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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/636 of 25 March 2025 amending Annexes III and V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 as regards model animal health certificates, model official certificates, model animal health/official certificates and private attestation, for the entry into the Union or transit through the Union to a third country of consignments of certain categories of animals and goods intended for human consumption

Type Implementing Regulation

Publication 2025-04-30

State In force

Text As published

Department European Commission, SANTE

Source EUR-Lex

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COUNTRY	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	Transport conditions
I.19	Container number/Seal number
	Container No
I.20	Certified as or for
	☐ Products for human consumption

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I.21	I.22
I.21	I.23

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I.24	Total number of packages

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I.27	Description of consignment
CN code	Species



☐ Final consumer

Part II: Certification


	COUNTRY	Model certificate SNS	Model certificate SNS	Model certificate SNS	Model certificate SNS
	II. Health information	II.a	Certificate reference	II.b	IMSOC reference


II.1. Public health attestation I, the undersigned, declare that I am aware of the relevant requirements of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and hereby certify that the snails described in Part I were produced in accordance with these requirements, in particular that they: II.1.1. ⁽¹⁾ [in the case of the entry into the Union directly from primary producers of live snails: (a) come from establishments that have been registered and apply general hygiene requirements in accordance with Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, regularly audited by the competent authorities; (b) have been packaged and stored in a hygienic manner;] ⁽¹⁾ [in other cases: (a) come from establishments applying general hygiene requirements and implementing a programme based on the hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) principles in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, regularly audited by the competent authorities, and listed as Union approved establishments; (b) have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Section XI of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 [and shelled, cooked, prepared, preserved, frozen, packaged and stored in a hygienic manner] ⁽¹⁾.] Notes 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 official certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This 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.11 : The registration number, when live snails come directly from a holding in a third country, and the approval number, if live snails are sent from a cold store. Box reference I.27 : “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following headings: 0307 60 00 or 1605 . “Treatment type”: None (live), fresh, treated. Part II: ⁽¹⁾ Delete if not applicable.


Certifying officer	Certifying officer	Certifying officer	Certifying officer
Name (in capital letters)
Date		Qualification and title
Stamp		Signature

CHAPTER 41 MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF GELATINE INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION OTHER THAN GELATINE CAPSULES NOT DERIVED FROM RUMINANT BONES (MODEL GEL)

Part I: Description of consignment


COUNTRY	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	Transport conditions
I.19	Container number/Seal number
	Container No
I.20	Certified as or for
	☐ Products for human consumption

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I.21	I.22
I.21	I.23

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I.24	Total number of packages

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I.27	Description of consignment
CN code	Species



☐ Final consumer

Part II: Certification


	COUNTRY	Model certificate GEL	Model certificate GEL	Model certificate GEL	Model certificate GEL
	II. Health information	II.a	Certificate reference	II.b	IMSOC reference


