
Article 1 
This Regulation provides for a derogation from Union provisions on animal and public health rules governing the introduction of products of animal origin or food containing those products into the Union and destined to the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015 as described in point 1 of Annex I (‘Exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015’).
This Regulation does not apply to bivalve molluscs referred to in point 2.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 or to food derived from those animals.
This Regulation applies without prejudice to the safeguard measures adopted in accordance with Article 22 of Directive 97/78/EC and in force during the period of application of this Regulation.
Article 2 
Member States shall authorise the introduction of consignments of products of animal origin or food containing those products from third countries or establishments from which imports of those products or food containing those products to the Union is not permitted pursuant to Union law, only for the purpose of their use in the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015 and if they:

((a)) come from a third country taking officially part in the EXPO Milano 2015 and are destined to the exhibition stand of that third country in the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015; and
((b)) are packaged in sealed containers or packages that do not allow any leakage of the content and are marked with the words ‘for exclusive destination EXPO Milano 2015’ in red and white and in a readable size proportionate to the dimension of those containers or packages; and
((c)) if listed in Annex II, comply with all of the following conditions:

((i)) they are authorised for transiting through the Union in accordance with the requirements for transit through the Union laid down in the legal acts referred to in Annex II for each product which shall apply by way of analogy,
((ii)) they are accompanied by the veterinary certificate for transit or storage set out in the provisions referred to in Annex II for each listed product which shall apply by way of analogy,
((iii)) they are accompanied by the veterinary certificate set out in Annex III,
((iv)) they are placed under the temporary importation procedure in accordance with Article 576(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93,
((v)) where they are intended to be moved from a border inspection post, which is listed in Annex I to Commission Decision 2009/821/EC or in any relevant agreement between the Union and third countries, outside Italy to Italy, they are placed for that purpose, under the external transit procedure referred to in Article 91(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 before being placed under the temporary importation procedure in accordance with Article 576(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in Italy;
((d)) if not listed in Annex II, comply with the all of the following conditions:

((i)) they are accompanied by the veterinary certificate set out in Annex III,
((ii)) they comply with the conditions listed in point (iv) and (v) of paragraph (c) of this Article.
Article 3 
The consignments of products referred to in Article 2 shall comply with the following conditions:

((a)) they are introduced in the Union through a border inspection post listed in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC or in any relevant agreement between the Union and third countries, and
((b)) they are notified to the border inspection post of entry at least two working days before their arrival.
Article 4 

1. The border inspection post of entry shall:
(a) carry out a documentary and identity check as provided for in Article 4 of Directive 97/78/EC;
(b) check whether the consignments of products referred to in Article 2 originating from one of the third countries participating in the EXPO Milano 2015 are destined to the exhibition stand of that third country in the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015; and
(c) issue a Common Veterinary Entry Document (CVED) with the Traces system, destined for the Traces local veterinary unit Milano Città IT03603 referred to in Annex II to Decision 2009/821/EC (‘local veterinary unit Milano Città IT03603’) or, in case the products are first sent to a customs warehouse referred to in point 2 of Annex I, to the Traces unit responsible for the relevant customs warehouse;
(d) ensure that the consignments are sent directly to the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015 or to a customs warehouse referred to in point 2 of Annex I;
(e) permit the transiting of the consignments not covered by the Annex to Commission Decision 2011/163/EU provided that they are sent directly to the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015 or to a customs warehouse referred to in point 2 of Annex I;
(f) reject or destroy products which do not comply with the requirements of Article 2.
2. The border inspection post of entry and the competent customs authorities shall ensure the following:
(a) the products are placed under the temporary importation procedure in accordance with Article 576(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 until they are consumed at the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015 or destroyed as provided for in points 10 and 11 of Article 7;
(b) where necessary, the products are moved under the external transit procedure referred to in Article 91(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 from the entry point into the Union to Italy before they are placed under temporary importation.
Article 5 
Where the consignments have been sent to a customs warehouse referred to in point 2 of Annex I, the border inspection posts responsible for the customs warehouses concerned shall:

