LegalizeCommission 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
This is the act as published. Later amendments are not folded into the text below: each one is a separate act in this repository and an entry in this law's history.
| COUNTRY | Animal health/official certificate to the EU |
| --- | --- |
| I.1 | Consignor/Exporter |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.5 | Consignee/Importer |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.7 | Country of origin |
| I.8 | Region of origin |
| I.11 | Place of dispatch |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.13 | Place of loading |
| --- | --- |
| I.15 | Means of transport |
| ☐ Aircraft | |
| ☐ Railway | |
| Identification | |
| Identification | |
| --- | --- |
| I.18 | Transport conditions |
| I.19 | Container number/Seal number |
| Container No | |
| I.20 | Certified as or for |
| ☐ Products for human consumption | |
| --- | --- |
| I.21 | ☐ For transit |
| Third country | |
| --- | --- |
| I.24 | Total number of packages |
| --- | --- |
| I.27 | Description of consignment |
| CN code | Species |
| Slaughterhouse | |
| ☐ Final consumer |
Part II: Certification
| COUNTRY | COUNTRY | Certificate model OVI | Certificate model OVI | Certificate model OVI | Certificate model OVI |
| 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 fresh meat) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, 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, Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 and hereby certify that the fresh meat (2) of domestic ovine and caprine animals (Ovis aries and Capra hircus) described in Part I was produced in accordance with these requirements, in particular that: II.1.1. the [meat] (1) [minced meat] (1) 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 authorities, and listed as Union approved establishments; II.1.2. the meat has been obtained in compliance with the conditions set out in Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; II.1.3. the meat has been found fit for human consumption following ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections carried out in accordance with Articles 8 to 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 24, 29, 33 to 35, 37, 38 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 and Articles 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624; II.1.4. (1) either [the meat is a carcase or part thereof which has been marked with a health mark in accordance with Article 48 of and Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627;] (1) or [the [meat] (1) [minced meat] (1) is in packages which have been marked with an identification mark in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;] II.1.5. the [meat] (1) [minced meat] (1) satisfies the relevant criteria laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005; II.1.6. the meat fulfils the guarantees covering animals and products thereof provided by the control plan submitted in accordance with Article 6(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 and the third country or region thereof of its origin is listed in Annex -I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 and marked with an “X” for the category “ovine/caprine”; II.1.7. the [meat] (1) [minced meat] (1) has been stored and transported in accordance with the relevant requirements of Sections I and V of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; II.1.8. with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), (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 BSE risk, and: (1) either [the animals from which the meat or minced meat 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;]] (1) and/or [the animals from which the meat or minced meat 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 meat or minced meat does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1(b) of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (b) the animals, from which the meat or minced meat 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 meat or minced meat 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 meat or minced meat does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1(b) of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (b) the animals from which the meat or minced meat 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; (c) the animals from which the meat or minced meat 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; (d) the meat or minced meat 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 meat or minced meat 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 meat or minced meat does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1(b) of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (1) either [(c) the animals from which the meat or minced meat 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 meat or minced meat 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 meat or minced meat 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 meat or minced meat 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 meat or minced meat 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 meat or minced meat does not contain and is not derived from: (i) specified risk material as defined in point 1(b) of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (ii) nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;] (1) [II.1.9. the minced meat has been produced in compliance with Section V of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and frozen to an internal temperature of not more than -18°C.]] (1) (15) [II.1a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the fresh meat) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, declare