EN    EN  COMMISSION OF THE E UROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 
C(2009) final 
Draft 
COMMISSION REGULATION 
of 
implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of  the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards the increased le vel of official controls on imports of certain feed and 
food of non-animal origin a nd amending Decision 2006/504/EC 
(Text with EEA relevance)  
EN 2   EN Draft 
COMMISSION REGULATION 
of 
implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of  the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards the increased le vel of official controls on imports of certain feed and 
food of non-animal origin a nd amending Decision 2006/504/EC 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty esta blishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of 
compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules1, and in particular 
Article 15(5) and Article 63(1) thereof, 
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the genera l principles and requirements of food law, 
establishing the European Food Safety Authorit y and laying down procedures in matters of 
food safety2, and in particular Article 53(1),  
Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 es tablishes a harmonised framew ork of general rules for 
the organisation of official c ontrols at Community level, in cluding official controls on 
the introduction of food and feed from third c ountries. In addition, it provides for a list 
to be drawn up of feed  and food of non-animal origin th at is on the basis of a known or 
emerging risk to be subject to an increased level of official controls at the point of 
entry into the territories refe rred to in Annex I thereto ("th e list"). Such an increased 
level of control should allow, on the one  hand, the known or emerging risk to be 
countered more effectively, and, on th e other hand, the collection of accurate 
monitoring data on the occurrence and pr evalence of unfavourable results from 
laboratory analysis. 
(2) In order to draw up the list, certain criter ia, which would allow the identification of a 
known or emerging risk linked to  a specific feed or food of  non- animal origin, should 
be taken into account. 
                                                
 
1 OJ L 165, 30.4.2005, p. 1; corrected version (OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1). 
2 OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.   
EN 3   EN (3) Pending the adoption of a standardised met hodology and criteria for the setting up of 
the list, data resulting from notifications received through the rapid alert system for 
food and feed (RASFF), as establishe d by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general 
principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety 
Authority and laying down procedur es in matters of food safety3, reports by the Food 
and Veterinary Office, reports  received from third countri es, exchanges of information 
between the Commission, Memb er States, and the Europe an Food Safety Authority 
and scientific assessments, should be considered for the purposes of drawing up and updating the list. 
(4) Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 provides that Memb er States are, for the organisation of 
the increased level of contro ls, to designate particular points of entry which have 
access to the appropriate contro l facilities for the different  types of feed and food. 
Accordingly, it is appropriate to set out in the present Regulation minimum requirements for designated points of entry in order to ensure a degree of uniformity in 
the effectiveness of the controls. 
(5) Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 provides that Memb er States are, for the organisation of 
the increased level of controls, to require feed and food business operators, responsible 
for consignments, to give prior notifica tion of the arrival and nature of such 
consignments. Accordingly, a model form  of common entry document (CED) should 
be laid down for imports of feed and f ood of non-animal origin covered by this 
Regulation, in order to ensure a unifor m approach throughout the Community. The 
CED should be made available to the cust oms authorities when consignments are 
declared for the releas e for free circulation.  
(6) In addition, in order to ensure a certain le vel of uniformity at Community level with 
regard to the increased level of official c ontrols, it is appropriate to lay down in this 
Regulation that those controls should c over documentary, identity and physical 
checks. 
(7) Adequate financial resources should be made  available for organising the increased 
levels of official controls. Therefore, the Member States s hould collect the fees 
necessary to cover the cost s occasioned by thos e controls. The calculation of those 
fees should be in accordance with the criteria laid down in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. 
(8) Commission Decision 2005/402/EC of 23 May 2005 on emergency measures 
regarding chilli, chilli pr oducts, curcuma and palm oil
4 provides that all consignments 
of such products are to be accompanied by an  analytical report demonstrating that the 
product does not contain any of the followi ng substances: Sudan I (CAS number 842-
07-9), Sudan II (CAS number  3118-97-6), Sudan III (CAS number 85-86-9) or Sudan 
IV (85-83-6). Since the adopti on of those measures, the freq uency of the notifications 
to the RASFF has decreased, which indica tes a significant improvement in the 
situation as regards the presence of Sudan dyes in relevant products. It is therefore 
appropriate to discontinue the requirement to provide the analytical report for each 
                                                 
3 OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. 
4 OJ L 135, 28.5.2005, p. 34.  
EN 4   EN consignment of imported products laid down in Decision 2005/402/EC and to 
establish instead a uniform, increased level of controls on those consignments at the 
point of entry into the Community. D ecision 2005/402/EC should therefore be 
repealed. 
