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of 15 September 2023
amending and correcting Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 with regard to requirements for the 
entr y into the Union of honey , meat, highly refined products, gelatine capsules, fisher y products and 
requirements for private attest ation and amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/630 as regards 
private attes tation requirements for composite products exempted from official controls at border 
control pos ts 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION,
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Havi ng regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official 
controls and other official activities perf ormed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and 
welf are, plant health and plant protection 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 (Offici al 
Controls Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 77(1), point (k), and Article 126(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) 2017/625 lays down rules for the perf ormance of official controls and other official activities by the 
compet ent author ities of the Member States, in particular to ensure that consignments of animals and goods from 
third countr ies or regions thereof intended for human consump tion entering the Union compl y with the relevant 
requirements established by the rules referred to in Article 1(2) thereof, with the excep tion of points (d), (e), (g) and 
(h) of that Article, or with requirements recognised to be at least equivalent.
(2) Commission Deleg ated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 (2)supplements Regulation (EU) 2017/625 as regards the 
requirements for the entr y into the Union of consignments of food-producing animals and certain goods intended 
for human consum ption.
(3) Article 2 of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292, should be clear about whic h hone y and apiculture products fall 
within the scope of the requirements on honey and apiculture products laid down in that Delega ted Regulation. It is 
theref ore necessar y to refer to the definit ion of these products in Council Directive 2001/110/EC (3).
(4) For fisher y products from wild catch, evidence of compl iance with the additional requirements laid down in 
Article 4 of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 provi de sufficient guarant ees of compl iance with Union 
legislation on food and feed safety . For fisher y products from wild catch, the contamination from the environment 
is the main food safety hazard. Com pliance with the requirements laid down in Article 4 of Delegat ed Regulation 
(EU) 2022/2292 provide guarant ees as regards compl iance with EU requirements related to contamination from the 
environment, in particular with the requirements laid down in Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 (4). 
(1)OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1.
(2)Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 of 6 Sept ember 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council with regar d to requirements for the entr y into the Union of consignments of food-producing animals 
and certain goods inten ded for human consump tion (OJ L 304, 24.11.2022, p. 1).
(3)Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to hone y (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 47).
(4)Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 of 25 Apr il 2023 on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and Repealing 
Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 (OJ L 119, 5.5.2023, p. 103).
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2023/2652  28.11.2023ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2652/oj 2/7Further more, official controls of fisher y products from wild catch have to be performe d by third countr ies as regards 
residues and contaminants in accordance with Article 70 of Commission Implementing Regulation 
(EU) 2019/627 (5). It is theref ore appropr iate to exem pt fisher y products from wild catch from the additional 
requirements laid down in Articles 6 to 12 of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292.
(5) The results of a recent Union coordinated action have shown that a signif icant percentage of adulte rated hone y or 
other adult erated apiculture products imported into the Union is present on the Union market (6).
(6) In order to ensure that honey and other apicultural products intended for human consum ption from third countr ies 
intended to be placed on the Union mark et compl y with the rules on food, food safety , integrity and wholesomeness 
at all stages of production, processing and distr ibution of food, including rules aimed at ensur ing fair practices in 
trade and prot ecting consumer interests and information refer red to in Article 1(2), point (a), of Regulation 
(EU) 2017/625, it is necessar y to intensify official controls on such products.
(7) Article 65(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 requires the compet ent author ities of the Member States to intensify 
official controls on consignments where they have reason to suspect fraudulent or deceptive practices. Article 65(5) 
of that Regulation requires these compet ent author ities to notify the Commission and the other Member States of 
their decision to intensify these official controls. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1873 (7)lays 
down rules on procedures at border control posts for a coordinated performa nce by compet ent author ities of 
intensi fied official controls on certain products entering the Union for placing on the mark et, in order to ensure a 
harmonised approach to the coordinated performa nce of such intensi fied official controls. Article 3(1) of that 
Implementing Regulation requires that, when notifying the Commission and the other Members State s of their 
decision to intensify official controls, the compet ent author ities are to indicate the establishment of origin, whic h is 
to appear on a list drawn up in accordance with Article 127(3), points (e)(ii) and (iii), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. 
There is no such list of third countr ies’ establishments producing hone y or other apicultural products intended for 
human consum ption. It is theref ore necessar y to establish such list.
