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TITLE VIU.K.[F1ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO CONTROLS]

CHAPTER IVU.K.Information management system

Article 131U.K.Information management system for official controls F2...

1.The [F3appropriate authority must] set up and manage a computerised information management system for official controls F4... for the integrated operation of the mechanisms and tools through which data, information and documents concerning official controls and other official activities are managed, handled, and automatically exchanged.

2.The processing of personal data F5... through the [F6computerised information management system] and any one of its components shall only be carried out for the purpose of performing official controls and other official activities in accordance with this Regulation and with the rules referred to in Article 1(2).

Article 132U.K.General functionalities of the [F7computerised information management system]

The [F8computerised information management system] shall:

(a)

allow for the computerised handling and exchange of information, data and documents necessary for the performance of official controls, resulting from the performance of official controls or the recording of the performance or outcome of official controls in all cases where this Regulation, the rules referred to in Article 1(2) or the [F9regulations] provided for in Articles 16 to 27 provide for the exchange [F10between competent authorities], and where appropriate with other authorities and the operators, of such information, data and documents;

(b)

provide a mechanism for the exchange of data, information and documents in accordance with Articles 102 to  [F11107];

(c)

F12...

(d)

allow for the production, handling and transmission, including in electronic form, of the journey log referred to in Article 5(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, of the records obtained by the navigation system referred to in Article 6(9) of that Regulation, of official certificates and of the CHED referred to in Article 56 of this Regulation; F13...

(e)

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Article 133U.K.Use of the [F14computerised information management system] in the case of animals and goods subject to certain official controls

1.In the case of animals or goods whose movements within [F15Great Britain] or placing on the market are subject to specific requirements or procedures established by the rules referred to in Article 1(2), the [F16computerised information management system] shall enable the competent authorities at the place of dispatch and other competent authorities responsible for performing official controls on those animals or goods to exchange, in real time, data, information and documents concerning animals or goods [F17entering or being moved within Great Britain, or concerning the official controls performed on or in relation to those animals or goods.]

The first subparagraph of this paragraph shall not apply to goods subject to the rules referred to in points (g) and (h) of Article 1(2).

2.In the case of exported animals and goods for which [F18rules in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain] apply in relation to the issuance of the export certificate, the [F19computerised information management system] shall enable the competent authorities of the place of dispatch and other competent authorities responsible for performing official controls to exchange, in real time, data, information and documents concerning such animals and goods and the outcome of controls performed on those animals and goods.

3.In the case of animals or goods subject to the official controls referred to in Articles 44 to 64, the [F20computerised information management system] shall:

(a)enable the competent authorities at the border control posts and other competent authorities responsible for performing official controls on those animals or goods to exchange, in real time, data, information and documents concerning those animals and goods and on controls performed on those animals or goods;

(b)enable the competent authorities at the border control posts to share and exchange relevant data, information and documents with customs authorities and other authorities responsible for performing controls on animals or goods entering [F21Great Britain] from third countries, and with operators involved in entry procedures, in accordance with the rules adopted pursuant to Articles 15(4) and 75(2) and with [F22any other relevant legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain]; and

(c)support and operate the procedures referred to in point (a) of Article 54(3) and in Article 65(6).

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Textual Amendments

Article 134U.K.The functioning of the [F24appropriate computerised information management system]

The [F25appropriate authority may make regulations laying] down:

(a)

F26...

(b)

the specific rules for the functioning of the [F27appropriate computerised information management system] and of its system components to ensure protection of personal data and security of exchange of information;

(c)

F28...

(d)

contingency arrangements to be applied in the event of unavailability of any of the functionalities of the [F29appropriate computerised information management system];

(e)

the cases where, and the conditions under which, the third countries and international organisations concerned may be granted partial access to the functionalities of the [F29appropriate computerised information management system] and the practical arrangements of such access;

(f)

the cases where, and the conditions under which, the data, information and documents are to be transmitted using the [F29appropriate computerised information management system];

(g)

F30...

(h)

the cases where, and the conditions under which, exemptions from the use of the [F31appropriate computerised information management system] can be granted to occasional users.

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Textual Amendments

[X1Article 135U.K.Data protection

1 .[F33United Kingdom data protection legislation, as defined in section 3(9) of the Data Protection Act 2018] shall apply to the extent that the information processed through the [F34appropriate computerised information management system] contains personal data as defined in [F35section 3(2) of the Data Protection Act 2018] and in point (a) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.

2.In relation to their responsibilities to transmit the relevant information to the [F34appropriate computerised information management system] and the processing of any personal data that might result from that activity, the competent authorities F36... shall be regarded as controllers as defined in [F37section 1(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998 or section 3(6) of the Data Protection Act 2018, as the case may be].

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5.The [F40competent authority] may restrict the rights and obligations under Article 4(1), Article 11, Article 12(1) and Articles 13 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 where such restriction constitutes a necessary measure to safeguard the interests referred to in points (a) and (e) of Article 20(1) of that Regulation during the period in which actions are being planned or performed to verify compliance with food or feed law or to ensure the enforcement of food or feed law in the specific case to which the information relates.]

Editorial Information

Textual Amendments

[F41Article 136U.K.Data security

The appropriate authority must ensure that the computerised information management system and its operation comply with legislation on data security in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain.]