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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 of 24 March 2021 laying down the lists of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)

Modified by

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/606of 14 April 2021amending Annex I, Annexes IV to XIII, and Annex XVI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 as regards the entries of Belarus and of the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey in the lists of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption(Text with EEA relevance), 32021R0606, April 15, 2021

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405of 24 March 2021laying down the lists of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council(Text with EEA relevance)

Article 1Subject matter and scopeThis Regulation lays down the lists of third countries or regions thereof from which the entry into the Union of consignments of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption is permitted in accordance with Article 126(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

Article 2DefinitionsFor the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:(1)"fresh meat" means fresh meat as defined in point 1.10 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(2)"meat preparations" means meat preparations as defined in point 1.15 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(3)"domestic solipeds" means animals of the species Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds;(4)"wild solipeds" means animals of the subgenus Hippotigris;(5)"offal" means offal as defined in point 1.11 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(6)"meat" means meat as defined in point 1.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(7)"minced meat" means minced meat as defined in point 1.13 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(8)"poultry" means poultry as defined in point 1.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(9)"wild leporidae" means rabbits and hares that are not kept by humans;(10)"wild game" means wild game as defined in point 1.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(11)"farmed game" means farmed game as defined in point 1.6. of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(12)"eggs" means eggs as defined in point 5.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(13)"egg products" means egg products as defined in point 7.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(14)"meat products" means meat products as defined in point 7.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(15)"treated stomachs, bladders and intestines" means treated stomachs, bladders and intestines as defined in point 7.9 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(16)"casings" means casings as defined in point (45) of the second paragraph of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;(17)"rendered animal fat" means rendered animal fat as defined in point 7.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(18)"greaves" means greaves as defined in point 7.6 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(19)"bivalve molluscs" means bivalve molluscs as defined in point 2.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(20)"fishery products" means fishery products as defined in point 3.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(21)"raw milk" means raw milk as defined in point 4.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(22)"dairy products" means dairy products as defined in point 7.2. of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(23)"colostrum" means colostrum as defined in point 1 of Section IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(24)"colostrum-based products" means colostrum-based products as defined in point 2 of Section IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(25)"frogs" legs’ means frogs’ legs as defined in point 6.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and any other frogs’ legs of the genera Pelophylax from the family of Ranidae, and of the genera Limnonectes, Fejervarya and Hoplobatrachus from the family of Dicroglossidae;(26)"snails" means snails as defined in point 6.2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and any other snails of the family of Helicidae, Hygromiidae or Sphincterochilidae;(27)"gelatine" means gelatine as defined in point 7.7 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(28)"collagen" means collagen as defined in point 7.8 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;(29)"honey" means honey as defined in point 1 of Part IX of Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671).;(30)"apiculture products" means apiculture products as defined in point 2 of Part IX of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;(31)"reptile meat" means reptile meat as defined in point (16) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625;(32)"insects" means insects as defined in point (17) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625;(33)"day-old chicks" means day-old chicks as defined in point (19) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;(34)"hatching eggs" means hatching eggs as defined in point (44) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;(35)"breeding poultry" means breeding poultry as defined in point (17) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;(36)"productive poultry" means productive poultry as defined in point (18) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;(37)"animals intended for slaughter" means animals intended for slaughter as defined in point (13) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692.

Article 3List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat and meat preparations of ungulates other than solipedsConsignments of fresh meat and meat preparations of ungulates other than solipeds, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union in accordance with Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 and listed in Decision 2011/163/EU.

Article 4List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat, excluding minced meat, and of meat preparations of domestic solipedsConsignments of fresh meat, excluding minced meat, and of meat preparations of domestic solipeds, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex I.

Article 5List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, and of meat preparations of wild solipedsConsignments of fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, and of meat preparations of wild solipeds, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex II.

Article 6List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of poultry, ratites and wild game birds, and meat preparations of poultryConsignments of fresh meat of poultry, ratites and wild game birds, and meat preparations of poultry, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union in accordance with Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 and listed in Decision 2011/163/EU.Consignments of fresh meat of wild game birds intended for human consumption that are unplucked and uneviscerated and come from third countries listed in Annex III shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they are transported by aeroplane.