(9) Commission Decision 2006/504/EC of 12 Ju ly 2006 on special c onditions governing 
certain foodstuffs imported from certain thir d countries due to contamination risks of 
these products by aflatoxins5, provides for an increased frequency of controls (50% of 
all consignments) to be carried for the pres ence of aflatoxins in  peanuts originating 
from Brazil. Since the adoption of those measures, the freque ncy of the notif ications to 
the RASFF in relation to aflatoxins in p eanuts from Brazil ha s decreased. It is 
therefore appropriate to discontinue the measures provided for in Decision 2006/504 
as regards such commodities, which should in stead be subject to a uniform, increased 
level of controls at the point of entr y into the Community. Decision 2006/504/EC 
should be amended accordingly.  
(10) The application of the minimum requireme nts for designated points of entry may 
present practical difficulties for the Member States. Therefore, this Regulation should provide for a transitional period dur ing which those requirements may be 
progressively implemented. Accordingly, th e competent authorities in the Member 
States should be allowed, during that tran sitional period, to carry out the required 
identity and physical checks at control point s other than the designated point of entry. 
In those cases, such control points should comply with the minimum requirements for designated points of entry set out in this Regulation. 
(11) The measures provided for in this Regulati on are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Subject matter 
This Regulation lays down rules concerning the increased level of official controls to be 
carried out pursuant to Article 15(5) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 at the points of entry 
into the territories referred to Annex I thereto, on imports of the feed and food of non-animal 
origin listed in Annex I to this Regulation. 
Article 2 
Updates to Annex I  
In order to set up and regularly  amend the list in Annex I, at  least the following sources of 
information shall be taken into account: 
(a) data resulting from notifications received through the RASFF, 
                                                
 
5 OJ L 199, 21.7.2006, p. 21.  
EN 5   EN (b) reports and information resulting from the activities of the Food and Veterinary 
Office,  
(c) reports and information received from third countries,  (d) information exchanged between the Commission and Member States, and the 
European Food Safety Authority, 
(e) scientific assessments, where appropriate. The list in Annex I shall be  reviewed on a regular basi s, and at least quarterly. 
Article 3 
Definitions 
For the purposes of this Regulation, th e following definitions shall apply: 
(a) ‘common entry document (CED)’ means th e document to be co mpleted by the feed 
and food business operator or its representati ve as provided for in Article 6, a model 
of which is set out in Annex II, and by the competent authority confirming 
completion of official controls; 
(b) ‘designated point of entry (DPE)’ means th e point of entry provided for in the first 
indent of Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC)  No 882/2004, into one of the territories 
referred to in Annex I thereto; in cases of consignments arriving by sea, which are 
unloaded for the purposes of being lo aded on another vessel for onwards 
transportation to a port in another Member St ate, the designated point of entry shall 
be the latter port;  
(c) ‘consignment’ means a quantity of any of th e feed or food of non-an imal origin listed 
in Annex I to this Regulati on of the same class or desc ription, covered by the same 
document(s), conveyed by the same means of  transport and coming from the same 
third country or part of such country. 
Article 4 
Minimum requirements for de signated points of entry 
Without prejudice to Article 19, the designated points of entry shall have at least the 
following available:  
(a) a sufficient number of suitably qualified and experienced staff to perform the 
prescribed checks on consignments; 
(b) appropriate facilities for the compet ent authority to undertake the necessary 
checks; 
(c) detailed instructions regarding samp ling for analysis and the sending of such 
samples for analysis to a laboratory de signated pursuant to Article 12(1) of 
Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 ("th e designated laboratory");  
EN 6   EN (d) facilities to store consignments (and containerised consignment) in appropriate 
conditions during the period of detent ion, where appropriate, awaiting the 
results of the analysis referred to in  point (c), and a sufficient number of 
storage rooms, including cold stores, in cases where a controlled temperature is 
required due to the nature of the consignment; 
(e) unloading equipment and appropriate equipment for carrying out sampling for 
analysis; 
(f) the possibility to perform the unloadi ng and the sampling for analysis in a 
sheltered place, where appropriate; 
(g) a designated laboratory which can perform the analysis referred to in point (c), 
situated at a place to which the samp les can be transported within a short 
period of time. 
