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Official TranscriptOfficial Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/318 20.2.2026 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...
Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/318 20.2.2026 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 (Text with EEA relevance) 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(1), 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’)(2), 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)(3), and in particular Article 90, first paragraph, point (a), and Article 126(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235(4) lays down rules regarding animal health certificates
provided for in Regulation (EU) 2016/429, official certificates provided for in Regulation (EU) 2017/625, and animal health/official certificates based on those Regulations, required for the entry into the Union of certain consignments of animals and goods.
(1) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2004/853/oj.
(2) OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/429/oj.
(3) OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/625/oj.
(4) 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).
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(2) Chapters 4 (model ‘EQU’), 24 (model ‘MP-PREP’), 25 (model ‘MPNT’) and 26 (model ‘MPST’) of Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 set out model animal health/official certificates and model official certificates for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain products of domestic solipeds origin intended for human consumption. Council Directive 96/22/EC(5)prohibits the administration of the substances listed in Annex II to that Directive to equine animals intended for human consumption (Article 3, point (a)) and the import to the Union from third countries of such animals which have been administered those substances (Article 11). Point II.1.7 of the public health attestation in model EQU and point II.1.11 of the public health attestation in models MP-PREP, MPNT and MPST should be amended to reflect those prohibitions.
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403(6)establishes, amongst others, model certificates in the form of animal health certificates or animal health/official certificates and model declarations for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof.
(4) Article 15 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 provides that the animal health certificates and animal health/ official certificates and declarations accompanying those certificates to be used for the entry into the Union of certain categories of equine animals are to correspond to one of the models set out in Annex II thereto, and referred to in that Article, depending on the movements concerned.
(5) Chapters 13 and 14 of that Annex set out, respectively, the model animal health/official certificates and model declarations for the entry into the Union of equine animals not intended for slaughter (model ‘EQUI-X’) and intended for slaughter (model ‘EQUI-Y’). Point II.6 of the public health attestation in those models should be amended to reflect the prohibitions laid down in Article 3, point (a), and Article 11 of Directive 96/22/EC.
(6) Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 and Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) In order to avoid any disruption to trade as regards the entry into the Union of consignments of certain products of domestic solipeds origin intended for human consumption and certain categories of equine animals due to the amendments made to Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 and Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 by this Regulation, the use of certificates or declarations issued in accordance with Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/2235 and (EU) 2021/403, as applicable prior to the amendments made by this Regulation, should continue to be authorised during a transitional period subject to certain conditions.
(8) 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 Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
(5) 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).
(6) 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).
2/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/ojEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 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
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj 3/53EN OJ L, 20.2.2026 ANNEX I Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 is amended as follows:
(1) Chapter 4 is replaced by the following: ‘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) COUNTRY Official certificate to the EU 4/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj tnemngisnoc fo noitpircseD :I traP I.1 Consignor/Exporter I.2 Certificate reference I.2a IMSOC reference Name Address I.3 Central Competent Authority QR CODE Country ISO country code I.4 Local Competent Authority I.5 Consignee/Importer I.6 Operator responsible for the consignment Name Name Address Address Country ISO country code Country ISO country code I.7 Country of origin ISO country code I.9 Country of destination ISO country code I.8 Region of origin Code I.10 Region of destination Code I.11 Place of dispatch I.12 Place of destination Name Registration/Approval No Name Registration/Approval No Address Address Country ISO country code Country ISO country code I.13 Place of loading I.14 Date and time of departure I.15 Means of transport I.16 Entry Border Control Post I.17 Accompanying documents ☐ Aircraft ☐ Vessel Railway Road vehicle Type Code ☐ ☐ Country ISO country code Identification Commercial document reference I.18 Transport conditions Ambient Chilled Frozen ☐ ☐ ☐ I.19 Container number/Seal number Container No Seal No I.20 Certified as or for Products for human consumption ☐ I.21 I.22 For internal market ☐ I.23EN OJ L, 20.2.2026 I.24 Total number of packages I.25 Total quantity I.26 Total net weight/gross weight (kg) I.27 Description of consignment CN code Species Cold store Type of packaging Net weight Slaughterhouse Treatment type Nature of Number of packages Batch No commodity Final Date of Manufacturing ☐ consumer collection/production plant
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj 5/53EN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model EQU 6/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj noitacifitreC :II traP 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.]EN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model EQU 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 Name (in capital letters) Date Qualification and title Stamp Signature’
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(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) COUNTRY Animal health/official certificate to the EU 8/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj tnemngisnoc fo noitpircseD :I traP I.1 Consignor/Exporter I.2 Certificate reference I.2a IMSOC reference Name Address I.3 Central Competent Authority QR CODE Country ISO country code I.4 Local Competent Authority I.5 Consignee/Importer I.6 Operator responsible for the consignment Name Name Address Address Country ISO country code Country ISO country code I.7 Country of origin ISO country code I.9 Country of destination ISO country code I.8 Region of origin Code I.10 Region of destination Code I.11 Place of dispatch I.12 Place of destination Name Registration/Approval No Name Registration/Approval No Address Address Country ISO country code Country ISO country code I.13 Place of loading I.14 Date and time of departure I.15 Means of transport I.16 Entry Border Control Post I.17 Accompanying documents ☐ Aircraft ☐ Vessel Railway Road vehicle Type Code ☐ ☐ Country ISO country code Identification Commercial document reference I.18 Transport conditions Ambient Chilled Frozen ☐ ☐ ☐ I.19 Container number/Seal number Container No Seal No I.20 Certified as or for Products for human ☐ consumption I.21 For transit I.22 For internal market ☐ ☐ Third country ISO country code I.23EN OJ L, 20.2.2026 I.24 Total number of packages I.25 Total quantity I.26 Total net weight/gross weight (kg) I.27 Description of consignment CN code Species Cold store Type of packaging Net weight Slaughterhouse Treatment type Nature of Number of packages Batch No commodity Final Date of Manufacturing ☐ consumer collection/production plant
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj 9/53EN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model MP-PREP 10/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj noitacifitreC :II traP 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 ofEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model MP-PREP 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:
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(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 12/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/ojEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model MP-PREP 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.]
