Food of animal origin

EU Legislation

Animal health

Legislation on animal health can be found on the page “Legislation: Animals”.

Import controls

Checks on animal products for human consumption are regulated in:

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries.

All products have been given codes in EU legislation.

The list of products to be checked and their codes can be found in Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632 of 13 April 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and derived products, composite products, and hay and straw subject to official controls at border control posts

Checks on animal products for human consumption are carried out at Border Control Posts or Inspection centers :

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1014 of 12 June 2019 to lay down detailed rules on minimum requirements for border control posts, including inspection centres, and for the format, categories and abbreviations to use for listing border control posts and control points

Registration of consignments of animal products for human consumption and the results of the checks are recorded in TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System) NT:

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 of 30 september 2019 on the introduction of the Traces system and amending Decision 92/486/EEC.

Belgian Legislation

Animal health

Legislation on animal health can be found on the page “Legislation: Animals”.

Composite products

EU Legislation

Animal health

Legislation on animal health can be found on the page “Legislation: Animals”.

Import controls

Checks on composite products for human consumption are regulated in:

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 of 18 December 1997 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products

All products have been given codes in EU legislation.

The list of products to be checked and their codes can be found in Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632 of 13 April 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and derived products, composite products, and hay and straw subject to official controls at border control posts

Checks on animal products for human consumption are carried out at Border Control Posts or Inspection centres

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1014 of 12 June 2019 to lay down detailed rules on minimum requirements for border control posts, including inspection centres, and for the format, categories and abbreviations to use for listing border control posts and control points

Registration of consignments of animal products for human consumption and the results of the checks are recorded in TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System) NT:

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)

Belgian Legislation

Animal health

Legislation on animal health can be found on the page “Legislation: Animals”.

Import controls

Checks on composite products are regulated in:

Royal Decree of 11 January 1993 on the import of foodstuffs of animal origin

Food of non-animal origin

EU Legislation

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1635/2006 of 6 November 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 737/90 on the conditions governing imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power-station.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1533 of 17 September 2021 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or dispatched from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station

Commission Implementing Decision 2011/884/EU of 22 December 2011 on emergency measures regarding unauthorised genetically modified rice in rice products originating from China and repealing Decision 2008/289/EC.

All products have been given codes in EU legislation.

The list of products to be checked and their codes can be found in the Annexes to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries

Checks on non-animal products for human consumption are carried out at Border Control Posts or inspection centres

Registration of consignments of non-animal products for human consumption and the results of the checks are recorded in TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System) NT:

Belgian Legislation

Royal Decree of 14 January 2010 on designated points of entry

Food contact materials

EU Legislation

Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC.

Commission Regulation (EU) No 284/2011 of 22 March 2011 laying down specific conditions and detailed procedures for the import of polyamide and melamine plastic kitchenware originating in or consigned from the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.

Registration of consignments of polyamide and melamine plastic kitchenware and the results of the checks are recorded in TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System):

Belgian Legislation

Royal Decree of 11 May 1992 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food