1.Each consignment of food and feed listed in Annex II shall be accompanied by an official certificate in accordance with the model [F3published by the appropriate authority, as amended from time to time].
2.The official certificate shall comply with the following requirements:
(a)it shall be issued by the competent authority of the third country of origin or of the third country where the consignment is consigned from if that country is different from the country of origin;
(b)it shall bare the identification code of the consignment to which it relates referred to in Article 9(1);
(c)it shall be issued before the consignment to which it relates leaves the control of the competent authority of the third country issuing the certificate;
(d)it shall be valid for not more than four months from the date of issue, but in any case no longer than six months from the date of the results of the laboratory analyses referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 10.
3.An official certificate which is not submitted in the [F4appropriate computerised information management system] by the competent authority of the third country issuing the certificate shall also meet the requirements for model official certificates not submitted in [F5the appropriate computerised information management system] laid down in Article 3 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628.
4.Competent authorities may issue a replacement official certificate only in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 5 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628.
5.The official certificate referred to in paragraph 1 shall be completed on the basis of [F6guidance which the appropriate authority may publish on its website, as amended from time to time].
Textual Amendments
F3Words in Art. 11(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 22(10)(a) (with regs. 33-36)
F4Words in Art. 11(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 22(10)(b)(i) (with regs. 33-36)
F5Word in Art. 11(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 22(10)(b)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)
F6Words in Art. 11(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 22(10)(c) (with regs. 33-36)
Textual Amendments
F1Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/625 of 6 May 2020 amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/943 and Commission Implementing Decision 2014/88/EU (Text with EEA relevance).
F2Words in s. 3 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 22(6) (with regs. 33-36)