Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1937

law://eu/reg/2021/1937@2026-11-12

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,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 Article 230(1) thereof,Whereas:

(1)Regulation (EU) 2016/429 lays down, inter alia, the animal health requirements for the entry into the Union of consignments of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin, and it applies from 21 April 2021. One of those animal health requirements is that those consignments must come from a third country or territory, or a zone or compartment thereof, listed in accordance with Article 230(1) of that Regulation.

(2)Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692^note supplements Regulation (EU) 2016/429 as regards the animal health requirements for the entry into the Union of, inter alia, consignments of certain species and categories of aquatic animals from third countries or territories, or the zones or, in the case of aquaculture animals, compartments thereof. Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 provides that consignments of aquatic animals falling within its scope may only be permitted to enter into the Union, if they come from a third country or territory, or a zone or, in the case of aquaculture animals, a compartment thereof, listed for the particular species and categories of those aquatic animals in accordance with the animal health requirements laid down in that Delegated Regulation.

(3)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404^note establishes a list of third countries or territories, or the zones or compartments thereof from which the entry into the Union of, inter alia, species and categories of those aquatic animals that fall within the scope of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is permitted.

(4)For many years, molluscs and crustaceans intended to be kept for ornamental purposes in closed facilities have entered the Union from third countries or territories, which were listed by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), in accordance with Chapter IV of Council Directive 2006/88/EC^note, now repealed by Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008^note, now repealed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2236^note. The importation of these aquatic animals has not been associated with outbreaks of listed diseases of molluscs or crustaceans, and during that time, experience has been gathered from official controls carried out on such consignments at points of entry into the Union, and in certain cases, by official controls carried out by the Commission in the third country or territory concerned.

(5)Under Article 230(1), point (i), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, draw up a list of third countries and territories from which the entry into the Union of specific species and categories of animals may be permitted, based on any experience gathered from previous entries of animals from the third country or territory concerned, and from the results of official controls carried out at the point of entry into the Union of such animals.

(6)It is appropriate to amend Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 to take account of the experience gathered with the previous trade in those molluscs or crustaceans of listed species, thereby ensuring a smooth transition from the previous legislative framework, under Directive 2006/88/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008, to the new legislative framework, under Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

(7)Article 3(1), point (t), of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should therefore be amended to take account of the new list, laid down by this Regulation, of third countries or territories or the zones or compartments thereof, from which the entry into the Union of consignments of molluscs and crustaceans of listed species intended to be kept for ornamental purposes in closed facilities is authorised.

(8)Annex XXI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, laying down the list of third countries or territories, or the zones or compartments thereof from which the entry into the Union of consignments of certain aquatic animals is authorised, should be amended to include that new list and the existing list should therefore be updated accordingly. To ensure clarity, the version of Annex XXI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 in force should be replaced by a new one.

(9)Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(10)As Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 applies from 21 April 2021, in the interest of legal certainty, the amendments to be made to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 by this Regulation should take effect as a matter of urgency.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 is amended as follows:

(1)in Article 3(1), point (t) is replaced by the following:

(t)Annex XXI for aquatic animals of listed species, as follows:

(i)Part 1, Section A, for aquatic animals of listed species intended for certain aquaculture establishments, release into the wild or other purposes, other than human consumption, as well as certain aquatic animals of listed species and products of animal origin from those listed species which are intended for human consumption;

(ii)Part 1, Section B, for molluscs and crustaceans intended to be kept for ornamental purposes in closed facilities.’;

(2)Annex XXI is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

List of third countries or territories, or the zones or compartments thereof from which the entry into the Union of consignments of live aquatic animals of listed species for the purposes referred to in Article 3(1), point (t)(i), is authorised

