5.6.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 144/1 (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 468/2012 of 1 June 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 laying down requirements for the certification for imports into and transit through the Union of certain composite products (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (!), and in particular Article 8(5) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 (?) lays down rules on the certification of consignments of certain composite products introduced into the Union from third countries, including composite products containing processed egg products. (2)  Pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 28/2012, consignments of composite products introduced into or transited through the Union are to be accompanied by a health certificate in accordance with the models set out in Annexes I and II thereto and comply with the conditions established in that certificate. (3)  The model certificates set out in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 do not currently include detailed conditions as regards processed egg products contained in composite products which are being introduced into or transited through the Union. () O] L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11. () OJ L 12, 14.1.2012, p. 1. (4 Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 of 8 August 2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Community and the veterinary certification requirements (}) lays down veterinary certification requirements for imports into and transit, through the Union of certain commodities, including egg products. It provides that commodities imported into or transited through the Union are to be accompanied by a veterinary certificate for the commodity concerned and comply with the conditions set out therein. (5)  Processed egg products present a potential risk for animal health, also when they are used to manufacture certain composite products. It is therefore appropriate that the same conditions which must be complied with by egg products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, when those products are introduced into or transited through the Union, apply also to processed egg products used to manufacture composite products. (6)  The model certificates set out in Annexes I and 1I to Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 include the condition that the country of origin of meat or milk products used to manufacture composite products imported into or transited through the Union is authorised by relevant Union legislation to export meat or milk products into the Union. In addition, those model certificates include the condition that the country of origin of the meat or milk products be the same as the country of export of the composite products. (7)  Those two conditions ensure that meat and milk products originating from third countries and used to manufacture composite products comply with Union () O] L 226, 23.8.2008, p. 1.