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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

Text As published

Department European Commission, SANTE

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II.1. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the captive birds ⁽¹⁾ 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, is authorised and listed in Part 1, Section A, of Annex VI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of captive birds; II.1.2. come from the establishment ⁽³⁾, indicated in box I.11 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Article 56 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and: (a) the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn; (b) which is under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and has a system in place to maintain and to keep record, 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, on 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; ^{(4) (5)} [(f) in which ⁽⁵⁾ either [avian chlamydiosis has not been confirmed for at least 6 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;]] ⁽⁵⁾ or [avian chlamydiosis has been confirmed during the last 6 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, but not during the last 60 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and the measures provided for in Article 55, point (e)(i), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 have been applied;]] ⁽⁵⁾ or [the animals have been kept under veterinary supervision for the last 45 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union and were treated against avian chlamydiosis;]] II.1.3. come from a flock which has been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽⁶⁾ 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.1.4. the birds: (a) have remained in the establishment indicated in box I.11 since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 3 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (b) have not been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza; ⁽⁵⁾ either [(c) have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus;] ⁽⁵⁾ or [(c) have been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines that comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (d) have been subjected to a virus detection test ⁽⁷⁾ for highly pathogenic avian influenza and infection with Newcastle disease virus with negative results within 7 to 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (e) had no contact with other birds of a lower health status since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 3 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (f) 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; (g) have been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽⁶⁾ 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.1.5. 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 captive birds of the same species coming from the same establishment; (c) are used for the first time; (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 4 of Annex XVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for captive birds; II.1.6. are loaded for dispatch to the Union on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) ⁽⁸⁾ in a means of transport which is constructed in accordance with point II.1.5(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; ^{(5) (9)} [II.1.7. are captive birds of galliformes species 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 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689, and: (a) have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus; (b) were kept in isolation for at least 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union in the establishment of origin or quarantine establishment under the supervision of an official veterinarian, where: (i) no bird was vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus during at least 21 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (ii) no other birds have entered into the establishment during that period; (iii) no vaccination has been carried out; (c) 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.] Notes: This animal health certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of captive birds, 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 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 A, of Annex VI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. Box reference I.12 : In the case of captive birds certified for a quarantine establishment, provide the information on the quarantine establishment approved in accordance with Article 14 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035, where the captive birds shall be transported without delay following entry into the Union. 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 headings: 0106 31 , 0106 32 or 0106 39 . “Identification system”: The bird shall be individually identified by means of a unique marked closed leg-ring or an injectable transponder in accordance with Article 53 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. Part II: ⁽¹⁾ “Captive birds” as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ⁽²⁾ Code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section A, of Annex VI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽³⁾ The name and unique approval number of the establishment shall appear on the list of establishments drawn up and published by the Commission. ⁽⁴⁾ This guarantee is required only for the consignments of Psittacidae. ⁽⁵⁾ Delete if not applicable. ⁽⁶⁾ The clinical inspection shall have been carried out by an official veterinarian of the third country or territory of origin. ⁽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⁾ The date of loading 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 birds from that zone. ⁽⁹⁾ This guarantee is required only for the consignments of captive birds of galliformes species 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.

