The official veterinarian, assisted by designated technicians shall carry out the checks at the entry points listed in the Annex to this Decision in accordance with Articles 4 of Directive 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC and in accordance with provisions set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 and in Regulation (EC) No 282/2004.

Physical checks may be carried out on certain products of animal origin in the frequency set out in Annexes I and II to Decision 94/360/EC.

The official veterinarians shall ensure that all data contained in the CVED for live animals and products of animal origin presented for import is entered into the Traces system in accordance with Article 3(2) of Decision 2004/292/EC.

The official veterinarians shall ensure that after the veterinary checks are carried out, the relevant CVED issued is stamped to indicate that the animals or products of animal origin may only be for local use and must not under any circumstances be dispatched to other parts of the Union territory.

The official veterinarian shall make regular inspections of the places of housing/storage of the imported animals or products of animal origin to verify that public and animal health requirements are maintained and the consignments are not dispatched to other parts of the Union territory.