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Article 5Inspections at other points of entry into the Community

The Commission, after consultation with the Member State concerned, may also carry out inspections concerning controls at other points of entry into the Community than at border inspection posts, on:

(a)

pet animals, as defined in Article 3(a) of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003;

(b)

personal consignments of products of animal origin of a non-commercial character, within the meaning of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 206/2009;

(c)

other types of consignments of live animals or products of animal origin than those referred to in points (a) and (b) to verify that no such consignments have been introduced into EU territory without having been subjected to the veterinary checks foreseen in Article 3 of Directive 91/496/EEC and Article 3 of Directive 97/78/EC.