((a)) ensure that the consignments are sent from the customs warehouse referred to in Annex I directly to the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015;
((b)) ensure that the consignments are transported to the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015 under the supervision of the competent authorities in vehicles or containers sealed by those authorities;
((c)) ensure that the official veterinarian at the customs warehouse informs the local veterinary unit Milano Città IT03603 at the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015, via Traces of the planned arrival of the consignment at the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015;
((d)) take note of and record the information received via Traces of the arrival of the consignment from the local veterinary unit Milano Città IT03603 at the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015;
((e)) record the data referred to in point A of Annex IV in relation to the consignment sent to the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015.
Article 6 
The local veterinary unit Milano Città IT03603 at the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015 shall:

((a)) carry out a documentary and identity check at the time of arrival of each consignment of products referred to in Article 2 at the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015 and verify the integrity of the seals and the correspondence of the consignment received with the information in the CVED in Traces;
((b)) ensure that the consignment is effectively introduced in the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015;
((c)) inform the border inspection post of entry or the border inspection post responsible for the customs warehouse of dispatch by means of Traces of the arrival of the consignment in the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015 and the integrity of that consignment;
((d)) record all data referred to in point B of Annex IV pertaining to the consignments received;
((e)) ensure that the food is only used for display and/or tasting on the spot.
Article 7 
Once the consignments referred to in Article 2 arrived in the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015, the local veterinary unit Milano Città IT03603 shall:

((1)) keep the register referred to in Article 6(d) updated with information on the use of the consignments;
((2)) ensure that the consignments do not represent evident alterations or damages which may make them unfit for their proposed use;
((3)) seize and destroy the consignments which, for any reason, cannot be considered as suitable for tasting on the spot;
((4)) identify a person at the exhibition stand where the products are destined for who is responsible for the implementation of the measures provided for in Article 8(2);
((5)) inform the responsible person referred to in point 4 of the obligations provided for in Article 8(2);
((6)) identify all the places in the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015, where the products of the consignment will be displayed or used for tasting on the spot;
((7)) guarantee the full traceability of the consignments within the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015;
((8)) guarantee that the products may only be used for display or tasting on the spot;
((9)) ensure that no product is sold or made available to EXPO Milano 2015 visitors and EXPO Milano 2015 staff for other purposes than display or tasting on the spot;
((10)) ensure that all consignments or parts thereof not used for display or tasting on the spot are collected and disposed of as category 1 material in accordance with points (a) to (c) of Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 or re-exported to a third country not later than 31 December 2015;
((11)) ensure that the special containers containing consignments or parts thereof referred to in point 10 may leave the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015 only if they are hermetically sealed and destined to a place of destination where the material will be disposed of in accordance with points (a) to (c) of Article 12 to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 or re-exported to a third country not later than 31 December 2015;
((12)) at the end of the EXPO Milano 2015 and not later than 31 December 2015, inform the competent customs authorities about the consumption or disposal of the products.
Article 8 

1. The EXPO 2015 SpA shall:
(a) identify all the exhibitors present in the EXPO Milano 2015 and make available to the local competent authorities updated lists of those exhibitors;
(b) identify for each exhibitor a person responsible for implementing the measures provided for in paragraph 2;
(c) provide logistical support for the transport of the products covered by this Regulation to structures where they can be treated as provided for in points 10 and 11 of Article 7.
2. The exhibitors of EXPO Milano 2015 shall:
(a) give logistical support to the competent authorities in charge of the application of this Regulation with respect to the storage of the products referred to in Article 2;
(b) ensure that the use of the products referred to in Article 2 is limited to display or tasting on the spot;
(c) provide upon request and under the supervision of the competent authorities separated spaces and appropriate means dedicated to the storage of the products referred to in Article 2 not used for display or tasting on the spot;
(d) inform the competent authorities of any non-compliance or any possibly imminent non-compliance arising with respect to the implementation of the measures provided for in this paragraph;
(e) ensure that any product referred to in Article 2 not used for display or tasting on the spot is recorded and disposed of as provided for in points 10 and 11 of Article 7.
Article 9 

1. The competent Italian authority shall ensure that at least the following information is displayed to visitors and staff of the EXPO Milano 2015 in the locations of EXPO Milano 2015 where the products referred to in Article 2 are given to the public or are used to prepare food to be given to the public:'This food contains products of animal origin coming from countries outside the EU and complies only with the standards of public health of those countries. The consumption and distribution of such products are prohibited outside the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015.'
2. EXPO 2015 SpA shall make available to the competent Italian authorities, the necessary tools and spaces for the display of the information referred to in paragraph 1.
Article 10 

1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2. This Regulation shall apply from 1 March 2015 to 31 October 2015.However, points 10 and 11 of Article 7, Article 8(1)(c) and 8(2)(a) and (e) shall continue to apply until all products, or parts thereof, referred to in Article 2 introduced under this Regulation have been disposed of in accordance with those Articles not later than 31 December 2015.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 2 March 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX I
(1) 
The exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015 (TRACES LVU: Milano Città IT03603)

(2) 
Customs warehouses authorised under Articles 12 and 13 of Directive 97/78/EC by the Italian competent authorities and published on the official website of the Italian Ministry of Health:

http://www.salute.gov.it

ANNEX II

Description of products Union legal acts including the requirements for transit to be applied and the relevant veterinary certificate models to be used
Meat Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 including the veterinary certificate model set out in Annex III theretoCommission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 including the veterinary certificate model set out in Annex XI theretoCommission Regulation (EC) No 119/2009 including the veterinary certificate model set out in Annex III thereto
Meat preparations Commission Decision 2000/572/EC including the veterinary certificate model set out in Annex III thereto
Meat products Commission Decision 2007/777/EC including the veterinary certificate model set out in Annex IV thereto
Milk and dairy products Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 including the veterinary certificate model set out in Part 3 of Annex II thereto
Composite products Commission Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 including the veterinary certificate model set out in Annex II thereto
Eggs, egg products Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 including the veterinary certificate model set out in Annex XI thereto
Fishery products of aquaculture origin Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 including the veterinary import certificate model set out in Appendix IV to Annex VI thereto









ANNEX III

ANNEX IV
A. 
The following data shall be recorded in accordance with Article 5(e):


((1)) Date of arrival at the customs warehouse;
((2)) Description of the products;
((3)) Quantity;
((4)) Third country of origin;
((5)) EU Border Inspection Post (BIP) of entry;
((6)) Number of the Common Veterinary Entry Document (CVED) generated by TRACES and issued at the BIP of entry;
((7)) Number of seal put by the health authorities of the third country of origin (Article 2(b)) and reported in the specific health certificate accompanying the consignments as laid down in Annex III to this Regulation;
((8)) Number of customs transport document under which the consignments are transported from the BIP of entry to the authorised customs warehouse;
((9)) Contact details of the person responsible for the consignment;
((10)) Date of exit of the consignment/part of consignment from the authorised customs warehouses to the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015;
((11)) Number of customs transport document of the consignment/part of consignment which has been dispatched from the authorised customs warehouses to the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015;
((12)) Nature of the consignment/part of consignment which has been dispatched from the authorised customs warehouses to the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015;
((13)) Quantity of consignment/part of consignment which has been dispatched from the authorised customs warehouses to the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015;
((14)) Number of CVED issued for the consignment/part of consignment which has been dispatched from the authorised customs warehouses to the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015.

B. 
The following data shall be recorded in accordance with Article 6(d) and point 1 of Article 7:


((1)) Date of arrival at the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015;
((2)) Description of the products;
((3)) Quantity;
((4)) Third country of origin;
((5)) EU Border Inspection Post (BIP) of entry or authorised customs warehouses from which the products are dispatched to the exhibition site of EXPO Milano 2015 (if applicable);
((6)) Number of the Common Veterinary Entry Document (CVED) generated by TRACES and issued by the BIP of entry or number of the new CVED issued by the authorised customs warehouses for the consignment dispatched to the exposition site of EXPO Milano 2015 (if applicable);
((7)) Number of the customs transport document of the consignment/part of consignment sent to the exposition site of EXPO Milano 2015 from the BIP of entry or from the authorised customs warehouses;
((8)) Number of the seal put by the health and customs authorities of the BIP of entry or by the health and customs authorities of the BIP competent for the authorised customs warehouses (if applicable);
((9)) Quantity of products of the consignment already used for the purposes of EXPO Milano 2015 (namely display or tasting on the spot);
((10)) Remaining quantity not used yet.
