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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 of 24 March 2021 laying down the lists of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)

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Article 1

Subject matter and scope

This Regulation lays down the lists of third countries or regions thereof from which the entry into the Union of consignments of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption is permitted in accordance with Article 126(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

Article 2

Definitions

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

(1) ‘fresh meat’ means fresh meat as defined in point 1.10 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(2) ‘meat preparations’ means meat preparations as defined in point 1.15 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(3) ‘domestic solipeds’ means animals of the species Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds;

(4) ‘wild solipeds’ means animals of the subgenus Hippotigris;

(5) ‘offal’ means offal as defined in point 1.11 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(6) ‘meat’ means meat as defined in point 1.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(7) ‘minced meat’ means minced meat as defined in point 1.13 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(8) ‘poultry’ means poultry as defined in point 1.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(9) ‘wild leporidae’ means rabbits and hares that are not kept by humans;

(10) ‘wild game’ means wild game as defined in point 1.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(11) ‘farmed game’ means farmed game as defined in point 1.6. of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(12) ‘eggs’ means eggs as defined in point 5.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(13) ‘egg products’ means egg products as defined in point 7.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(14) ‘meat products’ means meat products as defined in point 7.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(15) ‘treated stomachs, bladders and intestines’ means treated stomachs, bladders and intestines as defined in point 7.9 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(16) ‘casings’ means casings as defined in point (45) of the second paragraph of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;

(17) ‘rendered animal fat’ means rendered animal fat as defined in point 7.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(18) ‘greaves’ means greaves as defined in point 7.6 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(19) ‘bivalve molluscs’ means bivalve molluscs as defined in point 2.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(20) ‘fishery products’ means fishery products as defined in point 3.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(21) ‘raw milk’ means raw milk as defined in point 4.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(22) ‘dairy products’ means dairy products as defined in point 7.2. of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(23) ‘colostrum’ means colostrum as defined in point 1 of Section IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(24) ‘colostrum-based products’ means colostrum-based products as defined in point 2 of Section IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

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

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

(27) ‘gelatine’ means gelatine as defined in point 7.7 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(28) ‘collagen’ means collagen as defined in point 7.8 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(29) ‘honey’ means honey as defined in point 1 of Part IX of Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1);

(30) ‘apiculture products’ means apiculture products as defined in point 2 of Part IX of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;

(31) ‘reptile meat’ means reptile meat as defined in point (16) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625;

(32) ‘insects’ means insects as defined in point (17) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625;

(33) ‘day-old chicks’ means day-old chicks as defined in point (19) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;

(34) ‘hatching eggs’ means hatching eggs as defined in point (44) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;

(35) ‘breeding poultry’ means breeding poultry as defined in point (17) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;

(36) ‘productive poultry’ means productive poultry as defined in point (18) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;

(37) ‘animals intended for slaughter’ means animals intended for slaughter as defined in point (13) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692.

Article 2a

List of third countries with approved control plans for pharmacologically active substances, pesticides and contaminants in certain food-producing animals and products of animal origin intended for human consumption

The third countries or regions thereof, which made a request to be included in the list referred to in Article 6(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292, which are marked with an ‘X’ in the table in Annex -I to this Regulation for the categories ‘bovine’, ‘ovine/caprine’, ‘porcine’, ‘equine’, ‘poultry’, ‘aquaculture’, ‘milk’, ‘eggs’, ‘rabbit’, ‘wild game’ or ‘farmed game’ and which produce composite products with processed products derived from bivalve molluscs originating either in Member States or in third countries or regions thereof listed in Annex VIII to this Regulation, are additionally marked with a ‘P’ in the table in Annex -I to this Regulation.

Article 3

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat and meat preparations of ungulates other than solipeds

Consignments of fresh meat and meat preparations of ungulates other than solipeds, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union in accordance with Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404  and listed in Annex -I to this Regulation.

Article 4

List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat, excluding minced meat, and of meat preparations of domestic solipeds

Consignments of fresh meat, excluding minced meat, and of meat preparations of domestic solipeds, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex I.

Article 5

List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, and of meat preparations of wild solipeds

Consignments of fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, and of meat preparations of wild solipeds, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex II.

Article 6

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of poultry, ratites and wild game birds, and meat preparations of poultry

Consignments of fresh meat of poultry, ratites and wild game birds, and meat preparations of poultry, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union in accordance with Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404  and listed in Annex -I to this Regulation.

