
Article 1 

1. This Regulation lays down:
(a) rules for the uniform application of Articles 88 and 89 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 as regards the signature and issuance of official certificates and the guarantees of reliability for official certificates, in order to comply with the requirements of Article 126(2)(c) of that Regulation;
(b) requirements for model official certificates which are not submitted in IMSOC;
(c) requirements for model official certificates which are submitted in IMSOC;
(d) requirements for replacement certificates.
2. This Regulation also sets out:
(a) model official certificates for the entry into the Union of animals, products of animal origin, composite products, germinal products and animal by-products and notes for its completion;
(b) specific model official certificates for the entry into the Union of the following animals and goods intended for human consumption and placing on the market:
((i)) products of animal origin for which such certificate is required in accordance with Article 13 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625;
((ii)) live insects;
((iii)) sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts;
(c) model official certificates in the case of ante-mortem inspection at the holding of provenance or in the case of emergency slaughter outside the slaughterhouse.
Article 2 
For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

((1)) ‘placing on the market’ means placing on the market as defined in point (8) of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
((2)) ‘sprouts’ means sprouts as defined in point (a) of Article 2 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2013;
((3)) ‘slaughterhouse’ means a slaughterhouse as defined in point 1.16 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((4)) ‘fresh meat’ means fresh meat as defined in point 1.10 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((5)) ‘meat’ means meat as defined in point 1.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((6)) ‘poultry’ means poultry as defined in point 1.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((7)) ‘wild game’ means wild game as defined in point 1.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((8)) ‘eggs’ means eggs as defined in point 5.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((9)) ‘egg products’ means egg products as defined in point 7.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((10)) ‘meat preparations’ means meat preparations as defined in point 1.15 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((11)) ‘meat products’ means meat products as defined in point 7.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((12)) ‘treated stomachs, bladders and intestines’ means treated stomachs, bladders and intestines as defined in point 7.9 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((13)) ‘bivalve molluscs’ means bivalve molluscs as defined in point 2.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((14)) ‘fishery products’ means fishery products as defined in point 3.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((15)) ‘raw milk’ means raw milk as defined in point 4.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((16)) ‘dairy products’ means dairy products as defined in point 7.2. of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((17)) ‘colostrum’ means colostrum as defined in point 1 of Section IX of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((18)) ‘colostrum-based products’ means colostrum-based products as defined in points 2 of Section IX of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((19)) ‘frogs’ legs' means frogs' legs as defined in point 6.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((20)) ‘snails’ means snails as defined in point 6.2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((21)) ‘rendered animal fat’ means rendered animal fat defined in point 7.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((22)) ‘greaves’ means greaves as defined in point 7.6 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((23)) ‘gelatine’ means gelatine as defined in point 7.7 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((24)) ‘collagen’ means collagen as defined in point 7.8 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((25)) ‘honey’ means honey as defined in point 1 of Part IX of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
((26)) ‘apiculture products’ means apiculture products as defined in point 2 of Part IX of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;
((27)) ‘reptile meat’ means reptile meat as defined in point (16) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625;
((28)) ‘insects’ means insects as defined in point (17) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625;
((29)) ‘reefer vessel’ means a reefer vessel as defined in point (26) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625;
((30)) ‘freezer vessel’ means a freezer vessel as defined in point 3.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((31)) ‘factory vessel’ means a factory vessel as defined in point 3.2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((32)) ‘production area’ means a production area as defined in point 2.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((33)) ‘dispatch centre’ means a dispatch centre as defined in point 2.7 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((34)) ‘mechanically separated meat’ means mechanically separated meat as defined in point 1.14 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((35)) ‘game-handling establishment’ means a game-handling establishment as defined in point 1.18 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((36)) ‘cutting plant’ means a cutting plant as defined in point 1.17 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
((37)) ‘farmed game’ means farmed game as defined in point 1.6 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
Article 3 
The model official certificates for those animals, products of animal origin, composite products, germinal products, animal by-products, sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts originating from third countries or regions thereof which are required by Union legislation for the entry into the Union and are not submitted in IMSOC, shall meet the following requirements:

((1)) In addition to the signature of the certifying officer, the certificate shall bear an official stamp. The colour of signature shall be different to the colour of the printing. This requirement also applies to stamps other than those embossed or watermarked.
((2)) Where the model certificate contains statements, the statements which are not relevant shall be crossed out, initialled and stamped by the certifying officer, or completely removed from the certificate.
((3)) The certificate shall consist of:

