Article 54 Frequency of documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks

F1Subject to any alternative provision in regulations made under paragraph 3 or 4 of this Article, all consignments of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 47(1) shall be subject to documentary checks.

F2Documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks shall be performed on consignments of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 47(1) at a frequency dependent on the risk posed by each animal, good or category of animals or goods to human, animal or plant health, animal welfare or, as regards GMOs and plant protection products, also to the environment.

The F3appropriate authority may make regulations laying down rules for the uniform application of the appropriate frequency rate referred to in paragraph 2 F4, which may also include provision for the appropriate authority to set the appropriate frequency rates by publication of those rates online, as amended from time to time. F5Those rules may provide for a range of frequencies to be used and may also establish:

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 F13The appropriate authority may make regulations laying down rules on the frequency of documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks for—

Regulations under point (a) may make provision for a single frequency rate to be applied to a consignment of goods where the constituent parts of the consignment would otherwise be subject to different frequency rates, with such rate determined by the risk posed by each individual commodity as well as the overall size and composition of the consignment.

F14Regulations under this paragraph may also make provision for the competent authority from time to time to specify and publish online the minimum frequency of the performance of official controls.