II.1. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the captive birds ⁽¹⁾ 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, is authorised and listed in Part 1, Section A, of Annex VI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of captive birds; II.1.2. come from the establishment ⁽³⁾, indicated in box I.11 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 56 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and: (a) the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn; (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 record, 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, on 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; ^{(4) (5)} [(f) in which ⁽⁵⁾ either [avian chlamydiosis has not been confirmed for at least 6 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;]] ⁽⁵⁾ or [avian chlamydiosis has been confirmed during the last 6 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, but not during the last 60 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and the measures provided for in Article 55, point (e)(i), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 have been applied;]] ⁽⁵⁾ or [the animals have been kept under veterinary supervision for the last 45 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union and were treated against avian chlamydiosis;]] II.1.3. come from a flock which has been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽⁶⁾ 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.1.4. the birds: (a) have remained in the establishment indicated in box I.11 since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 3 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (b) have not been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza; ⁽⁵⁾ either [(c) have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus;] ⁽⁵⁾ or [(c) have been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines that comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (d) have been subjected to a virus detection test ⁽⁷⁾ for highly pathogenic avian influenza and infection with Newcastle disease virus with negative results within 7 to 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (e) had no contact with other birds of a lower health status since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 3 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (f) 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; (g) have been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽⁶⁾ 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.1.5. 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 captive birds of the same species coming from the same establishment; (c) are used for the first time; (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 4 of Annex XVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for captive birds; II.1.6. are loaded for dispatch to the Union on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) ⁽⁸⁾ in a means of transport which is constructed in accordance with point II.1.5(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; ^{(5) (9)} [II.1.7. are captive birds of galliformes species 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 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689, and: (a) have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus; (b) were kept in isolation for at least 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union in the establishment of origin or quarantine establishment under the supervision of an official veterinarian, where: (i) no bird was vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus during at least 21 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (ii) no other birds have entered into the establishment during that period; (iii) no vaccination has been carried out; (c) 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.] Notes: This animal health certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of captive birds, 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 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 A, of Annex VI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. Box reference I.12 : In the case of captive birds certified for a quarantine establishment, provide the information on the quarantine establishment approved in accordance with Article 14 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035, where the captive birds shall be transported without delay following entry into the Union. 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 headings: 0106 31 , 0106 32 or 0106 39 . “Identification system”: The bird shall be individually identified by means of a unique marked closed leg-ring or an injectable transponder in accordance with Article 53 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. Part II: ⁽¹⁾ “Captive birds” as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ⁽²⁾ Code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section A, of Annex VI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽³⁾ The name and unique approval number of the establishment shall appear on the list of establishments drawn up and published by the Commission. ⁽⁴⁾ This guarantee is required only for the consignments of Psittacidae. ⁽⁵⁾ Delete if not applicable. ⁽⁶⁾ The clinical inspection shall have been carried out by an official veterinarian of the third country or territory of origin. ⁽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⁾ The date of loading 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 birds from that zone. ⁽⁹⁾ This guarantee is required only for the consignments of captive birds of galliformes species 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 34 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF RACING PIGEONS IMMEDIATELY RELEASED AFTER ENTRY (MODEL “RACING PIGEONS-IMMEDIATE RELEASE”)

Part I: Description of consignment


COUNTRY	Animal health 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


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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	CN code

Part II: Certification


COUNTRY	COUNTRY	Certificate model RACING PIGEONS-IMMEDIATE RELEASE	Certificate model RACING PIGEONS-IMMEDIATE RELEASE	Certificate model RACING PIGEONS-IMMEDIATE RELEASE	Certificate model RACING PIGEONS-IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	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 racing pigeons ⁽¹⁾ of the consignment described in this animal health certificate: II.1.1. come from the third country or territory, or zone thereof indicated in box I.7 or box I.8 from where the Member State of destination indicated in box I.9 has accepted their introduction in accordance with Article 230(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council; II.1.2. come from the establishment indicated in box I.11 registered by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin, and: (a) 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 for dispatch to the Union; (b) in which the vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus is carried out. II.1.3. have not been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza; II.1.4. have been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines that comply with both the general and specific criteria set out in point 1 of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; II.1.5. 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.1.6. are loaded for dispatch to the Union on //____ (dd/mm/yyyy) ⁽²⁾ in a means of transport which: (a) is 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 minimised; (b) contains only racing pigeons; (c) was cleaned and disinfected prior to loading with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin. Notes: This animal health certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of racing pigeons to be immediately released with the expectation that they will fly back to the third country or territory of origin, or zone thereof indicated in box. I.7 or box. I.8. 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 laid down in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.12 : The location, in the Member State indicated in box I.9, from where the racing pigeons will be released. Box reference I.27 : “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following headings: 0106 31 , 0106 32 or 0106 39 . “Identification system”: The bird shall be individually identified by means of a unique marked closed leg-ring or an injectable transponder in accordance with Article 53 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. Part II: ⁽¹⁾ “Racing pigeons” as referred to in Article 62(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. ⁽²⁾ The date of loading shall not be prior to the date on which the Member State of destination indicated in box I.9 has accepted the introduction of the racing pigeons in accordance with Article 230(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

