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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/318 of 12 February 2026 amending Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 and Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 as regards model certificates for entry into the Union of consignments of certain products of domestic solipeds origin intended for human consumption and certain categories of equine animals

Type Implementing Regulation
Publication 2026-02-20
State In force
Text As published
Department European Commission, SANTE
Source EUR-Lex
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2026/318 20.2.2026

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on laying specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin [^ntr1-L_202600318EN.000101-E0001], and in particular Article 7(2), point (a), thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) [^ntr2-L_202600318EN.000101-E0002], and in particular Articles 238(3) and 239(3) thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) [^ntr3-L_202600318EN.000101-E0003], and in particular Article 90, first paragraph, point (a), and Article 126(3) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

1.

For a transitional period until 12 December 2026, the use of official certificates or animal health/official certificates issued in accordance with the models set out in Chapters 4, 24, 25 and 26 of Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235, as applicable before the amendments made to that Implementing Regulation by this Regulation, shall continue to be authorised for entry into the Union consignments of certain products of domestic solipeds origin intended for human consumption, provided that those certificate were issued no later than 12 September 2026.

2.

For a transitional period until 12 December 2026, the use of animal health/official certificates and declarations, issued in accordance with the models set out in Chapters 13 and 14 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403, as applicable before the amendments made to that Implementing Regulation by this Regulation, shall continue to be authorised for entry into the Union of consignments of certain categories of equine animals provided that those certificates and declarations were issued no later than 12 September 2026.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 February 2026

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

[^ntr1-L_202600318EN.000101-E0001]: OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2004/853/oj.

[^ntr2-L_202600318EN.000101-E0002]: OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/429/oj.

[^ntr3-L_202600318EN.000101-E0003]: OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/625/oj.

[^ntr4-L_202600318EN.000101-E0004]: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 of 16 December 2020 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards model animal health certificates, model official certificates and model animal health/official certificates, for the entry into the Union and movements within the Union of consignments of certain categories of animals and goods, official certification regarding such certificates and repealing Regulation (EC) No 599/2004, Implementing Regulations (EU) No 636/2014 and (EU) 2019/628, Directive 98/68/EC and Decisions 2000/572/EC, 2003/779/EC and 2007/240/EC (OJ L 442, 30.12.2020, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2020/2235/oj).

[^ntr5-L_202600318EN.000101-E0005]: Council Directive 96/22/EC of 29 April 1996 concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists, and repealing Directives 81/602/EEC, 88/146/EEC and 88/299/EEC (OJ L125, 23.5.1996, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1996/22/oj).

[^ntr6-L_202600318EN.000101-E0006]: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 of 24 March 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards model animal health certificates and model animal health/official certificates, for the entry into the Union and movements between Member States of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof, official certification regarding such certificates and repealing Decision 2010/470/EU (OJ L 113, 31.3.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2021/403/oj).

ANNEX I

Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 is amended as follows:

‘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 I.2 Certificate reference I.2a IMSOC reference
Name I.2 Certificate reference
Address I.3 Central Competent Authority QR CODE
Address I.3 Central Competent Authority
Country ISO country code I.4 Local Competent Authority
I.5 Consignee/Importer I.6 Operator responsible for the consignment Operator responsible for the consignment Operator responsible for the consignment
Name Name Name
Address Address Address
Country ISO country code Country Country ISO country code
I.7 Country of origin ISO country code I.9 Country of destination Country of destination ISO country code
I.8 Region of origin Code I.10 Region of destination Region of destination Code
I.11 Place of dispatch I.12 Place of destination Place of destination
Name Registration/Approval No Name Name Registration/Approval No
Address Address Address
Country ISO country code Country Country ISO country code
I.13 Place of loading Place of loading I.14 Date and time of departure Date and time of departure Date and time of departure
I.15 Means of transport I.16 Entry Border Control Post Entry Border Control Post
☐ Aircraft ☐ Vessel I.17 Accompanying documents Accompanying documents
☐ Aircraft ☐ Vessel
☐ Railway ☐ Road vehicle Type Code
Identification Identification Country ISO country code
Identification Identification Commercial document reference
I.18 Transport conditions ☐ Ambient ☐ Chilled ☐ Frozen
I.19 Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number
Container No Container No Seal No
I.20 Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for
☐ Products for human consumption
I.21 I.22 ☐ For internal market
I.23
I.24 Total number of packages I.25 Total quantity I.26 Total net weight/gross weight (kg)
I.27 Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment
CN code Species
Cold store Type of packaging Net weight
Slaughterhouse Treatment type Nature of commodity Number of packages Batch No
☐ Final consumer Date of collection/production Manufacturing plant

