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Date: 2019-08-23
Title: COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 as regards certain categories of animals and goods exempted from official controls at border control posts

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
            
            
               1.CONTEXT OF THE DELEGATED ACT
            
            
               Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishes rules on the performance of official controls by the competent authorities of the Member States. It provides that certain categories of animals and goods coming from third countries can be exempted from official controls at border control posts of first arrival into the Union. 
            
            
               Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 provides that certain categories of animals and goods entering the Union may be exempted from official controls at border control posts. 
            
            
               Based on Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, this draft Delegated Regulation lays down rules for cases of and conditions under which certain groups of animals and goods are exempted from official controls at border control posts, particularly in order to avoid unnecessary burden for operators and competent authorities. 
            
            
               The draft Delegated Regulation replaces and repeals Regulation (EC) No°206/2009 on personal consignments of products of animal origin entering the Union and amends Commission Regulation (EC) No°142/2011 on animal by-products imported for scientific purposes (deletion of paragraph 2 of its Article 27).
            
            
               Provisions laid down in this draft Delegated Regulation shall apply from 14 December 2019.
            
            
               2.CONSULTATIONS PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE ACT
            
            
               Commission Members States’ Expert Group "official controls" (E00911) and stakeholders were consulted.
            
            
               The informal discussions contributed to the preparation of a draft which did not presented controversial issues. 
            
            
               No impact assessment has been carried out, as the Delegated Regulation is not expected to have any significant negative impact.
            
            
               3.LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE DELEGATED ACT
            
            
               The legal basis for the Delegated Regulation is Article 48, letters (b) to (f), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, which place an obligation on the Commission to act.
            
            
               COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/...
            
            
               of XXX
            
            
               supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 as regards certain categories of animals and goods exempted from official controls at border control posts
            
            
               (Text with EEA relevance)
            
            
               THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
            
            
               Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
            
         
         
            
               Having 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 performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, 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 (Official Controls Regulation)
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               , and in particular Article 48 (b) to (f), Article 53(1)(d)(ii) and (iii), and Article 149(2) thereof, 
            
            
               Whereas:
            
            
               (1)Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 empowers the Commission to adopt rules exempting certain categories of animals and goods from official controls at border control posts, when such an exemption is justified.
            
            
               (2)Where rules establishing exemptions from official controls at border control posts are adopted, conditions, such as adequate control arrangements, should be established to ensure that no unacceptable risks to public, animal and plant health are incurred where such animals and goods enter the Union 
            
            
               (3)Exemptions from official controls at border control posts for products which form part of travellers’ personal luggage, for products for consumption by the crew and passengers on board means of transport operating internationally, and for products sent as small consignments to private persons already existed under Council Directive 97/78/EC laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries
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               . For the sake of legal clarity and in order to ensure a consistent application of those exemptions given that Directive 97/78 is repealed with effect from 14 December 2019, it is appropriate to lay down the provisions on such exemptions in this Regulation. Those exemptions concern certain categories of animals and goods which, although they enter the Union, are not to be placed on the market.
            
            
               (4)In order to ensure consistency of EU legislation, Member States should continue to carry out appropriate risk-based controls with a view to preventing the intentional introduction into the Union of certain invasive alien species, as required by Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014
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               .
            
            
               (5)In the interest of facilitating the promotion of scientific activities, it is justified to exempt certain categories of animals and goods intended for scientific purposes from official controls at border control posts.
            
            
               (6)Plants, plants products and other objects referred to in Article 47(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 intended for scientific purposes should be exempted from identity and physical checks at border control posts, under certain conditions, since adequate protection measures are laid down in accordance with Article 48 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/2031
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               .
            
            
               (7)The level of public and animal health risk arising from the introduction of animal diseases and pathogenic agents varies according to different factors, such as the type of product, the animal species from which the products have been obtained, and the likelihood of the presence of pathogenic agents. Comprehensive Union rules to prevent the introduction of animal diseases and pathogenic agents exist in Commission Regulation (EC) No 206/2009
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                to address such risks. Commission Regulation (EC) No 206/2009 is based on Regulation (EC) No 882/2004
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                and on the Council Directive 97/78/EC which are both repealed by Regulation (EU) 2017/625. In the interest of maintaining a high level of protection, the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 206/2009 should be replaced by provisions laid down in this Regulation. Member States should set up a control strategy and update it annually after the main travelling season, while in order to reduce administrative burden, annual reporting to the Commission on control results should be discontinued.
            
