(a) data resulting from notifications received through the RASFF;

(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.

(a) ‘common entry document (CED)’ means the document to be completed by the feed and food business operator or its representative 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 the 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 loaded on another vessel for onwards transportation to a port in another Member State, the designated point of entry shall be the latter port;

(c) ‘consignment’ means a quantity of any of the feed or food of non-animal origin listed in Annex I to this Regulation of the same class or description, 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.

(a) a sufficient number of suitably qualified and experienced staff to perform the prescribed checks on consignments;

(b) appropriate facilities for the competent authority to undertake the necessary checks;

(c) detailed instructions regarding sampling for analysis and the sending of such samples for analysis to a laboratory designated pursuant to Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 (the designated laboratory);

(d) facilities to store consignments (and containerised consignment) in appropriate conditions during the period of detention, 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 unloading 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 samples can be transported within a short period of time.

(a) documentary checks on all consignments within 2 working days from the time of arrival at the DPE, unless exceptional 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 that it is not possible for feed and food business operators or their representatives 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.

(a) complete the relevant part of Part II of the common entry document; and the responsible official of the competent authority shall stamp and sign the original of that document;

(b) make and retain a copy of the signed and stamped common entry document.

(a) the efficiency of controls carried out at the DPE is not adversely affected;

(b) the premises fulfil the requirements indicated in Article 4, as relevant, and are approved for that purpose by the Member State;

(c) appropriate arrangements are in place 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.

(a) the highly perishable nature of the product or the specific characteristics of the packaging are such that the performance of sampling operations at the DPE would inevitably result in a serious risk to food safety or in the product being damaged to an unacceptable extent;

(b) appropriate cooperation arrangements are put in place by the competent authorities at the DPE and the competent authorities performing the physical checks to ensure that:

(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.

(a) details of each consignment, including:

(b) the number of consignments subjected to sampling for analysis;

(c) the results of the checks as provided for in Article 8(1);

1. in Article 1, point (a) (iii), (iv) and (v) are deleted,

2. in Article 5, paragraph 2 (a) is replaced by the following:

3. in Article 7, paragraph 3 is deleted.

General: Complete the common entry document in capital letters. Notes are shown against the relevant box number.

Box I.1. Consignor: name and full address of the natural or legal person (feed and food business operator) dispatching the consignment. Information concerning telephone and fax numbers or an e-mail address is recommended.

Box I.2. Information related to the CED reference number shall be provided by the competent authority of the designated point of entry (DPE). The feed and food business operator shall indicate the designated point of entry to which the consignment shall arrive.

Box I.3. Consignee: name and full address of the natural or legal person (feed and food business operator) to whom the consignment is destined. Information on telephone and fax numbers or an e-mail address is recommended.

Box I.4. The person responsible for the consignment: the person (feed and food business operator or their representative or the person making the declaration on their behalf) who is in charge of the consignment when it is presented at the DPE and who makes the necessary declarations to the competent authority at the DPE on behalf of the importer. Insert the name and full address. Information on telephone and fax numbers or an e- mail address is recommended.

Box I.5. Country of origin: this refers to the third country where the commodity is originating from, grown, harvested or produced.

Box I.6. Country from where consigned: this refers to the third country where the consignment was placed aboard the means of final transport for the journey to the Union.

Box I.7. Importer: name and full address. Information on telephone and fax numbers or an e-mail address is recommended.

Box I.8. Place of destination: delivery address in the Union. Information on telephone and fax numbers or an e-mail address is recommended.

Box I.9. Arrival at DPE: insert the estimated date on which the consignment is expected to arrive at the DPE.

Box I.10. Documents: insert the date of issue and the number of official documents accompanying the consignment, as appropriate.

Box I.11. Give full details of the means of arrival transport: for aircrafts the flight number, for vessels the ship name, for road vehicles the registration number plate with trailer number if appropriate, for railway vehicles the train identity and wagon number.

Documentary references: number of airway bill, bill of lading or commercial number for railway or road vehicle.

Box I.12. Description of the commodity: provide a detailed description of the commodity (including for feed the type of feed).

