Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1375

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on th…
1 Annex II to Decision 2005/290/EC is replaced by the text s…
2 For a transitional period until 3 December 2026, the use o…
3 This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day…
II Model animal health/official certificate for the entry into the union of fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding mechanically separated meat, of domestic porcine animals from canada (model ca-por)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation)^note, and in particular Article 126(3) thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’)^note, and in particular Articles 238(3) thereof,Whereas:

(1)Annex 5-E to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part^note, (‘the Agreement’) establishes the public health and animal health measures for import into the Union of certain animals and animal products for which equivalence is to be recognised.

(2)Annex 5-I to the Agreement provides for health attestations to be included in the model animal health/official certificate for import into the Union of certain animals and animal products for which equivalence of measures has been recognised.

(3)Equivalence has been recognised with regard to certain public health requirements for import into the Union of fresh meat intended for human consumption of domestic porcine animals from Canada but not for animal health requirements. Therefore, the simplification of the model certificate should only concern the public health attestation of the model animal health/official certificate for import into the Union of fresh meat intended for human consumption of domestic porcine animals from Canada. The animal health attestation of that model certificate should replicate the animal health attestation in the model animal health/official certificate for the entry into the Union of fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding mechanically separated meat, of domestic porcine animals (MODEL POR) set out in Chapter 3 of Annex III to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235^note.

(4)Article 118(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note read in combination with Article 107(2) of that Regulation establishes the requirement, for the entry into the Union of consignments of animals or products of animal origin from third countries that no antimicrobial medicinal products were used to promote growth or to increase yield in the animals concerned. In addition, medicinal products containing antimicrobials that are included in the list of antimicrobials reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255^note cannot have been used in respect of animals or products of animal origin in order to allow for their entry into the Union from third countries.

(5)Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905^note supplements Regulation (EU) 2019/6 by establishing conditions for the entry into the Union of consignments of live food-producing animals and products of animal origin intended for human consumption that are exported from third countries to the Union.

(6)Article 4 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 specifies, in particular, that consignments of food-producing animals and products of animal origin intended for human consumption may only enter the Union where they are accompanied by an official certificate attesting compliance with the Union rules on the use of antimicrobial medicinal products established in Regulation (EU) 2019/6 and in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905.

(7)An attestation concerning compliance with these Union rules should therefore be inserted in the model certificate set out in Annex II to Commission Decision 2005/290/EC^note.

(8)In the interests of clarity and consistency of Union rules, the model certificate set out in Annex II to Decision 2005/290/EC should be updated, including updating references, notes and structural elements, and be replaced by the model certificate set out in the Annex to this Decision.

(9)Decision 2005/290/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(10)To avoid any disruption to trade as regards the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat intended for human consumption of domestic porcine animals from Canada, the use of the model animal and public health certificate for fresh meat of domestic swine consigned to the Union from Canada issued in accordance with Annex II to Decision 2005/290/EC, as applicable before the amendments made to that Annex by this Decision, should continue to be accepted for the entry into the Union during a transitional period until the date of entry into application of the model animal health/official certificate set out in the Annex to this Decision.

(11)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 #

Annex II to Decision 2005/290/EC is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2 #

For a transitional period until 3 December 2026, the use of animal and public health certificates issued in accordance with the model set out in Annex II to Decision 2005/290/EC, as applicable before the amendments made to that Annex by this Decision, shall continue to be authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat intended for human consumption of domestic porcine animals from Canada, provided that those certificates were issued no later than 3 September 2026.

Article 3 #

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

Annex II · Model animal health/official certificate for the entry into the union of fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding mechanically separated meat, of domestic porcine animals from canada (model ca-por)

Part I: Description of consignment

Animal health/official certificate to the EU

I.1	Consignor/Exporter		I.2	Certificate reference	I.2a	IMSOC reference
	Name		QR CODE
	Address		I.3	Central Competent Authority
	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	ISO country code	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
	☐ Railway	☐ Road vehicle		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
I.21	☐ For transit	I.22	☐ For internal market
	Third country	ISO country code	I.23

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

		Cold store		Type of packaging	Net weight

Slaughterhouse		Treatment type	Nature of commodity	Number of packages	Batch No

☐ Final consumer		Date of collection/production	Manufacturing plant

Part II: Certification

COUNTRY	Certificate model CA POR
	II. Health information	II.a	Certificate reference	II.b	IMSOC reference

(2) (7) II.2.Attestation as regards Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905I, the undersigned official veterinarian, declare that I am aware of the relevant requirements of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 and hereby certify that the fresh meat of domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa) described in Part I was produced in accordance with these requirements, and in particular, that the animals from which the meat is 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255 as set out in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 and originate from a third country or region thereof listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2598⁽⁸⁾.

II.1.Public health attestationI, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat of domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa) described in Part I was produced in accordance with the relevant Canadian standards and requirement(s) which have been recognised as equivalent to the European Union standards and requirement(s) ⁽¹⁾. In addition, the fresh meat of domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa) described in Part I meets applicable special requirements described in points 1.3.1 and 1.4.1 of the European Union section of the export requirements library of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

II.3.Animal health attestationI, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described in Part I:

II.3.1.has been obtained in the zone(s) with code(s) ________________________ ⁽³⁾ which, at the date of issue of this animal health/official certificate is/are authorised for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of domestic porcine animals and listed in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, and

(a)in which infection with rinderpest virus and African swine fever has not been reported for the last 12 months before the date of slaughter of the animals from which the fresh meat was obtained, and during the same period vaccination against these diseases has not been carried out;

(2) (4) or

[(b)in which foot and mouth disease has not been reported since ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy);]

(2) (4) or

[(c)in which classical swine fever has not been reported since ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy), and vaccination against this disease has not been carried out during the last 12 months before the date of slaughter of the animals from which the fresh meat was obtained;]