that I am aware of the relevant requirements of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 and hereby certify that the fresh meat of domestic ovine and caprine animals (Ovis aries and Capra hircus) described in Part I was produced in accordance with these requirements, and in particular, that the animals from which the meat is derived 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 fresh meat described in Part I: II.2.1. has been obtained in (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 of ovine and caprine animals and is/are listed in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, and:] (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 of ovine and caprine animals intended for a destination outside the Union and is listed in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, and:] (a) in which infection with rinderpest virus has not been reported for the last 12 months before the date of slaughter of the animals from which the fresh meat was obtained, and during the same period vaccination against this disease has not been carried out; (1) either [(b) in which foot and mouth disease has not been reported for the last 12 months before the date of slaughter of the animals from which the fresh meat was obtained, and during the same period vaccination against this disease has not been carried out;] (1) (6) or [(b) in which foot and mouth disease has not been reported since //_ (dd/mm/yyyy);] (1) (7) or [(b) in which foot and mouth disease has not been reported for the last 12 months before the date of slaughter of the animals from which the fresh meat was obtained and a vaccination programme against foot and mouth disease is being carried out in kept bovine animals under the supervision of the competent authority of the third country or territory;] (1) (8) or [(b) in which foot and mouth disease has not been reported for the last 12 months before the date of slaughter of the animals from which the fresh meat was obtained and a vaccination programme against foot and mouth disease is being carried out in kept bovine animals under the supervision of the competent authority of the third country or territory; this supervision includes the control of the efficacy of the vaccination programme through regular serological surveillance that indicates adequate antibody levels in the animals and demonstrates the absence of foot and mouth disease virus circulation in the zone;] (1) (9) or [(b) in which foot and mouth disease has not been reported for the last 12 months before the date of slaughter of the animals from which the fresh meat was obtained, and during the same period vaccination against this disease has not been carried out and the absence of the disease is controlled by the competent authority of the third country or territory through regular surveillance demonstrating the absence of foot and mouth disease virus circulation;] II.2.2. has been obtained from animals that (1) either [have remained in the zone(s) referred to under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least 3 months before the date of their slaughter;] (1) or [have been introduced on //(dd/mm/yyyy) into the zone(s) referred to under point II.2.1, from the zone(s) with code(s) … (3) that at that date was/were authorised for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of ovine and caprine animals and where they have remained since birth, or for at least 3 months before the date of their slaughter;] (1) or [have been introduced on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) into the zone(s) referred to under point II.2.1, from the Member State(s) with ISO code(s) … ;] II.2.3. has been obtained from animals coming from establishments: (a) which are registered by and are under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory and have a system in place to maintain and to keep records in accordance with Article 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (b) which receive 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; (c) which were 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 time of their dispatch to the slaughterhouse; (d) in which none of the animals kept therein have been vaccinated against [foot and mouth disease and] (10) infection with rinderpest virus; (1) either [(e) in and around which, within an area of 10 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, foot and mouth disease and infection with rinderpest virus have not been reported during the last 30 days before the date of slaughter of the animals;] (1) (7) or [(e) in and around which, in an area of 25 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, foot and mouth disease and infection with rinderpest virus has not been reported during the last 60 days before the date of slaughter of the animals;] (1) (9) or [(e) in and around which, within an area of 10 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, foot and mouth disease and infection with rinderpest virus has not been reported during the last 12 months before the date of slaughter of the animals;] (1) (7) either [(f) in which the animals have remained for at least 40 days before the date of their dispatch directly to a slaughterhouse;] (1) (7) (11) or [(f) in which the animals have remained for at least 40 days before the date of passing through one single assembly centre approved by the competent authority of the third country or territory in accordance with Article 20(2), point (b), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 without coming into contact with animals of a lower health status before the date of their dispatch directly to a slaughterhouse;] II.2.4. has been obtained from animals which: (a) have been dispatched from establishments