Article 3 Prior notificationF1

Feed and food business operators or their representatives shall give adequate prior notification of the estimated date and time of the physical arrival of the consignment and of the nature of the consignment to the competent authorities at the Border Inspection Post or at the Designated Point of Entry as appropriate. Operators shall also indicate the designation of the product as to whether it is food or feed.

For that purpose, they shall complete the relevant parts of the common entry document (CED) referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009, or the common veterinary entry document (CVED), as provided for in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 ^f1 , and transmit that document to the competent authority at the Border Inspection Post or at the Designated Point of Entry as appropriate, at least one working day prior to the physical arrival of the consignment.

Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to products referred to in Annex I which are not containing, consisting or produced from rice.