Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1012/2012

law://eu/reg/2012/1012@2026-11-14

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to 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^note, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 9 thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption^note, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 16 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals^note, and in particular Article 17(2), Articles 22 and 25 and Article 61(3) thereof,Whereas:

(1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and for the organisation of official controls under Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004^note lays down model animal health certificates for the introduction into the Union of certain aquatic animals and products of animal origin intended for human consumption.

(2)The model health certificate for imports of fishery products intended for human consumption, set out in Appendix IV of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005, contains an animal health attestation with regard to the requirements for susceptible species to certain diseases listed in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC, including epizootic ulcerative syndrome.

(3)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 of 12 December 2008 implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards conditions and certification requirements for the placing on the market and the import into the Community of aquaculture animals and products thereof and laying down a list of vector species^note lays down animal health conditions and certification requirements for imports into the Union of certain aquaculture animals and of certain products thereof.

(4)Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 sets out a list of vector species for the diseases listed in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC. The vector species for epizootic ulcerative syndrome are currently included in that list.

(5)Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 sets out, inter alia, the list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which the import into the Union of ornamental fish susceptible to one or more of the diseases listed in Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC and intended for closed ornamental facilities is permitted.

(6)India and Vietnam are listed in that Annex to make the import of fish species susceptible to epizootic ulcerative syndrome subject to specific animal health provisions eliminating the risks of that disease.

(7)In addition, the model animal health certificates set out in Parts A and B of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 contain animal health attestations with regard to the requirements for susceptible species and vector species to certain diseases listed in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC, including epizootic ulcerative syndrome.

(8)Directive 2006/88/EC, as amended by Commission Implementing Directive 2012/31/EU^note, no longer lists epiizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) as an exotic disease in Part II of Annex IV thereto.

(9)For reasons of consistency and clarity of Union law, Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 and Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 should be amended in order to remove the provisions therein making references to epizootic ulcerative syndrome.

(10)Following the removal of epizootic ulcerative syndrome from the list in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC the corresponding animal health provisions applicable to India and Vietnam have become redundant and therefore those countries should be removed from the list of countries that are to apply disease specific animal health measures to aquatic animals intended for export to the Union.

(11)Thailand is listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008, as a third county from which imports of cyprinidae intended for farming, relaying areas, put and take fisheries and open and closed ornamental facilities into the Union is permitted. Thailand has request to be listed in Annex III for the purposes of permitting exports of also other fish species from that third country into the Union.

(12)An inspection by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) concerning aquatic animal health was carried out in Thailand in November 2009. The FVO recommendations following that inspection have been satisfactorily implemented by the competent authority in Thailand. It is therefore appropriate to permit imports into the Union from that third country also of other fish species. The entry for Thailand in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(13)Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 and Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(14)It is appropriate to provide for transitional measures to allow Member States and the industry to take the necessary measures to comply with the requirements laid down in this Regulation.

(15)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 #

Appendix IV of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2 #

Annexes I, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 are amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3 #

For a transitional period until 1 March 2013, consignments of aquatic animals accompanied by animal health certificates issued in accordance with the models set out in Part A or B of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008, and fishery products accompanied by animal health certificates issued in accordance with the model set out in Appendix IV of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005, in their version prior to the amendments introduced by this Regulation, may be placed on the market or introduced into the Union provided that they reach their place of final destination before that date.

