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Composite products - meat

1 must be a third country or parts thereof authorised to export to the EU meat 

products treated with treatment ‘A’ as set out in Annex II, Part 2 to Decision 

2007/777/EC, where the third country in which the composite product is 

produced is also authorised to export to the Union meat products treated with 

that treatment.

Composite products 

containing processed 

meat product 

(regardless of 

percentage)

The country of origin of the meat product must be 

 the same as the country of export of the composite product; or

 an EU country; or

 another third country with a similar health status to that of the 

country of origin of the composite product1

Meat product must come from an EU approved establishment (the 

composite product does not have to come from an approved 

establishment);

Must be heat treated in accordance with the requirements of 

Commission Decision 2007/777/EC

Must be accompanied by a health certificate laid down in Regulation 

(EU) No 468/2012;

Bovine, ovine and caprine meat must meet relevant BSE 

requirements;

Subject to veterinary checks at a Border Inspection Post
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Composite products – milk and dairy products

2 must be a third country authorised to export to the Union milk and dairy products in 

Columns A or B of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 where the third country 

in which the composite product is produced is also authorised, under the same 

conditions to export to the Union.

Composite products 

containing 

processed milk or 

dairy products

Less than half milk?

Half or more milk?

Does it meet the 

requirements of Article 6 of 

Commission Decision 

2007/275/EC?

The country of origin of the 

processed milk must be

 the same as the country of 

export of the composite 

product; or

 an EU country; or

 another third country with a 

similar health status to that of 

the country of origin of the 

composite product2

Processed milk must come from an 

EU approved establishment (the 

composite product does not 

have to come from an approved 

establishment);

Must be heat treated in accordance 

with the requirements of Regulation 

(EU) No 605/2010

Must be accompanied by a health 

certificate laid down in Regulation 

(EU) No 468/2012;

Subject to veterinary checks at a 

Border Inspection Post

Processed milk must come from an EU 

country or a third country approved to 

export milk to the EU (Reg (EU) No 

605/2010) 

Must meet the specific requirements laid 

down in Article 6 of Commission Decision 

2007/275/EC inc appropriate heat 

treatment

Must be accompanied by a commercial 

document

Not subject to veterinary checks at a 

Border Inspection Post

Yes

No
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Composite products – fish

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if an aquaculture product, the country needs to be on the list in Commission 

Decision 2011/163/EU and the establishment have the Aq reference

Composite products 

containing processed 

fishery product

How much 

fish does it 

contain?

Half or more

Less than half?

No restrictions (ie 

no health certificate; 

no vet checks; 

no approved 

establishment

no approved country)

Fishery product must come from a country 

approved to export fishery products to the 

EU3;

Fishery product must come from an EU 

approved establishment3 (the composite 

product does not have to come from an 

approved establishment);

Must be accompanied by a health 

certificate laid down in Regulation (EU) 

No 468/2012;

Subject to veterinary checks at a Border 

Inspection Post

Does it meet the 

requirements of Article 6 of 

Commission Decision 

2007/275/EC?

Yes

No

Must be veterinary checked on entry

Commercial document required

No approved establishment or third

country
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Composite products – Egg

Composite products 

containing processed 

egg product

How much egg 

product does it 

contain?

Half or more

Less than half?

No restrictions (ie 

no health certificate; 

no vet checks; 

no approved 

establishment

no approved country)

Egg products must come from a country 

approved to export egg products to the 

EU;

Must come from an area free of Highly 

Pathogenic Avian Influenza and 

Newcastle Disease or heat treated in 

accordance with the requirements of 

Regulation (EU) No 468/2012 (see 

certificate) 

Must be accompanied by a health 

certificate laid down in Regulation (EU) 

No 28/2012 as amended by Regulation 

(EU) No 468/2012;

Subject to veterinary checks at a Border 

Inspection Post

Does it meet the 

requirements of Article 6 of 

Commission Decision 

2007/275/EC?

Yes

No

Must be veterinary checked on entry

Commercial document required

No approved establishment or third

country
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Composite products – other than meat, milk, fish and egg

Composite products 

containing processed 

animal product

How much processed animal 

product does it contain?

Less than half?

Half or more

No restrictions (ie 

no health certificate; 

no vet checks; 

no approved 

establishment

no approved country)

Must come from a country approved to 

export the relevant animal product to the 

EU;

Must be accompanied by a health 

certificate or commercial document as 

appropriate as laid down in EU legislation;

Subject to veterinary checks at a Border 

Inspection Post

No

Does it meet the 

requirements of Article 6 of 

Commission Decision 

2007/275/EC?

Yes

Must be veterinary checked on entry

Commercial document required

No approved establishment or third

country