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ANNEX I Lists of third countries, parts of third countries and territories as referred to in Article 1

PART I FROGS' LEGS

Third countries and territories listed in the column ‘Countries’ of Annex II to Decision 2006/766/EC, except those for which a restriction is mentioned in the column ‘Restrictions’ of that Annex, and the following countries or territories:

a The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be agreed following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place on this subject in the United Nations.
COUNTRY ISO CODE	COUNTRY/TERRITORY
MKa	former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

PART II SNAILS

Third countries and territories listed in the column ‘Countries’ of Annex II to Decision 2006/766/EC, except those for which a restriction is mentioned in the column ‘Restrictions’ of that Annex, and the following countries/territories:

a The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be agreed following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place on this subject in the United Nations.
COUNTRY ISO CODE	COUNTRY/TERRITORY
MD	Moldova
MKa	former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
SY	Syria

PART III GELATINE AND COLLAGEN INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

SECTION A Gelatine and collagen derived from bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine animals, both farmed and wild

Third countries and territories listed in column 1 of Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 and the following countries or territories:

COUNTRY ISO CODE	COUNTRY/TERRITORY
KR	Republic of Korea
MY	Malaysia
PK	Pakistan
TW	Taiwan

SECTION B Gelatine and collagen derived from poultry including ratites and feathered game

Third countries and territories listed in column 1 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.

SECTION C Gelatine and collagen derived from fishery products

All third countries and territories listed in the column ‘Countries’ of Annex II to Decision 2006/766/EC, regardless of whether a restriction is mentioned in the column ‘Restrictions’ of that Annex.

SECTION D Gelatine and collagen derived from leporidae and from wild land mammals not referred to in Section A

Third countries listed in column 1 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 119/2009.

PART IV RAW MATERIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GELATINE AND COLLAGEN INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

SECTION A Raw materials from bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine animals, both farmed and wild

Third countries, territories and parts thereof listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 from which introduction into the Union of that category of fresh meat of the respective species is authorised as specified in that Part of that Annex, unless such introduction is limited by supplementary guarantees A or F as indicated in column 5.

SECTION B Raw materials from poultry including ratites and feathered game

Third countries, parts of third countries and territories listed in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 from which imports of fresh poultry meat of the respective species is authorised as specified in that Part of that Annex.

SECTION C Raw materials from fishery products

Third countries and territories listed in the column ‘Countries’ of Annex II to Decision 2006/766/EC, subject to the restrictions mentioned in the column ‘Restrictions’ of that Annex.

SECTION D Raw materials from leporidae and from wild land mammals not referred to in Section A

Third countries listed in column 1 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 119/2009 from which imports of fresh meat of the respective species is authorised as specified in that Part of that Annex.

PART V TREATED RAW MATERIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GELATINE AND COLLAGEN INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

SECTION A Treated raw materials from bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine animals, both farmed and wild

Third countries and territories and parts thereof listed in column 1 of Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 and the following countries or territories:

COUNTRY ISO CODE	COUNTRY/TERRITORY
KR	Republic of Korea
MY	Malaysia
PK	Pakistan
TW	Taiwan

SECTION B Treated raw materials from poultry including ratites and feathered game

Third countries and territories listed in column 1 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.

SECTION C Treated raw materials from fishery products

All third countries and territories listed in the column ‘Countries’ of Annex II to Decision 2006/766/EC regardless of whether a restriction is mentioned in the column ‘Restrictions’ of that Annex.

SECTION D Treated raw materials from leporidae and wild land mammals not referred to in Section A

Third countries listed in column 1 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 119/2009.

SECTION E Treated raw materials referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, Section XIV, Chapter I point 4(b)(iii) and Section XV, Chapter I, point 4(b)(iii)

Third countries, parts of third countries and territories referred to in Part IV of this Annex.

PART VI HONEY, ROYAL JELLY AND OTHER PRODUCTS OF APICULTURE INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Third countries and territories listed in the column ‘Country’ in the Annex to Commission Decision 2011/163/EU(1) and marked with an ‘X’ in the column ‘Honey’ in that Annex.

PART VII HIGHLY REFINED CHONDROITIN SULPHATE, HYALURONIC ACID, OTHER HYDROLYSED CARTILAGE PRODUCTS, CHITOSAN, GLUCOSAMINE, RENNET, ISINGLASS AND AMINO ACIDS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

(a)

In the case of raw materials derived from ungulates including equidae, third countries and territories listed in column 1 of Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 and the following countries or territories:

COUNTRY ISO CODE	COUNTRY/TERRITORY
KR	Republic of Korea
MY	Malaysia
PK	Pakistan
TW	Taiwan

(b)

In the case of the raw materials derived from fishery products, all third countries and territories listed in the column ‘Countries’ in Annex II to Decision 2006/766/EC, regardless of whether a restriction is mentioned in the column ‘Restrictions’ of that Annex.

