Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/158 of 4 February 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1641 regarding imports of live, chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods for human consumption from the United States of America (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/158
• Articles: 3

Article 1

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1641 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF LIVE, CHILLED, FROZEN OR PROCESSED BIVALVE MOLLUSCS, ECHINODERMS, TUNICATES AND MARINE GASTROPODS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ANNEX

MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF LIVE, CHILLED, FROZEN OR PROCESSED BIVALVE MOLLUSCS, ECHINODERMS, TUNICATES AND MARINE GASTROPODS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

United States (US)

Veterinary certificate to EU

Part II: Certification

II.

Health information

II.a.

Certificate reference number

II.b.

II.1.

Public health attestation for live, chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods intended for human consumption

I, the undersigned hereby certify that:

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The herein described products comply with and were produced in accordance with relevant US standards and requirements of the US molluscan shellfish regulatory control program.

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The herein described products are labelled as not destined to be immersed or in contact with any EU water

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All foreign-sourced shellfish material used in these products originates from third countries/establishments/growing areas approved to export live bivalve molluscs to the EU.

(1) (2)[II.2.

Animal health attestation for live bivalve molluscs

(3)

of listed species intended for human consumption,

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that the aquatic animals referred to in Box I.18 of Part I meet:

II.2.1.

the general animal health requirements for entry into the Union, which are set out in Article 6(1), in points (a) (4) , and (b), Articles 6(2) and 7(1) and Article 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692  ( 1 ) ;

II.2.2.

the specific animal health requirements for entry into the Union of the commodities to which this certificate applies, which are set out in Article 167, points (a), (c)(ii), (c)(iii) and (d), and Article 169(1) and (2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692.]

Notes

n 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 Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, references to the European Union in this certificate include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.

Part I:

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Box reference I.8: Region of origin: state of US harvest and code of approved production area.

Part II:

(1)

Part II.2. of this certificate applies only to the following commodities of live bivalve molluscs intended for human consumption:

(a)

molluscs of listed species transported without water which are packaged and labelled for human consumption in accordance with the specific requirements for those animals as set out in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( 2 ) and which are no longer able to survive as living animals if returned to the aquatic environment;

(b)

molluscs of listed species transported without water which are intended for human consumption without further processing, provided they are packaged for retail sale in compliance with the requirements for such packaging as set out in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(c)

molluscs of listed species transported without water which are packaged and labelled for human consumption in accordance with the specific requirements for those animals as set out in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and which are intended for further processing without temporary storage at the place of processing.

(2)

Part II.2 does not apply, and should be deleted when the consignment consists of wild aquatic animals which are landed from fishing vessels.

(3)

Species listed in columns 3 and 4 of the table in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882  ( 3 ) . Species listed in column 4 of that table shall only be regarded as vectors under the conditions set out in Article 171(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692.

(4)

Where disease is relevant and reportable.

(5)

To be signed by:

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an official veterinarian when the animal health attestation of part II.2 is completed;

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a certifying officer or an official veterinarian when the animal health attestation in part II.2 is deleted.

[Official veterinarian] (5) / [Certifying officer] (5)

Name (in capitals)_______________________________

Qualification and title_______________________________

Date_______________________________

Signature_______________________________

Stamp

( 1 )   Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 of 30 January 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for entry into the Union, and the movement and handling after entry of consignments of certain animals, germinal products and products of animal origin ( OJ L 174, 3.6.2020, p. 379 ).

( 2 )   Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin ( OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55 ).

( 3 )   Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 of 3 December 2018 on the application of certain disease prevention and control rules to categories of listed diseases and establishing a list of species and groups of species posing a considerable risk for the spread of those listed diseases ( OJ L 308, 4.12.2018, p. 21 ).