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(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 14/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/ojEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model MP-PREP 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 Name (in capital letters) Date Qualification and title Stamp Signature
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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) COUNTRY Animal health/official certificate to the EU 16/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj tnemngisnoc fo noitpircseD :I traP I.1 Consignor/Exporter I.2 Certificate reference I.2a IMSOC reference Name Address I.3 Central Competent Authority QR CODE Country ISO country code I.4 Local Competent Authority I.5 Consignee/Importer I.6 Operator responsible for the consignment Name Name Address Address Country ISO country code Country ISO country code I.7 Country of origin ISO country code I.9 Country of destination ISO country code I.8 Region of origin Code I.10 Region of destination Code I.11 Place of I.12 Place of destination dispatch Name Registration/Approval No Name Registration/Approval No Address Address Country ISO country code Country ISO country code I.13 Place of loading I.14 Date and time of departure I.15 Means of transport I.16 Entry Border Control Post I.17 Accompanying documents ☐ Aircraft ☐ Vessel ☐ Road vehicle Type Code Railway ☐ Country ISO country code Identification Commercial document reference I.18 Transport conditions Ambient Chilled Frozen ☐ ☐ ☐ I.19 Container number/Seal number Container No Seal No I.20 Certified as or for Products for human consumption ☐ I.21 For transit I.22 For internal market ☐ ☐ Third country ISO country code I.23EN OJ L, 20.2.2026 I.24 Total number of packages I.25 Total quantity I.26 Total net weight/gross weight (kg) I.27 Description of consignment CN code Species Cold store Type of packaging Net weight Slaughterhouse Treatment type Nature of Number of packages Batch No commodity Final consumer Date of Manufacturing ☐ collection/production plant
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(1) [II.1. Public health attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the meat products) 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 hereby certify that the meat products (2), including rendered animal fats and greaves, meat extracts and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines others than casings, 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. (1) either [the animals from which the meat products were derived have passed ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections;]
(1) or [the wild game from which the meat products were derived have passed post-mortem inspection;] II.1.3. they have been produced from raw materials which meet the requirements of Sections I to VI of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
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 products 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 are in means of transport and were loaded under conditions meeting the hygiene requirements laid down as regards the entry into the Union;]
(1) [II.1.9.1. they were obtained from meat of domestic porcine animals which fulfils the requirements of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375, and which in particular:
(1) either [has been subjected to an examination by a digestion method for Trichinella with negative results;]]]
(1) and/or [has been subjected to a freezing treatment in accordance with Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375;]]]
(1) (11) 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;]]]
(1) (11) and/or [is derived from domestic porcine animals not weaned and less than 5 weeks of age;]]]
(1) [II.1.9.2. they were obtained from meat of solipeds or wild boar 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;]]
(1) [II.1.9.3. they are treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, and meat extracts produced in accordance with
Section XIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;]]
(1) [II.1.9.4. they are rendered animal fats and greaves produced in accordance with Section XII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;]]
(1) [II.1.10. they contain material from bovine, ovine or caprine animals, and with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE),
(1) 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:
(1) either [the animals from which the meat products are derived were born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified in accordance with DecisionEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model MPNT 2007/453/EC as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk in which there have been no BSE indigenous cases;]]]]
(1) and/or [the animals from which the meat products 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 products do not contain and are not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals;]]]]
(1) and/or [the animals from which the meat products 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 products do not contain and are not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(b) the meat products do not contain and are not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals;
(c) the animals from which the meat products 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;]]]]
(1) and/or [the animals from which the meat products 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 products do not contain and are not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(b) the meat products do not contain and are not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals;
(c) the animals from which the meat products 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 products 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 products 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;]]]]
(1) 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 products 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 products 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;
(1) either [(c) the animals from which the meat products 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;]]]]
(1) and/or [(c) the animals from which the meat products 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 products are derived have not been fed with meat-and-bone meal or greaves, as defined in the Terrestrial
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(ii) the meat products 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;]]]]
(1) 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 products 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 products 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;]]]]
(1) [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 as food-producing equine animals for their whole lifetime 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;]]
(1) [II.1.12. (1) (12) 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.]]]
(1) (13) 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.]]]
(1) (14) [II.1a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the meat products) 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 products, including rendered animal fats and greaves, meat extracts and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines others than casings 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 20/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/ojEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model MPNT 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.]
(1) [II.2. Animal health attestation (Delete when the meat products are entirely derived from 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 products, including rendered animal fats and greaves, meat extracts and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines others than casings, described in Part I:
(1) either [II.2.1. have been processed in and dispatched from the zone with code _______ (3), which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate, is:
(a) authorised for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of the species of animals from which the meat products described in Part I have been processed and listed in
(1) either [Part 1 of Annex XIII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, in case of fresh meat of ungulates;]
(1) or [Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, in case of fresh meat of poultry and game birds;]
(b) listed in Part 1 of Annex XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for entry into the Union of the meat products described in Part I under the non-specific treatment “A”;]
(1) (4) or [II.2.1. have been processed in and dispatched from the zone with code ______ (5), which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate, is authorised for the transit through the Union of meat products of the species of animals with code(s) ____________________ (6) intended for destination outside the Union, and listed in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2021/404;] II.2.2. have been processed from fresh meat from the species of animals with code(s) _____________ __________________________ (6);
II.2.3. have been processed from fresh meat that has undergone a non-specific treatment (7);
II.2.4. have been processed from fresh meat that complied with all the relevant requirements for entry into the Union of fresh meat laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 and, therefore, was eligible for entry into the Union as such and was obtained from animals that complied with the residency period in establishments located in
(1) either [the zone referred to in point II.2.1;]
(1) or [the zone(s) with code(s) _________________________ (8) 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 meat products have been processed and is/are listed in
(1) (9) either [Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404;]]
(1) or [Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404;]]
(1) or [Member States;] II.2.5. have been processed from fresh meat obtained from
(1) either [animals kept in establishments which were not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species of origin of the meat products and emerging diseases at the date of dispatch of the animals to the slaughterhouse, and in and around which, in an area of 10 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, such diseases have not been reported during the last 30 days prior to the date of slaughter of the animals;]
(1) or [wild animals which originate from a place in and round which none of the listed diseases relevant for the species of origin of the meat products in accordance with Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, has been reported during the last 30 days prior to the date of killing of the animals;] II.2.6. after processing, have been handled until packaging in a way to prevent cross contamination that could introduce an animal health risk.]
(1) (10) [II.2.7. are intended for Member States or zones thereof which have been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Commission
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj 21/53EN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model MPNT Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 and have been processed from fresh meat obtained from poultry which have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus with a live vaccine during the last 30 days prior to the date of slaughter of the animals.]]
(1) [II.3. Animal welfare attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the meat products 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 the entry into the Union of meat products coming from zones authorised to enter fresh meat of the relevant species and therefore are not required to undergo a specific risk- mitigating treatment, including when the Union is not the final destination of such meat product.
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.27: “Slaughterhouse”: Slaughterhouse or game handling establishment.
Part II:
(1) Delete if not applicable.
(2) “Meat products” as defined in point 7.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
(3) Code of the zone in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
(4) Only applicable to consignments transiting through the Union and intended for 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 meat products of the relevant species accompanied by an animal health certificate corresponding to the present model certificate in accordance with column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
(5) Code of the zone in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
(6) BOV = domestic bovine animals; OVI = domestic ovine animals and caprine animals; POR = domestic porcine animals; 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; POU = poultry other than ratites; RAT = ratites; GB= game birds.
(7) This may be certified only when treatment “A” is assigned in Part 1 of Annex XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 to the species of origin of the fresh meat and to the zone referred to in point II.2.1.
(8) Code of the zone in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII or column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
(9) Not for the zones listed with specific conditions regarding maturation, pH or de-boning in column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
(10) This guarantee is required only for the consignments intended for Member States or zones thereof which have been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689.
(11) 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.
(12) Applicable when the meat has been obtained from a country mentioned in Chapter F, point 1, of Annex IX 22/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/ojEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model MPNT to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001.
(13) 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.
(14) Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026.
Official veterinarian Name (in capital letters) Date Qualification and title Stamp Signature
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CHAPTER 26 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 REQUIRED TO UNDERGO A SPECIFIC RISK-MITIGATING TREATMENT (MODEL MPST) COUNTRY Animal health/official certificate to the EU 24/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj tnemngisnoc fo noitpircseD :I traP I.1 Consignor/Exporter I.2 Certificate reference I.2a IMSOC reference Name Address I.3 Central Competent Authority QR CODE Country ISO country code I.4 Local Competent Authority I.5 Consignee/Importer I.6 Operator responsible for the consignment Name Name Address Address Country ISO country code Country ISO country code I.7 Country of origin ISO country code I.9 Country of destination ISO country code I.8 Region of origin Code I.10 Region of destination Code I.11 Place of dispatch I.12 Place of destination Name Registration/Approval No Name Registration/Approval No Address Address Country ISO country code Country ISO country code I.13 Place of loading I.14 Date and time of departure I.15 Means of transport I.16 Entry Border Control Post I.17 Accompanying documents ☐ Aircraft ☐ Vessel Railway Road vehicle Type Code ☐ ☐ Country ISO country code Identification Commercial document reference I.18 Transport conditions Ambient Chilled Frozen ☐ ☐ ☐ I.19 Container number/Seal number Container No Seal No I.20 Certified as or for Products for human consumption ☐ I.21 For transit I.22 For internal market ☐ ☐ Third country ISO country code I.23EN OJ L, 20.2.2026 I.24 Total number of packages I.25 Total quantity I.26 Total net weight/gross weight (kg) I.27 Description of consignment CN code Species Cold store Type of packaging Net weight Slaughterhouse Treatment type Nature of Number of packages Batch No commodity Final Date of Manufacturing ☐ consumer collection/production plant
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(1) [II.1. Public health attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the meat products) 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 hereby certify that the meat products (2), including rendered animal fats and greaves, meat extracts and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines others than casings, 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. (1) either [the animals from which the meat products were derived have passed ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections;]
(1) or [the wild game from which the meat products were derived have passed post-mortem inspection;] II.1.3. they have been produced from raw materials which meet the requirements of Sections I to VI of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
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 products 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 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 are in means of transport and were loaded under conditions meeting the hygiene requirements laid down as regards the entry into the Union.]
