COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2019/2128 
of 12 November 2019 
establishing the model official certificate and rules for issuing official certificates for goods which 
are deliv ered to vessels leaving the Union and intended for ship supply or consumption by the crew 
and passengers, or to NATO or a United States’ milita ry base 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Havi ng regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official 
controls and other official activities perf ormed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and 
welf are, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, 
(EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 
of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council 
Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations 
(EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 
89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Offici al 
Controls Regulation) (1), and in particular Articles 77(3)(a), 90(a) and (f) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1) Regulation (EU) 2017/625 establishes the rules with which the compet ent author ities of the Member States must 
compl y when performin g official controls on animals and goods enter ing the Union in order to verify compl iance 
with Union agri-food chain legislation. 
(2) Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 (2) lays down rules for the offici al controls of consignments of 
products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products, derived products, hay and straw and composit e 
products from third countr ies, that are stored in warehouses locat ed in the Union territory, and that are to be 
delivered either to a NATO or Unit ed States’ militar y base locat ed in the Union territory or in a third countr y, or to 
a vessel leav ing the Union and intended for ship supply or consum ption by the crew and passeng ers. 
(3) Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 in particular provi des that those consignments of products of animal origin, 
germinal products, animal by-products, derived products, hay and straw and composit e products must be 
accompan ied by an official certificate when leav ing the warehouse. 
(4) Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 also provides that consignments of products of animal origin, germinal 
products, animal by-products, derived products, hay and straw and compo site products from third countr ies that 
are destined for a vessel leavin g the Union must be accompan ied by an official certificate when transpor ted from 
the border control post to the vessel. 
(5) For reasons of clarity and consistency , it is appropr iate to establish a sing le model official certificate for 
consignments of products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-pro ducts, derived products, hay and straw 
and composit e products from third countr ies destined for deliver y to vessels leaving the Union and intended for ship 
supply or consum ption by the crew and passeng ers, or to NATO or United States’ militar y bases locat ed in the Union 
territory or in a third countr y. 
(1)OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1. 
(2)Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 of 10 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for official controls of consignments of animals and goods in transit, transhipment and 
onward transpor tation, amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 798/2008, (EC) No 1251/2008, (EC) No 119/2009, 
(EU) No 206/2010, (EU) No 605/2010, (EU) No 142/2011, (EU) No 28/2012, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 
and Commission Decision 2007/777/EC (see page 73 of this Official Jour nal). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 321/114                                                                                                                                     12.12.2019   (6) Frequently , the cont ent of consignments is formed at warehouses. Such consignments may consist of goods that are 
derived from several consignments of diffe rent origins or product categor ies. In order to reduce administrative 
burdens, a sing le official certificate should be used for the goods in the newly formed consignments. The traceability 
of goods should be assured by indicating in the official certificate the number of the Common Health Entr y 
Document (CHE D) accompan ying the original consignments from whic h the goods are derived. 
(7) The official certificate may be issued by the compet ent author ities either in paper or in electronic format. Theref ore, 
it is appropr iate to establish requirements as regards the issuance of the official certificate in both cases. 
(8) For the purpose of consistency , the rules applying to the issuance of electronic certificates and to the use of an 
electronic signature for official certificates laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (3) 
should also apply to the model official certificate established in this Regulation. 
(9) Model certificates are included in the electronic system TRA CES, set up by Commission Decision 2003/623/EC (4) 
and Commission Decision 2004/292/EC (5) to facilitate and accelerat e administrative procedures at Union borders 
and at customs warehouses and to enable electronic communication between the parties involved. According ly, the 
format of the model offici al certificate laid down in this Regulation and the notes on its compl etion should be 
adapt ed to the TRA CES system . 
(10) In accordance with Article 133(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the TRA CES syste m is to be integrat ed into the 
Information Management System for Offi cial Controls (IMSOC). The model offici al certificate laid down in this 
Regulation should theref ore be adap ted to IMSOC. 
(11) Regulation (EU) 2017/625 applies from 14 December 2019. According ly, the rules laid down in this Regulation 
should also apply from that date . 
(12) The measures provid ed for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
Def inition 
For the purposes of this Regulation, the definition of ‘warehouse’ set out in Article 2(3) of Deleg ated 
Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 shall apply . 