II.1. Public health attestation I, the undersigned, declare that I am aware of the relevant requirements of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and hereby certify that the gelatine described in Part I was produced in accordance with these requirements, and in particular that: II.1.1. it comes from establishments applying general hygiene requirements and implementing a programme based on the hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) principles in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, regularly audited by the competent authority, and listed as Union approved establishments; II.1.2. it has been produced from raw materials which meet the requirements of Section XIV, Chapters I and II, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; II.1.3. it has been produced in compliance with the conditions set out in Section XIV, Chapter III, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; II.1.4. it satisfies the criteria of Section XIV, Chapter IV, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005; II.1.5. it is derived ⁽¹⁾ either [from animals which have been found fit for human consumption following ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections;] ⁽¹⁾ or [from wild game which has been found fit for human consumption followingpost-mortem inspection;] ⁽¹⁾ or [from fishery products that comply with Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;] ⁽¹⁾ [II.1.6. it is derived from raw materials of bovine, ovine and caprine animal origin other than hides and skins, and ⁽¹⁾ either [the country or region of its origin is classified in accordance with Commission Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk, and: ⁽¹⁾ either [the animals from which the gelatine is derived were born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk in which there have been no BSE indigenous cases;]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [the animals from which the gelatine is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk in which there has been at least one BSE indigenous case, and the gelatine does not contain and is not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals;]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [the animals from which the gelatine is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk, and: (a) the gelatine does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; (b) the gelatine does not contain and is not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (c) the animals from which the gelatine is derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [the animals from which the gelatine is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing an undetermined BSE risk, and: (a) the gelatine does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (b) the gelatine does not contain and is not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (c) the animals from which the gelatine is derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (d) the animals from which the gelatine is derived have not been fed with meat-and-bone meal or greaves, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (e) the gelatine was produced and handled in a manner which ensures that it does not contain and was not contaminated with nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;]]] ⁽¹⁾ or [the country or region of its origin is classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk, and: (a) the animals from which the gelatine is derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (b) the gelatine does not contain and is not derived from: (i) specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (ii) mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; ⁽¹⁾ either [(c) the animals from which the gelatine is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible or a controlled BSE risk;]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [(c) the animals from which the gelatine is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing an undetermined BSE risk, and: (i) the animals from which the gelatine is derived have not been fed with meat-and-bone meal or greaves, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (ii) the gelatine was produced and handled in a manner which ensures that it does not contain and was not contaminated with nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;]]] ⁽¹⁾ or [the country or region of its origin is classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region with an undetermined BSE risk, and: (a) the animals from which the gelatine is derived have not been: (i) slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (ii) fed meat-and-bone meal or greaves derived from ruminants, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (b) the gelatine does not contain and is not derived from: (i) specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (ii) mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (iii) nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process.]] Notes 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 official certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This official certificate shall be completed according to the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.27 : “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following heading(s): 2106 , 2601 , 3503 , 3913 , 3926 or 9602 . Part II: ⁽¹⁾ Delete if not applicable.

II.1. Public health attestation I, the undersigned, declare that I am aware of the relevant requirements of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and hereby certify that the gelatine described in Part I was produced in accordance with these requirements, and in particular that: II.1.1. it comes from establishments applying general hygiene requirements and implementing a programme based on the hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) principles in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, regularly audited by the competent authority, and listed as Union approved establishments; II.1.2. it has been produced from raw materials which meet the requirements of Section XIV, Chapters I and II, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; II.1.3. it has been produced in compliance with the conditions set out in Section XIV, Chapter III, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; II.1.4. it satisfies the criteria of Section XIV, Chapter IV, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005; II.1.5. it is derived ⁽¹⁾ either [from animals which have been found fit for human consumption following ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections;] ⁽¹⁾ or [from wild game which has been found fit for human consumption followingpost-mortem inspection;] ⁽¹⁾ or [from fishery products that comply with Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;] ⁽¹⁾ [II.1.6. it is derived from raw materials of bovine, ovine and caprine animal origin other than hides and skins, and ⁽¹⁾ either [the country or region of its origin is classified in accordance with Commission Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk, and: ⁽¹⁾ either [the animals from which the gelatine is derived were born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk in which there have been no BSE indigenous cases;]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [the animals from which the gelatine is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk in which there has been at least one BSE indigenous case, and the gelatine does not contain and is not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals;]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [the animals from which the gelatine is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk, and: (a) the gelatine does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; (b) the gelatine does not contain and is not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (c) the animals from which the gelatine is derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [the animals from which the gelatine is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing an undetermined BSE risk, and: (a) the gelatine does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (b) the gelatine does not contain and is not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (c) the animals from which the gelatine is derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (d) the animals from which the gelatine is derived have not been fed with meat-and-bone meal or greaves, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (e) the gelatine was produced and handled in a manner which ensures that it does not contain and was not contaminated with nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;]]] ⁽¹⁾ or [the country or region of its origin is classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk, and: (a) the animals from which the gelatine is derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (b) the gelatine does not contain and is not derived from: (i) specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (ii) mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; ⁽¹⁾ either [(c) the animals from which the gelatine is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible or a controlled BSE risk;]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [(c) the animals from which the gelatine is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing an undetermined BSE risk, and: (i) the animals from which the gelatine is derived have not been fed with meat-and-bone meal or greaves, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (ii) the gelatine was produced and handled in a manner which ensures that it does not contain and was not contaminated with nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;]]] ⁽¹⁾ or [the country or region of its origin is classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region with an undetermined BSE risk, and: (a) the animals from which the gelatine is derived have not been: (i) slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (ii) fed meat-and-bone meal or greaves derived from ruminants, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (b) the gelatine does not contain and is not derived from: (i) specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (ii) mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (iii) nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process.]] Notes 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 official certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This official certificate shall be completed according to the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.27 : “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following heading(s): 2106 , 2601 , 3503 , 3913 , 3926 or 9602 . Part II: ⁽¹⁾ Delete if not applicable.