Article 5 
List of designated points of entry 
The Member States shall maintain and make public ly available on the Inte rnet for each of the 
products listed in Annex I an up-to-date list of the designated points of entry. The Member 
States shall communicate the Internet addresses of thes e lists to the Commission. 
The Commission shall display the national links  to those lists on the Commission's website, 
for information purposes. 
Article 6 
Prior notification of consignments 
Feed and food business operators or  their representatives shall gi ve adequate prior notification 
of the estimated date and time of physical arri val of the consignment at  the designated point 
of entry and of the natu re of the consignment. 
For that purpose, they shall complete Part I of the common entry document and transmit that 
document to the competent authority at the design ated point of entry, at least one working day 
prior to the physical arri val of the consignment. 
Article 7 
Language of common entry documents 
Common entry documents shall be drawn up in the official language, or in  one of the official 
languages, of the Member State where the designated point of entry is located.  
However, a Member State may consent to common entry documents being drawn up in 
another official language of the Community.  
EN 7   EN Article 8 
Increased level of official contro ls at designated points of entry 
1. The competent authority at the designate d point of entry shal l carry out without 
undue delay: 
(a) documentary checks on all consignments within 2 working days from the time 
of arrival at the DPE, unless exceptiona l and unavoidable circumstances arise;  
(b) identity and physical checks, including laboratory analysis, at the frequencies 
set out in Annex I, and in such a way th at it is not possible for feed and food 
business operators or their representati ves to predict whether any particular 
consignment will be subjected to such checks; the results of physical checks must be available as soon  as technically possible. 
2. After completion of the checks provided fo r in paragraph 1, the competent authority 
shall: 
(a) complete the relevant part of Part II of the common entry document; and the 
responsible official of the competent au thority shall stamp and sign the original 
of that document; 
(b) make and retain a copy of the signe d and stamped common entry document.  
The original of the common entry documen t shall accompany the consignment on its 
onward transport until it r eaches its destination as indicated in the CED.  
The competent authority at the DPE may authorise onward transportation of the 
consignment pending the resu lts of the physical checks . Where authorisation is 
given, the competent authority at the DPE shall notify the competent authority at the 
point of destination and appropriate arrangemen ts shall be put in place to ensure that 
the consignment remains under the continuous  control of the co mpetent authorities 
and cannot be tampered with in any ma nner pending the results of the physical 
checks. 
In cases where the consignment is transporte d pending the availabil ity of results from 
the physical checks, a certifie d copy of the original CED shall be issued for that 
purpose. 
 
Article 9 
Special circumstances 
1. On request of the Member State con cerned, the Commission may authorise the 
competent authorities of certain designated points of entry operat ing under specific 
geographical constraints to ca rry out physical checks at the premises of a feed and 
food business operator, provided that  the following conditions are met: 
(a) the efficiency of controls carried out  at the DPE is not adversely affected;   
EN 8   EN (b) the premises fulfil the requirements indi cated in Article 4(1), as relevant, and 
are approved for that purpose by the Member State;  
(c) appropriate arrangements are in pl ace to guarantee that the consignment 
remains under the continuous control of the competent authorities of the DPE 
as from the moment of its arrival at the DPE and cannot be tampered with in 
any manner throughout all checks. 
2. By derogation to Article 8(1), under excepti onal circumstances, the decision to list a 
new product in Annex I may provide th at identity and physical checks on 
consignments of that product can be carri ed out by the competen t authority of the 
place of destination as indicat ed in the CED, if appropriate at the premises of the 
feed and food business operator if the condi tions laid down in paragraph 1 (b) and (c) 
are satisfied, provided that the following conditions are met:  
(a) the highly perishable nature of the pr oduct or the specific ch aracteristics of the 
packaging are such that the performa nce of sampling operations at the DPE 
would inevitably result in a serious risk to food safe ty or in the product being 
damaged to an unacceptable extent;  
(b) appropriate cooperation arrangement s are put in place  by the competent 
authorities at the DPE and the compet ent authorities performing the physical 
checks to ensure that: 
(i) the consignment cannot be tamper ed with in any manner throughout all 
checks; 
(ii) the reporting requi rements laid down in Article 15 are fully met. 
