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Commission 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

Type Implementing Regulation

Publication 2025-04-22

State In force

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Department European Commission, SANTE

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⁽³⁾ [II.1. Public health attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the animals) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, the following as regards the poultry, other than ratites, intended for slaughter ⁽¹⁾ of the consignment described in Part I: II.1.1. They have not received: (a) any stilbene or thyrostatic substances; (b) oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or beta-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnical treatment (as defined in Council Directive 96/22/EC). II.1.2. They fulfil the guarantees provided by the control plan submitted in accordance with Article Article 6(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292, and the third country or region thereof of their origin is listed in Annex –I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405, and marked with an “X” for the category “poultry”.] ^{(3) (12)} [II.1.3. 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 flock of origin and that 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 ⁽¹³⁾ positive negative For reasons other than the Salmonella control programme ⁽³⁾ either [antimicrobials were not administered to the poultry intended for slaughter other than ratites.]]] ^{(3) (13)} or [the following antimicrobials were administered to the poultry intended for slaughter other than ratites: … .]]] ^{(3) (15)} [II.1.4. If the Member State of destination is Finland or Sweden, the poultry underwent a microbiological test by sampling on the holding of origin and tested Salmonella negative in accordance with the procedures in Decision 95/410/EC pursuant to Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.]] ^{(3) (16)} [II.1.a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the animals) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the animals described in Part I have not been administered antimicrobial medicinal products for growth promotion or yield increase or antimicrobial medicinal products containing an antimicrobial that is included in the list of antimicrobials reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255, as set out in Article 3 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 and originate from a third country or region thereof listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2598.] II.2. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the poultry intended for slaughter ⁽¹⁾ 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, Section B, of Annex V to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of poultry intended for slaughter other than ratites; (b) carries out a disease surveillance programme for highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 37, 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 animals: (i) 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; (ii) come from a flock or flocks which underwent a virus isolation test ⁽⁷⁾ for infection with Newcastle disease virus not earlier than 2 weeks prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, carried out on a random sample of cloacal swabs taken from at least 60 birds in each flock and in which no avian paramyxoviruses with an ICPI of more than 0,4 were found; (iii) were kept in isolation under official surveillance on the establishment of origin during the last 2 weeks referred to in point (ii); (iv) 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 (i) and (ii);] II.2.3. have remained in the zone referred to in point II.2.1 for a continuous period of at least 6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading for dispatch to the Union or since the date of hatching where they are less than 6 weeks of age; and where they were introduced into the zone referred to in point II.2.1, that introduction took place under animal health requirements at least as stringent as those for the entry into the Union of poultry intended for slaughter other than ratites laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 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; II.2.4 come from the establishment, indicated in box I.11: (a) which is registered by and 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; (b) 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; (c) 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; (d) 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; (e) 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 loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.2.5. come from a flock which: (a) has not been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza; ⁽³⁾ either [(b) 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 [(b) 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; ⁽⁸⁾ 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 ] (c) has been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽⁹⁾ within the last 24 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; II.2.6. have remained in the establishment indicated in box I.11 since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 30 days immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.2.7. had no contact with animals of a lower health status since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 30 days immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.2.8 are not to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; II.2.9. have been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽⁹⁾ on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 24 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; II.2.10. are loaded for dispatch to the Union in the containers which: (a) are constructed in such a way that: (i) the birds cannot escape or fall out; (ii) visual inspection of the space where birds are kept is possible; (iii) the escape of bird excrements, litter, feed or feathers is prevented or minimized; (b) contain only poultry of the same species and category coming from the same establishment; (c) are ⁽³⁾ either [unused and purpose-designed disposable containers to be destroyed after first use;] ⁽³⁾ or [cleaned and disinfected and dried or allowed to dry prior to loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] (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) bear the information set out in Point 2 of Annex XVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for poultry intended for slaughter; II.2.11. are loaded for dispatch to the Union on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) ⁽¹⁰⁾ in a means of transport which is constructed in accordance with point II.2.10(a) and was cleaned and disinfected prior to loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin; ^{(3) (11)} [II.2.12. 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 ⁽³⁾ either [have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus and have tested ⁽⁷⁾ negative to serological tests to detect antibodies against Newcastle disease virus, performed on blood samples at a level which gives 95% confidence of detecting infection at 5% prevalence and which were taken during at least 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union.]] ⁽³⁾ or [have been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus but not with a live vaccine during the last 30 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union and tested negative to a virus isolation test ⁽⁷⁾ for infection with Newcastle disease virus, performed on a random sample of cloacal swabs or faeces samples taken from at least 60 birds within the last 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union.]] Notes: This animal health/official certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of poultry intended for slaughter other than ratites, including when the Union is not the final destination of those animals. 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 Commission 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 headings: 0105 or 0106 39 . Part II: ⁽¹⁾ “Poultry intended for slaughter” means poultry to be transported directly to a slaughterhouse, 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⁾ 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 poultry 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 the 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⁾ To be completed when the birds were vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus. ⁽⁹⁾ The clinical inspection shall have been carried out by an official veterinarian of the third country or territory of origin. ⁽¹⁰⁾ The date of loading 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 that poultry from that zone. ⁽¹¹⁾ This guarantee is required only for consignments intended for a Member State 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. ⁽¹²⁾ This guarantee applies only to the poultry belonging to the species of Gallus gallus and turkeys. ⁽¹³⁾ If any of the results were positive for the following serotypes during the life of the flock, indicate as positive: Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium. ⁽¹⁴⁾ Complete if appropriate: indicate the name and active substance of antimicrobials used. ⁽¹⁵⁾ Delete if consignment is not intended for Finland or Sweden. ⁽¹⁶⁾ Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026.