(1) [II.1.9.1. they were obtained from meat of domestic porcine animals which fulfils the requirements of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375, and which, in particular:
(1) either [has been subjected to an examination by a digestion method for Trichinella with negative results;]]]
(1) and/or [has been subjected to a freezing treatment in accordance with Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375;]]]
(1) (12) 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;]]]
(1) (12) and/or [is derived from domestic porcine animals not weaned and less than 5 weeks of age;]]]
(1) [II.1.9.2. they are obtained from meat of solipeds or wild boar 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;]]
(1) [II.1.9.3. they are treated stomachs, bladders and intestines and meat extracts produced in accordance with
Section XIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.]]
(1) [II.1.9.4. they are rendered animal fats and greaves produced in accordance with Section XII of Annex IIIEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model MPST to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.]]
(1) [II.1.10. they contain material from bovine, ovine or caprine animals, and with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE),
(1) 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:
(1) either [the animals from which the meat products 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;]]]]
(1) and/or [the animals from which the meat products 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 products do not contain and are not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals;]]]]
(1) and/or [the animals from which the meat products 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 products do not contain and are not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(b) the meat products do not contain and are not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals;
(c) the animals from which the meat products 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;]]]]
(1) and/or [the animals from which the meat products 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 products do not contain and are not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(b) the meat products do not contain and are not derived from mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals;
(c) the animals from which the meat products 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 products 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 products 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;]]]]
(1) 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 products 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;
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(1) either [(b) the meat products 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;]
(1) and/or [(b) the meat products contain and are derived from treated intestines sourced from animals which 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;]
(1) and/or [(b) the meat products contain and are derived from treated intestines sourced from animals which 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:
(1) either [(i) the animals were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants has been enforced;]]
(1) and/or [(ii) the treated intestines of bovine, ovine and caprine animal origin do not contain and are not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;]]
(1) either [(c) the animals from which the meat products 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;]]]]
(1) and/or [(c) the animals from which the meat products 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 products 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 products 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;]]]]
(1) 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 products 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;
(1) either [(b) the meat products 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.]]]]
(1) and/or [(b) the meat products contain and are derived from treated intestines sourced from animals which were born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified in accordance with Decision 2007/453/EC as a country or 28/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/ojEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model MPST region posing a negligible BSE risk in which there have been no BSE indigenous cases;]]]]
(1) and/or [(b) the meat products contain and are derived from treated intestines sourced from animals which 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:
(1) either [the animals were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants has been enforced;]]]]]
(1) and/or [the treated intestines of bovine, ovine and caprine animal origin do not contain and are not derived from specified risk material as defined in point 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;]]]]]
(1) [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 as food-producing equine animals for their whole lifetime 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;]]
(1) [II.1.12. (1) (13) 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.]]]
(1) (14) 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.]]]
(1) (15) [II.1a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the meat products) 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 products, including rendered animal fats and greaves, meat extracts and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines other than casings 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
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(1) [II.2. Animal health attestation (Delete when the meat products are entirely derived from 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 products, including rendered animal fats and greaves, meat extracts and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines others than casings, described in Part I:
II.2.1. have been processed in and dispatched from
(1) either [the zone with code _______ (3), which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate, is authorised for the entry into the Union of meat products processed from fresh meat of the species of animals from which the meat products described in Part I have been processed and listed in Part 1 of Annex XV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404;]
(1) (4) or [the zone with code ______ (5), which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate, is authorised for the transit through the Union of meat products of the species of animals with code(s) ___________________________ (6) intended for a destination outside the Union and is listed in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404;]
(1) either [II.2.2. have been processed from fresh meat from only one species of animals, with code ______ (6), and the fresh meat used for the processing of the meat products has undergone the specific treatment _____________ (7), which is specifically assigned in Part 1 of Annex XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 to the species of origin of the fresh meat and to the zone referred to in point II.2.1, and has been obtained from animals originating from
(1) either [the zone referred to in point II.2.1;]]
(1) or [the zone(s) with code(s) _____________________ (8), which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate, is/are listed for entry into the Union of fresh meat of the species from which the meat products have been processed in
(9) (1) either [Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, in case of fresh meat of ungulates;]]]
(1) or [Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, in case of fresh meat of poultry and game birds;]]]
(1) or [Member States;]]
(1) or [II.2.2. have been processed from fresh meat of poultry, with code _____ (6), which originate from the zone(s) listed for entry into the Union of fresh meat of poultry where there has been a case or an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus and the fresh meat used for the processing of the meat products has undergone at least the specific treatment “D” (7);]
(1) or [II.2.2. have been processed by mixing fresh meat from different species of animals, with codes ____ ___________________________ (6), and such fresh meat
(1) either [has been mixed before the final treatment and, after mixing, has undergone the specific treatment _________ (7), as it is the most severe of the treatments specifically assigned in Part 1 of Annex XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 to the different species of origin of the fresh meat and to the zone referred to in point II.2.1, and has been obtained from animals originating from
(1) either [the zone referred to in point II.2.1;]]]
(1) or [the zone(s) with
(9) (1) [code(s) ________________ (8) which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate, is listed in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for entry into the Union of fresh meat of the species from which the meat products have been processed;]]]] 30/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/ojEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model MPST
(1) [code(s) ________________ (8) which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate, is listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2021/404 for entry into the Union of fresh meat of the species from which the meat products have been processed;]]]]
(1) or [Member States;]]]
(1) or [has been mixed after the final treatment and, before the mixing, has undergone the specific treatment(s) _______________________________ (10), as specifically assigned in Part 1 of Annex XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 to the different species of origin of the fresh meat and to the zone referred to in point II.2.1, and has been obtained from animals originating from
(1) either [the zone referred to in point II.2.1;]]
(1) or [the zone(s) with
(9) (1) [code(s) _______________________ (8) which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate, is/are listed in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for entry into the Union of fresh meat of the species from which the meat products have been processed;]]]
(1) [code(s) _____________________ (8) which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate, is/are listed in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for entry into the Union of fresh meat of the species from which the meat products have been processed;]]]
(1) or [Member States;]]
(1) or [II.2.2. have:
(a) been processed from fresh meat from one species of animals or mixing fresh meat from different species of animals, with code(s) ___________________________________ (6);
(b) been processed from fresh meat obtained from animals originating from the zone(s) with code(s) _______________________________ (3) which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate, is/are listed in Part 1 of Annex XV to Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2021/404 for entry into the Union of meat products subject to the application of one of the specific treatments defined in Annex XXVI to Commission Delegated Regulation
(EU) 2020/692 to the fresh meat of the relevant species;
(c) undergone the specific treatment “B” (7);] II.2.3. have been processed from fresh meat obtained from
(1) either [animals kept in establishments which were not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species of origin of the meat products and emerging diseases at the date of dispatch of the animals to the slaughterhouse, and in and around which, in an area of 10 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, such diseases have not been reported during the last 30 days prior to the date of slaughter of the animals;]
(1) or [wild animals which originate from a place in and round which, in an area of 10 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, none of the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species of origin of the meat products and emerging diseases, has been reported during the last 30 days prior to the date of killing of the animals;] II.2.4. after processing, have been handled until packaging in a way to prevent cross contamination that could introduce animal health risk;]
(1) (11) [II.2.5. are intended for Member States or zones thereof which have been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 and have been processed from fresh meat obtained from poultry that have not been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus with a live vaccine during the last 30 days prior to the date of their slaughter.]]
