LegalizeCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/544 of 25 March 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 as regards model animal health certificates and model animal health/official certificates for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof
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| (3) [II.1. Public health attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the hatching eggs) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, the following as regards the hatching eggs (1) of poultry other than ratites of the consignment described in Part I: (3) (15) [II.1.1. The Salmonella control programme referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 and the specific requirements for the use of antimicrobials and vaccines in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1177/2006, have been applied to the parent flock of origin and that parent flock has been tested for Salmonella serotypes of public health significance: Identification of the flock Age of the birds Date of last sampling of the flock from which the testing result is known[dd/mm/yyyy] Result of all testing in the flock (16) Positive Negative ]] (3) (16) [II.1.2. Neither Salmonella Enteritidis nor Salmonella Typhimurium were detected within the control programme referred to in point II.1.1.]] (3) (17) [II.1.3. If the Member State of destination is Finland or Sweden, the hatching eggs come from flocks which have tested negative for Salmonella in accordance with the rules laid down in Commission Decision 2003/644/EC.]] II.2. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the hatching eggs (1) of poultry other than ratites of the consignment described in Part I: II.2.1. come from the zone with code - (2) which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate: (a) is authorised and listed in Part 1 of Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of hatching eggs of poultry other than ratites; (b) carries out a disease surveillance programme for highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 105, point (a), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (c) is considered free from highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 38 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (3) either [(d) is considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (3) (4) or [(d) is not considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and they originate from establishment(s) located in an area within that zone not placed under official restrictions due to an outbreak of that disease;] II.2.2. come from the zone referred to in point II.2.1, in which: (3) either [(a) vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is not carried out;] (3) (5) or [(a) vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is carried out in accordance with a vaccination programme that complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (3) either [(b) vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines which do not comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is prohibited;] (3) (6) or [(b) vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines which comply only with the general criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is not prohibited, and the hatching eggs: (i) come from flocks which: (1) have not been vaccinated with such vaccines for at least 12 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (2) underwent a virus isolation test (7) for infection with Newcastle disease virus carried out on a random sample of cloacal swabs taken from at least 60 birds in each flock, not earlier than 2 weeks prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and in which no avian paramyxoviruses with an ICPI of more than 0,4 were found; (3) were kept in isolation under official surveillance on the establishment of origin during the last 2 weeks prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (4) during the last 60 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, were not in contact with poultry which do not fulfil the conditions referred to in points (1) and (2); (ii) have not been in contact in the hatchery or during transport thereto with poultry or hatching eggs not meeting the requirements referred to in point (i);] II.2.3. come from the establishment, indicated in box I.11: (3) (8) either [(a) which is approved by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin in accordance with requirements which are at least as stringent as those laid down in Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 and the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn at the date of collection of the hatching eggs;] (3) (9) or [(a) which is approved by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin in accordance with requirements which are at least as stringent as those laid down in Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 and the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn at the date of collection of the hatching eggs;] (b) which is under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and has a system in place to maintain and to keep records in accordance with Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (c) which receives regular animal health visits from a veterinarian for the purpose of the detection of, and information on, signs indicative the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, at a frequency that is proportional to the risk posed by the establishment; (d) which was not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including for the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, at the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (e) within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus for at least 30 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.2.4. come from a flock which: (a) has remained in zone referred to in point II.2.1 for a continuous period of at least 3 months immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; and where the flock was introduced into the zone referred to in point II.2.1, that introduction took place under animal health requirements that are at least as stringent as those for the entry into the Union of breeding poultry other than ratites and productive poultry other than ratites laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and from a third country or territory, or zone thereof listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 or a Member State; (b) has been kept for a continuous period of at least 6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union in an establishment: (i) in which no confirmed case of infection with low pathogenic avian influenza viruses has been reported for at least 21 days prior to the date of collection of the hatching eggs; (ii) in which (3) either [infection with Salmonella Pullorum, S. Gallinarum or S. arizonae was not confirmed during the last 12 months prior to date of collection of the hatching eggs for dispatch to the Union;] (3) or [infection with Salmonella Pullorum, S. Gallinarum or S. arizonae was confirmed during the last 12 months prior to date of collection of the hatching eggs for dispatch to the Union and the measures provided for in Article 107, point (d), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 have been applied;] (iii) in which (3) either [avian mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. meleagridis) was not confirmed during the last 12 months prior to date of collection of the hatching eggs for dispatch to the Union;] (3) or [avian mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. meleagridis) was confirmed during the last 12 months prior to date of collection of the hatching eggs for dispatch to the Union and the measures provided for in Article 107, point (e), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 have been applied;] (8) [(iv) approved by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin in accordance with requirements which are at least as stringent as those laid down in Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035; (10) Name of establishment Address Approval number (v) the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn at the date of collection of the hatching eggs; (vi) within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus for at least 30 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (vii) which is under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and has a system in place to maintain and to keep records in accordance with Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (viii) which receives regular animal health visits from a veterinarian for the purpose of the detection of, and information on, signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, at a frequency that is proportional to the risk posed by the establishment; (ix) which was not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including for the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, at the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] (3) either [(c) has not been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza;] (3) (5) or [(c) has been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with a vaccination programme which complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (3) either [(d) has not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus within the last 12 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] (3) or [(d) has been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus within the last 12 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, with vaccines that comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (11) Identification of the flock Age of the birds Date of vaccination Name and type of virus strain used Batch number of the vaccine Name of the vaccine Manufacturer of the vaccine ] (e) underwent a disease surveillance programme that meets the requirements set out in Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 and was found not to be infected or showed any grounds for suspecting any infection, by the following agents (3) either [Salmonella Pullorum, Salmonella Gallinarum and Mycoplasma gallisepticum (in case of Gallus gallus);] (3) or [Salmonella arizonae (serogroup O:18(k)), Salmonella Pullorum and Salmonella Gallinarum, Mycoplasma meleagridis and Mycoplasma gallisepticum (in case of Meleagris gallopavo);] (3) or [Salmonella Pullorum and Salmonella Gallinarum (in case of Numida meleagris, Coturnix coturnix, Phasianus colchicus, Perdix perdix and Anas spp);] (f) had no contact with poultry or hatching eggs of a lower health status, or with captive or wild birds for a continuous period of at least 6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (g) did not show symptoms of transmissible diseases at the date of collection of the hatching eggs; (h) had been subjected to (3) either [a clinical inspection (12) within the last 72 hours prior to the time of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and showed no signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases;] (3) or [monthly clinical inspections (12), the most recent carried out within the last 31 days prior to the time of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, for the purpose of the detection of signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases and it showed no disease symptoms or grounds for suspecting the presence of any of those diseases based on those clinical inspections, and on an evaluation of its current health status carried out by an official veterinarian in the third country or territory of origin, or zone thereof, within the last 72 hours prior to the time of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, as assessed by up-to-date information supplied by the operator and by documentary checks of the health and production records kept on the establishment, for the purpose of the detection of signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases;] II.2.5. were: (3) either [(a) not vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza;] (3) (5) or [(a) vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with a vaccination programme which complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (3) either [(b) not vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus;] (3) or [(b) vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines that comply with the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (c) marked using colour ink, with a stamp indicating the unique approval number of the establishment of origin; (d) disinfected in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin; II.2.6. were collected [on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy)] (3) [from //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) to //____ (dd/mm/yyyy)] (3); (13) II.2.7. are loaded for dispatch to the Union in the containers which: (a) are constructed in such a way that the hatching eggs cannot fall out; (b) are designed to allow cleaning and disinfection; (c) contain only hatching eggs of the same species, category and type coming from the same establishment; (d) are closed in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin to avoid any possibility of substitution of the content; (e) are (3) either [disposable, clean and used for the first time;] (3) or [cleaned and disinfected before the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin;] (f) bear the information set out in Point 5 of Annex XVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for hatching eggs of poultry; II.2.8. are loaded for dispatch to the Union in a means of transport which is constructed in accordance with points II.1.2.7(a) and (b), and was cleaned and disinfected with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and dried or allowed to dry immediately prior to loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (3) (14) [II.2.9. are intended for a Member State or zone thereof which has been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Article 66 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689, and: (a) have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus; (b) come from flocks which (3) either [have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus.]] (3) or [have been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus with an inactivated vaccine.]] (3) or [have been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus with a live vaccine at the latest 60 days prior to the date of collection of the hatching eggs.]] Notes: This animal health/official certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of hatching eggs of poultry other than ratites, including when the Union is not the final destination of those germinal products. 