Article 10 Small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market

Small consignments of products of animal origin, composite products, products derived from animal by-products, plants, plant products and other objects sent to natural persons, which are not intended to be placed on the market, are exempted from official controls at border control posts provided that they belong to a least one of the categories listed in Article 7.

F1The competent authority shall carry out specific official controls on those goods in accordance with Article 9.

Postal services shall draw the attention of their customers to the rules laid down in paragraph 1, in particular by providing the information set out in Annexe III.