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Explanatory Instruction for Sanitary Model Certificate for Egg Products

• General Instructions

The certificate should be completed in a legible manner.

If the consignee, point of entry, or transport details change after the certificate has been issued, it 

is the responsibility of the importer to advise the competent authority of the importing country. 

Such a change should not result in a request for a replacement certificate to be issued.

The model certificate as it appears includes numbers designed to facilitate establishing a link 

between a particular section and the corresponding explanatory note. 

1. Consignor/Exporter: name and address (street, town and region/province/state, as 

applicable) of the natural or legal person or entity who sends the consignment.

2. Certificate Number: this identification number should be unique for each certificate and 

authorized by the competent authority of the exporting country.

3. Competent Authority: name of the Competent Authority of the country responsible for 

certification.

4. Consignee/Importer: name and address of the natural or legal person or entity to whom 

the consignment is shipped in the country of destination, at the time the certificate is 

issued.

5. State of Origin: name of the state in which the products were produced, manufactured or 

packaged.

6. Country of Destination: name of the country of destination of the products.

7. Place of Loading: name of a seaport, airport, freight terminal, rail station or other place 

at which goods are loaded onto the means of transport being used for their carriage.

8. Means of Transport: air/ship/rail/road/other, as appropriate and the identification (name 

or number) of these if available, or relevant documentary references.

9. Declared point of entry: if required and available the name of the point of entry 

authorized by the competent authority of the importing country and, its UN/LOCODE 

(refer to the United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations). The competent 

authority may or may not have access to this information at the time of issuance.

10. Conditions for transport/storage: appropriate temperature category (ambient, chilled, 

frozen) or other requirements (e.g. humidity) for transport/storage of the product.
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11. Producer/Manufacture: name and address (street, town and region/province/state, as 

applicable) of the natural or legal person or entity who produced the consignment.

12. Date of Packing: identify the date of packing of the product in an appropriate date 

format (i.e. for Mexico the format would be dd-mm-yyyy).

13. Type of Packing: identify the type of packaging of products as defined.

14. Name of Product (include description): description of the product(s) precise enough to 

allow the product(s) including the commodity code (HS code) where appropriate.

15. Number of Packages: identify the number of packages in the consignment.

16. Net Weight: identify the net weight per product of the consignment 

17. Attestations/Remarks: information indicating compliance with the relevant 

regulation(s) of the importing or exporting countries in accordance with their 

recommendations. 

18. Certifying Officer: name, official position, official stamp (optional), date of signature 

and signature.