Certifying officer	Certifying officer	Certifying officer	Certifying officer
Name (in capital letters)
Date		Qualification and title
Stamp		Signature

CHAPTER 42 MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF COLLAGEN INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL COL)

Part I: Description of consignment


COUNTRY	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	Transport conditions
I.19	Container number/Seal number
	Container No
I.20	Certified as or for
	☐ Products for human consumption

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I.21	I.22
I.21	I.23

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I.24	Total number of packages

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I.27	Description of consignment
CN code	Species



☐ Final consumer

Part II: Certification


	COUNTRY	Model certificate COL	Model certificate COL	Model certificate COL	Model certificate COL
	II. Health information	II.a	Certificate reference	II.b	IMSOC reference


II.1. Public health attestation I, the undersigned, declare that I am aware of the relevant requirements of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and hereby certify that the collagen described in Part I was produced in accordance with these requirements, and in particular that: II.1.1. it comes from establishments applying general hygiene requirements and implementing a programme based on the hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) principles in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, regularly audited by the competent authority, and listed as Union approved establishments; II.1.2 it has been produced from raw materials which meet the requirements of Section XV, Chapters I and II, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; II.1.3. it has been produced in compliance with the conditions set out in Section XV, Chapter III, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; II.1.4. it satisfies the criteria of Section XV, Chapter IV, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005; II.1.5. it is derived from ⁽¹⁾ either [animals which have been found fit for human consumption following ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections;] ⁽¹⁾ or [wild game which has been found fit for human consumption followingpost-mortem inspection;] ⁽¹⁾ or [fishery products that comply with Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;] ⁽¹⁾ [II.1.6. it is derived from raw materials of bovine, ovine and caprine animal origin other than hides and skins, and ⁽¹⁾ either [the country or region of its origin is classified in accordance with Commission Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk, and: ⁽¹⁾ either [the animals from which the collagen is derived were born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk in which there have been no BSE indigenous cases;]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [the animals from which the collagen is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk in which there has been at least one BSE indigenous case, and the collagen does not contain and is not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals;]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [the animals from which the collagen is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk, and: (a) the collagen does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; (b) the collagen does not contain and is not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (c) the animals from which the collagen is derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [the animals from which the collagen is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing an undetermined BSE risk, and: (a) the collagen does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (b) the collagen does not contain and is not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (c) the animals from which the collagen is derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (d) the animals from which the collagen is derived have not been fed with meat-and-bone meal or greaves, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (e) the collagen was produced and handled in a manner which ensures that it does not contain and was not contaminated with nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;]]] ⁽¹⁾ or [the country or region of its origin is classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk, and: (a) the animals from which the collagen is derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (b) the collagen does not contain and is not derived from: (i) specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (ii) mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals. ⁽¹⁾ either [(c) the animals from which the collagen is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible or a controlled BSE risk;]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [(c) the animals from which the collagen is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing an undetermined BSE risk, and: (i) the animals from which the collagen is derived have not been fed with meat-and-bone meal or greaves, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (ii) the collagen was produced and handled in a manner which ensures that it does not contain and was not contaminated with nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;]]] ⁽¹⁾ or [the country or region of its origin is classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region with an undetermined BSE risk, and: (a) the animals from which the collagen is derived have not been: (i) slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (ii) fed meat-and-bone meal or greaves derived from ruminants, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (b) the collagen does not contain and is not derived from: (i) specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (ii) mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (iii) nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process.]] Notes 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 official certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This official certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.27 : This official certificate may also be used for the entry into the Union of collagen casings. “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following headings: 2106 , 3504 or 3917 . Part II: ⁽¹⁾ Delete if not applicable.