Article 4 #

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

Annex I

‘Appendix IV to Annex VIModel health certificate for imports of fishery products intended for human consumptionPart I: Details of dispatched consignmentVeterinary certificate to EUI.1. ConsignorNameAddressTel.I.2. Certificate reference NoI.2.a.I.3. Central competent authorityI.4. Local competent authorityI.5. ConsigneeNameAddressPostcodeTel.I.6.I.7. Country of originISO codeI.8. Region of originCodeI.9. Country of destinationISO codeI.10I.11. Place of originNameApproval numberAddressI.12.I.13. Place of loadingI.14. Date of departureI.15. Means of transportAeroplaneShipRailway wagonRoad vehicleOtherIdentificationDocumentation referencesI.16. Entry BIP in EUI.17.I.18. Description of commodityI.19. Commodity code (HS code)I.20. QuantityI.21. Temperature of productAmbientChilledFrozenI.22. Number of packagesI.23. Seal/Container NoI.24. Type of packagingI.25. Commodities certified for:Human consumptionI.26.I.27. For import or admission into EUI.28. Identification of the commoditiesSpecies(scientific name)Nature of commodityTreatment type of establishementApproval numberManufacturing plantNumber of packagesNet weightPart II: CertificationCOUNTRYFishery productsII. Health informationII.a. Certificate reference numberII.b.II.1. (¹) Public health attestationI, the undersigned, declare that I am aware of the relevant provisions of Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) 852/2004, (EC) 853/2004 and (EC) 854/2004 and certify that the fishery products described above were produced in accordance with those requirements, in particular that they:come from (an) establishment(s) implementing a programme based on the HACCP principles in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;have been caught and handled on board vessels, landed, handled and where appropriate prepared, processed, frozen and thawed hygienically in compliance with the requirements laid down in Section VIII, Chapters I to IV of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;satisfy the health standards laid down in Section VIII, Chapter V of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and the criteria laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs;have been packaged, stored and transported in compliance with Section VIII, Chapters VI to VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;have been marked in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;the guarantees covering live animals and products thereof, if from aquaculture origin, provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with Directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Article 29 thereof, are fulfilled; andhave satisfactorily undergone the official controls laid down in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004.II.2. (²) (⁴) Animal health attestation for fish and crustaceans of aquaculture originII.2.1. (³) (⁴) [Requirements for susceptible species to Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis (EHN), Taura syndrome and Yellowhead diseaseI, the undersigned official inspector, hereby certify that the aquaculture animals or products thereof referred to in Part I of this certificate:(⁵) originate from a country/territory, zone or compartment declared free from (⁴) [EHN (⁴) [Taura syndrome] (⁴) [Yellowhead disease] in accordance with Chapter VII of Directive 2006/88/EC or the relevant OIE Standard by the competent authority of my country,(i) where the relevant diseases are notifiable to the competent authority and reports of suspicion of infection of the relevant disease must be immediately investigated by the competent authority,(ii) all introduction of species susceptible to the relevant diseases come from an area declared free of the disease, and(iii) species susceptible to the relevant diseases are not vaccinated against the relevant diseases]II.2.2. (³) (⁴) [Requirements for species susceptible to Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS), Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN), Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA), Koi herpes virus (KHV) and White spot disease intended for a Member State, zone or compartment declared disease free or subject to a surveillance or eradication programme for the relevant diseaseI, the undersigned official inspector, hereby certify that the aquaculture animals or products thereof referred to in Part I of this certificate:(⁶) originate from a country/territory, zone or compartment declared free from (⁴) [VHS] (⁴) [IHN] (⁴) [ISA] (⁴) [KHV] (⁴) [White spot disease] in accordance with Chapter VII of Directive 2006/88/EC or the relevant OIE Standard by the competent authority of my country,(i) where the relevant diseases are notifiable to the competent authority and reports of suspicion of infection of the relevant disease must be immediately investigated by the competent authority,(ii) all introduction of species susceptible to the relevant diseases come from an area declared free of the disease, and(iii) species susceptible to the relevant diseases are not vaccinated against the relevant diseases]II.2.3. Transport and labelling requirementsI, the undersigned official inspector, hereby certify that:II.2.3.1. the aquaculture animals referred to above are placed under conditions, including with a water quality, that do not alter their health status;II.2.3.2. the transport container or well boat prior to loading is clean and disinfected or previously unused; andCOUNTRYFishery productsII. Health informationII.a. Certificate reference numberII.b.II.2.3.3. the consignment is identified by a legible label on the exterior of the container, or when transported by well boat, in the ship's manifest, with the relevant information referred to in boxes I.7 to I.11 of Part I of this certificate, and the following statement:"(⁴) [Fish] (⁴) [Crustaceans] intended for human consumption in the Union".NotesPart I:Box reference I.8: Region of origin: For frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, indicate the production area.Box reference I.11: Place of origin: name and address of the dispatch establishment.Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship). Separate information is to be provided in the event of unloading and reloading.Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) codes of the World Customs Organisation of the following headings: 0301, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 0307, 0308, 05.11, 15.04, 1516, 1518, 1603, 1604, 1605 or 2106.Box reference I.23: Identification of container/Seal number: Where there is a serial number of the seal it has to be indicated.Box reference I.28: Nature of commodity: Specify whether aquaculture or wild origin.Treatment type: Specify whether live, chilled, frozen or processed.Manufacturing plant: includes factory vessel, freezer vessel, cold store, processing plant.Part II:(¹) Part II.1 of this certificate does not apply to countries with special public health certification requirements laid down in equivalence agreements or other Union legislation.(²) Part II.2 of this certificate does not apply to:(a) non-viable crustaceans, which means crustaceans no longer able to survive as living animals if returned to the environment from which they were obtained,(b) fish which are slaughtered and eviscerated before dispatch,(c) aquaculture animals and products thereof, which are placed on the market for human consumption without further processing, provided that they are packed in retail-sale packages which comply with the provisions for such packages in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004,(d) crustaceans destined for processing establishments authorised in accordance with Article 4(2) of Directive 2006/88/EC, or for dispatch centres, purification centres or similar businesses which are equipped with an effluent treatment system inactivating the pathogens in question, or where the effluent is subject to other types of treatment reducing the risk of transmitting diseases to the natural waters to an acceptable level,(e) crustaceans which are intended for further processing before human consumption without temporary storage at the place of processing and packed and labelled for that purpose in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.(³) Parts II.2.1 and II.2.2 of this certificate only apply to species susceptible to one or more of the diseases referred to in the heading of the point concerned. Susceptible species are listed in Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC.(⁴) Keep as appropriate.(⁵) For consignments of species susceptible to EHN, Taura syndrome and/or Yellowhead disease this statement must be kept for the consignment to be authorised into any part of the Union.COUNTRYFishery productsII. Health informationII.a. Certificate reference NoII.b.(⁶) To be authorised into a Member State, zone or compartment (boxes I.9 and I.10 of Part I of the certificate) declared free from VHS, IHN, ISA, KHV or Whitespot disease or with a surveillance or eradication programme drawn up in accordance with Article 44(1) or (2) of Directive 2006/88/EC, one of these statements must be kept if the consignment contain species susceptible to the disease(s) for which disease freedom or programme(s) apply(ies). Data on the disease status of each farm and mollusc farming area in the Union are accessible at http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/liveanimals/aquaculture/index_en.htm.The colour of the stamp and signature must be different to that of the other particulars in the certificate.Official inspectorName (in capital letters):Qualification and title:Date:Signature:’Stamp:

