ANNEX II

In order to obtain Community approval, border inspection posts must have: the staff necessary to check the documents (public health and animal health certificates or any other document laid down by Community legislation) accompanying the products, sufficient numbers, in relation to the quantity of products dealt with by the border inspection post, of veterinary and auxiliary staff specially trained to carry out checks that products correspond to the accompanying documents and systematic physical checks of each product consignment, sufficient staff to take and process random samples of product consignments presented at a given border inspection post, sufficiently large premises at the disposal of the staff responsible for carrying out veterinary checks, appropriate premises and facilities for taking and processing the samples for the routine checks laid down in Community rules (microbiological standards), the services of a specialized laboratory situated near the border inspection post and able to carry out special tests on the samples taken at that post, premises and cold stores permitting the storage of part-consignments taken for testing and products whose release for free circulation has not been authorized by the veterinary officer responsible for the border inspection post, appropriate equipment permitting the rapid exchange of information, in particular with other border inspection posts (from 1 January 1993, through the computerized system provided for in Article 20 of Directive 90/425/EEC or the Shift project).

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-06 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.