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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/544 of 25 March 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 as regards model animal health certificates and model animal health/official certificates for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof

Type Implementing Regulation

Publication 2025-04-22

State In force

Text As published

Department European Commission, SANTE

Source EUR-Lex

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COUNTRY	Animal health certificate to the EU

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I.1	Consignor/Exporter
	Name
	Address
	Address
	Country
I.5	Consignee/Importer
	Name
	Address
	Country
I.7	Country of origin
I.8	Region of origin
I.11	Place of dispatch
	Name
	Address
	Country
I.13	Place of loading

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

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


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I.21


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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 CONFINED-HIPPO	Certificate model CONFINED-HIPPO	Certificate model CONFINED-HIPPO	Certificate model CONFINED-HIPPO
	II. Health information	II.a	Certificate reference	II.b	IMSOC reference


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 intended for confined establishments and listed in Part 1 of Annex III to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404; II.1.2. have remained continuously in the establishment of origin since birth, or for at least 6 months prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union; II.1.3. have not been in contact with animals of a lower health status for the last 30 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union, or since birth, if the animals are less than 30 days of age, and during their transport from the confined establishment of origin to the place of their dispatch 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 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 their 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 and infection with rinderpest virus; ⁽¹⁾ [II.1.10. have been vaccinated against ⁽¹⁾ [anthrax on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) with the following vaccine(s): … … (name of vaccine(s) used);]] ⁽¹⁾ [rabies on //____ (dd/mm/yyyy) with the following vaccine(s): … … (name of vaccine(s) used);]] II.1.11. come from a confined establishment: II.1.11.1. which is approved by the competent authority in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 30 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; II.1.11.2. 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.1.11.3. in which at the date of issue of this animal health certificate the following diseases have not been reported for the last 6 months: (a) foot and mouth disease, (b) infection with rinderpest virus, (c) infection with Rift Valley fever virus, (d) infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis, (e) infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae, M. tuberculosis); II.1.11.4. in which at the date of issue of this animal health certificate surra (Trypanosoma evansi) and anthrax have not been reported for the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union; II.1.11.5. 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 the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union: (a) foot and mouth disease, (b) infection with rinderpest virus; II.1.11.6. around which, in an area of 150 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, infection with Rift Valley fever virus has not been reported for the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union; ⁽¹⁾ either [II.1.12. come from a zone in which at the date of issue of this animal health certificate foot and mouth disease has not been reported for the last 12 months;] ⁽¹⁾ or [II.1.12. have been subjected to a virological and a serological test for evidence of foot and mouth disease virus infection carried out in accordance with one of the prescribed tests for international trade laid down in the WOAH Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals (WOAH Terrestrial Manual), with negative results, on samples taken within the last 10 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;] ⁽¹⁾ either [II.1.13. come from a zone in which at the date of issue of this animal health certificate infection with Rift Valley fever virus has not been reported for the last 48 months;] ⁽¹⁾ or [II.1.13. have: (a) been kept in quarantine in a vector-protected facility in the confined establishment for at least 30 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union; (b) showed no disease symptoms of infection with Rift Valley fever virus for at least 30 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union; (c) been protected from vectors when transported between the vector-protected facility referred to in point (a) and the place of their loading for dispatch to the Union; (d) undergone a virus neutralisation test with negative results for evidence of infection with Rift Valley fever virus in accordance with the WOAH Terrestrial Manual, carried out firstly on samples taken at the date of commencement of the quarantine period and secondly on samples taken at least 42 days from that date and during the last 10 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union;] ⁽¹⁾ either [II.1.14. have not been vaccinated against infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis and come from a zone in which at the date of issue of this animal health certificate this disease has not been reported for the last 12 months;] ⁽¹⁾ or [II.1.14. have undergone a test as laid down and prescribed for international trade by the WOAH Terrestrial Manual, on samples taken during the last 30 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union;] ⁽¹⁾ or [II.1.14. are castrated males of any age;] II.1.15. have been treated at least twice during the last 40 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union against internal and external parasites with the following product(s): … …. Specify the active ingredients and the doses of the products used … . Notes: This animal health certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of animals of the family Hippopotamidae that are originating from and intended for a confined establishment. 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) or Article 21(3) 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 III 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.

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 intended for confined establishments and listed in Part 1 of Annex III to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404; II.1.2. have remained continuously in the establishment of origin since birth, or for at least 6 months prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union; II.1.3. have not been in contact with animals of a lower health status for the last 30 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union, or since birth, if the animals are less than 30 days of age, and during their transport from the confined establishment of origin to the place of their dispatch 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 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 their 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 and infection with rinderpest virus; ⁽¹⁾ [II.1.10. have been vaccinated against ⁽¹⁾ [anthrax on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) with the following vaccine(s): … … (name of vaccine(s) used);]] ⁽¹⁾ [rabies on //____ (dd/mm/yyyy) with the following vaccine(s): … … (name of vaccine(s) used);]] II.1.11. come from a confined establishment: II.1.11.1. which is approved by the competent authority in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 30 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; II.1.11.2. 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.1.11.3. in which at the date of issue of this animal health certificate the following diseases have not been reported for the last 6 months: (a) foot and mouth disease, (b) infection with rinderpest virus, (c) infection with Rift Valley fever virus, (d) infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis, (e) infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae, M. tuberculosis); II.1.11.4. in which at the date of issue of this animal health certificate surra (Trypanosoma evansi) and anthrax have not been reported for the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union; II.1.11.5. 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 the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union: (a) foot and mouth disease, (b) infection with rinderpest virus; II.1.11.6. around which, in an area of 150 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, infection with Rift Valley fever virus has not been reported for the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union; ⁽¹⁾ either [II.1.12. come from a zone in which at the date of issue of this animal health certificate foot and mouth disease has not been reported for the last 12 months;] ⁽¹⁾ or [II.1.12. have been subjected to a virological and a serological test for evidence of foot and mouth disease virus infection carried out in accordance with one of the prescribed tests for international trade laid down in the WOAH Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals (WOAH Terrestrial Manual), with negative results, on samples taken within the last 10 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animals to the Union;] ⁽¹⁾ either [II.1.13. come from a zone in which at the date of issue of this animal health certificate infection with Rift Valley fever virus has not been reported for the last 48 months;] ⁽¹⁾ or [II.1.13. have: (a) been kept in quarantine in a vector-protected facility in the confined establishment for at least 30 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union; (b) showed no disease symptoms of infection with Rift Valley fever virus for at least 30 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union; (c) been protected from vectors when transported between the vector-protected facility referred to in point (a) and the place of their loading for dispatch to the Union; (d) undergone a virus neutralisation test with negative results for evidence of infection with Rift Valley fever virus in accordance with the WOAH Terrestrial Manual, carried out firstly on samples taken at the date of commencement of the quarantine period and secondly on samples taken at least 42 days from that date and during the last 10 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union;] ⁽¹⁾ either [II.1.14. have not been vaccinated against infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis and come from a zone in which at the date of issue of this animal health certificate this disease has not been reported for the last 12 months;] ⁽¹⁾ or [II.1.14. have undergone a test as laid down and prescribed for international trade by the WOAH Terrestrial Manual, on samples taken during the last 30 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union;] ⁽¹⁾ or [II.1.14. are castrated males of any age;] II.1.15. have been treated at least twice during the last 40 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union against internal and external parasites with the following product(s): … …. Specify the active ingredients and the doses of the products used … . Notes: This animal health certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of animals of the family Hippopotamidae that are originating from and intended for a confined establishment. 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) or Article 21(3) 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 III 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.