Annex II

(1)in Annex I, the entry for epizootic ulcerative syndrome is deleted.

(2)Annex III is replaced by the following:‘ANNEX IIIList of third countries, territories, zones or compartments^note(referred to in Article 10(1) and Article 11)Country/territory | Aquaculture Species | Zone/CompartmentISO-code | Name | Fish | Molluscs | Crustaceans | Code | DescriptionAU | Australia | X | | | |BR | Brazil | X | | | |CA | Canada | X | | | CA 0 | Whole territoryCA 1 | British ColumbiaCA 2 | AlbertaCA 3 | SaskatchewanCA 4 | ManitobaCA 5 | New BrunswickCA 6 | Nova ScotiaCA 7 | Prince Edward IslandCA 8 | Newfoundland and LabradorCA 9 | YukonCA 10 | Northwest TerritoriesCA 11 | NunavutCL | Chile | X | | | | Whole countryCN | China | X | | | | Whole countryCO | Colombia | X | | | | Whole countryCG | Congo | X | | | | Whole countryCK | Cook Islands | X | X | X | | Whole countryHR | Croatia | X | | | | Whole countryHK | Hong Kong | X | | | | Whole countryID | Indonesia | X | | | | Whole countryIL | Israel | X | | | | Whole countryJM | Jamaica | X | | | | Whole countryJP | Japan | X | | | | Whole countryKI | Kiribati | X | X | X | | Whole countryLK | Sri Lanka | X | | | | Whole countryMH | Marshall Islands | X | X | X | | Whole countryMK | the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | X | | | | Whole countryMY | Malaysia | X | | | | Peninsular, Western MalaysiaNR | Nauru | X | X | X | | Whole countryNU | Niue | X | X | X | | Whole countryNZ | New Zealand | X | | | | Whole countryPF | French Polynesia | X | X | X | | Whole countryPG | Papua New Guinea | X | X | X | | Whole countryPN | Pitcairn Islands | X | X | X | | Whole countryPW | Palau | X | X | X | | Whole countryRU | Russia | X | | | | Whole countrySB | Solomon Islands | X | X | X | | Whole countrySG | Singapore | X | | | | Whole countryZA | South Africa | X | | | | Whole countryTW | Taiwan | X | | | | Whole countryTH | Thailand | X | | | | Whole countryTR | Turkey | X | | | | Whole countryTK | Tokelau | X | X | X | | Whole countryTO | Tonga | X | X | X | | Whole countryTV | Tuvalu | X | X | X | | Whole countryUS | United States | X | | X | US 0 | Whole countryX | | | US 1 | Whole country, except the following states: New York, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pennsylvania| X | | US 2 | Humboldt Bay (California)US 3 | Netarts Bay (Oregon)US 4 | Wilapa Bay, Totten Inlet, Oakland Bay, Quilcence Bay and Dabob Bay (Washington)US 5 | NELHA (Hawaii)WF | Wallis and Futuna | X | X | X | | Whole countryWS | Samoa | X | X | X | | Whole country