(8) In accordance with Article 15 of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292, consignments of fresh meat, minced meat, 
meat preparations, mech anically separate d meat, certain meat products, gelat ine and collage n are only to enter the 
Union if they have been manufactured from raw mater ials obtained in slaughter houses, game- handling 
establishments, cutting plants and establishments handling fisher y products in third countr ies approved and listed 
in accordance with Article 13 of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292. Such products of animal origin should also 
be allowed for entr y into the Union if derived from raw mater ials obtained in Member States since such raw 
mater ials also comply with the requirements laid down in Union legislation. Theref ore, Article 15 of Deleg ated 
Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 should be amended according ly.
(5)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 of 15 March 2019 laying down unif orm practical arrangements for the 
perf ormance of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consump tion in accordance with Regulation 
(EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regar ds 
official controls (OJ L 131, 17.5.2019, p. 51).
(6)European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ždiniak ová, T., Lörc hner , C., De Rudder , O.et al., EU coordinated action to deter certain 
fraudulent practices in the hone y sector – Analytical testing results of impor ted hone y, Publications Office of the European Union, 2023: 
https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/184511 and European Commission, Directorat e-General for Health and Food Safet y, EU 
Coor dinated Action From the hives, sampling, investig ations and results: https://f ood.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-03/off icial- 
controls_f ood-fraud_2021-2_hone y_repor t_euca.pdf
(7)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1873 of 7 November 2019 on the procedures at border control posts for a 
coordinat ed perfor mance by compet ent author ities of intensified official controls on products of animal origin, germinal products, 
animal by-products and compo site products (OJ L 289, 8.11.2019, p. 50).OJ L, 28.11.2023 EN  ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2652/oj 3/7(9) In accordance with Article 21 of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292, consignments of certain products intende d 
for human consump tion are only allowed to enter the Union if accompan ied by an official certificate. It should be 
clarified that this requirement also applies to food producing animals. In addition, Article 21(1) of that Delega ted 
Regulation provides that consignments of certain products are author ised to enter the Union only where they are 
accompan ied by an official certificate excep t in the case of consignments for whic h the Union is not the final 
destination. However , animals and goods intende d for human consum ption only for transit through the Union are 
excl uded from the scope of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292. Article 21(1) of Delega ted Regulation 
(EU) 2022/2292 should be amended by deleting the referen ce to the Union not being the final destination, to be 
consistent with the scope of that Delegat ed Regulation.
(10) The requirements on compo site products laid down in Articles 21 and 22 of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 
refer to processed meat. Since ‘processed meat’ is not defined in Union legislation and in order to be consistent with 
other requirements related to compo site products laid down in that Delegat ed Regulation, it is appropr iate to replace 
the words ‘processed meat’ by ‘meat products’ in Articles 21 and 22 of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292.
(11) Article 21(1), point (f), of Deleg ated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 establishes a deroga tion from the official 
certification requirements for shelf-stable composit e products containing gelatine and collagen. Article 21(1), point 
(f), of that Delega ted Regulation should be amended to clarify that that deroga tion does not apply when the gelatine 
and collagen is derived from ruminant bones since official certificat ion of such gelatine and collagen is required in 
accordance with Article 16 of, and Chapt er C of Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council (8).
(12) Article 21(3) of Deleg ated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 also establishes a derogation for gelatine capsules from the 
official certification requirements in the case where gelatine capsules are not derived from ruminant bones. It 
should be clarified that that derogation applies not only to the entr y into the Union of emp ty capsules but also to 
gelatine capsules filled with products of animal origin, without prejudice to the certification requirements that apply 
to the products of animal origin contained in such filled gelatine capsules, or when entering the Union as compo site 
products. Theref ore, Article 21 of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 should be amended according ly.
(13) Shelf-stable composit e products where the only animal products present in the final composit e product are vitamin 
D3, food additives, food enzymes or food flavourings represent a negligible risk for human and animal health. For 
that reason, these compo site products, are exem pted from official controls at border control posts under 
Article 3(1) of Commission Deleg ated Regulation (EU) 2021/630 (9)and from the requirements laid down in 
Article 20(2) and (3) of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292. Shelf-stable compo site products exem pted from 
official controls at border control posts are considered of low risk to human and animal health and are subject to 
private attestation requirement. Since shelf-stable compo site products where the only animal products present in 
the final composit e product are vitamin D3, food additives, food enzymes or food flavourings are considered of 
negligible risk for human and animal health, these composit e products should be exem pted from the requirement to 
be accompan ied by a private attestation at the time of their placing on the mark et. Theref ore, Article 3(2) of 
Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2021/630 and Article 22(2) of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 should be 
amended according ly.