⁽³⁾ [II.1. Public health attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the animals) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, the following as regards the poultry, other than ratites, intended for slaughter ⁽¹⁾ of the consignment described in Part I: II.1.1. They have not received: (a) any stilbene or thyrostatic substances; (b) oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or beta-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnical treatment (as defined in Council Directive 96/22/EC). II.1.2. They fulfil the guarantees provided by the control plan submitted in accordance with Article Article 6(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292, and the third country or region thereof of their origin is listed in Annex –I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405, and marked with an “X” for the category “poultry”.] ^{(3) (12)} [II.1.3. 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 flock of origin and that 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 ⁽¹³⁾ positive negative For reasons other than the Salmonella control programme ⁽³⁾ either [antimicrobials were not administered to the poultry intended for slaughter other than ratites.]]] ^{(3) (13)} or [the following antimicrobials were administered to the poultry intended for slaughter other than ratites: … .]]] ^{(3) (15)} [II.1.4. If the Member State of destination is Finland or Sweden, the poultry underwent a microbiological test by sampling on the holding of origin and tested Salmonella negative in accordance with the procedures in Decision 95/410/EC pursuant to Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.]] ^{(3) (16)} [II.1.a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the animals) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the animals described in Part I have not been administered antimicrobial medicinal products for growth promotion or yield increase or antimicrobial medicinal products containing an antimicrobial that is included in the list of antimicrobials reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255, as set out in Article 3 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 and originate from a third country or region thereof listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2598.] II.2. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the poultry intended for slaughter ⁽¹⁾ 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, Section B, of Annex V to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of poultry intended for slaughter other than ratites; (b) carries out a disease surveillance programme for highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 37, 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 animals: (i) 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; (ii) come from a flock or flocks which underwent a virus isolation test ⁽⁷⁾ for infection with Newcastle disease virus not earlier than 2 weeks prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, carried out on a random sample of cloacal swabs taken from at least 60 birds in each flock and in which no avian paramyxoviruses with an ICPI of more than 0,4 were found; (iii) were kept in isolation under official surveillance on the establishment of origin during the last 2 weeks referred to in point (ii); (iv) 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 (i) and (ii);] II.2.3. have remained in the zone referred to in point II.2.1 for a continuous period of at least 6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading for dispatch to the Union or since the date of hatching where they are less than 6 weeks of age; and where they were introduced into the zone referred to in point II.2.1, that introduction took place under animal health requirements at least as stringent as those for the entry into the Union of poultry intended for slaughter other than ratites laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 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; II.2.4 come from the establishment, indicated in box I.11: (a) which is registered by and 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; (b) 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; (c) 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; (d) 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; (e) 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 loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.2.5. come from a flock which: (a) has not been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza; ⁽³⁾ either [(b) 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 [(b) 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; ⁽⁸⁾ 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 ] (c) has been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽⁹⁾ within the last 24 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; II.2.6. have remained in the establishment indicated in box I.11 since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 30 days immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.2.7. had no contact with animals of a lower health status since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 30 days immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.2.8 are not to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; II.2.9. have been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽⁹⁾ on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 24 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; II.2.10. are loaded for dispatch to the Union in the containers which: (a) are constructed in such a way that: (i) the birds cannot escape or fall out; (ii) visual inspection of the space where birds are kept is possible; (iii) the escape of bird excrements, litter, feed or feathers is prevented or minimized; (b) contain only poultry of the same species and category coming from the same establishment; (c) are ⁽³⁾ either [unused and purpose-designed disposable containers to be destroyed after first use;] ⁽³⁾ or [cleaned and disinfected and dried or allowed to dry prior to loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] (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) bear the information set out in Point 2 of Annex XVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for poultry intended for slaughter; II.2.11. are loaded for dispatch to the Union on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) ⁽¹⁰⁾ in a means of transport which is constructed in accordance with point II.2.10(a) and was cleaned and disinfected prior to loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin; ^{(3) (11)} [II.2.12. 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 ⁽³⁾ either [have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus and have tested ⁽⁷⁾ negative to serological tests to detect antibodies against Newcastle disease virus, performed on blood samples at a level which gives 95% confidence of detecting infection at 5% prevalence and which were taken during at least 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union.]] ⁽³⁾ or [have been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus but not with a live vaccine during the last 30 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union and tested negative to a virus isolation test ⁽⁷⁾ for infection with Newcastle disease virus, performed on a random sample of cloacal swabs or faeces samples taken from at least 60 birds within the last 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union.]] Notes: This animal health/official certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of poultry intended for slaughter other than ratites, including when the Union is not the final destination of those animals. 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 Commission 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 headings: 0105 or 0106 39 . Part II: ⁽¹⁾ “Poultry intended for slaughter” means poultry to be transported directly to a slaughterhouse, 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⁾ 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 poultry 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 the 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⁾ To be completed when the birds were vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus. ⁽⁹⁾ The clinical inspection shall have been carried out by an official veterinarian of the third country or territory of origin. ⁽¹⁰⁾ The date of loading 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 that poultry from that zone. ⁽¹¹⁾ This guarantee is required only for consignments intended for a Member State 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. ⁽¹²⁾ This guarantee applies only to the poultry belonging to the species of Gallus gallus and turkeys. ⁽¹³⁾ If any of the results were positive for the following serotypes during the life of the flock, indicate as positive: Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium. ⁽¹⁴⁾ Complete if appropriate: indicate the name and active substance of antimicrobials used. ⁽¹⁵⁾ Delete if consignment is not intended for Finland or Sweden. ⁽¹⁶⁾ Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026.


