Annex I

United Kingdom

‘ ANNEX VI

PART 1

Notes for guidance for the common veterinary entry document for products — model 2 (CVED-P2)

GENERAL

Part I is for completion by the declarant or person responsible for the load as defined in Article 2(2)(e) of Directive 97/78/EC.

Parts II and III is for completion by the official veterinarian or designated official agent (as in Decision 93/352/EEC).

The entries specified in this Part constitute the data dictionaries for the electronic version of the CVED-P2.

Paper copies of an electronic CVED-P2 must bear a unique machine-readable optical label which hyperlinks to the electronic version.

You must select one box from boxes I.20 to I.25 and boxes II.9 to II.16; for each box, you must select one option.

Where a box allows you to select one or more options, only the option(s) you select will be displayed in the electronic version of the CVED-P2.

Where a box is not compulsory, its contents will appear as strike-through text.

The sequences of boxes in the model of CVED-P2, the size and shape of those boxes are indicative.

Where a stamp is required, its electronic equivalent is an electronic seal.

PART I – DESCRIPTION OF CONSIGNMENT
Box Description
I.1. Consignor/Exporter
Indicate the commercial organisation dispatching the consignment (in the third country).
I.2 CVED reference
This is the unique alpha-numeric code assigned by TRACES (repeated in boxes II.2 and III.2).
I.3 Local reference
Indicate the unique alpha-numeric code assigned by the competent authority.
I.4 Border inspection post

Select the name of the Border Inspection Post (BIP).

In the case of a subsequent CVED for a non-conforming consignment, indicate the name of the TRACES unit in charge of supervising the free zone, free warehouse or customs warehouse where the consignment will be delivered and stored.

I.5 Border inspection post code
This is the unique alpha-numeric code assigned by TRACES to the BIP.
I.6 Consignee/Importer
Indicate the address of the person or commercial organisation given on the third-country certificate. If this not present on the certificate, the consignee in the relevant commercial documents may be used.
I.7 Place of destination
Indicate the delivery address in the Union. This applies to both conforming and non-conforming goods (see box I.19).
I.8 Operator responsible for the load
This is the person defined in Article 2(2)(e) of Directive 97/78/EC (also agent or declarant), who is in charge of the consignment when presented to the border inspection post and makes the necessary declarations to the competent authorities on behalf of the importer: give the name and address.
I.9 Accompanying documents

Veterinary certificate/document:

Date of issue: The date on which the certificate/document was signed by the official veterinarian or the competent authority.

Number: Give the unique official number of the certificate. For products from an approved or registered establishment or vessel, indicate the name and approval/registration number where appropriate. For embryos, ova or semen straws give an identity number of the approved collection team.

Commercial document reference: the airway bill number, the bill of lading number or the commercial number of the train or road vehicle.

I.10 Prior notification
Give the estimated date and time on which the consignment is expected to arrive at the BIP.
I.11 Country of origin
This refers to where the final product was produced, manufactured or packaged.
I.12 Not applicable
I.13 Means of transport
Give full details of the means of arrival transport: for aircraft the flight number, for vessels the ship name, for road vehicles the registration number plate with trailer number if appropriate, for railways the train identity and wagon number.
I.14 Country of dispatch
This refers to the third country where the consignment was placed aboard the means of final transport for the journey to the Union.
I.15 Establishment of origin

This box may be used to indicate the name and address (street, city and region/province/state, as appropriate), country and ISO country code of the establishment(s) of origin.

Where applicable, indicate the registration or approval number.

I.16 Transport conditions
Select the appropriate transport temperature.
I.17 Container number/Seal number

Give all seal and container identification numbers where relevant.

For official seal, indicate the official seal number as indicated in the official certificate and tick ‘official seal’ or indicate any other seal as mentioned in the accompanying documents.

