Article 6

Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries · European Union

1. At the time of admission to the warehouse, the competent authority shall carry out an identity check on products to be stored under the 'customs warehousing procedure` as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 2503/88 (3) or the 'temporary storage of goods procedure` as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 4151/88 (4) in a warehouse designated by the competent authority on the basis of guidelines to be determined under the procedure laid down in Article 24. In addition, the competent authority shall perform the appropriate veterinary checks at the warehouse in accordance with paragraph 5. 2. The Member States shall draw up a list of the warehouses referred to in paragraph 1, specifying the type of veterinary check made on entry and exit of the products referred to in Article 2. They shall forward the list, and any subsequent updates to the Commission. The Commission shall publish the list of these warehouses and any subsequent updates in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 3. Products stored in a warehouse designated by a Member State which are to enter free circulation in the territories referred to in Annex I must be kept under customs supervision and before entering free circulation they must undergo the checks provided for in Article 8, or in the case of products trade in which has not been harmonized at Community level to the checks set out in Article 11. Where a consignment is split, the products leaving the warehouse must be accompanied: by the certificate provided for in Article 10 (1), second indent drawn up by an official veterinarian on the basis of the certificates accompanying the consignments of products during storage and must specify the origin of the products, in accordance with Article 11 (4) (b) second indent by the copy of the original certificates. 4. The cost of the veterinary checks provided for in this Article shall be borne by the operator seeking customs warehousing or temporary storage. These costs, including a deposit to cover the costs incurred as a result of any recourse to the possibilities provided for in Article 16 (3), must be paid before the products enter the warehouse. 5. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24.

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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.