Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 128 Special measures regarding the entry into the Union of certain animals and goods

1. Where, in cases other than those referred to in Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Article 249 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, there is evidence that the entry into the Union of certain animals or goods originating from a third country, a region thereof or a group of third countries, pose a risk to human, animal or plant health or, as regards GMOs, also to the environment, or where there is evidence that widespread serious non-compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2) of this Regulation is taking place, the Commission shall adopt, by means of implementing acts, the measures necessary to contain such risk or put an end to the identified non-compliance. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 145(2) of this Regulation.

2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall identify animals and goods by referring to their codes from the Combined Nomenclature, and may include:

(a) the prohibition of entry into the Union of the animals and goods referred to in paragraph 1 originating in or dispatched from the third countries concerned or regions thereof;

(b) the requirement that the animals and goods referred to in paragraph 1 originating in or dispatched from certain third countries or regions thereof be subject, prior to dispatch, to specific treatment or controls;

(c) the requirement that the animals and goods referred to in paragraph 1 originating in or dispatched from certain third countries or regions thereof be subject, upon entry into the Union, to specific treatment or controls;

(d) the requirement that consignments of the animals and goods referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article originating in or dispatched from certain third countries or regions thereof, be accompanied by an official certificate, an official attestation, or by any other evidence that the consignment complies with requirements established by the rules referred to in Article 1(2) or with requirements recognised to be at least equivalent thereto;

(e) the requirement that the evidence referred to in point (d) be provided in accordance with a specific format;

(f) other measures necessary to contain the risk.

3. When adopting the measures referred to in paragraph 2, account shall be taken of:

(a) the information collected in accordance with Article 125;

(b) any other information that the third countries concerned have provided; and

(c) where necessary, the results of Commission controls provided for in Article 120(1).

4. On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency relating to human health and animal health or, as regards GMOs and plant protection products, also to the protection of the environment, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 145(3).