I.18 Certified as or for
Tick the category for which the consignment is being presented: human consumption, feedstuff, pharmaceutical use, technical use or other.
I.19 Conformity of the goods

Tick ‘conforming’ for all products that will be presented for free circulation in the internal market including those that are acceptable but will be subjected to a channeling procedure and those that after receiving veterinary clearance as acceptable for free circulation, may be stored under customs control, and receive customs clearance at a later stage, either at the customs office on which the border inspection post is geographically dependent, or at another location.

Tick ‘non-conforming’ for those products not meeting EU requirements and that are for free zones, free warehouses, customs warehouses, ship chandlers or ships or transit to a third country (see boxes 22 and 24).

I.20 For transhipment to

Tick this box where a consignment is not to be imported at this BIP but is to travel onward in another vessel or aircraft either for importation into the EU at a second and subsequent BIP in the EU/EEA, or for a third country destination.

Indicate the name of the second and subsequent BIP and its unique alpha-numeric code assigned by TRACES or the name of the destination third country and ISO country code.

I.21 Not applicable
I.22 For transit to

Tick this box for consignments that do not conform to EU requirements and are destined for a third country by movement across the relevant EU/EEA State by road, rail or waterway transport.

Indicate the name of the BIP where the products are to leave the EU (exit BIP) and its unique alpha-numeric code assigned by TRACES.

Indicate the name of the destination third country and ISO country code.

I.23 For internal market

Tick this box for consignments that are being presented for distribution in the single market.

This also applies to those consignments that after receiving veterinary clearance as acceptable for free circulation, may be stored under customs control, and receive customs clearance at a later stage, either at the customs office on which the border inspection post is geographically dependent, or at another location.

I.24 For non-conforming goods
Select the type of destinations where the consignment will be delivered and stored under veterinary control: a free zone, a free warehouse, a customs warehouse or a ship supplier (chandler).
I.25 For re-entry
This refers to consignments of EU origin that have been refused acceptance or entry to a third country, and are being returned to the establishment of origin in the EU.
I.26 Not applicable
I.27 Means of transport after BIP
Select the appropriate means of transport for goods subject to transhipment or re-entry and for non-conforming goods in transit (see guidance note in box I.13).
I.28 Not applicable
Not applicable.
I.29 Not applicable
Not applicable.
I.30 Not applicable
I.31 Description of consignment

Indicate the species of animal, the treatment undergone by the products and the number and type of packages that comprise the load, e.g. 50 boxes of 2 kg, or the number of containers.

Give as a minimum the first four digits of the relevant Combined Nomenclature (CN) code established pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 as last amended. These codes are also listed in Commission Decision 2007/275/EC (and are equivalent to the HS headings). In the case of fishery products only, where there is one certificate with one consignment having contents with more than one commodity code, the additional codes may be annotated onto the CVED as appropriate.

I.32 Total number of packages
Indicate the total number of packages in the consignment, where appropriate.
I.33 Total quantity
Indicate the total number of straws for semen, ova and embryos, where appropriate.
I.34 Total net weight/total gross weight (kg)

Net weight: weight of actual product in kg, excluding packaging. This is defined as the mass of the products themselves without immediate containers or any packaging.

Gross weight: overall weight in kg. This is defined as the aggregate mass of the products and of the immediate containers and all their packaging, but excluding transport containers and other transport equipment.

I.35 Declaration

The declaration must be signed by the natural person responsible for the consignment:

I, the undersigned person responsible for the load detailed above, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief the statements made in Part I of this document are true and complete, and I agree to comply with the requirements of Directive 97/78/EC, including payment for veterinary checks, for repossession of any consignment rejected after transit across the EU to a third country [Article 11(1)(c)] or costs of destruction if necessary.

Commission Implementing Decision of 4 April 2011 implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards transhipment at the border inspection post of introduction of consignments of products intended for import into the Union or for third countries (OJ L 90, 6.4.2011, p. 50).

PART II – CONTROLS
Box Description
II.1. Previous CVED
This is the unique alpha-numeric code assigned by TRACES for the CVED used before transhipment.
II.2 CVED reference
This is the unique alpha-numeric code indicated in box I.2.
II.3 Documentary check
To be completed for all consignments.
II.4 Identity check

Tick ‘seal check’ where containers are not opened and the seal is only checked according to Article 4(4)(a)(i) of Directive 97/78/EC.

