Private attestation
Article 22
1. A private attestation confirming that the consignments comply with the applicable requirements referred to in Article 126(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, prepared and signed by the food business operator entering goods into the Union, shall accompany: (a) the consignments of the composite products referred to in Article 20(2), point (b), of this Regulation, where the composite products do not contain colostrum-based products or processed meat other than gelatine, collagen or highly refined products of animal origin; and (b) the consignments of the composite products referred to in Article 20(2), point (c), of this Regulation. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for the composite products exempted from official controls at border control posts, in accordance with Article 48, point (h), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the private attestation shall accompany the composite products at the time of the placing on the market. 3. The private attestation referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure the traceability of the consignments and shall include: (a) information regarding the consignor and consignee of the goods entered into the Union; (b) the list of products of plant origin and processed products of animal origin contained in the composite products, indicated in descending order of weight, as recorded at the time of their use in the manufacture of the composite products; (c) the approval number the establishment(s) manufacturing the processed products of animal origin contained in the composite products was assigned upon being granted approval under Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, indicated by the food business operator entering goods in the Union. 4. The private attestation referred to in paragraph 1 shall attest that: (a) the third country or region thereof producing the composite products is listed at least for one of the following categories of products of animal origin: (i) meat products; (ii) dairy products or colostrum-based products; (iii) fishery products; (iv) egg products; (b) the establishment producing the composite products fulfils hygiene standards recognised to be equivalent to those required by Regulation (EC) No 852/2004; (c) the composite products do not need to be stored or transported under controlled temperature; (d) the processed products of animal origin contained in the composite products originate from third countries or regions thereof authorised to enter the Union each processed product of animal origin, or from the Member States, and are sourced from listed establishments; (e) the processed products of animal origin used in the composite products have undergone at least one of the treatments referred to in Article 163(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, with a brief description of any processes undergone and temperatures applied to the composite products.