Bees model health certificates: version history
Updated 30 April 2024
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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Competent authorities in EU and non-EU countries must provide a health certificate to exporters of animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
Competent authorities should use the updates below to make changes to health certificates for exporters to ensure they are in line with the current version of the model health certificates.
GBHC600 QUE: Queen honey bees and bumble bees
Version 1.1
Published April 2024
- Attestation AH/E500B added “comes from a breeding apiary, which is supervised and controlled by the competent authority in case of reported disease;” and “complies with GB legislation”.
Version 1.0
Published August 2023 - accepted until 30 October 2024
- replaces GBHC025E and GBHC025X.
GBHC601 BEE Colonies of bumble bees
Version 1.0
Published August 2023
- replaces GBHC026E and GBHC026X.
GBHC207 Live bees (Apis mellifera and Bombus spp.) from New Zealand
Version 1.0
- certificate published June 2021