Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2004 of 18 February 2004 introducing a document for the declaration of, and veterinary checks on, animals from third countries entering the Community (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: customs inspection, health certificate, import (EU), live animal, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 282/2004

of 18 February 2004

introducing a document for the declaration of, and veterinary checks on, animals from third
countries entering the Community

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July
1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from
third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/
EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), and in particular Article 3(2) and
Article 7(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

The prior notification of the arrival of animals from
third countries requires,
in the interests of smooth
operations at the border inspection posts, the adoption
of a formal document containing the information rele-
vant to the customs declaration.

The procedures for the declaration of, and veterinary
checks on, animals at the border must be harmonised
with the procedures applicable to products of animal
origin.

this harmonisation the definition of

the
As part of
person responsible for the load as laid down in Article
2(2)(e) of Council Directive 97/78/EC (2) should be used.

The development of the integrated computerised veter-
inary system Traces, provided for by Commission Deci-
sion 2003/623/EC (3),
involves the standardisation of
documents relating to the declaration and checks so that
the data gathered can be properly managed and
processed in order to improve health safety in the Com-
munity.

The provisions of Commission Decision 92/527/EEC of
4 November 1992 laying down the model for the certifi-
cate referred to in Article 7(1) of Directive 91/496/
EEC (4) should accordingly be updated and Decision 92/
527/EEC repealed.

Since the border inspection posts between the existing
Member States and the new Member States are to be
abolished upon accession, a transitional measure should
be adopted to save them having to introduce new
administrative procedures for one month.

(7)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Notification of arrival of animals by means of the common
veterinary entry document

1. Where any animal referred to in Directive 91/496/EEC
enters the Community from a third country, the person respon-
sible for the load within the meaning of Article 2(2)(e) of Direc-
tive 97/78/EC shall give notice of such entry at least one
working day before the expected arrival of the animal(s) on
Community territory. Such notification shall be made to the
inspection staff of the border inspection post using a document
drawn up in accordance with the model common veterinary
entry document (CVED) set out in Annex I.

2.
The CVED shall be issued in accordance with the general
rules of certification laid down in relevant Community legisla-
tion.

3.
The CVED shall consist of an original and as many copies
as required by the competent authority to comply with this
Regulation. The person responsible for the load shall complete
part 1 of the requisite number of copies of the CVED and
transmit them to the official veterinarian responsible for the
border inspection post.

4. Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 and 3, the information
contained in the document may, with the agreement of the
competent authorities of the Member State concerned by the
consignment, be the subject of prior notification via a telecom-
munications system or other data transmission system. Where
this is the case, the information transmitted in electronic form
must be exactly the same as required in part 1 of the model
CVED.

Article 2

Veterinary checks

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as last amended by Directive

96/43/EC (OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 216, 28.8.2003, p. 58.
(4) OJ L 332, 18.11.1992, p. 22.

Veterinary checks and laboratory analyses shall be carried out
in accordance with Commission Decision 97/794/EC (5).

(5) OJ L 323, 26.11.1997, p. 31.

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Article 3

Procedures to be followed after veterinary checks have
been completed

1.
After completion of the veterinary checks specified in
Article 4 of Directive 91/496/EEC, part 2 of the CVED shall be
completed under the responsibility of the official veterinarian
responsible for the border inspection post and shall be signed
by him/her or by another official veterinarian operating under
his/her authority.

Where importation is refused, the box ‘details of reconsign-
ment’ in part 3 of the CVED shall be completed as soon as the
relevant
information shall be
entered in the information exchange system referred to in
Article 20 of Council Directive 90/425/EEC (1).

information is known. That

The original of the CVED shall consist of parts 1 and 2,

2.
duly completed and signed.

The official veterinarian,

the importer or the person
3.
responsible for the load shall then notify the customs authori-
ties for the border inspection post of the veterinary decision
taken on the consignment, by presenting the original of the
CVED, or by sending it electronically.

4. Where the veterinary decision is favourable and the
customs authorities have agreed, the original of the CVED shall
accompany the animals to the destination specified on the
document.

A copy of the CVED shall be kept by the official veteri-

5.
narian at the border inspection post.

6.
A copy of the CVED and, where appropriate, in accord-
ance with Article 7 of Directive 91/496/EEC, a copy of the
veterinary import certification, shall be given to the importer
or the person responsible for the load.

7.
The official veterinarian shall keep the original of the
veterinary certification or documentation accompanying the
animals, as well as a copy of the CVED, for at least three years.
However, for animals in transit or being transhipped, whose
final destination is outside the Community, the original veter-
inary document accompanying the animals on arrival shall
travel onwards with them and copies only shall be kept at the
border inspection post.

496/EEC, where the documentary check is satisfactory, the offi-
cial veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry into the
Community shall notify the official veterinarian at the border
inspection post of the place of destination. Such notification
shall be made by means of the information exchange system
referred to in Article 20 of Directive 90/425/EEC. The official
veterinarian at the border inspection post of destination shall
issue a CVED including the final veterinary decision on accep-
tance of the animals. Where consignments fail to arrive or
there is a quantitative or qualitative mismatch, the competent
authority responsible for the border inspection post of destina-
tion shall complete part 3 of the CVED.

the consignment

to the official veterinarian at

In the case of transit the person responsible for the load shall
present
the
border inspection post of exit. Official veterinarians at border
inspection posts notified of
transiting animals travelling to
destinations in a third country on exit from the Community
shall complete part 3 of the CVED. They shall inform the offi-
cial veterinarian at the border inspection post at which the
animals in transit entered the Community by means of the
CVED.