            
               (8)Article 53(1)(d)(ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 empowers the Commission to adopt rules concerning specific official control tasks performed by customs authorities or other public authorities, insofar as those tasks are not already falling under the responsibility of those authorities, on passengers’ personal luggage and on goods ordered by sales through distance contracts.
            
            
               (9)Article 48(d) and (e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, empowers the Commission to adopt rules concerning small consignments of goods sent to natural persons, or those products which form part of passenger's luggage and are intended for their personal consumption or use should be exempted from official controls at border control posts. The possible risk of introducing pathogenic agents or diseases into the Union through the introduction of products of animal origin should be considered in measures regulating the introduction of such consignments or products.
            
            
               (10)Regulation (EU) No 576/2013
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                and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013
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                provide rules concerning certain species of pet animals accompanying their owner or an authorised person during non-commercial movements into the Union from third countries. Administrative burden related to such movements should be minimised while a sufficient level of safety should be ensured with regard to the public and animal health risks involved. Furthermore, Member States should only authorise the movement into the Union of pet birds in accordance with Commission Decision 2007/25/EC
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               . 
            
            
               (11)Article 48(f) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 empowers the Commission to adopt rules exempting pet animals kept for private non-commercial purposes from official controls at border control posts. Such exemption should not affect the obligation of Member States to carry out official controls to ensure compliance with Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 and with Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2006
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               .
            
            
               (12)With a view to providing the citizens with clear and accessible information concerning the rules that apply to the non-commercial movement into the Union of certain pet animals, Member States should be required to make that information available to the public.
            
            
               (13)Given that this Regulation lays down rules covered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 206/2009, this legal act should be repealed.
            
            
               (14)Article 27(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 142/2011
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                as regards research and diagnostic samples exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive should be deleted as the subject matter of this provision is regulated by this Regulation.
            
            
               (15)Pursuant to Article 149(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 relevant provisions of Council Directives 91/496/EEC
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                and 97/78/EC which govern matters referred to in Article 48 of that Regulation are to continue to apply until 14 December 2022.
            
            
               (16)Pursuant to Article 149(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 the date of application of the rules established by this Regulation related to the repeal of Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC is from 14 December 2019 since Regulation (EU) 2017/625 applies from that date in order to ensure legal certainty,
            
            
               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
            
            
               Article 1
               Subject matter
            
         
         
            
               This Regulation lays down rules for the cases where and the conditions under which certain categories of animals and goods are exempted from official controls at border control posts and the cases where and the conditions under which specific control tasks may be performed by customs authorities or other public authorities as those tasks are not already falling under the responsibility of those authorities, on passengers’ personal luggage and on goods ordered by sales through distance contracts, including by telephone or via the internet. 
            
            
               Article 2
               Definitions
            
            
               For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
            
            
               (1)‘IMSOC’ means the information management system for official controls referred to in Article 131 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
            
            
               (2)‘pet animal’ means pet animal as defined in point (11) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/429;
            
            
               (3)‘non-commercial movement’ means non-commercial movement as defined in point (14) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/429;
            
            
               (4)‘petfood’ means petfood as defined in point (19) of Annex I to Regulation (EU) N°142/2011.
            
            
               Article 3
               Animals intended for scientific purposes
            
            
               1.Invertebrates intended for scientific purposes such as research, educational or product development activities shall be exempted from official controls at border control posts other than controls carried out pursuant to Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014, provided that:
            
            
               (a)they comply with the requirements set out in the rules referred to in Article 1(2)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
            
            
               (b)their entry into the Union is authorised in advance for that purpose by the competent authority of the Member State of destination;
            
            
               (c)when the activities related to the scientific purposes have been carried out, animals and products derived from them, with the exception of the quantities used for the scientific purposes, shall be disposed of or re-dispatched to the third country of origin.
            
            
               2.Paragraph 1 shall not apply to honey bees (Apis mellifera), bumble bees (Bombus spp), molluscs belonging to the phylum Mollusca and crustaceans belonging to the subphylum Crustacea.
            
