Commission Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 of 11 January 2012 laying down requirements for the certification for imports into and transit through the Union of certain composite products and amending Decision 2007/275/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1162/2009 Text with EEA relevance
Modified by
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 468/2012of 1 June 2012amending Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 laying down requirements for the certification for imports into and transit through the Union of certain composite products(Text with EEA relevance), 32012R0468, June 5, 2012
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 556/2013of 14 June 2013amending Regulations (EC) No 798/2008, (EU) No 206/2010, (EU) No 605/2010 and (EU) No 28/2012 as regards the transit of certain products of animal origin from Bosnia and Herzegovina(Text with EEA relevance), 32013R0556, June 18, 2013
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/731of 25 April 2017amending model veterinary certificates BOV-X, BOV-Y, BOV and OVI set out in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, the model certificates GEL, COL, RCG and TCG set out in Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 and the model certificate for composite products set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 in relation to the rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies(Text with EEA relevance), 32017R0731, April 26, 2017
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124of 10 October 2019supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for official controls of consignments of animals and goods in transit, transhipment and onward transportation through the Union, and amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 798/2008, (EC) No 1251/2008, (EC) No 119/2009, (EU) No 206/2010, (EU) No 605/2010, (EU) No 142/2011, (EU) No 28/2012, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 and Commission Decision 2007/777/EC(Text with EEA relevance), 32019R2124, December 12, 2019
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692of 30 January 2020supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for entry into the Union, and the movement and handling after entry of consignments of certain animals, germinal products and products of animal origin(Text with EEA relevance), 32020R0692, June 3, 2020
Commission Regulation (EU) No 28/2012of 11 January 2012laying down requirements for the certification for imports into and transit through the Union of certain composite products and amending Decision 2007/275/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1162/2009(Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1Subject matterThis Regulation lays down rules on the certification of consignments of certain composite products introduced into the Union from third countries.
Article 2DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions in Article 2 of Decision 2007/275/EC shall apply.
Article 3Imports of certain composite products1.Consignments of the following composite products introduced into the Union shall come from a third country or part thereof authorised for the introduction into the Union of consignments of the products of animal origin contained in those composite products and the products of animal origin used for the production of such composite products shall originate from establishments in compliance with Article 6.1(b) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004:(a)composite products containing processed meat products, as referred to in Article 4(a) of Decision 2007/275/EC;(b)composite products containing processed milk products and covered by Article 4(b) and (c) of Decision 2007/275/EC;(c)composite products containing half or more of their substance of processed fishery or egg products and covered by Article 4(b) of Decision 2007/275/EC.2.Consignments of composite products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be accompanied by a health certificate in accordance with the model health certificate set out in Annex I and comply with the conditions established in such certificates.3.Consignments of composite products containing half or more of their substance of products of animal origin other than those referred to in paragraph 1 shall come from a third country or part thereof authorised for the introduction into the Union of consignments of the products of animal origin contained in those composite products and shall be accompanied at introduction into the Union by the relevant certificate laid down in Union legislation for those products of animal origin or by a commercial document where there is no certificate so required.
Article 4Transit and storage of certain composite productsThe introduction into the Union of consignments of composite products referred to in Article 3(1)(a) and (b) not intended for importation into the Union but destined for a third country either by immediate transit or after storage in the Union, in accordance with Articles 11, 12 or 13 of Council Directive 97/78/EC, shall only be authorised if the consignments comply with the following conditions:(a)they come from a third country or part thereof authorised for the introduction into the Union of consignments of the products of animal origin contained in those composite products and comply with the appropriate treatment conditions for such products, as provided for in Commission Decision 2007/777/ECOJ L 312, 30.11.2007, p. 49. and Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010OJ L 175, 10.7.2010, p. 1. for the product of animal origin concerned;(b)they are accompanied by a health certificate drawn up in accordance with the model health certificate set out in Annex II;(c)they comply with the specific animal health requirements for the importation into the Union of the products of animal origin contained in the composite products concerned, as set out in the animal health attestation in the model health certificate referred to in point (b);(d)they are certified as acceptable for transit, including for storage as appropriate, on the common veterinary entry document referred to in Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 136/2004OJ L 21, 28.1.2004, p. 11., signed by the official veterinarian of the border inspection post of introduction into the Union.
Article 5Derogation for transit of consignments coming from and destined to Russia1.By way of derogation from Article 4, the transit by road or by rail through the Union, between designated border inspection posts in Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, listed in Commission Decision 2009/821/ECOJ L 296, 12.11.2009, p. 1., of consignments of composite products referred to Article 3 coming from and destined to Russia directly or via another third country shall be authorised provided that the following conditions are complied with:(a)the consignment is sealed with a serially numbered seal at the border inspection post of introduction into the Union by the veterinary services of the competent authority.(b)the documents accompanying the consignment and referred to in Article 7 of Directive 97/78/EC are stamped "ONLY FOR TRANSIT TO RUSSIA VIA THE EU" on each page by the official veterinarian of the competent authority responsible for the border inspection post of introduction into the Union;(c)the procedural requirements provided for in Article 11 of Directive 97/78/EC are complied with;(d)the consignment is certified as acceptable for transit on the common veterinary entry document by the official veterinarian of the border inspection post of introduction into the Union.2.Unloading or storage, as defined in Article 12(4) or in Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, of such consignments on Union territory shall not be allowed.3.Regular audits shall be made by the competent authority to ensure that the number of consignments and the quantities of products leaving the Union territory matches the number and quantities entering the Union.
Article 5aDerogation for transit through Croatia of consignments coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries1.By way of derogation from Article 4, the direct transit by road through the Union, between the border inspection post of Nova Sela and the border inspection post of Ploče, of consignments of composite products referred to Article 3 coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries shall be authorised provided that the following conditions are complied with:(a)the consignment is sealed with a serially numbered seal at the border inspection post of introduction into the Union by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry.(b)the documents accompanying the consignment and referred to in Article 7 of Directive 97/78/EC are stamped "ONLY FOR TRANSIT TO THIRD COUNTRIES VIA THE EU" on each page by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry;(c)the procedural requirements provided for in Article 11 of Directive 97/78/EC are complied with;(d)the consignment is certified as acceptable for transit on the Common Veterinary Entry Document referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry.2.Unloading or storage, as defined in Article 12(4) or in Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, of such consignments in the Union shall not be allowed.3.Regular audits shall be made by the competent authority to ensure that the number of consignments and the quantities of products leaving the Union matches the number and quantities entering the Union.
Article 6Amendment to Decision 2007/275/ECArticle 5 of Decision 2007/275/EC is deleted.
Article 7Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1162/2009In Regulation (EC) No 1162/2009, the first subparagraph of Article 3(2) is replaced by the following:"2.By way of derogation from Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, food business operators importing food containing both products of plant origin and processed products of animal origin, other than those referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) No 28/2012OJ L 12, 14.1.2012, p. 1.", shall be exempt from the obligation provided for in that Article.
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OJ L 12, 14.1.2012, p. 1."
Article 8Transitional provisionFor a transitional period until 30 September 2012, consignments of composite products in respect of which the relevant certificates have been issued in accordance with Article 5 of Decision 2007/275/EC before 1 March 2012 may continue to be introduced into the Union.
Article 9Entry into force and applicationThis Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 March 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEX IModel Health Certificate for import into the European Union of composite products intended for human consumptionANNEX IIModel Health Certificate for transit through or storage in the European Union of composite products intended for human consumption
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