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
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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 (1) of poultry other than ratites described in Part I has been obtained in accordance with these requirements, and in particular that: (a) 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; (b) the meat has been produced in compliance with the conditions set out in Sections II and V of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (c) 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, 25, 33 and 35 to 38 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 and Articles 3 and 5 to 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624; (d) 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; (e) the meat satisfies the relevant criteria laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005; (f) 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 “poultry”; (2) [(g) the meat fulfils the requirements of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005.]] (4) (12) [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 poultry other than ratites 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 (1) of poultry other than ratites described in Part I: II.2.1. has been obtained in the zone with code … (3) which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate: (4) either [(a) is authorised and listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of poultry other than ratites;] (4) (5) or [(a) is authorised and listed in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the transit through the Union of fresh meat of poultry other than ratites intended for a destination outside the Union;] (b) carries out a disease surveillance programme for highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 141, point (a), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (c) is considered free from highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 38 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (4) either [(d) is considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (4) (6) or [(d) is not considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 and the fresh meat has been obtained from poultry originating from establishments located in an area within that zone which is not placed under official restrictions due to an outbreak of that disease;] II.2.2. has been obtained in the zone referred to in point II.2.1, in which: (4) either [(a) vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is not carried out;] (4) (7) or [(a) vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is carried out in accordance with a vaccination programme that complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (4) either [(b) vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines which do not comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is prohibited;] (4) (8) or [(b) vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines which comply only with the general criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is not prohibited, and the fresh meat has been obtained from poultry which: (i) have not been vaccinated with live attenuated vaccines prepared from an infection with Newcastle disease virus master seed showing a higher pathogenicity than lentogenic strains of the virus during the last 30 days prior to the date of slaughter; (ii) underwent a virus isolation test (9) for infection with Newcastle disease virus, carried out at the time of slaughter on a random sample of cloacal swabs from at least 60 birds in each flock concerned, and in which no avian paramyxoviruses with an ICPI of more than 0,4 were found; (iii) have not been in contact during the last 30 days prior to the date of slaughter with poultry that do not fulfil the conditions referred to in points (i) and (ii);] II.2.3. has been obtained from poultry coming from establishments: (a) which are registered by and are under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and have a system in place to maintain and to keep records, in accordance with Article 8 of 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) in and around which, within an area of 10 km radius, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus during the period of at least 30 days prior to the date of slaughter of the poultry; (d) which, at the time of the poultry’s slaughter, 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; II.2.4. has been obtained from poultry that: (4) either [(a) have remained in the zone referred to in point II.2.1 since the date of their hatching and until the date of their slaughter;] (4) or [(a) were introduced into the zone referred to in point II.2.1 as day-old chicks, breeding poultry, productive poultry or poultry intended for slaughter, under animal health requirements that are at least as stringent as the relevant requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, from (4) either [a zone listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the entry into the Union of those categories of poultry;]] (4) or [Member States;]] (4) either [(b) have not been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza;] (4) (7) or [(b) have been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with a vaccination programme which complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (4) either [(c) have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus during the last 30 days prior to the date of their slaughter;] (4) or [(c) have been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus during the last 30 days prior to the date of their slaughter, with vaccines that comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (d) did not show symptoms of transmissible diseases at the time of their slaughter; (e) were dispatched directly from establishments of their origin to a slaughterhouse; (f) during their transport to the slaughterhouse: (4) either [(i) did not pass through the zones not listed for entry into the Union of fresh meat of poultry other than ratites;] (4) or [(i) passed through the zones not listed for entry into the Union of fresh meat of poultry other than ratites provided that conditions laid down in Article 124, point (e), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 were complied with;] (ii) did not come in contact with birds of a lower health status; (g) were dispatched from establishments of their origin to a slaughterhouse in means of transport: (i) which is constructed in such a way that the birds cannot escape or fall out; (ii) in which visual inspection of the space where birds are kept is possible; (iii) from which the escape of bird excrements, litter, feed or feathers is prevented or minimised; (iv) which was cleaned and disinfected with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory of dispatch, and dried or allowed to dry immediately before every loading of birds intended for the entry into the Union; II.2.5. has been obtained from birds which have been slaughtered [on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy)] (4) (10) [between //_(dd/mm/yyyy) and //____(dd/mm/yyyy)] (4) (10); II.2.6. has not been obtained from birds which have been slaughtered under a national programme for the eradication of diseases; II.2.7. has been obtained in slaughterhouses: (a) which at the time of slaughter of the birds, were not under restrictions due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus or under official restrictions under national legislation for animal health reasons; (b) within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus during the last 30 days prior to the date of slaughter of the birds; II.2.8. has been strictly segregated from fresh meat not complying with the animal health requirements for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of poultry other than ratites throughout the operations of slaughter and cutting, and until (4) either [it was packaged for further storage;] (4) or [its loading, as unpackaged fresh meat, onto the means of transport for dispatch to the Union;] II.2.9. is dispatched to the Union: (a) in a means of transport designed, constructed and maintained in such condition that the health status of the products will not be jeopardised during the transport to the Union; (b) separated from birds and products of animal origin not complying with the relevant animal health requirements for the entry into the Union provided for in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (11) [II.2.10. is intended for Member States or zones thereof which have been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 and has been obtained from poultry which have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus with a live vaccine during the last 30 days prior to the date of slaughter of the birds.] (4) [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 of poultry other than ratites, including when the Union is not the final destination of that product. 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 animal health/official certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.8 : Provide the code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. Box reference I.11 : Name, address and approval number of the establishment of dispatch. Box reference I.15 : Indicate the registration number(s) of railway wagons and lorries, the names of vessels and, if known, the flight numbers of aircraft. In the case of transport in containers their registration number and where there is a serial number of the seal it shall be indicated in box I.19. Box reference I.27 : “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following headings: 0207 , 0208 or 0504 . Part II: (1) “Fresh meat” as defined in point 1.10 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. (2) Delete if the consignment is not intended for the entry into Sweden or Finland. (3) Code of the zone in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404; or, in the case of certain transits through the Union to third countries, in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (4) Delete if not applicable. (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 poultry other than ratites 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. (6) Only for consignments from zones with the entry “N” in column 4 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (7) This applies only to the zones in which vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is carried out in accordance with a vaccination programme that complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and which are listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with the entry “A” in column 5 of the table in that Section. (8) This guarantee is required only for the poultry coming from the zones in which the use of vaccines against infection with Newcastle disease virus which comply only with the general criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is not prohibited, in accordance with Article 141, point (e)(ii), thereof, and which are listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with the entry “B” in column 5 of the table in that Section. (9) Tests shall have been carried out on samples taken by or under the control of the competent authorities of the third country or territory of origin and testing shall have been carried out in an official laboratory designated in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. (10) 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 referred to in point II.2.1 for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of poultry other than ratites, or during a period where animal health restriction measures taken by the Union were not in place against the entry into the Union of this meat from that zone, or during a period where the authorisation of that zone for the entry into the Union of this meat was not suspended. (11) This guarantee is required only for consignments intended for Member States or zones thereof which have been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689. (12) Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026. |
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CHAPTER 14
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF MINCED MEAT AND MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, OF POULTRY OTHER THAN RATITES (MODEL POU-MI/MSM)
NOT AVAILABLE YET
CHAPTER 15
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF FRESH MEAT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, EXCLUDING MINCED MEAT AND MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, OF RATITES (MODEL RAT)
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 RAT | Certificate model RAT | Certificate model RAT | Certificate model RAT |
| II. Health information | II.a | Certificate reference | II.b | IMSOC reference |
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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 (1) of ratites described in Part I has been obtained in accordance with these requirements, in particular that: (a) 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; (b) the meat has been produced in compliance with the conditions set out in Section III of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (c) the meat has been found fit for human consumption following ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection carried out in accordance with Articles 8 to 14, 27, 33, 37 and 38 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 and Articles 3, 5 to 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624; (d) 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; (e) 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 “farmed game”.] (3) (12) [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 ratites described in Part I has been obtained in accordance with these requirements, 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 (1) of ratites described in Part I: II.2.1. has been obtained in the zone with code … (2) which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate: (3) either [(a) is authorised and listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for entry into the Union of fresh meat of ratites;] (3) (4) or [(a) is authorised and listed in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the transit through the Union of fresh meat of ratites intended for a destination outside the Union;] (b) carries out a disease surveillance programme for highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 141, point (a), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (c) is considered free from highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 38 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; II.2.2. has been obtained in the zone referred to in point II.2.1, which at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate (3) either [is considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (3) (5) or [is not considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 and the fresh meat has been obtained from ratites originating from establishments located in an area within that zone which is not placed under official restrictions due to an outbreak of that disease;] (3) (6) or [is not considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 and the fresh meat of ratites: (a) has been de-boned and skinned; (b) has been obtained from ratites which for at least 3 months prior to the date of their slaughter were kept in establishments: (i) in which there was no outbreak of infection with Newcastle disease virus or highly pathogenic avian influenza during the last 6 months prior to the date of slaughter of the ratites; (ii) around which within 10 km radius of the perimeter of the part of the establishment containing the ratites, including where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there were no outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus during the last 3 months prior to the date of slaughter of the ratites; (3) either [(c) has been obtained from ratites which were not vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus and were kept in establishments in which surveillance for infection with Newcastle disease virus was carried out by serology (6) under a statistically based sampling plan, which produced negative results for at least 6 months prior to the date of slaughter of the ratites;]] (3) or [(c) has been obtained from ratites which: (i) were vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus and were kept in establishments in which surveillance for infection with Newcastle disease virus was carried out on tracheal swabs (7) under a statistically based sampling plan, which produced negative results for at least 6 months prior to the date of slaughter of the ratites; (ii) within the last 30 days prior to the date of their slaughter (3) either [were not vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus;]]] (3) or [were vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines that comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;]]] II.2.3. has been obtained in the zone referred to in point II.2.1, in which: (3) either [(a) vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is not carried out;] (3) (8) or [(a) vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is carried out in accordance with a vaccination programme that complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (3) either [(b) vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines which do not comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is prohibited;] (3) (9) or [(b) the vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus with vaccines which comply only with the general criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is not prohibited, and the fresh meat has been obtained from ratites which: (i) have not been vaccinated with live attenuated vaccines prepared from an infection with Newcastle disease virus master seed showing a higher pathogenicity than lentogenic strains of the virus during the last 30 days prior to the date of their slaughter; (ii) underwent a virus isolation test (7) for infection with Newcastle disease virus, carried out at the time of slaughter on a random sample of cloacal swabs from at least 60 birds in each flock concerned, and in which no avian paramyxoviruses with an ICPI of more than 0,4 were found; (iii) have not been in contact during the last 30 days prior to the date of their slaughter with poultry that does not fulfil the conditions referred to in points (i) and (ii);] II.2.4. has been obtained from ratites coming from establishments: (a) which are registered by and are under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin and have a system in place to maintain and to keep records, in accordance with Article 8 of 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) in and around which, within an area of 10 km radius, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus during the last 30 days prior to the date of slaughter of the ratites; (d) which, at the time of the ratites’ slaughter, 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; II.2.5. has been obtained from ratites that: (3) either [(a) have remained in the zone referred to in point II.2.1 since the date of their hatching and until the date of their slaughter;] (3) or [(a) were introduced into the zone referred to in point II.2.1 as day-old chicks, breeding poultry, productive poultry or poultry intended for slaughter, under animal health requirements that are at least as stringent as the relevant requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, from (3) either [a zone listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for entry into the Union of those categories of poultry;]] (3) or [Member States;]] (3) either [(b) have not been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza;] (3) (8) or [(b) have been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with a vaccination programme which complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (3) either [(c) have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus during the last 30 days prior to the date of their slaughter;] (3) or [(c) have been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus during the last 30 days prior to the date of their slaughter, with vaccines that comply with both the general and specific criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;] (d) did not show symptoms of transmissible diseases at the time of their slaughter; (e) were dispatched directly from establishments of their origin to a slaughterhouse; (f) during their transport to the slaughterhouse: (i) did not pass through zones not listed for entry into the Union of fresh meat of ratites; (ii) did not come in contact with birds of a lower health status; (g) were dispatched from establishments of their origin to a slaughterhouse in means of transport: (i) which is constructed in such a way that the birds cannot escape or fall out; (ii) in which visual inspection of the space where birds are kept is possible; (iii) from which the escape of