02021R0405 — EN — 21.04.2021 — 001.001

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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) (OJ L 114 31.3.2021, p. 118)

Amended by:

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►M1	COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/606 of 14 April 2021	L 129	65	15.4.2021

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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)

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

This 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 2

Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

Article 3

List 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 solipeds

Consignments 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 4

List 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

Consignments 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 5

List 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

Consignments 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 6

List 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 poultry

Consignments 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 7

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of eggs and egg products

Consignments 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 589/2008 ( 2 ) 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 Council ( 3 ).

Article 8

List 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

Consignments 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 9

List 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

Consignments 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 10

List 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 casings

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, 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 11

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of casings

Consignments 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 12

List 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

Consignments 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 13

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain fishery products

Consignments 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 14

List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of raw milk, colostrum, colostrum-based products and dairy products of solipeds

Consignments 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 15

List 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 disease

Consignments 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 16

List 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 disease

Consignments 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 17

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of frogs’ legs and of snails

Consignments 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 18

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of gelatine and collagen

Article 19

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen

Article 20

List 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 collagen

Article 21

List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of honey and other apiculture products

Consignments 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 22

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain highly refined products

Consignments 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:

Article 23

List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of reptile meat

Consignments 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 24

List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of insects

Consignments 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 25

List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of other products of animal origin

Consignments 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:

Article 26

List 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

Without 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 27

Repeal

Implementing 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 28

Entry into force and application

This 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.

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ANNEX I

List 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)

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ANNEX II

List 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)

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ANNEX III

List 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

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ANNEX IV

List 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

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ANNEX V

List 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)

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ANNEX VI

List 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)

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ANNEX VII

List 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

Interpretation of codes used in the Table

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ANNEX VIII

List 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

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ANNEX IX

List 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)

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ANNEX X

List 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

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ANNEX XI

List 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

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ANNEX XII

List 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)

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ANNEX XIII

List 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)

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ANNEX XIV

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

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ANNEX XV

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

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ANNEX XVI

List 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

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ANNEX XVII

Correlation table referred to in the second paragraph of Article 27

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( 1 ) Regulation (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).

( 2 ) Commission 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).

( 3 ) Regulation (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).