TITLE IIOFFICIAL CONTROLS AND OTHER OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES F1...

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CHAPTER VOfficial controls on animals and goods entering F3Great Britain

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Section IIOfficial controls at border control posts on animals and goods

Article 57Use of the CHED by customs authorities

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The placing and handling of consignments of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 47(1) under a customs procedure, including the entry or handling in customs warehouses or free zones, shall be subject to the presentation of the CHED by the operator responsible for the consignment to the custom authorities, without prejudice to the exemptions referred to in Article 48 and the rules referred to in Articles 53 and 54. At this stage, the CHED shall have been duly finalised in the F2appropriate computerised information management system by the competent authorities of the border control post.

2

Customs authorities shall:

a

not allow the placing of the consignment under a customs procedure different from the one indicated by the competent authorities of the border control post; and

b

without prejudice to the exemptions referred to in Article 48 and the rules referred to in Articles 53 and 54, only allow the release for free circulation of a consignment upon presentation of a duly finalised CHED which confirms that the consignment is in compliance with the applicable rules referred to in Article 1(2).

3

Where a customs declaration is made for a consignment of the categories of animals or goods referred to in Article 47(1) and the CHED is not presented, the customs authorities shall detain the consignment and immediately notify the competent authorities of the border control post. The competent authorities shall take the necessary measures in accordance with Article 66(6).