Consignments of fresh meat of wild game birds intended for human consumption that are unplucked and uneviscerated and come from third countries listed in Annex III shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they are transported by aeroplane.

Article 7

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of eggs and egg products

Consignments of eggs and egg products, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union in accordance with Annex XIX to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404  and listed in Annex -I to this Regulation for ‘eggs’.

Consignments of eggs intended for placing on the market as Class A eggs in accordance with Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 (3) shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex IV in order to comply with the requirements on Salmonella control in accordance with Article 10(6) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4).

Article 8

List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of farmed rabbit, and of fresh meat of wild leporidae not containing offal except for unskinned and uneviscerated wild leporidae

Consignments of fresh meat of farmed rabbit and of fresh meat of wild leporidae not containing offal except for unskinned and uneviscerated wild leporidae, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex V.

Article 9

List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, not containing offal

Consignments of fresh meat of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, not containing offal and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex VI.

Article 10

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of meat products, including rendered animals fats, greaves, meat extracts and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, and excluding casings

Consignments of meat products, including rendered animals fats, greaves, meat extracts and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, and excluding casings, of leporidae, of solipeds, and of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex VII.

Consignments of meat products, including rendered animals fats, greaves, meat extracts and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, and excluding casings, of other species than those referred to in the first paragraph, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union in accordance with Annex XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404  and listed in Annex -I to this Regulation.

Article 11

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of casings

Consignments of casings intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union in accordance with Annex XVI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404  and listed in Annex -I to this Regulation for ‘casings’.

Article 12

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of live, chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods

Consignments of live, chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods, and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex VIII. Nevertheless, entry into the Union of adductor muscles of pectinidae other than aquaculture animals, completely separated from the viscera and gonads and intended for human consumption, shall also be permitted from third countries not appearing on that list.

Article 13

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain fishery products

Consignments of fishery products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex IX. This does not apply to consignments of animals and goods covered by Article 12.

Article 14

List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of raw milk, colostrum, colostrum-based products and dairy products of solipeds

Consignments of raw milk, colostrum, colostrum-based products and dairy products of solipeds, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex X.

Article 15

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of raw milk, colostrum, colostrum-based products and dairy products, not required to undergo a specific risk-mitigating treatment against foot-and-mouth disease

Consignments of raw milk, colostrum, colostrum-based products and dairy products, not required to undergo a specific risk-mitigating treatment against foot-and-mouth disease and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union in accordance with Annex XVII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404  and listed in Annex -I to this Regulation for ‘milk’.

Article 16

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of dairy products required to undergo a specific risk-mitigating treatment against foot-and-mouth disease

Consignments of dairy products required to undergo a specific risk-mitigating treatment against foot-and-mouth disease and intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union in accordance with Annex XVIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404  and listed in Annex -I to this Regulation for ‘milk’.

Article 17

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of frogs’ legs and of snails

Consignments of frogs’ legs and of snails, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex XI.

Article 18

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of gelatine and collagen

Article 19

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen

Article 20

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen

Article 21

List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of honey and other apiculture products

Consignments of honey and other apiculture products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries  listed in Annex -I for ‘honey’.

Article 22

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain highly refined products

Consignments of highly refined products as described in Section XVI of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the following third countries or regions thereof:

(a) in the case of highly refined products derived from ungulates, the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex XII;

(b) in the case of highly refined products derived from fishery products, the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex IX;

(c) in the case of highly refined products derived from poultry, the third countries that are listed in Annex XIII.

Article 23

List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of reptile meat

Consignments of reptile meat intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex XIV.

Article 24

List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of insects

Consignments of insects intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if such foods are originated in and consigned from the third countries that are listed in Annex XV.

Article 25

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of other products of animal origin

Consignments of products of animal origin other than those referred to in Articles 3 to 24, and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the following third countries or regions thereof:

(a) if derived from domestic ungulates other than domestic solipeds, the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry of fresh meat of domestic ungulates into the Union in accordance with Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404  and listed in Annex -I to this Regulation, where applicable;

(b) if derived from domestic solipeds, the third countries that are listed in Annex I;

(c) if derived from poultry, the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry of fresh poultry meat into the Union in accordance with Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404  and listed in Annex -I to this Regulation, where applicable;

(d) if derived from fishery products, the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex IX;

(e) if derived from leporidae, the third countries that are listed in Annex V;

(f) if derived from wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, the third countries that are listed in Annex VI;

(g) if derived from more than one species, the third countries or regions thereof that are listed for each species from which the products are derived, in accordance with points (a) to (e).