of their origin to a slaughterhouse in means of transport: (i) constructed in such a way that the animals cannot escape or fall out; (ii) in which visual inspection of the space where animals are kept is possible; (iii) from which the escape of animal excrements, litter or feed is prevented or minimised, and (iv) which was cleaned and disinfected with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory immediately before the transportation of the animals without contact with other animals which did not comply with the conditions referred to in points II.2.1, II.2.2 and II.2.3; (b) during the transport to the slaughterhouse the animals did not pass through a third country or territory or zone thereof which is not authorised for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of ovine animals and caprine animals and they have not come into contact with animals of a lower health status; (c) have been slaughtered [[on // (dd/mm/yyyy)] (1) [between //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) and //_ (dd/mm/yyyy)] (1)] (12); (d) had no contact with animals of a lower health status during their slaughter; II.2.5. has been obtained in slaughterhouses in and around which, within a radius of 10 km, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, none the diseases referred to in point II.2.1 has been reported during the last 30 days before the date of slaughter of the animals; II.2.6. has been strictly segregated from fresh meat not complying with the animal health requirements for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of ovine and caprine animals throughout the operations of slaughter and cutting, and until (1) either [it was packaged for further storage;] (1) or [its loading, as unpackaged fresh meat, onto the means of transport for dispatch to the Union;] (1) [II.2.7. is de-boned fresh meat, other than offal, obtained from carcases: (1) (7) [(a) in which the main accessible lymph nodes have been removed; (b) which have been submitted to maturation at a temperature above +2°C for at least 24 hours before the bones were removed; and (c) in which the pH value of the meat was below 6,0 when tested electronically in the middle of the longissimus-dorsi muscle after maturation and before de-boning.] (1) (13) [(a) in which the main accessible lymph nodes have been removed; and (b) which have been submitted to maturation at a temperature above +2°C for at least 24 hours before the bones were removed.]] (1) [II.3. Animal welfare attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the meat described in Part I derives from animals which have been treated in the slaughterhouse in accordance with the requirements of the Union legislation on the protection of animals at the time of killing or at least equivalent requirements.] 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 fresh meat and minced meat (as defined in in points 1.10 and 1.13 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004) of domestic ovine and caprine animals (as defined in Article 2, points (6) and (7) respectively, of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692), including when the Union is not the final destination of such fresh meat. The exclusion of mechanically separated meat is expressly mentioned in the title to avoid any confusion as this product shall not enter the Union using this fresh meat certificate. 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 in column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII 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: 0204 , 0206 , 0504 or 1502 . “Nature of commodity”: Indicate “carcase-whole”, “carcase-side”, “carcase-quarters” “offal” (13) or “cuts”. “Treatment type”: If appropriate, indicate “de-boned”, “bone in” and/or “matured”. If frozen, indicate the date of freezing (mm/yy) of the cuts/pieces. Part II (1) Delete if not applicable. (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 to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (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 of ovine and caprine animals 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 for the zones with an opening date in column 8 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (7) For the zones with the entry related to specific conditions “Maturation, pH and de-boning” in column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (8) For the zones with the entry related to specific conditions “Controlled vaccination programme” in addition to the entry “Maturation, pH and de-boning” in column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (9) For the zones with the entry related to specific conditions “No vaccination carried out” in addition to the entry “Maturation, pH and de-boning” in column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (10) Delete in the case of the zones with the entry related to specific conditions “Maturation, pH and de-boning” in column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, where a vaccination programme against foot and mouth disease with serotypes A, O or C is carried out. (11) Only for the zones with the entry related to animal health guarantees “Assembly centre” in column 6 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (12) Date or dates of slaughter. This meat shall only be permitted to enter into the Union if the meat was obtained from animals slaughtered after the date of authorisation of the zone(s) referred to under point II.2.1 for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of ovine and caprine animals, or during a period where animal health restriction measures taken by the Union were not in place against the entry into the Union of that meat from that/those zone(s), or during a period where the authorisation of that/those zone(s) for entry into the Union of that meat was not suspended. (13) For the zones with the entry related to specific conditions “Maturation and de-boning” in column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. The matured de-boned meat shall only be permitted to enter the Union 21 days after the date of slaughter of the animals. (14) Excluding fresh blood entry into the Union of which is not permitted in accordance with Article 130 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. (15) Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026. |