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, references to the Union in this animal health/official certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This animal health/official certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.8 : Provide the code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. Box reference I.27 : “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following heading: 0407 . “Category”: Select one of the following: Pure line/grandparents/parents/laying pullets/others. Part II: (1) “Hatching eggs” as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. (2) Code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (3) Delete if not applicable. (4) Only for the zones with the entry “N” in column 4 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (5) This applies only to the zones in which vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is carried out in accordance with a vaccination programme that complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and which are listed in the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with an entry “A” in column 5 of that table. (6) This guarantee is required only for the hatching eggs coming from the zones in which the use of vaccines against infection with Newcastle disease virus which comply only with the general criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is not prohibited, in accordance with Article 37, point (e)(ii) thereof, and which are listed in the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with an entry “B” in column 5 of that table. (7) Tests shall have been carried out on samples taken by or under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and testing shall have been carried out in an official laboratory designated in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council. (8) Keep in case the hatching eggs are dispatched from a hatchery. (9) Keep in case the hatching eggs are dispatched from the establishment of the flock of origin. (10) Indicate the name, address and approval number of the establishment were the flock of origin of the hatching eggs was kept during 6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the hatching eggs for dispatch to the Union. (11) To be completed when the birds were vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus. (12) The clinical inspection shall have been carried out by an official veterinarian of the third country or territory of origin. (13) The date(s) of collection shall not be prior to the date of authorisation of the zone referred to in point II.2.1 for the entry into the Union, or in a period when restriction measures have been adopted by the Union against entry into the Union of those hatching eggs from that zone. (14) This guarantee is required only for the consignments intended for a Member State or zones thereof which has been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Article 66 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689. (15) This guarantee applies only for the hatching eggs belonging to the species of Gallus gallus and turkeys. (16) If any of the results were positive for the following serotypes during the life of the parent flock, indicate as positive: Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Virchow and Salmonella Infantis. (17) Delete if the consignment is not intended for Finland or Sweden. |
| Official veterinarian | Official veterinarian |
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| Date | Qualification and title |
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CHAPTER 27
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF HATCHING EGGS OF RATITES (MODEL “HER”)
Part I: Description of consignment
| COUNTRY | Animal health/official certificate to the EU |
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| I.1 | Consignor/Exporter |
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| I.5 | Consignee/Importer |
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| I.7 | Country of origin |
| I.8 | Region of origin |
| I.11 | Place of dispatch |
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| I.13 | Place of loading |
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| I.15 | Means of transport |
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| I.19 | Container number/Seal number |
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| I.20 | Certified as or for |
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| I.21 | ☐ For transit |
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| I.24 | Total number of packages |
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| I.27 | Description of consignment |
| CN code | CN code |
Part II: Certification
| COUNTRY | COUNTRY | Certificate model HER | Certificate model HER | Certificate model HER | Certificate model HER |
| II. Health information | II.a | Certificate reference | II.b | IMSOC reference |
| II.1. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the hatching eggs (1) of ratites of the consignment described in Part I: II.1.1. come from the zone with code - (2) which, at the date of issue of this animal health certificate: (a) is authorised and listed in Part 1 of Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of hatching eggs of ratites; (b) carries out a disease surveillance programme for highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 105, point (a), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (c) is considered free from highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 38 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; II.1.2. come from the zone referred to in point II.1.1, which at the date of issue of this animal health certificate (3) either [is considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (3) (4) or [is not considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and they originate from establishment(s) located in an area within that zone not placed under official restrictions due to an outbreak of that disease;] (3) (5) or [is not considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 and the hatching eggs come from the flocks: (a) which have been placed in isolation under official surveillance for at least 30 days prior to the date of laying of the hatching eggs of this consignment; (b) which have undergone a virus detection test (6) for infection with Newcastle disease virus: (i) which was carried out on cloacal swabs or faeces samples collected from each ratite within 7 to 10 days from the date on which the ratites were placed under official surveillance referred to in point (a); (ii) in which no avian paramyxovirus type 1 isolates with an Intracerebral Pathogenicity Index (ICPI) of more than 0,4 have been found; (iii) with favourable results being available for all birds prior to the date on which the hatching eggs were loaded for dispatch to the Union; (c) in which surveillance for infection with Newcastle disease virus was carried out under a statistically based sampling