Tick ‘no’ where goods are transhipped from one BIP to another BIP.

II.5 Physical check

‘Reduced checks’ refers to the regime laid down in Commission Decision 94/360/EEC where the consignment has not been selected for a physical check but is considered checked satisfactorily with documentary and identity check only.

‘Other’ refers to reimport procedure, channeled goods, transhipment, transit or Article 12 and 13 procedures. These destinations can be deduced from other boxes.

II.6 Laboratory test

Select the category of substance or pathogen for which an investigation procedure is undertaken.

‘Random’ indicates sampling where the consignment is not detained pending a result, in which case the competent authority of destination must be notified in TRACES (see Article 8 of Directive 97/78/EC). ‘Suspicion’ includes cases where the consignment has been detained pending a favourable result, or tested because of a previous notification from the rapid alert system for food and feed (RASFF), or tested because of a safeguard measure in operation.

II.7 Not applicable
II.8 Not applicable
II.9 Acceptable for transshipment
Tick this box where a consignment is not to be imported at this border inspection post but is to travel onward in another vessel or aircraft either for importation into the EU at a second and subsequent BIP in the EU/EEA, or for a third-country destination (See Article 9 of Directive 97/78/EC and Commission Implementing Decision 2011/215/EU)^f1.
II.10 Not applicable
II.11 Acceptable for transit
Tick this box when it is acceptable to send consignments that do not conform to EU requirements to a third country across the relevant EU/EEA State by road, rail or waterway transport. This must be carried out under veterinary control in accordance with the requirements of Article 11 of Directive 97/78/EC and Decision 2000/208/EC.
II.12 Acceptable for internal market

This box is to be used for all consignments approved for free circulation within the single market.

It should also be used for consignments that meet EU requirements but for financial reasons are not being customs cleared immediately at the border inspection post, but are being stored under customs control in a customs warehouse or will be customs cleared later and/or at a geographically separate destination.

II.13 Acceptable for monitoring
For use where consignments are accepted but must be channeled to a specific destination laid down in Articles 8 or 15 of Directive 97/78/EC.
II.14 Acceptable as non-conforming goods
Use for all non-conforming consignments destined to be moved to or stored in warehouses approved in accordance with Article 12(4) or to operators authorised pursuant to Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC.
II.15 Not applicable
II.16 Not acceptable

Indicate clearly, when import is refused, the subsequent process to be carried out.

Give the date for completion of the action proposed.

The address of the establishment of destination should be entered in box II.18.

II.17 Reason for refusal
Tick the appropriate box.
II.18 Details of controlled destinations
Give, as appropriate, approval number and address (or ship name and port) for all destinations where further veterinary control of the consignment is required.
II.19 Consignment resealed
Use this box when the original seal recorded on a consignment is destroyed on opening the container. A consolidated list of all seals that have been used for this purpose must be kept.
II.20 Identification of BIP
Apply the official stamp of the BIP or the competent authority in the case of non-conforming consignments.
II.21 Certifying officer

Signature of the veterinarian or in case of ports handling fish only, of the designated official agent as laid down in Decision 93/352/EEC:

I the undersigned official veterinarian, or designated official agent, certify that the veterinary checks on this consignment have been carried out in accordance with EU requirements.

II.22 Inspection fees
For internal purposes.
II.23 Customs document reference
For use by customs services if necessary.
II.24 Subsequent CVED
Indicate the unique alphanumeric code assigned by TRACES for the CVED used to document the checks after transhipment.

PART III – FOLLOW-UP
Box Description
III.1 Previous CVED
This is the unique alpha-numeric code indicated in box II.1.
III.2 CVED reference
This is the unique alpha-numeric code indicated in box I.2.
III.3 Subsequent CVED
Indicate the alphanumeric code of one or more CVEDs indicated in box II.24.
III.4 Details on re-dispatch
Indicate the means of transport used, its identification details, the name of the BIP of exit, the country of destination and the date of re- dispatch, as soon as they are known.
III.5 Follow-up by
Indicate, as appropriate, the authority in charge of certifying the reception and compliance of the consignment covered by the CVED.
III.6 Certifying officer
This refers to the signature of the responsible official in the case of re-dispatch and follow-up of the consignments.

