Commission Regulation (EC) No 1285/2008 of 15 December 2008 on the introduction into the Community of personal consignments of products of animal origin and amending Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 1285)

ANNEX IV U.K. Information referred to in Articles 3 and 4

Part 1 — Leaflet U.K.

Keep infectious animal diseases out of the EU! Animal products may carry pathogens causing infectious disease

Due to the risk of introducing diseases into the European Union (EU), there are strict procedures for the introduction of certain animal products into the EU. These procedures do not apply to the movements of animal products between the 27 Member States of the EU, or for animal products coming from Andorra, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino, and Switzerland.

All animal products not conforming to these rules must be surrendered on arrival in the EU for official disposal. Failure to declare such items may result in a fine or criminal prosecution.

1. Small quantities of meat and dairy products U.K.

You may not bring in or send to the EU any meat and dairy products for personal human consumption or the feeding of pets, with the exception of the following:

• products coming from Croatia, the Faeroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, or Switzerland provided that their weight does not exceed 10 kilograms per person,

• powdered infant milk, infant food, and special foods or special pet feed required for medical reasons provided that their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 2 kilograms per person or pet, and that:

  • the product does not require refrigeration before consumption,

  • it is a packaged proprietary brand product, and

  • the packaging is unbroken unless in current use.

2. Small quantities of fish products for personal human consumption U.K.

You may only bring in or send to the EU personal consignments of fish products (fresh, dried, cooked, cured or smoked fish) provided that:

• fresh fish are eviscerated,

• the weight of the fish products does not exceed, per person, 20 kilograms or the weight of one fish, whichever weight is the highest.

These restrictions do not apply to fish products coming from the Faeroe Islands or Iceland.

3. Small quantities of other animal products for personal human consumption U.K.

You may only bring in or send to the EU other animal products, such as honey for example, provided that their weight does not exceed 2 kilograms per person.

4. Larger quantities of animal products U.K.

You may only bring in or send to the EU larger quantities of animal products if they meet the requirements for commercial consignments, which include:

• certification requirements, as laid down in the appropriate official EC veterinary certificate;

• the presentation of the goods, with the correct documentation, to an authorised EU border inspection post for veterinary control, on arrival in the EU.

5. Exempted animal products U.K.

The following products are exempted from the rules explained previously:

• Bread, cakes, biscuits, chocolate and confectionery (including sweets) not mixed or filled with meat product;

• Food supplements packaged for the final consumer;

• Meat extracts and meat concentrates;

• Olives stuffed with fish;

• Pasta and noodles not mixed or filled with meat product;

• Pizzas without meat;

• Soup stocks and flavourings packaged for the final consumer.

• Any other food product, not containing any meat and less than 50 % of any other type of processed animal product, such as dairy, egg or fishery products.

6. Animal products from protected species U.K.

For certain protected species there may be additional restrictions in place. For example for caviar of sturgeon species, the weight limit is a maximum of 125 grams per person.