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 have been kept for their whole lifetime as food-producing equine animals in a third country or territory listed for equine animals in Annex -I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 and marked with an “X” for the category “equine”, or in a Member State, in which 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;]] 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.
Official veterinarian Official veterinarian Official veterinarian Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters)
Date Qualification and title
Stamp Signature’
  • (2) Chapters 24, 25 and 26 are replaced by the following:

‘CHAPTER 24

MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF MEAT PREPARATIONS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL MP-PREP)

Part I:   Description of consignment
COUNTRY Animal health/official certificate to the EU
I.1 Consignor/Exporter I.2 Certificate reference I.2a IMSOC reference
Name I.2 Certificate reference
Address I.3 Central Competent Authority QR CODE
Address I.3 Central Competent Authority
Country ISO country code I.4 Local Competent Authority
I.5 Consignee/Importer I.6 Operator responsible for the consignment Operator responsible for the consignment
Name Name Name
Address Address Address
Country ISO country code Country Country ISO country code
I.7 Country of origin ISO country code I.9 Country of destination Country of destination ISO country code
I.8 Region of origin Code I.10 Region of destination Region of destination Code
I.11 Place of dispatch I.12 Place of destination Place of destination
Name Registration/Approval No Name Name Registration/Approval No
Address Address Address
Country ISO country code Country Country ISO country code
I.13 Place of loading Place of loading I.14 Date and time of departure Date and time of departure Date and time of departure
I.15 Means of transport I.16 Entry Border Control Post Entry Border Control Post
☐ Aircraft ☐ Vessel I.17 Accompanying documents Accompanying documents
☐ Aircraft ☐ Vessel
☐ Railway ☐ Road vehicle Type Code
Identification Identification Country ISO country code
Identification Identification Commercial document reference
I.18 Transport conditions ☐ Ambient ☐ Chilled ☐ Frozen
I.19 Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number
Container No Container No Seal No
I.20 Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for
☐ Products for human consumption
I.21 ☐ For transit ☐ For transit I.22 ☐ For internal market
Third country ISO country code I.23
I.24 Total number of packages I.25 Total quantity I.26 Total net weight/gross weight (kg)
I.27 Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment
CN code Species
Cold store Type of packaging Net weight
Slaughterhouse Treatment type Nature of commodity Number of packages Batch No
☐ Final consumer Date of collection/production Manufacturing plant