Official veterinarian	Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters)
Date	Qualification and title
Stamp	Signature

CHAPTER 30 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF RATITES INTENDED FOR SLAUGHTER (MODEL “SR”)

Part I: Description of consignment


COUNTRY	Animal health/official certificate to the EU

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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

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I.15	Means of transport
	☐ Aircraft
	☐ Railway
	Identification
	Identification

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I.18
I.19	Container number/Seal number
	Container No
I.20	Certified as or for

	☐ Slaughter

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I.21	☐ For transit
	Third country

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I.24	Total number of packages

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I.27	Description of consignment
CN code	Species

Part II: Certification


COUNTRY	COUNTRY	Certificate model SR	Certificate model SR	Certificate model SR	Certificate model SR
	II. Health information	II.a	Certificate reference	II.b	IMSOC reference


⁽³⁾ [II.1. Public health attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the animals) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the ratites intended for slaughter ⁽¹⁾ of the consignment described in Part I: II.1.1. have not received: (a) any stilbene or thyrostatic substances; (b) oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or beta-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnical treatment (as defined in Council Directive 96/22/EC); II.1.2. fulfil the guarantees provided by the control plan submitted in accordance with Article 6(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292, and the third country or region thereof of their origin is listed in Annex –I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405, and marked with an “X” for the category “farmed game”.] ^{(3) (13)} [II.1.a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the animals) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the animals described in Part I have not been administered antimicrobial medicinal products for growth promotion or yield increase or antimicrobial medicinal products containing an antimicrobial that is included in the list of antimicrobials reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255, as set out in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 and originate from a third country or region thereof listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2598.] II.2. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the ratites intended for slaughter ⁽¹⁾ 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, Section B, of Annex V to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of ratites intended for slaughter; (b) carries out a disease surveillance programme for highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 37, 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.2.2. come from the zone referred to in point II.2.1, which at the date of issue of this animal health /official 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 birds; (a) have been placed under official surveillance for at least 21 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (b) have been kept in complete isolation during the period referred to in point (a), away from direct or indirect contact with other birds, in facilities approved by the competent authority of the country or territory of origin for this purpose; (c) have undergone a virus detection test ⁽⁶⁾ for infection with Newcastle disease virus: (i) which was carried out within 7 to 10 days from the date on which the birds were placed under official surveillance referred to in point (a) on cloacal swabs or faeces samples collected from each bird; (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 of the consignment prior to the date on which they left the facilities referred to in point (b) for dispatch to the Union; (d) come from flocks 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;] II.2.3. 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) (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 birds: (i) 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; (ii) come from a flock or flocks which underwent a virus isolation test ⁽⁶⁾ for infection with Newcastle disease virus not earlier than 2 weeks prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, carried out on a random sample of cloacal swabs taken from at least 60 birds in each flock and in which no avian paramyxoviruses with an ICPI of more than 0,4 were found; (iii) were kept in isolation under official surveillance on the establishment of origin during the last 2 weeks referred to in point (ii); (iv) 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 (i) and (ii);] II.2.4. have remained in the zone referred to in point II.2.1 for a continuous period of at least 6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading for dispatch to the Union or since the date of hatching where they are less than 6 weeks of age, and where they were introduced into the zone