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Article 1 

1. This Regulation lays down:
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(d) rules for the computerised handling and exchange of information, data and documents in the appropriate computerised information management system necessary for the performance of the official controls provided for in Regulation (EU) 2017/625, as regards:
((i)) ... the common health entry document (CHED) referred to in Article 56 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, including its electronic equivalent, and the instructions for its presentation and use;
((ii)) uniform arrangements for cooperation between customs authorities, competent authorities and other authorities, as referred to in Article 75 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
((iii)) the issuance of electronic certificates and the use of electronic signatures for the official certificates referred to in Article 87 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
((iv)) ...
((v)) specifications of the technical tools and procedures for communication between liaison bodies designated in accordance with Article 103(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
((vi)) the proper functioning of the appropriate computerised information management system referred to in Chapter IV of Title VI of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

((1)) ‘component’ means an electronic system integrated in the appropriate computerised information management system;
((2)) ‘network’ means a group of members having access to a specific component;
((3)) ‘network member’ means a ... competent authority, ... a third country’s competent authority or an international organisation that has access to at least one component;
((4)) ‘contact point’ means the contact point designated by the network member to represent it;
((5)) ‘... national system’ means a computerised information system owned and set up before the date of entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 by an appropriate authority for the purpose of managing, handling and exchanging data, information and documents on official controls, and capable of electronically exchanging data with the relevant component;
((6)) ‘international organisation’ means any of the internationally recognised bodies listed in point (g) of Article 121 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, or similar intergovernmental organisations;
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((8)) ‘risk’ means any direct or indirect risk to human health in connection with food, food contact material or feed in accordance with Article 50 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 or a serious risk to animal health or to the environment in connection with feed, including feed for animals not kept for food production, in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005;
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((13)) ‘single contact point’ means a contact point composed of the contact points for systems for the notification of food and feed risks in each constituent territory of Great Britain, whether or not physically located in the same administrative unit;
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((38)) ‘electronic signature’ means an electronic signature as defined in point (10) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014;
((39)) ‘advanced electronic signature’ means an electronic signature complying with the technical specifications laid down in the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1506;
((40)) ‘qualified electronic signature’ means an electronic signature as defined in point (12) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014;
((41)) ‘advanced electronic seal’ means an electronic seal complying with the technical specifications laid down in the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1506;
((42)) ‘qualified electronic seal’ means an electronic seal as defined in point (27) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014;
((43)) ‘qualified electronic time stamp’ means an electronic time stamp as defined in point (34) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014;
((44)) ‘control point’ means a control point as referred to in point (a) of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
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CHAPTER 2 
Article 3 
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Article 4 

1. Each component shall have a network of which the appropriate authority shall be part.
2. Network members shall each designate at least one contact point and communicate that designation and its contact details to the appropriate authority contact point. They shall inform the appropriate authority contact point immediately of any changes in this respect.
3. The appropriate authority contact point shall maintain and keep up to date a list of contact points and make it available to all network members.
4. The appropriate authority shall establish a governance structure to steer the development of, identify priorities for and monitor the correct implementation of the appropriate computerised information management system. The governance structure shall be composed of:
(a) an operations management board ..., to discuss, at least once a year, priorities for and the development of each component;
(b) sub-groups within the operations management board that regularly discuss priorities for and the development of specific functionalities of each component.
Article 5 

1. Each network member shall own and be responsible for the data, information and documents its contact point or users acting under its responsibility have inserted or produced in the relevant component.
2. Each signatory, competent authority to which a signatory belongs or competent authority creating an electronic seal shall own and be responsible for the part of the documents it signs or seals ....
3. Where more than one signatory signs a document ..., each signatory shall own and be responsible for the part of the document that it signs.
Article 6 

1. Links between components shall be aimed at:
(a) complementing data, information or documents in one or more components by data, information or documents already present in another component; and
(b) providing relevant and up-to-date information to each network member for the performance of its tasks in accordance with the rules set for each component in this Regulation; and
(c) supporting and operating the procedures for
((i)) determining and modifying the frequency rates of identity checks and physical checks to be performed on consignments of categories of animals and goods referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
((ii)) applying the frequency of identity checks and physical checks to be performed on consignments of categories of animals or goods referred to in points (d), (e) and (f) of that Article;
((iii)) the coordinated performance by competent authorities of the intensified official controls in case of suspicions of non-compliance referred to in Article 65(6) of that Regulation.
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Article 7 

1. Data exchanges between the appropriate computerised information management system and other electronic systems... shall:
(a) be based on international standards that are relevant for the component and use XML, CMS or PDF formats;
(b) use the specific data dictionaries and business rules provided for in the relevant component.
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3. The appropriate authority shall draw-up a service-level agreement governing the maintenance of the electronic data exchange between the relevant component and other electronic systems, ....
Article 8 

1. The  appropriate authority  shall ensure the functioning, maintenance, support and any necessary updating or development of the software and the IT infrastructure of the components.
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Article 9 