Article 26

List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of live poultry and of hatching eggs of the species Gallus gallus, of live turkeys and of hatching eggs of turkeys

Without prejudice to the lists drawn up with regard to animal health requirements in Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, consignments of live poultry and of hatching eggs of the species Gallus gallus, of live turkeys and of hatching eggs of turkeys shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex XVI.

The listing requirements laid down in the first paragraph of this Article shall not apply to single consignments of less than 20 units of live poultry other than ratites, hatching eggs and day-old chicks thereof, when destined for primary production of live poultry for private domestic use or when leading to the direct supply, by the producer, of small quantities of primary products, as referred to in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.

Article 26a

List of third counties authorised for the entry into the Union of products of animal origin and certain goods that originated from the Union, are moved to a third country or region thereof and moved back to the Union after unloading, storage and reloading in that third country or region thereof

Consignments of products of animal origin and certain goods that originated from the Union, are moved to a third country or region thereof and moved back to the Union after unloading, storage and reloading in that third country or region thereof, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union in accordance with Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 and listed in Decision 2011/163/EU.

Article 27

Repeal

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/626 is repealed.

References to the repealed Implementing Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex XVII.

Article 28

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

Country ISO Code Third country (1) or regions thereof Bovine Ovine/ caprine Porcine Equine Poultry Aquaculture (16) Milk Eggs Rabbit Wild game Farmed game Honey Casings
AD Andorra X X Δ X P X
AE United Arab Emirates Δ P X (2) O O
AL Albania X X (13) P O X X
AM Armenia X (13) P O O X
AR Argentina X X X X X (13) P X X X X X X X
AU Australia X X X X M X X X X X X
AZE Azerbaijan X (15) P
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina X X X X X (13) P X X X
BD Bangladesh X P
BF Burkina Faso X
BJ Benin X
BN Brunei X (14) P
BR Brazil X X X X P O X X X
BW Botswana X P
BY Belarus X (7) X (13) P X X X X
BZ Belize X (14) P
CA Canada X X X X X X M X X X X X X
CH Switzerland (6) X X X X X X (13) M X X X X X X X
CL Chile X X (4) X X X (13) M X X X X
CM Cameroon X
CN China X X P O X X X X
CO Colombia X P O Δ
CR Costa Rica X P
CU Cuba X (14) P X
DO Dominican Republic X
EC Ecuador X P O O
EG Egypt X
ET Ethiopia X
FK Falkland Islands X X (4)
FO The Faroe Islands X (13) P O O
GB United Kingdom (5) X X X X X X (13) Δ M X X Δ X X X X
GE Georgia X
GG Guernsey M X
GL Greenland X (4) M X
GT Guatemala X (14) P O O X
HK Hong Kong Δ P Δ
HN Honduras X P
ID Indonesia X P O O
IL Israel (3) X X (13) P X X
IM Isle of Man X X (4) X X (13) M X O X
IN India O X P O X X X
IR Iran X (14) X (15) P O O X
JE Jersey X M X O
JM Jamaica M
JP Japan X Δ X X (13) M X X Δ X
KE Kenya X (13) P
KR The Republic of Korea X X M O O Δ
KZ Kazakhstan X
LB Lebanon X X
LK Sri Lanka X P O O
MA Morocco X X (13) Δ M O O X X
MD Moldova X X (13) P X X X
ME Montenegro X X X X X (13) P X X X X
MG Madagascar X P O O X
MK North Macedonia X X X X X (13) P X X X X
MM Myanmar/Burma X P O O X
MN Mongolia X
MU Mauritius X (13) P O O Δ
MX Mexico Δ X P O X X
MY Malaysia Δ X P O O
MZ Mozambique X (14) P
NA Namibia X X (4) P X
NC New Caledonia X (14) X X
NG Nigeria X (14) P
NI Nicaragua X (14) P X
NZ New Zealand X X O O X (13) M X O O X X X X
PA Panama X P O O
PE Peru X M
PH Philippines X P O O
PK Pakistan X
PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon X P
PY Paraguay X P X
RS Serbia X X X X (7) X X (13) P X X X X X X
RU Russia X X X X O P X X X (8) X X
RW Rwanda X
SA Saudi Arabia X P O O
SG Singapore Δ Δ Δ Δ X P Δ Δ X (9) X (9)
SM San Marino X Δ O P X O X
SV El Salvador X
SZ Eswatini X P
TG Togo X
TH Thailand O O X X M Δ X X
TN Tunisia X (13) M X
TR Türkiye X X (13) M X X X X
TW Taiwan X P O X X
TZ Tanzania X
UA Ukraine X X X X (13) M X X X X X
UG Uganda X
US United States X X (10) X X X M X X X X X X X
UY Uruguay X X X X (13) M X X X X
UZ Uzbekistan X
VE Venezuela X (14) P O O
VN Viet Nam X M O O X
WF Wallis and Futuna X
XK Kosovo (11) Δ
ZA South Africa M P X X (12)
ZM Zambia X
(1) List of third countries and territories (not limited to third countries recognised by the Union). (2) Camel milk only. (3) Hereinafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under the administration of the State of Israel after 5 June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank. (4) Ovine species only. (5) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Windsor Framework (see Joint Declaration No 1/2023 of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 24 March 2023 (OJ L 102, 17.4.2023, p. 87) in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Framework, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland. (6) In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132). (7) Export to the Union of live Equidae intended for slaughter (food-producing animals only). (8) Reindeer only. (9) Only for consignments of fresh meat originating from New Zealand, destined to the Union and being unloaded, with or without storage, in Singapore and being reloaded in an approved establishment during transit through Singapore. (10) Caprine species only. (11) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence. (12) Ratites only. (13) Finfish and finfish products only. (14) Crustaceans only. (15) Finfish products only (e.g. roes and caviar). (16) Aquaculture covers finfish, including eels, and products of finfish (such as roes and caviar), and crustaceans. The third countries or regions thereof listed for live, chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in Annex VIII, are marked with an ‘M’ in this column.

