODEL POU-MI/MSM) CHAPTER 15 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF FRESH MEAT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, EXCLUDING MINCED MEAT AND MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, OF RATITES (MODEL RAT) CHAPTER 16 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF MINCED MEAT AND MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, OF RATITES (MODEL RAT-MI/MSM) CHAPTER 17 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF FRESH MEAT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, EXCLUDING MINCED MEAT AND MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, OF GAME BIRDS (MODEL GBM) CHAPTER 18 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF MINCED MEAT AND MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, OF GAME-BIRDS (MODEL GBM-MI/MSM) CHAPTER 19 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF EGGS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL E) CHAPTER 20 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF EGG PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL EP) CHAPTER 21 MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF 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 (MODEL WL) CHAPTER 22 MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF FRESH MEAT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, EXCLUDING OFFAL, MINCED MEAT AND MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, OF WILD LAND MAMMALS OTHER THAN UNGULATES AND LEPORIDAE (MODEL WM) CHAPTER 23 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF FRESH MEAT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, EXCLUDING MINCED MEAT AND MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, OF FARMED RABBITS (MODEL RM) CHAPTER 24 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF MEAT PREPARATIONS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL MP-PREP) CHAPTER 25 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE 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, THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO UNDERGO A SPECIFIC RISK-MITIGATING TREATMENT (MODEL MPNT) CHAPTER 26 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE 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, THAT ARE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO A SPECIFIC RISK-MITIGATING TREATMENT (MODEL MPST) CHAPTER 27 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF CASINGS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL CAS) CHAPTER 28 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY IN THE UNION OF LIVE FISH, LIVE CRUSTACEANS AND PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM THOSE ANIMALS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL FISH-CRUST-HC) CHAPTER 29 MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION 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 (MODEL EU-FISH) CHAPTER 30 MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE 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, FREEZEROR FACTORY VESSEL FLYING THE FLAG OF A THIRD COUNTRY AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 11(3) OF DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2019/625 (MODEL FISH/MOL-CAP) CHAPTER 31 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY IN THE UNION OF LIVE BIVALVE MOLLUSCS, ECHINODERMS, TUNICATES, MARINE GASTROPODS AND PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM THESE ANIMALS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL MOL-HC) CHAPTER 32 MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF PROCESSED BIVALVE MOLLUSCS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION BELONGING TO THE SPECIES ACANTHOCARDIA TUBERCULATUM (MODEL MOL-AT) (1)were harvested in production areas clearly identified, classified and monitored...(2)were transported in containers or vehicles sealed by the competent...(3)were accompanied while being transported to this establishment by a...(4)were subjected to the heat treatment outlined in the Annex...(5)after heat treatment they do not contain PSP toxins quantity...CHAPTER 33 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF RAW MILK INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL MILK-RM) CHAPTER 34 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF DAIRY PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION DERIVED FROM RAW MILK OR THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO UNDERGO A SPECIFIC RISK-MITIGATING TREATMENT (MODEL MILK-RMP/NT) CHAPTER 35 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF DAIRY PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION THAT ARE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO A PASTEURIZATION TREATMENT (MODEL DAIRY-PRODUCTS-PT) CHAPTER 36 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF DAIRY PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION THAT ARE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO A SPECIFIC RISK-MITIGATING TREATMENT OTHER THAN PASTEURIZATION (MODEL DAIRY-PRODUCTS-ST) CHAPTER 37 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF COLOSTRUM INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL COLOSTRUM) CHAPTER 38 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF COLOSTRUM-BASED PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL COLOSTRUM-BP) CHAPTER 39 MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF CHILLED, FROZEN OR PREPARED FROGS’ LEGS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL FRG) CHAPTER 40 MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF SNAILS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL SNS) CHAPTER 41 MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF GELATINE INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL GEL) CHAPTER 42 MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF COLLAGEN INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL COL) CHAPTER 43 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 (MODEL RCG) CHAPTER 44 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 (MODEL TCG) CHAPTER 45 MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF HONEY AND OTHER APICULTURE PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL HON) CHAPTER 46 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 (MODEL HRP) CHAPTER 47 MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF REPTILE MEAT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL REP) CHAPTER 48 MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF INSECTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL INS) CHAPTER 49 MODEL OFFICIAL 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 OF COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/2235 (MODEL PAO) CHAPTER 50 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE 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 (MODEL COMP) CHAPTER 51 MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF SPROUTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMTION AND SEEDS INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SPROUTS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL SPR) CHAPTER 52 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTHCERTIFICATE FOR THE 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 (MODEL TRANSIT-COMP)

ANNEX IV

Annex IV contains the following model animal health certificates:

Chapter 1 Model animal health certificate for live animals transported...

MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES IN THE CASE OF ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTION...CHAPTER 1Model animal health certificate for live animals transported to the...1.Identification of the animals 2.Provenance of the animals 3.Destination of the animals 4.Other relevant information 5.Declaration CHAPTER 2Model animal health certificate for poultry intended for the production...1.Identification of uneviscerated bodies 2.Provenance of uneviscerated bodies 3.Destination of uneviscerated bodies 4.Declaration CHAPTER 3Model animal health certificate for farmed game, domestic bovine, porcine...1.Identification of the animals 2.Provenance of the animals 3.Destination of the animals 4.Other relevant information 5.Declaration CHAPTER 4Model animal health certificate for farmed game slaughtered at the...1.Identification of the animals 2.Provenance of the animals 3.Destination of the animals 4.Other relevant information 5.Declaration CHAPTER 5Model animal health certificate in the case of emergency slaughter...MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE IN THE CASE OF EMERGENCY SLAUGHTER...ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE In the case of emergency slaughter outside...In the case of emergency slaughter outside the slaughterhouse Name...1.Identification of the animals 2.Place of emergency slaughter 3.Destination of the animals 4.Other relevant information 5.Declaration

ANNEX V MODEL PRIVATE ATTESTATION BY THE OPERATOR ENTERING SHELF-STABLE COMPOSITE PRODUCTS INTO THE UNION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 14 OF REGULATION (EU) 2019/625

ANNEX VI Correlation table referred to in Article 34(2)

1.Decision 2000/572/EC 2.Decision 2003/779/EC 3.Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 4.Decision 2007/240/EC 5.Implementing Regulation (EU) No 636/2014 6.Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628

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)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin1, and in particular point (a) of Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to 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’)2, and in particular Articles 168(4), 224(4), 238(3) and 239(3) thereof,

Having regard to 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)3, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 90 and Article 126(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EU) 2016/429 lays down rules on animal diseases that are transmissible to animals or to humans, including requirements for official animal health certification for various movements of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin. Those requirements, inter alia for movements of certain live aquatic animals and products of animal origin for human consumption, are further specified in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/6924 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/429. It also empowers the Commission to adopt implementing acts laying down rules for model forms of those animal health certificates, as well rules concerning the information to be contained in certain documents and declarations required for the entry into the Union of such consignments. In addition, that Regulation empowers the Commission to lay down special rules concerning model forms of animal health certificates, declarations and other documents for animals, germinal products and products of animal origin. Regulation (EU) 2016/429 also provides that animal health certificates may include other information required under other Union legislation.

(2)

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 lays down supplementing animal health requirements for entry into the Union of consignments of certain animals, including live aquatic animals, germinal products and products of animal origin. In particular, in accordance with that Regulation, such consignments shall be accompanied by the animal health certificate, and if provided in that Regulation, by declaration or other documents. Those Delegated Regulations provide the requirements which animals and goods for human consumption have to comply with when entering the Union.

(3)

Article 168(1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 lays down rules as regards information in the animal health certificate required to accompany movements within a Member State or from one Member State to another Member State of consignments of products of animal origin from terrestrial animals, and empowers the Commission to adopt delegated acts supplementing these rules. Therefore, models of animal health certificates for such movements of products of animal origin produced or processed in establishments, food businesses or zones subject to emergency measures or movement restrictions should be set out by this Regulation.

(4)

Article 224(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empowers the Commission to lay down rules on model forms of animal health certificates.

(5)

In addition, Article 238(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empowers the Commission to lay down by means of implementing acts, rules concerning the contents and the format of models of animal health certificates, declarations and other documents for the entry into the Union of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin.

(6)

Article 239(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empowers the Commission to lay down by means of implementing acts, rules concerning the contents and the format of models of animal health certificates, declarations and other documents for the entry into the Union of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin for which the Union is not the final destination.

(7)

In order to provide for legal clarity and consistency of the rules on animals and goods for human consumption, models of official certificates containing the animal health requirements for such movements of certain live aquatic animals and products of animal origin should be set out by this Regulation.

(8)

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 lays down rules for the performance of official controls and other official activities performed by the competent authorities of the Member States to ensure compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2) of that Regulation, among others, rules on food safety at all stages of production, processing and distribution and animal health and welfare requirements and animal by-products. That Regulation provides for certain rules on official certification when the rules referred to in Article 1(2) or Article 126(2)(c) of that Regulation require the issuance of official certificates. In the absence of more specific rules in Regulation (EU) 2016/429, those rules on official certification apply to the certificates set out in this Regulation.

(9)

In particular, point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 90 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 empowers the Commission to lay down by means of implementing acts, rules concerning model official certificates, for the issuance of such certificates.

(10)

The rules referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 include animal health requirements, but also, inter alia, rules in the area of food safety and animal welfare. In the interests of legal clarity, and in order to minimise administrative burden during the issuance of certificates, this Regulation should include animal health certificates, to be signed by the official veterinarian, official certificates to be signed by the certifying officer and animal health/ official certificates, to be signed by the official veterinarian or certifying officer, with respect to particular commodities.

(11)

In addition, this Regulation should have regard to certain definitions laid down in other Union acts, such as definitions laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and Part IX of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council5, as well as the definitions laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/20136 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/6257.