Article 10 
Release for free circulation 
The release for free circulation of consignments shall be subj ect to the presentation by the 
feed and food business operator or their repres entative to the custom authorities of a common 
entry document or its electronic equivalent duly completed by the competent authority once 
all controls required in accordance with Article  8(1) have been carried out and favourable 
results from physical checks, where such checks are required, are known.  
Article 11 
Obligations of feed and food business operators 
In cases where the special ch aracteristics of the consignm ent so warrant, feed and food 
business operator or their repres entative shall make available to the competent authority: 
(a) sufficient human resources and logistics to  unload the consignment, in order that the 
official controls may take place ; 
(b) the appropriate equipment for sampling for analysis as regards special transport 
and/or specific packaging forms, insofar as such sampling cannot be representatively 
performed with standard sampling equipment.  
EN 9   EN Article 12 
Splitting of consignments 
Consignments shall not be split until the increased level of official controls has been 
completed, and the common entry document has been completed by the competent authority as provided for in Article 8.  
In the case of subsequent splitting of the c onsignment, an authenticated copy of the common 
entry document shall accompany each part of the consignment until it is released for free 
circulation. 
Article 13 
Non-compliance 
If the official controls establish non-complian ce, the responsible official of the competent 
authority shall complete Part III of the comm on entry document and action shall be taken 
pursuant to Articles 19, 20 and 21 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. 
Article 14 
Fees 
1. Member States shall ensure the collecti on of fees occasioned by the increased level 
of official controls provided for in this  Regulation in accordance with Article 27(4) 
of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, and the criteria laid down in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.  
2. Feed and food business operators res ponsible for the consignment or their 
representatives shall pay the fees  referred to in paragraph 1. 
Article 15 
Reporting to the Commission 
1. Member States shall submit to the Comm ission a report on consignments, for the 
purposes of a continuous assessment of the f eed and food of non-animal origin listed 
in Annex I. 
That report shall be submitted quarterly by the end of the month following each 
quarter. 
2. The report shall include the following information: 
(a) details of each consignment, including: 
(i) the size in terms of net weight of the consignment; 
(ii) the country of orig in of each consignment; 
(b) the number of consignments subjected to sampling for analysis; (c) the results of the checks as  provided for in Article 8(1);  
EN 10   EN 3. The Commission shall compile the reports received pursuant to paragraph 2 and 
make them available to the Member States. 
Article 16 
Amendment to Decision 2006/504/EC  
Decision 2006/504/EC is amended as follows: 
(1) in Article 1, point (a) (iii) , (iv) and (v) are deleted,  
(2) in Article 5, paragraph 2 (a) is replaced by the following: 
"(a) each consignment of foodstuffs from Brazil", 
(3) in Article 7, paragraph 3 is deleted. 
Article 17 
Repeal of Decision 2005/402/EC  
Commission Decision 2005/ 402/EC is repealed. 
Article 18 
Applicability 
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 [6 month af ter the date of  publication]. 
Article 19 
Transitional measures 
1. For a period of five years from the date of entry into force of  this Regulation, where 
a designated point of entry is not equipped with the facilities required to carry out 
physical checks as provided for in Article 8( 1)(b), those checks ma y be carried out at 
another point of control in th e same Member State, authorised for that purpose by the 
competent authority, before the goods are d eclared for release for free circulation, 
provided that such control point complies with the minimum requirements laid down 
in Article 4. 
2. Member States shall make publicly av ailable, by electroni c publication on their 
website, a list of the control points author ised in accordance with the first paragraph.  
