COMMI SSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2019/626 
of 5 March 2019 
concer ning lists of third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y into the European 
Union of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption, amending Implementing 
Regulation (EU) 2016/759 as regards these lists 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Having regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 Marc h 2017 on 
official controls and other official activities performe d to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal 
health and welfa re, plant health and plant prote ction products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) 
No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and 
(EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) 
No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and 
repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, 
Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council 
Decision 92/438/EEC (Off icial Controls Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 127(2) thereof, 
After consulting the Standing Committ ee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, 
Whereas: 
(1)  Regulation (EU) 2017/625 lays down rules for official controls and other control activities performe d by the 
compet ent author ities of the Member States in order to verify compliance with Union legislation in the area of, 
among others, food safety at all stages of the production, processing and distr ibution process. In particular , it 
provid es that certain animals and goods are only to enter the Union from of a third countr y or region thereof 
whic h appears on a list drawn up by the Commission for that purpose. 
(2)  Commission Deleg ated Regulation (EU) 2019/625 (2) supplements Regulation (EU) 2017/625 as regar ds the 
conditions for the entr y into the Union of consignments of certain animals and goods intended for human 
consum ption from third countr ies or regions thereof in order to ensure that they compl y with the relevant 
requirements established in the rules referred to in Article 1(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (food safet y) or 
with requirements recognised to be at least equivalent. Those conditions include the identif ication of the animals 
and goods intended for human consump tion to whic h the requirement to come from a third countr y or region 
thereof listed in accordance with Article 126(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 applies. 
(3)  Lists of third countr ies or regions thereof for the entr y into the Union of consignments of certain animals and 
goods intended for human consump tion are established to ensure compl iance with food safety requirements in 
accordance with Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council (3), which will be repealed by 14 December 2019 by Regulation (EU) 2017/625, and with animal health 
requirements in accordance with Article 8(1) of Council Directive 2002/99/EC (4). When compl iance with both 
human and animal health requirements was deemed necessar y, common lists covering both aspects were 17.5.2019 L 131/31 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1. 
(2)Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2019/625 of 4 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council with regard to requirements for the entr y into the Union of consignments of certain animals and goods 
inten ded for human consump tion (see page 18 of this Official Jour nal). 
(3)Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 Apr il 2004 laying down specific rules for the 
organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consump tion (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206). 
(4)Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, 
distr ibution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consump tion (OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11). laid down by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 (5), Commission Regulation (EU) 
No 206/2010 (6), Commission Regulation (EC) No 119/2009 (7), Commission Decision 2007/777/EC (8), 
Commission Decision 2003/779/EC (9) and Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 (10). 
(4)  Additional lists of third countr ies or regions thereof from which the entr y into the Union of bivalve molluscs, 
echi noder ms, tunicate s, mar ine gastropods and fisher y products is permitted , based on public health consider ­
ations, are established in Commission Decision 2006/766/EC (11), adopt ed under Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) 
No 854/2004. 
(5)  Since Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 is repealed by Regulation (EU) 2017/625 with effect from 14 December 
2019 and in order to have one sing le legal act compili ng all third countr ies or regions thereof required to be 
listed to enter certain animals and goods on the Union mark et from food and food safet y perspective, it is 
appropr iate to lay down lists for those animals and goods in this Regulation. 
(6)  Since discussions within the cont ext of the imple mentation of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council (12) are ongoing on the requirements for the listing of third countr ies or regions 
thereof for the entr y into the Union of certain products of animal origin for animal health reasons, it is also 
appropr iate to provid e lists for these products of animal origin by laying down cross-ref erences to the existing 
lists for animal health reasons in order to avoid duplication of lists. These lists have been drawn up on the basis 
of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 and Directive 2002/99/EC at the request of the third countr ies concer ned. In 
order to be on these lists, the compet ent author ities of the third countr ies provided appropr iate guarant ees, in 
particular as regar ds compl iance or equivalence with Union food law and the organisation of the third countr y's 
compet ent author ities. The re-assessment of compl iance with these conditions in accordance with Regulation 
(EU) 2017/625 is theref ore not necessar y. 