((a)) a single sheet of paper; or
((b)) several sheets of paper where all sheets are indivisible and constitute an integral whole; or
((c)) a sequence of pages numbered so as to indicate that it is a particular page in a finite sequence.
((4)) Where the certificate consists of a sequence of pages, each page shall indicate the unique code as referred to in Article 89(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and bear the signature of the certifying officer and the official stamp.
((5)) The certificate shall be issued before the consignment to which it relates leaves the control of the competent authorities of the third country issuing the certificate.
Article 4 

1. The model official certificates for the entry into the Union of animals, products of animal origin, composite products, germinal products and animal by-products originating from third countries or regions thereof, submitted in IMSOC, shall be based on the model official certificate laid down in Annex I.
2. Part II of the model official certificates referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the specific health guarantees and the information as required in Part II of the relevant model official certificates for those animals, products of animal origin, composite products, germinal products and animal by-products originating from third countries or regions thereof which are required by Union legislation for the entry into the Union.
3. The official certificate shall be submitted in IMSOC before the consignment to which it relates leaves the control of the competent authorities of the third country issuing the certificate.
4. The requirements laid down in this Article shall not affect the nature, content and format of the official certificates or attestations referred to in Article 73(2)(b) and (c) and Article 129(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
Article 5 

1. Competent authorities may issue a replacement certificate only in the case of administrative errors in the initial certificate or where the initial certificate has been damaged or lost.
2. The replacement certificate shall not modify information in the initial certificate concerning the identification, traceability and health guarantees of consignments.
3. In addition, the replacement certificate shall:
(a) make clear reference to the unique code referred to in Article 89(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and the date of issue of the initial certificate, and clearly state that it replaces the initial certificate;
(b) have a new certificate number different to that of the initial certificate;
(c) carry the date when it was issued, as opposed to the date of issue of the initial certificate; and
(d) be presented in its original to the competent authorities, except in the case of electronic replacement certificates submitted in IMSOC.
Article 6 
The model official certificates referred to in Articles 12, 13 and 15 to 27 shall be completed on the basis of the notes set out in Annex II.
Article 7 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificates ‘BOV’, ‘OVI’, ‘POR’, ‘EQU’, ‘RUF’, ‘RUW’, ‘SUF’, ‘SUW’ and ‘EQW’ set out in Part 2 of Annex II to Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of fresh meat of ungulates.
Article 8 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificates ‘POU’, ‘POU-MI/MSM’, ‘RAT’, ‘RAT-MI/MSM’, ‘WGM’, ‘WGM-MI/MSM’, ‘E’ and ‘EP’ set out in Part 2 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of meat of poultry, ratites and wild game birds, egg and egg products.
Article 9 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificates ‘WL’, ‘WM’ and ‘RM’ set out in Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 119/2009 shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of meat of wild leporidae, of certain wild land mammals and of farmed rabbits.
Article 10 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate set out in Annex II to Commission Decision 2000/572/EC shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of meat preparations.
Article 11 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate set out in Annex III to Commission Decision 2007/777/EC shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of certain meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines. However, in the case of the entry into the Union for placing on the market of casings, the animal health certificate set out in Annex I A to Commission Decision 2003/779/EC shall be used.
Article 12 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate set out in Chapter A of Part I of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods. In the case of the entry into the Union and placing on the market of processed bivalve molluscs belonging to the species Acanthocardia tuberculatum, the model official certification set out in Chapter B of Part I of Annex III to this Regulation shall be added to the certificate referred to in the first sentence.
Article 13 

