
Article 1 
This Regulation establishes rules for the performance of specific official controls as regards certain categories of animals and goods and measures to be taken in case of non-compliance. It lays down rules for cases where and conditions under which certain categories of animals and goods are exempted from official controls at border control posts, and when such exemption is justified.
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

((1)) ‘IMSOC’ means the information management system for official controls referred to in Article 131 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
((2)) ‘fresh fishery products’ means fresh fishery products as defined in point 3.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
((3)) ‘frozen tuna’ means tuna kept in compliance with the requirements set out in point (2) of Chapter VII of Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
Article 3 

1. The competent authority of the border control posts of first arrival into the Union may allow the dispatch of consignments of unskinned, furred wild game to the establishment at the place of destination without finalising physical checks if the consignments are dispatched in vehicles or containers in accordance with Articles 2 and 3 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1666.
2. The competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 shall inform the competent authority of the establishment at the place of destination of the necessity to finalise physical checks, in particular health checks and laboratory testing.
3. The competent authority of the establishment at the place of destination shall inform the competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 of the results of the physical checks referred to in paragraph 2.
Article 4 
Fresh fishery products directly landed from a fishing vessel flying a third country flag are exempted from official controls at border control posts provided that they are performed by competent authorities in Union ports designated by Member States in accordance with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008.
Article 5 
Member States may carry out, at the processing establishment of destination approved in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, official controls of frozen tuna that has not been beheaded nor gutted and that has been landed directly in Union ports designated by Member States in accordance with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 from a fishing vessel flying a third country flag, subject to the following conditions:

((a)) the official controls are carried out by the competent authority of the nearest border control post;
((b)) the processing establishment of destination is approved by the customs authorities for the temporary storage of non-Union goods in accordance with Article 147(1) and Article 148 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013;
((c)) the frozen tuna is dispatched from the vessel to the processing establishment of destination in sealed vehicles or transport containers, under the supervision of the competent authority carrying out the official controls and under the relevant customs procedure in accordance with Articles 134, 135, 140, 141 and Article 148(5) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013;
((d)) prior to the arrival of the consignment at designated Union ports, the operator responsible for the consignment has notified the competent authority referred to in point (a) of this Article of the arrival of the consignment by submitting in the IMSOC a completed Common Health Entry Document (CHED) as referred to in Article 56 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
Article 6 

1. Consignments of fishery products intended for human consumption caught by vessels flying the flag of a Member State, unloaded, with or without storage, in third countries before entering the Union by a different means of transportation as referred to in Article 72(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 shall undergo documentary checks by the competent authority of the border control posts of first arrival into the Union.
2. Consignments referred to in paragraph 1 may be exempted from identity and physical checks at border control posts provided that they comply with the conditions laid down in Article 72 of Regulation (EU) 2019/627.
3. When non-compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 is identified or suspected, the competent authority of the border control post of first arrival into the Union shall perform, in addition to documentary checks, identity and physical checks on the consignments referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Article 7 

1. Products of animal origin and composite products entering the Union from third countries through the authorised points of entry in the Greek islands of Rhodes, Mitilini and Iraklio (Crete) for local use in the Greek island of the point of entry are exempted from official controls at border control posts.
2. Animals, products of animal origin and composite products entering the Union from third countries through the authorised points of entry in the French overseas departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Mayotte for local use in the French overseas department of the point of entry are exempted from official controls at border control posts.
Article 8 

1. Consignments referred to in Article 7 shall be subject, for each authorised point of entry, to checks in accordance with Annex I.
2. Each authorised point of entry shall be under the responsibility of a competent authority, which has at its disposal:
(a) official veterinarians responsible for taking decisions on the consignments in accordance with point (a) of Article 55(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, and
(b) if deemed necessary by the competent authority, staff referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 49(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 trained in accordance with Article 2 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1081.
3. The competent authority of the authorised points of entry in the Greek islands referred to in Article 7(1) shall ensure that for each authorised point of entry staff and resources are available to carry out official controls on consignments of goods referred to in Article 7(1) for which the point of entry is authorised.
4. Each authorised point of entry in the French overseas departments referred to in Article 7(2) shall have all the facilities, equipment and staff necessary to carry out official controls on consignments of animals and goods referred to in Article 7(2) for which the point of entry is authorised.
Article 9 
The operator responsible for consignments referred to in Article 7 shall:

((a)) notify the competent authority of the authorised point of entry of the arrival of the consignment by submitting a completed CHED in the IMSOC prior to the arrival of the consignment at the authorised point of entry;
((b)) keep a register approved by the competent authority of the authorised point of entry showing if applicable the quantities of animals, products of animal origin and composite products for placing on the market and the names and addresses of the purchaser(s);
((c)) inform the purchaser(s) that:

((i)) the products of animal origin and composite products for placing on the market are for local consumption only and that these products must not be re-dispatched under any circumstances to other parts of the Union territory;
((ii)) in the case of resale, the purchaser(s) must inform the new purchaser(s) where the latter is a commercial operator about the restrictions in accordance with point (c)(i);
((d)) in the case of the French overseas departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Mayotte, inform the purchaser(s) that:

((i)) the animals for placing on the market are for local breeding and production only and that these animals and products derived from these animals must not be re-dispatched under any circumstances to other parts of the Union territory;
((ii)) in the case of resale, the purchaser(s) must inform the new purchaser(s) where the latter is a commercial operator about the restrictions in accordance with point (d)(i).
Article 10 

1. Decision 94/641/EC and Implementing Decision 2012/44/EU are repealed with effect from 14 December 2019.
2. References to the repealed acts shall be construed as references to this Regulation and read in accordance with the correlation tables in Annex II.
Article 11 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 14 December 2019.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 10 October 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX I
1. The competent authority shall ensure that all data of products of animal origin and composite products, and, in the case of the French overseas departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Mayotte, also all data of animals, presented for placing on the market are entered in the IMSOC.

2. 

((a)) the accompanying certificates and documents;
((b)) the identity of the products of animal origin and composite products, and, in the case of the French overseas departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Mayotte, also the identity of the animals;
((c)) the packaging and marking;
((d)) the quality and state of preservation of the goods;
((e)) the transport conditions and, in the case of carriage by refrigerated means of transport, the temperature of the means of transport and the internal temperature of the goods;
((f)) any damage to the goods.

3. The competent authority shall ensure that after the specific official controls are completed, the accompanying CHED indicates that products of animal origin and composite products for placing on the market are for local consumption only and that these products must not be re-dispatched under any circumstances to other parts of the Union territory.

4. In the case of the French overseas departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Mayotte, the competent authority shall ensure that after the specific official controls are completed, the accompanying CHED indicates that the animals, for placing on the market are for local breeding and production only and these animals and products derived from these animals must not be re-dispatched under any circumstances to other parts of the Union territory.

5. The competent authority shall carry out regular inspections of the place of housing/storage of the consignments for placing on the market to verify that public health requirements are maintained and that these consignments are not re-dispatched to other parts of the Union territory.

6. In the case of the French overseas departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Mayotte, the competent authority shall carry out regular inspections of the place of housing of the animals for placing on the market to verify that animal health requirements are maintained and that these animals and products derived from these animals are not re-dispatched to other parts of the Union territory.

ANNEX II
1. 

Decision 94/641/EC This Regulation
Article 1Article 2Article 3, first indentArticle 3, second indentArticle 3, third indentArticle 3, fourth indentArticle 4Article 5Article 6Article 7Annex IPoint (1) of Annex IIPoint (2) of Annex II Article 7Article 8(2)(a)Article 9(a)Article 9(b)Article 9(c)Article 9(e)Article 8(1)______Article 7Point (2) of Annex IPoint (5) of Annex I

2. 

Implementing Decision 2012/44/EU This Regulation
Article 1Article 2(1)Article 2(2)Article 3(1)Article 3(2)Article 3(3)Article 3(4)Article 3(5)Article 4(1)Article 4(2)Article 4(3)Article 4(4)Article 4(5)Article 5Article 6Article 7Article 8Annex Article 7Article 8(2)Article 8(4)Article 9(a)__Article 9(b)Article 9(c) and (d)Article 9(e) and (f)Article 8(1)Article 8(1)Point (1) of Annex I)Points (3) and (4) of Annex IPoints (5) and (6) of Annex I________Article 7
