#32026R1305EU updates import certificate rules for US shellfish and related seafood
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This regulation updates EU import rules for live, chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from the United States. The change aligns the import certificate with EU rules that restrict the use of antimicrobials in animals and animal products exported to the EU. US exporters, EU importers, and food-safety authorities will need to use the updated certification framework when these seafood products enter the EU market. The practical effect is tighter documentation around antimicrobial use, rather than a broad change to market access.
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Key Changes
- Updates the EU model certificate used for imports of specified seafood products from the United States
- Aligns certification with EU restrictions on antimicrobial use in animals and animal products
- Adds compliance expectations for products entering the EU food market from a third country
Obligations
What this law requires
Use the amended EU import certificate framework for imports into the Union of live, chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods intended for human consumption from the United States.
Do not certify or place on the EU market covered animal products where antimicrobial medicinal products were used in animals to promote growth or increase yield, as required by Regulation (EU) 2019/6 referenced in the amendment.
Ensure import certification for covered US seafood products includes documentation aligned with EU restrictions on antimicrobial use in animals and animal products exported to the Union.