            
               Article 4
               Animals by-products and products derived from animals by-products intended for scientific purposes
            
            
               Research and diagnostic samples defined in point (38) of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 may be exempted from official controls at border control posts provided that:
            
            
               (a)their entry into the Union is authorised in advance for that purpose by the competent authority of the Member State of destination in accordance with Article 27(1) of Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 and this authorisation is recorded in an official document delivered by that authority;
            
            
               (b)they are accompanied by the document referred to in point (a) of this Article or by a copy thereof until they reach the authorised user or in the case referred to in point (c) of this Article the border control post of entry;
            
            
               (c)in the case of entry into the Union via a Member State other than the Member State of destination, the operator presents the samples at a border control post. In this case, the competent authority of the border control post shall inform through IMSOC the competent authority of the Member State of destination of the introduction of the samples.
            
            
               Article 5
               Plants, plants products and other objects intended for scientific purposes
            
            
               1.Plants, plants products and other objects shall be exempted from identity and physical checks at border control posts other than controls carried out pursuant to Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014, provided that they are intended for scientific purposes in accordance with Article 48 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/2031.
            
         
         
            
               2.The competent authority of the border control post of first arrival into the Union shall perform documentary checks on the authorization referred to in Article 48 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/2031. In case of identified or suspected non-compliance, the competent authority may perform identity and physical checks on the consignment or request such checks to be carried out by the person responsible for the quarantine station or the confinement facility that has been mandated by the competent authority.
            
            
               3.The competent authority of the border control post shall inform through IMSOC the competent authority of the quarantine station or the confinement facility, of the results of their checks and of the subsequent departure of the consignment. The competent authority of the quarantine station or the confinement facility shall inform through IMSOC the competent authority of the border control post referred to in paragraph 2 of the arrival of the consignment. Identity and physical checks shall be carried out at the quarantine station or at the confinement facility which has been mandated by the competent authority.
            
            
               Article 6
               Products of animal origin and composite products on board means of transport operating internationally which are not unloaded and are intended for consumption by the crew and passengers
            
            
               1.Products of animal origin and composite products are exempted from official controls at border control posts provided that:
            
            
               (a)they are intended for consumption by the crew or by passengers on board means of transport operating internationally; and
            
            
               (b)they are not unloaded on Union territory.
            
            
               2.Direct transfer of goods referred to in paragraph 1 unloaded at a port from one means of transport operating internationally to another at the same port is exempted from official controls at border control posts provided that:
            
            
               (a)it takes place in accordance with the agreement of the competent authority of the border control post; and
            
            
               (b)under customs supervision.
            
            
               3.The operator responsible for the goods referred to in paragraph 1 shall request the agreement referred to in paragraph 2 to the competent authority of the border control post prior to the transfer of these goods from one means of transport operating internationally to another at the same port.
            
            
               Article 7
               Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use
            
            
               Products of animal origin, composite products, products derived from animal by-products, plants, plant products and other objects which form part of passengers' personal luggage and which are intended for personal consumption or use, are exempted from official controls at border control posts provided that they belong to at least one of the following categories:
            
            
               (a)goods listed in Part 1 of Annex I provided that their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 2 kg;
            
            
               (b)eviscerated fresh fish or prepared fishery products, or processed fishery products, within the meaning of points 3.5, 3.6 and 7.4 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, provided that their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 20 kg or the weight of one fish, whichever weight is the highest;
            
            
               (c)goods other than those referred to in points (a) and (b) of this paragraph and other than those referred to in Part 2 of Annex I, provided that their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 2 kg;
            
            
               (d)plants, other than plants for planting, plant products and other objects;
            
            
               (e)goods, other than plants for planting, coming from Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino or Switzerland;
            
            
               (f)fishery products coming from the Faeroe Islands or Greenland;
            
            
               (g)goods, other than plants for planting and other than fishery products, coming from the Faeroe Islands or Greenland provided that their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 10 kg.
            
            
               Article 8
               Information on goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use
            
         
         
            
               1.In all points of entry into the Union, the competent authority shall display information by means of one of the posters referred in Annex II, in at least one of the official languages of the Member State of introduction into the Union, placed in locations which are easily visible to passengers arriving from third countries.
            
            
               2.The competent authority may complement the information referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article with additional information, including:
            
            
               (a)the information set out in Annex III;
            
            
               (b)information appropriate to the local conditions.
            
            
               3.International passenger transport operators, including airport, port and rail operators and travel agencies shall:
            
            
               (a)draw the attention of their customers to the rules laid down in Article 7 and in this Article, in particular by providing the information set out in Annexes II and III;
            
            
               (b)accept that the competent authority displays information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article within their premises in locations which are easily visible to passengers arriving from third countries.
            
