Notes: 1.General remarks 2.Note to Chapter 3.Extract from the Explanatory Notes and the Classification Opinions of...Tables: 4.Column (1) — CN code 5.Column (2) — Description 6.Column (3) — Qualification and explanation CHAPTER 1 Live animals Note to Chapter 1 (extract from the Notes to this...Extract from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes CHAPTER 2 Meat and edible meat offal Note to Chapter 2 (extract from the Notes to this...CHAPTER 3 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates General remarks Notes to Chapter 3 (extract from the Notes to this...CHAPTER 4 Dairy produce; birds’ eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included Notes to Chapter 4 (extract from the Notes to this...Extracts from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes CHAPTER 5 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included General remarks Notes to Chapter 5 (extract from the Notes to this...Extract from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes CHAPTER 6 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage General remarks Extract from the Explanatory Notes to the CN CHAPTER 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder CHAPTER 15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes General remarks Notes to Chapter 15 (extract from the Notes to this...Extract from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes CHAPTER 16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates Notes to Chapter 16 (extract from the Notes to this...CHAPTER 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery Notes to Chapter 17 (extract from the Notes to this...CHAPTER 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations Notes to Chapter 18 (extract from the Notes to this...CHAPTER 19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastry cooks’ products Notes to Chapter 19 (extract from the Notes to this...CHAPTER 20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants Notes to Chapter 20 (extract from the Notes to this...CHAPTER 21 Miscellaneous edible preparations Notes to Chapter 21 (extract from the Notes to this...Additional notes CHAPTER 22 Beverages, Spirits and Vinegar Notes to Chapter 22 (extract from the Notes to this...CHAPTER 23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder Note to Chapter 23 (extract from the Notes to this...Extract from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes CHAPTER 28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes CHAPTER 29 Organic chemicals CHAPTER 30 Pharmaceutical products General remarks CHAPTER 31 Fertilisers Notes to Chapter 31 (extract from the Notes to this...CHAPTER 32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks Notes to Chapter 32 (extract from the Notes to this...CHAPTER 33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations CHAPTER 35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes CHAPTER 38 Miscellaneous chemical products Notes to Chapter 38 (extract from the Notes to this...CHAPTER 39 Plastics and articles thereof CHAPTER 41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather General remarks Notes to Chapter 41 (extract from the Notes to this...CHAPTER 42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) Notes to Chapter 42 (extract from the Notes to this...CHAPTER 43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof Notes to Chapter 43 (extract from the Notes to this...Extract from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes CHAPTER 51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric General remarks Note to Chapter 51 (extract from the Notes to this...Extract from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes CHAPTER 67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair Extract from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes CHAPTER 71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin Harmonized System Classification Opinion 7101.21/1 CHAPTER 95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof Extract from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes CHAPTER 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles Extract from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes CHAPTER 97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques Extract from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes CHAPTER 99 Special CN codes Statistical codes for certain specific movements of goodsGeneral remarks

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2007

of 18 November 2019

laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 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 and amending Decision 2007/275/EC

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries1, and in particular Article 3(5) thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation)2, and in particular point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 47(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 establishes rules on the performance of official controls by the competent authorities of the Member States on animals and goods entering the Union in order to verify the compliance with Union agri-food chain legislation.

(2)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/4783 amended Regulation (EU) 2017/625 by adding hay and straw and foodstuffs containing both products of plant origin and processed products of animal origin (‘composite products’) to the categories of goods in point (b) of Article 47(1) of that Regulation.

(3)

In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625, certain categories of animals and goods from third countries should always be presented at a border control post for official controls to be performed prior to their entry into the Union. In addition to animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products, hay and straw and composite products are among the categories that should always be presented for official controls at border control posts.

(4)

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 requires the Commission to establish lists of the different animals and products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products, hay and straw and composite products to be presented for official controls at border control posts with the indication of their respective Combined Nomenclature (CN) code provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/874.

(5)

As derived products are a sub-category of animal by-products, they should be included in the lists and their CN codes should be indicated accordingly.

(6)

Commission Decision 2007/275/EC5 lays down provisions concerning animals and products, including composite products, subject to veterinary checks at border inspection posts in accordance with Council Directives 91/496/EEC6 and 97/78/EC. New conditions for the entry into the Union of composite products will apply from 21 April 2021 in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/6257. It is therefore appropriate that until then the current rules laid down in Decision 2007/275/EC concerning composite products subject to official controls at border control posts continue to apply and that this Regulation does not apply to composite products. In order to avoid overlapping of legal provisions, this Regulation should amend Decision 2007/275/EC by limiting its scope of application to composite products.

(7)

In order to facilitate official controls by the competent authorities at border control posts in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the list established in this Regulation should describe, in detail, the animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and derived products and hay and straw subject to such official controls.

(8)

In addition, for certain CN codes, this Regulation lists only part of the animals and products that fall under the relevant heading or subheading. In such cases, this Regulation should give additional details about the relevant animals and products which are subject to official controls at border control posts.

(9)

As the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 governing the matters covered by this Regulation apply from 14 December 2019, this Regulation should apply from the same date.

(10)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

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