(3)in Annex IV, Parts A and B are replaced by the following:‘PART AModel animal health certificate for the import into the European Union of aquaculture animals for farming, relaying, put and take fisheries and open ornamental facilitiesVeterinary certificate to EUI.1. ConsignorNameAddressTel.I.2. Certificate reference NoI.2.a.I.3. Central competent authorityI.4. Local competent authorityI.5. ConsigneeNameAddressPostal codeTel.I.6.I.7. Country of originISO codeI.8. Region of originCodeI.9. Country of destinationISO codeI.10. Region of destinationCodeI.11. Place of originNameApproval numberAddressI.12.I.13. Place of loadingAddressApproval numberI.14. Date of departureTime of departureI.15. Means of transportAeroplaneShipRailway wagonRoad vehicleOtherIdentificationDocumentary referencesI.16. Entry BIP in EUI.17. No. of CITESI.18. Description of commodityI.19. Commodity code (HS code)I.20. QuantityI.21.I.22. Number of packagesI.23. Identification of container/seal numberI.24.I.25. Commodities certified for:BreedingQuarantineRelayingOtherPetsCircus/exhibitionI.26.I.27. For import or admission into EUI.28. Identification of the commoditiesSpecies(scientific name)QuantityPart II: CertificationCOUNTRYAquaculture animals for farming, relaying, put and take fisheries and open ornamental facilitiesII. Health informationII.a. Certificate reference numberII.b.II.1. General requirementsI, the undersigned official inspector, hereby certify that the aquaculture animals referred to in Part I of this certificate:II.1.1. have been inspected within 72 hours of loading, and showed no clinical signs of disease;II.1.2. are not subject to any prohibitions due to unresolved increased mortality;II.1.3. are not intended for destruction or slaughter for the eradication of diseases; andII.1.4. originate from aquaculture farms which are all under the supervision of the competent authority;II.1.5. (¹) [in the case of molluscs, were subject to an individual visual check of each part of the consignment, and no molluscs species other than those specified in Part I of the certificate were detected.]II.2. (¹)(²)(³) [Requirements for species susceptible to Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis (EHN), Bonamia exitiosa, Perkinsus marinus, Mikrocytos mackini, Taura syndrome and/or Yellowhead diseaseI, the undersigned official inspector, hereby certify that the aquaculture animals referred to above:either (¹)(⁵) [originate from a country/territory, zone or compartment declared free from (¹) [EHN] (¹) [Bonamia exitiosa] (¹) [Perkinsus marinus] (¹) [Mikrocytos mackini] (¹) [Taura syndrome] (¹) [Yellowhead disease] in accordance with Chapter VII of Council Directive 2006/88/EC or the relevant OIE Standard by the competent authority of the country of origin, and(i) where the relevant disease(s) is (are) notifiable to the competent authority and reports of suspicion of infection of the relevant disease(s) must be immediately investigated by the competent authority,(ii) all introduction of species susceptible to the relevant disease(s) come from an area declared free of the disease(s), and(iii) species susceptible to the relevant disease(s) are not vaccinated against the relevant disease(s)];or (¹)(³)(⁵) [in the case of wild aquatic animals, have been subject to quarantine in accordance with Decision 2008/946/EC.]]II.3. (¹)(⁴) [Requirements for vector species to Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis (EHN), Bonamia exitiosa, Perkinsus marinus, Mikrocytos mackini, Taura syndrome and/or Yellowhead diseaseI, the undersigned official inspector, hereby certify that the aquaculture animals referred to above which are to be regarded as possible vectors to (¹) [EHN] (¹) [Bonamia exitiosa] (¹) [Perkinsus marinus] (¹) [Mikrocytos mackini] (¹) [Taura syndrome] (¹) [Yellowhead disease] as they are of species listed in Column 2 and fulfil the conditions set out in Column 3 of the table in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008:either (¹)(⁵) [originate from a country/territory, zone or compartment declared free from (¹) [EHN] (¹) [Bonamia exitiosa] (¹) [Perkinsus marinus] (¹) [Mikrocytos mackini] (¹) [Taura syndrome] (¹) [Yellowhead disease] in accordance with Chapter VII of Council Directive 2006/88/EC or the relevant OIE Standard by the competent authority of the country of origin, and(i) where the relevant disease(s) is (are) notifiable to the competent authority and reports of suspicion of infection of the relevant disease(s) must be immediately investigated by the competent authority,(ii) all introduction of species susceptible to the relevant disease(s) come from an area declared free of the disease(s), and(iii) species susceptible to the relevant disease(s) are not vaccinated against the relevant disease(s)];or (¹)(⁵) [have been subject to quarantine in accordance with Decision 2008/946/EC.]]II.4. (¹)(²)(³) [Requirements for species susceptible to Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS), Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN), Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA), Koi herpes