ISO code and name of the third country or territory	Code of the zone or compartment as set out in Part 2	Species and categories permitted to enter the Union	Animal health certificates	Specific conditions as set out in Part 3	Animal health guarantees as set out in Part 4	Closing date	Opening date
Fish	Molluscs	Crustaceans
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
AUAustralia	AU-0	All listed species			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
BRBrazil	BR-0	Listed species of Cyprinidae			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
CACanada	CA-0	All listed species except those susceptible to or regarded as vectors of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia in accordance with Annex XXX to Regulation (EU) 2020/692			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
CA-1	All listed species			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
CA-2			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
CA-3			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
CA-4			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
CA-5			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
CA-6			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
CA-7			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
CA-8			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
CA-9			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
CA-10			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
CA-11			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
CA-12			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
CGCongo	CG-0	All listed species of Cyprinidae			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
CHSwitzerland	CH-0	Subject to the Agreement referred to in point 7 of Annex I
CLChile	CL-0	All listed species			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
CNChina	CN-0	All listed species of Cyprinidae			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
COColombia	CO-0	All listed species of Cyprinidae			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
GBUnited Kingdom	GB-0	All listed species	All listed species	All listed species	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
MOL-HC	B
GGGuernsey	GG-0	All listed species	All listed species	All listed species	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
MOL-HC	B
HKHong Kong	HK-0	All listed species of Cyprinidae			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
IDIndonesia	ID-0	All listed species			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
ILIsrael	IL-0	All listed species			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
IMIsle of Man	IM-0	All listed species			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
JEJersey	JE-0	All listed species	All listed species	All listed species	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
MOL-HC	B
JMJamaica	JM-0	All listed species of Cyprinidae			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
JPJapan	JP-0	All listed species of Cyprinidae			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
LKSri Lanka	LK-0	All listed species of Cyprinidae			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
MKNorth Macedonia	MK-0	All listed species of Cyprinidae			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
MYMalaysia	MY-1	All listed species of Cyprinidae			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
NZNew Zealand	NZ-0	All listed species			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
RURussia	RU-0	All listed species			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
SGSingapore	SG-0	All listed species ofCyprinidae			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
THThailand	TH-0	All listed species			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
TRTurkey	TR-0	All listed species			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
TWTaiwan	TW-0	All listed species of Cyprinidae			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
USUnited States^note	US-0	All listed species except those susceptible to or regarded as vectors of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia in accordance with Annex XXX to Regulation (EU) 2020/692		All listed species	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
US-1	All listed species			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A
US-2		All listed species		MOL-HC	B
US-3		All listed species		MOL-HC	B
US-4		All listed species		MOL-HC	B
US-5		All listed species		MOL-HC	B
ZASouth Africa	ZA-0	All listed species			AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FISH-CRUST-HC	A

SECTION B — List of third countries or territories, or the zones or compartments thereof from which the entry into the Union of consignments of molluscs and crustaceans of listed species intended to be kept for ornamental purposes in closed facilities as referred to in Article 3(1), point (t)(ii), is authorised

ISO code and name of the third country or territory	Code of the zone or compartment as set out in Part 2	Animal health certificates	Specific conditions as set out in Part 3	Animal health guarantees as set out in Part 4	Closing date	Opening date
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
AUAustralia	AU-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
BZBelize	BZ-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
CACanada	CA-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
CGCongo	CG-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
CKCook Islands	CK-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
CNChina	CN-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
CMCameroon	CM-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
COColombia	CO-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
CRCosta Rica	CR-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
CUCuba	CU-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
DJDjibouti	DJ-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
DODominican Republic	DO-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
ECEcuador	EC-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
EGEgypt	EG-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
ETEthiopia	ET-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FJFiji	FJ-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
FMMicronesia	FM-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
GBUnited Kingdom	GB-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
GGGuernsey	GG-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
GHGhana	GH-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
HKHong Kong	HK-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
IDIndonesia	ID-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
ILIsrael	IL-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
INIndia	IN-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
IMIsle of Man	IM-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
JEJersey	JE-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
JPJapan	JP-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
KEKenya	KE-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
KIKiribati	KI-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
KNSaint Kitts and Nevis	KN-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
LKSri Lanka	LK-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
MGMadagascar	MG-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
MHMarshall Islands	MH-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
MVMaldives	MV-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
MWMalawi	MW-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
MXMexico	MX-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
MYMalaysia	MY-1	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
NCNew Caledonia	NC-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
NENiger	NE-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
NGNigeria	NG-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
NINicaragua	NI-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
NRNauru	NR-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
NUNiue	NU-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
PAPanama	PA-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
PEPeru	PE-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
PFFrench Polynesia	PF-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
PGPapua New Guinea	PG-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
PHPhilippines	PH-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
PNPitcairn Islands	PN-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
PWPalau	PW-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
PYParaguay	PY-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
SBSolomon Islands	SB-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
SGSingapore	SG-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
SLSierra Leone	SL-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
SOSomalia	SO-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
TGTogo	TG-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
THThailand	TH-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
TKTokelau	TK-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
TOTonga	TO-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
TTTrinidad and Tobago	TT-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
TVTuvalu	TV-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
TWTaiwan	TW-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
TZTanzania	TZ-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
USUnited States^note	US-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
VNVietnam	VN-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
WFWallis and Futuna	WF-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
WSSamoa	WS-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
ZASouth Africa	ZA-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER
ZMZambia	ZM-0	AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER

Annex XXI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 is replaced by the following:

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1937

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List of third countries or territories, or the zones or compartments thereof from which the entry into the Union of consignments of live aquatic animals of listed species for the purposes referred to in Article 3(1), point (t)(i), is authorised

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List of third countries or territories, or the zones or compartments thereof from which the entry into the Union of consignments of live aquatic animals of listed species for the purposes referred to in Article 3(1), point (t)(i), is authorised

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