Importing composite products: new Regulation

19 January 2012

Commission Regulation (EU) No 28/2012, applicable from 1 March 2012, lays down requirements for the certification for imports into and transit through the European Union of certain composite products. The Regulation applies to products that are composed of both fishery product and a product of plant origin will be covered by this legislation if the fish content is 50% or more.

Where such products are to be imported, the fishery product fraction must comply with all the requirements that would be necessary if the fishery product was being imported alone i.e. it must originate from an approved establishment (or production area) in a "listed" third country, it must be accompanied by a health certificate and it has to be presented at the Border Inspection Post for veterinary checks. The health certificate will need to be based on the one in the Annex of the new Regulation.

Commission Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 is available here: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:012:0001:0013:EN:PDF  

See also: Seafish Import Guidance