            
               Article 9
               Official controls on goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use
            
            
               1.For goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage referred to in Article 7, the competent authorities, the customs authorities or other public authorities responsible, in cooperation with port, airport and rail operators and with operators responsible for other points of entry shall organise risk based, effective controls at points of entry into the Union. 
            
            
               In particular, customs controls shall be performed in accordance with Articles 46 and 47 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.
            
            
               2.The controls referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall: 
            
            
               (a)aim in particular at detecting the presence of goods referred to in Article 7;
            
            
               (b)aim at verifying that the conditions laid down in Article 7 are met; and
            
            
               (c)be carried out by appropriate means, which may include the use of scanning equipment or specifically trained detector dogs, to screen large volumes of goods.
            
            
               3.The competent authorities, the customs authorities or other public authorities, which carry out official controls shall: 
            
            
               (a)aim at identifying the personal goods which are non-compliant with the rules laid down in Article 7;
            
            
               (b)ensure that the non-compliant goods identified are seized and destroyed in accordance with national legislation and, if relevant, in accordance with Articles 197 to 199 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013;
            
            
               (c)review, at least once per year and before 1 October, their applied mechanisms and actions, reach a conclusion on the level of compliance achieved, and, on a risk-basis, adapt those mechanisms and actions if necessary to achieve the objectives laid down in paragraph 2 of this Article.
            
            
               4.The review referred to in point (c) of paragraph 3 of this Article shall ensure that risks to public health, animal health and plant health are minimised. 
            
            
               The review shall take into account:
            
         
         
            
               (a)data collected on the approximate number of consignments which are in breach of the rules laid down in Article 7;
            
            
               (b)the number of controls done;
            
            
               (c)the total quantified amount of seized and destroyed consignments which were found in passengers' personal luggage and which were not in compliance with Article 7; and
            
            
               (d)any other relevant information.
            
            
               Article 10
               Small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market
            
            
               1.Products of animal origin, composite products, products derived from animal by-products, plants, plant products and other objects sent to natural persons, which are not intended to be placed on the market, are exempted from official controls at border control posts provided that they belong to a least one of the categories listed in Article 7.
            
            
               2.Member States shall carry out official controls on those goods in accordance with Article 9. 
            
            
               3.Postal services shall draw the attention of their customers to the rules laid down in Article 7, in particular by providing the information set out in Annexes II and III.
            
            
               Article 11
               Pet animals
            
            
               Pet animals entering the Union during a non-commercial movement are exempted from official controls at border control posts other than official controls carried out in accordance with Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 and other than official controls carried out to verify compliance with Article 57(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, as follows:
            
            
               (a)animals of species listed in Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 which:
            
            
               (i)meet the conditions laid down in Article 5(1) or Article 5(2) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 and are being moved from a territory or a third country listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013, provided that they undergo documentary and identity checks in accordance with Article 33 and, where relevant, standard spot checks in accordance with Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013;
            
            
               (ii)meet the conditions laid down in Article 5(1) or Article 5(2) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 and are being moved from a territory or a third country listed in Part 2 of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013, provided that they undergo documentary and identity checks in accordance with Article 34 and, where relevant, standard spot checks in accordance with Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013;
            
            
               (iii)meet the conditions laid down in Article 10(3) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013, provided that they undergo checks in accordance with the permit referred to in Article 10(3)(a) and with the requirements in Article 10(3)(b) of that Regulation; 
            
            
               (iv)meet the conditions laid down in Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013, provided that they undergo checks in accordance with the permit referred to in Article 32(1) of that Regulation;
            
            
               (b)birds listed in Part B of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 provided that:
            
            
               (i)their movement has been authorised by Member States in accordance with Commission Decision 2007/25/EC; and
            
            
               (ii)they undergo veterinary checks in accordance with Article 2 of Commission Decision 2007/25/EC;
            
            
               (c)birds listed in Part B of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 moving into the Union from Andorra, the Faeroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and the Vatican City;
            
            
               (d)animals of species other than birds, listed in Part B of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 576/2013.
            
         
         
            
               Article 12
                  Information on pet animals
            
            
               1.In all points of entry into the Union, the competent authority shall display the poster referred to in Annex IV, in at least one of the official languages of the Member State of introduction into the Union, by prominent notices placed in easily visible locations to passengers arriving from third countries.
            