1. On receipt of a duly justified application, the appropriate authority, may grant the competent authority of a third country or an international organisation partial access to the functionalities of one or more components and to specific data, information and documents inserted or produced therein, provided the applicant demonstrates, in respect of the component(s) in question, that it meets the following requirements:
(a) it has the legal and operational capacity to provide, without undue delay, the assistance necessary to allow the good functioning of the component to which partial access is requested;
(b) it has designated a contact point for that purpose;
2. The partial access referred to in paragraph 1 shall not include access to personal data processed in the component(s) to which the partial access is granted.
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, partial access may include access to personal data where the conditions for lawful transfers of personal data established by Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725 are fulfilled by the applicant third country or international organisation.
Article 10 

1. Personal data shall be processed in each component for the purpose of performing official controls and other official activities. In particular, personal data shall belong to one of the following categories:
(a) contact points, operators, importers, exporters, transporters and laboratory technicians when personal data is required by ... law;
(b) users of each component.
2. In processing personal data pursuant to this Regulation, the appropriate authority and the competent authority shall comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 legislation which, immediately before IP completion day, implemented Directive (EU) 2016/680.
Article 11 

1. The appropriate authority and the competent authorities ... shall be joint controllers of data processing operations in each of the components.
2. The appropriate authority shall be responsible for:
(a) determining and implementing the technical means to enable data subjects to exercise their rights, ...;
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(c) determining the categories of its staff and external providers to whom access to the components may be granted;
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3. The competent authorities ... shall be responsible for:
(a) ensuring that data subject’s rights are exercised in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and this Regulation;
(b) ensuring the security and confidentiality of personal data pursuant to Section 2 of Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
(c) designating the staff that are to have access to each component;
(d) ensuring that staff accessing each component are adequately trained to perform their tasks in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ....
4. The competent authorities ... may designate different joint controllers ... for the purpose of fulfilling one or more of the obligations referred to in paragraph 3.
CHAPTER 3  SECTION 1 
Article 12 
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Article 13 
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Article 14 
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Article 15 
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Article 16 
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Article 17 
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Article 18 
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Article 19 
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Article 20 
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Article 21 
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Article 22 
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Article 23 
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Article 24 
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Article 25 
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Article 26 
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Article 27 
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Article 28 
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Article 29 
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Article 30 
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Article 31 
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Article 32 
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Article 33 
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Article 34 
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Article 35 
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Article 36 
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Article 37 
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Article 38 
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Article 39 

1. Electronic official certificates for consignments of animals and goods entering Great Britain shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) they shall be issued in one of the following systems:
((i)) ...
((ii)) a ... national system;
((iii)) ...
((iv)) a third country or an international organisation’s electronic certification system that is capable of exchanging data with a ... national system;
(b) they shall be signed by an authorised officer with an advanced or qualified electronic signature;
(c) they shall bear the advanced or qualified electronic seal of the issuing competent authority, or the advanced or qualified electronic signature of its legal representative;
(d) they shall use a qualified electronic time stamp.
2. Where electronic official certificates are issued in accordance with point (a)(iv) of paragraph 1, a national system shall acknowledge the exchange of data through the advanced or qualified electronic seal of the issuing third country’s competent authority, or the advanced or qualified electronic signature of its legal representative.In such cases, the signature of the authorised officer referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 is not required.
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Article 40 

1. The appropriate authority shall publish on a website the format of the CHED and instructions for its presentation and use. The CHED shall be used by the operator and the competent authorities in accordance with Article 56(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 in one of the following formats, depending on the category of the consignment established in Article 47(1) of that Regulation:
(a) a CHED-A ..., for consignments of animals that are:
((i)) referred to in point (a) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; or
((ii)) subject at their entry into the Union to measures provided for in points (e) or (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
(b) a CHED-P ..., for consignments of products that are:
((i)) referred to in point (b) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; or
((ii)) subject at their entry into the Union to measures provided for in points (d), (e) or (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
(c) a CHED-PP ..., for consignments of:
((i)) plants, plant products and other objects referred to in point (c) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; or
((ii)) plants, plant products and other objects subject at their entry into the Union to one of the measures or conditions provided for in points (d), (e) or (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; or
((iii)) specific plants, plant products and other objects of a particular origin or provenance for which a minimum level of official controls is necessary to respond to recognised uniform hazards and risks to plant health as provided for in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/66;
(d) a CHED-D ..., for consignments of feed and food of non-animal origin subject at their entry into the Union to any of the measures or conditions provided for in points (d), (e) or (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
2. The CHED referred to in paragraph 1 shall be:
(a) drawn up in English and one of the official languages of the country of destination and may also be in Welsh;
(b) duly completed ... by:
((i)) the operator responsible for the consignment, as regards the information on the details of the consignment, ...;
((ii)) the competent authority at a border control post or control point, as regards the information on the decision taken on the consignment, ...;
((iii)) the competent authority at the border control post of exit, as regards the information on the follow-up measures taken on the consignment after a decision has been taken.
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Article 41 

