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►B COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/2236  
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 for the 
entry into the Union and movements within the Union of consignments of aquatic animals and 
of certain products of animal origin from aquatic animals, official certification regarding such 
certificates and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
(OJ L 442, 30.12.2020, p. 410)  
Amended by:  
Official Journal  
No page  date  
►M1 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/617 of 14 April 2 021 L 131  4 1  16.4.2021  
►M2 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/619 of 15 April 2 021 L 131  7 2  16.4.2021  
►M3 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1329 of 10 August  
2021  L 288  4 8  11.8.2021  
►M4 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1471 of 18 August  
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/2236  
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 for the entry into the 
Union and movements within the Union of consignments of aquatic 
animals and of certain products of animal origin from aquatic 
animals, official certification regarding such certificates and 
repealing Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
Article 1  
Subject matter and scope  
1. This Regulation lays down rules concerning the animal health  
certificates provided for in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and offic ial 
certification provided for in Regulation (EU) 2017/625 as regar ds the 
issuance and replacement of animal health certificates required  for the 
entry into the Union (  1 ) and movements within the Union of certain 
consignments of aquatic animals and of products of animal origi n 
from aquatic animals.  
2. It establishes model animal health certificates and a model 
declaration for the following:  
(a) model animal health certificates for movements within the U nion of 
consignments of certain categories of aquatic animals and certa in 
products of animal origin from aquaculture animals (Annex I);  
(b) a model animal health certificate for the entry into the Un ion of 
consignments of aquatic animals intended for certain aquacultur e 
establishments, for release into the wild, or for other purpose s 
excluding human consumption (Annex II);  
(c) a model declaration by the master of vessel: addendum for t ransport 
of consignments of certain aquatic animals entering the Union b y 
sea (Annex III).  
Article 2  
Definitions  
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall 
apply:  
(1) ‘container’ means container as defined in point (1) of Arti cle 2 of 
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/990;  
(2) ‘well-boat’ means a well-boat as defined in point (2) of Ar ticle 2 of 
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/990;  
(3) ‘fishing bait’ means fishing bait as defined in point (4) o f Article 2 
of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/990;  
(4) ‘national measures’ means national measures as defined in p oint (5) 
of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/990;  ▼B 
( 1 ) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the Uni ted Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union a nd the 
European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4 ) of the 
Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that 
Protocol, for the purposes of this Regulation references to‘Uni on’ include 
the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.
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(5) ‘habitat’ means habitat as defined in point (6) of Article 2 of 
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/990;  
(6) ‘listed third country, territory or zone thereof’ means a t hird 
country, territory, zone or compartment as defined in point (1)  of 
Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;  
(7) ‘disease-free Member State, zone or compartment’ means a Me mber 
State, zone or compartment as defined in point (7) of Article 2  of 
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/990;  
(8) ‘eradication programme’ means an eradication programme as 
defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 
2020/990.  
Article 3  
Completion of animal health certificates for consignments of aquatic 
animals and products of animal origin from aquatic animals  
1. Animal health certificates for the movement within the Union  of 
consignments of aquatic animals and consignments of products of  
animal origin from aquatic animals, set out in Annex I to this Regu­
lation, shall be duly completed and signed by an official veter inarian in 
accordance with the explanatory notes provided for in Chapter 2  of 
Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235.  
2. Animal health certificates for the entry into the Union of 
consignments of aquatic animals and consignments of products of  
animal origin from aquatic animals, set out in Annex II to this  Regu­
lation, shall be duly completed and signed by an official veter inarian in 
accordance with the explanatory notes provided for in Chapter 4  of 
Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235.  
3. Operators responsible for consignments referred to in paragr aphs 1 
and 2 shall provide the competent authority the information on the 
description of such consignments as described in Part I of the model 
animal health certificates set out in Annexes I and II.  
