Article 1U.K.Subject matter and scope
1.This Regulation lays down:
(a)specific conditions and procedures applicable to the transmission of notifications and supplementary information for the Rapid alert system for food and feed (RASFF) to be established pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002;
(b)procedures for the establishment and use of the computerised system for Union notification and reporting of diseases to be set up and managed by the Commission in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;
(c)specific rules, including deadlines, for the submission of notifications, to be laid down pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031;
(d)rules for the computerised handling and exchange of information, data and documents in the information management system for official controls (IMSOC) necessary for the performance of the official controls provided for in Regulation (EU) 2017/625, as regards:
the format of the common health entry document (CHED) referred to in Article 56 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, including its electronic equivalent, and the instructions for its presentation and use;
uniform arrangements for cooperation between customs authorities, competent authorities and other authorities, as referred to in Article 75 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
the issuance of electronic certificates and the use of electronic signatures for the official certificates referred to in Article 87 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
standard formats for information exchange in the framework of administrative assistance and cooperation, as referred to in Title IV of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, concerning:
requests for assistance,
common and recurrent notifications and responses;
specifications of the technical tools and procedures for communication between liaison bodies designated in accordance with Article 103(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
the proper functioning of the IMSOC referred to in Chapter IV of Title VI of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.