1. To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate set out in Chapter A of Part II of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of fishery products.
2. In the case of fishery products caught by vessels flying the flag of a Member State and transferred in third countries with or without storage, the model certificate set out in Chapter B of Part II of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used.
3. To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate to be signed by the captain, set out in Chapter C of Part II to Annex III to this Regulation shall be used when fishery products are imported directly from a reefer, freezer or factory vessel as provided for in Article 11(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625.
Article 14 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificates ‘Milk-RM’, ‘Milk-RMP’, ‘Milk-HTB’, ‘Milk-HTC’ and ‘Colostrum-C/CPB’ set out in Part 2 of Annex II to Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of raw milk, colostrum, dairy products and colostrum-based products.
Article 15 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate set out Part III of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of chilled, frozen or prepared frogs' legs intended for human consumption.
Article 16 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate set out in Part IV of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of chilled, frozen, shelled, cooked, prepared or preserved snails intended for human consumption.
Article 17 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate set out in Part V of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of rendered animal fats and greaves intended for human consumption.
Article 18 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate set out in Part VI of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of gelatine intended for human consumption.
Article 19 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate set out in Part VII of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of collagen intended for human consumption.
Article 20 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate set out in Part VIII of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen intended for human consumption.
Article 21 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate set out in Part IX of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen intended for human consumption.
Article 22 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate set out in Part X of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of honey and other apiculture products intended for human consumption.
Article 23 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate set out in Part XI of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of highly refined chondroitin sulphate, hyaluronic acid, other hydrolysed cartilage products, chitosan, glucosamine, rennet, isinglass and amino acids intended for human consumption.
Article 24 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate set out in Part XII of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of reptile meat intended for human consumption.
Article 25 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate set out in Part XIII of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of insects intended for human consumption.
Article 26 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate set out in Part XIV of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of other products of animal origin intended for human consumption and not covered by Articles 7 to 25 of this Regulation.
Article 27 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate set out in Part XV of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for the entry into the Union for placing on the market of sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts.
Article 28 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificates set out in Annex IV to this Regulation shall be used in the case of ante-mortem inspection at the holding of provenance in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624.
Article 29 
To meet the certification requirements laid down in Articles 88, 89 and Article 126(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the model official certificate set out Annex V to this Regulation shall be used in the case of emergency slaughter outside the slaughterhouse in accordance with Article 4 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624.
Article 30 
Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 is amended as follows:

((1)) Article 6 is deleted;
((2)) Annex VI is deleted.
Article 31 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 is amended as follows:

((1)) Article 2 is deleted;
((2)) Annex II is deleted.
Article 32 
Regulation (EU) No 211/2013 is repealed. References to Regulation (EU) No 211/2013 shall be construed as references to this Regulation and read in accordance with the correlation table set out in Annex VI to this Regulation.
Article 33 
Consignments of products of animal origin accompanied by the relevant certificates issued accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005, Regulation (EU) No 211/2013 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 may be accepted for the entry into the Union until 13 March 2020 provided that the certificate was signed before 14 December 2019.
Until 13 March 2020, consignments of rendered animal fats and greaves may enter the Union when using the certificate for meat products set out in Annex III to Decision 2007/777/EC and consignments of reptile meat, insects and other products of animal origin referred to in Article 26 may enter the Union without certificate set out in Annex III of this Regulation.
Article 34 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 14 December 2019.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 8 April 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX I





ANNEX II
To positively select any option, please tick or mark the relevant box with a cross (X).

Whenever mentioned, ‘ISO’ means the international standard two-letter code for a country, in accordance with the international standard ISO 3166 alpha-2.

Only one of the options may be selected in boxes I.15, I.18, I.20 and I.22.

If the consignee, the entry border control post (BCP) or the transport details (that is to say, the means and date) change after the certificate has been issued, the operator responsible for the consignment must advise the competent authority of the Member State of entry. Such a change shall not result in a request for a replacement certificate.

Part I: Details of the dispatched consignment
Country: The name of the third country issuing the certificate.

Box I.1. Consignor/Exporter: the name and address (street, city and region, province or state, as appropriate) of the natural or legal person dispatching the consignment that must be located in the third country, except for the re-entry of consignments originating from the European Union.

Box I.2. Certificate reference No: the unique mandatory code assigned by the competent authority of the third country in accordance with its own classification. This box is compulsory for all certificates not submitted in IMSOC.

Box I.2.a IMSOC reference No: the unique reference code automatically assigned by IMSOC, if the certificate is registered in IMSOC. This box must not be completed if the certificate is not submitted in IMSOC.

Box I.3. Central competent authority: name of the central authority in the third country issuing the certificate.

Box I.4. Local competent authority: if applicable, the name of the local authority in the third country issuing the certificate.

Box I.5. Consignee/Importer: name and address of the natural or legal person to whom the consignment is intended in the Member State or third country of destination in the case of transit. However, this information is not compulsory for consignments in transit through the European Union.

Box I.6. 

 The name and address of the person in the European Union in charge of the consignment when presented to the BCP and who makes the necessary declarations to the competent authorities either as the importer or on behalf of the importer.
 For products in transit through the European Union: the name and address are compulsory.
 For certain animals: the name and address are compulsory if required by the relevant European Union legislation.
 For animals and products for the placing on the market: the name and address are optional.

Box I.7. 

 For products: the name and ISO code of the country where the goods were produced, manufactured and packaged (labelled with the identification mark).
 For animals: the country of residence during the required period as set out in the relevant European Union health certificate. For registered horses re-entering the European Union, the country of origin means the country from which they were last consigned.

In the case of trade involving more than one third country (triangular trade), a separate certificate must be completed for each country of origin.

