Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1874 of 8 July 2024 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 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, and official certification regarding such certificates

Model official certificate for the entry into the Union of gelatine intended for human consumption other than gelatine capsules not derived from ruminant bones

Article 1

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 is amended as follows: (1) Article 19 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 19 Model official certificate for the entry into the Union of gelatine intended for human consumption other than gelatine capsules not derived from ruminant bones The official certificate referred to in Article 1(3), point (b)(i) to be used for the entry into the Union of gelatine intended for human consumption other than gelatine capsules not derived from ruminant bones shall correspond to the model GEL drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 41 of Annex III.’ ; (2) Article 24 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 24 Model official certificate for the entry into the Union of highly refined products as described in Section XVI of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, intended for human consumption The official certificate referred to in Article 1(3), point (b)(i) to be used for the entry into the Union of highly refined products as described in Section XVI of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, intended for human consumption, shall correspond to the model HRP drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 46 of Annex III.’; (3) Article 28 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 28 Model animal health/official certificate for the entry into the Union of non-shelf-stable composite products intended for human consumption and shelf-stable composite products intended for human consumption and containing any quantity of meat products except gelatine not derived from ruminant bones, collagen not derived from ruminant bones and highly refined products, and any quantity of colostrum-based products 1.   The animal health/official certificate referred to in Article 1(3), point (b)(i) to be used for the entry into the Union of non-shelf-stable composite products intended for human consumption shall correspond to the model COMP drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 50 of Annex III. 2.   The certification requirement referred to in paragraph 1 shall also apply to the entry into the Union of shelf-stable composite products intended for human consumption and containing: (a) any quantity of meat products except gelatine not derived from ruminant bones, collagen not derived from ruminant bones and highly refined products; or, (b) any quantity of colostrum-based products.’ ; (4) Article 30 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 30 Model animal health certificate for the transit through the Union to a third country either by immediate transit or after storage in the Union of non-shelf-stable composite products intended for human consumption and shelf-stable composite products intended for human consumption and containing any quantity of meat products except gelatine, collagen and highly refined products, and any quantity of colostrum-based products 1.   The animal health certificate referred to in Article 1(3), point (d) to be used for the transit through the Union to a third country either by immediate transit or after storage in the Union of non-shelf-stable composite products intended for human consumption shall correspond to the model TRANSIT-COMP drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 52 of Annex III. 2.   The certification requirement referred to in paragraph 1 shall also apply to the transit through the Union to a third country either by immediate transit or after storage in the Union of shelf-stable composite products intended for human consumption and containing: (a) any quantity of meat products except gelatine, collagen and highly refined products; (b) any quantity of colostrum-based products.’ ; (5) Articles 31 and 32 are replaced by the following: ‘Article 31 Model health certificate in the case of ante-mortem inspection at the holding of provenance The health certificate referred to in Article 1(3), point (e) to be used in the case of ante-mortem inspection at the holding of provenance in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 shall correspond to one of the following models, depending on the species and categories of products concerned: (a) the model set out in Chapter 1 of Annex IV, for live animals transported to the slaughterhouse in the case of ante-mortem inspection at the holding of provenance in accordance with Article 5(2), point (f), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624; (b) the model set out in Chapter 2 of Annex IV, for poultry reared for the production of foie gras and delayed eviscerated poultry slaughtered at the holding of provenance in accordance with Article 6(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624; (c) the model set out in Chapter 3 of Annex IV, for domestic bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine animals, domestic solipeds and farmed game, slaughtered at the holding of provenance in accordance with Section I, Chapter VIa and Section III, point 3, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and Article 6(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624; (d) the model set out in Chapter 4 of Annex IV, for farmed game slaughtered at the holding of provenance in accordance with Section III, point 3a, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and Article 6(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624. Article 32 Model health certificate in the case of emergency slaughter outside the slaughterhouse The health certificate referred to in Article 1(3), point (e) to be used in the case of emergency slaughter outside the slaughterhouse in accordance with Article 4 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 shall correspond to the model set out in Chapter 5 of Annex IV.’ ; (6) Annexes III and IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

For a transitional period until 29 April 2025, consignments of certain composite products intended for human consumption referred to in Article 28 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235, accompanied by the appropriate animal health/official certificate issued in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 50 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 the entry into the Union provided that the certificate was issued no later than 29 January 2025.