(7)  It is appropr iate to maintain common lists for the purpose of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 relat ed to food and food 
safety with the existing lists, laid down for animal health reasons and to keep a coordinated approach by only 
listing third countr ies and regions thereof if a residue control programme has been appro ved in accordance with 
Council Directive 96/23/EC (13), when applicable. 
(8)  Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (14) lays down requirements for 
food business operators impor ting products of animal origin and compo site products. In particular , it provi des 
that food business operators impor ting products of animal origin from third countr ies or regions thereof are to 
ensure that the third countr y of dispatch appears on a list of third countr ies from which imports of such 
products are permitted. 17.5.2019 L 131/32 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(5)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 of 28 Apr il 2016 drawing up lists of third countr ies, parts of third countr ies and 
territories from which Member States are to author ise the introduction into the Union of certain products of animal origin intended for 
human consump tion, laying down certificate requirements, amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 and repealing Decision 
2003/812/EC (OJ L 126, 14.5.2016, p. 13). 
(6)Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 of 12 March 2010 laying down lists of third countr ies, territories or parts thereof 
author ised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinar y certification requirements 
(OJ L 73, 20.3.2010, p. 1). 
(7)Commission Regulation (EC) No 119/2009 of 9 Febr uary 2009 laying down a list of third countr ies or parts thereof, for impor t into , or 
transit through, the Community of meat and wild lepor idae, of certain wild land mammals and farmed rabbits and the veterinar y certifi­
cation requirements (OJ L 39, 10.2.2009, p. 12). 
(8)Commission Decision 2007/777/EC of 29 November 2007 laying down the animal and public health conditions and model certificates 
for impo rts of certain meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines for human consump tion from third countr ies and 
repealing Decision 2005/432/EC (OJ L 312, 30.11.2007, p. 49). 
(9)Commission Decision 2003/779/EC of 31 October 2003 laying down animal health requirements and the veterinar y certification for 
the impor t of animal casings from third countr ies (OJ L 285, 1.11.2003, p. 38). 
(10)Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 of 2 July 2010 laying down animal and public health and veterinar y certification conditions 
for the introduction into the European Union of raw milk, dair y products, colostr um and colostr um-based products intended for 
human consump tion (OJ L 175, 10.7.2010, p. 1). 
(11)Commission Decision 2006/766/EC of 6 November 2006 establishing the lists of third countr ies and territories from whic h impor ts of 
bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates, mar ine gastr opods and fisher y products are permitted (OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 53). 
(12)Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and 
amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1). 
(13)Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 Apr il 1996 on measures to monit or certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and 
animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (OJ L 125, 
23.5.1996, p. 10). 
(14)Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 Apr il 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for 
food of animal origin (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55). (9)  Transitional measures providing for derogat ions from the impor t conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) 
No 853/2004 and applying to certain products of animal origin are provided for in Commission Regulation (EU) 
2017/185 (15), and apply until 31 December 2020. 
(10)  Additional lists of third countr ies or regions thereof must theref ore be established at the latest before the 
transitional measures laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/185 expire to avoid an interr uption of the entr y into 
the Union of consignments of those products of animal origin. Lists should be established in particular for 
rendered animal fats and greav es, rept ile meat, insects and casings. 
(11)  Food consisting of, isolated from or produced from insects or their parts, including live insects, are subject to 
novel food author isation in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council (16). It is appropr iate to establish a list for these groups of products. 
(12)  It is necessar y to establish before the end of the transitional measures provided for in Regulation (EU) 2017/185, 
a list of products of animal origin other than those for whic h specifi c lists have been laid down in this Regulation 
to avoid jeopardising the entr y into the Union of currently impor ted products of animal origin, whic h are 
essential for European food business operators. 
(13)  The transitional measures laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/185 for certain products of animal origin and 
compo site products were introduced because they represent a low risk for human health because of the very 
low quantities consumed or because the manufa ctur ing of the products largely excl udes human health risk. It is 
theref ore dispropor tionate to request all evidence and guarant ees from third countr ies in accordance with 
Article 127(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and Article 4 of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2019/625. 
(14)  Lists should be laid down in this Regulation and deleted from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 and 
Decision 2006/766/EC. Regulation (EU) 2016/759 should theref ore be amended according ly and Decision 
2006/766/EC should be repealed. 
