Article 3

By way of derogation from Article 2, Member States shall authorise the importation of consignments of crustaceans that are not accompanied by the results of an analytical test provided that the importing Member State ensures that each consignment undergoes all appropriate checks on arrival at the Community border to ensure that they do not present a danger to human health.

The consignments referred to in paragraph 1 shall be detained at the Community border until laboratory tests show that the metabolites of nitrofurans are not present at concentrations in excess of the Community Minimum Required Performance Limit (MRPL) of 1 μg/kg as defined in Decision 2002/657/EC.