This Regulation shall be binding in  its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  
EN 11   EN Done at Brussels, 
 For the Commission 
 Androulla VASSILIOU  Member of the Commission  
EN 12   EN ANNEX I  
(A) Feed and food of non-animal origin s ubject to an increased level of official 
controls at the designated point of entry  
Feed and food 
(intended use) CN code Country of 
origin Hazard Frequency 
of physical 
and 
identity 
checks(1) 
(%) 
Groundnuts (peanuts) and 
derived products (feed and 
food) 1202 10 90; 1202 20 00;  
2008 11; Argentina  Aflatoxins  10 
Groundnuts (peanuts) and 
derived products (feed and 
food) 1202 10 90; 1202 20 00;  
2008 11;  Brazil  Aflatoxins 50 
Trace elements (feed and 
food)(2)(3) 2817 00 00; 2820; 2821;  
2825 50 00; 2833 25 00; 
2833 29 20; 2833 29 80; 2836 99; China Cadmium 
and lead 50 
Groundnuts (peanuts) and 
derived products (feed and 
food), in particular peanut 
butter (food) 1202 10; 1202 20 00;  
2008 11;  Ghana Aflatoxins 50 
Spices (food): 
• Capsicum spp  (dried 
fruits thereof, whole or 
ground, including 
chillies, chilli powder, 
cayenne and paprika) 
• Myristica fragrans 
(nutmeg) 
• Zingiber officinale 
(ginger) 
• Curcuma longa 
(turmeric) 0904 20; 0908 10 00;  
0908 20 00; 0910 10 00;  
0910 30 00; India Aflatoxins  50 
Groundnuts (peanuts) and 
derived products (feed and 
food) 1202 10 90; 1202 20 00; 
2008 11 India Aflatoxins 10 
Melon (egusi) seeds and 
derived products(4) (food) ex 1207 99 Nigeria Aflatoxins 50 
Dried vine fruit (food) 0806 20 Uzbekistan Ochratoxin A 50 
Chilli, chilli products, 
curcuma and palm oil (food) 0904 20 90; 0910 99 60; 
0910 30 00; 1511 10 90 All third 
countries Sudan dyes 20 
Groundnuts (peanuts) and 
derived products (feed and 
food) 1202 10 90; 1202 20 00; 
2008 11 Vietnam Aflatoxins  10  
EN 13   EN Basmati rice for direct 
human consumption (food) ex 1006 30  Pakistan Aflatoxins  50 
Basmati rice for direct 
human consumption (food) ex 1006 30  India  Aflatoxins  10 
Mangos, yard long beans 
(Vigna sesquipedalis), 
melon bitter (Momordica charantia), Lauki, (Lagenaria siceraria), peppers and aubergines (food) ex 0804 50 00; 
0708 20 00; 0807 11 00; 
0707 00; 0709 60; 
0709 30 00 Dominican 
Republic  Pesticide 
residues 
analysed with Multiresidue methods based on CG-
MS and LC-
MS (*) 50 
Bananas 0803 00 11 Dominican 
Republic  Pesticide 
residues 
analysed with Multiresidue 
methods 
based on CG-MS and LC-
MS
(*) 10 
Vegetables, fresh, chilled or 
frozen (peppers, courgettes 
and tomatoes) 0709 60; 0709 90 70; 
0702 00 00 Turkey Pesticides: 
methomyl 
and oxamyl 10 
Pears 08082010 Turkey Pesticide: 
amitraz 10 
Vegetables, fresh, chilled or 
frozen (food) 
• yard long beans 
(Vigna sesquipedalis) 
• aubergines 
• Brassica vegetables  0708 20 00; 0709 30 00; 
0704; Thailand Organo-
phosphorus 
pesticide 
residues 50 
(*) in particular residues of: Amitraz, Acephate, Aldicarb, Benomyl, Carbendazim, Chlorfenapyr, 
Chlorpyrifos, CS2 (Dithiocarbamates ), Diafenthiuron, Diazinon, Dichlorvos, Dicofol, Dimethoate, 
Endosulfan, Fenamidone, Imidacloprid, Malathio n, Methamidophos, Methiocarb, Methomyl, 
Monocrotophos, Omethoate, oxamyl, Profenofos, Propiconazole, thiabendazol, Thiacloprid. 
(1) Where only certain products under any code are requ ired to be examined and no specific subdivision 
under this code exists in the goods nomenclature, the code is marked "Ex" (for example 
Ex 2007 99 97: only products containing hazelnuts should be included). 
(2) The trace elements referred to in this entry are the trace elements belonging to the f unctional group of 
compounds of trace elements referred  to in Annex I, 3 b) of Regu lation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29).  
