Using TRACES

3-part series
23 September 2025
animal health certification official controls plant health certification

Discover how to use TRACES, the EU’s online platform for animal and plant health certification.

Webinars

How to register and use TRACES for the veterinary and plant health sectors

23–24 September 2025
  • Step-by-step: Create a user account and operator in TRACES
  • EU login: Two-factor authentication changes
  • Access rights and roles explained
  • Common errors and how to solve them
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Animals and animal products – Modules and functions explained

30 September 2025
  • Common Health Entry Document (CHED) overview
  • How to access a CHED / CHED notification
  • Veterinary certificates: from creation to e-signature
  • TRACES Listing Management System (LMS): create, submit, and manage lists of establishments approved to export to the EU
  • Common issues and time-saving tips for non-EU users
Presentation

Plants and plant products – Modules and functions explained

7 October 2025
  • Common Health Entry Document (CHED) overview
  • How to access a CHED / CHED notification
  • Phytosanitary certificates: from creation to e-signature
  • TRACES connection to IPPC ePhyto Hub
  • QlikSense and practical functionalities for authorities
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Questions & Answers

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TRACES is the European Commission’s Trade Control and Expert System – the online platform for animal and plant health certification required to import animals, animal products, food and feed of non-animal origin, and plants into the European Union.

Three AGRINFO webinars in September–October 2025 covered the following topics.

  • Webinar 1: The TRACES platform
  • Webinar 2: Animals and animal products – modules and functions
  • Webinar 3: Plants and plant products – modules and functions.
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