virus (KHV), Marteilia refringens, Bonamia ostreae, and/or White spot diseaseI, the undersigned official inspector, hereby certify that the aquaculture animals referred to above:either (¹)(⁶) [originate from a country/territory, zone or compartment declared free from (¹) [VHS] (¹) [IHN] (¹) [ISA] (¹) [KHV] (¹) [Marteilia refringens] (¹) [Bonamia ostreae] (¹) [White spot disease] in accordance with Chapter VII of Directive 2006/88/EC or the relevant OIE Standard by the competent authority of the country of origin, and(i) where the relevant disease(s) is (are) notifiable to the competent authority and reports of suspicion of infection of the relevant disease(s) must be immediately investigated by the competent authority,(ii) all introduction of species susceptible to the relevant disease(s) come from an area declared free of the disease(s), andCOUNTRYAquaculture animals for farming, relaying, put and take fisheries and open ornamental facilitiesII. Health informationII.a. Certificate reference numberII.b.(iii) species susceptible to the relevant disease(s) are not vaccinated against the relevant disease(s)]or (¹)(³)(⁶) [in the case of wild aquatic animals, have been subject to quarantine in accordance with Decision 2008/946/EC.]]II.5. (¹)(⁴) [Requirements for vector species to Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS), Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN), Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA), Koi herpes virus (KHV), Marteilia refringens, Bonamia ostreae, and/or White spot diseaseI, the undersigned official inspector, hereby certify that the aquaculture animals referred to above which are to be regarded as possible vectors to (¹) [VHS] (¹) [IHN] (¹) [ISA] (¹) [KHV] (¹) [Marteilia refringens] (¹) [Bonamia ostreae] (¹) [White spot disease] as they are of species listed in Column 2 and fulfil the conditions set out in Column 3 of the table in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008:either (¹)(⁶) [originate from a country/territory, zone or compartment declared free from (¹) [VHS] (¹) [IHN] (¹) [ISA] (¹) [KHV] (¹) [Marteilia refringens] (¹) [Bonamia ostreae] (¹) [White spot disease] in accordance with Chapter VII of Directive 2006/88/EC or the relevant OIE Standard by the competent authority of the country of origin, and(i) where the relevant disease(s) is (are) notifiable to the competent authority and reports of suspicion of infection of the relevant disease(s) must be immediately investigated by the competent authority,(ii) all introduction of species susceptible to the relevant disease(s) come from an area declared free of the disease(s), and(iii) species susceptible to the relevant disease(s) are not vaccinated against the relevant disease(s)]or (¹)(⁶) [have been subject to quarantine in accordance with Decision 2008/946/EC.]]II.6. Transport and labelling requirementsI, the undersigned official inspector, hereby certify that:II.6.1. the aquaculture animals referred to above are placed under conditions, including with a water quality, that do not alter their health status;II.6.2. the transport container or well boat prior to loading is clean and disinfected or previously unused; andII.6.3. the consignment is identified by a legible label on the exterior of the container, or when transported by well boat, in the ship's manifest, with the relevant information referred to in boxes I.7 to I.13 of Part I of this certificate, and the following statement:either (¹) [“(¹) [Wild] (¹) [Fish] (¹) [Molluscs] (¹) [Crustaceans] intended for farming in the European Union”]or (¹) [“(¹) [Wild] (¹) [Molluscs] intended for relaying in the European Union”],or (¹) [“(¹) [Wild] (¹) [Fish] (¹) [Molluscs] (¹) [Crustaceans] intended for put and take fisheries in the European Union”]or (¹) [“Ornamental (¹) [fish] (¹) [molluscs] (¹) [crustaceans] intended for open ornamental facilities in the European Union”]or (¹)(³) [“(¹) [Wild] (¹) [Fish] (¹) [Molluscs] (¹) [Crustaceans] intended for quarantine in the European Union”].II.7. (¹)(⁷) [Requirements for species susceptible to Spring vireamia of carp (SVC), Bacterial kidney disease (BKD), Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPN) and Infection with Gyrodactylus salaris (GS)I, the undersigned official inspector, hereby certify that the aquaculture animals referred to above,either (¹) [originate from a country/territory or part thereof:(a) where(¹) [SVC] (¹) [GS] (¹) [BKD] (¹) [IPN] is (are) are notifiable to the competent authority and reports of suspicion of infection of the relevant disease(s) must be immediately investigated by the competent authority,(b) where all aquaculture animals of species susceptible to the relevant disease(s) introduced into that country/territory or part thereof comply with the requirements set out in II.7 of this certificate,(c) where species susceptible to the relevant disease(s) are not vaccinated against the relevant disease(s), and(d) either (¹) [which, in the case of (¹) [IPN] (¹) [BKD], complies with requirements for disease freedom equivalent to those laid down in Chapter VII of