
Article 1 

1. This Regulation lays down rules for cases where and conditions under which competent authorities may perform:
(a) identity checks and physical checks at a control point other than the border control post on:
((i)) consignments of plants, plant products, and other objects referred to in Articles 72(1) and 74(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Councilother than those specified in paragraph 1A, and consignments of plants, plant products, and other objects subject to an emergency measure provided for in acts adopted in accordance with or regulations made under, Articles 28(1), 30(1), 40(3), 41(3), 49(1), 53(2) and 54(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031.
((ii)) consignments of food and feed of non-animal origin subject to the measures provided for by the acts or regulations (as the case may be) referred to in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
(b) documentary checks at distance from a border control post on consignments of plants, plant products, and other objects referred to Articles 72(1) and 74(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 , other than those specified in paragraph 1A.
(1A. This Regulation does not apply to consignments of plants, plant products, and other objects referred to in Articles 72(1) and 74(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 entering Great Britain from a relevant third country during the transitional staging period where such consignments:
(a) have been the subject of any requisite notification prior to their entry into Great Britain;
(b) are not presented to a border control post for official controls.
(1B. In paragraph 1A  ‘the transitional staging period’ and  ‘relevant third country’ have the meanings given in Annex 6 to Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
2. The competent authorities situated at a distance from the border control post, including at a control point other than the border control post and at an entry point into Great Britain from a third country, shall perform operations during and after documentary, identity and physical checks in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation 2019/2130.
Article 1A 
In this Regulation:
(a) ‘appropriate computerised information management system’ means the computerised information management system for official controls referred to in Article 131 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
(b) ‘the competent authority’ has the meaning given in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
(c) ‘GB pest-free area’ has the meaning given in Article 2(31) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031;
(d) ‘GB quarantine pest’ has the meaning given in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031;
(e) ‘PFA quarantine pest’ has the meaning given in Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031;
(f) ‘provisional GB quarantine pest’ has the meaning given in Article 30(A1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031;
(g) ‘third country’ has the meaning given in Article 3(2D) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
CHAPTER I
Article 2 

1. Identity and physical checks may be performed at a control point other than border control post where the following conditions apply:
(a) the operator when giving the prior notification in accordance with point (a) of Article 56(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 or the competent authority of the border control post has indicated in the Common Health Entry Document (‘CHED’) the control point where identity checks and physical checks are to be performed;
(b) the outcome of documentary checks performed by the competent authorities of the border control post is satisfactory;
(c) the competent authorities of the border control post have recorded in the CHED their authorisation to transfer the consignment to the control point;
(d) before the consignment leaves the border control post, the operator has notified the competent authorities of the control point where identity and physical checks are to be performed of the expected time of the arrival of the consignment and of the means of transport by completing and submitting a separate CHED into the appropriate computerised information management system;
(e) the operator has transported the consignment from the border control post to the control point under customs supervision without the goods being unloaded during the transport;
(f) the operator has ensured that the consignment is accompanied to the control point by a copy of the CHED referred to in point (c), in paper format or in electronic format;
(g) the operator has ensured that:
((i)) the consignments of plants, plant products, and other objects referred to in Articles 72(1) and 74(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 and consignments of plants, plant products, and other objects subject to an emergency measure provided for in acts adopted in accordance with , or regulations made under, Articles 28(1), 30(1), 40(3), 41(3), 49(1), 53(2) and 54(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 and consignments of food and feed of non-animal origin referred to in points (e) and (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 are accompanied to the control point by an authenticated copy of the official certificates referred to in Article 50(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, issued in accordance with Article 50(2) of that Regulation;
((ii)) consignments of food and feed of non-animal origin subject to the measures provided for by the acts referred to in points (e) and (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 are accompanied to the control point by an authenticated copy of the results of laboratory analysis performed by the competent authorities of the third country, issued in accordance with Article 50(2) of that Regulation.
(h) the operator has indicated the reference number of the CHED referred to in point (c) in the customs declaration lodged with the customs authorities for the purposes of the transfer of the consignment to the control point and has provided or made available to the customs authorities a copy of that CHED in accordance with paragraph 7(1)(b) and (2) of Schedule 1 to the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018.
2. The requirement for the authenticated copy referred to in points (i) and (ii) of paragraph 1(g) to accompany the consignment shall not apply where the respective official certificates or results of laboratory analysis have been submitted in the appropriate computerised information management system by the competent authorities of the third country or uploaded in the appropriate computerised information management system by the operator and the competent authorities of the border control post have checked that they correspond to the original certificates or results of laboratory analyses.
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Article 3 

1. Identity checks and physical checks on consignments of food and feed of non-animal origin which are subject to the measures provided for by the acts and regulations referred to in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 may be performed by the competent authorities at a control point other than a border control post, where either of the following applies:
(a) the operator responsible for the consignment has requested the competent authorities of the border control post that identity checks and physical checks be carried out at the control point, which has been designated for the category of goods of such consignment, and the competent authorities of the border control post authorise the transfer of the consignment to that control point;
(b) the competent authorities of the border control post have decided that identity checks and physical checks be performed at the control point, which has been designated for the category of goods of such consignment and the operator does not object to this decision.
2. The identity checks and physical checks referred in paragraph 1 shall be performed by the competent authorities of the border control post if either of the following applies:
(a) there is no authorisation by the competent authority of the border control post as referred in paragraph 1(a),
(b) the operator objects to the decision to transfer the consignment to the control point as referred in paragraph 1(b).
Article 4 