II.1. Public health attestation I, the undersigned, declare that I am aware of the relevant requirements of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and hereby certify that the collagen described in Part I was produced in accordance with these requirements, and in particular that: II.1.1. it comes from establishments applying general hygiene requirements and implementing a programme based on the hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) principles in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, regularly audited by the competent authority, and listed as Union approved establishments; II.1.2 it has been produced from raw materials which meet the requirements of Section XV, Chapters I and II, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; II.1.3. it has been produced in compliance with the conditions set out in Section XV, Chapter III, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; II.1.4. it satisfies the criteria of Section XV, Chapter IV, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005; II.1.5. it is derived from ⁽¹⁾ either [animals which have been found fit for human consumption following ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections;] ⁽¹⁾ or [wild game which has been found fit for human consumption followingpost-mortem inspection;] ⁽¹⁾ or [fishery products that comply with Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;] ⁽¹⁾ [II.1.6. it is derived from raw materials of bovine, ovine and caprine animal origin other than hides and skins, and ⁽¹⁾ either [the country or region of its origin is classified in accordance with Commission Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk, and: ⁽¹⁾ either [the animals from which the collagen is derived were born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk in which there have been no BSE indigenous cases;]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [the animals from which the collagen is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk in which there has been at least one BSE indigenous case, and the collagen does not contain and is not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals;]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [the animals from which the collagen is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk, and: (a) the collagen does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; (b) the collagen does not contain and is not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (c) the animals from which the collagen is derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [the animals from which the collagen is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing an undetermined BSE risk, and: (a) the collagen does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (b) the collagen does not contain and is not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (c) the animals from which the collagen is derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (d) the animals from which the collagen is derived have not been fed with meat-and-bone meal or greaves, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (e) the collagen was produced and handled in a manner which ensures that it does not contain and was not contaminated with nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;]]] ⁽¹⁾ or [the country or region of its origin is classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk, and: (a) the animals from which the collagen is derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (b) the collagen does not contain and is not derived from: (i) specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (ii) mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals. ⁽¹⁾ either [(c) the animals from which the collagen is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible or a controlled BSE risk;]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [(c) the animals from which the collagen is derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing an undetermined BSE risk, and: (i) the animals from which the collagen is derived have not been fed with meat-and-bone meal or greaves, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (ii) the collagen was produced and handled in a manner which ensures that it does not contain and was not contaminated with nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;]]] ⁽¹⁾ or [the country or region of its origin is classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region with an undetermined BSE risk, and: (a) the animals from which the collagen is derived have not been: (i) slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (ii) fed meat-and-bone meal or greaves derived from ruminants, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (b) the collagen does not contain and is not derived from: (i) specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (ii) mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (iii) nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process.]] Notes 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 official certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This official certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.27 : This official certificate may also be used for the entry into the Union of collagen casings. “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following headings: 2106 , 3504 or 3917 . Part II: ⁽¹⁾ Delete if not applicable.


Certifying officer	Certifying officer	Certifying officer	Certifying officer
Name (in capital letters)
Date		Qualification and title
Stamp		Signature

CHAPTER 43 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF RAW MATERIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GELATINE AND COLLAGEN INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL RCG)

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	Transport conditions
I.19	Container number/Seal number
	Container No
I.20	Certified as or for
	☐ Products for human consumption

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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	Model certificate RCG	Model certificate RCG	Model certificate RCG	Model certificate RCG
	II. Health information	II.a	Certificate reference	II.b	IMSOC reference