(12)

Regulation (EU) 2016/429 aims at reducing the administrative burden in relation to certification and notification by using information technology as far as possible for multiple purposes. In addition, that Regulation lays down certain rules regarding the possibility for electronic animal health certificates to accompany certain consignments instead of animal health certificates issued on paper. Regulation (EU) 2017/625 lays down that consignments of animals and goods are to be accompanied by an official certificate issued either on paper or in electronic form. In addition, Article 90(f) of that Regulation empowers the Commission, by means of implementing acts, to lay down rules for the issuance of electronic certificates and for the use of electronic signatures. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish common requirements as regards issuance of certificates in both forms in addition to the requirements laid down in Articles 150 and 217 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and in Chapter VII of Title II of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

(13)

To facilitate official controls at the border control posts of entry into the Union, the requirements for certificates for the entry into the Union should include linguistic requirements.

(14)

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 provides that the Information Management System for Official Controls (IMSOC) is to allow for the production, handling and transmission of official certificates, including in electronic form. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/17158 provides that the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) is the IMSOC component enabling certificates to be produced electronically, thus preventing possible fraudulent or deceptive practices in respect of animal health, official certificates or animal health/official certificates. To this end, this Regulation should lay down standard models for official certificates that are compatible with TRACES.

(15)

Point (c) of the first paragraph of Article 90 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 empowers the Commission to lay down by means of implementing acts rules concerning the procedures to be followed for the issuance of replacement certificates. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish common requirements as regards the replacement of certificates and these common requirements, which should apply to animal health certificates, to be signed by the official veterinarian, official certificates to be signed by the certifying officer and animal health/official certificates, to be signed by the official veterinarian or certifying officer, should be set out in this Regulation.

(16)

To avoid misuse and abuse, it is important to lay down rules concerning the cases where a replacement certificate may be issued and the requirements that such certificates need to meet. These cases should be limited to administrative errors and to cases where the initial certificate has been damaged or lost.

(17)

Article 237(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides that the Member States shall only permit the entry into the Union of consignments of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin if they are accompanied by an animal health certificate, unless a derogation is provided for in Article 237(4)(a) of that Regulation. Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 establishes the requirement that consignments of certain animals and goods entering the Union are to be accompanied by an official certificate, an official attestation or any other evidence that the consignments comply with the relevant requirements established by the rules referred to in Article 1(2) of that Regulation.

(18)

In this regard, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625 provides for a list of goods and animals intended for human consumption, in particular products of animal origin, live insects, sprouts for human consumption and seeds intended for the production of sprouts for human consumption, that need to be accompanied by an official certificate upon the entry into the Union. To facilitate official controls upon the entry into the Union of consignments of products of animal origin, live insects, sprouts for human consumption and seeds intended for the production of sprouts for human consumption, model official certificates should be laid down for such goods and animals intended for human consumption.

(19)

Point (e) of the first paragraph of Article 90 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 empowers the Commission to adopt, by means of implementing acts, rules concerning the format of documents that are to accompany animals and goods after official controls have been performed. In accordance with Article 5(2)(f) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/6249, health certificates are to accompany animals to the slaughterhouse after ante-mortem inspection has been carried out at the holding of provenance. The format of such certificates should therefore be laid down in this Regulation.

(20)

In the case of emergency slaughter outside the slaughterhouse of certain categories of animals, it is appropriate for reasons of harmonisation and clarity, to lay down a model certificate in this Regulation for the declaration to be issued by the official veterinarian in accordance with point (6) of Chapter VI of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.

(21)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/62810 lays down, inter alia, supplementing rules for the uniform application of Articles 88 and 89 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and sets out model official certificates listed therein. However, Regulation (EU) 2016/429 repeals certain legal acts mentioned in that Implementing Regulation. Therefore, for reasons of harmonisation and clarity, in order to avoid duplication of rules, the model certificates laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628 should be replaced by the certificates laid down in this Regulation and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628 should be repealed.

(22)

Given that the rules laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 599/200411 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 636/201412 and Commission Decisions 2000/572/EC13, 2003/779/EC14 and 2007/240/EC15 are now included in this Regulation those legal acts should be repealed.

(23)

Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council16 repeals Council Directive 95/53/EC17. Commission Directive 98/68/EC18 laid down the standard document for the introduction of feedingstuffs from third countries and for checks on such feedingstuffs at the external border. Since in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625, systematic mandatory checks of feedingstuffs at border control posts of entry into the Union are no longer required, the entry document established by Commission Directive 98/68/EC is devoid of purpose.

(24)

It is appropriate to introduce a transitional period to take into account the specific situation of competent authorities in third countries that need to make the necessary arrangements to ensure compliance with this Regulation and the specific situation of shipments of consignments of animals and goods accompanied by certificates issued in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 28/201219 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628 before the date of application of this Regulation.

(25)

As Regulation (EU) 2016/429 applies with effect from 21 April 2021, this Regulation should also apply from that date.

(26)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

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