
Article 1 
Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:

((1)) in the third subparagraph of paragraph 2, the following sentence is added:
'In the absence in the printed hand-signed copy of the certificate of inspection of the information related to transport documents in boxes 16 and 17, and the relevant fields of box 13, or where such information is different than the one available in TRACES, relevant Member State’s competent authorities and the first consignee shall only consider for the purpose of verification and endorsement of the certificate of inspection the information available in TRACES';
((2)) in paragraph 4, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'The control authority or control body issuing the certificate of inspection shall only issue the certificate of inspection and sign the declaration in box 18 of the certificate after it has carried out a documentary check on the basis of all relevant inspection documents, including in particular the production plan for the product concerned, commercial documents and, as appropriate according to its risk assessment, it has carried out a physical check of the consignment. The information related to transport documents in box 13, in particular number of packages and net weight, and the information in boxes 16 and 17 of the certificate of inspection concerning means of transport and transport documents shall be included in the certificate of inspection within maximum 10 days from the issuance of the certificate and, in any case, before endorsement of the certificate of inspection by the relevant Member State’s competent authorities.'
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 3 February 2020.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 1 April 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN