Bovine meat model health certificates: version history
Updated 31 July 2024
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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Competent authorities must provide a health certificate to exporters of animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
Competent authorities should use the updates below to make changes to health certificates for exporters to ensure they are in line with the current version of the model health certificates.
GBHC300 BOV Bovine fresh meat or minced meat
Version 1.3
Published July 2024:
- Part I Box I.28: 鈥楢pproval number of cutting plant鈥� amended to 鈥楢pproval number of cutting and/or Minced Meat Plant鈥�.聽
- Attestation AW/001: renamed to AW/001A.聽
- Attestation AH/T104C: renamed AH/T104D and a new AND/OR option has been added. In the last AND/OR option 鈥�()[A],()[H]鈥� has changed to 鈥�()[A] and ()[H]鈥�. In the notes for completion 鈥榁accination programmes against foot-and-mouth disease are being officially carried out and controlled in domestic bovine animals in this territory鈥� has been removed from the [A] option. In the [H] option 鈥楾he consignment contains only matured de-boned meat from this territory鈥� has been removed and 鈥榯he meat has been obtained鈥� has been added.聽
- ()[meat] ()[minced meat] has been added to the opening paragraph of the public health section of Part II of the certificate聽
- Attestation PH/E100B: replaced by PH/E100A.聽
- Attestation PH/P100: renamed PH/P100A and information on temperatures moved to the notes for completion.聽聽
- Attestation PH/I001: Has been replaced by PH/I001A which has deleted 鈥榮ection 2 and section 3 of鈥� and added 鈥榓nd Regulation (EU) No 2019/624鈥� to the notes for completion.聽
- Attestation PH/MK002: ()[carcass or parts of the carcass] ()[meat] (*)[minced meat has] has been replaced by 鈥榯he products have鈥�.聽
- Attestation PH/MB001B: 鈥榯he ()[meat] ()[minced meat] has鈥� is replaced by 鈥榯he products described in part I of this certificate鈥�.聽聽
- Attestation PH/S101: renamed PH/S101A.聽
- Part III notes for completion Part I box reference I.28: Removed 鈥榤eat, minced meat鈥� added 鈥榩roducts and, for chilled minced meat indicate the use by date (dd/mm/yy).鈥櫬�
- 鈥楻etained鈥� has been amended to 鈥楢ssimilated鈥� throughout the certificate.
Version 1.2
Published October 2023 accepted until 31 January 2025:
- AH/E016C, AH/E370 and AH/A723B have been removed.
Version 1.1
Published August 2023:聽
- Boxes II.a and II.b deleted from Notes for Completion header
Version 1.0
Published April 2023:聽accepted until 29 April 2024
- replaces GBHC070E and GBHC070X