(15)  As Regulation (EU) 2017/625 applies with effect from 14 December 2019, this Regulation should also apply 
from that date. 
(16)  Lists of third countr ies or regions thereof allowed, on the basis of their animal health status, for the entr y into 
the Union of consignments of casings will only be established as from 21 Apr il 2021 in accordance with 
Regulation (EU) 2016/429. It is appropr iate that the list of third countr ies or regions thereof allowed for the 
entr y into the Union of consignments of casings for human consump tion applies only from the same date on. 
Transitional measures providing derog ations concer ning public health requirements for the entr y into the Union 
of consignments of casings should theref ore be extended until 20 Apr il 2021. 
(17)  The measures provi ded for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
Subject matter and scope 
This Regulation concer ns the lists of third countr ies or regions thereof from which consignments of certain animals and 
goods intended for human consum ption shall be author ised for entr y into the Union from food safety perspective in 
accordance with Article 126(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. 17.5.2019 L 131/33 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(15)Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/185 of 2 Febr uary 2017 laying down transitional measures for the application of certain provisions 
of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 29, 3.2.2017, p. 21). 
(16)Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on novel foods, amending 
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001 (OJ L 327, 11.12.2015, p. 1). Article 2 
Def initions 
For the purpose of this Regulation, the followi ng definit ions shall apply:  
(1) ‘fresh meat’ means fresh meat as defined in point 1.10 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(2) ‘meat preparations’ means meat preparations as defined in point 1.15 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(3) ‘meat’ means meat as defined in point 1.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(4) ‘poultr y’ means poultr y as defined in point 1.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(5) ‘wild game’ means wild game as defined in point 1.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(6) ‘eggs’ means eggs as defined in point 5.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(7) ‘egg products’ means egg products as defined in point 7.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(8) ‘meat products’ means meat products as defined in point 7.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(9) ‘treat ed stomac hs, bladders and intestin es’ means treated stomac hs, bladders and intestines as defined in point 7.9 
of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(10) ‘bivalve molluscs’ means bivalve molluscs as defined in point 2.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(11) ‘fisher y products’ means fisher y products as defined in point 3.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(12) ‘raw milk’ means raw milk as defined in point 4.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(13) ‘dair y products’ means dair y products as defined in point 7.2. of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(14) ‘colostr um’ means colostr um as defined in point 1 of Section IX of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(15) ‘colostr um-based products’ means colostr um-based products as defined in points 2 of Section IX of Annex III of 
Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(16) ‘frogs' legs’ means frogs' legs as defined in point 6.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(17) ‘snails’ means snails as defined in point 6.2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(18) ‘rendered animal fat’ means rendered animal fat defined in point 7.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(19) ‘grea ves’ means greaves as defined in point7.6 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(20) ‘gelat ine’ means gelatine as defined in point 7.7 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(21) ‘collag en’ means collagen as defined in point 7.8 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;  
(22) ‘hone y’ means hone y as defined in point 1 of Part IX of Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council (17);  
(23) ‘apiculture products’ means apiculture products as defined in point 2 of Part IX of Annex II of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013;  
(24) ‘rept ile meat’ means reptile meat as defined in point (16) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/625;  
(25) ‘insects’ means insects as defined in point (17) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/625. 17.5.2019 L 131/34 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(17)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). Article 3 
List of third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y into the Union of fresh meat 
and meat preparations of ungulates 
Consignments of fresh meat and meat preparations of ungulates intended for human consum ption shall only be 
author ised for the entr y into the Union if they come from the third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the 
import into the Union in accordance with point (a) of Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 206/2010. 
Article 4 
List of third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y into the Union of meat of 
poultr y, ratites and wild game birds, meat preparations of poultr y, eggs and egg products 
Consignments of meat of poultr y, ratite s and wild game birds, meat preparations of poultr y, eggs and egg products 
intende d for human consum ption shall only be author ised for the entr y into the Union if they come from the third 
countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the import into the Union in accordance with Article 3 of Commission 
Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 (18). 
Article 5 
List of third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y into the Union of meat of wild 
lepor idae, of wild land mammals other than ungulates and lepor idae, and of farmed rabbits 
Consignments of meat of wild lepor idae, of wild land mammals other than ungulates and lepor idae, and of farmed 
rabbits intended for human consum ption shall only be author ised for the entr y into the Union if they come from the 
third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the import into the Union in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation 
(EC) No 119/2009. 
