Date: 2023-11-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2612 of 23 November 2023 amending Annexes II, III and XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the lists of third countries, territories or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain ungulates and fresh meat thereof
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
Executive Summary:
This Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2612 amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 regarding lists of third countries, territories, or zones authorized for entry into the Union of certain ungulates and fresh meat. It addresses animal health requirements and incorporates derogations for animal identification. The regulation enters into force twenty days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to Annex II (Ungulates):
* Updates entries for the United Kingdom (GB1, GB2), Guernsey (GG0), Isle of Man (IM0) and Jersey (JE0) in Part 1 regarding animal categories (Bovine, Ovine, Caprine, Porcine, Camelid, Cervid, Other Ungulates) permitted for entry and specific conditions (ID)
* Adds a new row in Part 3 specifying conditions for ungulate identification using a physical means, including animal identification code and exporting country code based on ISO Standard 3166 or other agreed code per Delegated Regulation EU 2020/692.
Amendment to Annex III
* Replaces Part 3 with the conditions for ungulate identification using a physical means, including animal identification code and exporting country code based on ISO Standard 3166 or other agreed code per Delegated Regulation EU 2020/692.
Amendments to Annex XIII (Fresh Meat of Ungulates):
* Replaces the entry for zone BW4 in Botswana in Part 1, removing the opening date in column 8.
* Replaces descriptions of zones BW1 and BW2 in Botswana in Part 2, updating veterinary disease control zones.
Impact Analysis:
European Commission:
* Impact: Responsible for implementing and enforcing the amended regulations.
* Action Required: Ensure the updated lists of authorized third countries, territories, or zones are correctly applied and communicated.
Third Countries/Territories (e.g., United Kingdom, Botswana):
* Impact: Changes in listing status and conditions for exporting ungulates and fresh meat to the EU.
* Action Required: Comply with new identification requirements for ungulates and updated zone descriptions for fresh meat exports.
Importers of Ungulates and Fresh Meat:
* Impact: Must ensure consignments comply with updated requirements regarding origin, identification, and animal health conditions.
* Action Required: Verify that ungulates and fresh meat originate from authorized zones and meet the new identification standards before importing into the EU.
Member States:
* Impact: Responsible for controlling the entry of animals and products into the union.
* Action Required: Update inspection procedures to reflect changes.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2023/2612: A European Union regulation amending Annexes II, III and XIII to Implementing Regulation EU 2021/404.
Regulation EU 2016/429: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on transmissible animal diseases (Animal Health Law).
Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2020/692: A delegated regulation supplementing Regulation EU 2016/429 as regards the animal health requirements for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain species and categories of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin from third countries or territories, or zones or compartments thereof.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2021/404: A regulation establishing the lists of third countries or territories, or zones or compartments thereof, from which the entry into the Union of consignments of those species and categories of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin, that fall within the scope of Delegated Regulation EU 2020/692, is to be permitted.
United Kingdom: A third country that submitted a request to be listed for the entry into the Union of bovine, ovine and caprine animals.
Botswana: A third country where amendments were made to the zones listed in Annex XIII of Implementing Regulation EU 2021/404.
Isle of Man: Crown dependency of the United Kingdom.
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2612
of 23 November 2023
amending Annexes II, III and XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the lists of
third countries, territories or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of
consignments of certain ungulates and fresh meat thereof
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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’)(1), and in particular Article 230(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) 2016/429 lays down, inter alia, the animal health requirements for the entry into the Union of
consignments of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin, and it applies from 21 April 2021. One
of those animal health requirements is that those consignments must come from a third country or territory, or zone
or compartment thereof, listed in accordance with Article 230(1) of that Regulation.
(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692(2)supplements Regulation (EU) 2016/429 as regards the animal
health requirements for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain species and categories of animals,
germinal products and products of animal origin from third countries or territories, or zones or compartments
thereof. Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 provides that consignments of animals, germinal products and
products of animal origin falling within its scope are to be permitted to enter into the Union if they come from a
third country or territory, or zone or compartment thereof, listed for the particular species and categories of
animals, germinal products and products of animal origin, in accordance with the animal health requirements laid
down in that Delegated Regulation.
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404(3) establishes the lists of third countries or territories, or
zones or compartments thereof, from which the entry into the Union of consignments of those species and
categories of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin, that fall within the scope of Delegated
Regulation (EU) 2020/692, is to be permitted. The lists and certain general rules concerning the lists are set out in
Annexes I to XXII to that Delegated Regulation.
(4) Annexes II and III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 set out respectively the list of third countries,
territories or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of ungulates, other than equine
animals, and of ungulates intended for confined establishments, and specific conditions for the entry into the Union
of such ungulates. Article 21(5) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, introduced by Commission Delegated
Regulation (EU) 2023/119(4), provides for a derogation from Article 21(1), point (b), thereof, and permits the entry
into the Union of ungulates, other than equine animals, identified by a physical means of identification displaying
(1) OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1.
(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 of 30 January 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European
Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for entry into the Union, and the movement and handling after entry of consignments
of certain animals, germinal products and products of animal origin (OJ L 174, 3.6.2020, p. 379).
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 of 24 March 2021 laying down the lists of third countries, territories or zones
thereof from which the entry into the Union of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin is permitted in accordance
with Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and the Council (OJ L 114, 31.3.2021, p. 1).
(4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/119 of 9 November 2022 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692
supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for entry into the Union,
and the movement and handling after entry of consignments of certain animals, germinal products and products of animal origin
(OJ L 16, 18.1.2023, p. 5).
