CHAPTER IVTransit of animals and goods from one third country to another third country, passing through the Union territory

SECTION 3Official controls at the border control post where goods leave the Union territory

Article 32Operator’s obligations to present goods leaving the Union territory for official controls

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Operators shall present products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products, derived products, hay and straw and composite products which leave the Union territory to be transported to a third country for official controls to the competent authorities of the border control post indicated in the CHED, at a location indicated by those competent authorities of the border control post.

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Operators shall present the goods referred to in paragraph 1 which leave the Union territory to be dispatched to a NATO or US military base located in a third country, for official controls to the competent authorities of the border control post indicated in the official certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2128.

Article 33Official controls at the border control post where goods leave the Union territory

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The competent authorities of the border control post where germinal products, animal by-products, hay and straw and composite products leave the Union territory shall perform an identity check to ensure that the consignment presented corresponds to the consignment referred to in the CHED or in the official certificate referred to in Article 29(c) accompanying the consignment. In particular, they shall verify that the seals fixed on the vehicles or transport containers, in accordance with point (d) of Article 19, point (d) of Article 28 or point (e) of Article 29 are still intact.

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The competent authorities of the border control post where goods referred in paragraph 1 leave the Union territory shall record the outcome of official controls in part III of the CHED or part III of the official certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2128. The competent authorities of the border control post responsible for checks referred in paragraph 1 shall record the outcome of these controls in the IMSOC.