(c)

In the case of raw materials derived from poultry, third countries and territories listed in column 1 of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.

ANNEX II Model certificates as referred to in Article 2

PART I MODEL CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF CHILLED, FROZEN OR PREPARED FROGS' LEGS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

PART II MODEL CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF CHILLED, FROZEN, SHELLED, COOKED, PREPARED OR PRESERVED SNAILS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

PART III MODEL CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF GELATINE INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

PART IV MODEL CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF COLLAGEN INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

PART V MODEL CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF RAW MATERIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GELATINE/COLLAGEN INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (2)

PART VI MODEL CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF TREATED RAW MATERIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GELATINE/COLLAGEN INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

PART VII MODEL CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF HONEY, ROYAL JELLY AND OTHER APICULTURE PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

PART VIII MODEL CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF HIGHLY REFINED CHONDROITIN SULPHATE, HYALURONIC ACID, OTHER HYDROLYSED CARTILAGE PRODUCTS, CHITOSAN, GLUCOSAMINE, RENNET, ISINGLASS AND AMINO ACIDS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

ANNEX III MODEL CERTIFICATE FOR THE TRANSIT THROUGH THE UNION, IMMEDIATE TRANSIT OR AFTER STORAGE, FOR RAW MATERIALS OR TREATED RAW MATERIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GELATINE/COLLAGEN FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

ANNEX IV

EXPLANATORY NOTES FOR COMPLETING THE CERTIFICATES (referred to in Articles 2(1) and 4(1))

(a)

Certificates shall be issued by the exporting third country, based on the models set out in Annexes II and III according to the layout of the model that corresponds to the products of animal origin concerned.

They shall contain, in the numbered order that appears in the model, the attestations that are required for any third country and, as the case may be, those supplementary guarantees that are required for the exporting third country or part thereof.

If the Member State of destination imposes, for the products of animal origin concerned, additional certification requirements, attestations to certify that those requirements are fulfilled shall also be incorporated in the original form of the certificate.

(b)

Where the model certificate states that certain statements shall be kept as appropriate, statements which are not relevant, may be crossed out nd initialled and stamped by the certifying officer, or completely deleted from the certificate.

(c)

A separate and unique certificate must be provided for the products of animal origin that are exported from a territory or territories or zone or zones of the same exporting country listed or referred to in Annex I which are consigned to the same destination and transported in the same railway wagon, lorry, aircraft or ship.

(d)

The original of each certificate shall consist of a single sheet of paper, or, where more text is required it must be in such a form that all sheets of paper required are part of an integrated whole and indivisible.

(e)

The certificate shall be drawn up in at least one of the official languages of the Member State of the border inspection post of entry of the consignment into the EU and of the Member State of destination. However, those Member States may authorise the certificate to be drawn up in the official language of another Member State, and accompanied, if necessary, by an official translation.

(f)

If for reasons of identification of the items of the consignment (schedule in point I.28 of the model certificate), additional sheets of paper are attached to the certificate, those sheets of paper shall also be considered as forming part of the original of the certificate by the application of the signature and stamp of the certifying officer, on each of the pages.

(g)

When the certificate, including additional sheets of paper referred to in (f), comprises more than one page, each page shall be numbered, (page number) of (total number of pages), at the end of the page and shall bear the certificate reference number that has been designated by the competent authority at the top of the pages.

(h)

The original of the certificate must be completed and signed by an official veterinarian or by another designated official inspector where this is provided for in the model certificate. The competent authorities of the exporting third country shall ensure that rules of certification equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 96/93/EC(3) are followed.

The colour of the signature shall be different from that of the printing. This requirement also applies to stamps other than those embossed or watermarked.

(i)

The certificate reference number referred to in boxes I.2 and II.a. must be issued by the competent authority.

(1)

Commission Decision 2011/163/EU of 16 March 2011 on the approval of plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Article 29 of Council Directive 96/23/EC (OJ L 70, 17.3.2011, p. 40).

(2)

Unless covered by Part VI.

(3)

Council Directive 96/93/EC of 17 December 1996 on the certification of animals and animal products (OJ L 13, 16.1.1997, p. 28).