(14) The rules on shelf-stable compo site products exem pted from official controls at border control posts and on official 
controls to be perf ormed on such compo site products are substantively linked and are intended to be applied in 
tandem. Since the amendments to Article 3(2) of Deleg ated Regulation (EU) 2021/630 and Article 22(2) to 
Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 are linked to each other insofar as they concer n the exem ption from the 
requirement for shelf-stable composit e products where the only animal product present in the final compo site 
(8)Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, 
control and eradication of certain transmissible spongif orm encephalopathies (OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1).
(9)Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2021/630 of 16 Febr uary 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards certain categ ories of goods exemp ted from official controls at border control posts and 
amending Commission Decision 2007/275/EC (OJ L 132, 19.4.2021, p. 17).OJ L, 28.11.2023 EN  ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2652/oj 4/7product are food impro vement agents, namely vitamin D3, food additives, food enzymes or food flavourings to be 
accompan ied by a private attestation at the time of their placing on the mark et, in the interests of simplicity and 
transparency , to facilitate the application of the rules and avoid their multiplication in differ ent acts, and because 
both amendments should take effect on the same date to avoid lega l uncer tainty , they should be laid down in a 
sing le act.
(15) In accordance with Article 14, points (d) and (e), of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292, establishments 
producing highly refined products of animal origin or gelatine capsules are not required to appear on the lists 
refer red to in Article 13 of that Delegat ed Regulation. Since Article 14 creat es ambiguity as regards the 
requirements for the entr y into the Union of these products and for reasons of consistency with Article 13 of that 
Delegat ed Regulation, gelatine capsules and highly refined products identified by CN codes and HS headings not 
refer red to in Article 13 of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292, should not be referred to in Article 14 of that 
Delegat ed Regulation. Article 14, points (d) and (e), of that Deleg ated Regulation should theref ore be corrected.
(16) In Article 21, errors occur red in the list of the Harmonised System subheadings for sprouts and seeds intended for 
the production of sprouts, laid down in Part Two of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (10). These 
errors are substantial as they identify the sprouts and the seeds intended for sprouts to which the conditions for 
entr y into the Union apply . These subheadings in Article 21, point 1(c), of Delega ted Regulation (EU) 2022/2292, 
should theref ore be correcte d.
(17) An error was made in the number of Commission Delega ted Regulation (EU) 2022/1644 (11)refer red to in Annex I, 
Part II, Section C, point (2)(a). For the sake of legal certainty , it is appropr iate to correct it.
(18) Suffi cient time should be given to third countr ies to compl y with the new requirement on the listing of 
establishments author ised to expor t honey and other apiculture products intended for human consum ption to the 
Union concer ned by the amendments being made to Article 13 of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 by this 
Regulation. A transitional period should theref ore be provid ed for this requirement.
(19) Delegat ed Regulations (EU) 2022/2292 and (EU) 2021/630 should be amended and corrected according ly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION:
Article 1
Amendments to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292
Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 is amended as follo ws:
(1) in Article 2, the follo wing points (34a) and (34b) are inser ted after point (34):
‘(34a) “hone y” shall be underst ood as hone y within the meaning of Council Directive 2001/110/EC (*) including as 
regar ds the main types of hone y;
(34b) “apiculture products” means hone y, beeswax, royal jelly , propolis or pollen, intended for human consum ption;
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(*) Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to hone y (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 47).’;
(10)Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff 
(OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).
