Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2190 of 29 October 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 as regards official controls at the border control post where goods leave the Union and certain provisions on transit and transhipment (Text with EEA relevance)

The operator responsible for consignments of products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products, derived products, hay and straw and composite products shall ensure that those consignments are only stored during the transhipment period either in: (i) the customs or free zone area of the same port or airport in sealed containers; or (ii) commercial storage facilities under the control of the same border control post, in compliance with the conditions laid down in Article 3(11) and (12) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1014 .

1 The operator responsible for consignments of products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products, derived products, hay and straw and composite products that leave the Union territory to be transported to a third country shall present those consignments for official controls to the competent authorities of the border control post indicated in the CHED, at a location indicated by those competent authorities.

2 The operator responsible for the consignments of goods referred to in paragraph 1 that leave the Union territory to be dispatched to a NATO or US military base located in a third country shall present those consignments for official controls to the competent authorities of the border control post indicated in the official certificate issued in accordance with the model set out in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2128.’;

1 The competent authorities of the border control post where products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products, derived products, hay and straw and composite products leave the Union territory shall perform an identity check to ensure that the consignment presented corresponds to the consignment referred to in the CHED or in the official certificate issued in accordance with the model set out in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2128 accompanying the consignment. In particular, they shall verify that the seals fixed on the vehicles or transport containers in accordance with point (d) of Article 19, point (d) of Article 28 or point (e) of Article 29 are still intact.

2 The competent authorities of the border control post where goods referred to in paragraph 1 leave the Union territory shall record the outcome of official controls in part III of the CHED or part III of the official certificate issued in accordance with the model set out in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2128.

3 The competent authorities of the border control post responsible for the checks referred to in paragraph 1 shall confirm to the competent authorities of the border control post of introduction into Union or of the warehouse, within a period of 15 days from the date on which transit was authorised at the border control post of introduction into the Union or at the warehouse, the arrival and compliance of the consignment with this Regulation, either by: (a) entering the relevant information in the IMSOC; or (b) countersigning the official certificate issued in accordance with the model set out in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2128 and returning to the competent authorities of the warehouse the original certificate or transmitting a copy thereof.’;

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 1 January 2021.