EU updates import certificate requirements for US fishery products
Exporters and certifiers of US fishery products to the EU must move to the new model health certificate, including the antimicrobial-use attestation, by the transitional deadlines
Change
On 9 June 2026, the European Commission adopted Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1205, replacing the model health certificate for imports of US fishery products into the Union (Decision 2006/199/EC) to add an antimicrobial-use attestation under Regulation (EU) 2019/6 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 and update animal-health attestations; old-model certificates are usable only if issued by 3 September 2026, with the transition ending 3 December 2026.
Why it matters
The revised model certificate adds a declaration that aquaculture fishery products comply with the EU veterinary-medicines rules — no antimicrobials for growth promotion or yield increase, and none reserved for human use under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255 — and updates animal-health attestations to align with the Animal Health Law and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. The change is binding for entry of US fishery products into the Union. Transitional arrangements: certificates on the prior model may still be used if issued no later than 3 September 2026 and are authorised until 3 December 2026, and the antimicrobial attestation applies to consignments entering from 3 September 2026. Exporters, US certifying authorities and EU importers/border-control must move to the new certificate within these windows.
Implications
- — US exporters and certifying authorities of fishery products to the EU must adopt the replaced model health certificate, including the new attestation on antimicrobial use under Regulation (EU) 2019/6 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905, or consignments will not meet the entry conditions once the transitional period ends.
- — EU importers and border-control posts handling US fishery products must accept old-model certificates only where issued no later than 3 September 2026 and used by 3 December 2026, and require the new model thereafter, or apply incorrect certification conditions.
- — Aquaculture producers and their certifiers supplying the EU must be able to attest that animals were not given antimicrobials for growth promotion or yield increase, nor any antimicrobial reserved for human treatment under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255, for consignments entering from 3 September 2026.
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