identity checks and physical checks at a control point other than the border control post on:

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documentary checks at distance from a border control post on consignments of:

the operator when giving the prior notification in accordance with point (a) of Article 56(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 or the competent authority of the border control post has indicated in the Common Health Entry Document (‘CHED’) the control point where identity checks and physical checks are to be performed;

the outcome of documentary checks performed by the competent authorities of the border control post is satisfactory;

the competent authorities of the border control post has recorded in the CHED their authorisation to transfer the consignment to the control point;

before the consignment leaves the border control post, the operator has notified the competent authorities of the control point where identity and physical checks are to be performed of the expected time of the arrival of the consignment and of the means of transport by completing and submitting a separate CHED into the information management system for official controls (‘IMSOC’);

the operator has transported the consignment from the border control post to the control point under customs supervision without the goods being unloaded during the transport;

the operator has ensured that the consignment is accompanied to the control point by a copy of the CHED referred to in point (c), in paper format or in electronic format;

the operator has ensured that:

the operator has indicated the reference number of the CHED referred to in point (c) in the customs declaration lodged with the customs authorities for the purposes of the transfer of the consignment to the control point and has kept a copy of that CHED at the disposal of the customs authorities as referred to in Article 163 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 5 ).

information on the expected time of arrival of the consignment to the control point and of the type of the means of transport is available in the existing national system;

the existing national system complies with the following conditions:

phytosanitary checks in the form of identity and physical checks in relation to consignments of plants, plant products and other objects referred to in Article 1(1), point (a)(ia), of this Regulation;

food and feed safety checks in the form of identity and physical checks in relation to consignments of food and feed of non-animal origin referred to in Article 1(1), point (a)(ii), of this Regulation that are subject to official controls at border control posts pursuant to Article 45(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848.

the control point where organic checks in the form of identity and physical checks are to be performed has been indicated in the certificate of inspection either by the operator responsible for the consignment when giving prior notification in accordance with Article 3(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2307 ( 6 ) or by the competent authority at the border control post;

the outcome of organic checks in the form of documentary checks performed by the competent authorities of the border control post is satisfactory;

the competent authorities of the border control post have recorded in box 26 of the certificate of inspection their authorisation to transfer the consignment to the control point;

the competent authorities of the border control post have recorded in the CHED their authorisation to transfer the consignment to a control point for food and feed safety checks in the form of identity and physical checks or for phytosanitary checks in the form of identity and physical checks, as appropriate;

before the consignment leaves the border control post, the competent authority at the border control post responsible for organic checks informs the competent authority at the control point responsible for organic checks of the arrival of the consignment by submitting in the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) the certificate of inspection;

the operator has transported the consignment from the border control post to the control point under customs supervision without the goods being unloaded during the transport;

the operator has ensured that consignments of plants, plant products and other objects referred to in Article 1(1), point (a)(ia), and of food and feed of non-animal origin referred to in Article 1(1), point (a)(ii), that are subject to official controls at border control posts pursuant to Article 45(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, are accompanied to the control point by an authenticated copy of the certificate of inspection;

the operator has indicated the reference number of the certificate of inspection in the customs declaration lodged with the customs authorities for the purposes of the transfer of the consignment to the control point and has kept a copy of that certificate at the disposal of the customs authorities as referred to in Article 163 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.

the operator responsible for the consignment has requested the competent authorities of the border control post that identity checks and physical checks be carried out at the control point, which has been designated for the category of goods of such consignment, and the competent authorities of the border control post authorise the transfer of the consignment to that control point;

the competent authorities of the border control post have decided that identity checks and physical checks be performed at the control point, which has been designated for the category of goods of such consignment and the operator does not object to this decision.

there is no authorisation by the competent authority of the border control post as referred in paragraph 1(a),

the operator objects to the decision to transfer the consignment to the control point as referred in paragraph 1(b).

the operator responsible for the consignment has requested the transfer to a control point both for food and feed safety checks in the form of identity and physical checks and for organic checks in the form of identity and physical checks;

in case the consignment is selected by the competent authorities of the border control post both for food and feed safety checks in the form of identity and physical checks and for organic checks in the form of identity and physical checks, the competent authorities of the border control post have authorised or decided such transfer, as appropriate, in relation to all those checks. Those checks shall be performed at the same control point, which has to be designated for the category of goods in the consignment and to be located in the Member State where the consignment is to be released for free circulation.

plants, plant products, and other objects referred to in Articles 72(1) and 74(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031,

plants, plant products, and other objects subject to an emergency measure provided for in acts adopted in accordance with Articles 28(1), 30(1), 40(3), 41(3), 49(1), 53(3) and 54(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031,

plants, plant products and other objects referred to in points (a) and (b) that are subject to official controls at border control posts pursuant to Article 45(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848.

the operator responsible for the consignment has requested the competent authorities of the border control post that identity checks and physical checks be carried out at a control point, which has been designated for the category of goods of such consignment, and the competent authorities of the border control post authorise the transfer of the consignment to the control point;

the competent authorities of the border control post have decided that identity checks and physical checks be performed at a control point, which has been designated for the category of goods of such consignment and the operator does not object to this decision.

there is no authorisation by the competent authority of the border control post as referred in paragraph 2(a),

the operator objects to the decision to transfer consignment to the control point as referred in paragraph 2(b).

the operator responsible for the consignment has requested the transfer to a control point both for phytosanitary checks in the form of identity and physical checks and for organic checks in the form of identity and physical checks;

in case the consignment is selected by the competent authorities of the border control post both for phytosanitary checks in the form of identity and physical checks and for organic checks in the form of identity and physical checks, the competent authorities of the border control post have authorised or decided such transfer, as appropriate, in relation to all those checks. Those checks shall be performed at the same control point, which has to be designated for the category of goods in the consignment and to be located in the Member State where the consignment is to be released for free circulation.

the consignment consists of wood of conifers grown or produced in a geographical area of a third country where that third country shares a land border with the Member State for which the competent authority is responsible and where there is information that the wood has the same phytosanitary status in that third country and that Member State,

the consignments of wood of conifers are transported to a control point that is situated in the same Member State as the border control post of entry,

the consignments of wood of conifers do not pose a specific risk of spreading Union quarantine pests, or pests subject to measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, during transport to the control point,

before leaving the territory of that Member State, the competent authority ensures that such wood is processed in a way that the wood does not represent a phytosanitary risk.

inform the Commission and the other Member States of the area of the third country concerned and on the phytosanitary status of this area;

annually submit a report with the volume and results of official controls performed on the wood of conifers concerned.

verify with the competent authorities of the control point whether the consignment has arrived at the control point;

where the verification provided for in point (a) shows that the consignment has not arrived at control point, inform the customs authorities and other authorities referred to in Article 75(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of not having received confirmation of the arrival of the consignment to destination;

undertake further investigation to determine the actual location of the goods in cooperation with customs authorities and other authorities as referred to in Article 75(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

confirm the arrival of the consignment to the competent authorities of the border control post responsible for organic checks via TRACES;

record in the certificate of inspection the outcome of the organic checks in the form of identity and physical checks and the decision on the consignment in accordance with Article 6(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2306.

the competent authorities referred to in Article 7 shall perform documentary checks on:

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the consignment shall not be transported to the control point for identity and physical checks by the operator from the border control post until the competent authorities referred to in Article 7 have informed the competent authorities of the border control post of the satisfactory results of the documentary checks.