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“Article 56A

Prior notification of entry to Great Britain: transitional arrangements

1. 1..

   This Article applies in relation to relevant goods entering Great Britain from a relevant third country.

1. 2..

   Prior notification of relevant goods arriving from a territory subject to special transitional import arrangements, where required under paragraph 3 or 4 or by other legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain, must be given to the relevant competent authority—

   1. (a)

      at least one working day before the expected time of arrival at a point of entry into Great Britain; or

   2. (b)

      in a case where the importer can provide evidence of a logistical constraint preventing such notification, that requirement may be satisfied by notification of its expected time of arrival at least four hours in advance.

1. 2A..

   From 30th April 2024, prior notification required under this Article must be given by the operators responsible for a consignment by completing and submitting the relevant part of the CHED into the appropriate computerised information management system.

1. 3..

   From 1st January 2021, operators must give prior notification of the arrival of—

   1. (a)

      live animals and germinal products;

   2. (b)

      animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption, where the consignment includes material which is required to be notified to the competent authority of destination by paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to, the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 or the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011 (as the case may be) paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 to the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012;

   3. (c)

      those plants, plant products and other objects specified in Schedule 2 to the Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.

1. 4..

   From 1st January 2022 Subject to paragraph 4A, from 1st January 2022, in addition to the requirements specified in paragraph 3, relating to relevant goods, operators must give prior notification of the arrival of—

   1. (a)

      all products of animal origin intended for human consumption;

   2. (b)

      all plants, plant products and other objects of a description specified in any entry in columns 1 and 2 of the table in Part A of Annex 11 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards protective measures against pests of plants, which originate in any third country listed in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that table.

   3. (c)

      animal by-products not already covered by paragraph 3(b).

1. 4A..

   Paragraph 4 does not apply to relevant goods which—

   1. (a)

      are within the scope of Article 7 or Article 10 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain categories of animals and goods exempted from official controls at border control posts, specific controls on passengers’ personal luggage and on small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market; ...

   2. (b)

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1. 4B..

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1. 4C..

   In relation to goods entering Great Britain on or after 17th November 2023, the requirement to give prior notification in accordance with paragraph 4(b) does not apply where the goods are plants of a category specified in column 1, and of a description specified in the corresponding entry in column 2, in the table in Annex 7.

1. 5..

   From 13th December 2022, in addition to the requirements specified in paragraphs 3 and 4, operators must give prior notification of the arrival of any goods referred to in point (d) of Article 47(1).

1. 5..

   Paragraph 4 does not apply to relevant goods—

   1. (a)

      to which Article 7 or Article 10 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain categories of animals and goods exempted from official controls at border control posts, specific controls on passengers’ personal luggage and on small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market apply (as modified by Article 12A of that Regulation), ...

   2. (b)

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1. 6..

   In relation to the following relevant goods entering England or Wales from the Republic of Ireland on or after 31st January 2024, the requirement to give prior notification does not apply where the condition in paragraph 7A is met—

   1. (a)

      plants, plant products and other objects within the scope of paragraph 3(c);

   2. (b)

      goods within the scope of paragraph 4(a) to (c);

   3. (c)

      plants, plant products and other objects that are goods of a kind referred to in paragraph 5.

1. 6A..

   In relation to goods entering Great Britain on or after 17th November 2023, the requirement to give prior notification in accordance with paragraph 4(b) does not apply where the goods are plants of a category specified in column 1, and of a description specified in the corresponding entry in column 2, in the table in Annex 7.

1. 7.

   From 13th December 2022, in addition to the requirements specified in paragraphs 3 and 4, operators must give prior notification of the arrival of any goods referred to in point (d) of Article 47(1).

2. 7A.

   The condition is that the goods are qualifying Northern Ireland goods that, in the course of passing from Northern Ireland into England or Wales (respectively), have passed through the Republic of Ireland and have not passed through any other country or territory.

3. 7B.

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4. 8.

   In relation to the following relevant goods entering Scotland from the Republic of Ireland on or after 31st January 2024, the requirement to give prior notification does not apply where the condition in paragraph 9A is met—

   1. (a)

      plants, plant products and other objects within the scope of paragraph 3(c);

   2. (b)

      goods within the scope of paragraph 4(a) and (b);

   3. (c)

      plants, plant products and other objects referred to in paragraph 7.

5. 9A.

   The condition is that the goods are qualifying Northern Ireland goods that, in the course of passing from Northern Ireland into Scotland, have passed through the Republic of Ireland and have not passed through any other country or territory.

6. 9B.

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7. 10.

   The CHED must be used by the competent authorities to—

   1. (a)

      record the outcome of any official controls performed and any decisions taken in the light of those controls, including any decision to reject a consignment; and

   2. (b)

      communicate the information referred to in sub-paragraph (a) through the appropriate computerised information management system.

8. 11.

   The competent authorities must finalise the CHED as soon as any official controls have been finalised and a decision on the consignment has been taken and recorded on the CHED.”