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

CHAPTER 22 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF BREEDING POULTRY OTHER THAN RATITES AND PRODUCTIVE POULTRY OTHER THAN RATITES (MODEL “BPP”)

Part I: Description of consignment


COUNTRY	Animal health/official certificate to the EU

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I.1	Consignor/Exporter
	Name
	Address
	Address
	Country
I.5	Consignee/Importer
	Name
	Address
	Country
I.7	Country of origin
I.8	Region of origin
I.11	Place of dispatch
	Name
	Address
	Country
I.13	Place of loading

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

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

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I.21	☐ For transit
	Third country

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I.24	Total number of packages

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I.27	Description of consignment
CN code	Species

Part II: Certification


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


⁽³⁾ [II.1. Public health attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the animals) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify the following as regards the [breeding poultry ⁽⁶⁾ other than ratites] ⁽³⁾ [productive poultry ⁽⁷⁾ other than ratites] ⁽³⁾ of the consignment described in Part I: ^{(1) (3)} [II.1.1. The Salmonella control programme referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the specific requirements for the use of antimicrobials and vaccines in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1177/2006, have been applied to the flock of origin and that flock has been tested for Salmonella serotypes of public health significance: Identification of the flock Age of the birds Date of last sampling of the flock from which the testing result is known [dd/mm/yyyy] Result of all testing in the flock ⁽²⁾ positive negative For reasons other than the Salmonella control programme, within the last 3 weeks prior to the date of the entry into the Union ⁽³⁾ either [antimicrobials were not administered to the breeding and productive poultry other than ratites;]]] ^{(3) (4)} or [the following antimicrobials were administered to the breeding and productive poultry other than ratites: … ;]]] ^{(1) (3)} [II.1.2. If breeding poultry, neither Salmonella Enteritidis nor Salmonella Typhimurium were detected within the control programme referred to in point II.1.1.]] ^{(3) (5)} [II.1.3. If the Member State of destination is Finland or Sweden ⁽³⁾ either [the breeding poultry has tested negative for Salmonella in accordance with the rules laid down in Commission Decision 2003/644/EC.]]] ⁽³⁾ or [the laying hens (productive poultry reared in view to producing eggs for consumption) have tested negative in accordance with the rules laid down in Commission Decision 2004/235/EC.]]] ^{(3) (19)} [II.1.a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the animals) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the animals described in Part I have not been administered antimicrobial medicinal products for growth promotion or yield increase or antimicrobial medicinal products containing an antimicrobial that is included in the list of antimicrobials reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255, as set out in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 and originate from a third country or region thereof listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2598.] II.2. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the [breeding poultry ⁽⁶⁾ other than ratites] ⁽³⁾ [productive poultry ⁽⁷⁾ other than ratites] ⁽³⁾ of the consignment described in Part I: II.2.1. come from the zone with code - ⁽⁸⁾ which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate: (a) is authorised and listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of breeding poultry other than ratites and productive poultry other than ratites; (b) carries out a disease surveillance programme for highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 37, point (a), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (c) is considered free from highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 38 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; ⁽³⁾ either [(d) is considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] ^{(3) (9)} or [(d) is not considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and they originate from establishment(s) located in an area within that zone not placed under official restrictions due to an outbreak of that disease;] II.2.2. come from the zone referred to in point II.2.1, in which: ⁽³⁾ either [(a) vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is not carried out;] ^{(3) (10)} or [(a) vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is carried out in accordance with a vaccination programme that complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] ⁽³⁾ either [(b) vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines which do not comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is prohibited;] ^{(3) (11)} or [(b) vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines which comply only with the general criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is not prohibited, and the birds: (i) have not been vaccinated with such vaccines for at least 12 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (ii) come from a flock or flocks which underwent a virus isolation test ⁽¹²⁾ for infection with Newcastle disease virus carried out on a random sample of cloacal swabs from at least 60 birds in each flock, taken not earlier than 2 weeks prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and in which no avian paramyxoviruses with an ICPI of more than 0,4 were found; (iii) were kept in isolation under official surveillance on the establishment of origin during the 2 weeks referred to in point (ii); (iv) during the last 60 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, were not in contact with the birds which do not fulfil the conditions referred to in points (i) and (ii);] II.2.3. have remained in the zone referred to in point II.2.1 for a continuous period of at least ^{(3) (13)} either [3 months immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union or since the date of hatching where they are less than 3 months of age;] ^{(3) (14)} or [6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union or since the date of hatching where they are less than 6 weeks of age;] and where they were introduced into the zone referred to in point II.2.1, that introduction took place under animal health requirements at least as stringent as those for the entry into the Union of breeding poultry other than ratites and productive poultry other than ratites laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and from a third country or territory, or zone thereof listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 or a Member State; II.2.4. come from the establishment, indicated in box I.11, approved by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin in accordance with the requirements which are at least as stringent as those laid down in Article 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035, and: (a) the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn; (b) which is under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and has a system in place to maintain and to keep records in accordance with Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (c) which receives regular animal health visits from a veterinarian for the purpose of the detection of, and information on, signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, at a frequency that is proportional to the risk posed by the establishment; (d) which was not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including for the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, at the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (e) within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus for at least 30 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (f) in which no confirmed case of infection with low pathogenic avian influenza viruses has been reported for at least 21 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (g) in which ⁽³⁾ either [infection with Salmonella Pullorum, S. Gallinarum or S. arizonae was not confirmed during the last 12 months prior to date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] ⁽³⁾ or [infection with Salmonella Pullorum, S. Gallinarum or S. arizonae was confirmed during the last 12 months prior to date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union and the measures provided for in Article 44, point (d), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 have been applied;] (h) in which ⁽³⁾ either [avian mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. meleagridis) was not confirmed during the last 12 months prior to date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] ⁽³⁾ or [avian mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. meleagridis) was confirmed during the last 12 months prior to date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union