Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1936 of 5 August 2026 laying down certification rules and a model health certificate for entry into the Union of consignments of live animals and products of animal origin determined as equivalent to Union standards from New Zealand and repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1901
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1936 of 5 August 2026 laying down certification rules and a model health certificate for entry into the Union of consignments of live animals and products of animal origin determined as equivalent to Union standards from New Zealand and repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1901
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This Decision lays down certification requirements for the entry into the Union of consignments of live animals and animal products from New Zealand.
It also establishes a model health certificate to be used for the entry into the Union of those live animals and animal products for which equivalence has been determined under the Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products (the Agreement).
Entry into the Union of live animals and animal products
1. The Member States shall authorise the entry into the Union of consignments of live animals and animal products from New Zealand provided they are accompanied by a health certificate, issued before the departure of the consignment from New Zealand, and drawn up in accordance with the following models:
(a)
where equivalence has been established for the animal and/or public health measures, and recorded in Annex V to the Agreement as ‘Yes-1’, the model health certificate set out in Annex I to this Decision supplemented by, where required, the relevant additional attestations in accordance with:
(i)
the special conditions referred to in Chapter 28 of Section 5 of Annex V to the Agreement;
(ii)
the special conditions referred to in Annex II to this Decision;
(iii)
the special conditions referred to in Subchapter 29.B. of Section 5 of Annex V to the Agreement;
(iv)
the guarantees of humane treatment at the time of slaughter or killing at least equivalent to those provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009;
(v)
the guarantees on the use of antimicrobial medicinal products provided for in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905;
(b)
where equivalence has not been established and certification requirements have been laid down in Union legislation, the model animal health certificate, model animal health/official certificate or model official certificate set out in the relevant Union legislation.
2. Where harmonised requirements for the entry into the Union of certain live animals or animal products have not been established, the national health requirements of the Member States shall continue to apply to the entry into the Union of such live animals and animal products.
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, as regards live animals and animal products with certification systems equivalence listed in Chapter 27 of Annex V to the Agreement, the health certificates issued in accordance with the model health certificate referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), of this Article may be issued after the departure of the consignments of live animals or animal products from New Zealand, provided that the health certificates:
(a)
are available when the consignments are presented for official controls at the border control post of entry into the Union; and
(b)
include a reference to the appropriate Eligibility Document (ED), referred to in Chapter 27 of Annex V to the Agreement, and the date of its issuance.
4. Where the live animals or animal products are intended to be further dispatched from the Union to third countries other than New Zealand, the health certificates referred to in paragraph 1 may contain supplementary attestations required by those third countries.
General certification conditions for the entry into the Union of live animals and animal products
1. Where a consignment of live animals or animal products is presented for an official control at the border control post of entry into the Union, the health certificate referred to in Article 2 shall:
(a)
be provided in English, as well as in one of the official languages of the Member State of the border control post of entry into the Union;
(b)
be available to the border control post of entry into the Union on arrival of the consignment;
(c)
be issued and provided to the border control post of entry into the Union, either:
(i)
as an original signed paper certificate, or
(ii)
electronically through the exclusive use of electronic data transmission using E-cert and TRACES in accordance with Article 39 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715;
(d)
when issuing a paper health certificate, it shall be signed and stamped with an official seal of the competent authority, in a colour different to that of the printing.
2. The applicable animal and public health attestations may be combined in a single health certificate.
The health certificates issued in accordance with the model set out in this Decision or in accordance with the model set out in Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1901, as applicable before the application of this Decision, supplemented by the attestation on the use of antimicrobial medicinal products set out in Annex I to this Decision, shall be accepted for the entry into the Union from 3 September 2026.
The health certificates issued before 3 September 2026 in accordance with the model set out in Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1901, as applicable before the application of this Decision, shall be accepted for the entry into the Union until 2 March 2027.
Only the health certificates issued in accordance with the model set out in this Decision may be accepted for the entry into the Union from 3 March 2027.
ANNEX I
MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF LIVE ANIMALS AND OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS FROM NEW ZEALAND
Part I: Description of consignment
COUNTRY
Certificate to the EU
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
NZ
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
☐ Aircraft
☐ Vessel
I.17
Accompanying documents
Type
Code
Identification
Country
ISO country code
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
☐ Pharmaceutical use
☐ Technical use
☐ Further processing
☐ Feedstuff
☐ Petfood
☐ Germinal products
☐ Registered equine animal
☐ Live aquatic animals for human consumption
☐ Other
I.21
☐ For transit
I.22
☐ For internal market
Third country
ISO country code
I.23
☐ For re-entry
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
Subspecies/Category
Sex
Identification system
Identification number
Age
Quantity
Type
Cold store
Identification mark
Type of packaging
Net weight
Slaughterhouse
Treatment type
Nature of commodity
Number of packages
Batch No
Final consumer
Date of collection/production
Manufacturing plant
Approval or registration number of plant/establishment/centre
Test
Part II: Certification
COUNTRY
Certificate model
II.