ANNEX I

COUNTRY ISO CODE THIRD COUNTRY REMARKS
AR Argentina
AU Australia
BR Brazil
CA Canada
CH Switzerland (1)
GB United Kingdom (2)
NZ New Zealand
UY Uruguay
(1) In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132). (2) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

ANNEX II

COUNTRY ISO CODE THIRD COUNTRY REMARKS
NA Namibia Only wild game
ZA South Africa Only wild game

ANNEX III

COUNTRY ISO CODE THIRD COUNTRY REMARKS
AR Argentina
BR Brazil
CA Canada
CL Chile
IL Israel (1)
NZ New-Zealand
TH Thailand
US United States
(1) Hereinafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank.

ANNEX IV

COUNTRY ISO CODE THIRD COUNTRY REMARKS
CH Switzerland (1)
GB United Kingdom (2)
JP Japan
MD Moldova
MK North Macedonia
UA Ukraine
(1) In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132). (2) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

ANNEX V

COUNTRY ISO CODE THIRD COUNTRY REMARKS
AR Argentina
AU Australia Only wild leporidae
CA Canada
CH Switzerland (1)
CL Chile Only wild leporidae
CN China Only farmed rabbit
GB United Kingdom (3)
MK North Macedonia Only wild leporidae
NZ New Zealand Only wild leporidae
RS Serbia Only wild leporidae
SG Singapore (2) Only wild leporidae
TN Tunisia Only wild leporidae
UA Ukraine Only farmed rabbit
US United States
UY Uruguay Only wild leporidae
ZA South Africa Only wild leporidae
(1) In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132). (2) Only for consignments of fresh meat originating from New Zealand, destined to the Union and being unloaded, with or without storage, in Singapore and being reloaded in an approved establishment during transit through Singapore. (3) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

ANNEX VI

COUNTRY ISO CODE THIRD COUNTRY REMARKS
AU Australia
CA Canada
GB United Kingdom (1)
GL Greenland Only farmed game
NZ New Zealand
(1) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

ANNEX VII

COUNTRY ISO-CODE THIRD COUNTRY DOMESTIC SOLIPEDS FARMED RABBIT WILD SOLIPEDS WILD LEPORIDAE (RABBIT AND HARE) WILD LAND MAMMALS (OTHER THAN UNGULATES AND LEPORIDAE)
AR Argentina A A NA A NA
AU Australia A NA NA A A
BR Brazil A NA NA NA NA
CA Canada A A NA A A
CH Switzerland (1)
CL Chile NA NA NA A NA
CN China NA A NA NA NA
GB United Kingdom (2) A A A A A
GL Greenland NA NA NA NA A (only farmed game)
MK North Macedonia NA NA NA A NA
NZ New Zealand A NA NA A A
RS Serbia NA NA NA A NA
TN Tunisia NA NA NA A NA
UA Ukraine NA A NA NA NA
US United States NA A NA A NA
UY Uruguay A NA NA A NA
ZA South Africa NA NA A (only wild game) A NA
(1) In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132). (2) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