Article 4  
Requirements for animal health certificates for consignments of 
aquatic animals and products of animal origin from aquatic animals  
1. The official veterinarian shall complete animal health certi ficates 
for consignments of aquatic animals and products of animal orig in from 
aquatic animals in accordance with the following requirements:  
(a) the animal health certificate must bear the signature of th e official 
veterinarian and the official stamp; the colour of the signatur e and 
the colour of stamp, other of an than embossed or watermarked 
stamp, must be different to the colour of the printing;  
(b) where the animal health certificate contains multiple or al ternative 
statements, the statements which are not relevant must be cross ed 
out, initialled and stamped by the official veterinarian, or co mpletely 
removed from the animal health certificate;  
(c) the animal health certificate must consist of one of the fo llowing:  
(i) a single sheet of paper;  
(ii) several sheets of paper where all sheets are indivisible a nd 
constitute an integrated whole;  
(iii) a sequence of pages with each page numbered so as to indi cate 
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(d) where the animal health certificate consists of a sequence of pages 
as referred to in point (c)(iii), of this paragraph, each page must bear 
the unique code referred to in Article 89(1)(a) of Regulation ( EU) 
2017/625, the signature of the official veterinarian and the of ficial 
stamp;  
(e) in the case of animal health certificates for movements of 
consignments within the Union, the animal health certificate mu st 
accompany the consignment until it reaches the place of destina tion 
in the Union;  
(f) in the case of animal health certificates for the entry int o the Union 
of consignments, the animal health certificate must be presente d to 
the competent authority of the border control post of entry int o the 
Union where the consignment is subjected to official controls;  
(g) the animal health certificate must be issued before the con signment 
to which it relates leaves the control of the competent authori ty 
issuing the animal health certificate;  
(h) in the case of animal health certificates for the entry int o the Union 
of consignments, the animal health certificate must be drawn up  in 
the official language, or in one of the official languages, of the 
Member State of the border control post of entry into the Union . 
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1(h), a Member State may  
consent to animal health certificates being drawn up in another  official 
language of the Union, and accompanied, if necessary, by an aut h­
enticated translation.  
3. Points (a) to (e) of paragraph 1 shall not apply to electron ic 
certificates issued in accordance with the requirements of Arti cle 39(1) 
of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715.  
4. Points (b), (c) and (d) of paragraph 1 shall not apply to an imal 
health certificates issued in paper and completed in, and print ed from, 
TRACES.  
Article 5  
Replacement of animal health certificates for consignments of 
aquatic animals and products of animal origin from aquatic animals  
1. Competent authorities shall only issue replacement animal he alth 
certificates for consignments of aquatic animals and products o f animal 
origin from aquatic animals in the case of administrative error s in the 
initial animal health certificate or where the initial animal h ealth certifi­
cate has been damaged or lost.  
2. In the replacement animal health certificate, the competent 
authority shall not modify information in the initial animal he alth cer­
tificate concerning the identification of the consignment, its traceability 
and the guarantees provided for in the initial animal health ce rtificate for 
the consignment.  
3. In the replacement animal health certificate, the competent 
authority shall:  
(a) make clear reference to the unique code referred to in 
Article 89(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and the date of 
issue of the initial animal health certificate, and clearly sta te that 
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(b) indicate a new animal health certificate number different t o that of 
the initial animal health certificate;  
(c) indicate the date when it was issued, as opposed to the dat e of issue 
of the initial animal health certificate;  
(d) produce an original document issued in paper, except in the  case of 
electronic replacement animal health certificates submitted in 
TRACES.  
4. In the case of entry into the Union of consignments, the com petent 
authority of the border control post of entry into the Union ma y refrain 
from requesting the operator responsible for the consignment to  provide 
a replacement animal health certificate when information concer ning the 
consignee, the importer, the border control post of entry into the Union 
or the means of transport changes after the certificate has bee n issued 
and such new information is provided by the operator responsibl e for 
the consignment.  
