Jul 15th, 2021
3 mins
Defra have released a briefing document highlighting the changes the EU are making to it’s animal health laws, therefore meaning Export Health Certificates (EHCs) and Notes for Guidance used to move goods to Northern Ireland or export to the EU need to be updated. If you are a trader who exports certain animals, germinal products and products of animal origin, these changes will affect you.
You can start to use the new EHCs once they are available on EHC Online. The new EHCs will need to be used for all goods exported to the EU from 21 August. The existing EHCs will be switched off on 20 August. So long as they are signed before 11.59 pm on August 20, the current EHCs may be used until 20 October 2021 for goods in transit to the EU.
Defra will be holding more live webinars in August (dates will be released soon), where you can ask questions to their expert panel about the new EHCs.
We will share the dates of the August webinars when they have been released. If you have any questions about the webinars, please contact: traders@defra.gov.uk
To read the full briefing and find out more, click here: AHR_briefing_1_July