Official veterinarians of the competent authority at the place of
destination notified of the arrival of animals destined for a
slaughterhouse, an approved quarantine station within the
meaning of Commission Decision 2000/666/EC (2) or an offi-
cially approved body, institute or centre within the meaning of
Council Directive 92/65/EEC (3) located in their area of respon-
sibility shall complete part 3 of the CVED in cases where the
consignment fails to arrive or there is a quantitative or qualita-
tive mismatch.

Article 5

Coordination between competent authorities responsible
for checks

To ensure that all animals entering the Community are
subjected to veterinary checks, the competent authority and the
official veterinarians of each Member State shall work in coor-
dination with the other inspection services to gather together
all
to imports of animals. This shall
include in particular the following information:

information relevant

Article 4

(a) information available to the customs services;

Procedures to be followed for animals under customs
control or subject to special monitoring

(b) information in the manifests of ships, trains or aeroplanes;

For animals entering the Community which are exempt from
the obligation to undergo identity and/or physical checks
pursuant to Article 4(3) or Article 8(A)(I)(b)(ii) of Directive 91/

(c) other information sources accessible to road, rail, port or

airport operators.

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.

(2) OJ L 278, 31.10.2000, p. 26.
(3) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.

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Article 6

Access to databases and participation in information
systems

To achieve the objective laid down in Article 5, the Member
States' competent authorities and customs services shall orga-
nise the mutual exchange of data contained in their respective
data bases. The information technology systems used by the
competent authority shall, as far as possible and subject to
appropriate data security, be coordinated with those of the
customs services, and with those of commercial operators, so
as to speed up the transfer of information.

Article 7

Use of electronic certification

The production, use, transmission, and storage of CVEDs may
be done by electronic means in agreement with the competent
authority.

Information shall be transmitted between competent authorities
by means of the information exchange system referred to in
Article 20 of Directive 90/425/EEC.

Article 8

Transitional measures

This Regulation shall apply only until 1 May 2004 to the
border inspection posts listed in Annex II which are due to be
abolished upon the accession of Hungary, Poland, the Czech
Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Article 9

Repeal

Decision 92/527/EEC is hereby repealed.

References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as refer-
ences to this Regulation.

Article 10

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 March 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 February 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

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País: Alemania — Land: Tyskland — Land: Deutschland — Χώρα: Γερµανία — Country: Germany — Pays: Alle-
magne — Paese: Germania — Land: Duitsland — País: Alemanha — Maa: Saksa — Land: Tyskland

ANNEX II

1

2

Dresden Friedrichstadt

0153499

Forst

Frankfurt/Oder

Frankfurt/Oder

0150399

0150499

0150499

Furth im Wald-Schafberg

0149399

Ludwigsdorf Autobahn

0152399

Pomellen

0151299

Schirnding-Landstraße

0149799

Waidhaus

Zinnwald

0150099

0152599

3

F

R

F

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

4

5

6

HC, NHC

HC, NHC-NT

U, E, O

HC, NHC

HC, NHC

HC, NHC

HC, NHC

U, E, O

U, E, O

U, E, O

HC, NHC-T(FR), NHC-NT

U, E, O

HC, NHC

HC, NHC

HC, NHC

O

U, E, O

U, E, O

País: Italia — Land: Italien — Land: Italien — Χώρα: Ιταλία — Country: Italy — Pays: Italie — Paese: Italia —
Land: Italië — País: Itália — Maa: Italia — Land: Italien

1

2

Gorizia

Prosecco-Fernetti

0301199

0302399

3

R

R

4

5

HC, NHC

HC

NHC

Prodotti HC

Prodotti NHC

Altri Animali

Tomaso Prioglio Spa

6

U, E, O

O

U, E

País: Austria — Land: Østrig — Land: Österreich — Χώρα: Αυστρία — Country: Austria — Pays: Autriche —
Paese: Austria — Land: Oostenrijk — País: Áustria — Maa: Itävalta — Land: Österrike

1

2

Berg

Deutschkreutz

Drasenhofen

Heiligenkreuz

Hohenau

Karawankentunnel

Nickelsdorf

Sopron

Spielfeld

1300199

1300399

1300499

1300299

1300799

1300899

1301099

1301199

1301299

3

R

R

R

R

F

R

R

F

R

4

5

HC, NHC

6

U, E, O

HC(2), NHC-NT

E, O, U(13)

HC, NHC

U, E, O

HC(2), NHC, (18)

U

HC(2), NHC-NT

E, O, U(13)

HC, NHC

U, E, O

HC(2), NHC-NT

HC, NHC

U, E, O

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1

2

Villach-Süd

1301499

Wien-ZB-Kledering

1300599

Wullowitz

Wullowitz

Berg

1301699

1301699

1300199

3

F

F

F

R

R

4

5

6

HC-NT, NHC-NT

HC(2), NHC-NT

NHC-NT(6)

HC, NHC-NT

E, O, U(13)

HC, NHC

U, E, O