Box I.8. Region of origin: if applicable, for animals or products affected by the regionalisation measures in accordance with European Union legislation. The code of approved regions, zones or compartments must be stated as defined in the relevant European Union legislation.

Box I.9. 
If the products are in transit, the name and ISO code of the third country of destination is required.

Box I.10. Region of destination: see box I.8.

Box I.11. 
For animals: a holding or any other officially monitored agricultural, industrial or commercial establishment, including zoos, amusement parks, wildlife and hunting reserves, where animals are regularly kept or bred.

For germinal products: semen collection or storage centres, or embryo collection or production teams.

For other products: any unit of a company in the food or animal by-product sector. Only the establishment shipping the products is to be named. In the case of trade involving more than one third country (triangular trade), the place of dispatch is the last third-country establishment of the export chain from which the final consignment is transported to the European Union.

Box I.12. 

 Except in the case of storage of products in transit, this information is optional.
 For the placing on the market: the place where the animals or products are sent for final unloading. Give the name, address and approval number of the holdings or establishments of the place of destination, if applicable.
 For storage of products in transit: the name, address and approval number of the warehouse in a free zone, the customs warehouse or the ship supplier.

Box I.13. 

 For animals: the name of the city or the place where the animals are loaded and if they are assembled beforehand, the details of the official assembly centre.
 For products: the name of the city and category (for example, establishment, holding, port or airport) of the final place where the products are to be loaded in the means of transport for the journey to the European Union. In the case of a container, state where it is to be placed aboard the final means of transport to the European Union. In the case of a ferry, indicate the place where the truck embarked.

Box I.14. 

 For animals: the date and time at which the animals are scheduled to leave in their means of transport (aeroplane, vessel, railway or road vehicle).
 For products: the date when the means of transport departs (aeroplane, vessel, railway or road vehicle).

Box I.15. 
Mode of transport: aeroplane, vessel, railway, road vehicle or other. ‘Other’ means modes of transport not covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005.

Identification of the means of transport: for aeroplanes the flight number, for vessels the ship name(s), for railways the train identity and wagon number, for road transports the registration number plate with trailer number plate if applicable.

In the case of a ferry, state the identification of the road vehicle, the registration number plate with trailer number plate if applicable, and the name of the scheduled ferry.

Box I.16. Entry BCP: state the name of the BCP and its identification code assigned by IMSOC.

Box I.17. 
The type and reference number of document must be stated when a consignment is accompanied by the other documents such as CITES permit, permit for invasive alien species (IAS) or a commercial document (for example, the airway bill number, the bill of lading number or the commercial number of the train or road vehicle)

Box I.18. Transport conditions: category of required temperature during the transport of products (ambient, chilled, frozen). Only one category may be selected.

Box I.19. 
The container number must be provided if the goods are transported in closed containers.

Only the official seal number must be stated. An official seal applies if a seal is affixed to the container, truck or rail wagon under the supervision of the competent authority issuing the certificate.

Box I.20. 
Animal feedingstuffs: concerns only animal by-products intended for animal feed as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Approved body: movement of animals to an approved body, an institute or a centre in accordance with Council Directive 92/65/EEC.

Artificial reproduction: concerns only germinal products.

Breeding/production: for breeding and production animals, including aquaculture animals intended for farming.

Canning industry: concerns, for example, tuna intended for the canning industry.

Circus/exhibition: for registered circus and exhibition animals and aquatic animals for aquariums or similar businesses not for further sale.

Fattening: concerns ovine and caprine animals only.

Further process: concerns only products which have to be further processed before being placed on the market.

Game restocking: concerns only game for the purpose of rebuilding stocks.

Human consumption: concerns only products intended for human consumption for which a health or veterinary certificate is required by European Union legislation.

Other: intended for purposes not listed elsewhere in this classification, including aquatic animals intended for put-and-take fisheries.

Pets: commercial movements into the Union of dogs, cats, ferrets and birds. For ornamental aquatic animals intended for pet shops or similar businesses for further sale.

Pharmaceutical use: animal by-products unfit for human or animal consumption, as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

Quarantine: refers to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 139/2013 for birds other than poultry, to Directive 92/65/EEC for carnivores, primates and bats, and to Council Directive 2006/88/EC for aquaculture animals.

Registered equidae: in accordance with Council Directive 2009/156/EC.

Relaying: concerns only aquaculture animals.

Slaughter: for animals destined directly or via an assembly centre to a slaughterhouse.

Technical use: animal by-products unfit for human or animal consumption, as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

Trade samples: as defined in point 39 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

Box I.21. For transit: only for the transit of animals or products through the European Union from one third country to another third country or from one part of a third country to another part of the same third country. State the name and ISO code of the third country of destination.