Health information
II.a
Certificate reference
II.b
IMSOC reference
II.1.
The live animal(s) or animal product(s) of the consignment described in Part I [complies(y) with the relevant New Zealand standards and requirements that have been recognised as equivalent to the European Union standards and requirements as prescribed in the European Union-New Zealand Agreement on sanitary measures (Council Decision 97/132/EC)] (1) [and] (1) :
(1)
either
[complies(y) with the relevant special conditions laid down in Chapter 28 of Section 5 of Annex V to Decision 97/132/EC: … [ insert relevant attestation ];]
(1)
and/or
[complies(y) with the relevant certification provisions laid down in Annex II to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1936: … [ insert relevant attestation ];]
(1)
and/or
[complies(y) with the additional conditions laid down in Chapter 29.B. of Section 5 of Annex V to Decision 97/132/EC in the event of the occurrence of a specific disease: … [ insert relevant attestation ];]
(1) (2)
and/or
[are derived from animals that have been handled in the slaughterhouse before and at the time of slaughter or killing under conditions at least equivalent to the Union standards and requirements laid down in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009;]
(1) (3)
and/or
[has/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 the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255, as set out in Article 3 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905;]
(1) (4)
and/or
[was/were produced in accordance with the relevant requirements of Article 118 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905, and in particular, the animals from which the animal product(s) is/are 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 the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255, as set out in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 and originate from a country or region thereof listed in accordance with Article 5(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905.]
(1) [ II.2
The live animals or animal products of the consignment described in Part I complies(y) with:
(1)(5)
either
[the following national health requirements of … [ insert Member State(s) ] … [ insert relevant attestation ].]
(1)(6)
and/or
[the relevant certification requirements for further dispatch … [ insert relevant attestation ].]]
(1)(7) [ II.3 .
I, the undersigned, certify this consignment on the basis of Eligibility Document(s) (ED) … issued on /__/__/__ (dd/mm/yyyy), which was/were ascertained by me and issued before the departure of the consignment.]
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 health certificate is for veterinary purposes only.
In the case of consignments of live animals, the health 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.
Part I:
Box reference I.6
:
Indicate the name and address, country and ISO country code, of the natural or legal person in the Member State in charge of the consignment when presented at the Border Control Post (BCP) who makes the necessary declarations to the competent authorities as the importer or on behalf of the importer in case of import, or on behalf of the transporter in case of transit.This operator may be the same as indicated in box I.5.
For animal products in transit through the Union to a third country: this box is compulsory.
For certain animals: this box is compulsory, if required by the relevant Union legislation.
For animals and animal products for the placing on the market: this box is optional.
Box reference I.8
:
‘Region of origin’: Enter, if applicable, otherwise cross out. For live animals or animal products affected by the regionalisation measures in accordance with Union legislation: Indicate the code(s) of the approved regions, zones or compartments as published in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Box reference I.12
:
In the case of transit, complete only if the goods are being stored: Indicate the name and address and the approval or registration number of the warehouse in a free zone, the customs warehouse or the ship supplier.
Box reference I.14
:
For live animals: Indicate the date and the time at which the animals are scheduled to leave in their means of transport (aircraft, vessel, railway or road vehicle).
For animal products: Indicate the date of departure of the means of transport (aircraft, vessel, railway or road vehicle).
Box reference I.18
:
Complete only in the case of animal products. Indicate the category of required temperature during transport of the animal products (ambient, chilled, frozen).
Box reference I.19
:
Where applicable, indicate the container number and seal number (more than one possible).
The container number shall be provided if the live animals or animal products are transported in closed containers.
Only the official seal number shall be stated. An official seal shall be applied if a seal is affixed to the container, truck or rail wagon under the supervision of the competent authority issuing the health certificate.
Box reference I.20
:
Select the purpose of the movement of live animals or intended use of animal products or the category as specified in the relevant Union legislation (the available options will vary in accordance with the specific certificate in the relevant Union legislation).
Box reference I.21
:
Tick this box for the transit of live animals or animal products through the Union from one third country to another third country or from one part of a third country to another part of the same third country.
Indicate the name and ISO country code of the third country of destination.
Box reference I.22
:
Tick this box where consignments are intended to be placed on the Union market.
Box reference I.23
:
Tick only in the case of of registered equine animals intended for competition or races, or invited for specific cultural events, and authorised for re-entering the Union after their temporary export.