⁽¹⁾ [II.1. Public health attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the raw materials) I, the undersigned, declare that I am aware of the relevant requirements of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and hereby certify that the raw materials described in Part I comply with these requirements, and in particular that: ⁽¹⁾ either [II.1.1. they are hides and skins of domestic ruminant animals, pigs and poultry, as well as bones and tendons and sinews of domestic animals, including domestic solipeds and rabbits, and they are derived from animals which were slaughtered in a slaughterhouse and, when applicable further handled in cutting plants, appearing on the list of establishments drawn up and kept up to date in accordance with Article 127(3), point (e)(ii), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, and the carcases of which were found to be fit for human consumption following ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections;]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [II.1.2. they are wild game hides, skins and bones derived from killed animals whose carcases have been found to be fit for human consumption following post-mortem inspection in a game handling establishment appearing on the list of establishments drawn up and kept up to date in accordance with Article 127(3), point (e)(ii), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [II.1.3 they are fish skins and bones derived from establishments that produce fishery products for human consumption and appear on the list of establishments drawn up and kept up to date in accordance with Article 127(3), point (e)(ii), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;]] ⁽¹⁾ [II.1.4. they are raw materials of bovine, ovine and caprine animal origin other than hides and skins, and ⁽¹⁾ either [the country or region of their origin is classified in accordance with Commission Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk, and: ⁽¹⁾ either [the animals from which the raw materials are derived were born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk in which there have been no BSE indigenous cases;]]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [the animals from which the raw materials are derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk in which there has been at least one BSE indigenous case, and the raw materials do not contain and are not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals;]]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [the animals from which the raw materials are derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk, and: (a) the raw materials do not contain and are not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (b) the raw materials do not contain and are not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (c) the animals from which the raw materials are derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;]]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [the animals from which the raw materials are derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing an undetermined BSE risk, and: (a) the raw materials do not contain and are not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (b) the raw materials do not contain and are not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (c) the animals from which the raw materials are derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (d) the animals from which the raw materials are derived have not been fed with meat-and-bone meal or greaves, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (e) the raw materials were produced and handled in a manner which ensures that they do not contain and were not contaminated with nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;]]]] ⁽¹⁾ or [the country or region of their origin is classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk, and: (a) the animals from which the raw materials are derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (b) the raw materials do not contain and are not derived from: (i) specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (ii) mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals. ⁽¹⁾ either [(c) the animals from which the raw materials are derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible or a controlled BSE risk;]]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [(c) the animals from which the raw materials are derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing an undetermined BSE risk, and: (i) the animals from which the raw materials are derived have not been fed with meat-and-bone meal or greaves, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (ii) the raw materials were produced and handled in a manner which ensures that they do not contain and were not contaminated with nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;]]]] ⁽¹⁾ or [the country or region of their origin is classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region with an undetermined BSE risk, and: (a) the animals from which the raw materials are derived have not been: (i) slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (ii) fed meat-and-bone meal or greaves derived from ruminants, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (b) the raw materials do not contain and are not derived from: (i) specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (ii) mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (iii) nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process.]]] ⁽¹⁾ [II.2. Animal health attestation (Delete when the raw materials are derived entirely from domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds), wild game solipeds belonging to the subgenus Hippotigris (Zebra), wild leporidae or wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae) The raw materials described in Part I: II.2.1. have been dispatched