| Official veterinarian | Official veterinarian | Official veterinarian | Official veterinarian |
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| Date | Qualification and title | ||
| Stamp | Signature |
CHAPTER 3
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF FRESH MEAT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, EXCLUDING MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, OF DOMESTIC PORCINE ANIMALS (MODEL POR)
Part I: Description of consignment
| COUNTRY | Animal health/official certificate to the EU |
| --- | --- |
| I.1 | Consignor/Exporter |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.5 | Consignee/Importer |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.7 | Country of origin |
| I.8 | Region of origin |
| I.11 | Place of dispatch |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.13 | Place of loading |
| --- | --- |
| I.15 | Means of transport |
| ☐ Aircraft | |
| ☐ Railway | |
| Identification | |
| Identification | |
| --- | --- |
| I.18 | Transport conditions |
| I.19 | Container number/Seal number |
| Container No | |
| I.20 | Certified as or for |
| ☐ Products for human consumption | |
| --- | --- |
| I.21 | ☐ For transit |
| Third country | |
| --- | --- |
| I.24 | Total number of packages |
| --- | --- |
| I.27 | Description of consignment |
| CN code | Species |
| Slaughterhouse | |
| ☐ Final consumer |
Part II: Certification
| COUNTRY | COUNTRY | Certificate model POR | Certificate model POR | Certificate model POR | Certificate model POR |
| 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 fresh meat) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, 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, Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 and hereby certify that the fresh meat (2) of domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa) described in Part I was produced in accordance with these requirements, in particular that: II.1.1. the [meat] (1) [minced meat] (1) 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 authorities, and listed as Union approved establishments; II.1.2. the meat has been obtained in compliance with the conditions set out in Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; II.1.3. the meat fulfils the requirements of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375, and in particular: (1) either [has been subjected to an examination by a digestion method for Trichinella with negative results;] (1) and/or [has been subjected to a freezing treatment in accordance with Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375;] (1) (9) and/or [is derived from domestic porcine animals coming from a holding or category of holdings that has been officially recognised as applying controlled housing conditions in accordance with Article 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375;] (1) (9) and/or [is derived from domestic porcine animals not weaned and less than 5 weeks of age;] II.1.4. the meat has been found fit for human consumption following ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections carried out in accordance with Articles 8 to 17, 23, 24, 30, 31, 33 to 35, 37, 38 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 and Articles 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624; II.1.5. (1) either [the meat is a carcase or part thereof which has been marked with a health mark in accordance with Article 48 of and Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627;] (1) or [the [meat] (1) [minced meat] (1) is in packages which have been marked with an identification mark in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;] II.1.6. the [meat] (1) [minced meat] (1) satisfies the relevant criteria laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005; II.1.7. the meat fulfils the guarantees covering animals and products thereof provided by the control plan submitted in accordance with Article 6(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 and the third country or region thereof of its origin is listed in Annex -I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 and marked with an “X” for the category “porcine”; II.1.8. the [meat] (1) [minced meat] (1) has been stored and transported in accordance with the relevant requirements of Sections I and V of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;] (1) [II.1.9. the minced meat has been produced in accordance with Section V of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and frozen to an internal temperature of not more than -18°C;] (1) (3) [II.1.10. the [meat] (1) [minced meat] (1) fulfils the requirements of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005.]] (1) (11) [II.1a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the fresh meat) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, declare that I am aware of the relevant requirements of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 and hereby certify that the fresh meat of domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa) described in Part I was produced in accordance with these requirements, and in particular, that the animals