High-risk food not of animal origin model health certificates: version history
Updated 9 December 2024
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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Competent authorities in EU and non-EU countries 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.
GBHC171E Sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts from the EU
Version 1.0
- certificate published December 2020 - accepted until 1 November 2022
- merged with GBHC171X in May 2022
GBHC171X Sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts from non-EU countries
Version 3.0
Published May 2022:
- certificate reference number changed from 鈥淕BHC171X鈥� to 鈥淕BHC171鈥�
- I.3: field removed
- I.4: field removed
- I.6: field removed
- I.8: added 鈥淩egion of origin鈥� field
- I.11: field retitled 鈥淧lace of origin of seeds and/or sprouts鈥�
- I.11: removed 鈥淎pproval number鈥� from field
- I.12: field removed
- I.14: removed 鈥淭ime of departure鈥� from field
- I.15: added 鈥淒ocumentation references鈥� to field
- I.16: field removed
- I.17: field removed
- I.18: field updated to 鈥淒escription of commodity鈥�
- I.19: field updated to 鈥淐ommodity code (HS code)鈥�
- I.20: field updated to 鈥淨uantity (Kgs)鈥�
- I.21: field updated to 鈥淭emperature of product鈥�
- I.22: field updated to 鈥淣umber of packages鈥�
- I.23: field updated to 鈥淪eal / Container No.鈥�
- I.24: field updated to 鈥淭ype of packaging鈥�
- I.25: field updated to 鈥淚dentification of the commodities鈥�
- I.26: field placeholder added, but not in use
- I.27: field placeholder added, but not in use
- I.28: added 鈥淚dentification of the commodities鈥� field; 鈥淪pecies鈥�, 鈥淐old store鈥� and 鈥淭ype of packaging鈥� removed from table; 鈥淣ature of commodity鈥� added to table.
- II.1.1(1): 鈥�(1)鈥� removed from after clause number; 鈥渃ondition鈥� updated to 鈥渃onditions鈥�; 鈥減rovision鈥� updated to 鈥減rovisions鈥�
- II.1.2(1): 鈥�(1)鈥� removed from after clause number; removed 鈥渙f 11 March 2013 on the approval of establishments production sprouts pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council鈥�
- II.1.3(1): 鈥�(1)鈥� removed from after clause number; removed 鈥渙f 11 March 2013 on traceability requirements for sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts鈥�; removed 鈥渙f 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs鈥�
- Notes: removed list of countries subject to transitional import arrangements
- Notes: guidance note on retained EU legislation expanded, beginning 鈥淩eferences to European Union legislation鈥︹��
- Notes to Part I: all guidance notes revised
- certificate reference number added to all pages
- certificate version number added to all pages
- full certificate reformatted into accessible template
Version 1.0
- certificate published December 2020 - accepted until 1 November 2022
GBHC176 Certain food or feed
Version 3.2
Published: January 2023
- II.1.1: in first paragraph, corrected 852/3004 to 852/2004
Version 3.1
Published September 2022 - accepted until 1 August 2023
- I.25: details added: Species (Scientific name), Final consumer, Number of packages, Net weight, Batch number, Type of packaging
Version 3.0
Published May 2022 - accepted until 1 June 2023:
- I.25: table and 鈥淔inal consumer鈥� checkbox removed
- II.1.1: footnote (t) corrected to (1)
- II.1.2: missing closing bracket added after 鈥�2019/1793鈥�
- Notes: guidance note on retained EU legislation added, beginning 鈥淩eferences to European Union legislation鈥︹��
- legislation titles shortened throughout
- full certificate reformatted into accessible template
Version 1.0
- certificate published May 2021 - accepted until 1 November 2022
GBHC177 Polyamide and melamine plastic kitchenware from China
Version 1.0
- certificate published May 2021
GBHC208X Food and feed originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station
Version 3.0
Published: May 2022:
- certificate reference number changed from 鈥淕BHC208X鈥� to 鈥淕BHC208鈥�
- I.25: table and 鈥淔inal consumer鈥� checkbox removed
- Notes: guidance note on retained EU legislation added, beginning 鈥淩eferences to European Union legislation鈥︹��
- Notes: guidance note on references to Great Britain added, beginning 鈥淩eferences to Great Britain鈥︹��
- Notes: removed 鈥�(original cert says Annex lV (4) to retained Regulation (EU) 2020/1158鈥� from note beginning 鈥淪ee instructions for鈥︹��
- Notes to box reference I.20: removed 鈥渁s specified in the relevant European Union official certificate.鈥�
- Notes to box reference I.22: removed 鈥渋n the European Union鈥�
- legislation titles shortened throughout
- full certificate reformatted into accessible template
Version 1.0
- certificate published August 2021 - accepted until 1 November 2022
GBHC212X Chinese rice GMO
Version 1.0
- certificate published February 2022
GBHC214 Pre-export check (Retained Regulation 2015/949)
Version 1.0
- certificate published May 2022