and the measures provided for in Article 44, point (e), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 have been applied;] II.2.5. come from a flock which: (a) has not been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza; ⁽³⁾ either [(b) has not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus within the last 12 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] ⁽³⁾ or [(b) has been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus within the last 12 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, with vaccines that comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; ⁽¹⁵⁾ Identification of the flock Age of the birds Date of vaccination Name and type of virus strain used Batch number of the vaccine Name of the vaccine Manufacturer of the vaccine ] (c) underwent a disease surveillance programme that meets the requirements set out in Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 and was found not to be infected or showed any grounds for suspecting any infection, by the following agents ⁽³⁾ either [Salmonella Pullorum, Salmonella Gallinarum and Mycoplasma gallisepticum (in case of Gallus gallus);] ⁽³⁾ or [Salmonella arizonae (serogroup O:18(k)), Salmonella Pullorum and Salmonella Gallinarum, Mycoplasma meleagridis and Mycoplasma gallisepticum (in case of Meleagris gallopavo);] ⁽³⁾ or [Salmonella Pullorum and Salmonella Gallinarum (in case of Numida meleagris, Coturnix coturnix, Phasianus colchicus, Perdix perdix and Anas spp);] (d) has been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽¹⁶⁾ within the last 24 hours prior to the time of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and showed no signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; II.2.6. have remained in the establishment indicated in box I.11 since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least ^{(3) (13)} either [6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] ^{(3) (14)} or [30 days immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] II.2.7. had no contact with other birds of a lower health status since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least ^{(3) (13)} either [6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] ^{(3) (14)} or [30 days immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] II.2.8. are not to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; II.2.9. have been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽¹⁶⁾ on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) within the last 24 hours prior to the time of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and showed no signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; II.2.10. are loaded for dispatch to the Union in the containers which: (a) are constructed in such a way that: (i) birds cannot escape or fall out; (ii) visual inspection of the space where birds are kept is possible; (iii) the escape of animal excrements, litter, feed or feathers is prevented or minimized; (b) contain only birds of the same species and category coming from the same establishment; (c) are ⁽³⁾ either [unused and purpose-designed disposable containers to be destroyed after first use;] ⁽³⁾ or [cleaned and disinfected and dried or allowed to dry prior to loading of the consignment;] (d) are closed in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin to avoid any possibility of substitution of the content; (e) bear the information set out in Point 1 of Annex XVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for breeding poultry and productive poultry; II.2.11. are loaded for dispatch to the Union on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) ⁽¹⁷⁾ in a means of transport which is constructed in accordance with point II.2.10(a) and was cleaned and disinfected prior to loading of the consignment with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin; ^{(3) (18)} [II.2.12. are intended for a Member State which has been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Article 66 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689, and: (a) have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus; (b) were kept in isolation for at least 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union in the establishment of origin or quarantine establishment under the supervision of an official veterinarian, where: (i) no bird was vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus during at least 21 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (ii) no other birds have entered into the establishment during that period; (iii) no vaccination has been carried out; (c) have tested ⁽¹²⁾ negative to serological tests to detect antibodies against Newcastle disease virus, performed on blood samples at a level which gives 95% confidence of detecting infection at 5% prevalence and which were taken during at least 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union.] Notes: This animal health/official certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of breeding poultry other than ratites and productive poultry, other than ratites including when the Union is not the final destination of those animals. In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Windsor Framework (see Joint Declaration No 1/2023 of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 24 March 2023, OJ L 102, 17.4.2023, p. 87) in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Framework, references to the Union in this animal health/official certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This animal health/official certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.8 : Provide the code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. Box reference I.27 : Description of consignment: “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following headings: 0105 or 0106 39 . “Category”: Select one of the following: Pure line/grandparents/parents/laying pullets/others. Part II: ⁽¹⁾ This guarantee applies only for poultry belonging to the species of Gallus gallus and turkeys. ⁽²⁾ If any of the results were positive for the serotypes below during the life of the flock, indicate as positive: (a) flocks of breeding poultry: Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Virchow and Salmonella Infantis; (b) flocks of productive poultry: Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium. ⁽³⁾ Delete if not applicable. ⁽⁴⁾ Complete if appropriate: indicate the name and active substance of antimicrobials used. ⁽⁵⁾ Delete if consignment is not intended for Finland or Sweden. ⁽⁶⁾ “Breeding poultry” means poultry 72 hours old or more, intended for the production of hatching eggs, as defined in Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. ⁽⁷⁾ “Productive poultry” means poultry 72 hours old or more, reared for the production of meat, eggs for consumption or other products or for restocking supplies of game birds, as defined in Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. ⁽⁸⁾ Code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽⁹⁾ Only for the zones with the entry “N” in column 4 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽¹⁰⁾ This applies only to the zones in which vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is carried out in accordance with a vaccination programme that complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and which are listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with an entry “A” in column 5 of the table. ⁽¹¹⁾ This guarantee is required only for poultry coming from zones in which the use of vaccines against infection with Newcastle disease virus which comply only with the general criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is not prohibited, in accordance with Article 37, point (e)(ii), thereof, and which are listed in the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with an entry “B” in column 5 of that table. ⁽¹²⁾ Tests shall have been carried out on samples taken by or under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and testing shall have been carried out in an official laboratory designated in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ⁽¹³⁾ Applicable for breeding poultry and productive poultry for the production of meat, eggs for consumption or other products. ⁽¹⁴⁾ Applicable for productive poultry for restocking supplies of game birds. ⁽¹⁵⁾ To be completed when the birds were vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus. ⁽¹⁶⁾ The clinical inspection shall have been carried out by an official veterinarian of the third country or territory of origin. ⁽¹⁷⁾ The date of loading shall not be prior to the date of authorisation of the zone referred to in point II.2.1 for the entry into the Union, or in a period when restriction measures have been adopted by the Union against entry into the Union of that poultry from that zone. ⁽¹⁸⁾ This guarantee is required only for consignments intended for the Member State or zone thereof which has been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Article 66 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689. ⁽¹⁹⁾ Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026.