Article 6  
Model animal health certificates for movements within the Union of 
certain categories of aquatic animals and products of animal origin 
from aquatic animals  
The animal health certificates referred to in Article 1(2)(a) t o be used 
for movements within the Union of consignments of certain categ ories 
of aquatic animals and certain products of animal origin from a quatic 
animals shall correspond to one of the following models, depend ing on 
the aquatic animals and categories of products concerned:  
(a) AQUA-INTRA-ESTAB drawn up in accordance with the model set 
out in Chapter 1 of Annex I, for aquatic animals intended for 
aquaculture establishments;  
(b) AQUA-INTRA-RELEASE drawn up in accordance with the model 
set out in Chapter 2 of Annex I, for aquatic animals intended f or 
release into the wild;  
(c) AQUA-INTRA-HC drawn up in accordance with the model set out  
in Chapter 3 of Annex I, for aquatic animals intended for human  
consumption;  
(d) AQUA-INTRA-RESTRICT drawn up in accordance with the model 
set out in Chapter 4 of Annex I, for aquatic animals subjected to 
movement restrictions or emergency measures regarding listed or  
emerging diseases;  
(e) AQUA-INTRA-BAIT drawn up in accordance with the model set 
out in Chapter 5 of Annex I, for aquatic animals intended for u se as 
live fishing bait;  
(f) PAO-AQUA-INTRA-PROCESS drawn up in accordance with the 
model set out in Chapter 6 of Annex I, for products of animal o rigin 
from aquaculture animals other than live aquaculture animals, 
intended for further processing;  
(g) PAO-AQUA-INTRA-RESTRICT drawn up in accordance with the 
model set out in Chapter 7 of Annex I, for products of animal o rigin 
from aquaculture animals other than live aquaculture animals 
subjected to movement restrictions or emergency measures 
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Article 7  
Model animal health certificate for the entry into the Union of 
aquatic animals intended for aquaculture establishments, for 
release into the wild, or for other purposes, excluding human 
consumption  
The animal health certificate referred to in Article 1(2)(b) to  be used for 
the entry into the Union of consignments of aquatic animals int ended 
for aquaculture establishments, for release into the wild, or f or other 
purposes, excluding human consumption shall correspond to the m odel 
AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER drawn up in accordance 
with the model set out in Annex II.  
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Article 8  
Model declaration for the transport of certain aquatic animals 
entering the Union by sea  
The declaration referred to in Article 1(2)(c) to be used for t he transport 
of certain aquatic animals entering the Union by sea shall corr espond to 
the model addendum AT-AQUA-SEA drawn up in accordance with the 
model set out in Annex III.  
That addendum shall be completed by the master of the vessel an d 
attached to the relevant animal health certificate.  
Article 9  
Repeal of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008  
1. Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 is repealed with effect from 
21 April 2021.  
2. References to the Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 shall be 
construed as references to this Regulation and read in accordan ce 
with the correlation table in Annex IV.  
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Article 10  
Transitional provisions 
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1. Consignments of aquatic animals and products of animal origi n 
from aquatic animals accompanied by the appropriate animal heal th 
certificate issued in accordance with the model laid down in 
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 shall be accepted for entry into t he 
Union until 15 March 2022 provided that the animal health certi ficate 
was signed by an official inspector before 15 January 2022.  
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2. Consignments of aquatic animals and products of animal origi n 
from aquatic animals accompanied by the appropriate animal heal th 
certificate issued in accordance with the model laid down in 
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 shall be accepted for movements 
within the Union until 17 October 2021.  
3. References to provisions of repealed acts within the certifi cates 
shall be construed as references to corresponding replacement p rovisions 
and shall be read in accordance with the correlation tables, wh ere 
applicable.  ▼M1
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Article 11  
Entry into force and application  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day fol lowing 
that of its publication in the  Official Journal of the European Union . 
It shall apply from 21 April 2021.  