Article 2 
Model official certificate 
1. For the purposes of Article 21(1) and Article 29(c) of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2019/2124, the model official 
certificate set out in Part I of the Annex to this Regulation shall be used for the official certification of consignments of 
products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-pro ducts, derived products, hay and straw and composit e 
products whic h are delivered: 
(a) to vessels leaving the Union territory and intended for ship supply or consum ption by the crew and passeng ers; or 
(3)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 of 30 September 2019 laying down rules for the functioning of the 
information management system for official controls and its system components (‘the IMSOC Regulation’) (OJ L 261, 14.10.2019, p. 
37). 
(4)Commission Decision 2003/623/EC of 19 Aug ust 2003 concer ning the development of an integrat ed comput erised veterinar y system 
known as Traces (OJ L 216, 28.8.2003, p. 58). 
(5)Commission Decision 2004/292/EC of 30 March 2004 on the introduction of the Traces system and amending Decision 92/486/EEC 
(OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 63). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 12.12.2019                                                                                                                                      L 321/115   (b) from a warehouse located in the Union territory to NATO or United State s’ militar y bases locat ed in the Union territory 
or in a third countr y. 
The official certificate may be issued in paper format or electronically through IMSOC. 
2. Where the cont ent of consignments is formed at a warehouse and composed of products of diffe rent origins or 
product catego ries, one sing le official certificate may be issued to accompan y such consignment. 
Article 3 
Requirements for official certificates which are not submitted in IMSOC 
Offi cial certificates whic h are not submitte d in IMSOC shall meet the followi ng requirements: 
1. in addition to the signature of the certifying officer , the official certificate shall bear an official stamp . The colour of the 
signature and stamp shall be differ ent to the colour of the printing. 
2. where the official certificate contains statements, statements which are not relevant shall be crossed out, initialled and 
stamp ed by the certifying officer, or compl etely removed from the certificate. 
3. the official certificate shall consist of: 
(a) a sing le sheet of paper; or 
(b) several sheets of paper where all sheets are indivisible and constitute an integral whole; or 
(c) a sequence of pages numbered so as to indicate that it is a particular page in a finite sequence. 
4. Where the official certificate consists of a sequence of pages, each page must indicate the unique code as referred to in 
Article 89(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and bear the signature of the certifying office r and the official stam p. 
5. The offici al certificate shall be issued before the consignments to which it relat es leav e the control of the compet ent 
author ities at the border control post or at the warehouse. 
Article 4 
Requirements for official certificates submitted in IMSOC and for the use of electronic signature 
1. Offi cial certificates submitted in IMSOC shall be based on the model official certificate laid down in Part 1 of the 
Annex to this Regulation. 
2. The official certificate shall be submitted in IMSOC before the consignments to which it relates leave the control of 
the compet ent author ities at the border control post or at the warehouse. 
3. Offi cial certificates submitte d in IMSOC shall meet the requirements for the issuance of electronic official certificate 
and for the use of electronic signature laid down in Article 39 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715. 
Article 5 
Notes on the completion of the official certificate 
The official certificate shall be complet ed by reference to the note s set out in Part 2 of the Annex to this Regulation. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 321/116                                                                                                                                     12.12.2019   Article 6 
Entr y into force and date of application 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 
It shall apply from 14 December 2019. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 12 November 2019.  
For the Commission 
The President 
Jean-Claude JUNCKER     EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 12.12.2019                                                                                                                                      L 321/117   ANNEX 
PART 1 
Model of official certificate accompan ying consignments of products of animal origin, germinal products, animal 
by-products, derived products, hay and straw and composite products from third countr ies which are deliv ered 
to vessels leaving the Union or to NATO or United States’ militar y bases   
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Notes for the completion of the model official certificate 
General 
To positively indicate any option, please tick or mark the relevant box with a cross (X). 
“ISO code” refers to the international standard two- letter code used to refer to a countr y, in accordance with the 
internati onal standard ISO 3166 alpha-2 (1). 
Whenever a box allows for the choice of one or more options, only those options will be displa yed in the electronic version 
of the official certificate. 
Part I: Details of the dispatched consignment                                                                
Box I.1. Border control post/Comp etent author ity: indicate the name of the border control post (BCP) or of 
the compet ent author ity issuing the official certificate, as appropr iate, and their TRA CES reference 
number . 