Article 7List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of eggs and egg productsConsignments of eggs and egg products, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union in accordance with Annex XIX to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 and listed in Decision 2011/163/EU for "eggs".Consignments of eggs intended for placing on the market as Class A eggs in accordance with Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 of 23 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards marketing standards for eggs (OJ L 163, 24.6.2008, p. 6). shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex IV in order to comply with the requirements on Salmonella control in accordance with Article 10(6) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents (OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 1)..

Article 8List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of farmed rabbit, and of fresh meat of wild leporidae not containing offal except for unskinned and uneviscerated wild leporidaeConsignments of fresh meat of farmed rabbit and of fresh meat of wild leporidae not containing offal except for unskinned and uneviscerated wild leporidae, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex V.

Article 9List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, not containing offalConsignments of fresh meat of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, not containing offal and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex VI.

Article 10List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of meat products, including rendered animals fats, greaves, meat extracts and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, and excluding casingsConsignments of meat products, including rendered animals fats, greaves, meat extracts and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, and excluding casings, of leporidae, of solipeds, and of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex VII.Consignments of meat products, including rendered animals fats, greaves, meat extracts and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, and excluding casings, of other species than those referred to in the first paragraph, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union in accordance with Annex XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 and listed in Decision 2011/163/EU.

Article 11List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of casingsConsignments of casings intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union in accordance with Annex XVI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 and listed in Decision 2011/163/EU for "casings".

Article 12List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of live, chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropodsConsignments of live, chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods, and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex VIII. Nevertheless, entry into the Union of adductor muscles of pectinidae other than aquaculture animals, completely separated from the viscera and gonads and intended for human consumption, shall also be permitted from third countries not appearing on that list.

Article 13List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain fishery productsConsignments of fishery products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex IX. This does not apply to consignments of animals and goods covered by Article 12.

Article 14List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of raw milk, colostrum, colostrum-based products and dairy products of solipedsConsignments of raw milk, colostrum, colostrum-based products and dairy products of solipeds, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex X.

Article 15List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of raw milk, colostrum, colostrum-based products and dairy products, not required to undergo a specific risk-mitigating treatment against foot-and-mouth diseaseConsignments of raw milk, colostrum, colostrum-based products and dairy products, not required to undergo a specific risk-mitigating treatment against foot-and-mouth disease and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union in accordance with Annex XVII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 and listed in Decision 2011/163/EU for "milk".

Article 16List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of dairy products required to undergo a specific risk-mitigating treatment against foot-and-mouth diseaseConsignments of dairy products required to undergo a specific risk-mitigating treatment against foot-and-mouth disease and intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union in accordance with Annex XVIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 and listed in Decision 2011/163/EU for "milk".

Article 17List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of frogs’ legs and of snailsConsignments of frogs’ legs and of snails, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex XI.

Article 18List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of gelatine and collagen1.Consignments of gelatine and collagen, derived from bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and soliped animals and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex XII.2.Consignments of gelatine and collagen, derived from poultry and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex XIII.3.Consignments of gelatine and collagen, derived from fishery products and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex IX.4.Consignments of gelatine and collagen, derived from leporidae and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex V.5.Consignments of gelatine and collagen, derived from wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex VI.

Article 19List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen1.Consignments of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen, derived from bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine animals and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry of consignments of fresh meat of the specific ungulates into the Union in accordance with Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.2.Consignments of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen, derived from solipeds and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex I for domestic solipeds or in Annex II for wild solipeds.3.Consignments of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen, derived from poultry and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry of consignments of fresh meat of the respective species into the Union in accordance with Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.4.Consignments of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen, derived from fishery products and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex IX.5.Consignments of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen, derived from leporidae and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex V.6.Consignments of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen, derived from wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex VI.