referred to in point II.2.1, that introduction took place under animal health requirements at least as stringent as those for the entry into the Union of ratites intended for slaughter 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; II.2.5. come from the establishment, indicated in box I.11: (a) which is registered by and 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; (b) 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; (c) 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; (d) 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; (e) 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 loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.2.6. come from a flock which: (a) has not been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza; ⁽³⁾ either [(b) 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 [(b) 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; ⁽⁹⁾ 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 ] (c) has been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽¹⁰⁾ within the last 24 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; II.2.7. have remained in the establishment indicated in box I.11 since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 30 days immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.2.8. had no contact with other birds of a lower health status since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 30 days immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.2.9 are not to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; II.2.10. have been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽¹⁰⁾ on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 24 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; II.2.11. are loaded for dispatch to the Union in the containers which: (a) are constructed in such a way that: (i) the birds cannot escape or fall out; (ii) visual inspection of the space where birds are kept is possible; (iii) the escape of bird excrements, litter, feed or feathers is prevented or minimized; (b) contain only poultry of the same species and category coming from the same establishment; (c) are ⁽³⁾ either [unused and purpose-designed disposable containers to be destroyed after first use;] ⁽³⁾ or [cleaned and disinfected and dried or allowed to dry prior to loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] (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) bear the information set out in Point 2 of Annex XVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for poultry intended for slaughter; II.2.12. are loaded for dispatch to the Union on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) ⁽¹¹⁾ in a means of transport which is constructed in accordance with point II.2.11(a) and was cleaned and disinfected prior to loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin; ^{(3) (12)} [II.2.13. 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 ⁽³⁾ either [have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus and have tested ⁽⁶⁾ negative to serological tests to detect antibodies against Newcastle disease virus, performed on blood samples at a level which gives 95% confidence of detecting infection at 5% prevalence and which were taken during at least 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union.]] ⁽³⁾ or [have been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus but not with a live vaccine during the last 30 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union and tested negative to a virus isolation test ⁽⁶⁾ for infection with Newcastle disease virus, performed on a random sample of cloacal swabs or faeces samples taken from at least 60 birds within the last 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union.]] Notes: This animal health/official certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of ratites intended for slaughter, including when the Union is not the final destination of those animals. 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 third country or territory, or zone thereof 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: 0106 39 . Part II: ⁽¹⁾ “Ratites intended for slaughter” means ratites to be transported directly to a slaughterhouse, 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⁾ 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) 2020/692 and which are listed in the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with an entry “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 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ⁽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 the ratites 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⁾ To be completed when the birds were vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus. ⁽¹⁰⁾ The clinical inspection shall have been carried out by an official veterinarian of the third country or territory of origin. ⁽¹¹⁾ The date of loading 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 ratites from that zone. ⁽¹²⁾ This guarantee is required only for 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 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689. ⁽¹³⁾ Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026.

