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.
| Official veterinarian | Official veterinarian |
| Name (in capital letters) | |
| Date | Qualification and title |
| Stamp | Signature |
CHAPTER 9
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF ANIMALS OF THE FAMILIES ANTILOCAPRIDAE, BOVIDAE (OTHER THAN BOVINE, OVINE AND CAPRINE ANIMALS), GIRAFFIDAE, MOSCHIDAE AND TRAGULIDAE (MODEL “RUM”)
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 RUM | Certificate model RUM | Certificate model RUM | Certificate model RUM |
| 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 “wild game”.] 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 ungulates of the families Antilocapridae, Bovidae, Giraffidae, Moschidae, Tragulidae 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 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 that period no ungulates of the families of Antilocapridae, Bovidae, Giraffidae, Moschidae, Tragulidae and no animals of other species listed for the same diseases as ungulates of the families Antilocapridae, Bovidae, Giraffidae, Moschidae, Tragulidae have been introduced; II.2.3. had no contact with animals of a lower health status since birth or for at least 6 months 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; II.2.5. have been dispatched to the Union directly from the establishment of origin without passing through any other establishment; 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) (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.2.8. 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: (a) foot and mouth disease, infection with rinderpest virus, infection with Rift Valley fever virus, infection with Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC (contagious bovine pleuropneumonia), contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae and M. tuberculosis), infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis, and: (b) 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.2.10. come from a zone: II.2.10.1. 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 their dispatch to the Union, and no animals vaccinated against foot and mouth disease have been introduced during that period; II.2.10.2. in which infection with rinderpest virus, [infection with Rift Valley fever virus] (1) (5), [infection with Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC (contagious bovine pleuropneumonia)] (1) (6) [and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia] (1) (7) has not been reported for the last 12 months prior to the date of their dispatch 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) (8) either [II.2.10.3. which is free from infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24);] (1) or [II.2.10.3. which is seasonally free from infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) (1) (9) either [for at least 60 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union;] (1) (9) or [for at least 28 days prior to the date of their dispatch 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) (9) or [for at least 14 days prior to the date of their dispatch 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.2.10.3. 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 their dispatch 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.2.10.3. 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 their dispatch 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 their dispatch 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 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 their dispatch 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, [infection with Rift Valley fever virus,] (1) (5) [infection with Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC (contagious bovine pleuropneumonia),] (1) (6) [contagious caprine pleuropneumonia] (1) (7); (1) either [II.2.11.5. in and around which, 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 in an area of 150 km radius;] (1) (10) or [II.2.11.5. which is located in a zone seasonally free of epizootic haemorrhagic disease;] II.2.11.6. in which infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae and M. tuberculosis) has not been reported in kept animals of listed species for at least 42 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union; II.2.11.7. in which infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis has not been reported in kept animals of listed species for at least 42 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union; II.2.11.8. in which anthrax has not been reported for at least 15 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union; II.2.11.9. 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 if 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 remaining animals on the establishment were subjected with negative result to a test for surra as described in Part 3 of Annex I to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 carried out on samples taken at least 6 months after the date on which the infected animals were removed from the establishment; (1) (11) [II.2.11.10. in which rabies has not been reported for at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union.] Notes: This animal health/official certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of animals of the families Antilocapridae, Bovidae (other than bovine, ovine and caprine animals), Giraffidae, Moschidae and Tragulidae, 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) 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 where 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) Not applicable to ungulates of the family Tragulidae. (6) Only applicable to ungulates of the species Syncerus caffer. (7) Only applicable to ungulates of the species Gazella spp. (8) 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 (9) 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. (10) For the zones with an entry “SF-EHD” in column 7 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (11) Only applicable to ungulates of the family Bovidae. |
| Official veterinarian | Official veterinarian |
| Name (in capital letters) | |
| Date | Qualification and title |
| Stamp | Signature |
CHAPTER 10
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF ANIMALS OF THE FAMILIES TAPIRIDAE, RHINOCEROTIDAE AND ELEPHANTIDAE (MODEL “RHINO”)
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 | ☐ For transit |
| Third country | |
| --- | --- |
| I.24 | |
| --- | --- |
| I.27 | Description of consignment |
| CN code | Species |
Part II: Certification
| COUNTRY | COUNTRY | Certificate model RHINO | Certificate model RHINO | Certificate model RHINO | Certificate model RHINO |