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly a pplicable in 
all Member States.  ▼B
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ANNEX I  
Annex I contains the following models animal health certificate s: 
MODEL 
AQUA-INTRA-ESTAB  Chapter 1: Model animal health certificate for the movement wi thin 
the Union of aquatic animals intended for aquaculture establish ments  
AQUA-INTRA-RELEASE  Chapter 2: Model animal health certificate for the movement wi thin 
the Union of aquatic animals intended for release into the wild  
AQUA-INTRA-HC  Chapter 3: Model animal health certificate for the movement wi thin 
the Union of aquatic animals intended for human consumption  
AQUA-INTRA-RESTRICT  Chapter 4: Model animal health certificate for the movement wi thin 
the Union of aquatic animals subjected to movement restrictions  or 
emergency measures regarding listed or emerging diseases  
AQUA-INTRA-BAIT  Chapter 5: Model animal health certificate for the movement wi thin 
the Union of aquatic animals intended for use as live fishing b ait 
PAO-AQUA-INTRA-PROCESS  Chapter 6: Model animal health certificate for the movement wi thin 
the Union of products of animal origin from aquaculture animals  
other than live aquaculture animals, intended for further proce ssing  
PAO-AQUA-INTRA-RESTRICT  Chapter 7: Model animal health certificate for the movement wi thin 
the Union of products of animal origin from aquaculture animals  
other than live aquaculture animals subjected to movement 
restrictions or emergency measures regarding listed or emerging  
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CHAPTER 1  
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE MOVEMENT WITHIN THE UNION OF AQUATIC 
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CHAPTER 2  
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE MOVEMENT WITHIN THE UNION OF AQUATIC 
ANIMALS INTENDED FOR RELEASE INTO THE WILD (MODEL ‘AQUA-INTRA-RELEASE’)
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CHAPTER 3  
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE MOVEMENT WITHIN THE UNION OF AQUATIC 
ANIMALS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL ‘AQUA-INTRA-HC’)
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CHAPTER 4  
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE MOVEMENT WITHIN THE UNION OF AQUATIC 
ANIMALS SUBJECTED TO MOVEMENT RESTRICTIONS OR EMERGENCY MEASURES REGARDING 
LISTED OR EMERGING DISEASES (MODEL ‘AQUA-INTRA-RESTRICT’)
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CHAPTER 5  
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE MOVEMENT WITHIN THE UNION OF AQUATIC 
ANIMALS INTENDED FOR USE AS LIVE FISHING BAIT (MODEL ‘AQUA-INTRA-BAIT’)
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CHAPTER 6  
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE MOVEMENT WITHIN THE UNION OF 
PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM AQUACULTURE ANIMALS OTHER THAN LIVE 
AQUACULTURE ANIMALS, INTENDED FOR FURTHER PROCESSING (MODEL ‘PAO-AQUA-INTRA- 
PROCESS’)
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CHAPTER 7  
MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE MOVEMENT WITHIN THE UNION OF 
PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM AQUACULTURE ANIMALS OTHER THAN LIVE 
AQUACULTURE ANIMALS SUBJECTED TO MOVEMENT RESTRICTIONS OR EMERGENCY 
MEASURES REGARDING LISTED OR EMERGING DISEASES (MODEL ‘PAO-AQUA-INTRA-RESTRICT’)
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ANNEX II  
Annex II contains the following model animal health certificate : 
Model  
AQUA-ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/ 
OTHER  Model animal health certificate for the entry into the Union of  aquatic 
animals intended for certain aquaculture establishments, for re lease into 
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MODEL ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF AQUATIC 
ANIMALS INTENDED FOR CERTAIN AQUACULTURE ESTABLISHMENTS, FOR RELEASE INTO 
THE WILD OR FOR OTHER PURPOSES, EXCLUDING HUMAN CONSUMPTION (MODEL ‘AQUA- 
ENTRY-ESTAB/RELEASE/OTHER ’)
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ANNEX III  
Annex III contains the following model declaration:  
MODEL 
AT-AQUA-SEA  Model declaration by the master of the vessel: 
Addendum for transport of certain aquatic animals 
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MODEL DECLARATION BY THE MASTER OF THE VESSEL: 
ADDENDUM FOR TRANSPORT OF CERTAIN AQUATIC ANIMALS 
ENTERING THE UNION BY SEA  
(MODEL ‘AT-AQUA-SEA’)  
To be completed and attached to the relevant animal health certificate for entry 
into the Union where transported by vessel, even for part of the journey, other 
than fishing vessels landing wild aquatic animals and products of animal origin 
from wild aquatic animals for direct human consumption referred in Article 1(6) 
of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692  
In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the Unite d Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European 
Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on 
Ireland / Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, 
references to European Union in this certificate include the Un ited Kingdom in 
respect of Northern Ireland.
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ANNEX IV  
Correlation table referred to in Article 9(2)  
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1251/2008  This Regulation  
Article 1  Article 1  
Article 2  Article 2  
Article 3 to 17  —  
Annex I  —  
Annex II Parts A and Part B  Annex I  
Annex II Part C  —  
Annex III  —  
Annex IV Parts A, B and C  Annex II  
Annex IV Part D  Annex III  
Annex V  Article 3  ▼B