birds’ excrements, litter, feed or feathers is prevented or minimised; (iv) which was cleaned and disinfected with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory of dispatch, and dried or allowed to dry immediately before every loading of ratites intended for the entry into the Union; II.2.6. has been obtained from birds which have been slaughtered [on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy)] (3) (10) [between //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) and //____ (dd/mm/yyyy)] (3) (10); II.2.7. has not been obtained from ratites which have been slaughtered under a national programme for the eradication of diseases; II.2.8. has been obtained in slaughterhouses: (a) which at the time of slaughter of the ratites, were not under restrictions due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus or under official restrictions under national legislation for animal health reasons; (b) within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus during the last 30 days prior to the date of slaughter of the ratites; II.2.9. has been strictly segregated from fresh meat not complying with the animal health requirements for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of ratites throughout the operations of slaughter and cutting, and until (3) either [it was packaged for further storage;] (3) or [its loading, as unpackaged fresh meat, onto the means of transport for dispatch to the Union;] II.2.10. is dispatched to the Union: (a) in a means of transport designed, constructed and maintained in such condition that the health status of the products will not be jeopardised during the transport to the Union; (b) separated from birds and products of animal origin not complying with the relevant animal health requirements for the entry into the Union provided for in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; (11) [II.2.11. is intended for Member States or zones thereof which have been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 and has been obtained from ratites which have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus with a live vaccine during the last 30 days prior to the date of their slaughter.] (3) [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 of ratites, including when the Union is not the final destination of that product. 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 animal health/official certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.8 : Provide the code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. Box reference I.11 : Name, address and approval number of the establishment of dispatch. Box reference I.15 : Indicate the registration number(s) of railway wagons and lorries, the names of vessels and, if known, the flight numbers of aircraft. In the case of transport in containers their registration number and where there is a serial number of the seal it shall be indicated in box I.19. Box reference I.27 : “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following heading: 0208 90 . Part II: (1) “Fresh meat” as defined in point 1.10 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. (2) Code of the zone in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404; or, in the case of certain transits through the Union to third countries, in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (3) Delete if not applicable. (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 ratites 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) Only for consignments from zones with the entry “N” in column 4 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (6) This guarantee is required only for consignments from zones which are not considered free from infection with Newcastle disease virus in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 and which are listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with the entry “C” in column 5 of the table in that Section. (7) Tests shall have been carried out on samples taken by or under the control of the competent authorities of the third country or territory of origin and testing shall have been carried out in an official laboratory designated in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. (8) This applies only to the zones in which vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza is carried out in accordance with a vaccination programme that complies with the requirements set out in Annex XIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, and which are listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with the entry “A” in column 5 of the table in that Section. (9) This guarantee is required only for the ratites coming from the zones in which the use of vaccines against infection with Newcastle disease virus which comply only with the general criteria of Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is not prohibited, in accordance with Article 141, point (e)(ii), thereof, and which are listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 with the entry “B” in column 5 of the table in that Section. (10) 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 referred to in point II.2.1 for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of ratites, or during a period where animal health restriction measures taken by the Union were not in place against the entry into the Union of this meat from that zone, or during a period where the authorisation of that zone for the entry into the Union of this meat was not suspended. (11) This guarantee is required only for consignments intended for Member States or zones thereof which have been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689. (12) Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026. |
| Official veterinarian | Official veterinarian | Official veterinarian | Official veterinarian |
| Name (in capital letters) | |||
| Date | Qualification and title | ||
| Stamp | Signature |
CHAPTER 16
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF MINCED MEAT AND MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, OF RATITES (MODEL RAT-MI/MSM)
NOT AVAILABLE YET
CHAPTER 17
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF FRESH MEAT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, EXCLUDING MINCED MEAT AND MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, OF GAME BIRDS (MODEL GBM)
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 GBM | Certificate model GBM | Certificate model GBM | Certificate model GBM |
| II. Health information | II.a | Certificate reference | II.b | IMSOC reference |
