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Article 3 Selection of consignments for physical checks

United Kingdom

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1.

The competent authorities shall select consignments for physical checks in accordance with the following procedure:

(a)

a random selection of a consignment is automatically generated by the F1appropriate computerised information management system;

(b)

the competent authorities may decide to select the consignment in accordance with point (a) or to select a different consignment of the same category of goods and the same origin of goods.

2.

For each consignment selected for physical checks in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, the competent authorities shall perform identity checks as referred to in Article 3(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2130.

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Textual amendments

F1

Words in Art. 3(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481), regs. 1, 36(3) (with reg. 46)