⁽³⁾ [II.1. Public health attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the animals) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify the following as regards the [breeding poultry ⁽⁶⁾ other than ratites] ⁽³⁾ [productive poultry ⁽⁷⁾ other than ratites] ⁽³⁾ of the consignment described in Part I: ^{(1) (3)} [II.1.1. The Salmonella control programme referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the specific requirements for the use of antimicrobials and vaccines in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1177/2006, have been applied to the flock of origin and that flock has been tested for Salmonella serotypes of public health significance: Identification of the flock Age of the birds Date of last sampling of the flock from which the testing result is known [dd/mm/yyyy] Result of all testing in the flock ⁽²⁾ positive negative For reasons other than the Salmonella control programme, within the last 3 weeks prior to the date of the entry into the Union ⁽³⁾ either [antimicrobials were not administered to the breeding and productive poultry other than ratites;]]] ^{(3) (4)} or [the following antimicrobials were administered to the breeding and productive poultry other than ratites: … ;]]] ^{(1) (3)} [II.1.2. If breeding poultry, neither Salmonella Enteritidis nor Salmonella Typhimurium were detected within the control programme referred to in point II.1.1.]] ^{(3) (5)} [II.1.3. If the Member State of destination is Finland or Sweden ⁽³⁾ either [the breeding poultry has tested negative for Salmonella in accordance with the rules laid down in Commission Decision 2003/644/EC.]]] ⁽³⁾ or [the laying hens (productive poultry reared in view to producing eggs for consumption) have tested negative in accordance with the rules laid down in Commission Decision 2004/235/EC.]]] ^{(3) (19)} [II.1.a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the animals) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the animals described in Part I have not been administered antimicrobial medicinal products for growth promotion or yield increase or antimicrobial medicinal products containing an antimicrobial that is included in the list of antimicrobials reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255, as set out in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 and originate from a third country or region thereof listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2598.] II.2. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the [breeding poultry ⁽⁶⁾ other than ratites] ⁽³⁾ [productive poultry ⁽⁷⁾ other than ratites] ⁽³⁾ of the consignment described in Part I: II.2.1. come from the zone with code - ⁽⁸⁾ which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate: (a) is authorised and listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of breeding poultry other than ratites and productive poultry other than ratites; (b) carries out a disease surveillance programme for highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 37, point (a), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (c) is considered free from highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 38 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; ⁽³⁾ either [(d) is considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] ^{(3) (9)} or [(d) is not considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and they originate from establishment(s) located in an area within that zone not placed under official restrictions due to an outbreak of that disease;] II.2.2. come from the zone referred to in point II.2.1, in which: ⁽³⁾ either [(a) vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is not carried out;] ^{(3) (10)} or [(a) vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is carried out in accordance with a vaccination programme that complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] ⁽³⁾ either [(b) vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines which do not comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is prohibited;] ^{(3) (11)} or [(b) vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines which comply only with the general criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is not prohibited, and the birds: (i) have not been vaccinated with such vaccines for at least 12 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (ii) come from a flock or flocks which underwent a virus isolation test ⁽¹²⁾ for infection with Newcastle disease virus carried out on a random sample of cloacal swabs from at least 60 birds in each flock, taken not earlier than 2 weeks prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and in which no avian paramyxoviruses with an ICPI of more than 0,4 were found; (iii) were kept in isolation under official surveillance on the establishment of origin during the 2 weeks referred to in point (ii); (iv) during the last 60 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, were not in contact with the birds which do not fulfil the conditions referred to in points (i) and (ii);] II.2.3. have remained in the zone referred to in point II.2.1 for a continuous period of at least ^{(3) (13)} either [3 months immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union or since the date of hatching where they are less than 3 months of age;] ^{(3) (14)} or [6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union or since the date of hatching where they are less than 6 weeks of age;] and where they were introduced into the zone referred to in point II.2.1, that introduction took place under animal health requirements at least as stringent as those for the entry into the Union of breeding poultry other than ratites and productive poultry other than ratites laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and from a third country or territory, or zone thereof listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 or a Member State; II.2.4. come from the establishment, indicated in box I.11, approved by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin in accordance with the requirements which are at least as stringent as those laid down in Article 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035, and: (a) the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn; (b) which is under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and has a system in place to maintain and to keep records in accordance with Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (c) which receives regular animal health visits from a veterinarian for the purpose of the detection of, and information on, signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, at a frequency that is proportional to the risk posed by the establishment; (d) which was not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including for the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, at the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (e) within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus for at least 30 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (f) in which no confirmed case of infection with low pathogenic avian influenza viruses has been reported for at least 21 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (g) in which ⁽³⁾ either [infection with Salmonella Pullorum, S. Gallinarum or S. arizonae was not confirmed during the last 12 months prior to date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] ⁽³⁾ or [infection with Salmonella Pullorum, S. Gallinarum or S. arizonae was confirmed during the last 12 months prior to date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union and the measures provided for in Article 44, point (d), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 have been applied;] (h) in which ⁽³⁾ either [avian mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. meleagridis) was not confirmed during the last 12 months prior to date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] ⁽³⁾ or [avian mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. meleagridis) was confirmed during the last 12 months prior to date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union and the measures provided for in Article 44, point (e), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 have been applied;] II.2.5. come from a flock which: (a) has not been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza; ⁽³⁾ either [(b) has not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus within the last 12 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] ⁽³⁾ or [(b) has been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus within the last 12 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, with vaccines that comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; ⁽¹⁵⁾ Identification of the flock Age of the birds Date of vaccination Name and type of virus strain used Batch number of the vaccine Name of the vaccine Manufacturer of the vaccine ] (c) underwent a disease surveillance programme that meets the requirements set out in Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 and was found not to be infected or showed any grounds for suspecting any infection, by the following agents ⁽³⁾ either [Salmonella Pullorum, Salmonella Gallinarum and Mycoplasma gallisepticum (in case of Gallus gallus);] ⁽³⁾ or [Salmonella arizonae (serogroup O:18(k)), Salmonella Pullorum and Salmonella Gallinarum, Mycoplasma meleagridis and Mycoplasma gallisepticum (in case of Meleagris gallopavo);] ⁽³⁾ or [Salmonella Pullorum and Salmonella Gallinarum (in case of Numida meleagris, Coturnix coturnix, Phasianus colchicus, Perdix perdix and Anas spp);] (d) has been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽¹⁶⁾ within the last 24 hours prior to the time of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and showed no signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; II.2.6. have remained in the establishment indicated in box I.11 since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least ^{(3) (13)} either [6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] ^{(3) (14)} or [30 days immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] II.2.7. had no contact with other birds of a lower health status since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least ^{(3) (13)} either [6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] ^{(3) (14)} or [30 days immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] II.2.8. are not to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; II.2.9. have been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽¹⁶⁾ on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) within the last 24 hours prior to the time of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and showed no signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; II.2.10. are loaded for dispatch to the Union in the containers which: (a) are constructed in such a way that: (i) birds cannot escape or fall out; (ii) visual inspection of the space where birds are kept is possible; (iii) the escape of animal excrements, litter, feed or feathers is prevented or minimized; (b) contain only birds of the same species and category coming from the same establishment; (c) are ⁽³⁾ either [unused and purpose-designed disposable containers to be destroyed after first use;] ⁽³⁾ or [cleaned and disinfected and dried or allowed to dry prior to loading of the consignment;] (d) are closed in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin to avoid any possibility of substitution of the content; (e) bear the information set out in Point 1 of Annex XVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for breeding poultry and productive poultry; II.2.11. are loaded for dispatch to the Union on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) ⁽¹⁷⁾ in a means of transport which is constructed in accordance with point II.2.10(a) and was cleaned and disinfected prior to loading of the consignment with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin; ^{(3) (18)} [II.2.12. are intended for a Member State which has been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Article 66 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689, and: (a) have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus; (b) were kept in isolation for at least 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union in the establishment of origin or quarantine establishment under the supervision of an official veterinarian, where: (i) no bird was vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus during at least 21 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (ii) no other birds have entered into the establishment during that period; (iii) no vaccination has been carried out; (c) have tested ⁽¹²⁾ negative to serological tests to detect antibodies against Newcastle disease virus, performed on blood samples at a level which gives 95% confidence of detecting infection at 5% prevalence and which were taken during at least 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union.] Notes: This animal health/official certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of breeding poultry other than ratites and productive poultry, other than ratites including when the Union is not the final destination of those animals. In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Windsor Framework (see Joint Declaration No 1/2023 of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 24 March 2023, OJ L 102, 17.4.2023, p. 87) in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Framework, references to the Union in this animal health/official certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This animal health/official certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.8 : Provide the code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. Box reference I.27 : Description of consignment: “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following headings: 0105 or 0106 39 . “Category”: Select one of the following: Pure line/grandparents/parents/laying pullets/others. Part II: ⁽¹⁾ This guarantee applies only for poultry belonging to the species of Gallus gallus and turkeys. ⁽²⁾ If any of the results were positive for the serotypes below during the life of the flock, indicate as positive: (a) flocks of breeding poultry: Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Virchow and Salmonella Infantis; (b) flocks of productive poultry: Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium. ⁽³⁾ Delete if not applicable. ⁽⁴⁾ Complete if appropriate: indicate the name and active substance of antimicrobials used. ⁽⁵⁾ Delete if consignment is not intended for Finland or Sweden. ⁽⁶⁾ “Breeding poultry” means poultry 72 hours old or more, intended for the production of hatching eggs, as defined in Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. ⁽⁷⁾ “Productive poultry” means poultry 72 hours old or more, reared for the production of meat, eggs for consumption or other products or for restocking supplies of game birds, as defined in Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. ⁽⁸⁾ Code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽⁹⁾ Only for the zones with the entry “N” in column 4 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽¹⁰⁾ This applies only to the zones in which vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is carried out in accordance with a vaccination programme that complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and which are listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with an entry “A” in column 5 of the table. ⁽¹¹⁾ This guarantee is required only for poultry coming from zones in which the use of vaccines against infection with Newcastle disease virus which comply only with the general criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is not prohibited, in accordance with Article 37, point (e)(ii), thereof, and which are listed in the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with an entry “B” in column 5 of that table. ⁽¹²⁾ Tests shall have been carried out on samples taken by or under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and testing shall have been carried out in an official laboratory designated in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ⁽¹³⁾ Applicable for breeding poultry and productive poultry for the production of meat, eggs for consumption or other products. ⁽¹⁴⁾ Applicable for productive poultry for restocking supplies of game birds. ⁽¹⁵⁾ To be completed when the birds were vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus. ⁽¹⁶⁾ The clinical inspection shall have been carried out by an official veterinarian of the third country or territory of origin. ⁽¹⁷⁾ The date of loading shall not be prior to the date of authorisation of the zone referred to in point II.2.1 for the entry into the Union, or in a period when restriction measures have been adopted by the Union against entry into the Union of that poultry from that zone. ⁽¹⁸⁾ This guarantee is required only for consignments intended for the Member State or zone thereof which has been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Article 66 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689. ⁽¹⁹⁾ 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 23 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF BREEDING RATITES AND PRODUCTIVE RATITES (MODEL “BPR”)

