LegalizeCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/544 of 25 March 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 as regards model animal health certificates and model animal health/official certificates for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof
This is the act as published. Later amendments are not folded into the text below: each one is a separate act in this repository and an entry in this law's history.
| COUNTRY | Animal health/official certificate to the EU |
| --- | --- |
| I.1 | Consignor/Exporter |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.5 | Consignee/Importer |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.7 | Country of origin |
| I.8 | Region of origin |
| I.11 | Place of dispatch |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.13 | Place of loading |
| --- | --- |
| I.15 | Means of transport |
| ☐ Aircraft | |
| ☐ Railway | |
| Identification | |
| Identification | |
| --- | --- |
| I.18 | |
| I.19 | Container number/Seal number |
| Container No | |
| I.20 | Certified as or for |
| ☐ Slaughter | |
| --- | --- |
| I.21 | |
| --- | --- |
| I.24 | |
| --- | --- |
| I.27 | Description of consignment |
| CN code | Species |
Part II: Certification
| COUNTRY | COUNTRY | Certificate model OV/CAP-Y | Certificate model OV/CAP-Y | Certificate model OV/CAP-Y | Certificate model OV/CAP-Y |
| II. Health information | II.a | Certificate reference | II.b | IMSOC reference |
| II.1. Public health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals 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 “ovine/caprine”. (1) (11) [II.1a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 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 animals described in Part I: II.2.1. come from the zone with code - (2) which, at the date of issuing this animal health/official certificate is authorised for the entry into the Union of ovine and caprine animals and is listed in Part 1 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404; II.2.2. are intended for slaughter in the Union; II.2.3. have remained continuously: (a) in the zone referred to in point II.2.1 since birth or for at least 3 months prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union, and (b) in the establishment of origin since birth or for at least 40 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union, into which during this period no ovine and caprine animals and no animals of other species listed for the same diseases as ovine and caprine animals have been introduced; II.2.4. had no contact with animals of a lower health status since birth or for at least 30 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union; II.2.5. are not to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; (1) either [II.2.6. have been dispatched to the Union directly from the establishment of origin without passing through any other establishment;] (1) or [II.2.6. have undergone one single assembly operation in the zone of origin fulfilling the following requirements: (a) the assembly operation took place in an establishment: (i) approved for conducting assembly operations of ungulates by the competent authority in the third country or territory in accordance with Article 5 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035; (ii) which has a unique approval number assigned by the competent authority of the third country or territory; (iii) listed for that purpose by the competent authority of the third country or territory of dispatch, including the information set out in Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035; (iv) fulfilling the requirements provided for in Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (b) the assembly operation in the assembly centre took no longer than 6 days;] II.2.7. have not been unloaded in any place that does not comply with the requirements laid down in point II.2.12 since the date of dispatch from their establishment of origin until the date of their dispatch to the Union and during that period have not been in contact with animals of a lower health status; II.2.8. are loaded for dispatch to the Union on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) (3) in a means of transport which was cleaned and disinfected prior to loading with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority in the third country or territory and constructed in such a way that: (a) animals cannot escape or fall out; (b) visual inspection of the space where animals are kept is possible; (c) the escape of animal excrements, litter or feed is prevented or minimized; II.2.9. been subjected to a clinical inspection within the last 24 hours prior to the time of loading 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.2.10. have not been vaccinated against: (i) foot and mouth disease, infection with Rift Valley fever virus, infection with peste des petits ruminants virus, sheep pox and goat pox, contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae and M. tuberculosis) and infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis, and (ii) infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) with a live vaccine during the last 60 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union; II.2.11. come from a zone: II.2.11.1. in which: (a) foot and mouth disease has not been reported (1) either [for at least 24 months prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union;] (1) (4) or [since _//____ (dd/mm/yyyy);] (b) vaccination against foot and mouth disease has not been carried out for at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union, and no animals vaccinated against foot and mouth disease have been introduced during that period; II.2.11.2. in which infection with rinderpest virus, infection with Rift Valley fever virus, infection with peste des petits ruminants virus, sheep pox and goat pox and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia has not been reported for at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and during that period: (a) vaccination against these diseases has not been carried out, and (b) animals vaccinated against these diseases have not been introduced; (1) (5) either [II.2.11.3. which is free from infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24);] (1) or [II.2.11.3. which is seasonally free from infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) (1) (6) either [for at least 60 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;]] (1) (6) or [for at least 28 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and the animals have been subjected to a serological test in accordance with Article 9, point (b), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, with negative results, carried out on samples collected at least 28 days following the date of entry of the animals into the seasonally free zone;]] (1) (6) or [for at least 14 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and have been subjected to a PCR test, with negative results, carried out on samples collected at least 14 days following the date of entry of the animals in the seasonally free zone;]] (1) or [II.2.11.3. which is not free from infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) and the animals have been vaccinated against all the serotypes (1-24) of bluetongue virus reported in that zone during the last 2 years prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and are still within the immunity period guaranteed in the specifications of the vaccine, and (1) either [have been vaccinated more than 60 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;]] (1) or [have been vaccinated with an inactivated vaccine and were subjected to a PCR test, with negative results on samples collected at least 14 days after the date of onset of the immunity protection set in the specifications of the vaccine;]] (1) or [II.2.11.3. which is not free from infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) and the animals have been subjected with positive results to a serological test able to detect specific antibodies against all serotypes (1-24) of bluetongue virus reported in that zone during the last 2 years prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union, and (1) either [the serological test has been carried out on samples collected at least 60 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;]] (1) or [the serological test has been carried out on samples collected at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and the animals were subjected to a PCR test, with negative results, carried out on samples collected not earlier than 14 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;]] II.2.12. come from an establishment: II.2.12.1. which is registered by and under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and has a system in place to maintain for at least 3 years following the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union the up-to-date records containing information regarding: (a) the species, categories, number and identification of animals on the establishment; (b) movements of animals into and out of the establishment; (c) mortality in the establishment; II.2.12.2. 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; II.2.12.3. which was not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including 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 dispatch of the animals to the Union; II.2.12.4. in and around which, in an area of 10 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, none of the following listed diseases has been reported for at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union: foot and mouth disease, infection with rinderpest virus, infection with Rift Valley fever virus, infection with peste des petits ruminants virus, sheep pox and goat pox and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia; (1) either [II.2.12.5. in and around which, in an area of 150 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, epizootic haemorrhagic disease has not been reported for at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;] (1) (7) or [II.2.12.5. which is located in a zone seasonally free of epizootic haemorrhagic disease;] (1) (8) either [II.2.12.6. in which infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae and M. tuberculosis) has not been reported for the last 42 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;] (1) (9) or [II.2.12.6. which is subjected to surveillance to detect infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae and M. tuberculosis) in caprine animals in accordance with the procedures in Part 1, points 1 and 2, of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 during at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch to the Union of the animals described in Part I and during that period: (a) only caprine animals from establishments applying such surveillance have been introduced therein; (1) either [(b) infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae and M. tuberculosis) has not been reported in caprine animals kept therein;]] (1) or [(b) infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae and M. tuberculosis) has been reported in caprine animals kept therein and measures were taken in accordance with Part 1, point 3, of Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688;]] II.2.12.7. which is free from infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis as regards ovine and caprine animals (10); II.2.12.8. in which rabies has not been reported for at least 30 days prior to dispatch of the animals to the Union; II.2.12.9. in which anthrax has not been reported for at least 15 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union; (1) either [II.2.12.10. in which surra (Trypanosoma evansi) has not been reported for at least 2 years prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;] (1) or [II.2.12.10. in which surra (Trypanosoma evansi) has not been reported for at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union, and when the disease was reported in the establishment of origin during the last 2 years prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union, the affected establishment remained under restriction until the date on which the infected animals were removed from the establishment and the date on which the remaining animals on the establishment were subjected with negative result to a test for surra as described in Article 9, point (b)(i), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 carried out on samples taken at least 6 months after the date on which the infected animals were removed from the establishment;] (1) (9) [II.2.12.11. in which Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has not been reported for at least 6 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;] II.2.13. have been kept continuously since birth in a country where the following conditions as regards classical scrapie are fulfilled: (a) classical scrapie is compulsorily notifiable; (b) an awareness, surveillance and monitoring system is in place; (c) ovine and caprine animals affected with classical scrapie are killed and completely destroyed; (d) the feeding to ovine and caprine animals of meat-and-bone meal or greaves of ruminant origin, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health, has been banned and effectively enforced in the whole country for at least 7 years prior to the date of issuing of this animal health/official certificate; (1) [II.2.14. include uncastrated males of ovine animals, which have remained during the period of at least 30 days prior to their dispatch to the Union in an establishment where ovine epididymitis (Brucella ovis) has not been reported during the last 12 months prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union and have been subjected to a serological test for ovine epididymitis (Brucella ovis), with negative results, during the last 30 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union.] Notes: This animal health/official certificate is intended for the entry of ovine and caprine animals that will be slaughtered in the Union. 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.27 : “Identification system and identification number”: Specify the means of identification and the individual identification codes of the animals in accordance with Article 21(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; or, for the zones with an entry “ID” in column 6 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, in accordance with Article 21(5) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. 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 II 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.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 animals from that zone. (4) Only for the zones with an opening date in column 9 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (5) For the zones with an entry “BTV” in column 7 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (6) For the zones with an entry “SF-BTV” in column 7 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (7) For zones with entry “SF-EHD” in column 7 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (8) Only for ovine animals. (9) Only for caprine animals. (10) In accordance with Article 10 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. (11) 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 6
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF CERTAIN UNGULATES WHICH ORIGINATE IN THE UNION, ARE MOVED TO A THIRD COUNTRY OR TERRITORY FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS, EXHIBITIONS, DISPLAYS AND SHOWS AND ARE THEN MOVED BACK TO THE UNION (MODEL “ENTRY-EVENTS”)
Part I: Description of consignment
| COUNTRY | Animal health certificate to the EU |
| --- | --- |
| I.1 | Consignor/Exporter |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.5 | Consignee/Importer |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.7 | Country of origin |
| I.8 | Region of origin |
| I.11 | Place of dispatch |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.13 | Place of loading |
| --- | --- |
| I.15 | Means of transport |
| ☐ Aircraft | |
| ☐ Railway | |
| Identification | |
| Identification | |
| --- | --- |
| I.18 | |
| I.19 | Container number/Seal number |
| Container No | |
| I.20 | Certified as or for |
| ☐ Further keeping | |
| --- | --- |
| I.21 | |
| --- | --- |
| I.24 | |
| --- | --- |
| I.27 | Description of consignment |
| CN code | Species |
Part II: Certification
| COUNTRY | COUNTRY | Certificate model ENTRY-EVENTS | Certificate model ENTRY-EVENTS | Certificate model ENTRY-EVENTS | Certificate model ENTRY-EVENTS |
| 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 ungulates described in Part I: II.2.1. are [bovine animals] (1) [ovine animals] (1) [caprine animals] (1)which originate from the Union and were moved on _/_/_ (dd/mm/yyyy) (2) to participate in an event, exhibition, display or show that took place in an establishment: (a) located in the zone with code _- (3) (4) which, at the date of dispatch of the animals from the Union was authorised for the entry into the Union of the species of animals of that consignment and listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 accordingly; (b) that complies with the requirements applicable to conduct assembly operations of ungulates laid down in Article 20(2), point (b), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (c) which, for the entire duration of the event, kept only bovine, ovine or caprine animals that were in compliance with all the relevant requirements for the entry into the Union provided for in Union legislation upon the date of arrival at the establishment; II.2.2. were dispatched directly from their establishment of origin in the Union to the establishment referred to in point II.2.1 without passing through any other establishment or any other third country or territory; II.2.3. are loaded for direct dispatch to the Union on //____ (dd/mm/yyyy) (5) in a means of transport which was cleaned and disinfected prior to loading with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory and constructed in such a way that: (a) animals cannot escape or fall out; (b) visual inspection of the space where animals are kept is possible; (c) the escape of animal excrements, litter or feed is prevented or minimized; II.2.4. have been subjected to a clinical inspection within the last 24 hours prior to the time of loading 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.2.5. have had no contact with other animals of a lower health status from the time of loading for dispatch from the Union to the establishment referred to in point II.2.1 and for all the duration of the event until the date of loading for dispatch to the Union. Notes: This animal health certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of certain ungulates which originate in the Union, are moved to a third country or territory for their participation in events, exhibitions, displays and shows and are then moved back to the Union. This animal health certificate is only for the third countries or territories, or zones thereof with the entry “EVENTS” in column 7 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. 