
Article 1 
This Regulation lays down detailed rules on the operations to be carried out during and after the documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks referred to in Articles 49, 50 and 51 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on consignments of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 47(1) of that Regulation.
Article 2 

1. For each consignment of animals and goods referred to in Article 1, the competent authority shall ascertain the use to which the animals and goods are assigned pursuant to the official certificates, official attestations and other documents accompanying the consignment as well as the destination of the consignment indicated in these certificates, attestations and documents.
2. The competent authority shall inspect all official certificates, official attestations and other documents referred to in point (41) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 or their electronic equivalents submitted in the information management system for official controls ... referred to in Article 131 of that Regulation or via existing national systems in order to ascertain that:
(a) they are issued by the competent authority of the third country, where applicable;
(b) they fulfil the requirements set out in Articles 89(1) and 91(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and in the  the rules contained in implementing acts, in regulations made by the appropriate authority or published online by the appropriate authority,  referred to in Article 90 of that Regulation;
(c) they correspond to the model established by the rules referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
(d) the information contained in the certificates or documents complies with the rules referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625
3. The competent authority shall check that the operator responsible for the consignment completed the relevant part of the Common Health Entry Document (CHED) fully and correctly as required by Article 56(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and that the information in it corresponds to the information provided in the official certificates, official attestations and other documents accompanying the consignment.
Article 3 

1. During identity checks on consignments of animals and goods referred to in Article 1, the competent authority shall verify that the following elements correspond to the information provided in the official certificates, official attestations and other documents accompanying the consignments:
(a) the number of animals, their species, breed, sex, age and category, where applicable;
(b) the content of the consignments;
(c) the quantity of the consignments;
(d) the appropriate stamps and identification marks or codes, where applicable;
(e) the identification of the means of transport, where applicable;
(f) seals on containers or means of transport, where applicable.
2. For consignments of products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products, derived products, hay and straw and composite products, the identity checks may be limited to points (e) and (f) of paragraph 1 in the cases where:
(a) the consignments are not selected for physical checks;
(b) the consignments have been loaded in transport units which are closed and locked by a seal;
(c) seals on containers or means of transport are intact and not tampered with;
(d) the seals on containers or means of transport were fixed by or under the supervision of the competent authority issuing the official certificate; and
(e) the information available on seals corresponds to that given in the accompanying official certificate required by the rules referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
3. For consignments of products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products, derived products, hay and straw and composite products, the selection of items or packages for identity checks shall cover 1 % of the items or packages in a consignment, with a minimum of two and up to a maximum of 10 items or packages. Where, on the basis of selected items or packages the competent authority is not able to complete the identity check, the number of items or packages checked may be increased to perform more extensive checks and may reach the total number of items or packages in the consignment concerned.
4. For consignments of animals, identity checks shall be based on the following rules:
(a) for animals for which individual identification is required by  legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain, at least 10 % of the animals with a minimum of 10 animals shall be selected from the consignment so as to constitute a representative sample. Where the consignment contain less than 10 animals, the identity checks shall be carried out on each animal in the consignment;
(b) for animals for which individual identification is not required by  legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain, the marking shall be checked of a representative number of packages or containers;
(c) if the identity checks laid down in points (a) and (b) have not been satisfactory, the number of animals checked shall be increased and may reach the total number of animals in the consignment concerned.
5. Consignments shall be partially or fully unloaded from the means of transport where it is necessary to have full access to the whole consignment for the purpose of identity checks.
Article 4 

1. During physical checks on consignments of animals and goods referred to in Article 1, the competent authority shall verify that the consignments comply with the rules referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 applicable to the particular animals or goods and the specific requirements defined in the relevant official certificates, official attestations and other documents.
2. Consignments shall be partially or fully unloaded from the means of transport where it is necessary to have access to the whole consignment for the purpose of physical checks.
3. Physical checks on animals shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
4. Physical checks on products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products, derived products, hay and straw and composite products and on food and feed of non-animal origin subject to temporary increase of controls, other conditions of entry  to Great Britain from a third country  and emergency measures provided for by the acts referred to in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
5. Laboratory tests to detect hazards on products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products, derived products, hay and straw and composite products shall be carried out in accordance with the monitoring plan referred to in point 5 of Annex II.
6. Physical checks on plants, plant products and other objects referred to in point (c) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and, where applicable, subject to emergency measures provided for in the acts referred to in point (e) of Article 47(1) of that Regulation shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
7. The following consignments of animals may be placed on the market before the results of laboratory tests carried out during physical checks are available:
(a) consignments of ungulates sampled in line with sampling requirements referred in part III of Annex I, where no immediate danger to public health or animal health is suspected from those ungulates; and
(b) consignments of other animals referred to in point (a) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, where no immediate danger to public health or animal health is suspected from those animals.
8. Consignments of goods tested pursuant to the monitoring plan referred to in paragraph 5, for which no immediate danger to public health or animal health is suspected, may be placed on the market before the laboratory test results are available.
9. Where consignments of plants, plant products and other objects referred to in point (c) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 are sampled for ... analysis during physical checks and no immediate danger to plant health is suspected, such consignments may be placed on the market before the ... test results are available.
Article 5 

