Article 1Subject matter and scope
1
This Regulation lays down rules establishing specific training requirements for the following staff as referred to in Article 49(2)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, performing physical checks at border control posts:
a
staff assisting an official veterinarian in performing physical checks on animals, except aquatic animals, or on meat and edible meat offal;
b
staff performing physical checks on aquatic animals, on products of animal origin other than the ones referred to in point (a), on germinal products or on animal by-products.
2
This Regulation shall not apply to official veterinarians and to official plant health officers.