from ⁽¹⁾ either [the zone(s) with code(s) … ⁽³⁾ which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate is/are authorised for the entry into the Union of fresh meat (and therefore for the entry into the Union of the raw materials) of the species described under point II.2.2 from which the fresh meat was obtained, and listed in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for raw materials from ungulates or in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for raw materials from poultry and game birds, and contain only raw materials obtained in] ^{(1) (4)} or [the zone with code … ⁽⁵⁾ which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate is authorised for the transit through the Union of fresh meat (and therefore for the transit through the Union of the raw materials) of the species described under point II.2.2 from which the fresh meat was obtained intended for a destination outside the Union and is listed in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, and contain only raw materials obtained in] ⁽¹⁾ either [the same zone as the zone of dispatch;] ⁽¹⁾ or [the zone(s) with code(s) … ⁽³⁾ which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate is/are authorised for the entry into the Union of fresh meat (and therefore for the entry of the raw materials) of the species from which the raw materials were obtained and is/are listed in ⁽¹⁾ either [Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for raw materials from ungulates;]] ⁽¹⁾ or [Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for raw materials from poultry and game birds;]] ⁽¹⁾ or [Member States;] II.2.2. contain only raw materials complying with all the animal health requirements for entry into the Union of fresh meat of the following species: [domestic bovine animals,] ^{(1) (6)} [domestic ovine animals,] ^{(1) (6)} [domestic caprine animals,] ^{(1) (6)} [domestic porcine animals,] ⁽¹⁾ [animals of the family Bovidae (other than domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals), camelid animals and cervid animals kept as farmed game,] ^{(1) (6)} [wild animals of the family Bovidae (other than domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals), wild camelid animals and wild cervid animals,] ^{(1) (6)} [animals kept as farmed game of wild breeds of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae,] ⁽¹⁾ [wild animals of wild breeds of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae,] ⁽¹⁾ [poultry other than ratites,] ⁽¹⁾ [ratites,] ⁽¹⁾ [game birds] ⁽¹⁾ laid down in the relevant model certificate ⁽⁷⁾, and therefore eligible for the entry into the Union as such.] Notes 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 is intended for the entry into the Union of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen intended for human consumption, including when the Union is not the final destination of such raw materials. 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 appearing column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII or Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. Box reference I.27 : “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following headings: 0206 , 0207 , 0208 , 0302 , 0303 , 0305 , 0505 , 0506 , 0511 91 , 0511 99 , 4101 , 4102 or 4103 . “Nature of commodity”: Hides, skins, bones, tendons and sinews. “Manufacturing plant”: Includes slaughterhouse, factory vessel, cutting plant, game handling establishment and processing plant. Part II: ⁽¹⁾ Delete if not applicable. In the case of products derived from fishery products, the whole Part II.2 shall be deleted. ⁽²⁾ “Fresh meat” as defined in point 1.10 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. ⁽³⁾ Code of the zone in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII or Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as relevant for the species. ⁽⁴⁾ Only applicable to consignments transiting through the Union and intended for a destination outside the Union, originating from third country or territory, or zone thereof listed in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as authorised for transit through the Union of fresh meat (and therefore for the transit of the raw materials) of the species from which the raw materials were obtained accompanied by an animal health certificate corresponding to the present model certificate in accordance with column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽⁵⁾ Code of the zone in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽⁶⁾ Only from the zones listed without specific conditions regarding maturation, pH or de-boning in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽⁷⁾ Model certificates provided for in Annexes to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235: model BOV for fresh meat of domestic bovine animals; model OVI for fresh meat of domestic ovine and caprine animals; model POR for fresh meat of domestic porcine animals; model RUF for fresh meat of animals of the family Bovidae (other than domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals), camelid animals and cervid animals kept as farmed game; model RUW for fresh meat of wild animals of the family Bovidae (other than domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals), wild camelid animals and wild cervid animals; model SUF for fresh meat of animals kept as farmed game of wild breeds of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae; model SUW for fresh meat of wild animals of wild breeds of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae; model POU for fresh meat of poultry other than ratites; model RAT for fresh meat of ratites; model GBM for fresh meat of game birds. ⁽⁸⁾ To be signed by: (a) an official veterinarian when Part II.2 Animal health attestation is not deleted; (b) a certifying officer or an official veterinarian when Part II.2 Animal health attestation is deleted.