| 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 animals described in Part I: II.1.1. come from the zone with code - (2) which, at the date of issue of this certificate is authorised for the entry into the Union of animals of the families Tapiridae, Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae and listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404; II.1.2. have remained continuously: (a) in the zone referred to in point II.1.1 since birth or for at least 6 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, in which no animals have been introduced during that period; II.1.3. had no contact with animals of a lower health status since birth or for at least 6 months prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union; II.1.4. are not to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, including listed diseases and emerging diseases; II.1.5. have been dispatched to the Union directly from the establishment of origin without passing through any other establishment; II.1.6. have not been unloaded in any place that does not comply with the requirements laid down in point II.1.11 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.1.7. 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.1.8. have been subjected with negative result to a clinical inspection, carried out by an official veterinarian in the third country or territory of origin, or zone thereof within the last 24 hours prior to the time of loading for dispatch to the Union for the purpose of detection of signs indicative of the occurrence 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.1.9. have not been vaccinated against [foot and mouth disease and] (1) (4) infection with Rift Valley fever virus; II.1.10. come from a zone: [II.1.10.1. 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) (5) 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 their dispatch to the Union, and no animals vaccinated against foot and mouth disease have been introduced during that period;] (1) (4) II.1.10.2. in which infection with Rift Valley fever virus has not been reported for at least 12 months prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union and during that period: (a) vaccination against the disease has not been carried out, and (b) animals vaccinated against the disease have not been introduced; II.1.11. come from an establishment: II.1.11.1. 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 up to date following the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union the 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.1.11.2. 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.1.11.3. which was not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including 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.1.11.4. in and around which, 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 in an area of 10 km radius: [foot and mouth disease and] (1) (4) infection with Rift Valley fever virus; II.1.11.5. in which anthrax has not been reported for at least 15 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union. Notes: This animal health certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of animals of the families Tapiridae, Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae, 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 : “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.1.1 for the entry into the Union, or in a period where restriction measures have been adopted by the Union against entry into the Union of those animals from that zone. (4) Only applicable to animals of the family Elephantidae. (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. |
| Official veterinarian | Official veterinarian |
| Name (in capital letters) | |
| Date | Qualification and title |
| Stamp | Signature |
CHAPTER 11
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF ANIMALS OF THE FAMILY HIPPOPOTAMIDAE (MODEL “HIPPO”)
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 | ☐ For transit |
| Third country | |
| --- | --- |
| I.24 | |
| --- | --- |
| I.27 | Description of consignment |
| CN code | Species |
Part II: Certification
| COUNTRY | COUNTRY | Certificate model HIPPO | Certificate model HIPPO | Certificate model HIPPO | Certificate model HIPPO |
| 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 animals 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 for the entry into the Union of animals of the family Hippopotamidae and listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404; II.1.2. have remained continuously: (a) in the zone referred to in point II.1.1 since birth or for at least 6 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union, and (b) in the establishment of origin since birth or for at least 40 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union, into which during that period no animals of the family Hippopotamidae and no animals of other species listed for the same diseases as animals of the family Hippopotamidae have been introduced; II.1.3. had no contact with animals of a lower health status since birth or for at least 6 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union; II.1.4. 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.1.5. have been dispatched to the Union directly from the establishment of origin without passing through any other establishment; II.1.6. have not been unloaded in any place that does not comply with the requirements laid down in point II.1.11 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.1.7. 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.1.8. 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.1.9. have not been vaccinated against foot and mouth disease, infection with rinderpest virus, infection with Rift Valley fever virus, infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae and M. tuberculosis) and infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis; II.1.10. come from a zone: II.1.10.1. in which: (a) 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) (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.1.10.2. in which infection with rinderpest virus and infection with Rift Valley fever virus 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; II.1.11. come from an establishment: II.1.11.1. 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.1.11.2. 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.1.11.3. 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.1.11.4. 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 and infection with Rift Valley fever virus; II.1.11.5. in which infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae and M. tuberculosis) has not been reported in kept animals of listed species for at least 42 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union; II.1.11.6. in which infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis has not been reported in kept animals of listed species for at least 42 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union; II.1.11.7. 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) either [II.1.11.8. 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.1.11.8. 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 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.] Notes: This animal health certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of animals of the family Hippopotamidae, 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 : “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.1.1 for the entry into the Union, or in a period where 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. |
| Official veterinarian | Official veterinarian |
| Name (in capital letters) | |
| Date | Qualification and title |
| Stamp | Signature |
CHAPTER 12
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF CAMELID AND CERVID ANIMALS (MODEL “CAM-CER”)
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 CAM-CER | Certificate model CAM-CER | Certificate model CAM-CER | Certificate model CAM-CER |