PART 2

Model for the CVED-P2 ’

PART I – DESCRIPTION OF CONSIGNMENT
Box	Description
I.1.	Consignor/Exporter
	Indicate the commercial organisation dispatching the consignment (in the third country).
I.2	CVED reference
	This is the unique alpha-numeric code assigned by TRACES (repeated in boxes II.2 and III.2).
I.3	Local reference
	Indicate the unique alpha-numeric code assigned by the competent authority.
I.4	Border inspection post
	Select the name of the Border Inspection Post (BIP). In the case of a subsequent CVED for a non-conforming consignment, indicate the name of the TRACES unit in charge of supervising the free zone, free warehouse or customs warehouse where the consignment will be delivered and stored.
I.5	Border inspection post code
	This is the unique alpha-numeric code assigned by TRACES to the BIP.
I.6	Consignee/Importer
	Indicate the address of the person or commercial organisation given on the third-country certificate. If this not present on the certificate, the consignee in the relevant commercial documents may be used.
I.7	Place of destination
	Indicate the delivery address in the Union. This applies to both conforming and non-conforming goods (see box I.19).
I.8	Operator responsible for the load
	This is the person defined in Article 2(2)(e) of Directive 97/78/EC (also agent or declarant), who is in charge of the consignment when presented to the border inspection post and makes the necessary declarations to the competent authorities on behalf of the importer: give the name and address.
I.9	Accompanying documents
	Veterinary certificate/document: Date of issue: The date on which the certificate/document was signed by the official veterinarian or the competent authority. Number: Give the unique official number of the certificate. For products from an approved or registered establishment or vessel, indicate the name and approval/registration number where appropriate. For embryos, ova or semen straws give an identity number of the approved collection team. Commercial document reference: the airway bill number, the bill of lading number or the commercial number of the train or road vehicle.
I.10	Prior notification
	Give the estimated date and time on which the consignment is expected to arrive at the BIP.
I.11	Country of origin
	This refers to where the final product was produced, manufactured or packaged.
I.12	Not applicable
I.13	Means of transport
	Give full details of the means of arrival transport: for aircraft the flight number, for vessels the ship name, for road vehicles the registration number plate with trailer number if appropriate, for railways the train identity and wagon number.
I.14	Country of dispatch
	This refers to the third country where the consignment was placed aboard the means of final transport for the journey to the Union.
I.15	Establishment of origin
	This box may be used to indicate the name and address (street, city and region/province/state, as appropriate), country and ISO country code of the establishment(s) of origin. Where applicable, indicate the registration or approval number.
I.16	Transport conditions
	Select the appropriate transport temperature.
I.17	Container number/Seal number
	Give all seal and container identification numbers where relevant. For official seal, indicate the official seal number as indicated in the official certificate and tick ‘official seal’ or indicate any other seal as mentioned in the accompanying documents.
I.18	Certified as or for
	Tick the category for which the consignment is being presented: human consumption, feedstuff, pharmaceutical use, technical use or other.
I.19	Conformity of the goods
	Tick ‘conforming’ for all products that will be presented for free circulation in the internal market including those that are acceptable but will be subjected to a channeling procedure and those that after receiving veterinary clearance as acceptable for free circulation, may be stored under customs control, and receive customs clearance at a later stage, either at the customs office on which the border inspection post is geographically dependent, or at another location. Tick ‘non-conforming’ for those products not meeting EU requirements and that are for free zones, free warehouses, customs warehouses, ship chandlers or ships or transit to a third country (see boxes 22 and 24).
