

                  Article 1
                

                     This Decision lays down rules regarding the composite products to be subjected to official controls at border control posts upon entry into  Great Britain.
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) composite product: a foodstuff intended for human consumption that contains both processed products of animal origin and products of plant origin and includes those where the processing of primary product is an integral part of the production of the final product;
(b) meat products: products as defined in point 7.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
(c) processed products: the processed products listed under point 7 of Annex 1 to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
(d) dairy products: products as defined in point 7.2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
(e) “appropriate authority” means the Secretary of State (in relation to England), the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) and the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland); but the  “appropriate authority” is the Secretary of State if consent is given by:
(i) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(i) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.

                  Article 3
                


                        1
                     . The Secretary of State must publish a list setting out composite products which—
(a) must be submitted to official controls at border control posts in Great Britain in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
(b) are exempt from official controls at border control posts.

                        2. For the purposes of paragraph 1(a), the list must include the three columns specified in Annex I.
(3.) For the purposes of paragraph 1(b), the list must include the two columns specified in Annex II.
(4.) The Secretary of State may amend a list published under paragraph 1 from time to time, and where the appropriate authority requests that the Secretary of State amend the list the Secretary of State must have regard to that request.
(5.) The Secretary of State must obtain the consent of the other appropriate authorities before publishing or amending a list under paragraph 1.
Article 4 
The following composite products shall be subject to official controls:

((a)) Composite products containing processed meat product.
((b)) Composite products containing half or more of their substance of any one processed product of animal origin other than processed meat product.
((c)) Composite products containing no processed meat product and less than half of their substance of processed milk product where the final products do not meet the requirements of Article 6.
Article 5 
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                  Article 6
                


                        1
                     . 
                           By way of derogation from Article 3, the following composite products, not containing any meat products, shall not be subject to official controls:
                        
(a) 
                                 composite products containing less than half of their substance of any other processed product provided such products are:
                              
((i)) 
                                          shelf-stable at ambient temperature or have clearly undergone in their manufacture a complete cooking or heat treatment process throughout their substance, so that any raw product is denatured;
                                       
((ii)) 
                                          clearly identified as intended for human consumption;
                                       
((iii)) 
                                          securely packaged or sealed in clean containers;
                                       
((iv)) 
                                          accompanied by a commercial document and labelled in  English (whether or not it also appears in any other language), so that that document and labelling together give information on the nature, quantity and number of packages of the composite products, the country of origin, the manufacturer, and the ingredient;
                                       
(b) 
                                 composite products listed in  accordance with Article 3(1)(b).
                              

                        2
                     . 
                           However, any milk product included in any composite products shall only be derived from countries listed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010
                           
                           , and treated as indicated in that Annex.
Article 7 
Decision 2002/349/EC is repealed.
Article 8 
This Decision shall apply from one month after the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 9 
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ANNEX I
             1.
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                           This column indicates the CN code. The CN, established by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, is based on the international Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System (HS) drawn up by the Customs Cooperation Council, now the World Customs Organisation (WCO), adopted by the International Convention, concluded in Brussels on 
                           14 June 1983
                            and approved on behalf of the European Economic Community by Council Decision 87/369/EEC
                           
                            (‘the HS Convention’). The CN reproduces the headings and subheadings of the HS to six digits, with only the seventh and eighth figures creating further subheadings which are specific to it.
                        ... 5.
                      
                           The description of the goods ... 6.
                      
                           This column gives details of the products covered. ...
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ANNEX II
            
This list sets out composite products according to the goods nomenclature in use in  Great Britain  that do not need to be submitted to official controls at a border control post.
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                        This column indicates the CN code. The CN, established by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, is based on the international Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System (HS) drawn up by the Customs Cooperation Council, now the World Customs Organisation (WCO), adopted by the International Convention, concluded in Brussels on 
                        14 June 1983
                         and approved on behalf of the European Economic Community by Decision 87/369/EEC (
                        ‘
                        the HS Convention
                        ’
                        ). The CN reproduces the headings and subheadings of the HS to six digits, with only the seventh and eighth figures creating further subheadings which are specific to it.
                     Where a four digit code is used: unless otherwise specified, all composite products prefixed with or covered by these four digits are not required to be submitted to official controls at a border control post.
                        Where only certain specified products under any four, six or eight digit code contain animal products and no specific subdivision under this code exists in the CN, the code is marked 
                        
                           ex
                        
                         (for example, 
                        
                           ex 2001 90 65
                           :
                        
                         veterinary checks not required for the products outlined in Column (2)).
                     
                        This column gives details of the composite products covered by the derogation from official controls at border control posts. When necessary, official staff at border control posts must assess the ingredients of a composite product and specify, if the animal product contained in the composite product is sufficiently processed so as to not require the official checks provided for in  relevant national  legislation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