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(1) [II.3. Animal welfare attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the meat products 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 the entry into the Union of meat products from zones not authorised to enter fresh meat of the relevant species and therefore are required to undergo a specific risk- mitigating treatment, including when the Union is not the final destination of such meat products.
This animal health/official certificate shall be completed according to 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.27: “Slaughterhouse”: Slaughterhouse or game handling establishment.
Part II:
(1) Delete if not applicable.
(2) “Meat products” as defined in point 7.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
(3) Code of the zone in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XV to Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2021/404.
(4) Only applicable to consignments transiting through the Union and intended for a destination outside the Union, originating from third country or territory, or zone thereof listed in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as authorised for transit through the Union of meat products of the relevant species accompanied by an animal health certificate corresponding to the present model certificate in accordance with column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
(5) Code of the zone in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
(6) BOV = domestic bovine animals; OVI = domestic ovine animals and caprine animals; POR = domestic porcine animals; 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;
POU = poultry other than ratites; RAT = ratites; GB = game birds.
(7) Treatment as defined in Annex XXVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692.
(8) Code of the zone in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII or column 2 of the table in Part 1, Section B, of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
(9) Not for the zones listed with specific conditions regarding maturation, pH or de-boning in column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
(10) Specify the combination of treatments referred to in note (5) and species set out in note (4), as follows: letter of treatment – code(s) of species (X-YYY, X-YYY, X-YYY).
(11) This guarantee is required only for consignments intended for Member States or zones thereof which have been granted the status free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689.
(12) The derogation for domestic porcine animals coming from a holding or category of holdings officially 32/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/ojEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model MPST recognised as applying controlled housing conditions, may only be applied in countries listed in Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375.
(13) 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.
(14) 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.
(15) Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026.
Official veterinarian Name (in capital letters) Date Qualification and title Stamp Signature’
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following: ‘CHAPTER 13 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE AND MODEL DECLARATION FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF AN EQUINE ANIMAL (MODEL “EQUI-X”) COUNTRY Animal health/official certificate to the EU 34/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj tnemngisnoc fo noitpircseD :I traP I.1 Consignor/Exporter I.2 Certificate reference I.2a IMSOC reference Name Address I.3 Central Competent Authority QR CODE Country ISO country code I.4 Local Competent Authority I.5 Consignee/Importer I.6 Operator responsible for the consignment Name Name Address Address Country ISO country code Country ISO country code I.7 Country of origin ISO country code I.9 Country of destination ISO country code I.8 Region of origin Code I.10 Region of destination Code I.11 Place of dispatch I.12 Place of destination Name Registration/Approval No Name Registration/Approval No Address Address Country ISO country code Country ISO country code I.13 Place of loading I.14 Date and time of departure I.15 Means of transport I.16 Entry Border Control Post I.17 Accompanying documents ☐ Aircraft ☐ Vessel Railway Road vehicle Type Code ☐ ☐ Country ISO country code Identification Commercial document reference I.18 I.19 Container number/Seal number Container No Seal No I.20 Certified as or for Further keeping Registered equine animal Registered horse ☐ ☐ ☐ For transit I.22 I.21 ☐ For internal market ☐ Third country ISO country code I.23 I.24 I.25 Total quantity I.26 I.27 Description of consignment CN code Species Subspecies/Category Sex Identification Identification number Age systemEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model EQUI-X
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj 35/53 noitacifitreC II traP II. Health information II.a Certificate reference II.b IMSOC reference II. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that:
II.1. The equine animal described in Part I:
II.1.1. is not intended for slaughter for human consumption and not intended for slaughter in the framework of the eradication of infectious or contagious diseases transmissible to equine animals, and
(1) either [is a registered equine animal, as defined in Article 2, point (12), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;]
(1) or [is a registered horse as defined in Article 2, point (12), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;]
(1) or [is an equine animal other than a registered equine animal or a registered horse;] II.1.2. has not shown signs or symptoms of diseases listed for equine animals in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 during the clinical examination carried out on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy) (2), this date being within the last 24 hours or, in the case of a registered equine animal, within the last 48 hours or on the last working day prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union from the registered establishment;
II.1.3. meets the requirements attested in points II.2 to II.5, and where applicable in point II.6, of this animal health/official certificate;
II.1.4. is accompanied by a written declaration, signed by the operator responsible for the animal, which is attached to this animal health/official certificate.
II.2. Attestation on third country or territory, or zone thereof and establishment of dispatch II.2.1. The equine animal described in Part I is dispatched from ________________________ (insert name of third country or territory, or zone thereof), a third country or territory, or zone thereof, which on the date of issuing this animal health/official certificate has the code __-__ (3) and is assigned to Sanitary Group _______ (3).
II.2.2. The equine animal described in Part I comes from a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which there has been no clinical, serological (in unvaccinated equine animals) or epidemiological evidence of African horse sickness during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union, and there has been no vaccination against African horse sickness during the last 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.
II.2.3. The equine animal described in Part I comes from an establishment situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which
(1) either [infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has not been reported during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.]
(1) or [a surveillance programme for infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) recognised by the Union (2) has been carried out during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union, and
(1) either [infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has not been reported in the establishment of dispatch during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.]]
(1) or [infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has been reported in the establishment during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union and following the date of last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions
(1) either [until the date on which the remaining equine animals in the establishment have been subjected to a complement fixation test for infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) (4), carried out, with negative results at a serum dilution of 1 in 5, on samples taken at least 6 months after the dateEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model EQUI-X on which the infected animals have been killed and destroyed.]]]
(1) or [for at least 30 days after the date on which the last animal of listed species on the establishment was killed and destroyed, and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.]]] II.2.4. The equine animal described in Part I comes from an establishment situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which
(1) either [surra has not been reported during the last 24 month prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.]
(1) or [a surveillance programme for surra recognised by the Union (2) has been carried out during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union, and
(1) either [surra has not been reported in the establishment during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.]]
(1) or [surra has been reported in the establishment during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union, and following the last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions
(1) either [until the date on which the remaining animals in the establishment have been subjected to an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for trypanosomosis or card agglutination test for trypanosomosis (CATT) at a serum dilution of 1 in 4 (4) carried out, with negative results, on samples taken at least 6 months after the date on which the last infected animal has been removed from the establishment.]]]
(1) or [for at least 30 days after the date on which the last animal of listed species on the establishment was either killed and destroyed or slaughtered, and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.]]] II.2.5. The equine animal described in Part I comes from an establishment situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which
(1) either [dourine has not been reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.]
(1) or [a surveillance programme for dourine recognised by the Union (2) has been carried out during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union, and
(1) either [dourine has not been reported in the establishment during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.]]
(1) or [dourine has been reported in the establishment during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union, and following the last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions
(1) either [until the date on which the remaining equine animals in the establishment, except castrated male equine animals, have been subjected to a complement fixation test for dourine, carried out with negative results at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 (4) on samples taken at least 6 months after the date on which the infected animals have been killed and destroyed or slaughtered, or the date on which the infected entire male equine animals have been castrated.]]]
(1) or [for at least 30 days after the date on which the last animal of listed species on the establishment was either killed and destroyed or slaughtered, and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.]]] II.2.6. The equine animal described in Part I comes from an establishment in which
(1) either [equine infectious anaemia has not been reported during the last 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.]
(1) or [equine infectious anaemia has been reported during the last 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union and following the last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions 36/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/ojEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model EQUI-X
(1) either [until the date on which the remaining equine animals in the establishment have been subjected to an agar gel immuno-diffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) or ELISA (4) for equine infectious anaemia carried out, with negative results, on samples taken on two occasions with a minimum interval of 90 days following the date on which the infected animals have been killed and destroyed, or slaughtered, and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.]]
(1) or [for at least 30 days after the date on which the last animal of listed species on the establishment was either killed and destroyed or slaughtered, and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.]] II.2.7. The equine animal described in Part I comes from an establishment in which:
II.2.7.1. infection with rabies virus in kept terrestrial animals has not been reported during the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union;
II.2.7.2. anthrax in ungulates has not been reported during the last 15 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.