1. Identity checks and physical checks may be performed by the competent authorities at a control point other than the border control post on consignments of:
(a) plants, plant products, and other objects referred to in Articles 72(1) and 74(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031,
(b) plants, plant products, and other objects subject to an emergency measure provided for in acts adopted in accordance with , or regulations made under, Articles 28(1), 30(1), 40(3), 41(3), 49(1), 53(2) and 54(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031.
2. The identity checks and physical checks referred to in paragraph 1 may be performed by the competent authorities at a control point other than a border control post where either of the following applies:
(a) the operator responsible for the consignment has requested the competent authorities of the border control post that identity checks and physical checks be carried out at a control point, which has been designated for the category of goods of such consignment, and the competent authorities of the border control post authorise the transfer of the consignment to the control point;
(b) the competent authorities of the border control post have decided that identity checks and physical checks be performed at a control point, which has been designated for the category of goods of such consignment and the operator does not object to this decision.
3. The identity checks and physical checks referred to in paragraph 1 shall be performed by the competent authorities of the border control post if either of the following applies:
(a) there is no authorisation by the competent authority of the border control post as referred in paragraph 2(a),
(b) the operator objects to the decision to transfer consignment to the control point as referred in paragraph 2(b).
Article 5 

1. The identity checks and physical checks may be performed at a control point for consignments referred to in Article 4(1) provided the operator has ensured that packaging or the means of transport of consignments are closed or sealed in such a way that, during their transfer to the control point they cannot cause infestation of or infection to other plants, plant products or other objects with GB quarantine pests or provisional GB quarantine pests and, in the case of GB pest-free areas, with the PFA quarantine pest in respect of which the area was established.
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Article 6 

1. After the competent authorities of the border control post have authorised or decided on the transfer of the consignment to the control point indicated in the CHED, the operator responsible for the consignment shall not present the consignment for identity and physical checks to a control point different from the one indicated in the CHED, unless the competent authorities of the border control post authorise the transfer of the consignment to another control point in accordance with point (a) of Article 3(1) and point (a) of Article 4(2).
2. The competent authorities of the control point shall confirm the arrival of the consignment to the competent authorities of the border control post by completing in the appropriate computerised information management system the CHED referred to in point (a) of Article 2(1).
3. The competent authorities of the control point shall finalise the separate CHED referred to in point (d) of Article 2(1) ... by recording therein the outcome of the identity checks and physical checks and any decision on the consignment taken in accordance with Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
4. The operator shall provide the reference number of the finalised CHED referred to in paragraph 3 in the customs declaration which is lodged for the consignment with the customs authorities and shall provide or make available to the customs authorities a copy of that CHED in accordance with paragraph 7(1)(b) and (2) of Schedule 1 to the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018.
5. Where the competent authorities of the border control post have not received, within 15 days from the day on which the transfer of a consignment to the control point was authorised, confirmation of the arrival of the consignment from the competent authorities of the control point, they shall:
(a) verify with the competent authorities of the control point whether the consignment has arrived at the control point;
(b) where the verification provided for in point (a) shows that the consignment has not arrived at control point, inform the customs authorities and other authorities referred to in Article 75(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of not having received confirmation of the arrival of the consignment to destination;
(c) undertake further investigation to determine the actual location of the goods in cooperation with customs authorities and other authorities as referred to in Article 75(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
CHAPTER II
Article 7 
Documentary checks on consignments of plants, plant products and other objects as referred to in point (c) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 entering Great Britain from a third country may be performed by either of the following:

((a)) where consignments arrive at a border control post, competent authorities situated at a distance from the border control post or at a control point other than a border control post ...;
((b)) where consignments are subject to a reduced frequency rate as laid down in the rules referred to in point (g) of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and arrive at a point of entry other than the border control post, the competent authorities at the point of entry into Great Britain.
Article 8 

1. The performance of documentary checks referred to in Article 7 shall be subject to compliance with the following conditions:
(a) the competent authorities referred to in Article 7 shall perform documentary checks on:
((i)) official certificates and results of laboratory tests uploaded in the appropriate computerised information management system by the competent authorities of the border control post of arrival of consignment,
((ii)) official certificates and results of laboratory tests uploaded in the appropriate computerised information management system by the operator where the competent authorities of the border control post have checked that they correspond to the original certificates or results of laboratory tests,
((iii)) official certificates and results of laboratory tests submitted in the appropriate computerised information management system by the competent authorities of third countries, or
((iv)) original official certificates, when the competent authorities referred to in Article 7 are part of the designated border control post as referred to in Article 4(2) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1012;
(b) the consignment shall not be transported to the control point for identity and physical checks by the operator from the border control post until the competent authorities referred to in Article 7 have informed the competent authorities of the border control post of the satisfactory results of the documentary checks.
2. Where the consignment of plants, plant products and other objects is to be transported by the operator to a control point for the performance of identity checks and physical checks, Articles 2, 4 and 5 shall apply.
3. A consignment of plants, plant products and other objects may be transported by the operator from the border control post to a control point for the performance of documentary checks, provided that the control point is under the supervision of the same competent authority as the border control post.
CHAPTER III
Article 9 

1. Commission Directive 2004/103/EC is repealed with effect from 14 December 2020.
2. Commission Decisions 2010/313/EU and 2010/458/EU are repealed with effect from 14 December 2019.
Article 10 
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.
Articles 4(1)(a), 7 and 8 shall apply from 14 December 2020.
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...Done at Brussels, 10 October 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER