Reptile meat and minced meat, meat preparations containing reptile meat, meat products and heat-treated stomachs, bladders and intestines of reptile meat origin, composite products containing meat products or heat-treated stomachs, bladders and intestines of reptile meat origin.

HS codes: 020850 and 021093. Also for example the following HS codes for food containing reptile meat or reptile meat products: 1601 00 91, 1601 00 99 90, 1602 10, 1602 90 99, 1603 00 10, 1603 00 80, 0504 00 00 10, 0504 00 00 90, 1902 20 30, 1905 90 55, 2103 90 90 10, 2103 90 90 80, 2104 10 00 10, 2104 10 00 90, 2104 20, 2106 10 20 90, 2106 10 80 70 and 2106 90

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Decree on meat, processed meat products and composite products containing processed meat products which are imported from third countries. Language(s): Original language of the Decree is Finnish. The relevant parts of the Degree concerning this notification and the import requirements of reptile meat are available in English, please find the text below in point 6 (paragraph 11, paragraph 12 subsection 2, paragraph 13 subsection 2 and paragraph 16 subsection 2)

This Decree lays down the following import requirements for reptile meat:

•  Import requirements for reptile meat and minced meat (Paragraph 11)

Reptile meat and minced meat may only be imported from the third countries and territories or parts thereof mentioned in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010. The holding of origin for the reptiles must be controlled by a veterinary authority in the country of origin, and the slaughter and production establishment must be approved and controlled by a competent authority in the country of origin. The production, processing and distribution of reptile meat and minced meat must meet the relevant hygiene requirements laid down in Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and 853/2004. Imported reptile meat and minced meat must be frozen at -12 °C or lower for at least five days in order to kill Spirometra parasites. In addition, meat and minced meat must be examined for salmonella according to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs, and a certificate of the examination must be attached to the imported batch. The rules on controls for Trichinella in meat obtained from animals susceptible to Trichinella infection such as crocodiles are laid down in Chapter III of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/1375. Compliance with the requirements in subsection 1 above must be certified by means of a certificate under Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004.

•  Import requirements for meat preparations (Paragraph 12)

Para. 12, subsection 2:

By way of derogation from subsection 1 above, reptile meat used as the raw material for meat preparations made of reptile meat must comply with the requirements laid down in Para. 11.

•  Import requirements for meat products and heat-treated stomachs, bladders and intestines (Paragraph 13)

Para. 13, subsection 2:

By way of derogation from subsections 1 and 2 above, the reptile meat used as the raw material for meat products made of reptile meat and heat-treated stomachs, bladders and intestines must comply with the requirements laid down in Para. 11.

•  Import requirements for combination products containing meat products or heat-treated stomachs, bladders and intestines (Paragraph 16)

Para. 16, subsection 2:

By way of derogation from subsection 1 above, reptile meat used for combination products containing meat products or heat-treated stomachs, bladders and intestines made of reptile meat must comply with the requirements laid down in Para. 11.