Box I.2. Certificate reference number: the unique mandatory code assigned by the compet ent author ity 
issuing the official certificate in accordance with its own classification. This box is compul sory for 
all certificates not submitte d in IMSOC. 
Box I.2.a IMSOC reference number: the unique reference code automatically assigned by IMSOC if the 
certificate is register ed in IMSOC. Do not compl ete this box if the certificate is not submitted in 
IMSOC. 
Box I.3. Consignor : in the case of dispatch from a warehouse, indicate the name and address (street, city and 
region, province or state , registration/approval No, as appropr iate) of the warehouse from which 
the consignment is dispatche d. Do not compl ete this box if the consignment is dispatched directly 
from a border control post. 
Box I.4. Operato r responsible for the consignment: the name and address (street, city and region, province 
or state , registration/approval No, as appropr iate) of the natural or legal person who is responsible 
in the Union for the deliver y of the consignment to the place of destination. 
Box I.5. Place of destination (vessel): indicate the name of the vessel for whic h the consignment is intended, 
vessel Internati onal Mar itime Org anisation (IMO) number , name of port, name and ISO code of the 
Member State of destination of goods. Do not complet e this box if the official certificate is issued 
for deliver y of the consignment to the NATO or United States’ militar y base locat ed in the Union 
territory or in a third countr y. 
Box I.6. Place of destination (NA TO/Unit ed States’ militar y base): indicate the name of the NATO/Uni ted 
State s’ militar y base of destination situate d in the Union territory, the name and ISO code of the 
Member State where the NATO or Unit ed States’ militar y base of destination is locat ed. 
If the destination is a NATO/U nited States’ militar y base locat ed in a third countr y, only the border 
control post of exit from the Union must be indicated in this box. 
Do not compl ete this box if the official certificate is issued for deliver y to vessels leaving the Union. 
Box I.7. Means of transpor t: 
Identif ication number(s): for aeroplanes; indicate the flight number , for vessels; the ship name(s), 
for railwa ys; the train identity and wagon number , for road transpor ts; the registration number 
plate with the trailer number plate if appropr iate. For container ized consignments, the trailer 
number plate is not obligat ory if the container number has been indicated . 
In the case of transpor t by ferry, indicate the identification of the road vehicle, the registration 
number plate with trailer number plate if appropr iate, and the name of the scheduled ferry. 
Container No: if applicable, corresponding numbers. The container number must be indicate d if the goods are 
transpor ted in closed containers. 
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container , truck or rail wagon under the super vision of the compet ent author ity issuing the 
certificate. 
Box I.8. Descr iption of goods: 
Descr iption of goods and product type: indicate the relevant Combined Nomenclature (CN) code, 
and the title as refer red to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff 
and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Cust oms Tariff (1). 
Countr y of origin: indicate the countr y of origin of the goods. 
Reference of CHED of origin: indicate the reference of the CHED for the consignment from whic h 
the relevant number of boxes of the product are derived. 
The information under this box may also be provided in a suppor ting document to be attache d to 
the official certificate. In such a case, the box ‘Suppor ting document’ must be filled in, including the 
referen ce number of the suppor ting document(s). 
Box I.9. Total number of packag es: indicate the number of boxes or of packag es of goods. In the case of 
bulk consignments, this box is optional. 
Box I.10. Total net weight in kilogrammes: this is defined as the mass of the goods themselves without 
immediate containers or any packaging. 
Box I.11. Date and time of depar ture: indicate the date and time of the intended depar ture of the means of 
transpor t from the border control post or warehouse. 
(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Cust oms Tariff 
(OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).   
Part II: Declaration 
This part must be compl eted by an official veteri narian or an official inspect or of the compet ent author ity at the border 
control post or at the warehouse. 
Part III: Conf irmation of arrival of consignment 
This part must be compl eted by: 
— in case the destination is a vessel leav ing the Union; the compet ent author ity at the port of destination or by the official 
representative of the maste r of the vessel; 
— in case the destination is a NATO/Unit ed State s’ militar y base situated in the Union territory ; the compe tent author ity 
responsible for controls at the NATO/U nited States’ militar y base; 
— in case the destination is a NATO/U nited State s’ militar y base locat ed in a third countr y; the compet ent author ity at the 
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