COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2019/1873 
of 7 November 2019 
on the procedures at border control pos ts for a coordinated perfor mance by competent author ities 
of intensif ied official controls on products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products 
and composite products 
(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 65(6) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1) Regulation (EU) 2017/625 subjects certain catego ries of animals and goods to system atic controls at border control 
posts prior to their entr y into the Union. 
(2) It follo ws from Article 65(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 that in case of suspecte d fraudulent or deceptive practices 
by an operator or in the case of serious or repeated infringements of the rules refer red to in Article 1(2) of that 
Regulation, official controls on consignments with the same use or origin perf ormed by the compe tent author ities 
at the border control posts should be intensi fied. Pursuant to Article 65(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the 
compet ent author ities ’ decision to perform such intensified controls is to be notifi ed to the Commission and the 
Member States through the information management system for official controls (IMSOC) refer red to in Article 131 
of that Regulation. 
(3) In order to ensure a harmonised approac h to the coordinat ed performa nce of intensified official controls on certain 
goods entering the Union, detailed procedures for the coordinat ed performa nce of those controls should be 
established, including rules on the role of the IMSOC in this respect. For practical reasons, the coordinated 
performa nce of intensified controls at borders should be limited to the catego ries of consignments for whic h there 
is an identifiable liste d establishment of origin, i.e. consignments of products of animal origin, germinal products, 
animal by-products and compo site products. 
(4) When receiving notifi cations from the compet ent author ities in accordance with Article 65(5) of Regulation (EU) 
2017/625, the Commission should in particular assess whether the non-com pliance is based on suspect ed 
fraudulent or decep tive practices or on a poten tially serious or repeated infringemen t of the rules referred to in 
Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, for instance the placing on the market of products of animal origin 
containing levels of contaminants or residues of veteri nary medicinal products whic h excee d the maximum residue 
limit, or of products which do not comply with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 (2). 
(1)OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1. 
(2)Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, 
p. 1). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 289/50                                                                                                                                         8.11.2019   (5) In order to reduce the risk of fraudulent or deceptive practices by way of presenting small consignments for official 
controls, the total weight of compliant consignments required to end the coordinat ed performa nce of intensified 
official controls should amount to at least ten times the weight of the consignment that initially triggered the 
measure. However , in order to avoid an unaccep table administrative and financia l burden for the compe tent 
author ities and for operat ors, a maximum total weight of compl iant consignments required to end the coordinat ed 
performa nce of intensified official controls should be set. 
(6) If, during the coordinat ed performa nce of intensi fied official controls, three consignments entering the Union reveal 
the same type of infringe ment indicated in the notificati on in accordance with Article 65(5) of Regulation (EU) 
2017/625, the coordinat ed performa nce of intensified offici al controls should be maintained until its results and 
the action of the compet ent author ities of the third countr ies concer ned are satisf actory . In that case, the 
Commission should request the compet ent author ities of the third countr ies to carry out the necessar y 
inve stigations and measures in order to remedy the situation in the establishment of origin and repor t back to the 
Commission. 
(7) For reasons of the efficiency of the control system, it should be possible for the Member State s to excl ude certain 
consignments from the coordinat ed perf ormance of intensified official controls, in cases where the consignments 
are to be refused entr y into the Union on grounds other than the infringe ment for whic h the coordinat ed intensifi ed 
official controls are performed. 
(8) Since Regulation (EU) 2017/625 applies from 14 December 2019, this Regulation should also apply from that date. 
(9) The measures provid ed for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
Subject matter and scope 
This Regulation lays down rules relating to the procedures at border control posts for a coordinat ed performa nce by 
compet ent author ities of intensifi ed official controls on products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-pro ducts 
and compo site products enteri ng the Union for placing on the mark et. 
Article 2 
Def inition 
For the purpose of this Regulation, ‘establishment of origin’ means the establishment of origin in a third countr y, including 
third countr y vessels, appear ing on lists drawn up regarding the expor t of products of animal origin, germinal products, 
animal by-products and compo site products to the Union in accordance with the relevant Union legislation. 
Article 3 
Trigger ing of the coordinated perfor mance of intensif ied official controls 
1. When notifying the Commission and the other Member State s through the IMSOC of their decision in accordance 
with Article 65(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the compet ent author ities shall indicate the establishment of origin, the 
catego ry of goods, including their descr iption and code from the Combined Nomenclature set out in Annex I to Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (3), and the infringement for which a coordinat ed perf ormance of intensi fied official 
controls is to be performed. 
(3)Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Cust oms Tariff 
(OJ L 256 7.9.1987, p. 1). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.11.2019                                                                                                                                         L 289/51   2. After receipt of the notific ation refer red to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall assess whether the followi ng 
conditions are met: 
(a) the notifi cation is based on suspect ed fraudulent or decep tive practices or on a poten tially serious or repeated 
infringement of the rules referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; 
(b) the notification is related to an action or omission for whic h the establishment of origin of the consignment concer ned 
is responsible; 
(c) the consignment concer ned is not already subject to the coordinat ed performa nce of intensifi ed official controls in 
accordance with this Regulation; and 
(d) the consignment concer ned is not subject to emerg ency measures adopt ed in accordance with Article 53 of Regulation 
(EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) or Article 261 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 (5), or 
to special measures adopt ed in accordance with Article 128 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, for the same infringement as 
the one indicated in the notification referred to in paragraph 1. 
