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The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, lay down rules for the uniform application of the appropriate frequency rate referred to in paragraph 2. Those rules shall ensure that those frequencies are higher than a zero frequency and shall establish: the criteria and the procedures for determining and modifying the frequency rates of identity checks and physical checks to be performed on consignments of the categories of animals and goods referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 47(1) and to adjust them to the level of risk associated with those categories, having regard to: information collected by the Commission in accordance with Article 125(1); the outcome of controls performed by Commission experts in accordance with Article 120(1); operators’ past record as regards compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2); data and information collected via the information management system for official controls (IMSOC) referred to in Article 131; available scientific assessments; and any other information regarding the risk associated to the categories of animals and goods; the conditions under which Member States may increase the frequency rates of identity checks and physical checks established in accordance with point (a) so as to take account of local risk factors; the procedures for ensuring that the frequency rates of identity checks and physical checks established in accordance with point (a) are applied in a timely and uniform manner. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 145(2).

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.