Guidance
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The following guidance and information will help you in your role as an Food Competent Certifying Officer (FCCO) certifying Products of Animal Origin (POAO) for export to the EU or movement to Northern Ireland (NI).
This section will be regularly updated when new and revised guidance is published.
This recorded webinar available on YouTube includes details about working as an FCCO and includes information on Export Health Certificates (EHCs) and a demonstration of EHC Online – the digital service that businesses and certifiers use to apply for and manage EHC applications.
Certification - general
Vet Gateway
- Guidance updates - this is regularly updated with new information on certification
- Export Health Certificate guidance for certifiers – provides information for certifiers on creating an account on EHC online and the certification process
- Create an EHC online account – short guide on registering for an EHC online account
GOV.UK
- Export Health Certificate form finder
- Guidance on importing and exporting live animals or animal products
Fish
Vet Gateway
- Risked-based Fish Export certification guidance / Risked-based Fish Export certification guidance – Welsh
GOV.UK
Animal Health Regulations
Defra held a webinar for certifiers on the new Animal Health Regulation (AHR) fish EHCs. The slides and narrative from the webinars include information on the new fish EHCs.
- Fish EHCs Animal Health Regulation Certifiers - slide
- Fish EHCs Animal Health Regulation Certifiers - narrative
If you have questions about fish certification email: FishEHC@defra.gov.uk
Composite products
Vet Gateway
- Composite products briefing note
- Composite Products Decision Tree
- Composite Products Decision Tree – post 21 April 2021
GOV.UK
High-Risk Foods Not of Animal Origin
GOV.UK
- Exporting or moving high risk food and feed of non-animal origin to the EU or Northern Ireland
- HRFNAO process map
Logistic hubs/Groupage Export Facilitation Scheme
Vet Gateway
- Export Health Certification for Products of Animal Origin Away from the Premises of Origin (Logistic Hubs) - please note that this was updated in April 2021 with a change to Part II of the Supplier Declaration
- Export Health Certification for Products of Animal Origin Away from the Premises of Origin (Logistic Hubs) – Welsh - please note that this was updated in April 2021 with a change to Part II of the Supplier Declaration
- Groupage Export Facilitation Scheme (GEFS) / Groupage Export Facilitation Scheme (GEFS) – Welsh
Food Standards Agency guidance
- Food standards: labelling and composition
- Guidance on health and identification marks that applies from 1 January 2021
Certification Support Officers
Local Authorities providing export health certification services can train and deploy Certification Support Officers (CSOs). CSOs support FCCOs and can help increase the efficiency and productivity of certifying officers.