II.2.8. To the best of my knowledge and as declared by the operator, the equine animal described in Part I has not been in contact with kept animals of listed species which did not comply with the requirements referred to in points II.2.2 to II.2.7.1 during the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union, and with the requirement referred to in point II.2.7.2 during the last 15 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.
II.3. Attestation of residence and isolation prior to dispatch to the Union
(1) either [II.3.1. During the last 40 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, or since birth if it is less than 40 days of age, the equine animal described in Part I has been continuously resident in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch or entered the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch from a Member State of the European Union or Norway.]
(1) or [II.3.1. During the last 40 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, or since birth if it is less than 40 days of age, the registered horse described in Part I
(1) either [has been continuously resident in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch.]
(1) or [entered the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch on one or more occasions
from:
(1) either [a Member State of the European Union or Norway;]]]
(1) and/or [a third country or territory, or zone thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of registered horses, and from which it was introduced into the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch under conditions at least as strict as those required in accordance with Union legislation for the entry of registered horses from that third country or territory, or zone thereof directly to the Union, and which is:
(1) either [assigned to the same Sanitary Group ______ (3) as the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch;]]]]
(1) and/or [assigned to Sanitary Group A, B or C;]]]]
(1) and/or [the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, China (5) (6), South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Macao or Singapore.]]]]
(1) either [II.3.2. The equine animal described in Part I is dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D or G, and
(1) either [during the last 30 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, or since birth if it is less than 30 days of age or since entry from a Member State of the Union or Norway,
(1) either [it has been kept apart from other equine animals, except in case of a foal at foot of his mother, in an establishment situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group A.]]]
(1) or [it has been kept in pre-export isolation from other equine animals, except in case
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(1) or [it is a registered horse which has been kept in establishments under official veterinary supervision during the last 30 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, or since birth if it is less than 30 days of age, or since entry in accordance with point II.3.1 from a Member State of the European Union, Norway or a third country or territory, or zone thereof which is assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, E or G.]]
(1) (7) or [II.3.2. The equine animal described in Part I is dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group E, and
(1) either [during the last 40 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, or since birth if it is less than 40 days of age, or since the date of entry in accordance with point II.3.1 from a Member State of the European Union, Norway or a third country or territory, or zone thereof which is assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, E or G, it has been kept
(1) either [in isolation in a vector-protected establishment.]]]
(1) or [in an establishment under official veterinary supervision, and the country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch is recognised by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) as officially free of African horse sickness.]]]
(1) or [is a registered horse which has been kept during the last 30 days prior to the date of its dispatch, or since birth if it is less than 30 days of age, or since the date of entry in accordance with point II.3.1 from a Member State of the European Union, Norway or a third country or territory, or zone thereof which is assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, E or G, in the establishments under official veterinary supervision, and the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union is recognised by the WOAH as officially free of African horse sickness.]]
(1) (7) or [II.3.2. The registered horse described in Part I is dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group F, and
(1) either [during the last 40 days prior to the date of dispatch it has been kept in isolation in a vector- protected establishment.]]
(1) or [during the last 14 days prior to the date of dispatch to the Union it has been kept in isolation in a vector-protected establishment and constant monitoring of the vector protection has proven absence of insect vectors inside the vector-protected establishment.]] II.4. Attestation of vaccination and health tests
(1) either [II.4.1. The equine animal described in Part I was not vaccinated against African horse sickness in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch and there is no information suggesting previous vaccination.]
(1) or [II.4.1. The equine animal described in Part I was vaccinated against African horse sickness more than 12 months prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union.]
(1) (7) or [II.4.1. The registered horse described in Part I was vaccinated against African horse sickness not more than 24 months and at least 40 days prior to the date of introduction into the vector- protected establishment situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group F, and this vaccination consisted of a complete primary course of vaccination against African horse sickness, or a revaccination within the period of validity of the previous vaccination, by administration according to manufacturer's instructions of a registered vaccine which is protective against the circulating serotypes of the African horse sickness virus, and the last vaccination was applied on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy).] II.4.2. The equine animal described in Part I has not been vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis during the last 60 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, and
(1) either [it comes from an establishment situated in a third country or territory in which Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has not been reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union.]
(1) or [it comes from an establishment in which Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has not 38/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/ojEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model EQUI-X been reported during the last 6 months prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union and during the last 21 days prior to the date of dispatch of the animal described in Part I to the Union, all equine animals in the establishment have remained clinically healthy, and
(1) either [the equine animal described in Part I has been kept protected from attacks by insect vectors in a vector-protected establishment, in which any equine animal that showed a rise in daily taken body temperature has been subjected with negative result to a virus isolation test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (4); and the equine animal described in Part I
(1) either [was vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with a complete primary course and revaccinated according to manufacturer's recommendations not less than 60 days and not more than 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.]]]
(1) or [was subjected to a haemagglutination inhibition test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (4), carried out, with negative result, on a sample taken not less than 14 days after the date of commencement of isolation in the vector-protected establishment.]]]
(1) or [the body temperature of the equine animal described in Part I has been taken daily, either without a rise or the animal has been subjected to a virus isolation test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis with negative result, and the equine
animal described in Part I has been subjected to:
(a) a haemagglutination inhibition test for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (4), without an increase in antibody titre, carried out on paired samples taken on two occasions with an interval of 21 days, the second of which was taken during the last 10 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, and
(b) a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for the detection of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus genome (4), with negative result, carried out on a sample taken within the last 48 hours prior to its dispatch to the Union, and
(c) protection from vector attacks during the period after the date of sampling until loading for dispatch to the Union, by combined use of approved insect repellents and insecticides on the animal and disinsectization of the stable and the means in which it is transported.]]
(1) (7) either [II.4.3. The equine animal described in Part I is dispatched to the Union from Iceland, which is certified as officially free from equine infectious anaemia, where it was continuously resident since birth, and did not come into contact with equine animals which have entered Iceland from other third countries or territories.]
(1) or [II.4.3. The equine animal described in Part I was subjected with negative result to an agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) or to an ELISA for equine infectious anaemia
(4) carried out on a blood sample taken on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy), this being within
(1) either [the last 30 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union.]]
(1) (7) or [the last 90 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group A.]]
(1) [II.4.4. The equine animal described in Part I is dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group B, D or E, or from China, or from a third country or territory in which infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has been reported during the last 36 months prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, and the equine animal was subjected to a complement fixation test for infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) (4) carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 on a blood sample taken on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 30 day prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union.]
(1) [II.4.5. The equine animal described in Part I is an uncastrated male or female equine animal older
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(1) [II.4.6. The equine animal described in Part I is dispatched to the Union from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group E, or from Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay, or from a third country or territory in which surra was reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union; and the equine animal was subjected to a card agglutination test for trypanosomosis (CATT) (4) carried out with negative result at a serum dilution of 1 in 4 on a blood sample taken on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 30 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union.]
(1) (7) [II.4.7. The equine animal described in Part I is dispatched to the Union from a third country or territory, or zone thereof which is assigned to Sanitary Group E, and
(3) either [was subjected to an indirect ELISA or a blocking ELISA for African horse sickness (8), which was carried out by the same laboratory on the same day on blood samples taken on two occasions with an interval of between 21 and 30 days, on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy) and on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy), the second of which was taken within the last 10 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union,
(3) either [with negative results in each case.]]]
(3) or [with a positive result in the first sample, and
(3) either [the second sample was subsequently tested with negative result in a real-time RT-PCR (8).]]]]
(3) or [the two samples were tested without more than a two-fold increase in antibody titre in a virus neutralisation test as described in the latest edition of the WOAH Terrestrial Manual for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines.]]]]
(1) or [was subjected to an indirect ELISA or a blocking ELISA for African horse sickness (8) with negative result on a blood sample taken on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 21 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union, and the third country or territory of dispatch is recognised by the WOAH as officially free of African horse sickness.]]