Directive 2006/88/EC.]COUNTRYAquaculture animals for farming, relaying, put and take fisheries and open ornamental facilitiesII. Health informationII.a. Certificate reference numberII.b.and/or (¹) [which, in the case of (¹) [SVC] (¹) [GS], complies with requirements for disease freedom laid down in the relevant OIE Standard.]and/or (¹) [which, in the case of (¹) [SVC] (¹) [IPN] (¹) [BKD], comprises one individual farm which under the supervision of the competent authority:(i) has been emptied, cleansed and disinfected, and fallowed in at least 6 weeks,(ii) has been restocked with animals from areas certified free from the relevant disease by the competent authority.]]and/or (¹) [in the case of wild aquatic animals susceptible to (¹) [SVC] (¹) [IPN] (¹) [BKD], have been subject to quarantine under conditions at least equivalent to those laid down in Decision 2008/946/EC.]and/or (¹) [in the case consignments for which GS requirements apply, have been held, immediately prior to export, in water with a salinity of at least 25 parts per thousand for a continuous period of at least 14 days and no other live aquatic animals of the species susceptible to GS have been introduced during that period.]and/or (¹) [in the case of eyed fish eggs for which GS requirements apply, have been disinfected by a method demonstrated to be effective against GS.]]NotesPart I:Box I. 19: Use the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) codes of the World Customs Organisation of the following headings: 0301, 0306, 0307, 0308 or 0511.Box I. 20 and I. 28: As regards quantity, give the total number in kg, except for the ornamental fish.Box I.25: Use the option “Breeding” if intended for farming, “Relaying” if intended for relaying, “Pets” for ornamental aquatic animals intended for pet shops or similar businesses for further sale, “Circus/exhibition” for ornamental aquatic animals intended for exhibition aquaria or similar businesses not for further sale, “Quarantine” if the aquaculture animals are intended for a quarantine facility, and “Other” if intended for put and take fisheries.Part II:(¹) Keep as appropriate.(²) Parts II.2 and II.4 of this certificate only applies to species susceptible to one or more of the diseases referred to in the heading of the part concerned. Susceptible species are listed in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC.(³) Consignments of wild aquatic animals may be imported regardless of the requirements in Parts II.2 and II.4 of this certificate if they are intended for a quarantine facility complying with the requirements laid down in Decision 2008/946/EC.(⁴) Parts II.3 and II.5 of this certificate only applies to vector species to one or more of the diseases referred to in the heading of the point concerned. Possible vector species and the conditions, under which consignments of such species are to be considered vector species, are listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008. Consignments of possible vector species may be imported regardless of the requirements in Parts II.3 and II.5 if the conditions set out in Column 4 of the table in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 are not fulfilled or they are intended for a quarantine facility complying with the requirements laid down in Decision 2008/946/EC.(⁵) To be authorised into the Union one of these statements must be kept if the consignments contain susceptible or vector species to EHN, Bonamia exitiosa, Perkinsus marinus, Mikrocytos mackini, Taura syndrome and/or Yellowhead disease.(⁶) To be authorised into a Member State, zone or compartment declared free from VHS, IHN, ISA, KHV, Marteilia refringens, Bonamia ostreae, or Whitespot disease or with a surveillance or eradication programme drawn up in accordance with Article 44 (1) or (2) of Directive 2006/88/EC, one of these statements must be kept if the consignment contain susceptible or vector species to the disease(s) for which disease freedom or programme(s) apply(ies). Data on the disease status of each farm and mollusc farming area in the Union are accessible at http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/liveanimals/aquaculture/index_en.htm(⁷) Part II.7 of this certificate only applies to consignments intended for a Member State or part thereof which is regarded as disease-free, or for which an programme is approved by Decision 2010/221/EU as regards SVC, BKD, IPN or GS, and the consignment comprises species listed in Part C of Annex II as susceptible to the disease(s) for which the disease-free status or programme(s) apply(ies).Part II.7 also applies to consignments of fish of any species originating from waters where species listed in Part C of Annex II as species susceptible to infection with GS, are present, where those consignments are intended for a Member State or part thereof listed in Annex I to Decision 2010/221/EU as free of GS.COUNTRYAquaculture animals for farming, relaying, put and take fisheries and open ornamental facilitiesII. Health informationII.a. Certificate reference numberII.b.Consignments of wild aquatic animals for which