Article 3 Identity and physical checks on consignments of food and feed of non-animal origin performed at a control point other than the border control post

United Kingdom

Identity checks and physical checks on consignments of food and feed of non-animal origin which are subject to the measures provided for by the acts F1and regulations referred to in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 may be performed by the competent authorities at a control point other than a border control post, where either of the following applies:

(a)

the operator responsible for the consignment has requested the competent authorities of the border control post that identity checks and physical checks be carried out at the control point, which has been designated for the category of goods of such consignment, and the competent authorities of the border control post authorise the transfer of the consignment to that control point;

(b)

the competent authorities of the border control post have decided that identity checks and physical checks be performed at the control point, which has been designated for the category of goods of such consignment and the operator does not object to this decision.

The identity checks and physical checks referred in paragraph 1 shall be performed by the competent authorities of the border control post if either of the following applies:

(a)

there is no authorisation by the competent authority of the border control post as referred in paragraph 1(a),

(b)

the operator objects to the decision to transfer the consignment to the control point as referred in paragraph 1(b).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Art. 3(1) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 25(5) (with regs. 33-36)