(1) or [is a registered horse not vaccinated against African horse sickness and dispatched to the Union from a third country or territory, or zone thereof which is recognised by the WOAH as officially free of African horse sickness.]]
(1) (7) [II.4.8. The equine animal described in Part I is dispatched to the Union from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group F, and
(1) either [was subjected to an indirect ELISA or a blocking ELISA for African horse sickness (8) carried out by the same laboratory on the same day on blood samples taken on two occasions with an interval of between 21 and 30 days, on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy) and on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy), the first sample not taken less than 7 days after the date of introduction into the vector-protected establishment, the second sample taken within the last 10 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union,
(1) either [with negative results in each case.]]]
(1) or [with a positive result in the first sample, and
(1) either [the second sample was subsequently tested with negative result in a real-time RT-PCR (8).]]]]
(1) or [the two samples were tested without more than a two-fold increase in antibody titre in a virus neutralisation test as described in the latest 40/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/ojEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 COUNTRY Certificate model EQUI-X edition of the WOAH Terrestrial Manual for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines.]]]]
(1) or [was subjected to an indirect ELISA or a blocking ELISA and a real-time RT-PCR for African horse sickness (8) carried out with negative result in each case on a blood sample taken on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy) not less than 28 days after the date of introduction into the vector-protected establishment and within the last 10 days prior to the date of its dispatch to the Union.]]
(1) or [was subjected to a real-time RT-PCR for African horse sickness (8), carried out with negative result on a blood sample taken on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy) not less than 14 days after the date of introduction into the vector-protected establishment and not more than 72 hours prior to its dispatch to the Union.]] II.5. Attestation of the transport conditions
(1) (7) either [II.5.1. The equine animal described in Part I is dispatched to the Union from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, E or G and arrangements have been made to transport it directly to the Union, without subjecting the animal to any assembly operation and without coming into contact with other equine animals not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this animal health/official certificate.]
(1) (7) or [II.5.1. The animal is dispatched to the Union from a third country or territory, or zone thereof which is assigned to Sanitary Group F and arrangements have been made to transport it directly from the vector-protected establishment without coming into contact with other equine animals not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this animal health/official certificate
(1) either [to the airport under vector-protected conditions and arrangements have been made for the aircraft to be cleansed and disinfected in advance with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country or territory of dispatch.]]
(1) or [to a sea port in that country or territory, or zone thereof under vector-protected conditions and arrangements have been made to transport it on a vessel which is scheduled directly to a port in the Union without calling into a port situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof not approved for the entry into the Union of equine animals, in stalls which were cleansed and disinfected in advance with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country or territory of dispatch.]] II.5.2. Arrangements have been made and verified to prevent any contact with other equine animals not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this animal health/official certificate during the period from the date of certification until the date of dispatch of the animal to the Union.
II.5.3. The transport vehicles or containers in which the animal is going to be loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading of the animal for dispatch to the Union with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country or territory of dispatch and are so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder cannot escape during transportation.
(1) (9) [II.6. Public health attestation (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the animals) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the equine animal described in Part I has been kept for its whole lifetime as food-producing equine animal in a third country or territory fulfilling the guarantees provided by the control plan submitted and approved in accordance with Article 6(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation
(EU) 2022/2292 listed in Annex –I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 and marked with an “X” for the category “equine” or a Member State where it has not received:
(a) prohibited substances listed in Table 2 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010;
(b) any stilbene or thyrostatic substances;
(c) oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or beta-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnical treatment (as defined in Council Directive 96/22/EC).]
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(1) (9) (10) [II.6a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 (Delete when the Union is not the final destination of the animals) I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the animal described in Part I has 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 originates from a third country or region thereof listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2598.]
Notes:
This animal health/official certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of an equine animal, including when the Union is not the final destination of the animal.
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 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.6: Provide the information on the operator responsible for the animal.
Box reference I.8: Provide the code of the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union as appearing in column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
Box reference I.27: “Identification system”: The animal shall be individually identified with one of the methods of identification laid down in Article 21(2), point (a), of Delegated Regulation
(EU) 2020/692, or be identified by an alternative method provided it is recorded in the identification document (passport) of the animal as referred to in Article 21(2), point
(b)(i), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. Specify the identification system and the anatomic place used on the animal. If a passport accompanies the animal, its number shall be stated and the name of the competent authority which validated it.
Part II:
(1) Delete if not applicable.
(2) The animal health/official certificate shall be issued within the last 10 days prior to the date of arrival of the consignment at the border control post; in the case of transport by sea, the period may be extended by an additional period corresponding to the duration of the journey by sea.
The entry into the Union shall not be allowed when the animal was loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for the entry into the Union from the respective third country or territory, or zone thereof referred to in point II.2.1, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the Union against the entry into the Union of equine animals from that third country or territory, or zone thereof.
Check against columns 8 and 9 of the table in Part 1 of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
(3) Code of the third country or territory, or zone thereof and the Sanitary Group as appearing respectively in columns 2 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
(4) Tests for glanders, surra, dourine, equine infectious anaemia and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis described by the European Union Reference Laboratory for Equine Diseases other than African horse
sickness: https://sitesv2.anses.fr/en/minisite/equine-diseases/sop.
(5) Zone of the third country or territory authorised for the entry into the Union as appearing respectively in columns 2 and 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
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(6) Only authorised if the third country or territory of dispatch is assigned to Sanitary Group G.
(7) Statements that relate entirely and exclusively to a Sanitary Group different from the Sanitary Group to which the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union is assigned, may be left out,
provided that the numbering of the subsequent statements is maintained.
(8) Tests for African horse sickness described by the European Union Reference Laboratory for African horse
sickness: https://www.mapa.gob.es/en/ganaderia/temas/laboratorios-sanidad-genetica/referencia-ue/ .
(9) By deleting this point, the equine animal, if intended for free circulation in accordance with the customs procedures laid down in Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, will be excluded from slaughter for human consumption in the identification document issued in accordance with Union animal health rules.
(10) Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026.
Official veterinarian Name (in capital letters) Date Qualification and title Stamp Signature
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj 43/53EN OJ L, 20.2.2026 Declaration by the operator responsible for the entry into the Union of the consignment of an equine animal Identification of the animal (1) Species (scientific name) Identification system Identification number Age Sex ______________________ ____________________ ____________________ ______________ ___________ I, the undersigned operator of the equine animal described above, hereby declare, that:
(a) the equine animal
(2) either [has remained in ____________________ (insert name of third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union) during at least 40 days prior to the date of dispatch to the Union, or since birth, or since the entry from a Member State the European Union or Norway;]
(2) or [entered …………………... (insert name of third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union) during the required residence period of at least 40 days prior to the date of dispatch to the Union:
(i) on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy) from ____________________ (insert name of third country or territory from where the equine animal entered the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union)
(ii) on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy) from _____________________ (insert name of third country or territory from where the equine animal entered the third country, territory or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union)
(iii) on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy) from _____________________ (insert name of third country or territory from where the equine animal entered the third country or territory or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union);]
(b) during the last 15 days prior to the date of dispatch to the Union the equine animal has not been in contact with animals suffering from infectious or contagious diseases transmissible to equine animals;
(c) the conditions for residence and isolation prior to dispatch to the Union as applicable in accordance with point II.3 of the accompanying animal health/official certificate for the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union are fulfilled;
(d) the conditions for the transport as applicable in accordance with point II.5 of the accompanying animal health/official certificate for the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union are fulfilled;
(e) I am aware of the animal health and veterinary certification requirements for the movement of equine animals from one Member State of the European Union to another laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688;
(f) the equine animal is scheduled to leave the European Union on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy) at the border post of ____________________________________________ (insert name and place of border post of exit) or otherwise will be subject to the identification and registration rules applicable in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035.
Name and address of the operator _________________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________ (dd/mm/yyyy) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________.
(Signature)
(1) Identification system: The animal shall be individually identified with one of the methods of identification laid down in Article 21(2), point (a), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, or be identified by an alternative method provided it is recorded in identification document (passport) of the animal as referred to in Article 21(2), point (b)(i), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, transponder) and the anatomic place used on the animal.