Box I.13. Commodity code: use the code identifying the commodity as listed in Annex I (including the TARIC sub-division, if applicable).

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 other transport equipment.

Net weight: weight of actual product in kg, excluding packaging. This is defined as the mass of the products themselves without immediate containers or any packaging.

Box I.15. Number of packages.

Box I.16. Temperature: tick the appropriate mode of transport/storage temperature.

Box I.17. Type of packages: 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 consumption without prior sorting or other physical treatment (in this case tick ‘human consumption’) or is intended for human consumption after such treatment (tick ‘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 the transitional period provided for in Article 19(1), the DPE shall tick this box to allow transfer to another control point.

Box I.21. Not applicable.

Box I.22. For import: this box is to be ticked where the consignment is intended for importation into the Union (Article 8).

Box I.23. Not applicable.

Box I.24. Tick the appropriate means of transport.

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 competent authority of the DPE shall indicate whether the consignment is selected for physical checks, which during the transitional period provided for in Article 19(1) may be carried out at a different control point.

Box II.5. The competent authority of the DPE shall indicate, during the transitional period provided for in Article 19(1), following a satisfactory documentary check, to which control point the consignment may be transported in order for identity and physical checks to be carried out.

The competent authority of the DPE shall also indicate if the consignment is authorised for the onward transportation provided for in Article 8. Onward transportation can only be authorised if the identity checks have been carried out at the DPE and if their result is satisfactory. Box II.11 shall therefore be filled in at the same time as onward transportation is authorised, while Box II.12 shall be filled in once the results of laboratory tests are available.

Box II.6. Indicate clearly the action to be taken in the case of rejection of the consignment due to the unsatisfactory outcome of the documentary checks. The address of the establishment of destination in case of ‘Re-dispatching’, ‘Destruction’, ‘Transformation’ and ‘Use for other purpose’ must 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- dispatching’, ‘Destruction’, ‘Transformation’ or ‘Use for other purpose’.

Box II.8. Put the official stamp of the competent authority of the DPE here.

Box II.9. Signature of the responsible official of the competent authority of the DPE.

Box II.10. Not applicable.

Box II.11. The competent authority of the DPE or, during the transitional period provided for in Article 19(1), the competent authority of the control point, shall indicate the results of the identity checks here.

Box II.12. The competent authority of the DPE or, during the transitional period provided for in Article 19(1), the competent authority of the control point, shall indicate the results of the physical checks here.

Box II.13. The competent authority of the DPE or, during the transitional period provided for in Article 19(1), the competent authority of the control point, shall indicate the results of the laboratory test here. Complete this box with the category of substance or pathogen for which a laboratory test has been carried out.

Box II.14. This box is to be used for all consignments to be released for free circulation within the Union.

Box II.15. Not applicable.

Box II.16. Indicate clearly the action to be taken in the case of rejection of the consignment due to the unsatisfactory outcome of the identity or physical checks. The address of the establishment of destination 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 appropriate, to add relevant information. Tick the appropriate box.

Box II.18. Give, as appropriate, the 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’.

Box II.19. Use this box when the original seal recorded on a consignment 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 the official stamp of the competent authority of the DPE here or, during the transitional period provided for in Article 19(1), of the competent authority of the control point.

Box II.21. Signature of the responsible official of the competent authority of the DPE or, during the transitional period provided for in Article 19(1), of the competent authority of the control point.

Box III.1. Details on re-dispatching: the competent authority of the DPE or, during the transitional period provided for in Article 19(1), the competent authority of the control point, shall indicate the means of transport used, its identification details, 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 supervision in case of ‘Destruction’, ‘Transformation’ or ‘Use for other purpose’ of the consignment. That authority shall report the result of the arrival of the consignment and the correspondence of the consignment in this box.

Box III.3. Signature of the responsible official for the competent authority of the DPE or, during the transitional period provided for in Article 19(1), the responsible official for the control point, in case of ‘Re-dispatching’. Signature of the responsible official for the local competent authority in case of ‘Destruction’, ‘Transformation’ or ‘Use for other purpose’.