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Other meat: model health certificates

Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export meat to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 23 November 2020
• Last updated: 30 April 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Other meat model health certificates: version history

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GBHC370 CAS: Casings

PDF, 154 KB, 7 pages

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GBHC371 CAS-T/S: Casings transit or storage

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GBHC372 FM-T/S: Fresh meat transit or storage

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GBHC373 RUF: Fresh Meat (excluding offal/minced) of farmed non-domestic ruminants

PDF, 175 KB, 8 pages

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GBHC374 RUW: Fresh Meat (excluding offal/minced) of wild ruminants

PDF, 153 KB, 7 pages

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GBHC375 EQU: Fresh Meat (excluding minced) of domestic Solipeds

PDF, 148 KB, 6 pages

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GBHC376 EQW: Fresh Meat (excluding offal/minced) of wild solipeds

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GBHC377 SUF: Fresh Meat (excluding offal/minced) of farmed non-domestic animals

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GBHC378 SUW: Fresh Meat (excluding offal/minced) of wild suidae

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GBHC379 WL: Meat of wild leporidae

PDF, 190 KB, 7 pages

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GBHC380 RM: Meat of farmed rabbits

PDF, 131 KB, 5 pages

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GBHC381 WM: Meat of wild land mammals

PDF, 176 KB, 5 pages

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GBHC382 WL/RM/WM–T: Meat of wild leporidae/ farmed rabbit/wild land mammal transit

PDF, 168 KB, 5 pages

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GBHC383 WGM: Wild game bird meat

PDF, 184 KB, 7 pages

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GBHC384 REP: Reptile meat for human consumption

PDF, 62.4 KB, 4 pages

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GBHC072 NZ-TRANSIT-SG: New Zealand fresh meat transit through Singapore

PDF, 120 KB, 4 pages

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GBHC165: Meat of domestic swine from Canada

PDF, 104 KB, 4 pages

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GBHC179: 4.A. Fresh meat from New Zealand

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GBHC180: 4.C. Farmed game meat excluding feathered from New Zealand

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GBHC181: 4.D. Wild game meat from New Zealand

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GBHC188: 7.A. Animal casings from New Zealand

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Details

Meat exported to Great Britain must be accompanied by the relevant health certificate. Exporters should read the guide on how to complete a health certificate.

Certificate GBHC370

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.

Model health certificate for animal casings (Decision 2003/779) (CAS).

Certificate GBHC371

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.

Model health certificate for animal casings for transit or storage (Decision 2003/779) (CAS-T/S).

Certificate GBHC372 

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.

Model health certificate for transit or storage of fresh meat (Regulation 206/2010) (FM-T/S).

Certificate GBHC373

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.

Model health certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of farmed non-domestic animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae (Regulation 206/2010) (RUF).

Certificate GBHC374

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.

Model health certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild non-domestic animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae (Regulation 206/2010) (RUW).

Certificate GBHC375

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.

Model health certificate for fresh meat, excluding minced meat, of domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds) (Regulation 206/2010) (EQU).

Certificate GBHC376

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.

Model health certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild solipeds belonging to the subgenus Hippotigris (zebra)  (Regulation 206/2010) (EQW).

Certificate GBHC377

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.

Model health certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of farmed non-domestic animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae or Tapiridae families (Regulation 206/2010) (SUF).

Certificate GBHC378

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.

Model health certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild non-domestic animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae or Tapiridae families (Regulation 206/2010) (SUW).

Certificate GBHC379

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.

Model health certificate for meat of wild leporidae (rabbits and hares) (Regulation 119/2009) (WL).

Certificate GBHC380

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.

Model health certificate for meat of farmed rabbits (Regulation 119/2009) (RM).

Certificate GBHC381

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.

Model health certificate for meat of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae (Regulation 119/2009) (WM).

Certificate GBHC382

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.

Model health certificate for the transit and storage of meat of wild leporidae (rabbits and hares), farmed rabbits and wild land mammals other than ungulates (Regulation 119/2009) (WL/RM/WM-T).

Certificate GBHC383

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.

Model health certificate for wild game-bird meat (Regulation 798/2008) (WGM).

Certificate GBHC384

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.

Model health certificate for reptile meat (Regulation 2019/628) (REP).

Certificate GBHC072

Use this certificate from 1 January 2021.