SVC, IPN and/or BKD related requirements are applicable, may be imported regardless of the requirements in Part II.7 of this certificate if they are intended for a quarantine facility complying with the requirements laid down in Decision 2008/946/EC.The colour of the stamp and signature must be different to that of the other particulars in the certificate.Official inspectorName (in capital letters):Qualification and title:Date:Signature:Stamp:PART BModel animal health certificate for the import into the European Union of ornamental aquatic animals intended for closed ornamental facilitiesVeterinary certificate to EUI.1. ConsignorNameAddressTel.I.2. Certificate reference NoI.2.a.I.3. Central competent authorityI.4. Local competent authorityI.5. ConsigneeNameAddressPostal codeTel.I.6.I.7. Country of originISO codeI.8. Region of originCodeI.9. Country of destinationISO codeI.10. Region of destinationCodeI.11. Place of originNameApproval numberAddressI.12.I.13. Place of loadingAddressApproval numberI.14. Date of departureTime of departureI.15. Means of transportAeroplaneShipRailway wagonRoad vehicleOtherIdentificationDocumentary referencesI.16. Entry BIP in EUI.17. No. of CITESI.18. Description of commodityI.19. Commodity code (HS code)I.20. QuantityI.21.I.22. Number of packagesI.23. Identification of container/seal numberI.24.I.25. Commodities certified for:PetsQuarantineCircus/exhibitionI.26.I.27. For import or admission into EUI.28. Identification of the commoditiesSpecies(scientific name)QuantityPart II: CertificationCOUNTRYOrnamental aquatic animals intended for closed ornamental facilitiesII. Health informationII.a. Certificate reference numberII.b.II.1. General requirementsI, the undersigned official inspector, hereby certify that the ornamental aquatic animals referred to in Part I of this certificate:II.1.1. have been inspected within 72 hours of loading, and showed no clinical signs of disease;II.1.2. are not subject to any prohibitions due to unresolved increased mortality; andII.1.3. are not intended for destruction or slaughter for the eradication of diseases.II.2. (¹) (²) (³) [Requirements for species susceptible to Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis (EHN), Bonamia exitiosa, Perkinsus marinus, Mikrocytos mackini, Taura syndrome and/or Yellowhead diseaseI, the undersigned official inspector, hereby certify that the ornamental aquatic animals referred to above:either (¹) (⁴) [originate from a country/territory, zone or compartment declared free from (¹) [EHN] (¹) [Bonamia exitiosa] (¹) [Perkinsus marinus] (¹) [Mikrocytos mackini] (¹) [Taura syndrome] (¹) [Yellowhead disease] in accordance with Chapter VII of Council Directive 2006/88/EC or the relevant OIE Standard by the competent authority of the country of origin, and(i) where the relevant disease(s) is (are) notifiable to the competent authority and reports of suspicion of infection of the relevant disease(s) must be immediately investigated by the competent authority;(ii) all introduction of species susceptible to the relevant disease(s) come from an area declared free of the disease(s); and(iii) species susceptible to the relevant disease(s) are not vaccinated against the relevant disease(s)];or (¹) (⁴) (⁵) [have been subject to quarantine in accordance with Decision 2008/946/EC].]II.3. (¹) (²) (³) [Requirements for species susceptible to Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS), Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN), Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA), Koi herpes virus (KHV), Marteilia refringens, Bonamia ostreae, and/or White spot diseaseI, the undersigned official inspector, hereby certify that the ornamental aquatic animals referred to above:either (¹) (⁵) [originate from a country/territory, zone or compartment declared free from (¹) [VHS] (¹) [IHN] (¹) [ISA] (¹) [KHV] (¹) [Marteilia refringens] (¹) [Bonamia ostreae] (¹) [White spot disease] in accordance with Chapter VII of Directive 2006/88/EC or the relevant OIE Standard by the competent authority of the country of origin, and(i) where the relevant disease(s) is (are) notifiable to the competent authority and reports of suspicion of infection of the relevant disease(s) must be immediately investigated by the competent authority,(ii) all introduction of species susceptible to the relevant disease(s) come from an area declared free of the disease(s), and(iii) species susceptible to the relevant disease(s) are not vaccinated against the relevant disease(s)]or (¹) (³) (⁵) [have been subject to quarantine in accordance with Decision 2008/946/EC].]II.4. Transport and labelling requirementsI, the undersigned official inspector, hereby certify that:II.4.1. the ornamental aquatic animals referred to above are placed under conditions, including with a water quality, that do not alter their health status;II.4.2. the transport container is clean and disinfected or previously unused; andII.4.3. the consignment is identified by a legible label on the exterior of the container with the relevant information referred to in boxes I.7 to I.13 