Article 20List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen1.Consignments of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen, derived from bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and soliped animals and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex XII.2.Consignments of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen, derived from poultry and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex XIII.3.Consignments of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen, derived from fishery products and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex IX.4.Consignments of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen, derived from leporidae and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex V.5.Consignments of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen, derived from wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex VI.6.Consignments of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen, referred to in point 4(b)(iii) of Chapter I of Section XIV of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry of consignments of treated raw materials derived from those commodities into the Union in accordance with Article 19 of this Regulation.

Article 21List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of honey and other apiculture productsConsignments of honey and other apiculture products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries listed in Decision 2011/163/EU for "honey".

Article 22List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain highly refined productsConsignments of highly refined chondroitin sulphate, hyaluronic acid, other hydrolysed cartilage products, chitosan, glucosamine, rennet, isinglass and amino acids, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the following third countries or regions thereof:(a)in the case of highly refined products derived from ungulates, the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex XII;(b)in the case of highly refined products derived from fishery products, the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex IX;(c)in the case of highly refined products derived from poultry, the third countries that are listed in Annex XIII.

Article 23List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of reptile meatConsignments of reptile meat intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex XIV.

Article 24List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of insectsConsignments of insects intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if such foods are originated in and consigned from the third countries that are listed in Annex XV.

Article 25List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of other products of animal originConsignments of products of animal origin other than those referred to in Articles 3 to 24, and intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the following third countries or regions thereof:(a)if derived from domestic ungulates other than domestic solipeds, the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry of fresh meat of domestic ungulates into the Union in accordance with Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 and listed in Decision 2011/163/EU when applicable;(b)if derived from domestic solipeds, the third countries that are listed in Annex I;(c)if derived from poultry, the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry of fresh poultry meat into the Union in accordance with Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 and listed in Decision 2011/163/EU when applicable;(d)if derived from fishery products, the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex IX;(e)if derived from leporidae, the third countries that are listed in Annex V;(f)if derived from wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, the third countries that are listed in Annex VI;(g)if derived from more than one species, the third countries or regions thereof that are listed for each species from which the products are derived, in accordance with points (a) to (e).

Article 26List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of live poultry and of hatching eggs of the species Gallus gallus, of live turkeys and of hatching eggs of turkeysWithout prejudice to the lists drawn up with regard to animal health requirements in Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, consignments of live poultry and of hatching eggs of the species Gallus gallus, of live turkeys and of hatching eggs of turkeys shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex XVI.The listing requirements laid down in the first paragraph of this Article shall not apply to single consignments of less than 20 units of live poultry other than ratites, hatching eggs and day-old chicks thereof, when destined for primary production of live poultry for private domestic use or when leading to the direct supply, by the producer, of small quantities of primary products, as referred to in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.

Article 27RepealImplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/626 is repealed.References to the repealed Implementing Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex XVII.

Article 28Entry into force and applicationThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 21 April 2021.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEX IList of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat, excluding minced meat, and of meat preparations of domestic solipeds, as referred to in Article 4, Article 19(2) and Article 25(b)

In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

COUNTRY ISO CODE	THIRD COUNTRY	REMARKS
AR	Argentina
AU	Australia
BR	Brazil
CA	Canada
CH	Switzerland
GB	United Kingdom
NZ	New Zealand
UY	Uruguay

ANNEX IIList of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, and of meat preparations of wild solipeds, as referred to in Article 5 and Article 19(2)

COUNTRY ISO CODE	THIRD COUNTRY	REMARKS
ZA	South Africa	Only wild game

ANNEX IIIList of third countries from which unplucked and uneviscerated wild game birds intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for entry into the Union if they are transported by aeroplane, as referred to in the second paragraph of Article 6

Hereinafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank.