| 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 “farmed game”.] (1) (10) [II.1a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the animals) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the animals described in Part I have not been administered antimicrobial medicinal products for growth promotion or yield increase or antimicrobial medicinal products containing an antimicrobial that is included in the list of antimicrobials reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255, as set out in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 and originate from a third country or region thereof listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2598.] II.2. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the 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 camelid and cervid animals 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 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, in which no animals have been introduced during that period; II.2.3. had no contact with animals of a lower health status since birth or for at least 6 months 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 II.2.5. have been dispatched to the Union directly from the establishment of origin without passing through any other establishment; 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) (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.2.8. 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: (a) foot and mouth disease, infection with rinderpest virus, infection with Rift Valley fever virus, infection with peste des petits ruminants virus, infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae and M. tuberculosis), infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis; (b) infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) with a live vaccine during the last 60 days prior to their dispatch to the Union; II.2.10. come from a zone: II.2.10.1. 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 to the Union, and no animals vaccinated against foot and mouth disease have been introduced during that period; II.2.10.2. in which infection with rinderpest virus, infection with Rift Valley fever virus, infection with peste des petits ruminants virus 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.2.10.3. which is free from infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24);] (1) or [II.2.10.3. 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.2.10.3. 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 for at least 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 their dispatch 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.2.10.3. 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.2.11. 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 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 Rift Valley fever virus and infection with peste des petits ruminants virus; (1) either [II.2.11.5. 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.2.11.5. which is located in a zone seasonally free of epizootic haemorrhagic disease;] II.2.11.6. which is subjected to surveillance to detect infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae and M. tuberculosis) in the animals of the same species as the animals described in Part I in accordance with the procedures in Part 2, points (1) and (2), or Part 3 of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 for at least 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animals described in Part I to the Union and during that period: (a) only 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 the animals of the same species kept therein;] (1) or [(b) infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae and M. tuberculosis) has been reported in the animals of the same species as the animals described in Part I kept therein and measures were taken in accordance with Part 2, point (3), or Part 3 of Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688;] II.2.11.7. in which infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis in the animals of the same species as the animals described in Part I has not been reported for at least 42 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union, and the animals described in Part I have been subjected to a test for the detection of infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis with one of the diagnostic methods provided for in Part 1 of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688, with negative results, carried out on a sample taken during the last 30 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union, and in the case of post-parturient females, taken at least 30 days after the date of parturition; 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; II.2.11.9. in which anthrax has not been reported for at least 15 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union; II.2.11.10. 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 if 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 remaining animals on the establishment were subjected with negative result to a test for surra as described in Part 3 of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 carried out on samples taken at least 6 months after the date on which the infected animals were removed from the establishment; (1) (8) [II.2.11.11. in which, if an infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has been reported during the last 3 years prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union, and following the last outbreak, the establishment remained under movement restrictions by the competent authority until: (a) the date on which the infected animals have been killed and destroyed; and (b) the date on which the remaining animals were subjected to a test carried out as described in Chapter 3.5.11, point 3.1, of the WOAH Terrestrial Manual (version adopted 2015) with negative results on samples taken at least 6 months after the date on which the infected animals were killed and destroyed and the establishment cleaned and disinfected;] (1) (9) [II.2.12. originate from an establishment in which infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis has not been reported in camelid animals for at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union.] Notes: This animal health/official certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of camelid and cervid animals, 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) 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 where 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 the zones with an entry “SF-EHD” in column 7 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (8) Only applicable for ungulates of the family Camelidae. (9) 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 for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis in bovine animals or an approved eradication programme. (10) 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 13
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE AND MODEL DECLARATION FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF AN EQUINE ANIMAL (MODEL “EQUI-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 EQUI-X | Certificate model EQUI-X | Certificate model EQUI-X | Certificate model EQUI-X |
| II. Health information | II.a | Certificate reference | II.b | IMSOC reference |
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