
Article 1 
The various health certificates required in the context of intra-Community trade, with the exception of health certificates for registered equidae, shall be presented on the basis of the harmonised model annexed hereto.
These model certificates comprise:
(1. a standardised part I, "details of the consignment",
(2. part II, "certification", designed to show the requirements under the legislation specific to each species, type of production and type of product, and
(3. a standardised part III, "checks", recording the results of the inspections carried out in accordance with the rules in force.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 December 2004.However, the Member States which so wish may use this presentation of certificates from 1 April 2004 onwards in the context of the Traces system.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 30 March 2004.
For the Commission
David Byrne
Member of the Commission

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