HEALTH & CONSUMERS PROTECTION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL

European Community health conditions for trade and importation of homey
Draft proposal for a Commission Decision

TRADE CONDITIONS

Honey must:

	come from apiaries checked at regular interval by the competent authority
	come from beehives which have not been treated with substances dangerous to human health unless an official waiting period has been complied with
	not contain residues of veterinary drugs or contaminants listed in Group B of Annex I to Directive 96/23/EC exceeding the permitted level
	comply with Directive 74/409/EEC
	come from approved establishments
	be packaged, stored and transported under satisfactory hygiene conditions
	be accompanied during transportation by a commercial document

CONDITIONS FOR ESTABLISHMENTS

Honey must come from establishments which:

	comply with conditions laid down in Directive 93/43/EC
	are approved and registered by the competent authority
	are subject to supervision of production conditions by competent authority
	carry out an own-checks programme
	keep records for 2 years on the sources of incoming honey and outgoing honey
	have a system linking each dispatched production batch and incoming honey

IMPORT CONDITIONS

Honey is imported only if:

	it comes from third countries which appears on an EC list (Provisional List => Decision 2000/159/EC)
	it complies with the trade conditions
	it is accompanied by a health certificate (model)

Third countries with provisional approval of residue plan for honey (Dec.2000/159)

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