II.1. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the racing pigeons ⁽¹⁾ of the consignment described in this animal health certificate: II.1.1. come from the third country or territory, or zone thereof indicated in box I.7 or box I.8 from where the Member State of destination indicated in box I.9 has accepted their introduction in accordance with Article 230(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council; II.1.2. come from the establishment indicated in box I.11 registered by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin, and: (a) 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 for dispatch to the Union; (b) in which the vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus is carried out. II.1.3. have not been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza; II.1.4. have been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines that comply with both the general and specific criteria set out in point 1 of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; II.1.5. 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.1.6. are loaded for dispatch to the Union on //____ (dd/mm/yyyy) ⁽²⁾ in a means of transport which: (a) is 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 minimised; (b) contains only racing pigeons; (c) was cleaned and disinfected prior to loading with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin. Notes: This animal health certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of racing pigeons to be immediately released with the expectation that they will fly back to the third country or territory of origin, or zone thereof indicated in box. I.7 or box. I.8. 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 laid down in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.12 : The location, in the Member State indicated in box I.9, from where the racing pigeons will be released. Box reference I.27 : “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following headings: 0106 31 , 0106 32 or 0106 39 . “Identification system”: The bird shall be individually identified by means of a unique marked closed leg-ring or an injectable transponder in accordance with Article 53 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. Part II: ⁽¹⁾ “Racing pigeons” as referred to in Article 62(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. ⁽²⁾ The date of loading shall not be prior to the date on which the Member State of destination indicated in box I.9 has accepted the introduction of the racing pigeons in accordance with Article 230(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council.


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

CHAPTER 35 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF HATCHING EGGS OF CAPTIVE BIRDS (MODEL “HE-CAPTIVE-BIRDS”)

Part I: Description of consignment


COUNTRY	Animal health 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


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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 HE-CAPTIVE-BIRDS	Certificate model HE-CAPTIVE-BIRDS	Certificate model HE-CAPTIVE-BIRDS	Certificate model HE-CAPTIVE-BIRDS
	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 of captive birds ⁽¹⁾ 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, is authorised and listed in Part 1, Section A, of Annex VI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of hatching eggs of captive birds; II.1.2. come from the establishment ⁽³⁾ indicated in box I.11, 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 56 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and: (a) the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn; (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, on 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; ^{(5) (4)} [(f) in which ⁽⁵⁾ either [avian chlamydiosis has not been confirmed for at least 6 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;]] ⁽⁵⁾ or [avian chlamydiosis has been confirmed during the last 6 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, but not during the last 60 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and the measures provided for in Article 55, point (e)(i), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 have been applied;]] ⁽⁵⁾ or [the birds from which the hatching eggs have been obtained, have been kept under veterinary supervision for the last 45 days prior to the date of collection of the hatching eggs and were treated against avian chlamydiosis;]] II.1.3. come from captive birds which: (a) have remained in the establishment indicated in box I.11 since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 3 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (b) have not been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza; ⁽⁵⁾ either [(c) have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus;] ⁽⁵⁾ or [(c) have been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines that comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (d) have been subjected to a virus detection test ⁽⁷⁾ for highly pathogenic avian influenza and infection with Newcastle disease virus with negative results within 7 to 14 days prior to the date of collection of the hatching eggs; (e) had no contact with other birds of a lower health status since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 3 weeks immediately prior to the date of collection of the hatching eggs; (f) 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; (g) have been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽⁶⁾ 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.1.4. were collected [on // (dd/mm/yyyy)] ⁽⁵⁾ [from //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) to* //* (dd/mm/yyyy)] ⁽⁵⁾; ⁽⁸⁾ II.1.5. are loaded for dispatch to the Union in the containers which: (a) are constructed in such a way that hatching eggs cannot fall out; (b) are designed to allow cleaning and disinfection; (c) contain only hatching eggs of captive birds of the same species 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 7 of Annex XVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for hatching eggs of captive birds; II.1.6. are loaded for dispatch to the Union in a means of transport which is constructed in accordance with point II.1.5(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; ^{(5) (9)} [II.1.7. 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 come from captive birds which: (a) have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus; (b) were kept in isolation for at least 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union in the establishment of origin or quarantine establishment under the supervision of an official veterinarian, where: (i) no bird was vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus during at least 21 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (ii) no other birds have entered into the establishment during that period; (iii) no vaccination has been carried out; (c) 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.] Notes: This animal health certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of hatching eggs of captive birds, 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 according to 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 A, of Annex VI 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: 04.07. Part II: ⁽¹⁾ “Captive birds” as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ⁽²⁾ Code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section A, of Annex VI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽³⁾ The name and unique approval number of the establishment shall appear on the list of establishments drawn up and published by the Commission. ⁽⁴⁾ This guarantee is required only for the consignments of Psittacidae. ⁽⁵⁾ Delete if not applicable. ⁽⁶⁾ The clinical inspection shall have been carried out by an official veterinarian of the third country or territory of origin. ⁽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⁾ 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. ⁽⁹⁾ This guarantee is required only for the consignments of hatching eggs of captive birds of galliformes species 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.