Box reference I.27
:
‘CN code’: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation as referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 ( 1 ) . This customs description shall be supplemented, if necessary, by an additional information required to classify the animals or the products in veterinary terms. In addition, state any specific requirements relating to the animals or to the nature/processing of the products as laid down in the relevant Union legislation.
For live animals: Indicate the species, the category, the identification number, the age, the sex, the quantity or net weight, and the test if required.
For semen, oocytes or embryos intended for artificial reproduction: Indicate the type (semen, in vivo derived embryos, in vivo derived oocytes, in vitro produced embryos or micromanipulated embryos), the collection or production date, the approval number of the establishment of collection or production (semen collection centre, embryo collection or production team, germinal product processing establishment, germinal product storage centre or confined establishment), the identification mark on the straw or other packaging, the quantity, the species, the subspecies (for animals from confined establishments, if needed) and identification number of the donor animal(s).
For animal products: Indicate the species, the type of treatment, the nature of commodity, the approval number of establishment(s), when applicable, togehther with ISO country code (such as slaughterhouse, manufacturing plant, cold store), the number of packages, the type of packages, the batch number, the net weight (the available options will vary in accordance with the specific model animal health, animal health/offcial or offcial certificate set out in the relevant Union legislation). Tick ‘final consumer’ where products are packaged for final consumers. Those products may, in accordance with the entry ‘Re-exports of imported animal products’ of Chapter 27 of Annex V to Decision 97/132/EC, come from establishments located in third countries other than New Zealand or in European Union Member States.
Titles and entries of the boxes may be aligned to the specific model animal health, animal health/offcial or offcial certificate set out in the relevant Union legislation.
Part II:
(1)
Delete if not applicable.
(2)
Only for animal products derived from animals covered by Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009.
(3)
Only for live animals covered by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905.
(4)
Only for animal products derived from animals covered by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905.
(5)
Health requirements of Member States only to be completed in the case where harmonised requirements for the entry into the Union have not been established.
(6)
Supplementary attestation(s) required by third countries in the case of further dispatch from the Union to third countries other than New Zealand. Not required for entry into the Union.
(7)
Only to be completed when the health certificate is issued after the departure of the consignment. Reference of the appropriate Eligibility Document(s) and its date of issuance shall be indicated.
Certifying officer
Name (in capital letters)
Date
Qualification and title
Stamp
Signature
( 1 ) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff ( OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1987/2658/oj ).
LIST OF LIVE ANIMALS AND OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION FROM NEW ZEALAND FOR WHICH EQUIVALENCE HAS BEEN DETERMINED FOR ANIMAL OR PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES, BUT NOT FOR BOTH, IN ANNEX V TO THE AGREEMENT
ANNEX II
LIST OF LIVE ANIMALS AND OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION FROM NEW ZEALAND FOR WHICH EQUIVALENCE HAS BEEN DETERMINED FOR ANIMAL OR PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES, BUT NOT FOR BOTH, IN ANNEX V TO THE AGREEMENT
Commodity
( 1 )
species
( 2 )
/form
( 3 )
Chapter
( 4 )
Certification
( 5 )
Animal health
Public health
Special certification conditions
Farmed game meat
—
ratites fresh meat
4.C
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 ( 6 )
Equivalence model health attestation
The non-equivalence attestations to be included in the model health certificate set out in Annex I
Wild game meat
—
other wild land mammals fresh meat, excluding offal
4.D
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235
Equivalence model health attestation
The non-equivalence attestations to be included in the model health certificate set out in Annex I
Farmed game meat
—
ratites meat preparations
5.C
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235
Equivalence model health attestation
The non-equivalence attestations to be included in the model health certificate set out in Annex I
Farmed game products
—
ratites meat products
6.C
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235
Equivalence model health attestation
The non-equivalence attestations to be included in the model health certificate set out in Annex I
( 1 ) This table shall be read in conjunction with Annex V to the Agreement, with particular regard to the special conditions referred to therein.
( 2 ) In the case of animals.
( 3 ) The formation in which the product is introduced (featured).
( 4 ) A chapter number assigned to a particular commodity or commodity grouping that corresponds to the commodity or commodity grouping of the same number in Annex V to the Agreement and will as such appear on the health certificate.
( 5 ) Reference to legislation includes all subsequent amendments.
( 6 ) 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) No 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 ).
( 1 ) This table shall be read in conjunction with Annex V to the Agreement, with particular regard to the special conditions referred to therein.
( 2 ) In the case of animals.
( 3 ) The formation in which the product is introduced (featured).
( 4 ) A chapter number assigned to a particular commodity or commodity grouping that corresponds to the commodity or commodity grouping of the same number in Annex V to the Agreement and will as such appear on the health certificate.
( 5 ) Reference to legislation includes all subsequent amendments.
( 6 ) 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) No 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 ).