1. After completion of the checks provided for in Article 49(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the competent authority shall:
(a) close and identify with an official mark the packages which it has opened for the purpose of identity checks or physical checks;
(b) in the cases required by  legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain, seal the means of transport and enter the seal number in the CHED.
2. The competent authorities shall record in the CHED all the results of ... analyses, tests or diagnoses, as soon as they are available, of consignments which have been tested and placed on the market before ... test results are available.
3. The original official certificates or documents, or electronic equivalents, referred to in Article 50(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 shall be kept by the competent authority of the border control post of arrival  in Great Britain  for at least three years from the date on which the consignments were authorised to  enter Great Britain.However, the original certificate or documents for the plants, plant products and other objects referred to in point (c) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 may be kept by means of electronic storage of information provided that such information is generated by the competent authority on the basis of the original certificate or documents. In such cases, the original certificate or document shall be invalidated or destroyed by the competent authority.
4. Where the rules referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 do not require original certificates or documents to be presented to, and kept by, the competent authority, a copy of the original official certificate or documents referred to in Article 50(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 shall be kept by the competent authority of the border control post of arrival  in Great Britain  for at least three years from the date on which the consignments were authorised to  enter Great Britain  or for onward travel in paper or electronic format.
Article 6 

1. Regulation (EC) No 282/2004 and Decision 97/794/EC are repealed with effect from 14 December 2019.
2. Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 is repealed with effect from 14 December 2019.However, Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 shall continue to apply until 20 April 2021 ....
Article 7 
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.
Article 8 

(1) This Regulation applies 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  ‘transitional staging period’,  ‘relevant goods’ and  ‘relevant third country’ have the meanings given in Annex 6 to that Regulation.
...Done at Brussels, 25 November 2019/
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX I
I.  1. An overall assessment of all animals shall be made by visual inspection to assess their fitness for further transport, taking into account the length of the journey already undertaken, including feeding, watering and resting arrangements that had been provided. Account shall be taken of the length of the journey that remains to be undertaken including the proposed feeding, watering and resting arrangements during this part of journey.
 2. The means of transport of the animals and the journey log shall be checked for compliance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005.

II.  1. 

((a)) a visual examination of the animals, including an overall assessment of their health status, their ability to move freely, the condition of their skin and mucosae and any evidence of abnormal discharges;
((b)) monitoring of the respiratory and alimentary systems;
((c)) random monitoring of the body temperature in cases when abnormalities have been detected in accordance with points (a) or (b);
((d)) palpation in cases when abnormalities have been detected in accordance with points (a), (b) or (c).
 2. Consignments of animals intended for breeding or production shall be subject to clinical examination of at least 10 % of the animals with a minimum of 10 animals, which shall be selected so as to be representative of the whole consignment. Where the consignment contains less than 10 animals, the checks shall be carried out on each animal in the consignment.
 3. Consignments of animals intended for slaughter shall be subject to clinical examination of at least 5 % of the animals with a minimum of five animals, which shall be selected so as to be representative of the whole consignment. Where the consignment contains less than five animals, the checks shall be carried out on each animal in the consignment.
 4. The number of animals checked in accordance with points 2 and 3 shall be increased and may reach the total number of animals in the consignment concerned, if the physical checks carried out have not been satisfactory.
 5. 

— poultry,
— birds,
— aquaculture animals and all live fish,
— rodents,
— lagomorphs,
— bees and other insects,
— reptiles and amphibians,
— other invertebrates,
— certain zoo and circus animals, including ungulates, considered to be dangerous,
— fur animals.
 6. For the animals listed in point 5, clinical examination shall consist of observation of the state of health and behaviour of the entire group or of a representative number of animals. If the above mentioned clinical examination reveals an anomaly, a more thorough clinical examination shall be carried out, including sampling, where appropriate.
 7. In case of live fish, crustaceans and molluscs, and animals destined for scientific research centres and having a certified specific health status, which are transported in sealed containers under controlled environmental conditions, a clinical examination and sampling shall be carried out only where it is considered that a specific risk may exist because of the species involved or because of their origin, or where there are other irregularities.