Model health certificate only for transit through Singapore with unloading, possible storage and reloading of fresh meat originating from New Zealand (Regulation 206/2010).

Certificate GBHC165

Use this certificate from 1 January 2021.

Model health certificate for imports of fresh meat of domestic swine from Canada.

Certificate GBHC179

Use this certificate from 21 June 2021.

Model health certificate for fresh meat from New Zealand.

Certificate GBHC180

Use this certificate from 21 June 2021.

Model health certificate for farmed game meat excluding feathered from New Zealand.

Certificate GBHC181

Use this certificate from 21 June 2021.

Model health certificate for wild game meat from New Zealand.

Certificate GBHC188

Use this certificate from 21 June 2021.

Model health certificate for animal casings from New Zealand.

Published 23 November 2020
Last updated 30 April 2024 + show all updates

1. 30 April 2024

   All old versions of certificates have been removed.

2. 31 August 2023

   We have updated certificates GBHC370, GBHC371, GBHC372, GBHC373, GBHC374, GBHC375, GBHC376, GBHC377, GBHC378, GBHC379, GBHC380, GBHC381, GBHC382, GBHC383 and GBHC384. We have also updated the ‘use from’ date for certificates GBHC370, GBCH371, GBHC372, GBHC373, GBHC374, GBHC375, GBHC376, GBHC377, GBHC378, GBHC380, GBHC379, GBHC381, GBHC382, GBHC383 and GBHC384. Use from date for EU changed to 31 January 2024. Use from date for non-EU countries changed to 30 April 2024.

3. 28 April 2023

   We have replaced all EU certificates ending in E with new certificates that can be used by all countries. EU countries must use the new certificates from 31 October 2023. Non-EU countries can continue using certificates ending in X or start using the new certificates. We will communicate the deadline for switching to the new certificates in due course.

4. 24 October 2022

   Uploaded new versions and updated the version history for the following certificates: GBHC057X, GBHC057E, GBHC084X, GBHC084E, GBHC087X, GBHC087E, GBHC156E, GBHC156X, GBHC156E-SM, GBHC153X, GBHC154X, GBHC155X, GBHC117E, GBHC118E, GBHC119E, GBHC120E, GBHC121E, GBHC122E, GBHC154E and GBHC155E.

5. 4 October 2022

   Amended the version history notes for certificates GBHC117X, GBHC118X, GBHC119X, GBHC120X, GBHC121X and GBHC122X. The previous version of each certificate will continue to be accepted until 1 April 2023.

6. 1 September 2022

   Updated certificate GBHC117X. See version history for full details of changes.

7. 31 August 2022

   Certificates GBHC118X, GBHC119X, GBHC120X, GBHC121X and GBHC122X have been updated.

8. 18 July 2022

   Certificate GBHC057E should now be used from 31 December 2023. It was previously due to come into effect on 1 July 2022.

9. 30 June 2022

   Certificates GBHC084E, GBHC085E, GBHC087E, GBHC117E, GBHC118E, GBHC119E, GBHC120E, GBHC121E, GBHC122E, GBHC153E, GBHC154E, GBHC155E and GBHC156E should now be used from 31 December 2023. They were previously due to come into effect on 1 July 2022.

10. 1 May 2022

    We’ve updated certificates GBHC057X, GBHC072, GBHC084X, GBHC085X, GBHC087X, GBHC117X, GBHC118X, GBHC119X, GBHC120X, GBHC121X, GBHC122X, GBHC150X, GBHC153X, GBHC154X, GBHC155X, GBHC156X and GBHC165.

11. 17 December 2021

    Updated model health certificates GBHC084E and GBHC084X.

12. 20 October 2021

    Added a version history of changes to model health certificates.

13. 19 August 2021

    Published model health certificates: GBHC179, GBHC180, GBHC181 and GBHC188.

14. 22 March 2021

    Edited health certificates the following health certificates which will now come into use on 1 October 2021. These are 119/2009 GBHC057E, 798/2008 GBHC087E, GBHC117E, 206/2010 GBHC118E, 206/2010 GBHC119E, 206/2010 GBHC120E, 206/2010 GBHC121E, 206/2010 GBHC122E, 119/2009 GBHC153E, 119/2009 GBHC154E, 2003/779 GBHC084E, EU 2003/779 GBHC084E, 2003/779 GBHC085E, 2019/628 GBHC150E, 119/2009 GBHC155E, 206/2010 GBHC156E

15. 23 November 2020

    First published.