When composite products that are shelf-stable and contain no meat are exported to the European Union, or moved to Northern Ireland, a private attestation will need to be completed by the importer or their agent.
The following composite products listed in the annex to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/630 are exempted from official controls at border control posts providing that:
a.) they comply with the requirements for the entry into the Union laid down in Article 12(2)(c) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625
b.) any dairy and egg products contained in the shelf-stable composite products have been subjected to treatment in accordance with Article 163(a) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;
c.) they are identified as intended for human consumption; and
d.) they are securely packaged or sealed
4. The products contain the following list of products of plant origin and processed products of animal origin.
The importer will be able to attest to both of these statements on the basis of an ingredient list provided to them by the GB exporter. This should be in descending order of weight and include the nature (i.e. type of POAO or ‘product of non-animal origin’) of the ingredient and its percentage. Grouping certain ingredients by dairy products, fishery products, egg products, products of non-animal origin as relevant is allowed and this may be helpful to protect confidentiality of recipes.
5. The products contain processed products of animal origin, for which requirements are laid down in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, originating from the following approved establishment….;
The importer will require the approval number of the establishment of origin of the composite product, if applicable, as well as approval numbers of the establishments that provided the processed POAO within the composite product. Composite products do not need to be dispatched to the EU from approved establishments if the establishment of dispatch is simply assembling the product from pre-processed POAO. In this scenario, an approval number for the establishment of dispatch does not need to be provided.
Fields will need to be completed by the EU Importer prior to the consignment entering the EU. In the case of products subject to veterinary checks at the Border Control Post the attestation will need to be available at the time the consignment reaches the EU BCP. You may wish to pre-populate Part I of the attestation and send it directly to your importer/agent for them to submit.
Signature – Part II of the attestation must be signed by a representative of the importing food business operator as defined in Article 14(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625. The attestation cannot be signed by the GB exporter.
Further information is available from: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Guidance: Model private attestation by the operator entering shelf-stable composite products into the Union in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2019/625
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