Article 11 Documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks of consignments of animals staying on the same means of transport

The competent authorities of the border control post shall perform documentary checks on originals or copies of official certificates or documents that are required to accompany consignments of animals which arrive by air or sea F1from a third country and stay on the same means of transport for onward travel, where such animals are intended to be placed on the market in F2Great Britain or in the Crown Dependencies, or to transit through F3Great Britain and, where applicable, the Crown Dependencies.

The competent authorities referred to in paragraph 1 shall return to the operator responsible for the consignment the official certificates or documents on which they performed documentary checks to allow such official certificates or documents to accompany the consignment for onward travel.

When non-compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 is suspected, the competent authorities of the border control post shall perform documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks on the consignments.

Documentary checks shall be performed on original official certificates or documents that are required to accompany the consignment of animals as provided for by the rules referred to F4in point (d) of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

The competent authorities of the border control post of introduction into F5Great Britain shall perform documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks, except where documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks have been performed at another border control post in accordance with paragraph 3.