(3) The maximum levels established for lead and cadmium in additives belonging to the functional group 
of compounds of trace elements in Annex I of  Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and 
of the Council (OJ L 140, 30.5.2002, p. 10) shall be  the reference points for action. If the trace 
elements are labelled as food supplements as defi ned in Article 2 of Directive 2002/46/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements (OJ L 183, 12.7.2002, p. 51), the maximum levels set in 
Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 shall apply. 
(4) The maximum levels established for aflatoxins in groundnuts and derived products in the Annex to 
Regulation (EC) 1881/2006 (OJ L 364, 20.12.2006, p. 5) shall be the reference points for action.   
EN 14   EN (B) Definitions  
For the purposes of this Annex, the following definitions shall apply: 
(a) ‘chilli’ means fruits of the genus Capsicum  dried and crushed or ground falling 
within CN Code 0904 20 90, in whatever fo rm, intended for human consumption;  
(b) ‘chilli products’ means curry powder falling within CN Code 0910 99 60 , in 
whatever form, intended for human consumption;  
(c) ‘curcuma’, means curcuma dried and crushed or ground falling within CN Code 
0910 30 00, in whatever form, intended for human consumption;  
(d) ‘palm oil’, means palm oil falling with in CN Code 1511 10 90, intended for direct 
human consumption.  
(e) "Sudan dyes" refers to the following chemical substances: 
(i) Sudan I (CAS Number 842-07-9); (ii) Sudan II (CAS Number 3118-97-6); (iii) Sudan III (CAS Number 85-86-9); (iv) Scarlet Red; or Suda n IV (CAS Number 85-83-6).  
EN 15   EN ANNEX II  
Common Entry Document (CED) 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Common Entr y Document, CED
I.1. Consignor I.2. CED reference number
Name
Address DPE
Country + ISO code DPE Unit N° 
I.3. Consignee I.4. Person responsible for the consignment
Name Name
Address Address
Postal code
Country + ISO code I.5. Country of origin + ISO code I.6. Country from where consigned + ISO code
I.7. Importer I.8. Place of destination
Name Name
Address Address
Postal code Postal code
Country + ISO code Country + ISO code
I.9. Arrival at DPE (estimated date) I.10. Documents
Date Number
I.11. Means of transport Date of issue
Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon Road vehicle
Identification:
Documentary references:
I.12. Description of commodity I.13. Commodity code (HS code)
I.14. Gross weight/Net weightI.15. Number of packages
I.16. Temperature I.17. Type of packages
Ambient Chilled Frozen
I.18. Commodity intended for
Human consumption Further process Feedingstuff
I.19. Seal number and container number
I.20. For transfer to
Control Point Control Point Unit N° 
I.22. For import 
I.24. Means of transport to Control Point
Railway wagon Registered No.
Aeroplane Flight No.
Ship Name
Road vehicle Plate No.
I.25. Declaration Place and date of declaration
Name of signatory
SignaturePart I: Details of consignment presentedI.21.
I.23.
I, the undersigned person responsible for the consignment detailed above, certify that to the 
best of my knowledge and belief the statements made in Part I of this document are true 
and complete and I agree to comply with the legal requirements of Regulation (EC) N° 
882/2004, including payment for official controls, and consequent official measures in case 
of non compliance with the feed and food law.
  
EN 16   EN EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Common Entry Document, CED
II.1.CED  Reference Number II.2. Customs Document Reference
II.3. Documentary Check II.4. Consignment selected for physical checks
Satisfactory Not satisfactory
II.5. ACCEPTABLE for transfer Yes No
Control Point Control Point Unit N° 
II.6. NOT ACCEPTABLE II.7. Details of Controlled Destinations (II.6)
1. Re-dispatching Approval no (where relevant)
2. Destruction Address
3. Transformation Postal code
4. Use for other purpose
II.8. Full identification of DPE and official stamp II.9. Official Inspector
DPE Stamp
DPE Unit N° 
II.11. Identity check Yes No
Satisfactory Not satisfactory
II.12. Physical Check II.13. Laboratory Tests Yes No
Tested for
Satisfactory Not satisfactory Results: Satisfactory Not satisfactory
II.14. ACCEPTABLE for release for free circulation
Human consumption
Further process
Feedingstuff
Other
II.16. NOT ACCEPTABLE II.17. Reason for Refusal
1. Re-dispatching
2. Destruction 1. Absence/Invalid certificate (if applicable)
3. Transformation 2. ID: Mis-match with documents
4. Use for other purpose 3. Physical hygiene failure
II.18. Details of Controlled Destinations (II.16) 4. Chemical contamination
Approval no (where relevant) 5. Microbiological contamination
Address 6. Other
Postal code
II.19. Consignment resealed
 New seal no
II.20. Full identification of DPE/Control Point and official stamp II.21. Official Inspector
Stamp
Name (in capital)
Date Signature
III.1. Details on re-dispatching:
Means of transport n°
Railway wagon Aeroplane Ship Road vehicleCountry of destination: + ISO code
Date
III.2. Follow up
Local Competent Authority Unit
Arrival of the consignment Yes No Correspondence of the consignement Yes No
III.3. Official Inspector
Name (in capital)
Address Unit N°
Date Stamp SignaturePart III: ControlI the undersigned official inspector of the DPE, certify that the checks on the consignment 
have been carried out in accordance with Community requirements. PartII: Decision on consignmentII.15.
