Article 1 U.K.Subject matter and scope

1. This Regulation establishes the lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and derived products and hay and straw subject to official controls at border control posts in accordance with point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 47(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

2. This Regulation shall not apply to composite products.

Article 2 U.K.Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)

‘products of animal origin’ means products of animal origin as defined in point 8.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1);

(2)

‘untreated pig bristles’ means untreated pig bristles as defined in point 33 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011(2);

(3)

‘untreated feathers and parts of feathers’ means untreated feathers and parts of feathers as defined in point 30 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;

(4)

‘untreated hair’ means untreated hair as defined in point 32 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;

(5)

‘intermediate product’ means intermediate product as defined in point 35 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;

(6)

‘treated hides and skins’ means treated hides and skins as defined in point 28 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;

(7)

‘untreated wool’ means untreated wool as defined in point 31 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

Article 3 U.K.Official controls of animals and goods listed in Annex I

The animals and goods listed in Annex I to this Regulation shall be subject to official controls at border control posts in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

Article 4 U.K.Amendments to Decision 2007/275/EC

Decision 2007/275/EC is amended as follows:

(1)

the title is replaced by the following:

‘Commission Decision of 17 April 2007 concerning lists of composite products to be subject to controls at border control posts’;

(2)

Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1 Subject matter

This Decision lays down rules regarding the composite products to be subjected to official controls at border control posts upon entry into the Union.’;

(3)

Article 3 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 3 Official controls of composite products listed in Annex I

1. The composite products listed in Annex I to this Decision shall be subjected to official controls at border control posts in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3).

2. Initial selection of composite products for official controls made on the basis of the Combined Nomenclature in Column (1) of Annex I shall be qualified by reference to the specific text or legislation cited in Column (3) of Annex I.’;

(4)

Article 4 is amended as follows:

(a)

the title is replaced by the following:

‘Composite products subject to official controls’;

(b)

the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:

‘The following composite products shall be subject to official controls:’;

(5)

Article 6 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 6 Derogation for certain composite products

1. By way of derogation from Article 3, the following composite products, not containing any meat products, shall not be subject to official controls:

(a) composite products containing less than half of their substance of any other processed product provided such products are:

(i)

shelf-stable at ambient temperature or have clearly undergone in their manufacture a complete cooking or heat treatment process throughout their substance, so that any raw product is denatured;

(ii)

clearly identified as intended for human consumption;

(iii)

securely packaged or sealed in clean containers;

(iv)

accompanied by a commercial document and labelled in an official language of a Member State, so that that document and labelling together give information on the nature, quantity and number of packages of the composite products, the country of origin, the manufacturer, and the ingredient;

(b) composite products listed in Annex II.

2. However, any milk product included in any composite products shall only be derived from countries listed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010(4), and treated as indicated in that Annex.’;

(6)

Annexes I and II are amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 5 U.K.Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 14 December 2019.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 November 2019.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude Juncker