Commission Implementing Decision of 25 January 2012 on the rules applicable to veterinary checks to be carried out on live animals and products of animal origin entering certain French overseas departments from third countries (notified under document C(2012) 222) (Only the French text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/44/EU) (repealed)

Article 3

The importer or his representative must:

(1)

notify the competent authority responsible for the entry point before the physical arrival of the consignment of products using the first part of the CVED in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 and using the Traces system in accordance with Article 3 of Decision 2004/292/EC;

(2)

give one working day’s notice to the competent authority where live animals are to be presented specifying the number, nature and estimated time of arrival and using the first part of the CVED in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 282/2004 and using the Traces system in accordance with Article 3 of Decision 2004/292/EC;

(3)

keep a register approved by the competent authority showing the quantities of products or animals imported and the name and address of the purchaser(s);

(4)

inform the purchaser(s) that the products derived from the animals or products of animal origin imported are for local consumption only and for breeding and production animals they must not be dispatched under any circumstances to other territories of the Union;

(5)

inform the purchaser(s) that, in the case of resale, the purchaser(s) must inform the new purchaser(s) where the latter is a commercial operator that the products are for local consumption only and for breeding and production animals they must not under any circumstances be dispatched to other parts of the Union territory.