Part II:   Certification
COUNTRY COUNTRY Certificate model MP-PREP Certificate model MP-PREP Certificate model MP-PREP Certificate model MP-PREP
II. Health information II.a Certificate reference II.b IMSOC reference
(2) [II.1. Public health attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the meat preparations) The meat preparations (1) contain the following meat constituents and meet the following criteria: Species (A) Origin (B) … … (A) Insert the code for the relevant species of meat contained in the meat preparations where BOV = domestic bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds); OVI = domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and goats (Capra hircus); EQU = domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds); POR = domestic porcine animals; RM = farmed rabbits; POU = poultry other than ratites; RAT = ratites; RUF = animals of the family Bovidae (other than domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals), camelid animals and cervid animals kept as farmed game; RUW = wild animals of the family Bovidae (other than domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals), wild camelid animals and wild cervid animals; SUF = animals kept as farmed game of wild breeds of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae; SUW = wild animals of wild breeds of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae; EQW = wild game solipeds belonging to the subgenus Hippotigris (Zebra); WL = wild leporidae; GBM = game birds; WM = wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae. (B) Insert the ISO code of the country or territory of origin and, in the case of regionalisation by Union legislation for the relevant meat constituents, the region. I, the undersigned, declare that I am aware of the relevant requirements of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and certify that the meat preparations described in Part I were produced in accordance with these requirements, in particular that: II.1.1. they come from establishments applying general hygiene requirements and implementing a programme based on the hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) principles in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, regularly audited by the competent authorities, and listed as Union approved establishments; II.1.2. (2) either [the animals from which the fresh meat (3) used in the preparation of the meat preparations was derived have passed ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections;] (2) or [the wild game from which the fresh meat (3) used in the preparation of the meat preparations was derived have passed post-mortem inspection;] II.1.3. they have 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; II.1.4. they are 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. they are in packaging with the affixed label(s) bearing an identification mark to the effect that the meat preparations been manufactured from raw materials exclusively obtained in slaughterhouses, game handling establishments cutting plants, and establishments producing minced meat, meat preparations and mechanically separated meat, approved for the entry into the Union; II.1.6. they satisfy the relevant criteria laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005; II.1.7. they fulfil 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 their origin is listed in Annex -I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 and marked with an “X” for the concerned category of animals and products thereof; II.1.8. they have been stored and transported in accordance with the relevant requirements of Section V of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; II.1.9. they have been produced from raw materials which meet the requirements of Sections I to IV of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; in particular that: (2) [II.1.9.1. they were obtained from the meat of domestic porcine animals which fulfils the requirements of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375, and which, in particular: (2) either [has been subjected to an examination by a digestion method for Trichinella with negative results;]]] (2) and/or [has been subjected to a freezing treatment in accordance with Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375;]]] (2) (10) and/or [is derived from domestic porcine animals coming from a holding or category of holdings that has been officially recognised by the competent authorities as applying controlled housing conditions in accordance with Article 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375;]]] (2) (10) and/or [is derived from domestic porcine animals not weaned and less than 5 weeks of age;]]] (2) [II.1.9.2. they were obtained from meat of solipeds or wild boar meat which fulfils the requirements of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375, and which, in particular, has been subjected to an examination by a digestion method for Trichinella with negative results;]] (2) [II.1.10. they contain material from bovine, ovine or caprine animals, and with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), (2) either [the country or region of their origin is classified in accordance with Commission Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk, and (2) either [the animals from which the meat preparations are derived were born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk in which there have been no BSE indigenous cases;]]]] (2) and/or [the animals from which the meat preparations are derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk in which there has been at least one BSE indigenous case, and the meat preparations do not contain and is not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals;]]]] (2) and/or [the animals from which the meat preparations are derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk, and: (a) the meat preparations do not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (b) the meat preparations do not contain and is not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (c) the animals from which the meat preparations are derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;]]]] (2) and/or [the animals from which the meat preparations are derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing an undetermined BSE risk, and: (a) the meat preparations do not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (b) the meat preparations do not contain and is not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (c) the animals from which the meat preparations are derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (d) the animals from which the meat preparations are derived have not been fed with meat-and-bone meal or greaves, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (e) the meat preparations were produced and handled in a manner which ensures that they do not contain and were not contaminated with nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;]]]] (2) or [the country or region of their origin is classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk, and: (a) the animals from which the meat preparations are derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (b) the meat preparations do not contain and are not derived from: (i) specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (ii) mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (2) either [(c) the animals from which the meat preparations are derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible or a controlled BSE risk;]]]] (2) and/or [(c) the animals from which the meat preparations are derived originate from a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing an undetermined BSE risk, and: (i) the animals from which the meat preparations are derived have not been fed with meat-and-bone meal or greaves, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (ii) the meat preparations were produced and handled in a manner which ensures that they do not contain and were not contaminated with nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;]]]] (2) or [the country or region of their origin is classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or region with an undetermined BSE risk, and: (a) the animals from which the meat preparations are derived have not been: (i) slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity; (ii) fed meat-and-bone meal or greaves derived from ruminants, as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health; (b) the meat preparations do not contain and are not derived from: (i) specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (ii) mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals; (iii) nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;]]]] (2) [II.1.11. they contain material from domestic solipeds and the fresh meat used in their preparation was obtained from