            
               2.International passenger transport operators, including airport, port and rail operators shall accept that the competent authority displays the poster referred to in Annex IV.
            
            
               Article 13
               Repeal and amendment
            
            
               1.Regulation No 206/2009/EC is repealed with effect from 19 December 2019. References to the repealed act shall be construed as references to this Regulation and read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex V.
            
            
               2.Paragraph 2 of Article 27 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 142/2011 is deleted.
            
            
               Article 14
               Entry into force and date of application
            
            
               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 14 December 2019.
            
            
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            
            
               Done at Brussels,
            
            
               
                     For the Commission
               
               
                     The President
               
               
                     Jean-Claude JUNNCKER
               
            
         
         
      
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               ANNEX I
            
            
               PART 1
            
            
               List of goods as referred to in Article 7(a)
            
            
               1.Powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons, under the conditions that these products:
            
            
               (i)do not require refrigeration before opening;
            
            
               (ii)are packaged proprietary brand products for direct sale to the final consumer; and
            
            
               (iii)that the packaging is unbroken unless in current use.
            
            
               2.Special petfood required for medical reasons, under the conditions that these products:
            
            
               (i)are shelf-stable;
            
            
               (ii)are packaged proprietary brand products for direct sale to the final consumer; and
            
            
               (iii)that the packaging is unbroken unless in current use.
            
            
               PART 2
            
            
               List of goods which are not exempted from controls at border control posts as provided for in Article 7(c)
            
            
                     
                        CN code
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                        Description
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Qualification and explanation
                     
                  
               
                     
                        ex Chapter 2
                     
                     
                        (0201-0210)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meat and edible meat offal
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All, excluding frogs' legs (CN code 0208 90 70)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        0401-0406
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Dairy produce
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All
                     
                  
               
                     
                        ex 0504 00 00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All, excluding casings
                     
                  
               
                     
                        ex 0511
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3 of CN Code, unfit for human consumption
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Only petfood
                     
                  
               
                     
                        1501 00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All
                     
                  
               
                     
                        1502 00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 1503
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All
                     
                  
               
                     
                        1503 00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All
                     
                  
               
                     
                        1506 00 00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All
                     
                  
               
                     
                        1601 00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood; food preparations based on these products
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All
                     
                  
               
                     
                        1602
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All
                     
                  
               
                     
                        1702 11 00
                     
                     
                        1702 19 00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Lactose and lactose syrup
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All
                     
                  
               
                     
                        ex1901
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings 0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Only those preparations containing meat and or milk
                     
                  
               
                     
                        ex 1902
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or otherwise prepared, such as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Only those preparations containing meat and or milk
                     
                  
               
                     
                        ex 1905 90
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers and similar products
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Only those preparations containing meat and or milk
                     
                  
               
                     
                        ex 2004
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Only those preparations containing meat and or milk
                     
                  
               
                     
                        ex 2005
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Only those preparations containing meat and or milk
                     
                  
               
                     
                        ex 2103
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sauces and preparations thereof; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Only those preparations containing meat and or milk
                     
                  
               
                     
                        ex 2104
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Soups and broths and preparations therefore; homogenised composite food preparations
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Only those preparations containing meat and or milk
                     
                  
               
                     
                        ex 2105 00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Only those preparations containing milk
                     
                  
               
                     
                        ex 2106
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Only those preparations containing meat and or milk
                     
                  
               
                     
                        ex 2309
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Only petfood, dog chews and mixtures of meals containing meat or milk
                     
                  
               
               Notes:
            
            
               1.Column 1: Where only certain products under any code are required to be examined under veterinary official controls and no specific subdivision under this code exists in the goods nomenclature, the code is marked ‘ex’ (e.g. ex19 01: only those preparations containing meat and or milk should be included).
            
            
               2.Column 2: The description of the goods is as laid down in the description column of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87. For further explanation of the exact coverage of the Common Customs Tariff please refer to the latest amendment to that Annex.
            
            
               3.Column 3: This column gives details of the products covered.
            
            
               ANNEX II
            
         
         
            
               The notices can be found at:
                     
               https://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/animalproducts/personal_imports_en
            
            
               
                  
            
            
            
               
                  
            
            
               
            
            
               
                  
            
            
               
                  
               
               ANNEX III
            
            
               Information referred to in Article 8(2)(a)
            
            
                     
                        
                           
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Keep infectious animal diseases out of the EU !
                     