If a passport accompanies the animal, its number shall be stated and the name of the competent authority which validated it.
Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).
Sex (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).
(2) Delete if not applicable.
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CHAPTER 14 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE AND MODEL DECLARATION FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF EQUINE ANIMALS INTENDED FOR SLAUGHTER (MODEL “EQUI-Y”) COUNTRY Animal health/official certificate to the EU
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj 45/53 tnemngisnoc fo noitpircseD :I traP I.1 Consignor/Exporter I.2 Certificate reference I.2a IMSOC reference Name Address I.3 Central Competent Authority QR CODE Country ISO country code I.4 Local Competent Authority I.5 Consignee/Importer I.6 Operator responsible for the consignment Name Name Address Address Country ISO country code Country ISO country code I.7 Country of origin ISO country code I.9 Country of destination ISO country code I.8 Region of origin Code I.10 Region of destination Code I.11 Place of dispatch I.12 Place of destination Name Registration/Approval No Name Registration/Approval No Address Address Country ISO country code Country ISO country code I.13 Place of loading I.14 Date and time of departure I.15 Means of transport I.16 Entry Border Control Post I.17 Accompanying documents ☐ Aircraft ☐ Vessel Railway Road vehicle Type Code ☐ ☐ Country ISO country code Identification Commercial document reference I.18 I.19 Container number/Seal number Container No Seal No I.20 Certified as or for Slaughter ☐ I.21 I.22 For internal market ☐ I.23 I.24 I.25 Total quantity I.26 I.27 Description of consignment CN code Species Subspecies/Category Identification Identification Quantity Slaughterhouse system numberEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 EQUI-Y COUNTRY Entry – equine animals intended for slaughter II.a Certificate reference II.b IMSOC reference 46/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj noitacifitreC :II traP II. Animal health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that:
II.1. The equine animals (1) of the consignment described in Part I:
II.1.1. are intended for slaughter for human consumption and are not intended for slaughter in the framework of the eradication of infectious or contagious diseases transmissible to equine animals;
II.1.2. have not shown signs or symptoms of diseases listed for equine animals in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 during the clinical examination carried out on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy) (2), this date being within the last 24 hours prior to dispatch to the Union
(3) either [from the registered establishment of origin in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch;]
(3) or [from the establishment approved for conducting assembly operations of equine animals by the competent authority in the third country or territory of dispatch in accordance with requirements at least as stringent as those laid down in Article 5 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035;] II.1.3. meet the requirements attested in points II.2 to II.6 of this animal health/official certificate, including in case of dispatch from an establishment approved for assembly operations;
II.1.4. are accompanied by a written declaration, signed by the operator responsible for the consignment of animals, which is attached to this animal health/official certificate.
II.2. Attestation on third country or territory, or zone thereof and establishment of dispatch II.2.1. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from ______________________ (insert name of third country or territory, or zone thereof), a third country or territory, or zone thereof, which on the date of issuing this animal health/official certificate has the code __-__ (4) and is assigned to Sanitary Group ____ (4).
II.2.2. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which there has been no clinical, serological (in unvaccinated equine animals) or epidemiological evidence of African horse sickness during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and there has been no vaccination against African horse sickness during the last 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.
II.2.3. The equine animals described in Part I come from an establishment of origin situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which
(3) either [infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has not been reported during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.]
(3) or [a surveillance programme for infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) recognised by the Union (2) has been carried out during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and
(3) either [infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has not been reported in the establishment of origin during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.]
(3) or [infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has been reported in the establishment of origin during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union and following the last outbreak, theEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 EQUI-Y COUNTRY Entry – equine animals intended for slaughter II.a Certificate reference II.b IMSOC reference establishment has remained under movement restrictions
(3) either [until the date on which the remaining equine animals in the establishment have been subjected to a complement fixation test for infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) (5), carried out, with negative results at a serum dilution of 1 in 5, on samples taken at least 6 months after the date on which the infected animals have been killed and destroyed.]]]
(3) or [for at least 30 days after the date on which the last equine animal on the establishment was killed and destroyed, and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.]]] II.2.4. The equine animals described in Part I come from an establishment of origin situated in a country or territory, or zone thereof in which
(3) either [surra has not been reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.]
(3) or [a surveillance programme for surra recognised by the Union (2) has been carried out during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and
(3) either [surra has not been reported in the establishment of origin during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.]
(3) or [surra has been reported in the establishment of origin during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and following the last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions
(3) either [until the date on which the remaining animals in the establishment have been subjected to an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
(ELISA) for trypanosomosis or card agglutination test for trypanosomosis (CATT) at a serum dilution of 1 in 4 (5) carried out, with negative results, on samples taken at least 6 months after the date on which the last infected animal has been removed from the establishment.]]]
(3) or [for at least 30 days after the date on which the last animal of listed species on the establishment was either killed and destroyed or slaughtered, and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.]]] II.2.5. The equine animals described in Part I come from an establishment of origin situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which
(3) either [dourine has not been reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.]
(3) or [a surveillance programme for dourine recognised by the Union (2) has been carried out during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and
(3) either [dourine has not been reported in the establishment of origin during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.]
(3) or [dourine has been reported in the establishment of origin during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and following the last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions
(3) either [until the date on which the remaining equine animals in the establishment, except castrated male equine animals, have been subjected to a complement fixation test for dourine, carried out with negative results at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 (5) on samples taken at
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj 47/53EN OJ L, 20.2.2026 EQUI-Y COUNTRY Entry – equine animals intended for slaughter II.a Certificate reference II.b IMSOC reference least 6 months after the date on which the infected animals have been killed and destroyed or slaughtered, or the date on which the infected entire male equine animals have been castrated.]]]
(3) or [for at least 30 days after the date of cleaning and disinfection of the establishment, and after the date on which the last equine animal on the establishment was either killed and destroyed or slaughtered.]]] II.2.6. The equine animals described in Part I come from an establishment of origin in which
(3) either [equine infectious anaemia has not been reported during the last 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.]
(3) or [equine infectious anaemia has been reported during the last 12 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union and following the last outbreak, the establishment has remained under movement restrictions
(3) either [until the date on which the remaining equine animals in the establishment have been subjected to an agar gel immuno-diffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) or ELISA (5) for equine infectious anaemia carried out, with negative results, on samples taken on two occasions with a minimum interval of 90 days following the date on which the infected animals have been killed and destroyed or slaughtered, and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.]]
(3) or [for at least 30 days after the date on which the last equine animal on the establishment was either killed and destroyed or slaughtered, and the establishment was cleaned and disinfected.]] II.2.7. The equine animals described in Part I come from an establishment of origin in which:
II.2.7.1. infection with rabies virus in kept terrestrial animals has not been reported during the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union;
II.2.7.2. anthrax in ungulates has not been reported during the last 15 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.
II.2.8. To the best of my knowledge and as declared by the operator of the consignment, the equine animals described in Part I have not been in contact with kept animals of listed species which did not comply with the requirements referred to in points II.2.2 to II.2.7.1 during the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and with the requirement referred to in point II.2.7.2 during the last 15 days prior to the dispatch of the consignment to the Union.
II.3. Attestation of residence and isolation prior to dispatch to the Union II.3.1. The equine animals described in Part I have been resident in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch during the last 90 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.
(3) either [II.3.2. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group A, B, C, D, or G, and during the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch from the establishment of origin have been kept in pre-export isolation.]
(3) (6) or [II.3.2. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group E, and during the last 40 days prior to the date of dispatch from the establishment of origin, have been kept
(3) either [in isolation in a vector-protected establishment.]]
