Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/617 of 14 April 2021 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/2235 and (EU) 2020/2236 as regards model animal health certificates and animal health/official certificates for the entry into the Union of certain aquatic animals and products of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance)

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 empowers the Commission to adopt, by way of implementing acts, model official certificates which accompany animals and goods entering the Union, and rules for the issuance of such certificates. Regulation (EU) 2016/429 empowers the Commission to lay down, by way of implementing acts, rules concerning animal health provisions to be contained in those official certificates.The purpose of this Regulation is to amend certain certificates of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/2235 and (EU) 2020/2236 in order to ensure coherence between public and animal health requirements for the entry into the Union of certain live aquatic animals and products of animal origin intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
This Regulation clarifies certain provisions related to public health and animal health requirements in order to align with the already applicable Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.