COUNTRY ISO CODE	THIRD COUNTRY	REMARKS
AR	Argentina
BR	Brazil
CA	Canada
CL	Chile
IL	Israel
NZ	New-Zealand
TH	Thailand
TN	Tunisia
US	United States

ANNEX IVList of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of eggs intended for placing on the market as Class A eggs as referred to in the second paragraph of Article 7

COUNTRY ISO CODE	THIRD COUNTRY	REMARKS
CH	Switzerland
GB	United Kingdom
JP	Japan
MK	North Macedonia
UA	Ukraine

ANNEX VList of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of farmed rabbit, and of fresh meat of wild leporidae not containing offal except for unskinned and uneviscerated wild leporidae, as referred to in Article 8, Articles 18(4), 19(5) and 20(4), and Article 25(e)

In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).Only for consignments of fresh meat originating from New Zealand, destined to the Union and being unloaded, with or without storage, in Singapore and being reloaded in an approved establishment during transit through Singapore.In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

COUNTRY ISO CODE	THIRD COUNTRY	REMARKS
AR	Argentina
AU	Australia	Only wild leporidae
CA	Canada
CH	Switzerland
CL	Chile	Only wild leporidae
CN	China	Only farmed rabbit
GB	United Kingdom
MK	North Macedonia	Only wild leporidae
NZ	New Zealand	Only wild leporidae
RS	Serbia	Only wild leporidae
SG	Singapore	Only wild leporidae
TN	Tunisia	Only wild leporidae
UA	Ukraine	Only farmed rabbit
US	United States
UY	Uruguay	Only wild leporidae
ZA	South Africa	Only wild leporidae

ANNEX VIList of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, not containing offal, as referred to in Article 9, Articles 18(5), 19(6) and 20(5), and Article 25(f)

In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

COUNTRY ISO CODE	THIRD COUNTRY	REMARKS
AU	Australia
CA	Canada
GB	United Kingdom
GL	Greenland	Only farmed game
NZ	New Zealand

ANNEX VIIList of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of meat products, including rendered animals fats, greaves, meat extracts and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, and excluding casings, of leporidae, of solipeds, and of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, as referred to in the first paragraph of Article 10

COUNTRY ISO-CODE	THIRD COUNTRY	DOMESTIC SOLIPEDS	FARMED RABBIT	WILD SOLIPEDS	WILD LEPO-RIDAE (RABBIT AND HARE)	WILD LAND MAMMALS (OTHER THAN UNGULATES AND LEPORIDAE)
AR	Argentina	A	A	NA	A	NA
AU	Australia	A	NA	NA	A	A
BR	Brazil	A	NA	NA	NA	NA
CA	Canada	A	A	NA	A	A
CH	Switzerland
CL	Chile	NA	NA	NA	A	NA
CN	China	NA	A	NA	NA	NA
GB	United Kingdom	A	A	A	A	A
GL	Greenland	NA	NA	NA	NA	A (only farmed game)
MK	North Macedonia	NA	NA	NA	A	NA
NZ	New Zealand	A	NA	NA	A	A
RS	Serbia	NA	NA	NA	A	NA
TN	Tunisia	NA	NA	NA	A	NA
UA	Ukraine	NA	A	NA	NA	NA
US	United States	NA	A	NA	A	NA
UY	Uruguay	A	NA	NA	A	NA
ZA	South Africa	NA	NA	A (only wild game)	A	NA

Interpretation of codes used in the Table

A (= non-specific treatment)	Entry authorised. A specific treatment is not required. However, the meat of such meat products must have undergone a treatment such that its cut surface shows that it no longer has the characteristics of fresh meat and the fresh meat used must also satisfy the animal health rules applicable to entry of fresh meat into the Union.
NA	Entry not authorised

ANNEX VIIIList of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of live, chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods, as referred to in Article 12

In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 of 16 December 2020 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards model animal health certificates, model official certificates and model animal health/official certificates, for the entry into the Union and movements within the Union of consignments of certain categories of animals and goods, official certification regarding such certificates and repealing Regulation (EC) No 599/2004, Implementing Regulations (EU) No 636/2014 and (EU) 2019/628, Directive 98/68/EC and Decisions 2000/572/EC, 2003/779/EC and 2007/240/EC (OJ L 442, 30.12.2020, p. 1).In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

COUNTRY ISO CODE	THIRD COUNTRY OR REGIONS THEREOF	REMARKS
AU	Australia
CA	Canada
CH	Switzerland
CL	Chile
GB	United Kingdom
GG	Guernsey	Only wild catch
GL	Greenland	Only wild catch
IM	Isle of Man
JE	Jersey	Only wild catch
JM	Jamaica	Only marine gastropods from wild catch
JP	Japan	Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods
KR	South Korea	Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods
MA	Morocco	Processed bivalve molluscs belonging to the species Acanthocardia tuberculatum shall be accompanied by: (a) an additional health attestation in accordance with the model MOL-AT set out in Chapter 32 of Annex III to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235; and (b) the analytical results of the test demonstrating that the molluscs do not contain a paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) level detectable by the bioassay method.
NZ	New Zealand
PE	Peru	Only eviscerated Pectinidae (scallops) of aquaculture origin
TH	Thailand	Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods
TN	Tunisia
TR	Turkey
US	United States	Washington State and Massachusetts
UY	Uruguay
VN	Vietnam	Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods

ANNEX IXList of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain fishery products, as referred to in Article 13, Articles 18(3), 19(4), and 20(3), and Articles 22(b) and 25(d)

In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).Hereinafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank.In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

COUNTRY ISO CODE	THIRD COUNTRY OR REGIONS THEREOF	REMARKS
AE	United Arab Emirates	Aquaculture: Only raw material either from Member States or from other third countries approved for entry of such raw material into the Union.
AG	Antigua and Barbuda	Only live lobsters from wild catch
AL	Albania	Aquaculture: only finfish
AM	Armenia	Only live wild crayfish, heat processed non-farmed crayfish and frozen non-farmed crayfish
AO	Angola	Only wild catch
AR	Argentina
AU	Australia
AZ	Azerbaijan	Only caviar from wild catch
BA	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Aquaculture: only finfish
BD	Bangladesh
BJ	Benin	Only wild catch
BN	Brunei	Only aquaculture products
BQ	Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba	Only wild catch
BR	Brazil
BS	Bahamas	Only wild catch
BY	Belarus
BZ	Belize	Only wild catch
CA	Canada
CG	Congo	Only fishery products from wild catch, caught, frozen and packed in their final packaging at sea
CH	Switzerland
CI	Cote d'Ivoire	Only wild catch
CL	Chile
CN	China
CO	Colombia
CR	Costa Rica
CU	Cuba
CV	Cape Verde	Only wild catch
CW	Curaçao	Only wild catch
DZ	Algeria	Only wild catch
EC	Ecuador
EG	Egypt	Only wild catch
ER	Eritrea	Only wild catch
FJ	Fiji	Only wild catch
FK	Falkland Islands
GA	Gabon	Only wild catch
GB	United Kingdom
GD	Grenada	Only wild catch
GE	Georgia	Only wild catch
GG	Guernsey	Only wild catch
GH	Ghana	Only wild catch
GL	Greenland	Only wild catch
GM	Gambia	Only wild catch
GN	Guinea	Only wild catch. Only fish that has not undergone any preparation or processing operation other than heading, gutting, chilling or freezing.
GT	Guatemala
GY	Guyana	Only wild catch
HK	Hong Kong	Only wild catch
HN	Honduras
ID	Indonesia
IL	Israel
IM	Isle of Man
IN	India
IR	Iran	Aquaculture: only crustaceans
JE	Jersey	Only wild catch
JM	Jamaica	Only wild catch
JP	Japan
KE	Kenya
KI	Kiribati	Only wild catch
KR	South Korea
KZ	Kazakhstan	Only wild catch
LK	Sri Lanka
MA	Morocco
MD	Moldova	Only caviar
ME	Montenegro
MG	Madagascar
MK	North Macedonia
MM	Myanmar/Burma
MR	Mauritania	Only wild catch
MU	Mauritius
MV	Maldives	Only wild catch
MX	Mexico
MY	Malaysia
MZ	Mozambique
NA	Namibia	Only wild catch
NC	New Caledonia	Aquaculture: only crustaceans
NG	Nigeria	Only wild catch
NI	Nicaragua
NZ	New Zealand
OM	Oman	Only wild catch
PA	Panama
PE	Peru
PF	French Polynesia	Only wild catch
PG	Papua New Guinea	Only wild catch
PH	Philippines
PM	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Only wild catch
PK	Pakistan	Only wild catch
RS	Serbia
RU	Russia	Only wild catch
SA	Saudi Arabia
SB	Solomon Islands	Only wild catch
SC	Seychelles	Only wild catch
SG	Singapore
SH	Saint Helena(Not including the islands of Tristan da Cunha and Ascension)	Only wild catch
SH	Tristan da Cunha(Not including the islands of Saint Helena and Ascension)	Only lobsters (fresh or frozen) from wild catch
SN	Senegal	Only wild catch
SR	Suriname	Only wild catch
SV	El Salvador	Only wild catch
SX	Sint Maarten	Only wild catch
TH	Thailand
TN	Tunisia	Aquaculture: only finfish
TR	Turkey
TW	Taiwan
TZ	Tanzania
UA	Ukraine
UG	Uganda
US	United States
UY	Uruguay
VE	Venezuela
VN	Vietnam
YE	Yemen	Only wild catch
ZA	South Africa	Only wild catch
ZW	Zimbabwe	Only wild catch

