Council Directive of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (89/662/EEC) (repealed)

Article 3 U.K.

1. Member States shall ensure that the only products intended for trade are those referred to in Article 1 which have been obtained, checked, marked and labelled in accordance with Community rules for the destination in question and which are accompanied to the final consignee mentioned therein by a health certificate, animal-health certificate or by any other document provided for by Community veterinary rules.

The establishments of origin shall ensure, by constant self-supervision, that such products satisfy the requirements of the first subparagraph.

Without prejudice to the monitoring duties assigned to the official veterinarian under Community legislation, the competent authority shall carry out regular checks on establishments in order to satisfy itself that products intended for trade comply with Community requirements or, in the cases referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article and Article 14, with the requirements of the Member State of destination.

Where there are grounds for suspecting that requirements are not being met, the competent authority shall carry out the necessary checks and, if the suspicion is confirmed, take the appropriate measures, which may include withdrawing approval.

2. Where the transport operation involves several places of destination, products must be grouped together in as many batches as there are places of destination. Each batch must be accompanied by the aforementioned certificate or document.

Where the products referred to in Article 1 are intended for export to a third country, the transport operation must remain under customs supervision up to the point of exit from Community territory.

3. Member States which make optional imports from certain third countries shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of the existence of such imports.

Where products are brought into Community territory by a Member State other than those referred to above, that Member State shall carry out a documentary check on the origin and destination of the goods in accordance with Article 6 (1).

Member States of destination shall prohibit the products concerned from being sent on from their territory unless they are bound for another Member State using the same option.