from which the meat is derived 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 fresh meat described in Part I: II.2.1. has been obtained in (1) either [the zone(s) with code(s) … (4) which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate is/are authorised for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of porcine animals and listed in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, and:] (1) (5) or [the zone with code … (6) which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate is authorised for the transit through the Union of fresh meat of porcine animals intended for a destination outside the Union and is listed in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, and:] (a) in which infection with rinderpest virus and African swine fever has not been reported for the last 12 months before the date of slaughter of the animals from which the fresh meat was obtained, and during the same period vaccination against these diseases has not been carried out; (1) either [(b) in which foot and mouth disease has not been reported for the last 12 months before the date of slaughter of the animals from which the fresh meat was obtained, and vaccination against this disease has not been carried out during the same period;] (1) (7) or [(b) in which foot and mouth disease has not been reported since //_ (dd/mm/yyyy);] (1) either [(c) in which classical swine fever has not been reported for the last 12 months before the date of slaughter of the animals from which the fresh meat was obtained, and during the same period vaccination against this disease has not been carried out;] (1) (7) or [(c) in which classical swine fever has not been reported since // (dd/mm/yyyy) and vaccination against this disease has not been carried out during the last 12 months before the date of slaughter of the animals from which the fresh meat was obtained;] II.2.2. has been obtained from animals that: (1) either [have remained in the zone(s) referred to under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least 3 months before the date of their slaughter;] (1) or [have been introduced on //_(dd/mm/yyyy) into the zone(s) referred to under point II.2.1, from the zone(s) with code(s) … (4) that at that date was/were authorised for the entry of fresh meat of porcine animals into the Union and where they have remained since birth, or for at least 3 months before the date of their slaughter;] (1) or [have been introduced on // (dd/mm/yyyy) into the zone(s) referred to under point II.2.1, from the Member State(s) with ISO code(s) … ;] II.2.3. has been obtained from animals coming from establishments: (a) which are registered by and are under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory and have a system in place to maintain and to keep records in accordance with Article 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (b) which receive 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; (c) which were 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 time of dispatch to the slaughterhouse; (d) in which none of the animals kept therein have been vaccinated against foot and mouth disease, infection with rinderpest virus, African swine fever and classical swine fever; (e) in and around which, within an area of 10 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, foot and mouth disease, infection with rinderpest virus, African swine fever and classical swine fever have not been reported during the last 30 days before the date of slaughter of the animals; II.2.4. has been obtained from animals which: (a) have been kept separated from wild ungulates since birth; (b) have been dispatched from establishments of their origin to a slaughterhouse by means of transport: (i) constructed in such a way that the animals cannot escape or fall out; (ii) in which visual inspection of the space where animals are kept is possible; (iii) from which the escape of animal excrements, litter or feed is prevented or minimised, and (iv) which was cleaned and disinfected with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory immediately before the transportation of the animals without contact with other animals which did not comply with the conditions referred to in points II.2.1, II.2.2 and II.2.3; (c) during the transport to the slaughterhouse the animals did not pass through a third country or territory or zone thereof which is not authorised for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of porcine animals and they have not come into contact with animals of a lower health status; (d) have been slaughtered [[on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy)] (1) [between //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) and //____. (dd/mm/yyyy)] (1)] (8); (e) had no contact with animals of a lower health status during their slaughter; II.2.5. has been obtained in slaughterhouses in and around which, within a radius of 10 km, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, none of the diseases referred to in point II.2.1 has been reported during the last 30 days before the date of slaughter of the animals; II.2.6. has been strictly segregated from fresh meat not complying with the animal health requirements for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of porcine animals throughout the operations of slaughter and cutting, and until (1) either [it was packaged for further storage.] (1) or [its loading, as unpackaged fresh meat, onto the means of transport for dispatch to the Union.] (1) [II.3. Animal welfare attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the meat described in Part I derives from animals which have been treated in the slaughterhouse in accordance with the requirements of the Union legislation on the protection of animals at the time of killing or at least equivalent requirements.] 