II.1. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the hatching eggs of captive birds ⁽¹⁾ 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, is authorised and listed in Part 1, Section A, of Annex VI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of hatching eggs of captive birds; II.1.2. come from the establishment ⁽³⁾ indicated in box I.11, 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 56 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and: (a) the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn; (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, on 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; ^{(5) (4)} [(f) in which ⁽⁵⁾ either [avian chlamydiosis has not been confirmed for at least 6 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;]] ⁽⁵⁾ or [avian chlamydiosis has been confirmed during the last 6 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, but not during the last 60 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and the measures provided for in Article 55, point (e)(i), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 have been applied;]] ⁽⁵⁾ or [the birds from which the hatching eggs have been obtained, have been kept under veterinary supervision for the last 45 days prior to the date of collection of the hatching eggs and were treated against avian chlamydiosis;]] II.1.3. come from captive birds which: (a) have remained in the establishment indicated in box I.11 since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 3 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (b) have not been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza; ⁽⁵⁾ either [(c) have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus;] ⁽⁵⁾ or [(c) have been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines that comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (d) have been subjected to a virus detection test ⁽⁷⁾ for highly pathogenic avian influenza and infection with Newcastle disease virus with negative results within 7 to 14 days prior to the date of collection of the hatching eggs; (e) had no contact with other birds of a lower health status since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 3 weeks immediately prior to the date of collection of the hatching eggs; (f) 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; (g) have been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽⁶⁾ 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.1.4. were collected [on // (dd/mm/yyyy)] ⁽⁵⁾ [from //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) to // (dd/mm/yyyy)] ⁽⁵⁾; ⁽⁸⁾ II.1.5. are loaded for dispatch to the Union in the containers which: (a) are constructed in such a way that hatching eggs cannot fall out; (b) are designed to allow cleaning and disinfection; (c) contain only hatching eggs of captive birds of the same species 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 7 of Annex XVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for hatching eggs of captive birds; II.1.6. are loaded for dispatch to the Union in a means of transport which is constructed in accordance with point II.1.5(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; ^{(5) (9)} [II.1.7. 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 come from captive birds which: (a) have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus; (b) were kept in isolation for at least 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union in the establishment of origin or quarantine establishment under the supervision of an official veterinarian, where: (i) no bird was vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus during at least 21 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (ii) no other birds have entered into the establishment during that period; (iii) no vaccination has been carried out; (c) 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.] Notes: This animal health certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of hatching eggs of captive birds, 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 according to 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 A, of Annex VI 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: 04.07. Part II: ⁽¹⁾ “Captive birds” as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ⁽²⁾ Code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section A, of Annex VI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽³⁾ The name and unique approval number of the establishment shall appear on the list of establishments drawn up and published by the Commission. ⁽⁴⁾ This guarantee is required only for the consignments of Psittacidae. ⁽⁵⁾ Delete if not applicable. ⁽⁶⁾ The clinical inspection shall have been carried out by an official veterinarian of the third country or territory of origin. ⁽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⁾ 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. ⁽⁹⁾ This guarantee is required only for the consignments of hatching eggs of captive birds of galliformes species 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 36 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF QUEEN HONEYBEES (MODEL “QUE”)

