Date of issue: 26 November 2019
Date of effect: 14 December 2019
Reference Number: MAA2019-07
Attention:
- Industries— Industry Bodies - Seafood
- Export seafood establishments
- Licensed exporters
- State regulatory authorities
- Department of Agriculture—Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To advise of changes to export certification requirements for fishery products, including finfish, bivalve molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods exported to the European Union (EU). Fishery products exported to the EU, from 14 December 2019 onwards are required to be accompanied by new export certification.
Summary of key points
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628, published 8 April 2019, implements changes to export certificates for fishery products. Regulation 2019/628 does not implement any new eligibility requirements for Australian fish products to the EU.
The EU has granted a transitional period. Certificates which are completed and signed up to and including 13 December, will be accepted up to 13 March 2020. New certificates will need to be used from 14 December 2019.
The Department of Agriculture is in the process of updating the affected EU certificates in response to the new regulation. The new regulation shall come into force on 14 December 2019. Certificates will be updated systematically, with priority decided based upon history of trade.
The department will release a Market Access Advice closer to the implementation date, outlining the certification available to exporters.
The following English certificate templates and their corresponding bilingual templates are affected by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628.
| Template (English only) | Current Certificate Title |
|---|---|
| FEEN1A | HEATH CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION* |
| FEEN1B | HEATH CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION* |
| FEEN1C | HEATH CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION* |
| FEEN1E | HEATH CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION* |
| FEEN2A | HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF LIVE BIVALVE MOLLUSCS, ECHINODERMS, TUNICATES AND MARINE GASTROPODS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION# |
| FEEN2B | HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF LIVE BIVALVE MOLLUSCS, ECHINODERMS, TUNICATES AND MARINE GASTROPODS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION# |
| FEEN2C | HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTS OF LIVE BIVALVE MOLLUSCS, ECHINODERMS, TUNICATES AND MARINE GASTROPODS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION# |
* These certificates shall be retitled from 14 December, 2019, to:
OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY IN THE UNION FOR PLACING ON THE MARKET OF FISHERY PRODUCTS
# These certificates shall be retitled from 14 December, 2019, to:
OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY IN THE UNION FOR PLACING ON THE MARKET OF LIVE BIVALVE MOLLUSCS, ECHINODERMS, TUNICATES AND MARINE GASTROPODS
Further information
Contact Export Standards if you have any queries.
The information provided in this advice is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify these details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in this notice.