(11)Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/1644 of 7 July 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council with specific requirements for the perfor mance of official controls on the use of phar macologically 
active substances author ised as veterinar y medicinal products or as feed additives and of prohibit ed or unauthor ised 
phar macologically active substances and residues thereof (OJ L 248, 26.9.2022, p. 3).OJ L, 28.11.2023 EN  ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2652/oj 5/7(2) in Article 5(2), the fourth indent is replaced by the followi ng:
‘— fisher y products from wild catch, insects, frogs, frogs’ legs, snails, reptiles and reptile meat.’;
(3) in Article 13(1), the follo wing point (c) is added:
‘(c) hone y and other apiculture products for which the follo wing HS headings have been laid down in Part Two of 
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87: 0409 , 0410 , 1212 , 1521 or 1702 .’;
(4) in Article 15, the introduct ory paragraph is replaced by the following:
‘Consignments of the following products of animal origin shall only enter the Union if they have been manufact ured 
from raw mater ials obtained in slaughterh ouses, game- handling establishments, cutting plants and establishments 
handling fisher y products, appear ing on lists of establishments drawn up and kept up to date in accordance with 
Article 127(3), point (e), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 or obtained in Member States:’;
(5) Article 21 is amended as follo ws:
(a) paragraph 1 is amended as follows:
(i) the introductor y paragraph is replaced by the follo wing:
‘Each consignment of the follo wing animals and goods shall enter the Union for placing on the market only 
where the consignment is accompan ied by an official certificate:’;
(ii) point (f) is replaced by the following:
‘(f) compo site products refer red to in Article 20(2), points (a) and (b) with the excl usion of shelf-stable 
compo site products that do not contain meat products other than
(i) gelatine or collagen not derived from ruminant bones
(ii) highly refined products as descr ibed in Annex III, Section XVI of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, 
intende d for human consump tion.’;
(b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the follo wing:
‘3. No official certificate shall be required for the entr y into the Union of gelatine capsules covered by HS 
headings 3913 , 3926 or 9602 of Part Two of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, nor for gelatine capsules 
as part of the products of animal origin referred to in point 1(b) of this Article or as part of the compo site 
products referred to in Article 20(1) of this Regulation, where those capsules are not derived from ruminant 
bones.’ ;
(6) in Article 22(1), point (a) is replaced by the following:
‘(a) the consignments of the compo site products referred to in Article 20(2), point (b), where the compo site products 
do not contain colostr um-based products or meat products other than:
(i) gelatine or collagen not derived from ruminant bones;
(ii) highly refined products as descr ibed in Annex III, Section XVI of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, intended for 
human consump tion;’;
(7) Article 22(2) is replaced by the followi ng:
‘2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, for the compo site products exem pted from official 
controls at border control posts in accordance with Article 48, point (h), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the private 
attestation shall accompan y the compo site products at the time of their placing on the mark et, excep t for the products 
referred to in Article 20(4) of this Regulation, for which a private attestation is not required.’ .OJ L, 28.11.2023 EN  ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2652/oj 6/7Article 2
Cor rections to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292
Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 is corrected as follows:
(1) Article 14 is corrected as follows :
(a) point (d) is replaced by the followi ng:
‘(d) production of highly refined products of animal origin refer red to by HS headings 2932 or 3503 of Part Two 
of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87.’;
(b) point (e) is delet ed;
(2) in Article 21(1), point (c) is replaced by the follo wing:
‘(c) sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts and refer red to by the followi ng HS subheadings: 
0704 90, 0706 90, 0708 10, 0708 20, 0708 90, 0713 10, 0713 33, 0713 34, 0713 35, 0713 39, 0713 40, 
0713 50, 0713 60, 0713 90, 0910 99, 1201 10, 1201 90, 1207 50, 1207 99, 1209 10, 1209 21, 1209 91or 
1214 90of Part Two of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87;’;
(3) in Annex I, Part II, Section C, point (2)(a) is replaced by the following:
‘(a) point A.1 of Annex II to Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/1644 for group A substances refer red to in Annex I to 
Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2022/1644;’.
Article 3
Amendment to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/630
In Article 3 of Deleg ated Regulation (EU) 2021/630, paragraph 2 is replaced by the followi ng:
‘2. At the time of placing on the mark et, shelf-stable compo site products referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), shall be 
accompan ied by a private attestation in accordance with the model laid down in Annex V to Commission Imp lementing 
Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 (*).
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(*) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 of 16 December 2020 laying down rules for the application of 
Regulations (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards model animal 
health certificates, model official certificates and model animal health/official certificates, for the entr y into the Union 
and mov ements within the Union of consignments of certain catego ries of animals and goods, official certificat ion 
regarding such certificates and repealing Regulation (EC) No 599/2004, Implementing Regulations (EU) No 636/2014 
and (EU) 2019/628, Directive 98/68/EC and Decisions 2000/572/EC, 2003/779/EC and 2007/240/EC (OJ L 442, 
30.12.2020, p. 1).’.
Article 4
Transitional provision
Consignments of hone y and of other apiculture products intended for human consump tion may enter the Union from 
establishments that are not liste d in accordance with Article 13 of Delega ted Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 for a period of 
12 months from the date of publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 5
Entr y into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union.OJ L, 28.11.2023 EN  ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2652/oj 7/7This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 Septembe r 2023 .
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYENOJ L, 28.11.2023 EN