Part I: Description of consignment


COUNTRY	Animal health/official certificate to the EU

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I.1	Consignor/Exporter
	Name
	Address
	Address
	Country
I.5	Consignee/Importer
	Name
	Address
	Country
I.7	Country of origin
I.8	Region of origin
I.11	Place of dispatch
	Name
	Address
	Country
I.13	Place of loading

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

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

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I.21	☐ For transit
	Third country

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I.24	Total number of packages

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I.27	Description of consignment
CN code	Species

Part II: Certification


COUNTRY	COUNTRY	Certificate model BPR	Certificate model BPR	Certificate model BPR	Certificate model BPR
	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 [breeding ratites ⁽¹⁾] ⁽²⁾ [productive ratites ⁽³⁾] ⁽²⁾ of the consignment described in Part I: II.1.1. come from the zone with code - ⁽⁴⁾ which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate: (a) is authorised and listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of breeding ratites and productive ratites; (b) carries out a disease surveillance programme for highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 37, point (a), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (c) is considered free from highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 38 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; II.1.2. come from the zone referred to in point II.1.1, which at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate ⁽²⁾ either [is considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] ^{(2) (5)} or [is not considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and they originate from establishment(s) located in an area within that zone not placed under official restrictions due to an outbreak of that disease;] ^{(2) (6)} or [is not considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and the birds: (a) have been placed under official surveillance for at least 21 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (b) have been kept in complete isolation during the period referred to in point (a), away from direct or indirect contact with other birds, in facilities approved by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin for that purpose; (c) have undergone a virus detection test ⁽⁷⁾ for infection with Newcastle disease virus: (i) which was carried out on cloacal swabs or faeces samples collected from each ratite within 7 to 10 days from the date on which the ratites were placed under official surveillance referred to in point (a); (ii) in which no avian paramyxovirus type 1 isolates with an Intracerebral Pathogenicity Index (ICPI) of more than 0,4 have been found; (iii) with favourable results being available for all birds in the consignment prior to the date on which they left the facilities referred to in point (b) for dispatch to the Union; (d) come from flocks in which surveillance for infection with Newcastle disease virus was carried out under a statistically based sampling plan which produced negative results for at least 6 months immediately prior to loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] II.1.3. come from the zone referred to in point II.1.1, in which: ⁽²⁾ either [(a) vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is not carried out;] ^{(2) (8)} or [(a) vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is carried out in accordance with a vaccination programme that complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] ⁽²⁾ either [(b) vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines which do not comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is prohibited;] ^{(2) (9)} or [(b) vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines which comply only with the general criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is not prohibited, and the birds: (i) have not been vaccinated with such vaccines for at least 12 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (ii) come from a flock or flocks which underwent a virus isolation test ⁽⁷⁾ for infection with Newcastle disease virus carried out on a random sample of cloacal swabs from at least 60 birds in each flock, taken not earlier than 2 weeks prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and in which no avian paramyxoviruses with an ICPI of more than 0,4 were found; (iii) were kept in isolation under official surveillance on the establishment of origin during the 2 weeks referred to in point (ii); (iv) during the last 60 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, were not in contact with poultry which do not fulfil the conditions referred to in points (i) and (ii);] II.1.4. have remained in the zone referred to in point II.1.1 for a continuous period of at least 3 months immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union or since the date of hatching where they are less than 3 months of age; and where they were introduced into the zone referred to in point II.1.1, that introduction took place under animal health requirements at least as stringent as those for the entry into the Union of breeding ratites and productive ratites laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and from a third country or territory, or zone thereof listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 or a Member State; II.1.5. come from the establishment, indicated in box I.11, approved by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin in accordance with requirements which are at least as stringent as those laid down in Article 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035, and: (a) the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn; (b) which is under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and has a system in place to maintain and to keep records in accordance with Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (c) which receives regular animal health visits from a veterinarian for the purpose of the detection of, and information on, signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, at a frequency that is proportional to the risk posed by the establishment; (d) which was not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, at the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (e) within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus for at least 30 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (f) in which no confirmed case of infection with low pathogenic avian influenza viruses has been reported for at least 21 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.1.6. come from a flock which: (a) has not been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza; ⁽²⁾ either [(b) has not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus within the last 12 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] ⁽²⁾ or [(b) has been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus within the last 12 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, with vaccines that comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; ⁽¹⁰⁾ Identification of the flock Age of the birds Date of vaccination Name and type of virus strain used Batch number of the vaccine Name of the vaccine Manufacturer of the vaccine ] (c) has been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽¹¹⁾ within the last 24 hours prior to the time of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and showed no signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; II.1.7. have remained in the establishment indicated in box I.11 since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.1.8. had no contact with other birds of a lower health status since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.1.9. are not to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; II.1.10. have been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽¹¹⁾ on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 24 hours prior to the time of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and showed no signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; II.1.11. are loaded for dispatch to the Union in the containers which: (a) are constructed in such a way that: (i) birds cannot escape or fall out; (ii) visual inspection of the space where birds are kept is possible; (iii) the escape of animal excrements, litter, feed or feathers is prevented or minimized; (b) contain only birds of the same species and category coming from the same establishment; (c) are ⁽²⁾ either [unused and purpose-designed disposable containers to be destroyed after first use;] ⁽²⁾ or [cleaned and disinfected and dried or allowed to dry prior to loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] (d) are closed in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin to avoid any possibility of substitution of the content; (e) bear the information set out in point 1 of Annex XVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for breeding poultry and productive poultry; II.1.12. are loaded for dispatch to the Union on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) ⁽¹²⁾ in a means of transport which is constructed in accordance with point II.1.11(a), and was cleaned and disinfected prior to loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin; ^{(2) (13)} [II.1.13. are intended for a Member State or zone thereof which has been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Article 66 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689, and: (a) have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus; (b) were kept in isolation for at least 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union in the establishment of origin or quarantine establishment under the supervision of an official veterinarian, where: (i) no bird was vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus during the last 21 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (ii) no other birds have entered into the establishment during that period; (iii) no vaccination has been carried out; (c) have tested ⁽⁷⁾ negative to serological tests to detect antibodies against Newcastle disease virus, performed on blood samples at a level which gives 95% confidence of detecting infection at 5% prevalence and which were taken during at least 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union.] ^{(2) (14)} [II.2. 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 [breeding ratites] ⁽²⁾ [productive ratites] ⁽²⁾ 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.] Notes: This animal health/official certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of breeding ratites or productive ratites, including when the Union is not the final destination of those animals. In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Windsor Framework (see Joint Declaration No 1/2023 of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 24 March 2023, OJ L 102, 17.4.2023, p. 87) in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Framework, references to the Union in this animal health/official certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This animal health/official certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 Part I: Box reference I.8 : Provide the code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. Box reference I.27 : Description of consignment: “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following headings: 0106 39 . “Identification system”: The animal shall be individually identified by neck-tags or an injectable transponder in accordance with Article 43 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. “Category”: select one of the following: Pure line/grandparents/parents/others. “Identification number”: Indicate the identification number, which shall include the code of the third country or territory of origin conforming with ISO standards in accordance with Article 43 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. Part II: ⁽¹⁾ “Breeding ratites” means ratites 72 hours old or more, intended for the production of hatching eggs, as defined in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. ⁽²⁾ Delete if not applicable. ⁽³⁾ “Productive ratites” means ratites 72 hours old or more, reared for the production of meat, eggs for consumption or other products, as defined in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. ⁽⁴⁾ Code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽⁵⁾ Only for the zones with the entry “N” in column 4 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽⁶⁾ This guarantee is required only for the consignments from zones which are not considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 and which are listed in the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with an entry “C” in column 5 of that table. ⁽⁷⁾ Tests shall have been carried out on samples taken by or under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and testing shall have been carried out in an official laboratory designated in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ⁽⁸⁾ This applies only to the zones in which vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is carried out in accordance with a vaccination programme that complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and which are listed in the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with an entry “A” in column 5 of that table. ⁽⁹⁾ This guarantee is required only for poultry coming from the zones in which the use of vaccines against infection with Newcastle disease virus which comply only with the general criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is not prohibited, in accordance with Article 37, point (e)(ii), thereof, and which are listed in the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with an entry “B” in column 6 of that table. ⁽¹⁰⁾ To be completed when the birds were vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus. ⁽¹¹⁾ The clinical inspection shall have been carried out by an official veterinarian of the third country or territory of origin. ⁽¹²⁾ The date of loading shall not be prior to the date of authorisation of the zone referred to in point II.1.1 for the entry into the Union, or in a period when restriction measures have been adopted by the Union against entry into the Union of those ratites from that zone. ⁽¹³⁾ This guarantee is required only for the consignments intended for a Member State or zone thereof which has been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Article 66 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689. ⁽¹⁴⁾ Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026.