Box I.22. 
Definitive import: this option must only be used for consignments intended to be placed under the customs procedure ‘release for free circulation’ in the European Union.

For certain animals (for example, registered equidae) only one of the following options must be selected:

Re-entry: this option must only be used for animals authorised for re-entry, such as registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events re-entering the European Union after their temporary export.

Temporary admission: this option must only be used for the entry of animals authorised for temporary entry into the European Union, such as registered horses for a period of less than 90 days.

Box I.23. Total number of packages: the number of boxes, cages or stalls, in which the animals are being transported, the number of cryogenic containers for germinal products or the number of packages for products. In the case of bulk consignments, this box is optional.

Box I.24. 

 For animals: the total number of heads or straws expressed as units.
 For germinal products: the total number of straws expressed as units.
 For products and aquatic animals, except ornamental fish: the total gross and net weight in kilograms.

Total net weight: this is defined as the mass of the goods themselves without immediate containers or any packaging.

Total gross weight: overall weight in kilograms. This is defined as the aggregate mass of the products and of the immediate containers and all their packaging, but excluding transport containers and other transport equipment.

Box I.25. 
Zone: for animals or products affected by the setting up of approved zones or compartments in accordance with European Union legislation. The zones or production areas (for example, in the case of bivalve molluscs) must be indicated as published in the European Union lists of approved establishments.

For animals: the species, breed or category, identification method, identification number, age, sex, quantity or net weight, and test.

For germinal products: collection or production date, approval number of the centre or team, identification of the straw, and quantity. In addition, as regards donor animals, the species, breed or category, and identification.

For products: the species, types of products, type of treatment, approval number of establishments together with ISO country code (slaughter house, processing plant, cold store), number of packages, type of packaging, batch number, net weight, and final consumer (i.e. products are packed for final consumer).

Species: the scientific name or as defined in accordance with European Union legislation.

Type of packaging: identify the type of packaging according to the definition given in Recommendation No 21 of UN/CEFACT (United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business).

Part II: Certification
This part must be completed by an official veterinarian or an official inspector.

Box II. 
Where there are no animal or public health attestations for the consignment, then the whole of this section shall be deleted or invalidated or not be present at all in accordance with the footnotes for Part II of the specific European Union health certificates.

Box II.a. Certificate reference No: same reference code as in box I.2.

Box II.b. IMSOC reference No: same reference code as in box I.2.a.


Certifying officer: Official veterinarian or official inspector as defined by the relevant European Union legislation: the name in capital letters, qualification and title, where applicable, identification number and original stamp of the competent authority and date of signature.

ANNEX III
PART I
CHAPTER A: MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY IN THE UNION FOR PLACING ON THE MARKET OF LIVE BIVALVE MOLLUSCS, ECHINODERMS, TUNICATES AND MARINE GASTROPODS





CHAPTER B: ADDITIONAL MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION FOR PROCESSED BIVALVE MOLLUSCS BELONGING TO THE SPECIES ACANTHOCARDIA TUBERCULATUM

PART II
CHAPTER A: MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY IN THE UNION FOR PLACING ON THE MARKET OF FISHERY PRODUCTS





CHAPTER B: MODEL OF OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR FISHERY PRODUCTS CAUGHT BY VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF A MEMBER STATE AND TRANSFERRED IN THIRD COUNTRIES WITH OR WITHOUT STORAGE




CHAPTER C: MODEL OF OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE TO BE SIGNED BY THE CAPTAIN ACCOMPANYING FROZEN FISHERY PRODUCTS WHEN ENTERING THE UNION FOR PLACING ON THE MARKET DIRECTLY FROM A FREEZER, REEFER OR FACTORY VESSEL




PART III






PART IV






PART V








PART VI








PART VII








PART VIII












PART IX












PART X






PART XI






PART XII








PART XIII






PART XIV






PART XV






ANNEX IV

Part I: MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR LIVE ANIMALS


Part II: MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR POULTRY INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FOIE GRAS AND DELAYED EVISCERATED POULTRY


Part III: MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR FARMED GAME SLAUGHTERED AT THE HOLDING OF PROVENANCE


Part IV: MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR FARMED GAME SLAUGHTERED AT THE HOLDING in accordance with point 3a of Section III of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004


ANNEX V


ANNEX VI

Regulation (EU) No 211/2013 This Regulation
Article 1 Article 1(2)(b)(ii)
Article 2 Article 2(2)
Article 3 Article 27
Article 4 —
Article 5 —
Annex Part XV of Annex III