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the code of the exporting country different from the code conforming to ISO Standard 3166, based on the request of
a third country or territory of origin to the Commission and subject to the Commission’s agreement. Therefore, a
specific condition ‘ID’ reflecting that derogation should be added in the tables in Part 3 of Annexes II and III to
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
(5) In addition, the United Kingdom has submitted to the Commission a substantiated request to be listed for the entry
into the Union of bovine, ovine and caprine animals originating from that third country and its Crown
Dependencies of the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey with the specific condition ‘ID’. In the entries for the zones
GB-1 and GB-2 in the United Kingdom, and its Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey,
column 6 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should, therefore, be
amended to include that specific condition.
(6) Annexes II and III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.
(7) The table in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 sets out the list of third countries,
territories or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of ungulates, and
it includes a column 7 setting out a ‘closing date’ for consignments and a column 8 setting out an ‘opening date’ for
consignments. In column 8 of that table, in the entry for the zone BW-4 in Botswana, for reasons of clarity and in
view of the footnote (1) in the heading of column 7, the opening date indicated in column 8 should be deleted.
(8) In addition, in the table in Part 2 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, based on the
information provided to the Commission by Botswana, the disease control zones 18 and 14 should be deleted from
the descriptions of the zones BW-1 and BW-2 in Botswana respectively. The tables in Parts 1 and 2 of Annex XIII to
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.
(9) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.
(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes II, III and XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this
Regulation.
Article 2
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, 23 November 2023.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
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Annexes II, III and XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended as follows:
(1) Annex II is amended as follows:
(a) Part 1 is amended as follows:
(i) the entries for the United Kingdom and Guernsey are replaced by the following:
Animals for further keeping BRU, BTV, EBL,
Bovine animals BOV-X, BOV-Y ID
(1) and intended for slaughter EVENTS
OV/CAP-X,
Ovine and caprine Animals for further keeping
OV/CAP-X-NI (3) ID BRU, BTV, EVENTS
animals (1) and intended for slaughter
OV/CAP-Y
Animals for further keeping
Porcine animals SUI-X, SUI-Y ADV
GB-1 (1) and intended for slaughter
Animals for further keeping
Camelid animals CAM-CER BTV
(1)
‘GB Animals for further keeping
Cervid animals CAM-CER BTV
United King (1)
dom
Animals for further keeping RUM, RHINO,
Other ungulates BTV (2)
(1) HIPPO
Animals for further keeping BRU, TB, BTV, EBL,
Bovine animals BOV-X, BOV-Y ID
(1) and intended for slaughter EVENTS
OV/CAP-X,
Ovine and caprine Animals for further keeping
OV/CAP-X-NI (3) ID BRU, BTV, EVENTS
GB-2 animals (1) and intended for slaughter
OV/CAP-Y
Animals for further keeping (1)
Porcine animals SUI-X, SUI-Y ADV
and intended for slaughter
Camelid animals Animals for further keeping (1) CAM-CER BTV
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Animals for further keeping
Cervid animals CAM-CER BTV
(1)
Animals for further keeping RUM, RHINO,
Other ungulates BTV (2)
(1) HIPPO
Animals for further keeping
Bovine animals BOV-X ID EVENTS
(1)
Ovine and caprine Animals for further keeping
OV/CAP-X ID BRU, EVENTS
animals (1)
GG
GG-0
Guernsey
Animals for further keeping
Porcine animals SUI-X ADV’
(1)
Animals for further keeping RUM, RHINO,
Other ungulates
(1) HIPPO;
(ii) the entry for the Isle of Man is replaced by the following:
Animals for further keeping TB, BRU, EBL,
Bovine animals BOV-X, BOV-Y ID
(1) and intended for slaughter EVENTS
‘IM
IM-0
Isle of Man
Ovine and caprine Animals for further keeping OV/CAP-X,
ID BRU, EVENTS’
animals (1) and intended for slaughter OV/CAP-Y
(iii) the entry for Jersey is replaced by the following:
‘JE Animals for further keeping
JE-0 Bovine animals BOV-X, BOV-Y ID EBL, EVENTS’
Jersey (1) and intended for slaughter
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(b) in Part 3, the following row is added:
Consignments of ungulates, other than equine animals, may be individually identified prior to being dispatched from the establishment of origin, by a
physical means of identification with a visible, legible and indelible display of:
‘ID (a) the identification code of the animal which establishes an unequivocal link between the animal and the accompanying animal health certificate;
(b) the code of the exporting country in accordance with ISO Standard 3166 or other code in the format of two-letter code in accordance with
Article 21(5) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692.’
(2) in Annex III, Part 3 is replaced by the following:
‘Part 3 – Specific conditions referred to in column 4 of the table set out in Part 1
Consignments of ungulates, other than equine animals, may be individually identified prior to being dispatched from the establishment of origin, by a
physical means of identification with a visible, legible and indelible display of:
ID (a) the identification code of the animal which establishes an unequivocal link between the animal and the accompanying animal health certificate;
(b) the code of the exporting country in accordance with ISO Standard 3166 or other code in the format of two-letter code in accordance with
Article 21(5) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692.’
(3) Annex XIII is amended as follows:
(a) in Part 1, the entry for the zone BW-4 in Botswana is replaced by the following:
‘BW BW-4 Maturation and de-boning
Bovine animals BOV 28.5.2013’
Botswana No offal
(b) in Part 2, the descriptions of the zones BW-1 and BW-2 in Botswana are replaced by the following:
BW-1 The veterinary disease control zones 3c, 4b, 5, 8 and 9
‘Botswana
BW-2 The veterinary disease control zones 10, 11 and 13’
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