ANNEX XList of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of raw milk, colostrum, colostrum-based products and dairy products of solipeds, as referred to in Article 14

COUNTRY ISO CODE	THIRD COUNTRY	REMARKS
AU	Australia
BA	Bosnia and Herzegovina
CA	Canada
CH	Switzerland
GB	United Kingdom
GG	Guernsey
IM	Isle of Man
JE	Jersey
JP	Japan
ME	Montenegro
NZ	New Zealand
US	United States

ANNEX XIList of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of frogs’ legs and of snails, as referred to in Article 17

COUNTRY ISO CODE	THIRD COUNTRY OR REGIONS THEREOF	REMARKS
AL	Albania
AU	Australia
BA	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Only snails
BR	Brazil	Only frogs’ legs
BY	Belarus	Only snails
CA	Canada	Only snails
CH	Switzerland
CI	Côte d’Ivoire	Only snails
CL	Chile	Only snails
CN	China
DZ	Algeria	Only snails
EG	Egypt	Only frogs’ legs
GB	United Kingdom
GG	Guernsey
GH	Ghana	Only snails
ID	Indonesia
IM	Isle of Man
IN	India	Only frogs’ legs
JE	Jersey
MA	Morocco	Only snails
MD	Moldova	Only snails
MK	North Macedonia	Only snails
NG	Nigeria	Only snails
NZ	New Zealand	Only snails
PE	Peru	Only snails
RS	Serbia	Only snails
TH	Thailand	Only snails
TN	Tunisia	Only snails
TR	Turkey
UA	Ukraine	Only snails
US	United States	Only snails
VN	Vietnam
ZA	South Africa	Only snails

ANNEX XIIList of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of gelatine and collagen, derived from bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and soliped animals, as referred to in Articles 18(1) and 20(1), and Article 22(a)

COUNTRY ISO CODE	THIRD COUNTRY OR REGIONS THEREOF	REMARKS
AL	Albania
AR	Argentina
AU	Australia
BA	Bosnia and Herzegovina
BH	Bahrain
BR	Brazil
BW	Botswana
BY	Belarus
BZ	Belize
CA	Canada
CH	Switzerland
CL	Chile
CN	China
CO	Colombia
CR	Costa Rica
CU	Cuba
DZ	Algeria
ET	Ethiopia
FK	Falkland Islands
GB	United Kingdom
GG	Guernsey
GL	Greenland
GT	Guatemala
HK	Hong Kong
HN	Honduras
IL	Israel
IM	Isle of Man
IN	India
JE	Jersey
JP	Japan
KE	Kenya
KR	South Korea
MA	Morocco
ME	Montenegro
MG	Madagascar
MK	North Macedonia
MU	Mauritius
MX	Mexico
MY	Malaysia
NA	Namibia
NC	New Caledonia
NI	Nicaragua
NZ	New Zealand
PA	Panama
PK	Pakistan
PY	Paraguay
RS	Serbia
RU	Russia
SG	Singapore
SV	El Salvador
SZ	Eswatini
TH	Thailand
TN	Tunisia
TR	Turkey
TW	Taiwan
UA	Ukraine
US	United States
UY	Uruguay
ZA	South Africa
ZW	Zimbabwe