Interpretation of codes used in the Table

A (= non-specific treatment) Entry authorised. A specific treatment is not required. However, the meat of such meat products must have undergone a treatment such that its cut surface shows that it no longer has the characteristics of fresh meat and the fresh meat used must also satisfy the animal health rules applicable to entry of fresh meat into the Union.
NA Entry not authorised

ANNEX VIII

COUNTRY ISO CODE THIRD COUNTRY OR REGIONS THEREOF REMARKS
AU Australia
CA Canada
CH Switzerland (1)
CL Chile
GB United Kingdom (2)
GG Guernsey Only wild catch
GL Greenland Only wild catch
IM Isle of Man
JE Jersey Only wild catch
JM Jamaica Only marine gastropods from wild catch
JP Japan Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods
KR South Korea Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods
MA Morocco Processed bivalve molluscs belonging to the species Acanthocardia tuberculatum shall be accompanied by: (a) an additional health attestation in accordance with the model MOL-AT set out in Chapter 32 of Annex III to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 (3); and (b) the analytical results of the test demonstrating that the molluscs do not contain a paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) level detectable by the bioassay method
NZ New Zealand
PE Peru Only eviscerated Pectinidae (scallops) of aquaculture origin
TH Thailand Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods
TN Tunisia
TR Turkey As regards bivalve molluscs, only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs
UA Ukraine Only marine gastropods
US United States Only products originating from Washington State and Massachusetts
UY Uruguay
VN Vietnam Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods
ZA South Africa Only marine gastropods
(1) In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132). (2) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland. (3) 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 (OJ L 442, 30.12.2020, p. 1).