Article 6 
List of third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y into the Union of meat products 
and treated stomachs, bladders and intes tines other than casings 
Consignments of meat products and treated stomac hs, bladders and intestines, others than casings, intended for human 
consum ption shall only be author ised for the entr y into the Union if they come from the third countr ies or regions 
thereof author ised for the import into the Union in accordance with point (b) of Article 3 of Decision 2007/777/EC. 
Howe ver, consignments of biltong/ jerky and pasteur ised meat products intended for human consump tion shall only be 
author ised for the entr y into the Union if they come from the third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the 
import into the Union in accordance with Part 3 of Annex II of Decision 2007/777/EC. 
Article 7 
Third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y into the Union of casings 
Consignments of casings intende d for human consump tion shall only be author ised for the entr y into the Union if they 
come from the third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the import into the Union in accordance with Article 1 
of Decision 2003/779/EC. 17.5.2019 L 131/35 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(18)Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 of 8 August 2008 laying down a list of third countr ies, territories, zones or compar tments 
from whic h poultr y and poultr y products may be impor ted into and transit through the Community and the veterinar y certification 
requirements (OJ L 226, 23.8.2008, p. 1). Article 8 
List of third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y into the Union of live, chilled, 
frozen or processed bivalv e molluscs, echinoder ms, tunicates and mar ine gastropods 
Consignments of live chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echi noder ms, tunicat es and mar ine gastropods 
intende d for human consum ption shall only be author ised for the entr y into the Union if they come from third 
countr ies or regions thereof that are listed in Annex I. Never theless, entr y into the Union of adduct or muscles of 
pectinidae other than aquaculture animals, compl etely separated from the viscera and gonads, shall also be permitted 
from third countr ies not appear ing on such a list. 
Article 9 
List of third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y into the Union of fisher y 
products others than those refer red to in Article 8 
Consignments of fisher y products others than those refer red to in Article 8, intende d for human consum ption shall only 
be author ised for the entr y into the Union if they come from third countr ies or regions thereof that are listed in 
Annex II. 
Article 10 
List of third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y into the Union of consignments 
of raw milk , colostr um, dair y products and colostr um-based products 
Consignments of raw milk, colostr um, dair y products and colostr um-based products intended for human consum ption 
shall only be author ised for the entr y into the Union if they come from the third countr ies or regions thereof author ised 
for the import into the Union in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 605/2010. 
Article 11 
List of third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y into the Union of frogs' legs 
Consignments of frogs' legs intende d for human consump tion shall only be author ised for the entr y into the Union if 
they come from third countr ies or regions thereof that are listed in Annex III. 
Article 12 
List of third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y into the Union of snails, 
prepared in accordance with Section XI to Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 
Consignments of snails, prepared in accordance with Section XI of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 intended 
for human consump tion shall only be author ised for the entr y into the Union if they come from third countr ies or 
regions thereof that are listed in Annex III to this Regulation. 
Article 13 
List of third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y into the Union of rendered 
animal fats and greav es 
Consignments of rendered animal fats and greav es intende d for human consump tion shall only be author ised for the 
entr y into the Union if they come from the third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the impor t of meat 
products into the Union in accordance with point (b)(i) of Article 3 of Decision 2007/777/EC. 17.5.2019 L 131/36 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 14 
List of third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y into the Union of gelatine and 
collagen 
1. Consignments of gelatine and collagen derived from bovine , ovine, capr ine and porcine and equine animals, 
intende d for human consum ption shall only be author ised for the entr y into the Union if they come from the third 
countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the import of consignments of fresh meat of the specific ungulates into the 
Union in accordance with point (a) of Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, or from the South Korea, Mala ysia, 
Pakistan or Taiwan. 
2. Consignments of gelatine and collagen derived from poultr y intended for human consump tion shall only be 
author ised for the entr y into the Union if they come from the third countr ies or regions thereof liste d in column 1 of 
the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 for whic h imports of poultr y meat of the respective 
species are author ised as specifi ed in that part of that Annex or from Taiwan. 