plan which produced negative results for at least 6 months immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (d) have not been kept with poultry which do not fulfil the guarantees under points (a), (b) and (c) during the last 30 days prior to the date of laying and during the period of laying of the hatching eggs of this consignment;] II.1.3. come from the zone referred to in point II.1.1, in which: (3) either [(a) vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is not carried out;] (3) (7) or [(a) vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is carried out in accordance with a vaccination programme that complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (3) either [(b) vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines which do not comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is prohibited;] (3) (8) or [(b) vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines which comply only with the general criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is not prohibited, and the hatching eggs: (i) come from the flocks which: (1) have not been vaccinated with such vaccines for at least 12 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (2) underwent a virus isolation test (6) for infection with Newcastle disease virus carried out on a random sample of cloacal swabs taken from at least 60 birds in each flock, not earlier than 2 weeks prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and in which no avian paramyxoviruses with an ICPI of more than 0,4 were found; (3) were kept in isolation under official surveillance on the establishment of origin during the last 2 weeks prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (4) during the last 60 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, were not in contact with poultry which do not fulfil the conditions referred to in points (1) and (2); (ii) have not been in contact in the hatchery or during transport thereto with poultry or hatching eggs not meeting the requirements referred to in point (i);] II.1.4. come from the establishment, indicated in box I.11: (3) (9) either [(a) which is approved by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin in accordance with requirements which are at least as stringent as those laid down in Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 and the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn at the date of collection of the hatching eggs;] (3) (10) or [(a) which is approved by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin in accordance with requirements which are at least as stringent as those laid down in Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 and the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn at the date of collection of the hatching eggs;] (b) which is under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and has a system in place to maintain and to keep records in accordance with Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (c) which receives regular animal health visits from a veterinarian for the purpose of the detection of, and information on, signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, at a frequency that is proportional to the risk posed by the establishment; (d) which was not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including for the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, at the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (e) within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus for at least 30 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.1.5. come from a flock which: (a) has remained in zone referred to in point II.1.1 for a continuous period of at least 3 months immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; and where the flock was introduced into the zone referred to in point II.1.1, that introduction took place under animal health requirements at least as stringent as those for the entry into the Union of breeding ratites and productive ratites laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and from a third country or territory, or zone thereof listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 or a Member State; (b) has been kept for a continuous period of at least 6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union in an establishment: (i) in which no confirmed case of infection with low pathogenic avian influenza viruses has been reported for at least 21 days prior to the date of collection of the hatching eggs; (9) [(ii) approved by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin in accordance with requirements which are at least as stringent as those laid down in Article 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035; (11) Name of establishment Address Approval number (iii) the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn on the date of collection of the hatching eggs; (iv) within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus for at least 30 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (v) which is under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and has a system in place to maintain and to keep records in accordance with Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (vi) which receives regular animal health visits from a veterinarian for the purpose of the detection of, and information on, signs indicative the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, at a frequency that is proportional to the risk posed by the establishment; (vii) which was not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including for the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, at the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] (3) either [(c) has not been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza;] (3) (6) or [(c) has been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with a vaccination programme which complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (3) either [(d) has not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus in the last 12 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] (3) or [(d) has been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus in the last 12 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, with vaccines that comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (12) Identification of the flock Age of the birds Date of vaccination Name and type of virus strain used Batch number of the vaccine Name of the vaccine Manufacturer of the vaccine ] (e) had no contact with poultry or hatching eggs of a lower health status, or with captive or wild birds for a continuous period of at least 6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (f) did not show symptoms of transmissible diseases at the time of collection of the hatching eggs; (g) has been subjected to (3) either [a clinical inspection (13) within the last 72 hours prior to the time of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and showed no signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases;] (3) or [monthly clinical inspections (13), the most recent carried out within the last 31 days prior to the time of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, for the purpose of the detection of signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases and it showed no disease symptoms or grounds for suspecting the presence of any of those diseases based on those clinical inspections, and on an evaluation of its current health status carried out by an official veterinarian in the third country or territory of origin, or zone thereof, within the last 72 hours prior to the time of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, as assessed by up-to-date information supplied by the operator and by documentary checks of the health and production records kept on the establishment, for the purpose of the detection of signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases;] II.1.6. were: (3) either [(a) not vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza;] (3) (7) or [(a) vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with a vaccination programme which complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (3) either [(b) not vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus;] (3) or [(b) vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines that comply with the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (c) marked using colour ink, with a stamp indicating the ISO code of the third country or territory of origin and the unique approval number of the establishment of origin; (d) disinfected in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin; II.1.7. were collected [on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy)] (3) [from //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) to //____ (dd/mm/yyyy)] (3) (14) ; II.1.8. are loaded for dispatch to the Union in the containers which: (a) are constructed in such a way that the hatching eggs cannot fall out; (b) are designed to allow cleaning and disinfection; (c) contain only hatching eggs of the same species, category and type coming from the same establishment; (d) are closed in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin to avoid any possibility of substitution of the content; (e) are (3) either [disposable, clean and used for the first time;] (3) or [cleaned and disinfected prior to loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority of the country or territory of origin;] (f) bear the information set out in Point 5 of Annex XVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for hatching eggs of poultry; II.1.9. are loaded for dispatch to the Union in a means of transport which is constructed in accordance with points II.1.8(a) and (b) and was cleaned and disinfected with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and dried or allowed to dry immediately prior to loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (3) (15) [II.1.10. are intended for a Member State or zone thereof which has been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Article 66 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689, and: (a) have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus; (b) come from the flocks which (3) either [have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus.]] (3) or [have been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus with an inactivated vaccine.]] (3) or [have been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus with a live vaccine at the latest 60 days prior to the date of collection of the hatching eggs.]] Notes: This animal health certificate is intended for the entry into the Union hatching eggs of ratites, including when the Union is not the final destination of those germinal products. 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, references to the Union in this animal health certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This animal health certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.8 : Provide the code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. Box reference I.27 : Description of consignment: “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following heading: 0407 . “Category”: Select one of the following: Pure line/grandparents/parents/others. Part II: (1) Hatching eggs as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. (2) Code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (3) Delete if not applicable. (4) Only for the zones with the entry “N” in column 4 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (5) This guarantee is required only for the consignments from the zones which are not considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 and which are listed in the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with an entry “C” in column 5 of that table. (6) Tests shall have been carried out on samples taken by or under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and testing shall have been carried out in an official laboratory designated in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. (7) This applies only to the zones in which vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is carried out in accordance with a vaccination programme that complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and which are listed in the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with an entry “A” in column 5 of that table. (8) This guarantee is required only for hatching eggs coming from the zones in which the use of vaccines against infection with Newcastle disease virus which comply only with the general criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is not prohibited, in accordance with Article 37, point (e)(ii), thereof, and which are listed in the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with an entry “B” in column 5 of that table. (9) Keep in case the hatching eggs are dispatched from a hatchery. (10) Keep in case the hatching eggs are dispatched from the establishment of the flock of origin. (11) Indicate the name, address and approval number of the establishment were the flock of origin of the hatching eggs was kept during the 6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union. (12) To be completed when the birds were vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus. (13) The clinical inspection shall have been carried out by an official veterinarian of the third country or territory of origin. (14) The date(s) of collection shall not be prior to the date of authorisation of the zone referred to in point II.1.1 for the entry into the Union, or in a period when restriction measures have been adopted by the Union against entry into the Union of those hatching eggs from that zone. (15) This guarantee is required only for the consignments intended for a Member State or zone thereof which has been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Article 66 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689. |
| Official veterinarian | Official veterinarian |
| Name (in capital letters) | |
| Date | Qualification and title |
| Stamp | Signature |
CHAPTER 28
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF SPECIFIED PATHOGEN-FREE EGGS (MODEL “SPF”)
Part I: Description of consignment
| COUNTRY | Animal health certificate to the EU |
| --- | --- |
| I.1 | Consignor/Exporter |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.5 | Consignee/Importer |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.7 | Country of origin |
