REGUL ATIONS 
COMMISSION DELEGA TED REGUL ATION (EU) 2019/2074 
of 23 September 2019 
supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
rules on specif ic official controls on consignments of certain animals and goods originating from, 
and retur ning to the Union following a refusal of entr y by a third countr y 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Havi ng regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official 
controls and other official activities perf ormed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and 
welf are, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) 
No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council 
Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) 
No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 
89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Offici al 
Controls Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 77(1)(h) thereof, 
WHEREAS: 
(1) In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the Commission is required to adopt rules for the performa nce of 
specifi c official controls on consignments of animals and goods refer red to in Article 47(1)(a), (b) and (c) thereof, 
originating from, and retur ning to the Union followi ng a refusal of entr y by a third countr y. 
(2) Animals and goods originating from, and retur ning to the Union followi ng a refusal of entr y by a third countr y 
should be subject to documentar y, identity and where appropr iate physical chec ks at the border control post of 
arrival into the Union to ensure that they fulfil the requirements of Union law. In particular , those checks should 
ensure that the animals are fit for further transpor tation to their place of destination and that animal welf are 
requirements are respected . 
(3) Article 15 of Council Directive 97/78/EC (2) lays down rules concer ning the veterinar y chec ks to be conduct ed for 
the purposes of author ising the re-impor tation of consignments of products of Union origin retur ning to the Union 
follo wing a refusal of entr y by a third countr y. Regulation (EU) 2017/625 repeals and replaces Directive 97/78/EC 
with effect from 14 December 2019. 
(4) In order to ensure a high level of protection of animal and public health, the requirements set out in Article 15 of 
Directive 97/78/EC should be maintained with certain adapta tions taking into account the exper ience gained in the 
application of the requirements laid down in that Article, and the new legal framew ork established by Regulation 
(EU) 2017/625. 
(5) In particular , in order to ensure that there is no risk for the introduction and spread into the Union of animal diseases 
or pests of plants, the compet ent author ities of the Member States should ensure that consignments of Union origin 
retur ning to the Union compl y with the relevant requirements for the re-entr y into the Union of such consignments, 
as laid down in the rules on animal health, on animal by-products, or on plant health, as appropr iate. 
(1)OJ L 095 7.4.2017, p. 1. 
(2)Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinar y chec ks on 
products entering the Community from third countr ies (OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 316/6                                                                                                                                           6.12.2019   (6) Consignments of products of animal origin and of composit e products originating from, and retur ning to the Union, 
follo wing a refusal of entr y by a third countr y, may pose a risk to public health. In order to ensure that those 
consignments compl y with the food and food safety rules referred to in Article 1(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 
2017/625, it is appropr iate to require that the compet ent author ities of the border control posts of arrival into the 
Union should author ise the re-entr y of products of animal origin listed in Commission Implementing Regulation 
(EU) 2019/2007 (3) and of compo site products subject to veter inar y checks at border control posts pursuant to 
Commission Decision 2007/275/EC (4), provid ed that those products compl y with additional specifi c requirements. 
(7) It is necessar y to ensure that consignments of products of animal origin and compo site products originating from, 
and retur ning to, the Union followi ng a refusal of entr y by a third countr y arrive at their place of destination. 
Theref ore, the procedural requirements laid down in Commission Deleg ated Regulation (EU) 2019/1666 (5) should 
apply to monitori ng the transpor t and arrival of consignments of goods, from the border control post of arrival 
into the Union to the establishment at the place of destination. 
(8) Regulation (EU) 2017/625 applies from 14 December 2019. According ly, the rules laid down in this Regulation 
should also apply from that date , 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
Subject matter and scope 
This Regulation lays down rules for the performa nce of specific official controls at border control posts on consignments of 
the categor ies of animals and goods referred to in Article 47(1)(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 originating from 
and retur ning to the Union following a refusal of entr y by a third countr y. 
Article 2 
Specif ic official controls on consignments of animals and goods originating from and retur ning to the Union 
follo wing a refusal of entr y by a third countr y 
1. The compet ent author ity at the border control post of arrival into the Union shall perform documentar y and identity 
checks on consignments of animals and goods refer red to in Article 47(1)(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 
originating from and retur ning to the Union follo wing a refusal of entr y by a third countr y. 
2. The compet ent author ity at the border control post of arrival into the Union shall perform physical checks on the 
follo wing consignments originating from and retur ning to the Union followi ng a refusal of entr y by a third countr y: 
(a) consignments of animals referred to in Article 47(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; 
(b) consignments of goods referred to in Article 47(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 where non- 
compliance of those goods with the rules referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 is suspect ed 
in order to conf irm or eliminate that suspicion. 
(3)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2007 of 18 November 2019 laying down rules for the application of Regulation 
(EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal 
products, animal by-products and derived products and hay and straw subject to official controls at border control posts and 
amending Decision 2007/275/EC (OJ L 312, 3.12.2019, p. 1). 
