Date of issue: 13 December 2019
Date of effect: 14 December 2019
Reference Number: MAA2019-08
Attention:
- Industries— Industry Bodies - Seafood
- Export seafood establishments
- Licensed exporters
- State regulatory authorities
- Department of Agriculture—Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To advise of updates to changes to export certification requirements for fishery products, including finfish, bivalve molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods exported to the European Union (EU). Please refer to MAA 2019-07 for the original notification on this issue.
Summary of key points
The current certificate numbers shall stay the same for all edible fishery products eg. FEEN1A shall remain FEEN1A.
The changes to the certificates themselves involve:
- New titles. The Heath Certificate For Imports Of Fishery Products Intended For Human Consumption is now named Official Certificate For The Entry In The Union For Placing On The Market Of Fishery Products. The Health Certificate For Imports Of Live Bivalve Molluscs, Echinoderms, Tunicates And Marine Gastropods Intended For Human Consumption is now named Official Certificate For The Entry In The Union For Placing On The Market Of Live Bivalve Molluscs, Echinoderms, Tunicates And Marine Gastropods
- Updated references to recent EU Regulations in the attestations section of the certificates.
- In line with new regulations, Border Inspection Post (BIP) is now known as Border Control Post (BCP).
- The front page of the certificates are slightly different in regard to cell numbers and the setting out of information.
- Of note, new information is required at Cell I.28 - ‘Batch No’. This is simply the processing date and the information shall be automatically applied by EXDOC. No entry is required.
Background
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628, published 8 April 2019, implements changes to export certificates for fishery products. Fishery products exported to the EU, from 14 December 2019 onwards are required to be accompanied by new export certification. Regulation 2019/628 does not implement any new eligibility requirements for Australian fish products to the EU.
Updated Certification available to exporters
The following English certificate templates and their corresponding bilingual templates, affected by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628, shall be available for use in EXDOC from 14 December 2019.
Use the English version of the Certificate, if a Bilingual Certificate is not available.
| Template (English only) | NEW Certificate Title |
|---|---|
| FEEN1A | Official Certificate For The Entry In The Union For Placing On The Market Of Fishery Products |
| FEEN1E | Official Certificate For The Entry In The Union For Placing On The Market Of Fishery Products |
| FEEN2C | Official Certificate For The Entry In The Union For Placing On The Market Of Live Bivalve Molluscs, Echinoderms, Tunicates And Marine Gastropods |
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.
Further information
Contact ExportStandards@aff.gov.au 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.