ANNEX IX

COUNTRY ISO CODE THIRD COUNTRY OR REGIONS THEREOF REMARKS
AE United Arab Emirates Only wild catch
AG Antigua and Barbuda Only live lobsters from wild catch
AL Albania Aquaculture: Only finfish
AM Armenia Only live, heat processed and frozen crayfish from wild catch. Aquaculture: finfish and finfish products (caviar and roes)
AO Angola Only wild catch
AR Argentina Aquaculture: Only finfish
AU Australia (1)
AZ Azerbaijan Only products of finfish (caviar and roes) whether wild catch or aquaculture origin
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina Aquaculture: Only finfish
BD Bangladesh (1)
BJ Benin Only wild catch
BN Brunei Aquaculture: Only crustaceans
BQ Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba Only wild catch
BR Brazil (1)
BS Bahamas Only wild catch
BY Belarus Aquaculture: finfish and caviar (product of finfish)
BZ Belize Aquaculture: Only crustaceans
CA Canada (1)
CG Congo Only wild catch. Only fishery products caught, frozen and packed in their final packaging at sea
CH Switzerland (2) Aquaculture: finfish and caviar (product of finfish)
CI Cote d'Ivoire Only wild catch
CL Chile Aquaculture: Only finfish and caviar (product of finfish)
CN China (1)
CO Colombia (1)
CR Costa Rica (1)
CU Cuba Aquaculture: Only crustaceans
CV Cape Verde Only wild catch
CW Curaçao Only wild catch
DZ Algeria Only wild catch
EC Ecuador (1)
EG Egypt Only wild catch
ER Eritrea Only wild catch
FJ Fiji Only wild catch
FK Falkland Islands Aquaculture: Only finfish
FO Faroe Islands Aquaculture: Only finfish
GA Gabon Only wild catch
GB United Kingdom (3) Aquaculture: Only finfish
GD Grenada Only wild catch
GE Georgia Only wild catch
GG Guernsey Only wild catch
GH Ghana Only wild catch
GL Greenland Only wild catch
GM Gambia Only wild catch
GN Guinea Only wild catch Only fish that has not undergone any preparation or processing operation other than heading, gutting, chilling or freezing
GT Guatemala Aquaculture: Only crustaceans
GY Guyana Only wild catch
HK Hong Kong Only wild catch
HN Honduras (1)
ID Indonesia (1)
IL Israel (4) Aquaculture: finfish and caviar (product of finfish)
IM Isle of Man Aquaculture: Only finfish
IN India (1)
IR Iran Aquaculture: only roes and caviar and crustaceans
JE Jersey Only wild catch
JM Jamaica Only wild catch
JP Japan Aquaculture: Only finfish
KE Kenya Aquaculture: Only finfish
KI Kiribati Only wild catch
KR South Korea (1)
KZ Kazakhstan Only wild catch
LK Sri Lanka (1)
MA Morocco Aquaculture: only finfish
MD Moldova Aquaculture: finfish and caviar (product of finfish)
ME Montenegro Aquaculture: Only finfish
MG Madagascar (1)
MK North Macedonia Aquaculture: Only finfish
MM Myanmar/Burma (1)
MR Mauritania Only wild catch
MU Mauritius Aquaculture: Only finfish
MV Maldives Only wild catch
MX Mexico (1)
MY Malaysia (1)
MZ Mozambique Aquaculture: Only crustaceans
NA Namibia Only wild catch
NC New Caledonia Aquaculture: Only crustaceans
NG Nigeria Aquaculture: Only crustaceans
NI Nicaragua Aquaculture: Only crustaceans
NZ New Zealand Aquaculture: Only finfish
OM Oman Only wild catch
PA Panama (1)
PE Peru (1)
PF French Polynesia Only wild catch
PG Papua New Guinea Only wild catch
PH Philippines (1)
PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon Only wild catch
PK Pakistan Only wild catch
RS Serbia Aquaculture: Only finfish
RU Russia Only wild catch
SA Saudi Arabia (1)
SB Solomon Islands Only wild catch
SC Seychelles Only wild catch
SG Singapore Aquaculture: Only finfish
SH Saint Helena (Not including the islands of Tristan da Cunha and Ascension) Only wild catch
Tristan da Cunha (Not including the islands of Saint Helena and Ascension) Only lobsters (fresh or frozen) from wild catch
SN Senegal Only wild catch
SR Suriname Only wild catch
SV El Salvador Only wild catch
SX Sint Maarten Only wild catch
TH Thailand (1)
TN Tunisia Aquaculture: Only finfish
TR Turkey Aquaculture: finfish and caviar (product of finfish)
TW Taiwan (1)
TZ Tanzania Aquaculture: Only crustaceans
UA Ukraine Aquaculture: Only finfish
UG Uganda Only wild catch
US United States (1)
UY Uruguay Aquaculture: finfish and caviar (product of finfish)
VE Venezuela Aquaculture: Only crustaceans
VN Vietnam (1)
YE Yemen Only wild catch
ZA South Africa Only wild catch
ZW Zimbabwe Only wild catch
(1) These third countries or regions thereof can export all fishery products (finfish, products of finfish and crustaceans). (2) In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132). (3) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland. (4) Hereinafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank.

ANNEX X

COUNTRY ISO CODE THIRD COUNTRY REMARKS
AU Australia
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina
CA Canada
CH Switzerland (1)
GB United Kingdom (2)
GG Guernsey
IM Isle of Man
JE Jersey
JP Japan
ME Montenegro
NZ New Zealand
US United States
(1) In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132). (2) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

ANNEX XI

COUNTRY ISO CODE THIRD COUNTRY OR REGIONS THEREOF REMARKS
AL Albania
AM Armenia Only snails
AU Australia
AZ Azerbaijan
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina Only snails
BR Brazil Only frogs’ legs
BY Belarus Only snails
CA Canada Only snails
CH Switzerland (1)
CI Côte d’Ivoire Only snails
CL Chile Only snails
CN China
DZ Algeria Only snails
EG Egypt Only frogs’ legs
GB United Kingdom (2)
GE Georgia Only snails
GG Guernsey
GH Ghana Only snails
ID Indonesia
IM Isle of Man
IN India Only frogs’ legs
JE Jersey
MA Morocco Only snails
MD Moldova Only snails
MK North Macedonia Only snails
NG Nigeria Only snails
NZ New Zealand Only snails
PE Peru Only snails
RS Serbia Only snails
RU Russia Only snails
TH Thailand Only snails
TN Tunisia Only snails
TR Turkey
UA Ukraine Only snails
US United States Only snails
VN Vietnam
ZA South Africa Only snails
(1) In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132). (2) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