III.  1. 

((a)) At least 3 % of the consignments that have arrived each month at the border control post shall be subject to serological sampling, with the exception of registered horses as defined in Article 2(c) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659, and shall be accompanied by an individual health certificate attesting compliance with the animal health requirements set out in that Implementing Regulation. At least 10 % of the animals in each consignment shall be sampled, with a minimum of four animals. Should the competent authority have reasons to suspect that this sampling is not conclusive, that percentage shall be increased and may reach the total number of animals in the consignment concerned.
((b)) Following a risk assessment by the official veterinarian or where provided for in ... legislation, the necessary samples may be taken from any animal in a consignment presented for official controls.
((c)) The necessary laboratory tests, performed with a view to verifying compliance with animal health requirements or, where appropriate, the existence of residues and contaminants, shall be carried out without delay.

ANNEX II
1. 

((a)) that the transport conditions ensured the proper preservation of the goods taking into account their purpose;
((b)) that the temperature range during transport required by ... legislation was maintained and there were no shortcomings or breaks in the cold chain, by means of examination of records of temperature range during transport;
((c)) the integrity of the packaging material.

2. 
The competent authority may carry out physical checks to verify that the labelling complies with other requirements laid down in the rules referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

3. 

((a)) sensory examination of the smell, colour, consistency or taste of the goods; or
((b)) simple physical or chemical tests by cutting, defrosting or cooking the goods; or
((c)) laboratory tests.

4. 

((a)) a selection of items or packages, or samples in the case of bulk products, shall be collected before carrying out the operations referred to in point 3;
((b)) the selection of samples for examination mentioned in points (a) and (b) of point 3 shall cover 1 % of the items or packages in a consignment, with a minimum of two items or packages and up to a maximum of 10 items or packages. If necessary, the competent authority may increase the number of items or packages checked to perform more extensive checks;
((c)) the tests referred to in points 3(b) and (c) shall be carried out on a range of samples selected so as to be representative of the entire consignment.

5. 
Such monitoring plan shall be risk-based taking into account all relevant parameters, such as the nature of the goods, the risk they represent, the frequency and number of incoming consignments and the results of previous monitoring.

6. 

((a)) physical checks shall include laboratory tests in accordance with the acts referred to in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
((b)) physical checks shall be carried out in such a way that it is not possible for food and feed business operators or their representatives to predict whether any particular consignment will be subjected to such checks;
((c)) the results of physical checks shall be available as soon as technically possible;
((d)) the consignments tested must be placed under official detention pending the outcome of laboratory tests, unless onward transportation to the place of final destination is authorised by the competent authority at the border control post in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2124.

ANNEX III
1. The competent authority shall carry out physical checks of consignments and their lots in their entirety or on representative samples. Homogenous lots in the consignment shall be identified based on the information provided in the official phytosanitary certificate and taking into account the elements referred to in point 2.

2. 

— origin,
— grower,
— packing facility,
— type of packaging,
— genus, species, variety, or degree of maturity,
— exporter,
— area of production,
— regulated pests and their characteristics,
— treatment at origin,
— type of processing.

3. 

— fruit in the botanical sense: 1 fruit,
— cut flower: 1 stem,
— foliage, leafy vegetable: 1 leaf,
— tubers, bulbs, rhizomes: 1 tuber or bulb or rhizome,
— plants intended for planting: 1 plant,
— branches: 1 branch,
— wood and bark: to be determined on a case by case basis, with the smallest piece weighing not less than 1 kg,
— seed: one seed.

When the unit is not definable because of the size, shape or way of packaging, the smallest package unit shall be defined as the sampling unit.

4. 

((a)) rooted non-dormant plants for planting:
sampling scheme able to identify with 95 % reliability a level of presence of infected plants of 1 % or above;
((b)) dormant plants for planting including tubers, bulbs and rhizomes:
sampling scheme able to identify with 95 % reliability a level of presence of infected plants of 2 % or above;
((c)) seeds or plant products that comply with the specific conditions listed in  relevant legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain Articles 3 and 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1756/2004:
sampling scheme able to identify with 80 % reliability a level of presence of infected plants of 5 % or above;
((d)) unrooted cuttings, plants, plant products and other objects, not falling under points (a), (b) and (c):
sampling scheme able to identify with 95 % reliability a level of presence of infected plants of 5 % or above;
((e)) lots of seeds and leafy vegetables of less than or equal to 500 units:
hypergeometric sampling scheme able to identify with 95 % reliability a level of presence of infected plants of 10 % or above.

5. Any measure taken in response to non-compliance shall be related to the lot as identified ahead of the physical checks.

6. 

((a)) the history of the level of  GB quarantine pests, which has the meaning given in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants  intercepted and notified by the  competent authorities, according to point (c) of the first paragraph of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, including priority pests, as defined in Article 6(1) of that Regulation, of a third country of origin;
((b)) the occurrence of a priority pest in the third country of origin, according to available scientific information;
((c)) information available via the  appropriate computerised information management system.