I.20	For transhipment to
	Tick this box where a consignment is not to be imported at this BIP but is to travel onward in another vessel or aircraft either for importation into the EU at a second and subsequent BIP in the EU/EEA, or for a third country destination. Indicate the name of the second and subsequent BIP and its unique alpha-numeric code assigned by TRACES or the name of the destination third country and ISO country code.
I.21	Not applicable
I.22	For transit to
	Tick this box for consignments that do not conform to EU requirements and are destined for a third country by movement across the relevant EU/EEA State by road, rail or waterway transport. Indicate the name of the BIP where the products are to leave the EU (exit BIP) and its unique alpha-numeric code assigned by TRACES. Indicate the name of the destination third country and ISO country code.
I.23	For internal market
	Tick this box for consignments that are being presented for distribution in the single market. This also applies to those consignments that after receiving veterinary clearance as acceptable for free circulation, may be stored under customs control, and receive customs clearance at a later stage, either at the customs office on which the border inspection post is geographically dependent, or at another location.
I.24	For non-conforming goods
	Select the type of destinations where the consignment will be delivered and stored under veterinary control: a free zone, a free warehouse, a customs warehouse or a ship supplier (chandler).
I.25	For re-entry
	This refers to consignments of EU origin that have been refused acceptance or entry to a third country, and are being returned to the establishment of origin in the EU.
I.26	Not applicable
I.27	Means of transport after BIP
	Select the appropriate means of transport for goods subject to transhipment or re-entry and for non-conforming goods in transit (see guidance note in box I.13).
I.28	Not applicable
	Not applicable.
I.29	Not applicable
	Not applicable.
I.30	Not applicable
I.31	Description of consignment
	Indicate the species of animal, the treatment undergone by the products and the number and type of packages that comprise the load, e.g. 50 boxes of 2 kg, or the number of containers. Give as a minimum the first four digits of the relevant Combined Nomenclature (CN) code established pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 as last amended. These codes are also listed in Commission Decision 2007/275/EC (and are equivalent to the HS headings). In the case of fishery products only, where there is one certificate with one consignment having contents with more than one commodity code, the additional codes may be annotated onto the CVED as appropriate.
I.32	Total number of packages
	Indicate the total number of packages in the consignment, where appropriate.
I.33	Total quantity
	Indicate the total number of straws for semen, ova and embryos, where appropriate.
I.34	Total net weight/total gross weight (kg)
	Net weight: weight of actual product in kg, excluding packaging. This is defined as the mass of the products themselves without immediate containers or any packaging. Gross weight: overall weight in kg. This is defined as the aggregate mass of the products and of the immediate containers and all their packaging, but excluding transport containers and other transport equipment.
I.35	Declaration
	The declaration must be signed by the natural person responsible for the consignment: I, the undersigned person responsible for the load detailed above, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief the statements made in Part I of this document are true and complete, and I agree to comply with the requirements of Directive 97/78/EC, including payment for veterinary checks, for repossession of any consignment rejected after transit across the EU to a third country [Article 11(1)(c)] or costs of destruction if necessary.