ANNEX XIIIList of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of gelatine and collagen derived from poultry, as referred to in Articles 18(2) and 20(2), and Article 22(c)

COUNTRY ISO CODE	THIRD COUNTRY	REMARKS
AL	Albania
AR	Argentina
AU	Australia
BA	Bosnia and Herzegovina
BR	Brazil
BW	Botswana
BY	Belarus
CA	Canada
CH	Switzerland
CL	Chile
CN	China
GB	United Kingdom
GG	Guernsey
GL	Greenland
HK	Hong Kong
IL	Israel
IN	India
JP	Japan
KR	South Korea
MD	Moldova
ME	Montenegro
MG	Madagascar
MY	Malaysia
MK	North Macedonia
MX	Mexico
NA	Namibia
NC	New Caledonia
NZ	New Zealand
PM	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
RS	Serbia
RU	Russia
SG	Singapore
TH	Thailand
TN	Tunisia
TR	Turkey
TW	Taiwan
UA	Ukraine
US	United States
UY	Uruguay
ZA	South Africa
ZW	Zimbabwe

ANNEX XIVList of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of reptile meat as referred to in Article 23

COUNTRY ISO CODE	THIRD COUNTRY	REMARKS
CH	Switzerland
BW	Botswana
VN	Vietnam
ZA	South Africa
ZW	Zimbabwe

ANNEX XVList of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of insects as referred to in Article 24

COUNTRY ISO CODE	THIRD COUNTRY	REMARKS
CA	Canada
CH	Switzerland
KR	South Korea
TH	Thailand
VN	Vietnam

ANNEX XVIList of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of live poultry and of hatching eggs of the species Gallus gallus, of live turkeys and of hatching eggs of turkeys, as referred to in the first paragraph of Article 26

Only for breeding.BPP: breeding or productive poultry.DOC: day-old chicksHEP: hatching eggs.In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).Hereinafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank.In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

COUNTRY ISO-CODE	THIRD COUNTRY	PRODUCTS FOR WHICH THE THIRD COUNTRY IS LISTED
		Gallus gallus	Turkeys
BR	Brazil	DOC, HEP	-
CA	Canada	BPP, DOC, HEP	BPP, DOC, HEP
CH	Switzerland
GB	United Kingdom	BPP, DOC, HEP	BPP, DOC, HEP
GG	Guernsey	BPP	BPP
IL	Israel	DOC, HEP	DOC, HEP
US	United States	BPP, DOC, HEP	DOC, HEP

ANNEX XVIICorrelation table referred to in the second paragraph of Article 27

Regulation (EU) 2019/626	This Regulation
Article 1	Article 1
Article 2	Article 2
Article 3	Articles 3, 4 and 5
Article 4	Articles 6 and 7
Article 5	Articles 8 and 9
Article 6	Article 10
Article 7	Article 11
Article 8	Article 12
Article 9	Article 13
Article 10	Articles 15 and 16
Article 11	Article 17
Article 12	Article 17
Article 13	Article 10
Article 14	Article 18
Article 15	Article 19
Article 16	Article 20
Article 17	Article 21
Article 18	Article 22
Article 19	Article 23
Article 20	Article 24
Article 21	Article 25
Article 22	-
Article 23	Article 27
Article 24	-
Article 25	Article 28
Annex I	Annex VIII
Annex II	Annex IX
Annex III	Annex XI
Annex IIIa	Annex XV
Annex IV	-

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