
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)) “appropriate computerised information management system” means the computerised 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.
(4)) “fisheries administration” has the same meaning as in Article 1(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy ;
(5)) “British fishing vessel” means a fishing vessel registered in the United Kingdom under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995  for which the entry in the register specifies a port in Great Britain as the port to which the vessel is to be treated as belonging;
(6)) “designated port” means a port in Great Britain designated by a fisheries administration.
Article 3 

1. The competent authority of the border control posts of first arrival into  Great Britain from a third country  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  designated ports  in accordance with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008.
Article 5 
Official controls may be carried out  at the processing establishment of destination approved in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004,  upon  frozen tuna that has not been beheaded nor gutted and that has been landed directly in  designated ports  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  goods in accordance with section 25 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979;
((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 Great Britain;
((d)) prior to the arrival of the consignment at  designated 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  appropriate computerised information management system  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  British fishing vessels, unloaded, with or without storage, in third countries before entering  Great Britain  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  Great Britain.
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  Great Britain  shall perform, in addition to documentary checks, identity and physical checks on the consignments referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
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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 10a 

1. Articles 3 to 6 of this Regulation apply subject to the derogations and modifications specified in Annex 6 to Regulation (EU) 2017/625  during the transitional staging period, in relation to relevant goods entering Great Britain from a relevant third country.
2. In this Article  ‘the transitional staging period’,  ‘relevant goods’, and  ‘relevant third country’ have the meanings given in Annex 6 to that Regulation.
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.
...Done at Brussels, 10 October 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX I
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ANNEX II
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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

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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