⁽¹⁾ [II.1. Public health attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the raw materials) I, the undersigned, declare that I am aware of the relevant requirements of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and hereby certify that the raw materials described in Part I comply with these requirements, and in particular that: ⁽¹⁾ either [II.1.1. they are hides and skins of domestic ruminant animals, pigs and poultry, as well as bones and tendons and sinews of domestic animals, including domestic solipeds and rabbits, and they are derived from animals which were slaughtered in a slaughterhouse and, when applicable further handled in cutting plants, appearing on the list of establishments drawn up and kept up to date in accordance with Article 127(3), point (e)(ii), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, and the carcases of which were found to be fit for human consumption following ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections;]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [II.1.2. they are wild game hides, skins and bones derived from killed animals whose carcases have been found to be fit for human consumption following post-mortem inspection in a game handling establishment appearing on the list of establishments drawn up and kept up to date in accordance with Article 127(3), point (e)(ii), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [II.1.3 they are fish skins and bones derived from establishments that produce fishery products for human consumption and appear on the list of establishments drawn up and kept up to date in accordance with Article 127(3), point (e)(ii), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;]] ⁽¹⁾ [II.1.4. they are raw materials of bovine, ovine and caprine animal origin other than hides and skins, and ⁽¹⁾ either [the country or region of their origin is classified in accordance with Commission Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk, and: ⁽¹⁾ either [the animals from which the raw materials are derived were born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk in which there have been no BSE indigenous cases;]]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [the animals from which the raw materials are derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk in which there has been at least one BSE indigenous case, and the raw materials do not contain and are not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals;]]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [the animals from which the raw materials are derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk, and: (a) the raw materials do not contain and are not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (b) the raw materials do not contain and are not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (c) the animals from which the raw materials are derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;]]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [the animals from which the raw materials are derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing an undetermined BSE risk, and: (a) the raw materials do not contain and are not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (b) the raw materials do not contain and are not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (c) the animals from which the raw materials are derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (d) the animals from which the raw materials are derived have not been fed with meat-and-bone meal or greaves, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (e) the raw materials were produced and handled in a manner which ensures that they do not contain and were not contaminated with nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;]]]] ⁽¹⁾ or [the country or region of their origin is classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk, and: (a) the animals from which the raw materials are derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (b) the raw materials do not contain and are not derived from: (i) specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (ii) mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals. ⁽¹⁾ either [(c) the animals from which the raw materials are derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible or a controlled BSE risk;]]]] ⁽¹⁾ and/or [(c) the animals from which the raw materials are derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing an undetermined BSE risk, and: (i) the animals from which the raw materials are derived have not been fed with meat-and-bone meal or greaves, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (ii) the raw materials were produced and handled in a manner which ensures that they do not contain and were not contaminated with nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;]]]] ⁽¹⁾ or [the country or region of their origin is classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region with an undetermined BSE risk, and: (a) the animals from which the raw materials are derived have not been: (i) slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (ii) fed meat-and-bone meal or greaves derived from ruminants, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (b) the raw materials do not contain and are not derived from: (i) specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (ii) mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (iii) nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process.]]] ⁽¹⁾ [II.2. Animal health attestation (Delete when the raw materials are derived entirely from domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds), wild game solipeds belonging to the subgenus Hippotigris (Zebra), wild leporidae or wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae) The raw materials described in Part I: II.2.1. have been dispatched from ⁽¹⁾ either [the zone(s) with code(s) … ⁽³⁾ which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate is/are authorised for the entry into the Union of fresh meat (and therefore for the entry into the Union of the raw materials) of the species described under point II.2.2 from which the fresh meat was obtained, and listed in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for raw materials from ungulates or in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for raw materials from poultry and game birds, and contain only raw materials obtained in] ^{(1) (4)} or [the zone with code … ⁽⁵⁾ which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate is authorised for the transit through the Union of fresh meat (and therefore for the transit through the Union of the raw materials) of the species described under point II.2.2 from which the fresh meat was obtained intended for a destination outside the Union and is listed in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, and contain only raw materials obtained in] ⁽¹⁾ either [the same zone as the zone of dispatch;] ⁽¹⁾ or [the zone(s) with code(s) … ⁽³⁾ which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate is/are authorised for the entry into the Union of fresh meat (and therefore for the entry of the raw materials) of the species from which the raw materials were obtained and is/are listed in ⁽¹⁾ either [Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for raw materials from ungulates;]] ⁽¹⁾ or [Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for raw materials from poultry and game birds;]] ⁽¹⁾ or [Member States;] II.2.2. contain only raw materials complying with all the animal health requirements for entry into the Union of fresh meat of the following species: [domestic bovine animals,] ^{(1) (6)} [domestic ovine animals,] ^{(1) (6)} [domestic caprine animals,] ^{(1) (6)} [domestic porcine animals,] ⁽¹⁾ [animals of the family Bovidae (other than domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals), camelid animals and cervid animals kept as farmed game,] ^{(1) (6)} [wild animals of the family Bovidae (other than domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals), wild camelid animals and wild cervid animals,] ^{(1) (6)} [animals kept as farmed game of wild breeds of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae,] ⁽¹⁾ [wild animals of wild breeds of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae,] ⁽¹⁾ [poultry other than ratites,] ⁽¹⁾ [ratites,] ⁽¹⁾ [game birds] ⁽¹⁾ laid down in the relevant model certificate ⁽⁷⁾, and therefore eligible for the entry into the Union as such.] Notes 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 is intended for the entry into the Union of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen intended for human consumption, including when the Union is not the final destination of such raw materials. 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 appearing column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII or Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. Box reference I.27 : “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following headings: 0206 , 0207 , 0208 , 0302 , 0303 , 0305 , 0505 , 0506 , 0511 91 , 0511 99 , 4101 , 4102 or 4103 . “Nature of commodity”: Hides, skins, bones, tendons and sinews. “Manufacturing plant”: Includes slaughterhouse, factory vessel, cutting plant, game handling establishment and processing plant. Part II: ⁽¹⁾ Delete if not applicable. In the case of products derived from fishery products, the whole Part II.2 shall be deleted. ⁽²⁾ “Fresh meat” as defined in point 1.10 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. ⁽³⁾ Code of the zone in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII or Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as relevant for the species. ⁽⁴⁾ Only applicable to consignments transiting through the Union and intended for a destination outside the Union, originating from third country or territory, or zone thereof listed in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as authorised for transit through the Union of fresh meat (and therefore for the transit of the raw materials) of the species from which the raw materials were obtained accompanied by an animal health certificate corresponding to the present model certificate in accordance with column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽⁵⁾ Code of the zone in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽⁶⁾ Only from the zones listed without specific conditions regarding maturation, pH or de-boning in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. ⁽⁷⁾ Model certificates provided for in Annexes to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235: model BOV for fresh meat of domestic bovine animals; model OVI for fresh meat of domestic ovine and caprine animals; model POR for fresh meat of domestic porcine animals; model RUF for fresh meat of animals of the family Bovidae (other than domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals), camelid animals and cervid animals kept as farmed game; model RUW for fresh meat of wild animals of the family Bovidae (other than domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals), wild camelid animals and wild cervid animals; model SUF for fresh meat of animals kept as farmed game of wild breeds of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae; model SUW for fresh meat of wild animals of wild breeds of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae; model POU for fresh meat of poultry other than ratites; model RAT for fresh meat of ratites; model GBM for fresh meat of game birds. ⁽⁸⁾ To be signed by: (a) an official veterinarian when Part II.2 Animal health attestation is not deleted; (b) a certifying officer or an official veterinarian when Part II.2 Animal health attestation is deleted.


[Official veterinarian] ^{(1) (8)} /[Certifying officer] ^{(1) (8)}	[Official veterinarian] ^{(1) (8)} /[Certifying officer] ^{(1) (8)}	[Official veterinarian] ^{(1) (8)} /[Certifying officer] ^{(1) (8)}	[Official veterinarian] ^{(1) (8)} /[Certifying officer] ^{(1) (8)}
Name (in capital letters)
Date		Qualification and title
Stamp		Signature

CHAPTER 44 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF TREATED RAW MATERIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GELATINE AND COLLAGEN INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL TCG)

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	Transport conditions
I.19	Container number/Seal number
	Container No
I.20	Certified as or for
	☐ Products for human consumption

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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	Model certificate TCG	Model certificate TCG	Model certificate TCG	Model certificate TCG
	II. Health information	II.a	Certificate reference	II.b	IMSOC reference

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