| I.8 | Region of origin |
| I.11 | Place of dispatch |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.13 | Place of loading |
| --- | --- |
| I.15 | Means of transport |
| ☐ Aircraft | |
| ☐ Railway | |
| Identification | |
| Identification | |
| --- | --- |
| I.18 | |
| I.19 | Container number/Seal number |
| Container No | |
| I.20 | Certified as or for |
| --- | --- |
| I.21 | ☐ For transit |
| Third country | |
| --- | --- |
| I.24 | Total number of packages |
| --- | --- |
| I.27 | Description of consignment |
| CN code | Species |
Part II: Certification
| COUNTRY | COUNTRY | Certificate model SPF | Certificate model SPF | Certificate model SPF | Certificate model SPF |
| II. Health information | II.a | Certificate reference | II.b | IMSOC reference |
| II. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the specified pathogen-free eggs (1) of the consignment described in Part I: II.1. come from the zone with code - (2) which, at the date of issue of this animal health certificate is authorised and listed in Part 1 of Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of specified pathogen-free eggs; II.2. come from the establishment, indicated in box I.11, which: (a) is under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and has a system in place to maintain and to keep records in accordance with Article 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (b) complies with the conditions described in the European Pharmacopoeia; (c) is approved by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin in accordance with requirements which are at least equivalent to those laid down in Article 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035, the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn; (d) receives regular animal health visits from a veterinarian for the purpose of the detection of, and information on, signs indicative the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, at a frequency that is proportional to the risk posed by the establishment; (e) was not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including for the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, on the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.3. come from a flock which: (a) has been kept for a continuous period of at least 6 weeks prior to the date of collection of the eggs for dispatch to the Union in the establishment referred to in point II.2; (b) is free from specified pathogens as described in the European Pharmacopoeia and clinical examinations required for this specific status have been favourable, including negative testing results for highly pathogenic avian influenza, infection with Newcastle disease virus and infection with low pathogenic avian influenza viruses carried out within the last 30 days prior to the date of the collection of the eggs for dispatch to the Union; (c) has been clinically examined at least once a week as described in the European Pharmacopoeia and no disease symptoms or ground for suspecting the presence of any disease were detected; (d) has had no contact with poultry of a lower health status, or with other birds for at least 6 weeks prior to the date of collection of the eggs for dispatch to the Union; (e) did not show symptoms of transmissible diseases on the date of collection of the eggs for dispatch to the Union; II.4. were: (a) marked using colour ink, with a stamp indicating the ISO code of the third country or territory of origin and the unique approval number of the establishment of origin; (b) disinfected in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin; II.5. were collected [on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy)] (3) [from //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) to //____ (dd/mm/yyyy)] (3); (4) II.6. are loaded for dispatch to the Union in the containers which: (a) are constructed in such a way that the eggs cannot fall out; (b) are designed to allow cleaning and disinfection; (c) contain only eggs of the same species, category and type coming from the same establishment; (d) are closed in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin to avoid any possibility of substitution of the content; (e) are (3) either [disposable, clean and used for the first time;] (3) or [cleaned and disinfected prior to loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin;] (f) bear the information set out in Pont 6 of Annex XVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for specified pathogen-free eggs; II.7. are loaded for dispatch to the Union in a means of transport which is constructed in accordance with points II.1.6(a) and (b) and was cleaned and disinfected with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and dried or allowed to dry immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union. Notes: This animal health certificate is intended for the entry into the specified pathogen-free eggs, including when the Union is not the final destination of those products. 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, references to the Union in this animal health certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This animal health certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.8 : Provide the code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. Box reference I.27 : Description of consignment: “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following heading: 0407 . Part II: (1) Specified pathogen-free eggs as defined in Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. (2) Code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (3) Delete if not applicable. (4) The date(s) of collection shall not be prior to the date of authorisation of the zone referred to in point II.1 for the entry into the Union, or in a period when restriction measures have been adopted by the Union against entry into the Union of those eggs from that zone. Official veterinarian Name (in capital letters) Date Qualification and title Stamp Signature |
CHAPTER 29
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF POULTRY, OTHER THAN RATITES, INTENDED FOR SLAUGHTER (MODEL “SP”)
Part I: Description of consignment
| COUNTRY | Animal health/official certificate to the EU |
| --- | --- |
| I.1 | Consignor/Exporter |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.5 | Consignee/Importer |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.7 | Country of origin |
| I.8 | Region of origin |
| I.11 | Place of dispatch |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.13 | Place of loading |
| --- | --- |
| I.15 | Means of transport |
| ☐ Aircraft | |
| ☐ Railway | |
| Identification | |
| Identification | |
| --- | --- |
| I.18 | |
| I.19 | Container number/Seal number |
| Container No | |
| I.20 | Certified as or for |
| ☐ Slaughter | |
| --- | --- |
| I.21 | ☐ For transit |
| Third country | |
| --- | --- |
| I.24 | Total number of packages |
| --- | --- |
| I.27 | Description of consignment |
| CN code | Species |
Part II: Certification
| COUNTRY | COUNTRY | Certificate model SP | Certificate model SP | Certificate model SP | Certificate model SP |
| II. Health information | II.a | Certificate reference | II.b | IMSOC reference |
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