(2) either

[(b)in which foot and mouth disease has not been reported for the last 12 months before the date of slaughter of the animals from which the fresh meat was obtained, and vaccination against this disease has not been carried out during the same period;]

(2) either

[(c)in which classical swine fever has not been reported for the last 12 months before the date of slaughter of the animals from which the fresh meat was obtained, and during the same period vaccination against this disease has not been carried out;]

II.3.2.has been obtained from animals that

(2) either[have remained in the zone(s) referred to in point II.3.1 since birth, or for at least three months before the date of their slaughter;]

(2) or[have been introduced on ___/___/____(dd/mm/yyyy) into the zone(s) referred to in point II.3.1, from the zone(s) with code(s) ____________________________ ⁽³⁾ that at that date was/were authorised for the entry of fresh meat of domestic porcine animals into the Union and where they have remained since birth, or for at least three months before the date of their slaughter;]

(2) or[have been introduced on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy) into the zone(s) referred to in point II.3.1, from the Member State(s) with ISO code(s) _____________________________;]

II.3.3.has been obtained from animals coming from establishments:

(a)which are registered by and are under the control of the competent authority of the third country or territory and have a system in place to maintain and to keep records in accordance with Article 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;

(b)which receive regular animal health visits from a veterinarian for the purpose of the detection of, and information on, signs indicative of the occurrence of diseases, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases;

(c)which were not subject to national restriction measures for animal health reasons, including the listed diseases referred to in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 relevant for the species and emerging diseases, at the time of dispatch to the slaughterhouse;

(d)in which none of the animals kept therein have been vaccinated against foot and mouth disease, infection with rinderpest virus, African swine fever and classical swine fever;

(e)in and around which, within an area of 10 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, foot and mouth disease, infection with rinderpest virus, African swine fever and classical swine fever have not been reported during the last 30 days before the date of slaughter of the animals;

II.3.4.has been obtained from animals which:

(a)have been kept separated from wild ungulates since birth;

(b)have been dispatched from establishments of their origin to a slaughterhouse by means of transport: (i) constructed in such a way that the animals cannot escape or fall out; (ii) in which visual inspection of the space where animals are kept is possible; (iii) from which the escape of animal excrements, litter or feed is prevented or minimised, and (iv) which was cleaned and disinfected with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory immediately before the transportation of the animals without contact with other animals which did not comply with the conditions referred to in points II.3.1, II.3.2 and II.3.3;

(c)during the transport to the slaughterhouse did not pass through a third country or territory or zone thereof which is not authorised for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of domestic porcine animals and have not come into contact with animals of a lower health status;

(d)have been slaughtered [[on ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy)] ⁽²⁾ [between ___/___/____ (dd/mm/yyyy) and ___/___/____. (dd/mm/yyyy)] ⁽²⁾] ⁽⁵⁾;

(e)had no contact with animals of a lower health status during their slaughter;

II.3.5.has been obtained in slaughterhouses in and around which, within a radius of 10 km, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, none of the diseases referred to in point II.3.1 has been reported during the last 30 days before the date of slaughter of the animals;

II.3.6.has been strictly segregated from fresh meat not complying with the animal health requirements for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of domestic porcine animals throughout the operations of slaughter and cutting, and until:

(2) either[it was packaged for further storage.]

(2) or[its loading, as unpackaged fresh meat, onto the means of transport for dispatch to the Union.]

II.4.Animal welfare attestationI, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described in Part I derives from animals which have been treated in the slaughterhouse in accordance with the requirements of the Union legislation on the protection of animals at the time of killing or at least equivalent requirements.

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 animal health/official certificate is intended for the entry into the Union of fresh meat and minced meat (as defined in points 1.10 and 1.13 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of kept animals of domestic breeds of porcine animals (as defined in Article 2, point (8), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692) from Canada.

The exclusion of mechanically separated meat is expressly mentioned in the title to avoid any confusion as this product shall not enter the Union using this fresh meat certificate.

This animal health/official certificate shall be completed in accordance with the notes for the completion of certificates provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235.

Part I

Box reference I.8Provide the code of the zone as appearing in column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.Box reference I.27“CN code”: Indicate the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) code(s) of the World Customs Organisation under the following headings: 0203, 0206, 0209, 0504 or 1501.“Nature of commodity”: Indicate “carcase-whole”, “carcase-side”, “carcase-quarters” “offal” ⁽⁶⁾ or “cuts”.“Treatment type”: If appropriate, indicate “de-boned”, “bone in”, and/or “matured”. If frozen, indicate the date of freezing (mm/yy) of the cuts/pieces.

Part II

⁽¹⁾Relevant Canadian standards and requirements are recognised equivalent to European Union standards and requirements as per the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part.⁽²⁾Delete if not appropriate.⁽³⁾Code of the zone in accordance with column 2 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.⁽⁴⁾Only for the zones with an opening date in column 8 of the table in Part 1 of Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.⁽⁵⁾Date or dates of slaughter. This fresh meat shall only be permitted to enter into the Union if the meat was obtained from animals slaughtered after the date of authorisation of the zone(s) referred to in point II.3.1 for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of domestic porcine animals, or during a period where animal health restriction measures taken by the Union were not in place against the entry into the Union of that fresh meat from that/those zone(s), or during a period where the authorisation of that/those zone(s) for the entry into the Union of that fresh meat was not suspended.⁽⁶⁾Excluding the entry into the Union of fresh blood which is not permitted in accordance with Article 130 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692.⁽⁷⁾Applicable to consignments entering the Union as from 3 September 2026.⁽⁸⁾Or listed in other implementing acts adopted in accordance with Article 5 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905.

Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters)
Date	Qualification and title
Stamp	Signature

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