(1)

The aim of the Customs Information System (CIS) is to assist the competent authorities in the prevention, investigation and prosecution of operations in breach of customs and agricultural legislation. In order for the CIS to continue to address the needs of the competent authorities it is necessary to update the list of operations relating to the application of agricultural legislation which should be included in the CIS.

(2)

The introduction of information into the CIS relating to the operations in connection with the application of agricultural legislation should be limited to products covered by chapters 1 to 24 of the Combined Nomenclature.

(3)

In order to ensure that the competent authorities are able to respond quickly to health emergencies, tracking and tracing of movements of products subject to agricultural legislation is of utmost importance. To ensure that such goods are tracked and traced at all stages of movement, information should be provided concerning importation, exportation, transit, temporary storage and intra-EU movements of such goods,

(a)

imports from third countries of products subject to provisions adopted under the common agricultural policy and the special rules adopted with regard to goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products;

(b)

exports to third countries of products subject to provisions adopted under the common agricultural policy and the special rules adopted with regard to goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products;

(c)

movements of products, subject to provisions adopted under the common agricultural policy and the special rules adopted with regard to goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products, under cover of a common or external transit procedure and operations involving temporary storage in the Union of such products when re-exported from the Union to a third country;

(d)

intra-EU movements of products which are the subject of restrictions or prohibitions based on provisions adopted under the common agricultural policy and the special rules adopted with regard to goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products or which benefit from EU assistance.