3. Consignments of gelat ine and collage n derived from fisher y products intended for human consump tion shall only 
be author ised for the entr y into the Union if they come from the third countr ies or regions thereof that are listed in 
Annex II. 
4. Consignments of gelatine and collagen derived from lepor idae and from wild land mammals others than ungulates 
intende d for human consum ption shall only be author ised for the entr y into the Union if they come from the third 
countr ies or regions thereof liste d in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 119/2009. 
Article 15 
List of third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y into the Union of raw mater ials 
for the production of gelatine and collagen 
1. Consignments of raw mater ials for the production of gelatine and collage n derived from bovine , ovine, capr ine 
and porcine and equine animals intended for human consump tion shall only be author ised for the entr y into the Union 
if they come from the third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the import of consignments of fresh meat of the 
specific ungulates into the Union in accordance with point (a) of Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 206/2010. 
2. Consignments of raw mate rials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from poultr y intended for 
human consump tion shall only be author ised for the entr y into the Union if they come from the third countr ies or 
regions thereof listed in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 for which imports of poultr y meat of the 
respective species are author ised as specifi ed in that part of that Annex. 
3. Consignments of raw mater ials for the production of gelatine and collage n derived from fisher y products intended 
for human consump tion shall only be author ised for the entr y into the Union if they come from the third countr ies or 
regions thereof that are listed in Annex II. 
4. Consignments of raw mat erials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from lepor idae and from wild 
land mammals others than ungulate s intende d for human consump tion shall only be author ised for the entr y into the 
Union if they come from the third countr ies or regions thereof listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to 
Regulation (EC) No 119/2009. 
Article 16 
List of third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y into the Union of treated raw 
mater ials for the production of gelatine and collagen 
1. Consignments of treated raw mater ials for the production of gelatine and collage n derived from bovine, ovine, 
capr ine and porcine and equine animals intended for human consum ption shall only be author ised for the entr y into 
the Union if they come from the third countr ies listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 
No 206/2010, or from the South Korea, Mala ysia, Pakistan or Taiwan. 17.5.2019 L 131/37 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     2. Consignments of treated raw mater ials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from poultr y intended 
for human consum ption shall only be author ised for the entr y into the Union if they come from the third countr ies 
listed in column 1 the table in of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 or from Taiwan. 
3. Consignments of treated raw mat erials for the production of gelatine and collage n derived from fisher y products 
intende d for human consum ption shall only be author ised for the entr y into the Union if they come from the third 
countr ies or regions thereof that are listed in Annex II. 
4. Consignments of treated raw mate rials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from lepor idae and 
from wild land mammals others than ungulate s, intended for human consum ption shall only be author ised for the entr y 
into the Union if they come from the third countr ies or regions thereof listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of 
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 119/2009. 
5. Consignments of treated raw mat erials for the production of gelatine and collage n refer red to in point 4(b)(iii) of 
Chapt er I of Section XIV of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, shall only be author ised for the entr y into the 
Union if they come from the third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y of raw mate rials derived from 
those commodities in accordance with Article 15 of this Regulation. 
Article 17 
List of third countr ies author ised for the entr y into the Union of honey and other apiculture 
products 
Consignments of honey and other apiculture products intende d for human consum ption shall only be author ised for the 
entr y into the Union if they come from the third countr ies liste d in the ‘Countr y’ column in the Annex to Commission 
Decision 2011/163/EU (19) and marked with an ‘X’ in the ‘Honey’ column in that Annex. 
Article 18 
List of third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y into the Union of certain highly 
refined products 
Consignments of highly refined chondroitin sulphate, hyaluronic acid, other hydrolysed cartilage products, chitosan, 
glucosamine, rennet, ising lass and amino acids intended for human consum ption shall only be author ised for the entr y 
into the Union if they come from the follo wing third countr ies or regions thereof:  
1. in the case of raw mate rials derived from ungulates, third countr ies listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of 
Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, or from South Korea, Mala ysia, Pakistan or Taiwan;  
2. in the case of raw mat erials derived from fisher y products, all third countr ies or regions thereof that are liste d in 
Annex II;  
3. in the case of raw mater ials derived from poultr y, third countr ies and or territories listed in column 1 of the table in 
Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008. 
