Article 2 General obligations on the competent authorities concerning training

The staff referred to in Article 1(1)(a) and (b) may assist the official veterinarian in the performance of physical checks or perform physical checks in accordance with Article 49(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 only where they have successfully completed a training programme that complies with the requirements of Article 3 of this Regulation (the training programme).

The competent authorities shall develop and arrange the training programme to ensure that the physical checks referred to in Article 1 are performed with the necessary level of technical competence and expertise. The training programme shall be both theoretical and practical.

The competent authorities shall keep records of the training programme on paper or in electronic form for each individual, including the dates, duration, programme description, and, where appropriate, certificates attesting the successful completion of the training programme by staff. The competent authorities F1... shall ensure that each border control post within F2the territory for which they are responsible has access to training records kept on paper or in electronic format.