Foodlaw-Reading
Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK
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Commission consultation, 12 October 2018
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Consultation document: COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the categories of consignments to be subjected to official controls at border control posts The Commission has issued a consultation on a draft regulation on this topic (click on image). The consultation closes on 9 November 2018. |
The following are the recitals from the draft regulation:
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishes the framework for official controls and other official activities to verify the correct application of Union food and feed law. That framework includes official controls performed on animals and goods entering the Union from third countries.
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 requires for certain categories of animals and goods that each consignment is made subject to official controls at designated border control posts of first arrival into the Union, because of the risk those categories of animals and goods may pose to public and animal health.
In addition to the categories of consignments already listed in Regulation (EU) 2017/625, foodstuffs containing both products of plant origin and processed products of animal origin (composite products), as well as hay and straw should undergo official controls at border control posts as they too may pose a risk to public and animal health.
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 should therefore be amended accordingly.
Since Regulation (EU) 2017/625 applies from 14 December 2019, this Regulation should also apply from that date.