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 fresh meat and minced meat (as defined in points 1.10 and 1.13 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004) of kept animals of domestic breeds of porcine animals (as defined in Article 2, point (8), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692), including when the Union is not the final destination of such fresh meat. The exclusion of mechanically separated meat is expressly mentioned in the title to avoid any confusion as this product shall not enter the Union using this fresh meat certificate. 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 in column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII 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: 0203 , 0206 , 0209 , 0504 or 1501 . “Nature of commodity”: Indicate “carcase-whole”, “carcase-side”, “carcase-quarters” “offal” (10) or “cuts”. “Treatment type”: If appropriate, indicate “de-boned”, “bone in” and/or “matured”. If frozen, indicate the date of freezing (mm/yy) of the cuts/pieces. Part II (1) Delete if not appropriate. (2) “Fresh meat” as defined in point 1.10 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. (3) Delete if the consignment is not intended for the entry into Finland or Sweden. (4) Code of the zone in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (5) 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 of porcine animals accompanied by an animal health certificate corresponding to present model certificate in accordance with column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (6) Code of the zone in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (7) Only for the zones with an opening date in column 8 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (8) Date or dates of slaughter. This meat shall only be permitted to enter into the Union if the meat was obtained from animals slaughtered after the date of authorisation of the zone(s) referred to under point II.2.1 for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of porcine animals, or during a period where animal health restriction measures taken by the Union were not in place against the entry into the Union of that meat from that/those zone(s), or during a period where the authorisation of that/those zone(s) for the entry into the Union of this meat was not suspended. (9) The derogation for domestic porcine animals coming from a holding or category of holdings officially recognised as applying controlled housing conditions, may only be applied in countries listed in Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375. (10) Excluding fresh blood entry into the Union of which is not permitted in accordance with Article 130 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. (11) Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026. |
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CHAPTER 4
MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF FRESH MEAT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, EXCLUDING MINCED MEAT AND MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, OF DOMESTIC SOLIPEDS (EQUUS CABALLUS, EQUUS ASINUS AND THEIR CROSS-BREEDS) (MODEL EQU)
Part I: Description of consignment
| COUNTRY | Official certificate to the EU |
| --- | --- |
| I.1 | Consignor/Exporter |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.5 | Consignee/Importer |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.7 | Country of origin |
| I.8 | Region of origin |
| I.11 | Place of dispatch |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.13 | Place of loading |
| --- | --- |
| I.15 | Means of transport |
| ☐ Aircraft | |
| ☐ Railway | |
| Identification | |
| Identification | |
| --- | --- |
| I.18 | Transport conditions |
| I.19 | Container number/Seal number |
| Container No | |
| I.20 | Certified as or for |
| ☐ Products for human consumption | |
| --- | --- |
| I.21 | |
| --- | --- |
| I.24 | Total number of packages |
| --- | --- |
| I.27 | Description of consignment |
| CN code | Species |
| Slaughterhouse | |
| ☐ Final consumer |
Part II: Certification
| COUNTRY | COUNTRY | Certificate model EQU | Certificate model EQU | Certificate model EQU | Certificate model EQU |
| 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, Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 and hereby certify that the fresh meat of domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds) described in Part I was produced in accordance with these requirements, in particular that: II.1.1. the meat 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 authorities, and listed as Union approved establishments; II.1.2. the meat has been obtained in compliance with the conditions set out in Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; II.1.3. the meat fulfils the requirements of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375, and in particular, has been subject to an examination by a digestion method for Trichinella with negative results; II.1.4. the meat has been found fit for human consumption following ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections carried out in accordance with Articles 8 to 17, 22, 24, 31 to 35, 37, 38 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 and Articles 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624; II.1.5. (1) either [the meat is a carcase or part thereof which has been marked in accordance with Article 48 of and Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627;] (1) or [the meat is in packages which have been marked with an identification mark in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;] II.1.6. the