ANNEX XII

COUNTRY ISO CODE THIRD COUNTRY OR REGIONS THEREOF REMARKS
AL Albania
AR Argentina
AU Australia
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina
BH Bahrain
BR Brazil
BW Botswana
BY Belarus
BZ Belize
CA Canada
CH Switzerland (1)
CL Chile
CN China
CO Colombia
CR Costa Rica
CU Cuba
DZ Algeria
ET Ethiopia
FK Falkland Islands
GB United Kingdom (3)
GG Guernsey
GL Greenland
GT Guatemala
HK Hong Kong
HN Honduras
IL Israel (2)
IM Isle of Man
IN India
JE Jersey
JP Japan
KE Kenya
KR South Korea
MA Morocco
ME Montenegro
MG Madagascar
MK North Macedonia
MU Mauritius
MX Mexico
MY Malaysia
NA Namibia
NC New Caledonia
NI Nicaragua
NZ New Zealand
PA Panama
PK Pakistan
PY Paraguay
RS Serbia
RU Russia
SG Singapore
SV El Salvador
SZ Eswatini
TH Thailand
TN Tunisia
TR Turkey
TW Taiwan
UA Ukraine
US United States
UY Uruguay
ZA South Africa
ZW Zimbabwe
(1) In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132). (2) Hereinafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank. (3) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

ANNEX XIII

COUNTRY ISO CODE THIRD COUNTRY REMARKS
AL Albania
AR Argentina
AU Australia
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina
BR Brazil
BW Botswana
BY Belarus
CA Canada
CH Switzerland (1)
CL Chile
CN China
GB United Kingdom (3)
GG Guernsey
GL Greenland
HK Hong Kong
IL Israel (2)
IN India
JP Japan
KR South Korea
MD Moldova
ME Montenegro
MG Madagascar
MY Malaysia
MK North Macedonia
MX Mexico
NA Namibia
NC New Caledonia
NZ New Zealand
PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon
RS Serbia
RU Russia
SG Singapore
TH Thailand
TN Tunisia
TR Turkey
TW Taiwan
UA Ukraine
US United States
UY Uruguay
ZA South Africa
ZW Zimbabwe
(1) In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132). (2) Hereinafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank. (3) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

ANNEX XIV

COUNTRY ISO CODE THIRD COUNTRY REMARKS
CH Switzerland
BW Botswana
VN Vietnam
ZA South Africa
ZW Zimbabwe

ANNEX XV

COUNTRY ISO CODE THIRD COUNTRY OR REGIONS THEREOF REMARKS
CA Canada
CH Switzerland
GB United Kingdom (1)
KR South Korea
TH Thailand
VN Vietnam
(1) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

ANNEX XVI

COUNTRY ISO-CODE THIRD COUNTRY PRODUCTS FOR WHICH THE THIRD COUNTRY IS LISTED
Gallus gallus Turkeys
BR Brazil DOC, HEP -
CA Canada BPP (1), DOC (1), HEP BPP (*1), DOC, HEP
CH Switzerland (1)
GB United Kingdom (3) BPP, DOC, HEP BPP, DOC, HEP
GG Guernsey BPP BPP
IL Israel (2) DOC, HEP DOC, HEP
US United States BPP (*1), DOC, HEP DOC, HEP
(*1) Only for breeding. BPP: breeding or productive poultry. DOC: day-old chicks HEP: hatching eggs. (1) In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132). (2) Hereinafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank. (3) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

ANNEX XVII

Regulation (EU) 2019/626 This Regulation
Article 1 Article 1
Article 2 Article 2
Article 3 Articles 3, 4 and 5
Article 4 Articles 6 and 7
Article 5 Articles 8 and 9
Article 6 Article 10
Article 7 Article 11
Article 8 Article 12
Article 9 Article 13
Article 10 Articles 15 and 16
Article 11 Article 17
Article 12 Article 17
Article 13 Article 10
Article 14 Article 18
Article 15 Article 19
Article 16 Article 20
Article 17 Article 21
Article 18 Article 22
Article 19 Article 23
Article 20 Article 24
Article 21 Article 25
Article 22 -
Article 23 Article 27
Article 24 -
Article 25 Article 28
Annex I Annex VIII
Annex II Annex IX
Annex III Annex XI
Annex IIIa Annex XV
Annex IV -