Article 19 
List of third countr ies author ised for the entr y into the Union of reptile meat 
Consignments of reptile meat intende d for human consump tion shall only be author ised for the entr y into the Union if 
they come from Switzerland (20), Botswana, Vietnam, South Africa or Zimbabwe. 17.5.2019 L 131/38 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(19)Commission Decision 2011/163/EU of 16 March 2011 on the approval of plans submitted by third countr ies in accordance with 
Article 29 of Council Directive 96/23/EC (OJ L 70, 17.3.2011, p. 40). 
(20)In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in 
agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132). Article 20 
Third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y into the Union of insects 
Consignments of insects intende d for human consum ption shall be author ised for the entr y into the Union only if such 
foods are originate d in and consigned from a third countr y or region thereof, from which insects have been author ised 
in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and listed in 
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (21). 
Article 21 
List of third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the entr y into the Union of other 
products of animal origin 
Consignments of products of animal origin other than those referred to in Articles 3 to 20 intended for human 
consum ption shall only be author ised for the entr y into the Union if they come from the followi ng third countr ies or 
regions thereof:  
1. if derived from ungulates , the third countr ies listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 
No 206/2010, or from the South Korea, Mala ysia, Pakistan or Taiwan;  
2. if derived from poultr y, the third countr ies listed in the column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) 
No 798/2008 or from Taiwan;  
3. if derived from fisher y products, the third countr ies or regions thereof listed in Annex II;  
4. if derived from lepor idae and from wild land mammals other than ungulates , the third countr ies or regions thereof 
listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 119/2009;  
5. if derived from different species, the third countr ies or regions thereof listed in points 1 to 4 of this Article for each 
product of animal origin. 
Article 22 
Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 is amended as follo ws:  
1. Article 1 is deleted;  
2. Annex I is delet ed. 
Article 23 
Repeal 
Decision 2006/766/EC is repealed. References to Decision 2006/766/EC shall be constr ued as references to this 
Regulation and read in accordance with the correlation table set out in Annex IV to this Regulation. 
Article 24 
Transitional provisions 
Until 20 Apr il 2021, Member States shall continue to allow the entr y on their territory of consignments of casings 
referred to in Article 7 from third countr ies or regions thereof author ised for the impor t of such consignments into the 
Union in accordance with Article 1 of Decision 2003/779/EC. 17.5.2019 L 131/39 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(21)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 of 20 December 2017 establishing the Union list of novel foods in accordance 
with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods (OJ L 351, 30.12.2017, p. 72). Article 25 
Entr y into force and application 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 
It shall apply from 14 December 2019. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member State s. 
Done at Brussels, 5 March 2019. 
For the Commission 
The President 
Jean-Claude JUNCK ER  17.5.2019 L 131/40 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX I 
LIST OF THIRD COUNT RIES OR REGIONS THEREOF FROM WHIC H ENTR Y INTO THE UNION ARE 
PERMITTED OF LIVE, CHILLED, FROZEN OR PROCESSED BIVALVE MOLLUSCS, ECHINODERMS, 
TUNIC ATES AND MARINE GASTR OPODS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (1) 
COUNTR Y ISO 
CODE THIRD COUNTR Y OR 
REGIONS THEREOF REMARK S 
AU Australia  
CA Canada  
CH Switzerland (2)  
CL Chile  
GL Greenland  
JM Jamaica Only mar ine gastropods 
JP Japan Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echi noder ms, tunicat es and 
mar ine gastropods 
KR South Korea Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echi noder ms, tunicat es and 
mar ine gastropods 
MA Morocco Processed bivalve molluscs belonging to the species Acanthocardia tuber ­
culatum must be accompan ied by: (a) an additional health attestation in 
accordance with the model set out in Part B of Appendix V of Annex VI 
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, 
p. 27); and (b) the analytical results of the test demonstrating that the 
molluscs do not contain a paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) level detec table 
by the bioassa y method. 
NZ New Zealand  
PE Peru Only eviscerat ed Pectinidae (scallops) of aquaculture origin 
TH Thailand Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echi noder ms, tunicat es and 
mar ine gastropods 
TN Tunisia  
TR Turke y  
US Unit ed State s of Amer ica Washington State and Massac husetts 
UY Urugua y  
VN Vietnam Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echi noder ms, tunicat es and 
mar ine gastropods 
(1)Including those covered by the definition of fisher y products in point 3.1, of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the Euro ­
pean Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55). 