                     
                     
                        Animal products may carry pathogens causing infectious disease
                     
                     
                  
               
               Due to the risk of introducing diseases into the European Union (EU), there are strict procedures for the introduction of certain animal products into the EU. These procedures do not apply to the movements of animal products between the Member States of the EU, or for animal products coming from Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino, and Switzerland. 
            
            
               All animal products not conforming to these rules must be surrendered on arrival in the EU for official disposal. Failure to declare such items may result in a fine or criminal prosecution. 
            
            
               The combined quantity of goods listed in points 2, 3 and 5 does not exceed the weight limit of 2 kg per person. 
            
            
               In the case of goods coming from the Faeroe Islands or Greenland, the combined quantity of goods listed in points 1, 2, 3 and 5 does not exceed the weight limit of 10 kg per person.
            
            
                     
                        1.
                              Small quantities of meat and milk and their products (other than powdered infant milk, infant food, and special foods or special petfood required for medical reasons)
                     
                  
               
               You may only bring in or send to the EU personal consignments of meat and milk and their products (other than powdered infant milk, infant food, and special foods or special petfood required for medical reasons) provided that they come from the Faeroe Islands or Greenland, and their weight does not exceed 10 kg per person. 
            
            
                     
                        2.
                              Powdered infant milk, infant food, and special foods required for medical reasons
                     
                  
               
               You may only bring in or send to the EU personal consignments of powdered infant milk, infant food, and special foods required for medical reasons provided that: 
            
            
               –they come from the Faeroe Islands or Greenland, and their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 10 kg per person, and that: 
            
         
         
            
               ·the product does not require refrigeration before consumption, 
            
            
               ·it is a packaged proprietary brand product, and 
            
            
               ·the packaging is unbroken unless in current use 
            
            
               –they come from other countries (other than the Faeroe Islands or Greenland), and their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 2 kg per person, and that: 
            
            
               ·the product does not require refrigeration before consumption, it is a packaged proprietary brand product, and e packaging is unbroken unless in current use. 
            
            
                     
                        3.
                              Special petfood required for medical reasons 
                     
                  
               
               You may only bring in or send to the EU personal consignments of petfood required for medical reasons provided that: 
            
            
               –they come from the Faeroe Islands or Greenland, and their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 10 kg per person, and that: 
            
            
               ·the product does not require refrigeration before consumption, 
            
            
               ·it is a packaged proprietary brand product, and 
            
            
               ·the packaging is unbroken unless in current use 
            
            
               –they come from other countries (other than the Faeroe Islands or Greenland), and their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 2 kg per person, and that: 
            
            
               ·the product does not require refrigeration before consumption, 
            
            
               ·it is a packaged proprietary brand product, and 
            
            
               ·the packaging is unbroken unless in current use 
            
            
                     
                        4.
                              Small quantities of fishery products for personal human consumption 
                     
                  
               
               You may only bring in or send to the EU personal consignments of fishery products (including fresh, dried, cooked, cured or smoked fish, and certain shellfish, such as prawns, lobsters, dead mussels and dead oysters) provided that: 
            
            
               –fresh fish are eviscerated, 
            
            
               –the weight of the fishery products does not exceed, per person, 20 kg or the weight of one fish, whichever weight is the highest. 
            
            
               These restrictions do not apply to fishery products coming from the Faeroe Islands or Greenland. 
            
         
         
            
                     
                        5.
                              Small quantities of other animal products for personal human consumption 
                     
                  
               
               You may only bring in or send to the EU other animal products, such as honey, live oysters, live mussels and snails for example, provided that: 
            
            
               –they come from the Faeroe Islands or Greenland, and that their combined weight does not exceed 10 kg per person, 
            
            
               –they come from other countries (other than the Faeroe Islands or Greenland) and their combined weight does not exceed 2 kg per person. 
            
            
               Please note that you may bring in small quantities of animal products from several of the above five categories (paragraphs 1 to 5) provided that they comply with the rules explained in each of the relevant paragraphs. 
            
            
                     
                        6.
                              Larger quantities of animal products 
                     
                  
               
               You may only bring in or send to the EU larger quantities of animal products if they meet the requirements for commercial consignments, which include: 
            
            
               –certification requirements, as laid down in the appropriate official EC veterinary certificate, 
            
            
               –the presentation of the goods, with the correct documentation, to an authorised EU border control post for veterinary control, on arrival in the EU. 
            