(4)Commission Decision 2007/275/EC of 17 Apr il 2007 concer ning lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border 
inspection posts under Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC (OJ L 116, 4.5.2007, p. 9). 
(5)Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2019/1666 of 24 June 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of European 
Parliament and the Council as regar ds conditions for monitoring the transpor t and arrival of consignments of certain goods from the 
border control post of arrival to the establishment at the place of the place of destination in the Union (OJ L 255, 4.10.2019, p. 1). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 6.12.2019                                                                                                                                           L 316/7   3. The compet ent author ity at the border control post of arrival into the Union shall verify compliance of consignments 
of animals and goods with the followi ng requirements: 
(a) for animals referred to in Article 47(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and for germinal products referred to in 
Article 47(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the animal health and welfa re requirements, as appropr iate, set 
out in the rules refer red to in Article 1(2)(d) and (f) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; 
(b) for products of animal origin and compo site products referred to in Article 47(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 
2017/625: 
(i) the animal health requirements set out in the rules referred to in Article 1(2)(d) of Regulation (EU) 
2017/625; 
(ii) the additional rules laid down in Article 3 of this Regulation; 
(c) for animal by-pro ducts refer red to in Article 47(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and for derived products, the 
requirements set out in the rules refer red to in Article 1(2)(e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; 
(d) for plants, plant products, and other objects refer red to in Article 47(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the 
plant health requirements set out in the rules referred to in Article 1(2)(g) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. 
4. The compet ent author ity at the border control post of arrival into the Union shall inform the compet ent author ity at 
the place of destination via the information management system for official controls referred to in Article 131 of 
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (‘IMSOC’) of the fact that the consignment has been accept ed to enter the Union with a 
specifi ed place of destination indicated in the Common Health Entr y Document (CHE D). 
Article 3 
Additional rules on specif ic official controls on consignments of products of animal origin and composite 
products 
1. The compet ent author ity at the border control post of arrival into the Union shall author ise the entr y into the Union 
of the followi ng consignments of products originating from and retur ning to the Union followi ng a refusal of entr y by a 
third countr y provided that they compl y with the requirements set out in paragraph 2: 
(a) products of animal origin liste d in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2007; 
(b) composit e products liste d in Chapt ers 16 to 22 of Annex I to Decision 2007/275/EC that are subject to 
veteri nary checks at border control posts of arrival into the Union in accordance with Article 4 of that Decision. 
2. The consignments of products refer red to in paragraph 1 shall be accompanied by the followi ng documents: 
(a) the original official certificate issued by the compet ent author ity of the Member State from whic h the goods 
originat e and were dispatche d to a third countr y (‘Member State of origin’), or its electronic equivalent 
submitted in IMSOC, or an authenticated copy thereof; 
(b) the official declaration of the compe tent author ity or of other public author ities of the third countr y indicating 
the reason for the refusal of entr y, the place and date of unloading and re-loading in the third countr y and 
conf irming that: 
(i) the consignment did not undergo any other handling than unloading, storag e and re-loading; 
(ii) the unloading and re-loading of the products of animal origin and compo site products was handled 
hygi enically to avoid cross contamination; 
(iii) the products of animal origin and compo site products were stored under hygienic conditions and at the 
required temperature for the relevant types of goods; 
(c) the declaration of the compet ent author ity of the place of destination in the Union that they agree to receive the 
consignment ; however , that declaration shall not be required where the consignment retur ns to the 
establishment of origin of the consignment which is locat ed in the same Member State as the border control 
post of arrival into the Union. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 316/8                                                                                                                                           6.12.2019   3. By way of deroga tion from paragraph 2(a), where it is not possible to provide the documents referred to in that 
provision, the origin of the consignment may be authenticated in another way on the basis of documente d evidence 
present ed by the operator responsible for the consignment. 
4. The compe tent author ity at the border control post of arrival into the Union may grant exem ptions from the 
requirements laid down in paragraph 2(b) for sealed consignments, with an intact origin seal, provid ed that the operator 
responsible for the consignment submits a declaration stating the reason for the refusal of entr y by the third countr y and 
conf irming that transpor t has taken place under conditions appropr iate for the relevant type of products of animal origin 
and compo site products. 
5. The compet ent author ity at the border control post of arrival shall monit or the transpor t and arrival at the place of 
destination of the consignment in accordance with Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2019/1666, where the compet ent author ity 
of the place of destination has issued the declaration refer red to in paragraph 2(c). 
Article 4 
Entr y into force and date of application 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 
It shall apply from 14 December 2019. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 23 Septembe r 2019.  
For the Commission 
The President 
Jean-Claude JUNCKER     EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 6.12.2019                                                                                                                                           L 316/9