Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/544 of 25 March 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 as regards model animal health certificates and model animal health/official certificates for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 is amended as follows: (1) Article 14, point (e), is deleted; (2) Annex II is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

For a transitional period until 12 February 2026, the use of animal health certificates or animal health/official certificates issued in accordance with the models set out in Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403, as applicable before the amendments made to that Implementing Regulation by this Regulation, shall continue to be authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof provided that those certificates were issued no later than 12 November 2025.

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