(3) or [in an establishment of origin under official veterinary supervision, and the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch is recognised by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) as officially free of African horse sickness.]] 48/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/ojEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 EQUI-Y COUNTRY Entry – equine animals intended for slaughter II.a Certificate reference II.b IMSOC reference
(3) [II.3.3. Immediately prior to their dispatch from the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch, the equine animals of the consignment described in Part I have been kept in the establishment approved for assembly operations referred to in point II.1.2 for not more than 6 days after the date of dispatch from their respective establishments of origin. In the approved establishment, which complies with the requirements for establishments referred to in point II.2, the animals have been kept under conditions that effectively protect their health status and without coming into contact with equine animals not complying with the requirements in points II.2, II.3.1, II.3.2 and II.4 of this animal health/official certificate.] II.4. Attestation of vaccination and health tests II.4.1. The equine animals described in Part I were not vaccinated against African horse sickness in the country, territory or zone thereof of dispatch and there is no information suggesting previous vaccination.
II.4.2. The equine animals described in Part I have not been vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis during the last 60 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and come from an establishment situated in a third country or territory, or zone thereof in which Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has not been reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.
(3) either [II.4.3. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from Iceland, which is certified as officially free from equine infectious anaemia, where they have been continuously resident since birth, and did not come into contact with equine animals which have entered Iceland from other third countries or territories.]
(3) or [II.4.3. The equine animals described in Part I were subjected with negative result in each case to an agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID or Coggins test) or to an ELISA for equine infectious anaemia (5) carried out on a blood sample taken on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.]
(3) [II.4.4. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group B, D or E, or from a third country or territory in which infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) has been reported during the last 36 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and the equine animals were subjected to a complement fixation test for infection with Burkholderia mallei (glanders) (5) carried out with negative result in each case at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 on a blood sample taken on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.]
(3) [II.4.5. The equine animals described in Part I are uncastrated male or female equine animals older than 270 days dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof assigned to Sanitary Group B, D or E, or from a third country in which dourine has been reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and the equine animals were subjected to a complement fixation test for dourine (5) carried out with negative result in each case at a serum dilution of 1 in 5 on a blood sample taken on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.]
(3) [II.4.6. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched from a third country or territory, or zone thereof which is assigned to Sanitary Group E, or from Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay, or from a third country or territory in which surra was reported during the last 24 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and the equine animals were subjected to a card agglutination test for trypanosomosis (CATT) (5) carried out with negative result in each case at a serum dilution of 1 in 4 on a blood sample taken on
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj 49/53EN OJ L, 20.2.2026 EQUI-Y COUNTRY Entry – equine animals intended for slaughter II.a Certificate reference II.b IMSOC reference ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 30 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.]
(3) (6) [II.4.7. The equine animals described in Part I are dispatched to the Union from a third country or territory, or zone thereof which is assigned to Sanitary Group E, and
(3) either [were subjected to an indirect ELISA or a blocking ELISA for African horse sickness (7), which was carried out with negative results in each case by the same laboratory on the same day on blood samples taken on two occasions with an interval of between 21 and 30 days, on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy) and on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy), the second of which was taken within the last 10 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union.]]
(3) or [were subjected to an indirect ELISA or a blocking ELISA for African horse sickness (7) with negative result on a blood sample taken on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy), within the last 21 days prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union, and the third country or territory of dispatch is recognised by the WOAH as officially free of African horse sickness.]] II.5. Attestation of the transport conditions II.5.1. Arrangements have been made to transport this consignment of animals directly to the Union, without subjecting the animals after the date of certification to any further assembly operation outside the Union and without coming into contact with other equine animals not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this animal health/official certificate.
II.5.2. Arrangements have been made and verified to prevent any contact with other equine animals not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this animal health/official certificate during the period from the date of certification until the date of dispatch to the Union.
II.5.3. The transport vehicles or containers in which the animals are going to be loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading with a disinfectant officially recognised in the third country or territory of dispatch of the consignment to the Union and they are so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder cannot escape during transportation.
II.6. Public health attestation I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the equine animals described in Part I have been kept for their whole lifetime as food-producing equine animals in a third country or territory fulfilling the guarantees provided by the control plan submitted and approved in accordance with Article 6(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 listed in Annex –I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 and marked with an “X” for the category “equine” or a Member State where
they have not received:
(a) prohibited substances listed in Table 2 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010;
(b) any stilbene or thyrostatic substances;
(c) oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or beta-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnical treatment (as defined in Council Directive 96/22/EC).]
(3) (8) [II.6a. Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the animals described in Part I 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.]
Notes:
50/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/ojEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 EQUI-Y COUNTRY Entry – equine animals intended for slaughter II.a Certificate reference II.b IMSOC reference This animal health/official certificate is intended for the entry of equine animals that will be slaughtered in the Union.
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 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.6: Provide the information on the operator responsible for the consignment.
Box reference I.8: Provide the code of the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch as appearing in column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
Box reference I.27: “Identification system”: The animals shall be individually identified with one of the methods of identification laid down in Article 21(2), point (a), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 which permits to link the animals to the animal health/official certificate. Specify the identification system and the anatomic place used on the animals.
Part II:
(1) There can be one or more equine animals in the consignment.
(2) The animal health/official certificate shall be issued within the last 10 days prior to the date of arrival of the consignment at the border control post; in the case of transport by sea, the period may be extended by an additional period corresponding to the duration of the journey by sea.
The entry into the Union shall not be allowed when the animals were loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for the entry into the Union from the respective third country or territory, or zone thereof referred to in point II.2.1, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the Union against the entry into the Union of equine animals from that third country or territory, or zone thereof. Check against columns 8 and 9 of the table in Part 1 of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
(3) Delete if not applicable.
(4) Code of the third country or territory, or zone thereof and the Sanitary Group as appearing respectively in columns 2 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
(5) Tests for glanders, surra, dourine, equine infectious anaemia and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis described by the European Union Reference Laboratory for Equine Diseases
other than African horse sickness: https://sitesv2.anses.fr/en/minisite/equine-diseases/sop.
(6) Statements that relate entirely and exclusively to a Sanitary Group different from the Sanitary Group to which the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch is assigned, may be left out,
provided that the numbering of the subsequent statements is maintained.
(7) Tests for African horse sickness described by the European Union Reference Laboratory for African
horse sickness: https://www.mapa.gob.es/en/ganaderia/temas/laboratorios-sanidad- genetica/referencia-ue/ .
(8) Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj 51/53EN OJ L, 20.2.2026 EQUI-Y COUNTRY Entry – equine animals intended for slaughter II.a Certificate reference II.b IMSOC reference Official veterinarian Name (in capital letters) Qualification and title Date Signature Stamp 52/53 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/ojEN OJ L, 20.2.2026 Declaration by the operator responsible for the entry into the Union of the consignment of equine animals intended for slaughter Identification of the animals (1) Total number Species (scientific name) Identification system Identification number(s) Quantity ______________________ ___________________ __________________ ___________________ ___________ I, the undersigned operator of the consignment of equine animals intended for slaughter described above, hereby declare, that:
(a) the animals have remained in the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch for at least 90 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union;
(b) during the last 15 days prior to the date of their dispatch to the Union the animals have not been in contact with animals suffering from infectious or contagious diseases transmissible to equine animals;
(c) the conditions for residence and isolation prior to dispatch to the Union as applicable in accordance with point II.3 of the accompanying animal health/official certificate for the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union are fulfilled;
(d) the conditions for the transport as applicable in accordance with point II.5 of the accompanying animal health/official certificate for the third country or territory, or zone thereof of dispatch to the Union are fulfilled;
(e) the animals will be sent
(2) either [directly from the establishment of origin to the slaughterhouse of destination without coming into contact with other equine animals not of the same health status;]
(2) or [from the establishment approved for assembly operations on equine animals to the slaughterhouse of destination without coming into contact with other equine animals not of the same health status;] Name and address of the operator _________________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________ (dd/mm/yyyy) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Signature)
(1) Identification system: The animals shall be individually identified with one of the methods of identification laid down in Article 21(2), point (a), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 which permits to link the animals to the animal health/official certificate. Specify the identification system (such as ear tag, transponder) and the anatomic place used on the animals.
(2) Delete if not applicable.’
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/318/oj 53/53