Fats model health certificates: version history
Updated 31 August 2023
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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Competent authorities must provide a health certificate to exporters of animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
Competent authorities should use the updates below to make changes to health certificates for exporters to ensure they are in line with the current version of the model health certificates.
GBHC099X RFF: Rendered fats for feed from EU countries
Version 3.1
Published October 2022:
- This certificate will be accepted until 29 April 2024. This is the last date (inclusive) that this certificate will be accepted, based on the date it was signed, not the date the consignment arrives in Great Britain.
- Part II: removed references to Commission Decision 2007/453 in each place they occurred. Replaced with references to a document relating to ‘BSE risk status’ published on gov.uk, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
- Part II: replaced reference to ‘OIE’ to reference to ‘WOAH (formerly OIE)’
- Added: new footnote (2) with a link to a document on data.gov
Version 3.0
Published May 2022 – accepted until 1 June 2023:
- I.6: removed “Channel Islands and Isle of Man”
- I.26: removed “Channel Islands and Isle of Man”
- I.27: removed “Channel Islands and Isle of Man”
- Part II: removed “of the European Parliament and of the Council” from the opening paragraph
- Notes: removed list of countries subject to transitional import arrangements
- Notes: guidance note on retained EU legislation expanded, beginning “References to European Union legislation…”
- Footnote (2): renumbered to (1); markers in attestation updated accordingly
- “Great Britain, Channel Islands or Isle of Man” shortened to “Great Britain” throughout
- full certificate reformatted into accessible template
Version 1.2
Published June 2021 - accepted until 1 November 2022:
- I.16: removed “in Great Britain, Channel Islands or Isle of Man”
- certificate reference number added to each page
- certificate version number added to each page
Version 1.1
- published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022
Version 1.0
- certificate published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022
GBHC510 RFF: Rendered fats for feed
Version 1.0
Published May 2023:
- replaces GBHC099E.
GBHC100X RFFO: Rendered fats for use outside the food and feed chain from non-EU countries
Version 3.1
Published October 2022:
- This certificate will be accepted until 29 April 2024. This is the last date (inclusive) that this certificate will be accepted, based on the date it was signed, not the date the consignment arrives in Great Britain.* Part II: removed references to Commission Decision 2007/453 in each place they occurred. Replaced with references to a document relating to ‘BSE risk status’ published on gov.uk, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
- Added: new footnote (2) with link to document published on data.gov
Version 3.0
Published May 2022 – accepted until 1 June 2023:
- I.6: removed “Channel Islands and Isle of Man”
- I.26: removed “Channel Islands and Isle of Man”
- I.27: removed “Channel Islands and Isle of Man”
- Part II: removed “of the European Parliament and of the Council” from the opening paragraph
- Notes: removed list of countries subject to transitional import arrangements
- Notes: guidance note on retained EU legislation expanded, beginning “References to European Union legislation…”
- Footnote (1): added
- “Great Britain, Channel Islands or Isle of Man” shortened to “Great Britain” throughout
- full certificate reformatted into accessible template
Version 1.2
Published June 2021 - accepted until 1 November 2022:
- I.16: removed “in Great Britain, Channel Islands or Isle of Man”
- certificate reference number added to each page
- certificate version number added to each page
Version 1.1
- certificate published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022
Version 1.0
- certificate published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022
GBHC511 RFFO: Rendered fats for use outside the food and feed chain
Version 1.0
Published May 2023:
- replaces GBHC100E
GBHC104X FD: Fat derivatives from non-EU countries
Version 3.0
Published May 2022:
- This certificate will be accepted until 29 April 2024. This is the last date (inclusive) that this certificate will be accepted, based on the date it was signed, not the date the consignment arrives in Great Britain.* I.6: removed “Channel Islands and Isle of Man”
- I.26: removed “Channel Islands and Isle of Man”
- I.27: removed “Channel Islands and Isle of Man”
- Part II: removed “of the European Parliament and of the Council” from the opening paragraph
- Part II: removed footnote (1a) and (1b) markers from the opening paragraph
- Notes: removed list of countries subject to transitional import arrangements
- Notes: guidance note on retained EU legislation expanded, beginning “References to European Union legislation…”
- Footnote (2): renumbered to (1); markers in attestation updated accordingly
- “Great Britain, Channel Islands or Isle of Man” shortened to “Great Britain” throughout
- full certificate reformatted into accessible template
Version 1.1
Published June 2021 - accepted until 1 November 2022:
- I.16: removed “in Great Britain, Channel Islands or Isle of Man”
- certificate reference number added to each page
- certificate version number added to each page
Version 1.0
- certificate published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022
GBHC512 FD: Fat derivatives
Version 1.1
Published August 2023:
- amended the wording in attestation AH/E105 from “have been approved” to “be approved”.
Version 1.0
Published May 2023 – accepted until 29 April 2024
- replaces GBHC104E
GBHC105X FDF: Fat derivatives (feed) from non-EU countries
Version 3.0
Published May 2022:
- This certificate will be accepted until 29 April 2024. This is the last date (inclusive) that this certificate will be accepted, based on the date it was signed, not the date the consignment arrives in Great Britain.* I.6: removed “Channel Islands and Isle of Man”
- I.26: removed “Channel Islands and Isle of Man”
- I.27: removed “Channel Islands and Isle of Man”
- Part II: removed “of the European Parliament and of the Council” from the opening paragraph
- Notes: removed list of countries subject to transitional import arrangements
- Notes: guidance note on retained EU legislation expanded, beginning “References to European Union legislation…”
- Footnote (2): renumbered to (1); markers in attestation updated accordingly
- “Great Britain, Channel Islands or Isle of Man” shortened to “Great Britain” throughout
- full certificate reformatted into accessible template
Version 1.1
Published June 2021 - accepted until 1 November 2022:
- I.16: removed “in Great Britain, Channel Islands or Isle of Man”
- certificate reference number added to each page
- certificate version number added to each page
Version 1.0
- certificate published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022
GBHC513 FDF: Fat derivatives (feed)
Version 1.1
Published August 2023:
- amended the wording in attestation AH/E105 from “have been approved” to “be approved”.
- Boxes II.a and II.b deleted from Notes for Completion header.
Version 1.0
Published May 2023 – accepted until 29 April 2024
- replaces GBHC105E
GBHC196: Lards and Rendered Fats not for Human Consumption, including Fish Oils from New Zealand
Version 1.0
- certificate published June 2021