Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 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.

Subject

Food & nutrition

Keyword

International trade Fish products Aquatic animals Food quality control/food safety Freshwater fishes Marine fishes Meat Milk/dairy products Poultry products Wildlife products

Geographical area

European Union Countries

Entry into force notes

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

Abstract

This Regulation lays down the lists of third countries or regions authorized for the entry into the Union of consignments of meat products; reptile meat; fresh meat and meat preparations of poultry, ungulates and domestic and wild solipeds; eggs and egg products; raw milk, colostrum, colostrum-based products and dairy products; dairy products required to undergo a specific risk-mitigating treatment against foot-and-mouth disease; certain fishery products; live, chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods; honey and other apiculture products; gelatine and collagen; raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen; frogs’ legs and of snails; and certain highly refined products, in accordance with Article 126(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

Full text

English

Website

eur-lex.europa.eu

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products.

Legislation | European Union | 2017 (2021)

Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, International trade, Ecological production/organic production, Certification, Agricultural commodities, Residues, Drugs, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal welfare, Animal health, Plant protection, Pesticides

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1327 amending Annexes II, IX and XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 as regards the lists of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of fresh meat of wild solipeds, fishery products from aquaculture, and insects, and correcting Annex XI to that Implementing Regulation as regards the list of third countries and regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of frogs’ legs and snails.

Legislation | European Union | 2021

Keyword: International trade, Meat, Wildlife products, Fish products, Aquatic animals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/334 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 as regards the lists of third countries with an approved control plan and authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain live, chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and fishery products.

Legislation | European Union | 2024

Keyword: Aquatic animals, Authorization/permit, Crustaceans, Fish products, Food quality control/food safety, Inspection, International trade, Milk/dairy products, Molluscs, Processing/handling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX