Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1973 of 30 October 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards official controls on fishery products caught by vessels flying the flag of a Member State and introduced into Union after being transferred in third countries and establishing a model health certificate for those products (Text with EEA relevance. )

Requirements concerning the official controls on fishery products caught by vessels flying the flag of Member States entering the Union after being transferred in third countries with or without storage

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 is amended as follows: (a) the following Article 6c is inserted: ‘Article 6c Requirements concerning the official controls on fishery products caught by vessels flying the flag of Member States entering the Union after being transferred in third countries with or without storage 1.   Fishery products intended for human consumption caught by vessels flying the flag of a Member State, unloaded, with or without storage, in third countries before entering the Union by a different means of transportation, must be accompanied by a health certificate issued by the competent authority of that third country and completed in accordance with the model health certificate set out in Appendix VIII to Annex VI. 2.   The third country where the transfer takes place must be listed as provided for in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004. 3.   If the fishery products referred to in paragraph 1 are unloaded and transported to storage facility located in the third country referred to in that paragraph, that storage facility shall appear in a list as provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004. 4.   If the fishery products referred to in paragraph 1 are loaded in a vessel flying the flag of a third country, that third country must be listed as provided for in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 and the vessel must appear in a list as provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004. Container vessels used to transport containerised fishery products are excluded from this requirement’; (b) Annex VI is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 1 July 2018.

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX In Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005, the following Appendix VIII is added: ‘Appendix VIII to Annex VI Model of health certificate for fishery products intended for human consumption caught by vessels flying the flag of a Member State and transferred in third countries with or without storage Text of image Veterinary certificate to the EU Part I: Details of dispatched consignment I.1. Consignor Name Address Tel. I.2. Certificate reference number I.2.a. I.3. Central Competent Authority I.4. Local Competent authority I.5. Consignee Name Address Postcode Tel. I.6. I.7. Country of origin ISO code I.8. Region of origin Code I.9. Country of destination ISO code I.10. I.11. Place of origin Name Approval/registration number Address I.12. I.13. Place of loading Address I.14. Date of departure I.15. Means of transport Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon Road vehicle Other Identification: Documentary references: I.16. Entry BIP in EU I.17. I.18. Description of commodity I.19. Commodity code (HS code) I.20. Quantity I.21. Temperature of product Ambient Chilled Frozen I.22. Number of packages Text of image I.23. Seal/Container No I.24. Type of packaging I.25. Commodities certified as: Human consumption I.26. I.27. For import or admission into EU I.28. Identification of the commodity Species (Scientific name) Treatment type Approval/registration number(s) of vessel(s) (*) Number of packages Net weight Text of image COUNTRY Fishery products transferred in third countries II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference number II.b. II.1. Public health attestation I, the undersigned official inspector, declare that I am aware of the relevant provisions of Regulations (EC) Nos 178/2002, (EC) 852/2004, (EC) 853/2004 and (EC) 854/2004 and certify that the fishery products described above — have been landed and unloaded hygienically from the approved/registered vessel(s) (indicate approval/registration number(s) and name of the flag Member State(s)) in compliance with the relevant requirements laid down in Chapter II of Section VIII, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; — if applicable, have been stored in approved coldstore(s) (indicate approval number(s)) in compliance with the relevant requirements of Chapter VII of Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; — if applicable, have been loaded hygienically on the approved vessel(s) (indicate approval number(s)) of the Member State(s) or third country(ies) and the name of the flag Member State(s) or third country(ies)) in compliance with the relevant requirements laid down in Chapter I and VIII of Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; — if applicable, have been loaded in a container (indicate container number) or in a truck (indicate registration number plate of truck and of trailer) or in an aeroplane (indicate the flight number) in compliance with the requirements laid down in Chapter VIII of Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; — are accompanied by the print out(s) (**) of the fishing logbook(s) or relevant parts thereof (**) (**) Electronic format is also accepted. Notes Part I: — Box reference I.7: Indicate the name of the third country of dispatch. — Box reference I.11: Place of origin: indicate the name, address and approval number of the cold store in the third country of dispatch or, if no storage in a coldstore takes place, indicate the name and approval or registration number of the Member State flagged vessel of origin. — Box reference I.15: Indicate the means of transport leaving the third country of dispatch. In case of freezer/reefer vessels, indicate the name of the vessel, approval number and flag State, in case of fishing vessel the registration number and flag State. If the means of transport are containers, trucks or aeroplanes the same indications provided for in the fourth indent of part II.1 must be indicated. — Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) codes of the World Customs Organisation of the following headings: 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 0307, 0308, 1504, 1516, 1518, 1603, 1604, 1605, 2106 — Box reference I.23: Identification of container/seal number: The serial seal number must only be indicated if the seal was affixed to the container under the supervision of the competent authority issuing the certificate. — Box reference I.28: Treatment type: Specify whether chilled, frozen or processed. (*) includes fishing vessel, factory vessel, freezer and reefer vessel as applicable. Official inspector Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title: Date: Signature: Stamp: ’