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 : “Identification system and identification number”: Specify the means of identification and the individual identification codes of the animals in accordance with Article 21(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; or, for the zones with an entry “ID” in column 6 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, in accordance with Article 21(5) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. Part II: (1) Delete if not applicable. (2) Date of dispatch from the Union shall not be prior to the date of authorisation of the zone 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 animals from that zone. It shall not be prior to the date of approval of the event for which the ungulate is being transported. (3) Code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II, to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (4) Only for the zones with an entry “EVENTS” in column 7 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (5) Date of dispatch for the return to the Union: The period between that date and the date of loading for dispatch from the Union shall not exceed 15 days. |
| Official veterinarian | Official veterinarian |
| Name (in capital letters) | |
| Date | Qualification and title |
| Stamp | Signature |
CHAPTER 7
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF PORCINE ANIMALS AND ANIMALS OF THE FAMILY TAYASSUIDAE (MODEL “SUI-X”)
Part I: Description of consignment
| COUNTRY | Animal health/official certificate to the EU |
| --- | --- |
| I.1 | Consignor/Exporter |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.5 | Consignee/Importer |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.7 | Country of origin |
| I.8 | Region of origin |
| I.11 | Place of dispatch |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.13 | Place of loading |
| --- | --- |
| I.15 | Means of transport |
| ☐ Aircraft | |
| ☐ Railway | |
| Identification | |
| Identification | |
| --- | --- |
| I.18 | |
| I.19 | Container number/Seal number |
| Container No | |
| I.20 | Certified as or for |
| ☐ Further keeping | |
| --- | --- |
| I.21 | ☐ For transit |
| Third country | |
| --- | --- |
| I.24 | |
| --- | --- |
| I.27 | Description of consignment |
| CN code | Species |
Part II: Certification
| COUNTRY | COUNTRY | Certificate model SUI-X | Certificate model SUI-X | Certificate model SUI-X | Certificate model SUI-X |
| II. Health information | II.a | Certificate reference | II.b | IMSOC reference |
| (1) [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 animals 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 “porcine”; (1) (2) (10) [II.1.3. are domestic porcine animals either coming from a holding officially recognised as applying controlled housing conditions in accordance with Article 8 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 or are not weaned and less than 5 weeks of age.]] (1) (11) [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 animals 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 is authorised for the entry into the Union of animals of the families Suidae and Tayassuidae and listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404; II.2.2. have remained continuously: (a) in the zone referred to in point II.2.1 since birth or for at least 6 months immediately prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union, and (b) in the establishment of origin since birth or for at least 40 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union, into which during this period no animals of the families Suidae and Tayassuidae and no animals of other species listed for the same diseases as animals of the families Suidae and Tayassuidae have been introduced; II.2.3. had no contact with animals of a lower health status since birth or for at least 30 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union; II.2.4. 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; (1) either [II.2.5. have been dispatched to the Union directly from the establishment of origin without passing through any other establishment;] (1) (3) or [II.2.5. have undergone one single assembly operation in the zone of origin fulfilling the following requirements: (a) the assembly operation took place in an establishment: (i) approved for conducting assembly operations of ungulates by the competent authority in the third country or territory in accordance with Article 5 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035; (ii) which has a unique approval number assigned by the competent authority of the third country or territory; (iii) listed for that purpose by the competent authority of the third country or territory of dispatch, including the information set out in Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035; (iv) fulfilling the requirements provided for in Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (b) the assembly operation in the assembly centre took no longer than 6 days;] II.2.6. have not been unloaded in any place that does not comply with the requirements laid down in point II.2.11 since the date of their dispatch from their establishment of origin until the date of their dispatch to the Union and during that period they have not been in contact with animals of a lower health status; II.2.7. are loaded for dispatch to the Union on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) (4) in a means of transport which was cleaned and disinfected prior to loading with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority in the third country or territory and constructed in such a way that: (a) animals cannot escape or fall out; (b) visual inspection of the space where animals are kept is possible; (c) the escape of animal excrements, litter or feed is prevented or minimized; II.2.8. have been subjected to a clinical inspection within the last 24 hours prior to the time of loading 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.2.9. have not been vaccinated against foot and mouth disease and classical swine fever; II.2.10. come from a zone in which: II.2.10.1. foot and mouth disease has not been reported (1) either [for at least 24 months prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union;] (1) (5) or [since //_ (dd/mm/yyyy);] and in which vaccination against foot and mouth disease has not been carried out for at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and no animals vaccinated against the disease have been introduced during that period; II.2.10.2. infection with rinderpest virus has not been reported for at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and in which vaccination against this disease has not been carried out for at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and no animals vaccinated against the disease have been introduced during that period; II.2.10.3. classical swine fever has not been reported (1) either [for at least 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;] (1) (6) or [since //____ (dd/mm/yyyy) and the animals of the consignment have been subjected to a test for the detection of classical swine fever, with a negative result, carried out within the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;] and in which vaccination against classical swine fever has not been carried out for at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and no animals vaccinated against the disease have been introduced during that period (1) (7) [II.2.10.4. African swine fever has not been reported for at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;] II.2.11. come from an establishment: II.2.11.1. which is registered by and under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and has a system in place to maintain for at least 3 years following the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union the up-to-date records containing information regarding: (a) the species, categories, number and identification of animals on the establishment; (b) movements of animals into and out of the establishment; (c) mortality in the establishment; II.2.11.2. 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; II.2.11.3. which was not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including 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 dispatch of the animals to the Union; II.2.11.4. in and around which, in an area of 10 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, none of the following listed diseases has been reported for at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union: foot and mouth disease, infection with rinderpest virus, classical swine fever and African swine fever; II.2.11.5. [in which infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis has not been reported for at least 42 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and in which during the last 12 months prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union (1) either [biosecurity and risk mitigating measures, including housing conditions and feeding systems, have been applied as necessary to prevent transmission of infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis from wild animals of listed species to porcine animals kept on the establishment and only porcine animals from establishments applying equivalent biosecurity measures have been introduced;]] (1) or [surveillance for infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis has been carried out on the porcine animals kept on the establishment in accordance with Annex III to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688, and during that period: (a) only porcine animals from establishments applying such surveillance or biosecurity measures, including housing conditions and feeding systems, necessary to prevent transmission of infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis from wild animals of listed species to porcine animals kept on the establishments, have been introduced, and (b) in the case where infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis has been reported in porcine animals kept therein, measures were taken in accordance with Part 1, point 3, of Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688;]] II.2.11.6. in which infection with Aujeszky’s disease virus has not been reported for at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union; II.2.11.7. in which anthrax has not been reported for at least 15 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union; (1) (7) [II.2.11.8. in which rabies has not been reported for at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;] (1) (8) [II.2.12. (1) (9) either [originate from a third country or territory, or zone thereof free from infection with Aujeszky’s disease virus.]] (1) (7) or [meet the following requirements: (a) have not been vaccinated against infection with Aujeszky’s disease virus; (b) were kept in an approved quarantine establishment for at least 30 days; (c) were subjected to a serological test for the detection of antibodies against whole Aujeszky’s disease virus with the diagnostic method provided for in Part 7 of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688, with a negative result, carried out on samples taken on two occasions at an interval of not less than 30 days, the last sample taken during the period of 15 days prior to the date of dispatch to the Union.]] Notes: This animal health/official certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae, 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.27 : “Identification system and identification number”: Specify the means of identification and the individual identification codes of the animals in accordance with Article 21(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; or, for the zones with an entry “ID” in column 6 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, in accordance with Article 21(5) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. 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 II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (3) Only possible for porcine animals. (4) 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 animals from that zone. (5) Only for the zones with an opening date in column 9 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (6) For the zones with an entry “CSF” in column 6 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 (7) Only applicable to ungulates of the family Suidae. (8) Only applicable when the Member State of destination or Switzerland, in accordance with the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p.132), either have disease-free status or an approved eradication programme for the disease mentioned in point II.2.12 (infection with Aujeszky’s disease virus). (9) For the zones with an entry “ADV” in column 7 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 recognised free from infection with Aujeszky’s disease virus and fulfilling the requirements laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689. (10) Only for third countries or territories listed in Article 13(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375. (11) 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 8
