Selection of consignments for physical checksE+W+S
5.—(1) A plant health inspector must select a third country consignment for a physical check in one of the following ways—
(a)the selection of a consignment generated by the appropriate computerised information management system;
(b)the selection of a consignment of plants, plant products or other objects of the same category and origin as those in any consignment selected as described in sub-paragraph (a);
(c)the selection of a consignment which a plant health inspector suspects—
(i)is likely to be, or has been, brought into Great Britain in contravention of a plant health rule; or
(ii)may not otherwise comply with a plant health rule.
(2) For each consignment selected for a physical check in accordance with paragraph (1), the plant health inspector must perform an identity check in accordance with the requirement set out in Article 3(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2130 establishing detailed rules on the operations to be carried out during and after documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks on animals and goods subject to official controls at border control posts(1).
(3) In this regulation, “third country consignment” means a consignment that is introduced into Great Britain from a third country.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 5 in force at 22.7.2022, see reg. 1(1)
EUR/2019/2130, amended by S.I. 2020/1481.