Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235Show full title

CHAPTER 32 U.K. MODEL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF PROCESSED BIVALVE MOLLUSCS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION BELONGING TO THE SPECIES ACANTHOCARDIA TUBERCULATUM (MODEL MOL-AT)

The certifying officer hereby certifies that the processed bivalve molluscs of the species Acanthocardia tuberculatum, certified in the official certificate reference No:…

(1) were harvested in production areas clearly identified, classified and monitored by the competent authorities in accordance with Articles 52 and 59 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627(1) and where the paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxin quantity is lower than 300 μg for 100g; U.K.

(2) were transported in containers or vehicles sealed by the competent authority, directly to the establishment: U.K.

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(name and official approval number of the establishment, authorised specially by the competent authorities to carry out their treatment);

(3) were accompanied while being transported to this establishment by a document issued by the competent authorities which authorise the transport, attesting to the nature and quantity of the product, production area of origin and establishment of destination; U.K.

(4) were subjected to the heat treatment outlined in the Annex to Commission Decision 96/77/EC(2); and U.K.

(5) after heat treatment they do not contain PSP toxins quantity that exceeds 80 μg for 100g using an Union official method, as demonstrated by the attached analytical report(s) of the test carried out on each lot included in the consignment covered by this certificate. U.K.

The certifying officer hereby certifies that the competent authorities have verified that the ‘own’ checks carried out in the establishment referred to in point (2) are specifically applied to the heat treatment referred to in point 4.

The undersigned certifying officer hereby declares that he/she is aware of the requirements of Decision 96/77/EC and that the attached analytical report(s) correspond(s) to the test carried out on the products after processing.

Certifying officer
Name (in capital letters)
Date	Qualification and title
Stamp	Signature

(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 of 15 March 2019 laying down uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards official controls (OJ L 131, 17.5.2019, p. 51).

(2)

Commission Decision 96/77/EC of 18 January 1996 establishing the conditions for the harvesting and processing of certain bivalve molluscs coming from areas where the paralytic shellfish poison level exceeds the limit laid down by Council Directive 91/492/EEC (OJ L 15, 20.1.1996, p. 46).