⁽³⁾ [II.1. Public health attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the animals) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the ratites intended for slaughter ⁽¹⁾ of the consignment described in Part I: II.1.1. have not received: (a) any stilbene or thyrostatic substances; (b) oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or beta-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnical treatment (as defined in Council Directive 96/22/EC); II.1.2. fulfil the guarantees provided by the control plan submitted in accordance with Article 6(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292, and the third country or region thereof of their origin is listed in Annex –I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405, and marked with an “X” for the category “farmed game”.] ^{(3) (13)} [II.1.a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the animals) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the animals described in Part I have not been administered antimicrobial medicinal products for growth promotion or yield increase or antimicrobial medicinal products containing an antimicrobial that is included in the list of antimicrobials reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255, as set out in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 and originate from a third country or region thereof listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2598.] II.2. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the ratites intended for slaughter ⁽¹⁾ 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, Section B, of Annex V to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of ratites intended for slaughter; (b) carries out a disease surveillance programme for highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 37, 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.2.2. come from the zone referred to in point II.2.1, which at the date of issue of this animal health /official 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 birds; (a) have been placed under official surveillance for at least 21 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (b) have been kept in complete isolation during the period referred to in point (a), away from direct or indirect contact with other birds, in facilities approved by the competent authority of the country or territory of origin for this purpose; (c) have undergone a virus detection test ⁽⁶⁾ for infection with Newcastle disease virus: (i) which was carried out within 7 to 10 days from the date on which the birds were placed under official surveillance referred to in point (a) on cloacal swabs or faeces samples collected from each bird; (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 of the consignment prior to the date on which they left the facilities referred to in point (b) for dispatch to the Union; (d) come from flocks 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;] II.2.3. 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) (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 birds: (i) 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; (ii) come from a flock or flocks which underwent a virus isolation test ⁽⁶⁾ for infection with Newcastle disease virus not earlier than 2 weeks prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, carried out on a random sample of cloacal swabs taken from at least 60 birds in each flock and in which no avian paramyxoviruses with an ICPI of more than 0,4 were found; (iii) were kept in isolation under official surveillance on the establishment of origin during the last 2 weeks referred to in point (ii); (iv) 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 (i) and (ii);] II.2.4. have remained in the zone referred to in point II.2.1 for a continuous period of at least 6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading for dispatch to the Union or since the date of hatching where they are less than 6 weeks of age, and where they were introduced into the zone referred to in point II.2.1, that introduction took place under animal health requirements at least as stringent as those for the entry into the Union of ratites intended for slaughter 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; II.2.5. come from the establishment, indicated in box I.11: (a) which is registered by and 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; (b) 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; (c) 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; (d) 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; (e) 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 loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.2.6. come from a flock which: (a) has not been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza; ⁽³⁾ either [(b) 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 [(b) 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; ⁽⁹⁾ 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 ] (c) has been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽¹⁰⁾ within the last 24 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; II.2.7. have remained in the establishment indicated in box I.11 since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 30 days immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.2.8. had no contact with other birds of a lower health status since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 30 days immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.2.9 are not to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; II.2.10. have been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽¹⁰⁾ on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 24 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; II.2.11. are loaded for dispatch to the Union in the containers which: (a) are constructed in such a way that: (i) the birds cannot escape or fall out; (ii) visual inspection of the space where birds are kept is possible; (iii) the escape of bird excrements, litter, feed or feathers is prevented or minimized; (b) contain only poultry of the same species and category coming from the same establishment; (c) are ⁽³⁾ either [unused and purpose-designed disposable containers to be destroyed after first use;] ⁽³⁾ or [cleaned and disinfected and dried or allowed to dry prior to loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] (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) bear the information set out in Point 2 of Annex XVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for poultry intended for slaughter; II.2.12. are loaded for dispatch to the Union on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) ⁽¹¹⁾ in a means of transport which is constructed in accordance with point II.2.11(a) and was cleaned and disinfected prior to loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin; ^{(3) (12)} [II.2.13. 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 ⁽³⁾ either [have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus and have tested ⁽⁶⁾ negative to serological tests to detect antibodies against Newcastle disease virus, performed on blood samples at a level which gives 95% confidence of detecting infection at 5% prevalence and which were taken during at least 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union.]] ⁽³⁾ or [have been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus but not with a live vaccine during the last 30 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union and tested negative to a virus isolation test ⁽⁶⁾ for infection with Newcastle disease virus, performed on a random sample of cloacal swabs or faeces samples taken from at least 60 birds within the last 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union.]] Notes: This animal health/official certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of ratites intended for slaughter, including when the Union is not the final destination of those animals. 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 third country or territory, or zone thereof 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: 0106 39 . Part II: ⁽¹⁾ “Ratites intended for slaughter” means ratites to be transported directly to a slaughterhouse, 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⁾ 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) 2020/692 and which are listed in the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with an entry “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 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ⁽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 the ratites 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⁾ To be completed when the birds were vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus. ⁽¹⁰⁾ The clinical inspection shall have been carried out by an official veterinarian of the third country or territory of origin. ⁽¹¹⁾ The date of loading 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 ratites from that zone. ⁽¹²⁾ This guarantee is required only for 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 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689. ⁽¹³⁾ Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026.


Official veterinarian	Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters)
Date	Qualification and title
Stamp	Signature

CHAPTER 31 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF LESS THAN 20 HEADS OF POULTRY OTHER THAN RATITES (MODEL “POU-LT20”)

Part I: Description of consignment


COUNTRY	Animal health/official certificate to the EU

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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

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I.15	Means of transport
	☐ Aircraft
	☐ Railway
	Identification
	Identification

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I.18
I.19	Container number/Seal number
	Container No
I.20	Certified as or for
	☐ Further keeping
	☐ Slaughter

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I.21	☐ For transit
	Third country

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I.24	Total number of packages

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I.27	Description of consignment
CN code	Species

Part II: Certification


COUNTRY	COUNTRY	Certificate model POU-LT20	Certificate model POU-LT20	Certificate model POU-LT20	Certificate model POU-LT20
	II. Health information	II.a	Certificate reference	II.b	IMSOC reference

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