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Border control posts shall have: a sufficient number of suitably qualified staff; premises or other facilities appropriate to the nature and volume of the categories of animals and goods handled; equipment and premises or other facilities to allow the performance of official controls for each of the categories of animals and goods for which the border control post has been designated; arrangements in place to ensure, as appropriate, access to any other equipment, premise and service necessary to apply the measures taken in accordance with Articles 65, 66 and 67 in cases of suspicion of non-compliance, non-compliant consignments or consignments presenting a risk; contingency arrangements to ensure the smooth operation of official controls and the effective application of the measures taken in accordance with Articles 65, 66 and 67 in cases of unforeseeable and unexpected conditions or events; the technology and equipment necessary for the efficient operation of the IMSOC and, as appropriate, of other computerised information management systems necessary for the handling and exchange of data and information; access to the services of official laboratories capable of providing analytical, testing and diagnostic results within appropriate deadlines and equipped with the information technology tools necessary to ensure the introduction of the results of analyses, tests or diagnoses carried out into the IMSOC as appropriate; appropriate arrangements for the proper handling of different categories of animals and goods and to prevent risks which may result from cross-contamination; and arrangements to comply with relevant biosecurity standards in order to prevent the spread of diseases into the Union.

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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.