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  • Background Certificates, Supplementary Certificate (Germinal Products) and Guidance to Support Onward Trade via GB / EU to Third Countries

    Topics:
    • Animal Health, Welfare and Trade, 
    • Exporting Animals, Animal Products and By-Products

    Date published: 22 February 2023

    Last updated: 14 October 2025

    DAERA Background Certificates (BC) and Guidance. On issue, the certificates listed below will no longer display a unique 12-digit number or Dithered Watermark features. A unique certificate number will continue to appear at the ‘Number’ section, in the format: 24/3/123456.

    Documents

    • BC 0001 – Background Certificate Dairy Products to GB & EU for onward export to a Third Country – V19 (12/03/25)Adobe PDF (1.38 MB)
    • BC 0001 – Notes For Guidance – V13 05/06/24Adobe PDF (352.64 KB)
    • Supplementary Export Health Certificate for movement of Germinal Products to GB for onward exports to EU/NIAdobe PDF (196.16 KB)
    • Notes for Guidance: Supplementary Export Health Certificate for the movement of Germinal Products to GB for onward exports to EU/NIAdobe PDF (147.6 KB)
    • BC 0015 – Background Certificate Raw Milk to ROI – V6 (03/07/24)Adobe PDF (2.39 MB)
    • BC 0015 – Notes For Guidance Raw Milk to ROI – V4 (03/07/24)Adobe PDF (132.34 KB)
    • BC 8796 – Background Certificate for movement of animal products within NI and GB to EU for onward export to a third country Adobe PDF (714.17 KB)
    • BC 8796 – Notes for Guidance V4Adobe PDF (237.89 KB)
    • BC 8797 - Background Certificate for movement of germinal product between approved Germinal Product Establishments in NI VI Adobe PDF (1.59 MB)
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