Article 3

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

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX Annexes III and IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 are amended as follows: (1) Annex III is amended as follows: (a) in the table, the list of model certificates is amended as follows: (i) the entry for ‘GEL’ is replaced by the following: ‘GEL Chapter 41: Model official certificate for the entry into the Union of gelatine intended for human consumption other than gelatine capsules not derived from ruminant bones’ (ii) the entry for ‘COMP’ is replaced by the following: ‘COMP Chapter 50: Model animal health/official certificate for the entry into the Union of non-shelf-stable composite products intended for human consumption and shelf-stable composite products intended for human consumption and containing any quantity of meat products except gelatine not derived from ruminant bones, collagen not derived from ruminant bones and highly refined products, and any quantity of colostrum-based products’ (iii) the entry for ‘TRANSIT-COMP’ is replaced by the following: ‘TRANSIT-COMP Chapter 52: Model animal health certificate for the transit through the Union to a third country either by immediate transit or after storage in the Union of non-shelf-stable composite products intended for human consumption and shelf-stable composite products intended for human consumption and containing any quantity of meat products except gelatine, collagen and highly refined products, and any quantity of colostrum-based products’ (b) the title of Chapter 41 is replaced by the following: ‘CHAPTER 41 MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF GELATINE INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION OTHER THAN GELATINE CAPSULES NOT DERIVED FROM RUMINANT BONES (MODEL GEL )’; (c) Chapter 50 is replaced by the following: ‘CHAPTER 50 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH/OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF NON-SHELF-STABLE COMPOSITE PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND SHELF-STABLE COMPOSITE PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND CONTAINING ANY QUANTITY OF MEAT PRODUCTS EXCEPT GELATINE NOT DERIVED FROM RUMINANT BONES, COLLAGEN NOT DERIVED FROM RUMINANT BONES AND HIGHLY REFINED PRODUCTS, AND ANY QUANTITY OF COLOSTRUM-BASED PRODUCTS (MODEL COMP) ’ (d) the title of Chapter 52 is replaced by the following: ‘CHAPTER 52 MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE TRANSIT THROUGH THE UNION TO A THIRD COUNTRY EITHER BY IMMEDIATE TRANSIT OR AFTER STORAGE IN THE UNION OF NON-SHELF-STABLE COMPOSITE PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND SHELF-STABLE COMPOSITE PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND CONTAINING ANY QUANTITY OF MEAT PRODUCTS EXCEPT GELATINE, COLLAGEN AND HIGHLY REFINED PRODUCTS, AND ANY QUANTITY OF COLOSTRUM-BASED PRODUCTS (MODEL TRANSIT - COMP) ’; (2) Annex IV is replaced by the following: ‘ANNEX IV Annex IV contains the following model health certificates: Chapter 1: Model health certificate for live animals transported to the slaughterhouse in the case of ante-mortem inspection at the holding of provenance in accordance with Article 5(2), point (f), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 Chapter 2: Model health certificate for poultry reared for the production of foie gras and delayed eviscerated poultry slaughtered at the holding of provenance in accordance with Article 6(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 Chapter 3: Model health certificate for domestic bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine animals, domestic solipeds and farmed game, slaughtered at the holding of provenance in accordance with Section I, Chapter VIa and Section III, point 3, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and Article 6(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 Chapter 4: Model health certificate for farmed game slaughtered at the holding of provenance in accordance with Section III, point 3a, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and Article 6(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 Chapter 5: Model health certificate in the case of emergency slaughter outside the slaughterhouse in accordance with Article 4 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 CHAPTER 1 MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR LIVE ANIMALS TRANSPORTED TO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE IN THE CASE OF ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTION AT THE HOLDING OF PROVENANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 5(2), POINT (F), OF DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2019/624 Name of the official veterinarian: … No: … 1. Identification of the animals Species: … Number of animals: … Identification mark: … Owner of the animals: … … 2. Provenance of the animals Address of the holding of provenance: … Identification of house *: … 3. Destination of the animals The animals will be transported to the following slaughterhouse: … … by the following means of transport: … 4. Other relevant information … 5. Declaration I, the undersigned, declare that: (a) the animals described in point 1 were examined before slaughter at the above-mentioned holding of provenance at … (time) on … (date) and were found to be fit for slaughter; (b) the following observations on the health and welfare of these animals were made: …; (c) the records and documentation concerning these animals satisfied the legal requirements and did not prohibit their slaughter; (d) I verified the food chain information. Done at: …, (Place) on: … (Date) Stamp … (Signature of the official veterinarian) * optional CHAPTER 2 MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR POULTRY REARED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FOIE GRAS AND DELAYED EVISCERATED POULTRY SLAUGHTERED AT THE HOLDING OF PROVENANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6(2) OF DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2019/624 Name of the official veterinarian: … No: … 1. Identification of uneviscerated carcasses Species: … Number of animals: … Owner of the animals: … … 2. Provenance of uneviscerated carcasses Address of the holding of provenance: … 3. Destination of uneviscerated carcasses The uneviscerated carcasses will be transported to the following slaughterhouse or cutting plant: … … by the following means of transport … 4. Declaration I, the undersigned, declare that: (a) the uneviscerated carcasses described in point 1 are of the birds which were examined before slaughter at the above-mentioned holding of provenance at … (time) on … (date) and found to be fit for slaughter; (b) the following observations on the health and welfare of these birds were made: …; (c) the records and documentation concerning these birds satisfied the legal requirements and did not prohibit their slaughter; (d) I verified the food chain information. Done at: …, (Place) on: … (Date) Stamp … (Signature of the official veterinarian) CHAPTER 3 MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR DOMESTIC BOVINE, PORCINE, OVINE AND CAPRINE ANIMALS, DOMESTIC SOLIPEDS AND FARMED GAME, SLAUGHTERED AT THE HOLDING OF PROVENANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION I, CHAPTER VIA AND SECTION III, POINT 3, OF ANNEX III TO REGULATION (EC) NO 853/2004 AND ARTICLE 6(3) OF DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2019/624 Name of the official veterinarian: … No: … 1. Identification of the animals Species: … Number of animals: … Identification mark: … Owner of the animals: … 2. Provenance of the animals Address of the holding of provenance: … Identification of house *: … 3. Destination of the animals The animals will be transported to the following slaughterhouse or, in the case of farmed game, alternatively to the following game-handling establishment: … … by the following means of transport: … 4. Other relevant information … 5. Declaration I, the undersigned, declare that: (a) the animals described in point 1 were examined before slaughter at the holding of provenance referred to in point 2 at … (time) on … (date) and were found to be fit for slaughter; (b) they were slaughtered at the holding of provenance at … (time) on … (date) and the slaughter and bleeding were carried out correctly; (c) the following observations on the health and welfare of these animals were made: …; (d) the records and documentation concerning these animals satisfied the legal requirements and did not prohibit their slaughter; (e) I verified the food chain information. Done at: …, (Place) on: … (Date) Stamp … (Signature of the official veterinarian) * optional CHAPTER 4 MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR FARMED GAME SLAUGHTERED AT THE HOLDING OF PROVENANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION III, POINT 3A, OF ANNEX III TO REGULATION (EC) NO 853/2004 AND ARTICLE 6(4) OF DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2019/624 Name of the official veterinarian: … No: … 1. Identification of the animals Species: … Number of animals: … Identification mark: … Owner of the animals: … 2. Provenance of the animals Address of the holding of provenance: … Identification of house *: … 3. Destination of the animals The animals will be transported to the following slaughterhouse or game-handling establishment: … … by the following means of transport: … 4. Other relevant information … 5. Declaration I, the undersigned, declare that: (a) the animals described in point 1 were examined before slaughter at the holding of provenance referred to in point 2 at … (time) on … (date) and were found to be fit for slaughter; (b) the following observations on the health and welfare of these animals were made: …; (c) the records and documentation concerning these animals satisfied the legal requirements and did not prohibit their slaughter; (d) I verified the food chain information. Done at: …, (Place) on: … (Date) Stamp … (Signature of the official veterinarian) * optional CHAPTER 5 MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATE IN THE CASE OF EMERGENCY SLAUGHTER OUTSIDE THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 4 OF DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2019/624 Name of the official veterinarian: … No: … 1. Identification of the animals Species: … Number of animals: … Identification mark: … Owner of the animals: … 2. Place of emergency slaughter Address: … Identification of house *: … 3. Destination of the animals The animals will be transported to the following slaughterhouse: … … by the following means of transport: … 4. Other relevant information … 5. Declaration I, the undersigned, declare that: (a) the animals described in point 1 were examined before slaughter at the location referred to in point 2 at … (time) on … (date) and were found to be fit for slaughter; (b) they were slaughtered at … (time) on … (date) and the slaughter and bleeding were carried out correctly; (c) the following was the reason for the emergency slaughter: … …; (d) the following observations on the health and welfare of these animals were made: … …; (e) I verified the food chain information. Done at: …, (Place) on: … (Date) Stamp … (Signature of the official veterinarian) * optional. ’