| (3) [II.1. Public health attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the 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 (1) of game birds described in Part I has been obtained in accordance with these requirements, in particular that: (a) 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; (b) the meat has been produced in compliance with the conditions set out in Section IV, Chapters I and III, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (c) the meat has been found fit for human consumption following post-mortem inspection carried out in accordance with Articles 12 to 14, 28, 33 and 37 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 and Articles 7 and 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624; (d) 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; (e) 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 “wild game”; (3) [(f) in the case of non-plucked and non-eviscerated wild game birds: (i) the meat was chilled at 4°C or below for a maximum of 10 days prior to the intended time of dispatch to the Union but has not been frozen or deep frozen; (ii) an official veterinarian has carried out a post-mortem inspection on a representative sample of animals from the same source. Where inspection revealed a disease transmissible to humans or any characteristics indicating that the meat represents a health risk, the official veterinarian has carried out more checks on the entire batch before the meat was declared fit for human consumption; (iii) the meat has been identified by affixing an official mark of origin, the details of which are recorded in box I.27.]] II.2. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat (1) of game birds described in Part I: II.2.1. has been obtained in the zone with code … (2) which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate: (3) either [(a) is authorised and listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for entry into the Union of fresh meat of game birds;] (3) (4) or [(a) is authorised and listed in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for the transit through the Union of fresh meat of game birds and intended for a destination outside the Union;] (b) carries out a disease surveillance programme for highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with Article 145, point (a), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692; II.2.2. has been obtained in the zone referred to in point II.2.1, in which there have been no animal health restrictions due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus during the last 30 days prior to the time of killing of the game birds; II.2.3. has been obtained in establishments: (a) which, at the time of dressing, were not under restrictions due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus or under official restrictions for animal health reasons; (b) within a 10 km radius of which, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus during the last 30 days prior to the date of reception of the carcases; II.2.4. has been obtained from game birds which showed no symptoms of transmissible diseases at the date of killing; II.2.5. has not been obtained from game birds which have been killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases; II.2.6. has been obtained from game birds which have been killed [on //_ (dd/mm/yyyy)] (3) (5) [between //_ (dd/mm/yyyy) and //____ (dd/mm/yyyy)] (3) (5); II.2.7. has been obtained from carcases which: (a) were dispatched directly from the place of killing to a game handling establishment situated in the zone referred to in point II.2.1; (b) were transported to the game handling establishment referred to in point (a) in means of transport and containers which: (i) were cleaned and disinfected, with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin, before the loading of the carcases for dispatch to the Union; (ii) were constructed in such a way that the health status of the carcases was not jeopardised during the transport; (c) during the transport to the game handling establishment referred to in point (a): (i) did not pass through a third country or territory, or zone thereof not authorised for entry into the Union of fresh meat of game birds; (ii) did not come into contact with birds or carcases of a lower health status; II.2.8. has been strictly segregated from fresh meat not complying with the animal health requirements for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of game birds throughout the operations of slaughter and cutting, and until (3) either [it was packaged for further storage;] (3) or [its loading, as unpackaged fresh meat, onto the means of transport for dispatch to the Union;] II.2.9. is dispatched to the Union: (a) in a means of transport designed, constructed and maintained in such condition that the health status of the products will not be jeopardised during the transport to the Union; (b) separated from birds and products of animal origin not complying with the relevant animal health requirements for the entry into the Union provided for in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. 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 of game birds, including when the Union is not the final destination of that product. 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 animal health/official certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235. Part I: Box reference I.8 : Provide the code of the zone as it appears in column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex 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 heading: 0208 90 . “Slaughterhouse”: Game handling establishment. Part II: (1) “Fresh meat” as defined in point 1.10 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. (2) Code of the zone in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404; or, in the case of certain transits through the Union to third countries, in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (3) Delete if not applicable. (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 game birds 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) Date or dates of killing. This meat shall only be permitted to enter into the Union if the meat was obtained from animals killed after the date of authorisation of the zone referred to in point II.2.1 for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of game birds, or during a period where animal health restriction measures taken by the Union were not in place against the entry into the Union of this meat from that zone, or during a period where the authorisation of that zone for the entry into the Union of this meat was not suspended. |
| Official veterinarian | Official veterinarian | Official veterinarian | Official veterinarian |
| Name (in capital letters) | |||
| Date | Qualification and title | ||
| Stamp | Signature |
CHAPTER 18
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF MINCED MEAT AND MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, OF GAME BIRDS (MODEL GBM-MI/MSM)
NOT AVAILABLE YET
CHAPTER 19
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF EGGS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL E)
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 |
| ☐ Final consumer |
Part II: Certification
| COUNTRY | COUNTRY | Certificate model E | Certificate model E | Certificate model E | Certificate model E |
| II. Health information | II.a | Certificate reference | II.b | IMSOC reference |
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