            
                     
                        7.
                              Exempted products 
                     
                  
               
               The following products are exempted from the rules explained previously: 
            
            
               –bread, cakes, biscuits, waffles and wafers, rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products containing less than 20 % of processed dairy and egg products and treated as provided for in Article 6(1)(a) of Commission Decision 2007/275/EC;
            
            
               –chocolate and confectionery (including sweets) containing less than 50 % of processed dairy and egg products and treated as provided for in Article 6(1)(a) of  Commission Decision 2007/275/EC;
            
            
               –food supplements packaged for the final consumer containing small amounts (in total less than 20 %) of processed animal products (including glucosamine, chondroitin and/or chitosan) other than meat products;
            
            
               –olives stuffed with fish;
            
            
               –pasta and noodles not mixed or filled with meat product containing less than 50 % of processed dairy and egg products and treated as provided for in Article 6(1)(a) of  Commission Decision 2007/275/EC;
            
            
               –soup stocks and flavourings packaged for the final consumer containing less than 50 % of fish oils, fish powders or fish extracts and treated as provided for in Article 6(1)(a) of Commission Decision 2007/275/EC. 
            
            
               ANNEX IV
            
            
               The poster can be found in different languages at: 
            
            
               https://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/pet-movement/poster-diseases-dont-respect-borders_en
            
         
         
            
               
                  
            
            
               ANNEX V
            
            
               Correlation table
            
            
            
               Regulation (EC) 206/2009
            
            
                     
                        Regulation (EC) 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        This Regulation
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Article 1(1)
                     
                     
                        Article 1(2)
                     
                     
                        Article 1(3)
                     
                     
                        Article 1(4)
                     
                     
                        Article 2(1)(a)
                     
                     
                        Article 2(1)(b)
                     
                     
                        Article 2(1)(c)
                     
                     
                        Article 2(1)(d)
                     
                     
                        Article 2(2)(a)
                     
                     
                        Article 2(2)(b)
                     
                     
                        Article 2(3)
                     
                     
                        Article 3(1)
                     
                     
                        Article 3(2)
                     
                     
                        Article 3(3)
                     
                     
                        Article 3(4)(a)
                     
                     
                        Article 3(4)(b)
                     
                     
                        Article 4
                     
                     
                        Article 5(1)
                     
                     
                        Article 5(2)
                     
                     
                        Article 5(3)
                     
                     
                        Article 6(1)(a)
                     
                     
                        Article 6(1)(b)
                     
                     
                        Article 6(2)
                     
                     
                        Article 6(3)
                     
                     
                        Article 7
                     
                     
                        Article 8
                     
                     
                        Article 9
                     
                     
                        Article 10
                     
                     
                        Article 11
                     
                     
                        Annex I, Part 1
                     
                     
                        Annex I, Part 2
                     
                     
                        Annex II, Part 1
                     
                     
                        Annex II, Part 2
                     
                     
                        Annex III
                     
                     
                        Annex IV
                     
                     
                        Annex V
                     
                     
                        Annex VI
                     
                     
                        Annex VII
                     
                  
                  
                     
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                        Article 7(e) and (f) and Article 10(1)
                     
                     
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                        Article 7(a) and Article 10(1)
                     
                     
                        Article 7(b) and Article 10(1)
                     
                     
                        Article 7(c) and Article 10(1)
                     
                     
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                        Article 7(a) and Article 10(1)
                     
                     
                        Article 7(g) and Article 10(1)
                     
                     
                        Article 8(1)
                     
                     
                        Article 8(1)
                     
                     
                        Article 8(2)
                     
                     
                        Article 8(1)
                     
                     
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                        Article 8(3)(a) and Article 10(3)
                     
                     
                        Article 9(1) and Article 10(2)
                     
                     
                        Article 9(2)(a) and (b) and Article 10(2)
                     
                     
                        Article 9(2)(c) and Article 10(2)
                     
                     
                        Article 9(3)(a) and Article 10(2)
                     
                     
                        Article 9(3)(b) and Article 10(2)
                     
                     
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                        Annex I, Part 2
                     
                     
                        Annex I, Part 2
                     
                     
                        Annex I, Part 1(1)
                     
                     
                        Annex I, Part 1(2)
                     
                     
                        Annex II
                     
                     
                        Annex III
                     
                     
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                     (1)
                  
                        Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).