Part I: Description of consignment


COUNTRY	Animal health 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

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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 QUE	Certificate model QUE	Certificate model QUE	Certificate model QUE
	II. Health information	II.a	Certificate reference	II.b	IMSOC reference


I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the queen honeybees of the consignment described in Part I: II.1. come from the zone with code - ⁽²⁾ which, at the date of issuing this animal health certificate is listed in Part 1 of Annex VII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of queen honeybees; II.2. have remained continuously: (a) in the zone referred to in point II.1 since the date of hatching, and (b) in the establishment of origin since the date of hatching; II.3. had no contact with honeybees of a lower health status since the date of hatching; II.4. are not to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; II.5. have been dispatched to the Union in closed cages each containing one single queen honeybee with a maximum 20 accompanying attendants: II.5.1. in packaging material which, prior to packing the queen honeybees of the consignment: (a) was new; (b) had not been in contact with any bees and brood combs; (c) has been subject to all precautions to prevent its contamination with pathogens causing diseases of honeybees; II.5.2. accompanied by feedingstuff free from pathogens causing their diseases; II.5.3. in packaging material and with accompanying products which have undergone a visual examination prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union to ensure that they do not pose an animal health risk and do not contain Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle) and Tropilaelaps mite in any of their life stages. II.5.4. directly from the establishment of origin to the Union without passing through any other establishment without being unloaded in any place that does not comply with the requirements laid down in point II.7 since the date of dispatch from their establishment of origin until the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union and have not been in contact with bees of a lower health status; II.6. have been subjected to a clinical inspection within the last 24 hours prior to the time of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, carried out by an official veterinarian in the third country or territory of origin, or zone thereof, who did not detect 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.7. originate from an apiary: II.7.1. in and around which, within an area of 100 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country: (a) infestation with Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle) or infestation with Tropilaelaps spp. has not been reported; (b) there are no restrictions in place due to a suspicion, case or outbreak of the diseases referred to point (a); II.7.2. in and around which, within an area of 3 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country: (a) American foulbrood has not been reported for at least 30 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (b) there are no restrictions in place due to a suspicion or a confirmed case of American foulbrood during the period referred to in point (a); ⁽¹⁾ [(c) there had been a previous confirmed case of American foulbrood prior to the period referred to in point (a), and all hives were subsequently checked by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and all infected hives were treated and subsequently inspected with favourable results within 30 days after the date of the last recorded case of that disease;] II.8. originate from hives from which samples of the comb have been tested for American foulbrood with negative results within the last 30 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union. ^{(1) (4) (5)} [II.9.1. (a) originate from a third country or territory, or zone thereof free from infestation with Varroa spp.; (b) in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of origin, infestation with Varroa spp. has not been reported for the last 30 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.9.2. have been prepared for loading and dispatch to the Union, taking every precaution to avoid contamination of the consignment with Varroa spp.] Notes: This animal health certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of honeybee queens, 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 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.27 : “Category”: Indicate queens with maximum 20 attendants. Part II: ⁽¹⁾ Delete if not applicable. ⁽²⁾ Code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽³⁾ Date of loading 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 queen honeybees from that zone. ⁽⁴⁾ Only applicable when the Member State or zone thereof of destination either has disease-free status for the relevant category C disease or has an approved eradication programme. ⁽⁵⁾ It may only be certified by third countries or territories with an entry ‘VAR’ in column 6 of the table in Part 1 of Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 recognised free of infestation with Varroa spp. (varroasis).