(2)  In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in 
agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).   17.5.2019 L 131/41 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX II 
LIST OF THIRD COUNT RIES OR REGIONS THEREOF FROM WHIC H ENTR Y INTO THE UNION ARE 
PERMITTED OF FISHER Y PRODUCTS, OTHER THAN THOSE COVERED BY ANNEX I 
COUNTR Y ISO 
CODE THIRD COUNTR Y OR REGIONS 
THEREOF RESTRICTIONS 
AE Unit ed Arab Emirat es  
AG Antigua and Barbuda Only live lobster s 
AL Albania  
AM Armenia Only live wild crayfish, heat processed non-f armed crayfish 
and frozen non-far med crayfish 
AO Angola  
AR Argentina  
AU Australia  
AZ Azerbaijan Only caviar 
BA Bosnia and Herzegov ina  
BD Bang ladesh  
BJ Benin  
BN Brunei Only aquaculture products 
BR Brazil  
BQ Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba  
BS The Bahamas  
BY Belar us  
BZ Belize  
CA Canada  
CG Congo Only fisher y products caught, gutt ed (where appropr iate), fro­
zen and pack ed in their final packag ing at sea 
CH Switzerland (1)  
CI Cote d'Ivor e  
CL Chile  
CN China  
CO Colombia  
CR Costa Rica  
CU Cuba  
CV Cape Verde  17.5.2019 L 131/42 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     COUNTR Y ISO 
CODE THIRD COUNTR Y OR REGIONS 
THEREOF RESTRICTIONS 
CW Curaçao  
DZ Alger ia  
EC Ecuador  
EG Egypt  
ER Eritrea  
FJ Fiji  
FK Falkland Islands  
GA Gabon  
GD Grenada  
GE Georgia  
GH Ghana  
GL Greenland  
GM Gambia  
GN Guinea Only fish that has not undergone any preparation or process ­
ing operation other than heading, gutting, chilling or freezing. 
The reduced frequency of physical checks, provid ed for by 
Commission Decision 94/360/EC (OJ L 158, 25.6.1994, 
p. 41), shall not be applied. 
GT Guatemala  
GY Guyana  
HK Hong Kong  
HN Honduras  
ID Indonesia  
IL Israel  
IN India  
IR Iran  
JM Jamaica  
JP Japan  
KE Kenya  
KI Republic of Kiribati  
KR South Korea  
KZ Kaza khstan  17.5.2019 L 131/43 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     COUNTR Y ISO 
CODE THIRD COUNTR Y OR REGIONS 
THEREOF RESTRICTIONS 
LK Sri Lanka  
MA Morocco  
MD Republic of Moldov a Only caviar 
ME Montenegro  
MG Madagascar  
MK Nor th Macedonia  
MM Myanmar  
MR Mauretania  
MU Maur itius  
MV Maldives  
MX Mexico  
MY Mala ysia  
MZ Mozambique  
NA Namibia  
NC New Caledonia  
NG Niger ia  
NI Nicaragua  
NZ New Zealand  
OM Oman  
PA Panama  
PE Peru  
PF French Polynesia  
PG Papua New Guinea  
PH Philippines  
PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon  
PK Pakistan  
RS Serbia 
Not including Kosovo as defined by 
the Unit ed Nations Secur ity Council 
Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999  
RU Russia  17.5.2019 L 131/44 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     COUNTR Y ISO 
CODE THIRD COUNTR Y OR REGIONS 
THEREOF RESTRICTIONS 
SA Saudi Arabia  
SB Solomon Islands  
SC Seychelles  
SG Singapore  
SH Saint Helena 
Not including the islands of Tristan 
da Cunha and Ascension  
Tristan da Cunha 
Not including the islands of Saint He­
lena and Ascension Only lobsters (fresh or frozen) 
SN Senegal  
SR Suriname  
SV El Salvador  
SX Sint Maar ten  
TG Togo  
TH Thailand  
TN Tunisia  
TR Turke y  
TW Taiwan  
TZ Tanzania  
UA Ukraine  
UG Uganda  
US Unit ed State s of Amer ica  
UY Urugua y  
VE Venezuela  
