Other meat: model health certificates
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export meat to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
Documents
Details
Meat exported to Great Britain must be accompanied by the relevant health certificate. Exporters should read the guide on how to complete a health certificate.
Certificate GBHC370
Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.
Model health certificate for animal casings (Decision 2003/779) (CAS).
Certificate GBHC371
Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.
Model health certificate for animal casings for transit or storage (Decision 2003/779) (CAS-T/S).
Certificate GBHC372
Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.
Model health certificate for transit or storage of fresh meat (Regulation 206/2010) (FM-T/S).
Certificate GBHC373
Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.
Model health certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of farmed non-domestic animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae (Regulation 206/2010) (RUF).
Certificate GBHC374
Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.
Model health certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild non-domestic animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae (Regulation 206/2010) (RUW).
Certificate GBHC375
Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.
Model health certificate for fresh meat, excluding minced meat, of domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds) (Regulation 206/2010) (EQU).
Certificate GBHC376
Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.
Model health certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild solipeds belonging to the subgenus Hippotigris (zebra) (Regulation 206/2010) (EQW).
Certificate GBHC377
Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.
Model health certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of farmed non-domestic animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae or Tapiridae families (Regulation 206/2010) (SUF).
Certificate GBHC378
Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.
Model health certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild non-domestic animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae or Tapiridae families (Regulation 206/2010) (SUW).
Certificate GBHC379
Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.
Model health certificate for meat of wild leporidae (rabbits and hares) (Regulation 119/2009) (WL).
Certificate GBHC380
Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.
Model health certificate for meat of farmed rabbits (Regulation 119/2009) (RM).
Certificate GBHC381
Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.
Model health certificate for meat of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae (Regulation 119/2009) (WM).
Certificate GBHC382
Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.
Model health certificate for the transit and storage of meat of wild leporidae (rabbits and hares), farmed rabbits and wild land mammals other than ungulates (Regulation 119/2009) (WL/RM/WM-T).
Certificate GBHC383
Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.
Model health certificate for wild game-bird meat (Regulation 798/2008) (WGM).
Certificate GBHC384
Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.
Model health certificate for reptile meat (Regulation 2019/628) (REP).
Certificate GBHC072
Use this certificate from 1 January 2021.
Model health certificate only for transit through Singapore with unloading, possible storage and reloading of fresh meat originating from New Zealand (Regulation 206/2010).
Certificate GBHC165
Use this certificate from 1 January 2021.
Model health certificate for imports of fresh meat of domestic swine from Canada.
Certificate GBHC179
Use this certificate from 21 June 2021.
Model health certificate for fresh meat from New Zealand.
Certificate GBHC180
Use this certificate from 21 June 2021.
Model health certificate for farmed game meat excluding feathered from New Zealand.
Certificate GBHC181
Use this certificate from 21 June 2021.
Model health certificate for wild game meat from New Zealand.
Certificate GBHC188
Use this certificate from 21 June 2021.
Model health certificate for animal casings from New Zealand.
Last updated 30 April 2024 + show all updates
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All old versions of certificates have been removed.
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We have updated certificates GBHC370, GBHC371, GBHC372, GBHC373, GBHC374, GBHC375, GBHC376, GBHC377, GBHC378, GBHC379, GBHC380, GBHC381, GBHC382, GBHC383 and GBHC384. We have also updated the ‘use from’ date for certificates GBHC370, GBCH371, GBHC372, GBHC373, GBHC374, GBHC375, GBHC376, GBHC377, GBHC378, GBHC380, GBHC379, GBHC381, GBHC382, GBHC383 and GBHC384. Use from date for EU changed to 31 January 2024. Use from date for non-EU countries changed to 30 April 2024.
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We have replaced all EU certificates ending in E with new certificates that can be used by all countries. EU countries must use the new certificates from 31 October 2023. Non-EU countries can continue using certificates ending in X or start using the new certificates. We will communicate the deadline for switching to the new certificates in due course.
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Uploaded new versions and updated the version history for the following certificates: GBHC057X, GBHC057E, GBHC084X, GBHC084E, GBHC087X, GBHC087E, GBHC156E, GBHC156X, GBHC156E-SM, GBHC153X, GBHC154X, GBHC155X, GBHC117E, GBHC118E, GBHC119E, GBHC120E, GBHC121E, GBHC122E, GBHC154E and GBHC155E.
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Amended the version history notes for certificates GBHC117X, GBHC118X, GBHC119X, GBHC120X, GBHC121X and GBHC122X. The previous version of each certificate will continue to be accepted until 1 April 2023.
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Updated certificate GBHC117X. See version history for full details of changes.
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Certificates GBHC118X, GBHC119X, GBHC120X, GBHC121X and GBHC122X have been updated.
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Certificate GBHC057E should now be used from 31 December 2023. It was previously due to come into effect on 1 July 2022.
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Certificates GBHC084E, GBHC085E, GBHC087E, GBHC117E, GBHC118E, GBHC119E, GBHC120E, GBHC121E, GBHC122E, GBHC153E, GBHC154E, GBHC155E and GBHC156E should now be used from 31 December 2023. They were previously due to come into effect on 1 July 2022.
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We’ve updated certificates GBHC057X, GBHC072, GBHC084X, GBHC085X, GBHC087X, GBHC117X, GBHC118X, GBHC119X, GBHC120X, GBHC121X, GBHC122X, GBHC150X, GBHC153X, GBHC154X, GBHC155X, GBHC156X and GBHC165.
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Updated model health certificates GBHC084E and GBHC084X.
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Added a version history of changes to model health certificates.
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Published model health certificates: GBHC179, GBHC180, GBHC181 and GBHC188.
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Edited health certificates the following health certificates which will now come into use on 1 October 2021. These are 119/2009 GBHC057E, 798/2008 GBHC087E, GBHC117E, 206/2010 GBHC118E, 206/2010 GBHC119E, 206/2010 GBHC120E, 206/2010 GBHC121E, 206/2010 GBHC122E, 119/2009 GBHC153E, 119/2009 GBHC154E, 2003/779 GBHC084E, EU 2003/779 GBHC084E, 2003/779 GBHC085E, 2019/628 GBHC150E, 119/2009 GBHC155E, 206/2010 GBHC156E
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First published.