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Petfood model health certificates: version history

Updated 5 February 2024

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.

GBHC079X PET-C: Canned petfood 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 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 as footnote (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 December 2021 - accepted until 1 November 2022:

  • II.6: missing opening bracket added to the start of section.

Version 1.1

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 1.0

  • published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022

GBHC560 PET-C: Canned petfood

Version 1.0

Published May 2023

  • replaces GBHC079E

GBHC092X PET-P: Processed petfood 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 Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 in each place they occurred. Replaced with references to a document relating to ‘milk and milk products’ published on gov.uk, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010

  • 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 footnotes (3) and (4) with links 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

  • II.7: clause number corrected from “11.7” to “II.7”

  • 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

  • footnotes formatted in superscript 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

GBHC561 PET-P: Processed petfood

Version 1.2

Published January 2024:

  • Attestation AH/P714 removed ‘ () [b] ()[c] ()[d] ()[e] ()[f] ()[g] ()[h] ()[i] ()[j] ()[k] ()[l] ()[m] ()[n] ()[o];]’ from the second option

  • The Notes for completion for AH/P714 point (a) has been replaced with ‘EITHER’ and ‘(b)’ has been replaced with ‘OR’ the remaining points have been reordered in line with this change

Version 1.1

Published August 2023 - accepted until 31 July 2024:

  • AH/P800A Notes for Completion amended wording of the first paragraph

Version 1.0

Published May 2023 – accepted until 29 April 2024

  • replaces GBHC092E and GBHC092X

GBHC093X PET-R: Raw petfood 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 (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

  • 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

  • Part II: removed a 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

  • 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 a reference to ‘OIE’ with a reference to ‘WOAH (formerly OIE)’

  • Added: New footnotes (3) and (4) with links to documents 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…”

  • Footnotes: renumbered; markers in attestation updated accordingly

  • “Great Britain, Channel Islands or Isle of Man” shortened to “Great Britain” throughout

  • footnotes formatted in superscript 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

GBHC562 PET-R: Raw petfood

Version 1.1

Published August 2023:

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

Version 1.0

Published May 2023 – accepted until 29 April 2024

  • replaces GBHC093E

GBHC130X PET-D: Dogchews 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 (3) 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

  • II.2: footnote (2) markers corrected to (1)

  • 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:

  • 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 December 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022

Version 1.0

  • published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022

GBHC563 PET-D: Dogchews

Version 1.0

Published May 2023:

  • replaces GBHC130E

GBHC131X PET-I: Innards for petfood 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 (3) 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…”

  • 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

GBHC564 PET-I: Innards for petfood

Version 1.1

Published August 2023:

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

  • AH/P800A Notes for Completion amended wording of the first paragraph

Version 1.0

Published May 2023 – accepted until 29 April 2024

  • replaces GBHC131E

GBHC132X PET-ABP: Animal by products for petfood from non-EU countries

Version 3.2

Published December 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.

  • II.1.3: annotation (5) replaced by (3) in front of either and or - this will enable the certifying officer to ‘delete as appropriate’

  • II.1.3 b) (i): added ‘were not killed to eradicate any epizootic disease’ for consistency

  • Notes Part II: annotation/foot note (5) is deleted as the explanation related to point II.1.7 is not needed anymore due to the ‘delete as appropriate’ option added by foot note (3) on Part II - II.1.3

Version 3.1

Published October 2022 - accepted until 9 July 2023

  • 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 a reference to ‘OIE’ with a reference to ‘WOAH (formerly OIE)’

  • Notes: removed a 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 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 a 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 (10) and (11) with links to documents 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…”

  • “Great Britain, Channel Islands or Isle of Man” shortened to “Great Britain” throughout

  • full certificate reformatted into accessible template

Version 1.6

Published February 2022 - accepted until 1 November 2022:

  • Footnote 5: “b(ie)” corrected to “b(i)”

Version 1.5

Published December 2021. Accepted until 1 September 2022:

  • Notes for box reference I.6: references to “European Union” corrected to “Great Britain.”

  • Footnote 6: “a South American or South African country or part thereof” updated to “a South American country, South Africa or part thereof.”

  • Footnote 6: reference to “European Union” corrected to “Great Britain.”

Version 1.4

Published September 2021. Accepted until 20 June 2022:

  • footnotes formatted in superscript throughout

  • footnotes renumbered

  • footnote (5) added

  • footnote (9) added

Version 1.3

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 1.2

  • published December 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022

Version 1.1

  • published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022

Version 1.0

  • published November 2020 - accepted until 1 May 2022

GBHC565 PET-ABP: Animal by products for petfood

Version 1.0

Published May 2023:

  • replaces GBHC132E

GBHC194 12. Animal Casings for the Production of Petfood or for Technical Purposes from New Zealand

Version 1.0

  • published June 2021

GBHC195 15. Processed Animal Protein for Feedingstuffs from New Zealand

Version 1.0

  • published June 2021

GBHC198 21. Processed Petfood from New Zealand

Version 1.0

  • published June 2021

GBHC199 23. Animal Products for the Manufacture of Petfood or for use outside the Feed Chain from New Zealand

Version 1.0

  • published June 2021
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