EU certificate for trade in animals and plants, and parts or derivatives thereof

Trade within the EU in animals and plants, and parts or derivatives thereof, listed in Annex A of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97, requires a specific EU certificate.

An EU certificate may be issued for the following purposes only: 

• to confirm the legality of a specimen listed in Annexes A, B or C for the issue of an export permit when the application for export is made in a Member State other than the country of origin of the specimen;
• to confirm the legality of a specimen listed in Annexes A, B or C for the issue of a re-export certificate when the application for re-export is made in a Member State other than the country of origin of the specimen;
• for any intra-Community transfer of live specimens of a species listed in Annex A from the place indicated in the import permit or any certificate issued in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97; no permit shall be required if the live animal is to be transferred for emergency veterinary treatment and is then immediately returned to its authorised location;
• to grant an exemption from the prohibition on the commercial use of specimens listed in Annex A by issuing a certificate to that effect on a case-by-case basis.