of Part I of this certificate, and the following statement:either (¹) [“Ornamental (¹) [fish] (¹) [molluscs] (¹) [crustaceans] intended for closed ornamental facilities in the European Union”]or (¹) [“Ornamental (¹) [fish] (¹) [molluscs] (¹) [crustaceans] intended for quarantine in the European Union”].II.5. (¹) (³) (⁶) [Requirements for species susceptible to Spring vireamia of carp (SVC), Bacterial kidney disease (BKD), Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPN) and Infection with Gyrodactylus salaris (GS)I, the undersigned official inspector, hereby certify that the ornamental aquatic animals referred to above:COUNTRYOrnamental aquatic animals intended for closed ornamental facilitiesII. Health informationII.a. Certificate reference numberII.b.either (¹) [originate from a country/territory or part thereof:(a) where (¹) [SVC] (¹) [GS] (¹) [BKD] (¹) [IPN] is (are) notifiable to the competent authority and reports of suspicion of infection of the relevant disease(s) must be immediately investigated by the competent authority;(b) where all aquaculture animals of species susceptible to the relevant disease(s) introduced into that country/territory or part thereof comply with the requirements set in Part II.5 of this certificate;(c) where species susceptible to the relevant disease(s) are not vaccinated against the relevant disease(s); and(d) which comply with the requirements for disease freedom as regards (¹) [SVC] (¹) [GS] (¹) [BKD] (¹) [IPN] laid down in the relevant OIE standard or at least equivalent to those laid down in Chapter VII of Directive 2006/88/EC.]or (¹) (³) [have been subject to quarantine under conditions at least equivalent to those laid down in Decision 2008/946/EC.]]NotesPart I:Box I.19: Use the appropriate Harmonised System (HS) codes of the World Customs Organisation of the following headings: 0301, 0306, 0307, 0308 or 0511.Box I.20 and I.28: As regards quantity, give the total number in kg, except for the ornamental fish.Box I.25: Use the option “Pets” for ornamental aquatic animals intended for pet shops or similar businesses for further sale, “Circus/exhibition” for ornamental aquatic animals intended for exhibition aquaria or similar businesses not for further sale and “Quarantine” if the ornamental aquatic animals are intended for a quarantine facility.Part II:(¹) Keep as appropriate.(²) Parts II.2 and II.3 of this certificate only applies to species susceptible to one or more of the diseases referred to in the heading of the part concerned. Susceptible species are listed in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC.(³) Consignments of ornamental aquatic animals may be imported regardless of the requirements in Parts II.2 and II.3 if they are intended for a quarantine facility complying with the requirements laid down in Decision 2008/946/EC.(⁴) To be authorised into the Union one of these statements must be kept if the consignments contain species susceptible to EHN, Bonamia exitiosa, Perkinsus marinus, Mikrocytos mackini, Taura syndrome and/or Yellowhead disease.(⁵) To be authorised into a Member State, zone or compartment declared free from VHS, IHN, ISA, KHV, Marteilia refringens, Bonamia ostreae, or Whitespot disease or with a surveillance or eradication programme drawn up in accordance with Article 44(1) or (2) of Directive 2006/88/EC, one of these statements must be kept if the consignment contain species susceptible to the disease(s) for which disease freedom or surveillance or eradication programme(s) apply(ies). Data on the disease status in different parts of the Union are accessible at http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/liveanimals/aquaculture/index_en.htm(⁶) Part II.5 of this certificate only applies to consignments intended for a Member State or part thereof which is regarded as disease-free, or for which an programme is approved by Decision 2010/221/EU as regards SVC, BKD, IPN or GS, and the consignment comprises species listed in Part C of Annex II as susceptible to the disease(s) for which the disease-free status or programme(s) apply(ies).Part II.5 also applies to consignments of fish of any species originating from waters where species listed in Part C of Annex II as species susceptible to infection with GS, are present, where those consignments are intended for a Member State or part thereof listed in Annex I to Decision 2010/221/EU as free of GS.Consignments of ornamental aquatic animals for which SVC, IPN and/or BKD related requirements are applicable, may be imported regardless of the requirements in Part II.5 of this certificate if they are intended for a quarantine facility complying with the requirements laid down in Decision 2008/946/EC.The colour of the stamp and signature must be different to that of the other particulars in the certificate.COUNTRYOrnamental aquatic animals intended for closed ornamental facilitiesII. Health informationII.a. Certificate reference numberII.b.Official inspectorName (in capital letters):Qualification and title:Date:Signature:’Stamp:

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