domestic solipeds which have been kept for their whole lifetime as food-producing equine animals in a third country or territory listed for equine animals in Annex -I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 and marked with an “X” for the category “equine”, or in a Member State, in which 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;]] (2) [II.1.12. (2) (4) either [if containing material from farmed cervidae, they contain or are derived exclusively from meat, excluding offal and spinal cord, of farmed cervid animals which have been examined for chronic wasting disease by histopathology, immunohistochemistry or other diagnostic method recognised by the competent authorities with negative results and are not derived from animals coming from a herd where chronic wasting disease has been confirmed or is officially suspected.]]] (2) (5) or [if containing material from wild cervidae, they contain or are derived exclusively from meat, excluding offal and spinal cord, of wild cervid animals which have been examined for chronic wasting disease by histopathology, immunohistochemistry or other diagnostic method recognised by the competent authorities with negative results and are not derived from animals coming from a region where chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in the last 3 years prior to the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate or is officially suspected.]]] (2) (11) [II.1a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the meat preparations) 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 meat preparations described in Part I were 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.] (2) [II.2. Animal health attestation (Delete when the meat preparations are entirely composed of meat of domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds), wild game solipeds belonging to the subgenus Hippotigris (Zebra), wild leporidae, or wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae) The meat preparations described in Part I: II.2.1. have been prepared in and dispatched from (1) either [the zone with code … (6) which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate is authorised for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of the species described under point II.2.2 from which the fresh meat was obtained and listed in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for fresh meat of ungulates or in Part 1 of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for fresh meat of poultry and game birds, and the meat preparations contain only fresh meat obtained in] (1) (7) or [the zone with code … (8) which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate is authorised for the transit through the Union of fresh meat of the species described under point II.2.2 from which the fresh meat was obtained intended for a destination outside the Union and is listed in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for fresh meat of those species, and the meat preparations contain only fresh meat obtained in] (1) either [the same zone as the zone of preparation and dispatch;] (1) or [the zone(s) with code(s) … (6) 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 the species from which the fresh meat has been obtained and listed in (1) either [Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for fresh meat of ungulates;]] (1) or [Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for fresh meat of poultry and game birds;]] (1) or [Member States;] II.2.2. contain only fresh meat complying with all the animal health requirements for the entry into the Union of fresh meat laid down in the relevant model certificate (9), of the following species: [domestic bovine animals,] (2) [domestic ovine animals,] (2) [domestic caprine animals,] (2) [domestic porcine animals,] (2) [poultry other than ratites,] (2) [ratites,] (2) [animals of the family Bovidae (other than domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals), camelid animals and cervid animals kept as farmed game,] (2) [wild animals of the family Bovidae (other than domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals), wild camelid animals and wild cervid animals,] (2) [animals kept as farmed game of wild breeds of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae,] (2) [wild animals of wild breeds of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae,] (2) [game birds] (2) and therefore eligible for the entry into the Union as such.] (2) [II.3. Animal welfare attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the meat preparations (1) described in Part I derive 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 entry into the Union of meat preparations (as defined in point 1.15 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004) prepared from fresh meat of domestic bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), domestic ovine animals, domestic caprine animals, domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds), domestic porcine animals, farmed rabbits, poultry other than ratites, ratites, animals of the family Bovidae (other than domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals), camelid animals and cervid animals kept as farmed game, wild animals of the family Bovidae (other than domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals), wild camelid animals and wild cervid animals, animals kept as farmed game of wild breeds of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae, wild animals of wild breeds of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae, wild game solipeds belonging to the subgenus Hippotigris (Zebra), wild leporidae, game birds, and wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, including when the Union is not the final destination for such meat preparations. 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.7 : Name of the country of origin which shall be the same as the country of dispatch to the Union. Box reference I.15 : Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (vessel) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor shall inform the border control post of entry into the Union. Box reference I.18 : Frozen corresponds to an internal temperature of not more than -18°C. Box reference I.19 : For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) shall be included. Box reference I.27 : “CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following headings: 0207 , 0210 , 1601 or 1602 . “Species”: Select among species described in Part II (A). “Treatment type”: Storage life (dd/mm/yyyy). “Cold store”: Give the address(es) and approval number(s) of approved cold stores if necessary. “Slaughterhouse”: Slaughterhouse or game handling establishment. Part II: (1) “Meat preparations” as defined in point 1.15 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. (2) Delete if not applicable. (3) “Fresh meat” as defined in point 1.10 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. (4) Applicable when the meat has been obtained from a country mentioned in Chapter F, point 1, of Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001. (5) Applicable when the meat has been obtained from a country mentioned in Chapter F, point 2, of Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001. (6) Code of the zone in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for fresh meat of ungulates or in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for fresh meat of poultry and game birds. (7) 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 ungulates or fresh meat of poultry or 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. (8) Code of the zone in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (9) Model certificates provided for in Annexes to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235: model BOV for fresh meat of domestic bovine animals; model OVI for fresh meat of domestic ovine and caprine animals; model POR for fresh meat of domestic porcine animals; model RUF for fresh meat of animals of the family Bovidae (other than domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals), camelid animals and cervid animals kept as farmed game; model RUW for fresh meat of wild animals of the family Bovidae (other than domestic bovine, ovine and caprine animals), wild camelid animals and wild cervid animals; model SUF for fresh meat of animals kept as farmed game of wild breeds of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae; model SUW for fresh meat of wild animals of wild breeds of porcine animals and animals of the family Tayassuidae; model POU for fresh meat of poultry other than ratites; model RAT for fresh meat of ratites; model GBM for fresh meat of game birds. (10) 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. (11) 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
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CHAPTER 25

MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF MEAT PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, INCLUDING RENDERED ANIMAL FATS AND GREAVES, MEAT EXTRACTS AND TREATED STOMACHS, BLADDERS AND INTESTINES OTHERS THAN CASINGS, THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO UNDERGO A SPECIFIC RISK-MITIGATING TREATMENT (MODEL MPNT)

Part I:   Description of consignment
COUNTRY Animal health/official certificate to the EU
I.1 Consignor/Exporter I.2 Certificate reference I.2a IMSOC reference
Name I.2 Certificate reference
Address I.3 Central Competent Authority QR CODE
Address I.3 Central Competent Authority
Country ISO country code I.4 Local Competent Authority
I.5 Consignee/Importer I.6 Operator responsible for the consignment Operator responsible for the consignment
Name Name Name
Address Address Address
Country ISO country code Country Country ISO country code
I.7 Country of origin ISO country code I.9 Country of destination Country of destination ISO country code
I.8 Region of origin Code I.10 Region of destination Region of destination Code
I.11 Place of dispatch I.12 Place of destination Place of destination
Name Registration/Approval No Name Name Registration/Approval No
Address Address Address
Country ISO country code Country Country ISO country code
I.13 Place of loading Place of loading I.14 Date and time of departure Date and time of departure Date and time of departure
I.15 Means of transport I.16 Entry Border Control Post Entry Border Control Post
☐ Aircraft ☐ Vessel I.17 Accompanying documents Accompanying documents
☐ Aircraft ☐ Vessel
☐ Railway ☐ Road vehicle Type Code
Identification Identification Country ISO country code
Identification Identification Commercial document reference
I.18 Transport conditions ☐ Ambient ☐ Chilled ☐ Frozen
I.19 Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number Container number/Seal number
Container No Container No Seal No
I.20 Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for Certified as or for
☐ Products for human consumption
I.21 ☐ For transit ☐ For transit I.22 ☐ For internal market
Third country ISO country code I.23
I.24 Total number of packages I.25 Total quantity I.26 Total net weight/gross weight (kg)
I.27 Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment Description of consignment
CN code Species
Cold store Type of packaging Net weight
Slaughterhouse Treatment type Nature of commodity Number of packages Batch No
☐ Final consumer Date of collection/production Manufacturing plant

Part II:   Certification
COUNTRY COUNTRY Certificate model MPNT Certificate model MPNT Certificate model MPNT Certificate model MPNT
II. Health information II.a Certificate reference II.b IMSOC reference

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