3. The Commission shall record the outcome of its assessment refer red to in paragraph 2 in the IMSOC. 
4. Where the outcome of the assessment refer red to in paragraph 2 indicates that the requisit e conditions have been 
met, the compet ent author ities at the border control posts in all Member States shall perform coordinat ed intensi fied 
official controls. 
Article 4 
Procedures for the coordinated perfor mance of intensif ied official controls 
1. The compet ent author ities at the border control posts in all Member States shall carry out the identity and physical 
checks refer red to in Article 49 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on each consignment coming from the same establishment 
of origin and containing the same categor y of goods, for the same type of infringement, as indicated in the IMSOC in 
accordance with Article 3(1). 
2. For the controls refer red to in paragraph 1, the consignments shall be select ed on the basis of the codes from the 
Combined Nomenclature indicated in IMSOC in accordance with Article 3(1). 
3. Where these codes are not specific enough to properly identify the categor y of goods, the compet ent author ities at 
border control posts shall only subject consignments selected on the basis of these codes to the coordinat ed perf ormance 
of intensifi ed official controls if they correspond to the descr iption of the goods indicated in accordance with Article 3(1). 
4. The compet ent author ities shall record in the IMSOC the reasons for not subjecting a selected consignment to the 
coordinat ed performa nce of intensi fied official controls in accordance with paragraph 3. 
Article 5 
Imposed check s 
1. If, during the coordinated perf ormance of intensifi ed official controls, three consignments entering the Union reveal 
the same type of infringement indicated in the notification referred to in Article 3(1), the Commission shall request the 
compet ent author ity of the third countr y, in which the establishment of origin of the non-com pliant consignments is 
locat ed, to: 
(a) make the necessar y inve stigations to identify the reasons for the infringements (‘imposed chec ks’); 
(b) adopt an action plan in relation to the establishment of origin to effectively remedy the situation; and 
(4)Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 Januar y 2002 laying down the general principles 
and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety 
(OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1). 
(5)Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and 
amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 289/52                                                                                                                                         8.11.2019   (c) repor t back on the actions refer red to in points (a) and (b), including the results of the action plan. 
2. The Commission shall closely monitor the results of the imposed chec ks and the action plan and take further action, 
including measures in accordance with Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Article 127(4) of Regulation (EU) 
2017/625, when: 
(a) the compet ent author ity of the third countr y does not take appropr iate action to effectively remedy the situation; or 
(b) the compet ent author ities of the Member States continue to notify unsatisfa ctor y results of the coordinat ed 
performa nce of intensifi ed official controls. 
Article 6 
Termination of the coordinated perfor mance of intensif ied official controls 
1. The coordinated performa nce of intensified official controls shall end in the followi ng cases: 
(a) when a compet ent author ity decides to withdraw its notificati on referred to in Article 3(1) and informs the 
Commission and the other Member States thereof through the IMSOC, indicating the reasons justifying their decision; 
or 
(b) when the follo wing conditions are met: 
(i) an unint errupted sequence of at least 10 satisfa ctor y results in the coordinated performa nce of intensified official 
controls has been recorded in the IMSOC by the compet ent author ities of the border control posts of the Member 
States; and 
(ii) the total weight of the consignments referred to in point (i) reac hes at least 10 times the weight of the consignment 
to whic h the notification referred to in Article 3(1) relat es, or a net weight of 300 tons, which ever is the lowest. 
2. However , where the Commission has requested imposed chec ks in accordance with point (a) of Article 5(1), the 
coordinat ed performa nce of intensi fied official controls shall end when: 
(a) an unint errupted sequence of at least 30 satisfact ory results in the coordinat ed performa nce of intensi fied official 
controls has been recorded in the IMSOC by the compet ent author ities of the border control posts of the Member 
States; and 
(b) the compet ent author ity of the third countr y has adopt ed a satisf actory action plan in accordance with point (b) of 
Article 5(1). 
Article 7 
Costs of the coordinated perfor mance of intensif ied official controls 
The costs of the coordinated performa nce of intensified official controls shall be at the expense of the operat or responsible 
for the consignments that are subject to those controls. 
Article 8 
Consignments excluded from the coordinated perfor mance of intensif ied official controls 
1. The compet ent author ities may excl ude a consignment from the coordinat ed performa nce of intensifi ed official 
controls, if the consignment is to be refused entr y into the Union in accordance with Article 66(1) of Regulation (EU) 
2017/625 on grounds other than the infringement for whic h the coordinat ed intensified official controls are performe d. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.11.2019                                                                                                                                         L 289/53   2. The compet ent author ities shall record in the IMSOC the reasons for the excl usion of a consignment from the 
coordinat ed performa nce of intensi fied official controls in accordance with paragraph 1. 
Article 9 
Entr y into force and 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, 7 November 2019.  
For the Commission 
The President 
Jean Claude JUNCKER     EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 289/54                                                                                                                                         8.11.2019