II.1. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the [breeding ratites ⁽¹⁾] ⁽²⁾ [productive ratites ⁽³⁾] ⁽²⁾ of the consignment described in Part I: II.1.1. come from the zone with code - ⁽⁴⁾ which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate: (a) is authorised and listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of breeding ratites and productive ratites; (b) carries out a disease surveillance programme for highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 37, point (a), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (c) is considered free from highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 38 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; II.1.2. come from the zone referred to in point II.1.1, which at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate ⁽²⁾ either [is considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] ^{(2) (5)} or [is not considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and they originate from establishment(s) located in an area within that zone not placed under official restrictions due to an outbreak of that disease;] ^{(2) (6)} or [is not considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and the birds: (a) have been placed under official surveillance for at least 21 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (b) have been kept in complete isolation during the period referred to in point (a), away from direct or indirect contact with other birds, in facilities approved by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin for that purpose; (c) have undergone a virus detection test ⁽⁷⁾ for infection with Newcastle disease virus: (i) which was carried out on cloacal swabs or faeces samples collected from each ratite within 7 to 10 days from the date on which the ratites were placed under official surveillance referred to in point (a); (ii) in which no avian paramyxovirus type 1 isolates with an Intracerebral Pathogenicity Index (ICPI) of more than 0,4 have been found; (iii) with favourable results being available for all birds in the consignment prior to the date on which they left the facilities referred to in point (b) for dispatch to the Union; (d) come from flocks in which surveillance for infection with Newcastle disease virus was carried out under a statistically based sampling plan which produced negative results for at least 6 months immediately prior to loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] II.1.3. come from the zone referred to in point II.1.1, in which: ⁽²⁾ either [(a) vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is not carried out;] ^{(2) (8)} or [(a) vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is carried out in accordance with a vaccination programme that complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] ⁽²⁾ either [(b) vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines which do not comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is prohibited;] ^{(2) (9)} or [(b) vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines which comply only with the general criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is not prohibited, and the birds: (i) have not been vaccinated with such vaccines for at least 12 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (ii) come from a flock or flocks which underwent a virus isolation test ⁽⁷⁾ for infection with Newcastle disease virus carried out on a random sample of cloacal swabs from at least 60 birds in each flock, taken not earlier than 2 weeks prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and in which no avian paramyxoviruses with an ICPI of more than 0,4 were found; (iii) were kept in isolation under official surveillance on the establishment of origin during the 2 weeks referred to in point (ii); (iv) during the last 60 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, were not in contact with poultry which do not fulfil the conditions referred to in points (i) and (ii);] II.1.4. have remained in the zone referred to in point II.1.1 for a continuous period of at least 3 months immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union or since the date of hatching where they are less than 3 months of age; and where they were introduced into the zone referred to in point II.1.1, that introduction took place under animal health requirements at least as stringent as those for the entry into the Union of breeding ratites and productive ratites laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and from a third country or territory, or zone thereof listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 or a Member State; II.1.5. come from the establishment, indicated in box I.11, approved by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin in accordance with requirements which are at least as stringent as those laid down in Article 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035, and: (a) the approval of which has not been suspended or withdrawn; (b) which is under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and has a system in place to maintain and to keep records in accordance with Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (c) which receives regular animal health visits from a veterinarian for the purpose of the detection of, and information on, signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, at a frequency that is proportional to the risk posed by the establishment; (d) which was not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, at the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (e) within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus for at least 30 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (f) in which no confirmed case of infection with low pathogenic avian influenza viruses has been reported for at least 21 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.1.6. come from a flock which: (a) has not been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza; ⁽²⁾ either [(b) has not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus within the last 12 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] ⁽²⁾ or [(b) has been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus within the last 12 months prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, with vaccines that comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; ⁽¹⁰⁾ Identification of the flock Age of the birds Date of vaccination Name and type of virus strain used Batch number of the vaccine Name of the vaccine Manufacturer of the vaccine ] (c) has been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽¹¹⁾ within the last 24 hours prior to the time of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and showed no signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; II.1.7. have remained in the establishment indicated in box I.11 since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.1.8. had no contact with other birds of a lower health status since the date of hatching or for a continuous period of at least 6 weeks immediately prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; II.1.9. are not to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; II.1.10. have been subjected to a clinical inspection ⁽¹¹⁾ on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 24 hours prior to the time of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union, and showed no signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases; II.1.11. are loaded for dispatch to the Union in the containers which: (a) are constructed in such a way that: (i) birds cannot escape or fall out; (ii) visual inspection of the space where birds are kept is possible; (iii) the escape of animal excrements, litter, feed or feathers is prevented or minimized; (b) contain only birds of the same species and category coming from the same establishment; (c) are ⁽²⁾ either [unused and purpose-designed disposable containers to be destroyed after first use;] ⁽²⁾ or [cleaned and disinfected and dried or allowed to dry prior to loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union;] (d) are closed in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin to avoid any possibility of substitution of the content; (e) bear the information set out in point 1 of Annex XVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for breeding poultry and productive poultry; II.1.12. are loaded for dispatch to the Union on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) ⁽¹²⁾ in a means of transport which is constructed in accordance with point II.1.11(a), and was cleaned and disinfected prior to loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin; ^{(2) (13)} [II.1.13. are intended for a Member State or zone thereof which has been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Article 66 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689, and: (a) have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus; (b) were kept in isolation for at least 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union in the establishment of origin or quarantine establishment under the supervision of an official veterinarian, where: (i) no bird was vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus during the last 21 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union; (ii) no other birds have entered into the establishment during that period; (iii) no vaccination has been carried out; (c) have tested ⁽⁷⁾ negative to serological tests to detect antibodies against Newcastle disease virus, performed on blood samples at a level which gives 95% confidence of detecting infection at 5% prevalence and which were taken during at least 14 days prior to the date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union.] ^{(2) (14)} [II.2. 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 [breeding ratites] ⁽²⁾ [productive ratites] ⁽²⁾ 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.] Notes: This animal health/official certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of breeding ratites or productive ratites, including when the Union is not the final destination of those animals. In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Windsor Framework (see Joint Declaration No 1/2023 of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 24 March 2023, OJ L 102, 17.4.2023, p. 87) in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Framework, references to the Union in this animal health/official certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This animal health/official certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 Part I: Box reference I.8 : Provide the code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. Box reference I.27 : Description of consignment: “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following headings: 0106 39 . “Identification system”: The animal shall be individually identified by neck-tags or an injectable transponder in accordance with Article 43 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. “Category”: select one of the following: Pure line/grandparents/parents/others. “Identification number”: Indicate the identification number, which shall include the code of the third country or territory of origin conforming with ISO standards in accordance with Article 43 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. Part II: ⁽¹⁾ “Breeding ratites” means ratites 72 hours old or more, intended for the production of hatching eggs, as defined in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. ⁽²⁾ Delete if not applicable. ⁽³⁾ “Productive ratites” means ratites 72 hours old or more, reared for the production of meat, eggs for consumption or other products, as defined in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. ⁽⁴⁾ Code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽⁵⁾ Only for the zones with the entry “N” in column 4 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽⁶⁾ This guarantee is required only for the consignments from zones which are not considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 and which are listed in the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with an entry “C” in column 5 of that table. ⁽⁷⁾ Tests shall have been carried out on samples taken by or under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and testing shall have been carried out in an official laboratory designated in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ⁽⁸⁾ This applies only to the zones in which vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is carried out in accordance with a vaccination programme that complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and which are listed in the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with an entry “A” in column 5 of that table. ⁽⁹⁾ This guarantee is required only for poultry coming from the zones in which the use of vaccines against infection with Newcastle disease virus which comply only with the general criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is not prohibited, in accordance with Article 37, point (e)(ii), thereof, and which are listed in the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with an entry “B” in column 6 of that table. ⁽¹⁰⁾ To be completed when the birds were vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus. ⁽¹¹⁾ The clinical inspection shall have been carried out by an official veterinarian of the third country or territory of origin. ⁽¹²⁾ The date of loading shall not be prior to the date of authorisation of the zone referred to in point II.1.1 for the entry into the Union, or in a period when restriction measures have been adopted by the Union against entry into the Union of those ratites from that zone. ⁽¹³⁾ This guarantee is required only for the consignments intended for a Member State or zone thereof which has been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Article 66 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689. ⁽¹⁴⁾ 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 24 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF DAY-OLD CHICKS OTHER THAN RATITES (MODEL “DOC”)

Part I: Description of consignment


COUNTRY	Animal health/official certificate to the EU

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I.1	Consignor/Exporter
	Name
	Address
	Address
	Country
I.5	Consignee/Importer
	Name
	Address
	Country
I.7	Country of origin
I.8	Region of origin
I.11	Place of dispatch
	Name
	Address
	Country
I.13	Place of loading

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

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

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I.21	☐ For transit
	Third country

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I.24	Total number of packages

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I.27	Description of consignment
CN code	Species

Part II: Certification


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

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