VN Vietnam  
YE Yemen  
ZA South Africa  
ZW Zimbabwe  
(1)  In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in 
agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).   17.5.2019 L 131/45 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX III 
LIST OF THIRD COUNT RIES OR REGIONS THEREOF FROM WHIC H ENTR Y INTO THE UNION ARE 
PERMITTED OF FROGS' LEGS AND SNAILS, PREP ARED IN ACCORD ANCE WITH SECTION XI TO 
ANNEX III TO REGUL ATION (EC) NO 853/2004 INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION 
COUNTR Y ISO 
CODE THIRD COUNTR Y OR REGIONS THEREOF RESTRICTIONS 
AE Unit ed Arab Emirat es  
AL Albania  
AO Angola  
AR Argentina  
AU Australia  
AZ Azerbaijan  
BA Bosnia and Herzegov ina  
BD Bang ladesh  
BJ Benin  
BR Brazil  
BQ Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba  
BS The Bahamas  
BY Belar us  
BZ Belize  
CA Canada  
CH Switzerland (1)  
CI Cote d'Ivor e  
CL Chile  
CN China  
CO Colombia  
CR Costa Rica  
CU Cuba  
CV Cape Verde  
CW Curaçao  
DZ Alger ia  
EC Ecuador  
EG Egypt  17.5.2019 L 131/46 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     COUNTR Y ISO 
CODE THIRD COUNTR Y OR REGIONS THEREOF RESTRICTIONS 
ER Eritrea  
FJ Fiji  
FK Falkland Islands  
GA Gabon  
GD Grenada  
GE Georgia  
GH Ghana  
GL Greenland  
GM Gambia  
GT Guatemala  
GY Guyana  
HK Hong Kong  
HN Honduras  
ID Indonesia  
IL Israel  
IN India  
IR Iran  
JM Jamaica  
JP Japan  
KE Kenya  
KI Republic of Kiribati  
KR South Korea  
KZ Kaza khstan  
LK Sri Lanka  
MA Morocco  
MD Republic of Moldov a Only snails 
ME Montenegro  
MG Madagascar  
MK Nor th Macedonia  
MM Myanmar  
MR Mauretania  17.5.2019 L 131/47 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     COUNTR Y ISO 
CODE THIRD COUNTR Y OR REGIONS THEREOF RESTRICTIONS 
MU Maur itius  
MV Maldives  
MX Mexico  
MY Mala ysia  
MZ Mozambique  
NA Namibia  
NC New Caledonia  
NG Niger ia  
NI Nicaragua  
NZ New Zealand  
OM Oman  
PA Panama  
PE Peru  
PF French Polynesia  
PG Papua New Guinea  
PH Philippines  
PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon  
PK Pakistan  
RS Serbia 
Not including Kosovo as defined by the United 
Nations Secur ity Council Resolution 1244 of 
10 June 1999  
RU Russia  
SA Saudi Arabia  
SB Solomon Islands  
SC Seychelles  
SG Singapore  
SH Saint Helena 
Not including the islands of Tristan da Cunha 
and Ascension  
SN Senegal  
SR Suriname  
SV El Salvador  17.5.2019 L 131/48 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     COUNTR Y ISO 
CODE THIRD COUNTR Y OR REGIONS THEREOF RESTRICTIONS 
SX Sint Maar ten  
SY Syria Only snails 
TG Togo  
TH Thailand  
TN Tunisia  
TR Turke y  
TW Taiwan  
TZ Tanzania  
UA Ukraine  
UG Uganda  
US Unit ed State s of Amer ica  
UY Urugua y  
VE Venezuela  
VN Vietnam  
YE Yemen  
ZA South Africa  
ZW Zimbabwe  
(1)  In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in 
agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).   17.5.2019 L 131/49 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX IV 
CORREL ATION TABLE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 23 
Decision 2006/766/EC This Regulation 
Article 1 Article 8 
Article 2 Article 9 
Article 3 — 
Article 4 — 
Annex I Annex I 
Annex II Annex II   17.5.2019 L 131/50 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN