Article 27 Controls of imported productsF10

The authorities in charge of the control of products entering Great Britain must carry out appropriate checks on the characteristics of products on an adequate scale, in accordance with the principles set out in Article 19(1), before those products are discharged from the free-circulation procedure.

Where F2... more than one authority is responsible for market surveillance or external border controls, those authorities F3must cooperate with each other, by sharing information relevant to their functions and otherwise as appropriate.

The authorities in charge of external border controls F4must suspend F5the discharge of a product from the free-circulation procedure when any of the following findings are made in the course of the checks referred to in paragraph 1:

The authorities in charge of external border controls must immediately notify the market surveillance authorities of any such suspension.

In the case of perishable products, the authorities in charge of external border controls F8must, as far as possible, seek to ensure that any requirements they may impose with regard to the storage of products or the parking of vehicles used for transport are not incompatible with the preservation of those products.

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