1. An operator or a competent authority may use a CHED in an electronic format, provided that this is by means of a national system, and that the CHED meets all of the following requirements:
(a) it is signed by the operator responsible for the consignment with the operator's electronic signature;
(b) it is signed by the certifying officer at border control posts or control points with the certifying officer's advanced or qualified electronic signature;
(c) it bears the advanced or qualified electronic seal of the issuing competent authority;
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3. The required steps referred to in paragraph 1 shall each be timestamped with a qualified electronic time stamp.
Article 42 

1.. For the purpose of maintaining the integrity of certificates and CHEDs issued in accordance with Article 39 and Article 41 respectively, relevant data concerning electronic signatures, electronic seals, timestamps and electronic exchanges shall be stored by a national system for at least 3 years.
2.. Personal data from the certificates and CHEDs referred to in paragraph 1 shall be stored by a national system for no more than 10 years.
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Article 44 
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Article 45 
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Article 47 

1. Directive 94/3/EC, Decisions 92/486/EEC, 2003/24/EC, 2003/623/EC, 2004/292/EC, 2004/675/EC and 2005/123/EC, Regulation (EU) No 16/2011, and Implementing Decisions 2014/917/EU, (EU) 2015/1918 and (EU) 2018/1553 are repealed as from 14 December 2019.
2. References to those repealed acts shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III.
Article 48 
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, except for Section 2 of Chapter 3, which shall apply from 21 April 2021.
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ANNEX I
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ANNEX II
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PART 2  Section A 
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ANNEX III
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Directive 94/3/EC This Regulation
Article 1 Point (33) of Article 2
Article 2(1) and (2) Article 33(1)
Article 3 Article 33(2)
Article 4 _
Article 5 Point (34) of Article 2
Article 6 Point 10 of Annex I
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Article 8 _

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Regulation (EU) No 16/2011 This Regulation
Point (1) of Article 1 Point (2) of Article 2
Point (2) of Article 1 Point (3) of Article 2
Point (3) of Article 1 Point (4) of Article 2
Point (4) of Article 1 Point (15) of Article 2
Point (5) of Article 1 Point (16) of Article 2
Point (5)(a) of Article 1 Point (17) of Article 2
Point (5)(b) of Article 1 Point (18) of Article 2
Point (6) of Article 1 Point (20) of Article 2
Point (7) of Article 1 Point (22) of Article 2
Point (8) of Article 1 Point (23) of Article 2
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Article 2(1) Article 14(1)
Article 2(2) Article 4(2)
Article 2(3) Article 4(3)
Article 2(4) Article 14(2)
Article 2(5) Article 13
Article 2(6) Article 14(3)
Article 3(1) Article 17(1) and (2)
Article 3(2) Article 17(3)
Article 3(3) Article 17(4)
Article 4(1) Article 18(1) and (2)
Article 4(2) Article 18(3)
Article 5(1) Article 20(1) and (2)
Article 5(2) Article 20(3)
Article 6(1) Article 22(1)
Article 6(2) Article 22(2)
Article 6(3) Article 22(3)
Article 6(4) Article 22(4)
Article 6(5) Article 22(5)
Article 7(1) Article 15(1)
Article 7(2) Article 15(2)
Article 7(3) Article 15(3)
Article 7(4) Article 15(4)
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Points (a) to (f) of the first paragraph of Article 8 Points (a) to (f) of Article 24(1)
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Article 9(1) Article 25(1)(b)
Article 9(2) Article 25(2) and (3)
Article 10(1) and (2) Article 27(1)
 
Point (a) of Article 11 Article 24(3)
Point (b) of Article 11 Article 24(4)
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Implementing Decision 2014/917/EU This Regulation
Article 1(1) and (2) _
Article 2(1) and (3) Article 32(1)
Article 2(2) and (4) Article 32(3)
 
Article 2(5) Article 32(4)
Article 3 _
Annex Annex I

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Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1918 This Regulation
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Article 4 Article 12
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Article 6 Article 26(1)
Point (a) of Article 7 Article 8(1)
Point (b) of Article 7 Article 8(2)
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Point (d) of Article 7 Article 15(1)
Article 8(1) Article 15(1)
Point (a) of Article 8(2) Article 16(1)(a)
Point (b) of Article 8(2) Article 16(1)(b)
Point (c) of Article 8(2) Article 16(1)(c)
Point (d) of Article 8(2) Article 16(1)(d)
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Point (f) of Article 8(2) _
Point (g) of Article 8(2) Article 16(1)(f)
Article 9(1) Article 10(1)
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Article 10(1) Article 10(2)
Article 10(2) and (3) Article 11(1)
Article 10(4) Article 11(3)
Article 10(5) Article 11(2)
Article 11 Article 26(2)
Article 12 Article 11(2)(b) and (3)(b)
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Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1553 This Regulation
Article 1 _
Article 2(1) Article 39(1), (3) and (4)
Article 2(2) Article 39(2)
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