I the undersigned official inspector of the DPE/Control Point, certify that the checks on the consignment have been carried out in accordance with Community requirements. II.10.
  
EN 17   EN Notes for guidance for the CED  
General : Complete the document in capital letters. Notes are shown against the relevant 
box number. 
Part I This section is to be completed by the feed and food business operator or  
their representative, unless otherwise indicated.  
Box I.1. Consignor: name and full address of the natural or legal person (feed and food 
business operator) dispatching the cons ignment. Information on telephone and 
fax numbers or email address is recommended. 
Box I.2. This box is to be filled in by the au thorities of the Designated Point of Entry 
(DPE) as defined in Article 2.  
Box I.3. Consignee: name and full address of the natural or legal person (feed and food 
business operator) to whom the cons ignment is destined. Information on 
telephone and fax numbers or em ail address is recommended. 
Box I.4. Person responsible for the consignment (also agent, declarant or feed and food 
business operator): the person who is in charge of the consignment when presented to the DPE and makes the necessary declarations to the competent authorities on behalf of the importer . Indicate name and full address. 
Information on telephone and fax numbers  or email address is recommended. 
Box I.5. Country of origin: this  refers to the country where the commodity is originating 
from, grown, harvested or produced. 
Box I.6. Country from where consigned: this refers to the country where the 
consignment was placed aboard the means of final transport for the journey to 
the Community. 
Box I.7. Importer: name and full address. Information on telephone and fax numbers or 
email address is recommended. 
Box I.8. Place of destination: delivery ad dress in the Community. Information on 
telephone and fax numbers or em ail address is recommended. 
Box I.9. Arrival at DPE: give the estimated date on which the consignment is expected 
to arrive at the DPE. 
Box I.10. Documents: indicate the date of is sue and the number of official documents 
accompanying the consignment, as appropriate. 
Box I.11. Give full details of th e means of arrival transport: fo r aircraft the flight number, 
for vessels the ship name, for road vehicles the registration number plate with trailer number if appropriat e, for railways the train identity and wagon number. 
 Documentary references: number of airway bill, bill of lading or commercial 
number for railway or truck.  
EN 18   EN Box I.12. Description of the commodity: pleas e provide a detailed description of the 
commodity (including for feed the type).  
Box I.13. Commodity or HS code of the Harmonized System of the World Customs 
Organization. 
Box I.14. Gross weight: overall weight in kg. This  is defined as the aggregate mass of the 
products and of the immediate containers  and all their packaging, but excluding 
transport containers and ot her transport equipment. 
 Net weight: weight of actual produc t in kg, excluding packaging. This is 
defined as the mass of the products them selves without immediate containers 
or any packaging. 
Box I.15. Number of packages. Box I.16. Temperature: tick the appropriate mode of transport/sto rage temperature. 
Box I.17. Type of packaging: identify the type of packaging of products. 
Box I.18. Commodity intended for: tick the appropriate box depending on whether the 
commodity is destined for human consum ption without prior sorting or other 
physical treatment (in this case tick "human consumption") or is intended for human consumption after such treatment (tic k "further process" in this case), or 
is intended for use as "feedingstuff" (in this case tick "feedingstuffs").  
Box I.19. Give all seal and container identification numbers where relevant. 
Box I.20. Transfer to a control point: During th e transitional period referred to in Art. 17, 
the DPE shall tick this box to allow onward transpor tation to another control 
point. 
Box I.21. Not applicable. Box I.22. For import: this box is to be ticked in case the consignment is intended for 
import (Article 8.).  
Box I.23. Not applicable. Box I.24. Tick the appropriate means of transport. 
Part II This section is to be co mpleted by the competent authority.
 
Box II.1. Use the same reference number as in Box I.2. 
Box II.2. For use by customs services if necessary. Box II.3. Documentary check: to be completed for all consignments. Box II.4. The DPE authority shall indicate whether the consignment is selected for 
physical checks, which during the transiti onal period referred to in Art. 17 can 
be performed by a different control point.  
EN 19   EN Box II.5. The DPE authority shall indicate, du ring the transitional period referred to in 
Art. 17, following a satisfactory documentary/identity check, to which control point the consignment can be tran sported for a physical check.  
Box II.6. Indicate clearly the action to be carried out in case of rejection of the 
consignment due to the unsatisfactory out come of the documentary or identity 
checks. The address of the destina tion establishment in case of 'Re-
dispatching', 'Destruction', 'Transforma tion' and 'Use for other purpose' should 
be entered in Box II.7. 
Box II.7. Give as appropriate approval number and address (or ship name and port) for 
all destinations where further control of the consignment is required, for 
example for Box II.6, ‘Re-disp atching’, ‘Destruction’, ‘Transformation’ or 'Use 
for other purpose'. 
Box II.8. Put here the official stam p of the DPE competent authority. 
Box II.9. Signature of the official res ponsible of the DPE competent authority. 
Box II.10. Not applicable. Box II.11. The DPE authority or, during the transitional period referred to in Article 17, 
the competent authority of the control poi nt, indicates here the results of the 
identity checks. 
Box II.12. The DPE authority or, during the transitional period referred to in Article 17, 
the competent authority of the control poi nt, indicates here the results of the 
physical checks. 
Box II.13. The DPE authority or, during the transitional period referred to in Article 17, 
the competent authority of the control poi nt, indicates here the results of the 
laboratory test. Complete this box with the category of substance or pathogen 
for which a laboratory test is carried out.  
Box II.14. This box is to be used for all consig nments to be released  for free circulation 
within the Community.  
Box II.15. Not applicable. Box II.16. Indicate clearly the action to be carried out in case of rejection of the 
consignment due to the unsatisfactory outcome of the physical checks. The 
address of the destination establishment in case of 'Re-dispatching', 'Destruction', 'Transformation' and 'Use for other purpose' must be entered in 
Box II.18.  
Box II.17. Reasons for refusal: use as appropria te to add relevant information. Tick the 
appropriate box. 
Box II.18. Give as appropriate approval number and address (or ship name and port) for 
all destinations where further control of the consignment is required, for 
example, for Box II.16, ‘Re-dispatching’ , ‘Destruction’, ‘Transformation’ or 
'Use for other purpose'.   
EN 20   EN Box II.19. Use this box when the original seal  recorded on a consignm ent is destroyed on 
opening the container. A consolidated list of all seals that have been used for 
this purpose must be kept. 
Box II.20. Put here the official stamp of th e DPE authority or, during the transitional 
period referred to in Article 17, of th e control point's competent authority. 
Box II.21. Signature of the official respons ible of the DPE aut hority or, during the 
transitional period referred to in Artic le 17, of the control point's competent 
authority. 
Part III This section is to be co mpleted by the competent authority.  
Box III.1. Details on re-dispatching: the DPE authority or, during th e transitional period 
referred to in Article 17., the competent authority of the control point, indicates the means of transport used, its identif ication, the country of destination and 
the date of re-dispatching, as soon as they are known. 
Box III.2. Follow-up: indicate  the local competent authority unit responsible, as 
appropriate, for the supervis ion in case of 'Destruction', 'Transformation' or 
'Use for other purpose' of the consignment. This competent authority shall report here the result of the arrival of  the consignment and the correspondence. 
Box III.3. Signature of the official respons ible for the DPE authority or, during the 
transitional period referred to in Article 17, the control point,  in case of 'Re-
dispatching'. Signature of the official  responsible for the local competent 
authority in case of 'Destruction', 'Trans formation' or 'Use for other purpose'.