meat satisfies the relevant criteria laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005; II.1.7. the meat was obtained from domestic solipeds which immediately prior to the date of their slaughter had been kept (1) either [for at least 6 months in the third country or territory of slaughter, if born in that third country or territory, or have entered that third country or territory from another third country or territory which is listed for the concerned animals and products in Annex -I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405, and where:] (1) or [in the third country or territory of slaughter, since birth, if slaughtered at an age of less than 6 months, and where:] (1) or [in the third country or territory of slaughter for 6 months or less if they entered that third country or territory from a Member State as domestic solipeds for food production, and where:] (a) the administration to domestic solipeds of: (i) substances listed in Table 2 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 is prohibited; (ii) thyrostatic substances, stilbenes, stilbene derivatives, their salts and esters, oestradiol 17β and its ester-like derivatives is prohibited; (iii) other substances having oestrogenic, androgenic or gestagenic action and of beta-agonists is only allowed for: (1) either [therapeutic treatment, as defined in Article 1(2), point (b), of Council Directive 96/22/EC, where applied in conformity with Article 4(2) of that Directive;] (1) and/or [zootechnical treatment as defined in Article 1(2), point (c), of Directive 96/22/EC, where applied in conformity with Article 5 of that Directive;] (b) the domestic solipeds fulfilled, at least during the 6 months prior to the date of their slaughter, guarantees provided by the control plan submitted in accordance with Article 6(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 and the third country or region thereof of their origin is listed in Annex -I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 and marked with an “X” for the category “equine”; II.1.8. the meat has been stored and transported in accordance with the relevant requirements of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. (1) (3) II.1a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 I, the undersigned, declare that I am aware of the relevant requirements of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 and hereby certify that the fresh meat of domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds) described in Part I was produced in accordance with these requirements, and in particular that, the animals from which the meat is derived 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 welfare attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the meat described in Part I derives from animals which have been treated in the slaughterhouse in accordance with the requirements of the Union legislation on the protection of animals at the time of killing or at least equivalent requirements. 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. The exclusion of minced meat and mechanically separated meat is expressly mentioned in the title to avoid any confusion as these products shall not enter the Union using this fresh meat certificate. This official certificate is meant for fresh meat, excluding fresh blood, minced meat and mechanically separated meat, of domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds). “Fresh meat” as defined in point 1.10. of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. Part I: Box reference I.27 : “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following headings: 0205 , 0206 or 0504 . “Nature of commodity”: Indicate “carcase-whole”, “carcase-side”, “carcase-quarters” “offal” (2) or “cuts”. “Treatment type”: If appropriate, indicate “de-boned”, “bone in” and/or “matured”. If frozen, indicate the date of freezing (mm/yy) of the cuts/pieces. Part II: (1) Delete if not applicable. (2) Excluding fresh blood entry into the Union of which is not permitted in accordance with Article 130 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. (3) Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026. |
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| Date | Qualification and title | ||
| Stamp | Signature |
CHAPTER 5
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF FRESH MEAT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, EXCLUDING OFFAL, MINCED MEAT AND MECHANICALLY SEPARATED 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 RUF)
Part I: Description of consignment
| COUNTRY | Animal health/official certificate to the EU |
| --- | --- |
| I.1 | Consignor/Exporter |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.5 | Consignee/Importer |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.7 | Country of origin |
| I.8 | Region of origin |
| I.11 | Place of dispatch |
| Name | |
| Address | |
| Country | |
| I.13 | Place of loading |
| --- | --- |
| I.15 | Means of transport |
| ☐ Aircraft | |
| ☐ Railway | |
| Identification | |
| Identification | |
| --- | --- |
| I.18 | Transport conditions |
| I.19 | Container number/Seal number |
| Container No | |
| I.20 | Certified as or for |
| ☐ Products for human consumption | |
| --- | --- |
| I.21 | ☐ For transit |
| Third country | |
| --- | --- |
| I.24 | Total number of packages |
| --- | --- |
| I.27 | Description of consignment |
| CN code | Species |
| Slaughterhouse | |
| ☐ Final consumer |
Part II: Certification
| COUNTRY | COUNTRY | Certificate model RUF | Certificate model RUF | Certificate model RUF | Certificate model RUF |
| II. Health information | II.a | Certificate reference | II.b | IMSOC reference |
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