Commission Implementing Decision of 4 April 2011 implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards transhipment at the border inspection post of introduction of consignments of products intended for import into the Union or for third countries (OJ L 90, 6.4.2011, p. 50).
PART II – CONTROLS
Box	Description
II.1.	Previous CVED
	This is the unique alpha-numeric code assigned by TRACES for the CVED used before transhipment.
II.2	CVED reference
	This is the unique alpha-numeric code indicated in box I.2.
II.3	Documentary check
	To be completed for all consignments.
II.4	Identity check
	Tick ‘seal check’ where containers are not opened and the seal is only checked according to Article 4(4)(a)(i) of Directive 97/78/EC. Tick ‘no’ where goods are transhipped from one BIP to another BIP.
II.5	Physical check
	‘Reduced checks’ refers to the regime laid down in Commission Decision 94/360/EEC where the consignment has not been selected for a physical check but is considered checked satisfactorily with documentary and identity check only. ‘Other’ refers to reimport procedure, channeled goods, transhipment, transit or Article 12 and 13 procedures. These destinations can be deduced from other boxes.
II.6	Laboratory test
	Select the category of substance or pathogen for which an investigation procedure is undertaken. ‘Random’ indicates sampling where the consignment is not detained pending a result, in which case the competent authority of destination must be notified in TRACES (see Article 8 of Directive 97/78/EC). ‘Suspicion’ includes cases where the consignment has been detained pending a favourable result, or tested because of a previous notification from the rapid alert system for food and feed (RASFF), or tested because of a safeguard measure in operation.
II.7	Not applicable
II.8	Not applicable
II.9	Acceptable for transshipment
	Tick this box where a consignment is not to be imported at this border inspection post but is to travel onward in another vessel or aircraft either for importation into the EU at a second and subsequent BIP in the EU/EEA, or for a third-country destination (See Article 9 of Directive 97/78/EC and Commission Implementing Decision 2011/215/EU)^f1.
II.10	Not applicable
II.11	Acceptable for transit
	Tick this box when it is acceptable to send consignments that do not conform to EU requirements to a third country across the relevant EU/EEA State by road, rail or waterway transport. This must be carried out under veterinary control in accordance with the requirements of Article 11 of Directive 97/78/EC and Decision 2000/208/EC.
II.12	Acceptable for internal market
	This box is to be used for all consignments approved for free circulation within the single market. It should also be used for consignments that meet EU requirements but for financial reasons are not being customs cleared immediately at the border inspection post, but are being stored under customs control in a customs warehouse or will be customs cleared later and/or at a geographically separate destination.
II.13	Acceptable for monitoring
	For use where consignments are accepted but must be channeled to a specific destination laid down in Articles 8 or 15 of Directive 97/78/EC.
II.14	Acceptable as non-conforming goods
	Use for all non-conforming consignments destined to be moved to or stored in warehouses approved in accordance with Article 12(4) or to operators authorised pursuant to Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC.
II.15	Not applicable
II.16	Not acceptable
	Indicate clearly, when import is refused, the subsequent process to be carried out. Give the date for completion of the action proposed. The address of the establishment of destination should be entered in box II.18.
II.17	Reason for refusal
	Tick the appropriate box.
II.18	Details of controlled destinations
	Give, as appropriate, approval number and address (or ship name and port) for all destinations where further veterinary control of the consignment is required.
II.19	Consignment resealed
	Use this box when the original seal recorded on a consignment is destroyed on opening the container. A consolidated list of all seals that have been used for this purpose must be kept.
II.20	Identification of BIP
	Apply the official stamp of the BIP or the competent authority in the case of non-conforming consignments.
II.21	Certifying officer
	Signature of the veterinarian or in case of ports handling fish only, of the designated official agent as laid down in Decision 93/352/EEC: I the undersigned official veterinarian, or designated official agent, certify that the veterinary checks on this consignment have been carried out in accordance with EU requirements.
II.22	Inspection fees
	For internal purposes.
II.23	Customs document reference
	For use by customs services if necessary.
II.24	Subsequent CVED
	Indicate the unique alphanumeric code assigned by TRACES for the CVED used to document the checks after transhipment.

PART III – FOLLOW-UP
Box	Description
III.1	Previous CVED
This is the unique alpha-numeric code indicated in box II.1.
III.2	CVED reference
This is the unique alpha-numeric code indicated in box I.2.
III.3	Subsequent CVED
Indicate the alphanumeric code of one or more CVEDs indicated in box II.24.
III.4	Details on re-dispatch
Indicate the means of transport used, its identification details, the name of the BIP of exit, the country of destination and the date of re- dispatch, as soon as they are known.
III.5	Follow-up by
Indicate, as appropriate, the authority in charge of certifying the reception and compliance of the consignment covered by the CVED.
III.6	Certifying officer
This refers to the signature of the responsible official in the case of re-dispatch and follow-up of the consignments.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Commission Implementing Decision of 4 April 2011 implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards transhipment at the border inspection post of introduction of consignments of products intended for import into the Union or for third countries (OJ L 90, 6.4.2011, p. 50).