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(Non-legislative acts)  
REGULATIONS  
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 468/2012  
of 1 June 2012  
amending Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 laying down requirements for the certification for imports 
into and transit through the Union of certain composite products  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,  
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European 
Union,  
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 
2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the 
production, processing, distribution and introduction of 
products of animal origin for human consumption (  1 ), and in 
particular Article 8(5) thereof,  
Whereas:  
(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 (  2 ) lays down 
rules on the certification of consignments of certain 
composite products introduced into the Union from 
third countries, including composite products containing 
processed egg products.  
(2) Pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 28/2012, consignments 
of composite products introduced into or transited 
through the Union are to be accompanied by a health 
certificate in accordance with the models set out in 
Annexes I and II thereto and comply with the conditions 
established in that certificate.  
(3) The model certificates set out in Annexes I and II to 
Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 do not currently include 
detailed conditions as regards processed egg products 
contained in composite products which are being 
introduced into or transited through the Union.  (4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 of 8 August 
2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories, 
zones or compartments from which poultry and 
poultry products may be imported into and transit 
through the Community and the veterinary certification 
requirements (  3 ) lays down veterinary certification 
requirements for imports into and transit, through the 
Union of certain commodities, including egg products. It 
provides that commodities imported into or transited 
through the Union are to be accompanied by a veterinary 
certificate for the commodity concerned and comply 
with the conditions set out therein.  
(5) Processed egg products present a potential risk for animal 
health, also when they are used to manufacture certain 
composite products. It is therefore appropriate that the 
same conditions which must be complied with by egg 
products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, 
when those products are introduced into or transited 
through the Union, apply also to processed egg 
products used to manufacture composite products.  
(6) The model certificates set out in Annexes I and II to 
Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 include the condition that 
the country of origin of meat or milk products used to 
manufacture composite products imported into or 
transited through the Union is authorised by relevant 
Union legislation to export meat or milk products into 
the Union. In addition, those model certificates include 
the condition that the country of origin of the meat or 
milk products be the same as the country of export of 
the composite products.  
(7) Those two conditions ensure that meat and milk 
products originating from third countries and used to 
manufacture composite products comply with UnionEN 5.6.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 144/1  
( 1 ) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.  
( 2 ) OJ L 12, 14.1.2012, p. 1.  (  3 ) OJ L 226, 23.8.2008, p. 1.rules for human and animal health. However, the 
condition that the country of origin and the country of 
export be the same does not allow for the import into 
and transit through the Union of composite products 
exported from a third country but which contain meat 
and milk products originating in the Union.  
(8) Meat and milk products originating in the Union are in 
compliance with the human and animal health 
conditions laid down in Union legislation. It is 
therefore appropriate to amend the conditions included 
in the model certificates set out in Annexes I and II to 
Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 to allow the use of meat 
and milk products originating in the Union to manu ­
facture composite products in third countries authorised 
to export composite products to the Union.  
(9) Commission Decision 2007/777/EC of 29 November 
2007 laying down the animal and public health 
conditions and model certificates for imports of certain 
meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and 
intestines for human consumption from third coun ­
tries (  1 ) provides that Member States are to authorise 
imports into the Union of certain meat products that 
comply with the conditions concerning origin and 
treatment set out in Annex II thereto. That Annex sets 
out rules on a non-specific treatment (treatment A) to 
which the imported products are to be subjected when 
they originate in third countries where the animal health 
status does not present a risk for the animal health status 
in the Union. Since those products may be directly 
imported into the Union, it is appropriate to amend 
the conditions included in the model certificates set out 
in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 to 
allow the use of such meat products to manufacture 
composite products in third countries authorised to 
export composite products to the Union, provided that 
the third country exporting the composite products 
ensures that those meat products comply with the 
health and origin requirements foreseen in Union legis ­
lation and that it is authorised to export itself the same 
meat products to the Union under the same conditions.  
(10) Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 of 2 July 
2010 laying down animal and public health and 
veterinary certification conditions for the introduction 
into the European Union of raw milk and dairy 
products intended for human consumption (  2 ) provides 
that Member States are to authorise the importation of 
consignments of raw milk and dairy products from the 
third countries or parts thereof listed in column A of 
Annex I thereto. In addition, Regulation (EU) No 
605/2010 provides that Member States are to authorise 
the importation of consignments of certain dairy 
products from the third countries or parts thereof not 
at risk from foot-and-mouth disease listed in column B of Annex I thereto, provided that such dairy products 
have undergone, or been produced from raw milk 
which has undergone a pasteurisation treatment 
involving a single heat treatment as laid down in that 
Regulation. Since those dairy products may be directly 
imported into the Union, it is appropriate to amend the 
conditions included in the model certificates set out in 
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 to 
allow the use of such dairy products to manufacture 
composite products in third countries authorised to 
export composite products to the Union, provided that 
the third country exporting the composite products 
ensures that those milk products comply with the 
health and origin requirements foreseen in Union legis ­
lation and that it is authorised to export itself the same 
dairy products to the Union under the same conditions.  
(11) Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 should therefore be 
amended accordingly.  
(12) To avoid any disruption of trade, the use of certificates 
issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 
prior to the entry into force of this Regulation should be 
authorised for a transitional period.  
(13) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in 
accordance with the opinion of the Standing 
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,  
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  
Article 1  
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 are replaced 
by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.  
Article 2  
For a transitional period until 31 December 2012, 
consignments of composite products accompanied by 
certificates issued before 1 October 2012 in accordance with 
the models set out in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 
28/2012 before the amendments introduced by this Regulation 
may continue to be introduced into the Union.  
Article 3  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day 
following that of its publication in the  Official Journal of the 
European Union .EN L 144/2 Official Journal of the European Union 5.6.2012  
( 1 ) OJ L 312, 30.11.2007, p. 49.  
( 2 ) OJ L 175, 10.7.2010, p. 1.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  
Done at Brussels, 1 June 2012.  
For the Commission  
The President  
José Manuel BARROSOEN 5.6.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 144/3ANNEX  
‘ANNEX I  
Model Health Certificate for import into the European Union of composite products intended for human 
consumption
EN L 144/4 Official Journal of the European Union 5.6.2012EN 5.6.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 144/5EN L 144/6 Official Journal of the European Union 5.6.2012EN 5.6.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 144/7EN L 144/8 Official Journal of the European Union 5.6.2012EN 5.6.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 144/9EN L 144/10 Official Journal of the European Union 5.6.2012ANNEX II  
Model Health Certificate for transit through or storage in the European Union of composite products intended 
for human consumption
EN 5.6.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 144/11EN L 144/12 Official Journal of the European Union 5.6.2012EN 5.6.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 144/13EN L 144/14 Official Journal of the European Union 5.6.2012