Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2744 of 20 November 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 as regards model animal health certificates, model official certificates, model animal health/official certificates and private attestation, for the entry into the Union or transit through the Union of consignments of certain categories of animals and goods, and official certification regarding such certificates

‘3 The official certificate referred to in Article 1(3), point (b)(ii), to be signed by the captain and to be used for the entry into the Union of fishery products or fishery products derived from bivalve molluscs intended for human consumption, entering the Union directly from a reefer, freezer or factory vessel flying the flag of a third country as provided for in Article 21(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 shall correspond to the model FISH/MOL-CAP drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 30 of Annex III.’

The model private attestation referred to in Article 1(3), point (f), to be used by the operator for the entry into the Union of shelf-stable composite products in accordance with Article 22 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 shall correspond to the model set out in Annex V.’

For a transitional period until 15 September 2024, consignments of certain categories of animals and goods referred to in Articles 8 to 30a and in Article 33 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235, accompanied by the appropriate animal health certificate, official certificate, animal health/official certificate or private attestation issued in accordance with the models set out respectively in Chapters 1 to 53 of Annex III and in Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235, as applicable before the amendments made to that Implementing Regulation by this Regulation, shall continue to be authorised for the entry into the Union or for the transit through the Union to a third country provided that the certificate or the attestation was issued no later than 15 June 2024.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.