DAFF - MAA 2026-09: European Union: Fish and Fish Products: New health certificate for non-viable, wild origin, gastropod molluscs, echinoderms and tunicates from 18 September 2026

Date of issue: 16 September 2026
Date of effect: 18 September 2026
Reference Number: MAA2026-09
Related MAAs: 2026-08

Attention

• Industry bodies – Seafood Industry Australia, Seafood Export Consultative Committee
• Seafood Product Export Establishments
• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – Central and Regional offices
• Exporters, AEPI and NEXDOC users

Purpose

This Market Access Advice (MAA) notifies stakeholders or new certification available for exports of for non-viable, wild origin, gastropod molluscs, echinoderms and tunicates from 18 September 2026.

This new certificate template has been developed to meet requirements under the European Union's (EU) prohibition on the use of antimicrobials for growth promotion or yield enhancement in food producing animals.

The new certificate template is:

• EUFXB6 For the export of non-viable WILD ORIGIN marine gastropods, echinoderms and tunicates ready for direct human consumption e.g. sea urchin roe, canned abalone and abalone sauce.

Certificate issuance process

Export registered establishments and exporters do not need to make any change in their Request for Export (REX) process to obtain the new certificate. The EUFXB6 certificate will automatically generate for relevant products. Health certificates will continue to be transmitted electronically directly to the EU Trade Control and Export System (TRACES-NT) through the department's Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system.

Micor

The Manual of Importing Country Requirements (Micor) will be updated to reflect this MAA. The department encourages users of Micor to subscribe to the Micor update service for a commodity-specific email that lists changes that have been made the preceding week.

Further information

Contact exportstandards@aff.gov.au if you have any queries.

The information provided in this advice is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify these details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in this notice.