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF PORCINE ANIMALS INTENDED FOR SLAUGHTER (MODEL “SUI-Y”)
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 |
| --- | --- |
| I.15 | Means of transport |
| ☐ Aircraft | |
| ☐ Railway | |
| Identification | |
| Identification | |
| --- | --- |
| I.18 | |
| I.19 | Container number/Seal number |
| Container No | |
| I.20 | Certified as or for |
| ☐ Slaughter | |
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| I.21 | |
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| I.24 | |
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| I.27 | Description of consignment |
| CN code | Species |
Part II: Certification
| COUNTRY | COUNTRY | Certificate model SUI-Y | Certificate model SUI-Y | Certificate model SUI-Y | Certificate model SUI-Y |
| II. Health information | II.a | Certificate reference | II.b | IMSOC reference |
| II.1. Public health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals 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 “porcine”; (1) (2) (10) [II.1.3. are domestic porcine animals either coming from a holding officially recognised as applying controlled housing conditions in accordance with Article 8 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 or are not weaned and less than 5 weeks of age.] (1) (11) [II.1a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 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 animals 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 is authorised for the entry into the Union of porcine animals intended for slaughter and listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404; II.2.2. are intended for slaughter in the Union; II.2.3. have remained continuously: (a) in the zone referred to in point II.2.1 since birth or for at least 3 months prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union, and (b) in the establishment of origin since birth or for at least 40 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union, into which during this period no porcine animals and no animals of other species listed for the same diseases as porcine animals have been introduced; II.2.4. had no contact with animals of a lower health status since birth or for at least 30 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union; II.2.5. are not to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; (1) either [II.2.6. have been dispatched to the Union directly from the establishment of origin without passing through any other establishment;] (1) (3) or [II.2.6. have undergone one single assembly operation in the zone of origin fulfilling the following requirements: (a) the assembly operation took place in an establishment: (i) approved for conducting assembly operations of ungulates by the competent authority in the third country or territory in accordance with Article 5 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035; (ii) which has a unique approval number assigned by the competent authority of the third country or territory; (iii) listed for that purpose by the competent authority of the third country or territory of dispatch, including the information set out in Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035; (iv) fulfilling the requirements provided for in Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (b) the assembly operation in the assembly centre took no longer than 6 days;] II.2.7. have not been unloaded in any place that does not comply with the requirements laid down in point II.2.12 since the date of dispatch from their establishment of origin until the date of dispatch to the Union and during that period they have not been in contact with animals of a lower health status; II.2.8. are loaded for dispatch to the Union on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) (4) in a means of transport which was cleaned and disinfected prior to loading with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority in the third country or territory and constructed in such a way that: (a) animals cannot escape or fall out; (b) visual inspection of the space where animals are kept is possible; (c) the escape of animal excrements, litter or feed is prevented or minimized; II.2.9. have been subjected to a clinical inspection within the last 24 hours prior to the time of loading 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.2.10. have not been vaccinated against foot and mouth disease and classical swine fever; II.2.11. come from a zone in which: II.2.11.1. foot and mouth disease has not been reported (1) either [for at least 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;] (1) (5) or [since //_ (dd/mm/yyyy);] and in which vaccination against foot and mouth disease has not been carried out for at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and no animals vaccinated against the disease have been introduced during that period; II.2.11.2. infection with rinderpest virus has not been reported for at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and in which vaccination against this disease has not been carried out for at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and no animals vaccinated against the disease have been introduced during that period; II.2.11.3. classical swine fever has not been reported (1) either [for at least 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;] (1) (6) or [since //____ (dd/mm/yyyy) and the animals have been subjected to a test for the detection of classical swine fever, with a negative result, carried out within the last 30 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union;] and in which vaccination against classical swine fever has not been carried out for at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union and no animals vaccinated against the disease have been introduced during that period; (1) (7) [II.2.11.4. African swine fever has not been reported for at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;] II.2.12. come from an establishment: II.2.12.1. which is registered by and under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and has a system in place to maintain for at least 3 years following the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union the up-to-date records containing information regarding: (a) the species, categories, number and identification of animals on the establishment; (b) movements of animals into and out of the establishment; (c) mortality in the establishment; II.2.12.2. 