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the queen honeybees of the consignment described in Part I: II.1. come from the zone with code - ⁽²⁾ which, at the date of issuing this animal health certificate is listed in Part 1 of Annex VII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of queen honeybees; II.2. have remained continuously: (a) in the zone referred to in point II.1 since the date of hatching, and (b) in the establishment of origin since the date of hatching; II.3. had no contact with honeybees of a lower health status since the date of hatching; II.4. are not to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; II.5. have been dispatched to the Union in closed cages each containing one single queen honeybee with a maximum 20 accompanying attendants: II.5.1. in packaging material which, prior to packing the queen honeybees of the consignment: (a) was new; (b) had not been in contact with any bees and brood combs; (c) has been subject to all precautions to prevent its contamination with pathogens causing diseases of honeybees; II.5.2. accompanied by feedingstuff free from pathogens causing their diseases; II.5.3. in packaging material and with accompanying products which have undergone a visual examination prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union to ensure that they do not pose an animal health risk and do not contain Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle) and Tropilaelaps mite in any of their life stages. II.5.4. directly from the establishment of origin to the Union without passing through any other establishment without being unloaded in any place that does not comply with the requirements laid down in point II.7 since the date of dispatch from their establishment of origin until the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union and have not been in contact with bees of a lower health status; II.6. have been subjected to a clinical inspection within the last 24 hours prior to the time of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, carried out by an official veterinarian in the third country or territory of origin, or zone thereof, who did not detect 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.7. originate from an apiary: II.7.1. in and around which, within an area of 100 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country: (a) infestation with Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle) or infestation with Tropilaelaps spp. has not been reported; (b) there are no restrictions in place due to a suspicion, case or outbreak of the diseases referred to point (a); II.7.2. in and around which, within an area of 3 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country: (a) American foulbrood has not been reported for at least 30 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (b) there are no restrictions in place due to a suspicion or a confirmed case of American foulbrood during the period referred to in point (a); ⁽¹⁾ [(c) there had been a previous confirmed case of American foulbrood prior to the period referred to in point (a), and all hives were subsequently checked by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and all infected hives were treated and subsequently inspected with favourable results within 30 days after the date of the last recorded case of that disease;] II.8. originate from hives from which samples of the comb have been tested for American foulbrood with negative results within the last 30 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union. ^{(1) (4) (5)} [II.9.1. (a) originate from a third country or territory, or zone thereof free from infestation with Varroa spp.; (b) in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of origin, infestation with Varroa spp. has not been reported for the last 30 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.9.2. have been prepared for loading and dispatch to the Union, taking every precaution to avoid contamination of the consignment with Varroa spp.] Notes: This animal health certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of honeybee queens, 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 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.27 : “Category”: Indicate queens with maximum 20 attendants. Part II: ⁽¹⁾ Delete if not applicable. ⁽²⁾ Code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽³⁾ Date of loading 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 queen honeybees from that zone. ⁽⁴⁾ Only applicable when the Member State or zone thereof of destination either has disease-free status for the relevant category C disease or has an approved eradication programme. ⁽⁵⁾ It may only be certified by third countries or territories with an entry ‘VAR’ in column 6 of the table in Part 1 of Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 recognised free of infestation with Varroa spp. (varroasis).


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

CHAPTER 37 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF BUMBLE BEES (MODEL “BBEE”)

Part I: Description of consignment


COUNTRY	Animal health 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

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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 BBEE	Certificate model BBEE	Certificate model BBEE	Certificate model BBEE
	II. Health information	II.a	Certificate reference	II.b	IMSOC reference


I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the bumble bees of the consignment described in Part I: II.1. come from the zone with code - ⁽¹⁾which, at the date of issuing this animal health certificate is listed in Part 1 of Annex VII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of bumble bees; II.2. have remained continuously: (i) in the zone referred to in point II.1 since the date of hatching, and (ii) in the establishment of origin since the date of hatching, in which no bumble bees have been introduced into their epidemiological unit of origin during that period; II.3. had no contact with bees of a lower health status since the date of hatching; II.4. are not to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, including listed diseases and emerging diseases; II.5. have been dispatched in closed containers each containing a colony of maximum 200 adult bumble bees, with or without a queen: II.5.1. in packaging material which, prior to packing of the consignment: (a) was new; (b) had not been in contact with any bees and brood combs; (c) has been subject to all precautions to prevent its contamination with pathogens causing diseases of bumble bees. II.5.2. accompanied by feedingstuff free from pathogens causing their diseases; II.5.3. in packaging material and with accompanying products which have undergone a visual examination prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union to ensure that they do not pose an animal health risk and do not contain Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle), in any of their life stages. II.5.4. directly from the establishment of origin without passing through any other establishment and without being unloaded in any place that does not comply with the requirements laid down in points II.7 and II.8 since the date of dispatch from their establishment of origin until the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union and have not been in contact with animals of a lower health status. II.6. have been subjected to a clinical inspection within the last 24 hours prior to the time of loading ⁽²⁾ of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, carried out by an official veterinarian in the third country or territory of origin, or zone thereof, who did not detect 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.7. have been bred and kept in an environmentally isolated bumble bee production establishment which: II.7.1. is registered by, and is under the control of, the competent authority of the third country or territory and has a system in place to maintain and to keep records in accordance with Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; II.7.2. has facilities which ensure that the production of bumble bees is carried out inside of a flying insect-proof building; II.7.3. has facilities and equipment which ensure that the bumble bees are further isolated in separate epidemiological units and each colony in closed containers within the building throughout the whole production; II.7.4. the storage and handling of pollen within the facilities is isolated from the bumble bees throughout the whole production of bumble bees until it is fed to them; II.7.5. has standard operating procedures to prevent the entry of Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle) into the establishment and to regularly survey for the presence of infestation with Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle) within the establishment. II.8. come from an epidemiological unit with the establishment in which infestation with Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle) has not been detected. Notes: This animal health certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of bumble bees, 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 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 II: ⁽¹⁾ Code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽²⁾ Date of loading 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 bumble bees from that zone.

