{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-142/article-32",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-142/article-32.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2011/142",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-142",
  "path": "article/32",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "32",
  "heading": "Official controls",
  "text": "1. The competent authority shall take the necessary measures to control the entire chain of collection, transport, use and disposal of animal by-products and derived products, as referred to in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.\nThose measures shall be carried out in accordance with the principles for official controls laid down in Article 9 of the Official Controls Regulation.\n2. The official controls referred to in paragraph 1 shall include checks on the keeping of records and other documents required by the rules laid down in this Regulation.\n3. The competent authority shall carry out the following official controls, as referred to in Article 45(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex XVI hereto:\n(a) official controls in processing plants as set out in Chapter I;\n(b) official controls of other activities which involve the handling of animal by-products, and derived products as set out in Sections 1 to 9 of Chapter III.\n4. The competent authority shall carry out checks on seals which are applied to consignments of animal by-products or derived products.\nWhen the competent authority applies a seal to such consignment which is transported to a place of destination, it must inform the competent authority of the place of destination.\n5. The competent authority of each constituent nation shall draw up the lists of establishments, plants and operators in its constituent nation referred to in Article 47(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 in accordance with the format set out in Chapter II of Annex XVI hereto.\n6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 32(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(31)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 32(5) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(31)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 32(5) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(31)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Art. 32(6)(7) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(31)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/142/article/32",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:50:18.901897+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}