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; II.2.12.3. which was not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including 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 dispatch of the animals to the Union; II.2.12.4. in and around which, in an area of 10 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, none of the following listed diseases has been reported for at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union: foot and mouth disease, infection with rinderpest virus, classical swine fever and African swine fever; (1) either [II.2.12.5. in which infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis has not been reported for at least 42 days prior to dispatch of the animals to the Union and in which during the last 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union the biosecurity and risk mitigating measures, including housing conditions and feeding systems, have been applied as necessary to prevent transmission of infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis from wild animals of listed species to porcine animals kept in the establishment and only porcine animals from establishments applying equivalent biosecurity measures have been introduced;] (1) or [II.2.12.5. in which infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis has not been reported for at least 42 days prior to dispatch of the animals to the Union and in which during the last 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union a surveillance for infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis has been carried out on the porcine animals kept in the establishment in accordance with Annex III to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688, and during that period: (a) only porcine animals from establishments applying such surveillance or biosecurity measures, including housing conditions and feeding systems, necessary to prevent transmission of infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis from wild animals of listed species to porcine animals kept on the establishments, have been introduced, and (b) in the case where infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis has been reported in porcine animals kept therein, measures were taken in accordance with Part 1, point 3, of Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688;] II.2.12.6. in which infection with Aujeszky’s disease virus has not been reported for at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union; II.2.12.7. in which anthrax has not been reported for at least 15 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union; (1) (7) [II.2.12.8. in which rabies has not been reported for at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;] (1) (8) [(1) (9) either [II.2.13. originate from a third country or territory, or zone thereof free from infection with Aujeszky’s disease virus.] (1) (7) or [II.2.13. meet the following requirements: (a) have not been vaccinated against infection with Aujeszky’s disease virus; (b) were kept in an approved quarantine establishment for at least 30 days; (c) were subjected to a serological test for the detection of antibodies against whole Aujeszky’s disease virus with the diagnostic method provided for in Part 7 of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688, with a negative result, carried out on samples taken on two occasions at an interval of not less than 30 days, the last sample taken during the period of 15 days prior to the date of dispatch to the Union.]] Notes: This animal health/official certificate is intended for porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae that will be slaughtered in the Union. 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.27 : “Identification system and identification number”: Specify the means of identification and the individual identification codes of the animals in accordance with Article 21(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; or, for the zones with an entry “ID” in column 6 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, in accordance with Article 21(5) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. 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 II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (3) Only possible for porcine animals. (4) 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 animals from that zone. (5) Only for the zones with an opening date in column 9 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (6) For the zones with an entry “CSF” in column 6 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (7) Only applicable to ungulates of the family Suidae. (8) Only applicable when the Member State of destination or Switzerland, in accordance with the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p.132), either have disease-free status or an approved eradication programme for the disease mentioned in point II.2.13 (infection with Aujeszky’s disease virus). (9) For the zones with an entry “ADV” in column 7 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2021/404 recognised free from infection with Aujeszky’s disease virus and fulfilling the requirements laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689. (10) Only for third countries or territories listed in Article 13(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375. (11) Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026. |
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