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Other animal by-products 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.

GBHC078X PAP: Processed animal protein 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

  • Part II: replaced references to ‘OIE’ with references to ‘WOAH (formerly OIE)’

  • added: footnote (4) with link to a document on data.gov.uk

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…”

  • “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:

  • the Faroe Islands added to the list of countries subject to transitional import arrangements

  • footnotes renumbered

Version 1.1

  • published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022

Version 1.0

  • published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022

GBHC0581 PAP: Processed animal protein

Version 1.1

Published August 2023:

  • Boxes II.a and II.b deleted from Notes for Completion header

Version 1.0

Published April 2023 - accepted until 29 April 2024

  • replaces GBHC078E

GBHC090X PIP: Processed insect protein not for human consumption 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

  • Part II: replaced references to ‘OIE’ with references to ‘WOAH (formerly OIE)’

  • added: footnote (4) with link to a document on data.gov.uk

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…”

  • footnotes: renumbered; 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

  • published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022

GBHC582 PIP: Processed insect protein not for human consumption

Version 1.0

Published May 2023:

  • replaces GBHC090E

GBHC091X M-MP: Milk and milk products 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 a reference to Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010. Replaced with a reference to a document relating to ‘milk and milk products’ published on GOV.UK, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010

  • Part II: replaced a reference to ‘OIE’ with a reference to ‘WOAH (formerly OIE)’

  • Notes: removed a reference to Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010. Replaced with a reference to a document relating to ‘milk and milk products’ published on GOV.UK, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010

  • added: new footnote (4) with a link to a document on data.gov.uk

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

  • II.4: “oC” corrected to “°C” throughout; typographical error (“t”) removed in statement beginning “the milk/milk product has been produced…”

  • Notes: removed list of countries subject to transitional import arrangements

  • Notes: guidance note on retained EU legislation expanded, beginning “References to European Union legislation…”

  • footnotes: renumbered; 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

  • published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022

GBHC583 M-MP: Milk and milk products

Version 1.1

Published August 2023:

  • Boxes II.a and II.b deleted from Notes for Completion header

Version 1.0

Published April 2023 - accepted until 29 April 2024

  • replaces GBHC091E

GBHC098X ABPO: Animal by products outside 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

  • Part II: replaced reference to ‘OIE’ with reference to ‘WOAH (formerly OIE)’

  • Notes: removed a reference to Annex II to Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010. Replaced with a reference to a document relating to ‘fresh meat of ungulates’ published on GOV.UK, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010

  • Notes: removed reference to Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008. Replaced with a reference to a document relating to ‘poultry and poultry products’ published on GOV.UK, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008

  • Notes: removed reference to Annex I to Commission Regulation No 119/2009. Replaced with a reference to a document relating to ‘meat of wild leporidae, certain wild land mammals and of farmed rabbits’ published on GOV.UK, in accordance with Commission Regulation No 119/2009

  • added: new footnotes (7) and (8) with links to documents published on data.gov.uk

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

  • footnotes: renumbered; 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 1.4

Published December 2021 - accepted until 1 November 2022:

  • introductory paragraph to Part 2: “II.1.1” renumbered to “II.1”

  • Footnote 6: “No” removed from “Regulation 2019/627”

Version 1.3

Published June 2021. Accepted until 20 June 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 1.2

  • published December 2020

Version 1.1

  • published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022

Version 1.0

  • published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022

GBHC580 ABPO: Animal by products outside feed chain

Version 1.1

Published August 2023:

  • Boxes II.a and II.b deleted from Notes for Completion header

Version 1.0

Published April 2023 - accepted until 29 April 2024

  • replaces GBHC098E

GBHC102X HDT: Hydrolysed protein, dicalcium phosphate and tricalcium phosphate 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

  • Part II: replaced reference to ‘OIE’ with reference to ‘WOAH (formerly OIE)’

  • added: new footnote (2) with link to a document published on data.gov.uk

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

  • published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022

GBHC584 HDT: Hydrolysed protein, dicalcium phosphate and tricalcium phosphate

Version 1.1

Published August 2023:

  • Boxes II.a and II.b deleted from Notes for Completion header

Version 1.0

Published April 2023 - accepted until 29 April 2024

  • replaces GBHC102E

GBHC103X API: Apiculture by products 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…”

  • Box reference I.15: numbering corrected from “I.I.15” to “I.15”

  • Footnote (2): renumbered to (1); markers in attestation updated accordingly

  • footnotes formatted in superscript throughout

  • “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

  • published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022

GBHC585 API: Apiculture by products

Version 1.0

Published May 2023:

  • replaces GBHC103E

GBHC107X UWH: Untreated wool and hair from non-EU countries

Version 3.1

Published: November 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 a reference to Annex II to Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010. Replaced with a reference to a document relating to ‘fresh meat of ungulates’ published on gov.uk, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010

  • added: new footnote (2) with a link to a document in data.gov

Version 3.0

Published: May 2022 – accepted until 9 July 2023:

  • I.6: removed “Channel Islands and Isle of Man”

  • I.27: removed “Channel Islands and Isle of Man”

  • 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): footnote marker removed and note moved into general guidance

  • “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

  • published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022

GBHC586 UWH: Untreated wool and hair

Version 1.1

Published August 2023:

  • Boxes II.a and II.b deleted from Notes for Completion header

Version 1.0

Published April 2023 - accepted until 29 April 2024

  • replaces GBHC107E

GBHC129X BOV-C: Colostrum and products from bovine 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 a reference to Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010. Replaced with a reference to a document relating to ‘milk and milk products’ published on GOV.UK, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010

  • Notes: removed a reference to Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010. Replaced with a reference to a document relating to ‘milk and milk products’ published on GOV.UK, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010

  • added: new footnote (5) with a link to a document on data.gov.uk

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…”

  • footnotes: renumbered; 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

  • published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022

GBHC587 BOV-C: Colostrum and products from bovine

Version 1.1

Published August 2023:

  • Boxes II.a and II.b deleted from Notes for Completion header

Version 1.0

Published April 2023 - accepted until 29 April 2024

  • replaces GBHC129E

GBHC140X EP-A: Egg products 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…”

  • footnotes: renumbered; 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

  • published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022

GBHC588 EP-A: Egg products

Version 1.1

Published August 2023:

  • Boxes II.a and II.b deleted from Notes for Completion header

Version 1.0

Published April 2023 - accepted until 29 April 2024

  • replaces GBHC140E

GBHC144X INT: Intermediate products for medicinal purposes from non-EU countries

Version 3.0

Published: May 2022

  • 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”

  • 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 (1b): 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 1.3

Published July 2021 - accepted until 1 November 2022:

  • removed requirement in signature for importer stamp, qualification and title; added space for importer address

Version 1.2

Published June 2021. Accepted until 1 May 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

  • published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022

GBHC205: Milk and Milk Products not for Human Consumption from New Zealand

Version 1.0

  • published June 2021

GBHC206: Non-food animal products with full equivalence for transit / storage from New Zealand

Version 1.0

  • published June 2021
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