Article 8 Frequency of identity checks and physical checks

The competent authorities at border control post and at control points referred to in Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 shall carry out identity and physical checks, including sampling and laboratory analyses, on consignments of food and feed listed in Annex II, at the frequency set out in that Annex.

The frequency of identity and physical checks set out in an entry in Annex II shall be applied as an overall frequency for all products falling under that entry.

Compound food listed in F1Table 2 Table 2 (England) to Annex II which contains products falling only under one entry in F2Table 1 Table 1 (England) to Annex II shall be subject to the overall frequency of identity and physical checks set out in Table 1 Table 1 (England) to Annex II for that entry.

Compound food listed in F3Table 2 Table 2 (England) to Annex II which contains products falling under several entries for the same hazard in F4Table 1 Table 1 (England) to Annex II shall be subject to the highest overall frequency of identity and physical checks set out in Table 1 (England) to Annex II for these entries.