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the bumble bees of the consignment described in Part I: II.1. come from the zone with code - ⁽¹⁾which, at the date of issuing this animal health certificate is listed in Part 1 of Annex VII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of bumble bees; II.2. have remained continuously: (i) in the zone referred to in point II.1 since the date of hatching, and (ii) in the establishment of origin since the date of hatching, in which no bumble bees have been introduced into their epidemiological unit of origin during that period; II.3. had no contact with bees of a lower health status since the date of hatching; II.4. are not to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, including listed diseases and emerging diseases; II.5. have been dispatched in closed containers each containing a colony of maximum 200 adult bumble bees, with or without a queen: II.5.1. in packaging material which, prior to packing of the consignment: (a) was new; (b) had not been in contact with any bees and brood combs; (c) has been subject to all precautions to prevent its contamination with pathogens causing diseases of bumble bees. II.5.2. accompanied by feedingstuff free from pathogens causing their diseases; II.5.3. in packaging material and with accompanying products which have undergone a visual examination prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union to ensure that they do not pose an animal health risk and do not contain Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle), in any of their life stages. II.5.4. directly from the establishment of origin without passing through any other establishment and without being unloaded in any place that does not comply with the requirements laid down in points II.7 and II.8 since the date of dispatch from their establishment of origin until the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union and have not been in contact with animals of a lower health status. II.6. have been subjected to a clinical inspection within the last 24 hours prior to the time of loading ⁽²⁾ of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, carried out by an official veterinarian in the third country or territory of origin, or zone thereof, who did not detect 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.7. have been bred and kept in an environmentally isolated bumble bee production establishment which: II.7.1. is registered by, and is under the control of, the competent authority of the third country or territory and has a system in place to maintain and to keep records in accordance with Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; II.7.2. has facilities which ensure that the production of bumble bees is carried out inside of a flying insect-proof building; II.7.3. has facilities and equipment which ensure that the bumble bees are further isolated in separate epidemiological units and each colony in closed containers within the building throughout the whole production; II.7.4. the storage and handling of pollen within the facilities is isolated from the bumble bees throughout the whole production of bumble bees until it is fed to them; II.7.5. has standard operating procedures to prevent the entry of Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle) into the establishment and to regularly survey for the presence of infestation with Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle) within the establishment. II.8. come from an epidemiological unit with the establishment in which infestation with Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle) has not been detected. Notes: This animal health certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of bumble bees, 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 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 II: ⁽¹⁾ Code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽²⁾ Date of loading 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 bumble bees from that zone.


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

CHAPTER 38 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF DOGS, CATS AND FERRETS (MODEL “CANIS-FELIS-FERRETS”)

Part I: Description of consignment


COUNTRY	Animal health 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




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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 CANIS-FELIS-FERRETS	Certificate model CANIS-FELIS-FERRETS	Certificate model CANIS-FELIS-FERRETS	Certificate model CANIS-FELIS-FERRETS
	II. Health information	II.a	Certificate reference	II.b	IMSOC reference

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