http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/2124/chapter/II/section/1Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 of 10 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for official controls of consignments of animals and goods in transit, transhipment and onward transportation through the Union, and amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 798/2008, (EC) No 1251/2008, (EC) No 119/2009, (EU) No 206/2010, (EU) No 605/2010, (EU) No 142/2011, (EU) No 28/2012, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 and Commission Decision 2007/777/EC (Text with EEA relevance)Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 of 10 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for official controls of consignments of animals and goods in transit, transhipment and onward transportation through the Union, and amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 798/2008, (EC) No 1251/2008, (EC) No 119/2009, (EU) No 206/2010, (EU) No 605/2010, (EU) No 142/2011, (EU) No 28/2012, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 and Commission Decision 2007/777/EC (Text with EEA relevance)King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019R2124texttext/xmlen2024-10-23Expert Participation2020-12-31 CHAPTER II<Strong>Onward transportation of consignments of plants, plant products and other objects and of food and feed of non-animal origin as referred to in point (a) of Article 1(1)</Strong>SECTION 1<Strong><Emphasis>Conditions for onward transportation</Emphasis></Strong>Operators’ obligations before onward transportation authorisationArticle 31Requests for the authorisation for onward transportation shall be made by the operator responsible for the consignments of goods referred to in point (a) of Article 1(1) to the competent authorities of the border control post of introduction into Great Britain prior to arrival of the consignment at the border control post. Such request shall be made by giving notification as referred to in point (a) of Article 56(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 by completing Part I of the CHED.2For consignments of goods referred to in point (a) of Article 1(1) which are selected for sampling and laboratory analysis at the border control post, the operator responsible for the consignments may make a request for the authorisation for onward transportation to the competent authorities of the border control post of introduction into Great Britain by completing Part I of the CHED.Authorisation for onward transportationArticle 4The competent authorities of the border control post of introduction into Great Britain may authorise the onward transportation of consignments of goods referred to in point (a) of Article 1(1) provided that the following conditions are fulfilled:the outcome of the documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks, other than of the laboratory analyses and tests carried out as part of those physical checks, performed at the border control post is satisfactory;the operator responsible for the consignment has requested the onward transportation as provided for in Article 3.Operators’ obligations after authorisation for onward transportationArticle 5When the competent authorities of the border control post of introduction into Great Britain authorise the onward transportation of the consignments of goods referred to in point (a) of Article 1(1), the operator responsible for the consignment shall:complete Part I of a separate CHED for the same consignment, linked in the appropriate computerised information management system to the CHED referred to in Article 3, by declaring therein the means of transport and the date of arrival of the consignment at the selected onward transportation facility;submit the CHED referred to in point (a) in the appropriate computerised information management system for transmission to the competent authorities of the border control post which has authorised the onward transportation.Conditions for transportation and storage of consignments subject to onward transportationArticle 61The operator responsible for the consignments authorised for onward transportation in accordance with Article 4 shall ensure that:aduring transport to, and storage at, the onward transportation facility, the consignment is not tampered with in any manner;bthe consignment is not subject to any alteration, processing, substitution or change of packaging;cthe consignment does not leave the onward transportation facility pending the decision on the consignment being taken by the competent authorities of the border control post in accordance with Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.2The operator responsible for the consignment shall transport the consignment under customs supervision directly from the border control post of introduction into Great Britain to the onward transportation facility, without the goods being unloaded during transport, and shall store it in the onward transportation facility.3The operator responsible for the consignment shall ensure that the packaging or the means of transport of the consignment of plants, plant products and other objects referred to in point (a)(i) and (ii) of Article 1(1) has been closed or sealed in such a way that, during their transport to and storage at the onward transportation facility:athey do not cause an infestation of or an infection to other plants, plant products or other objects with pests listed as GB quarantine pests or as GB regulated non-quarantine pests;bthey do not become infested or infected by non-quarantine pests.4The operator responsible for the consignment shall ensure that a copy, on paper or in electronic form, of the CHED referred to in Article 3 accompanies the consignment from the border control post of introduction into Great Britain to the onward transportation facility.5The operator responsible for the consignment shall notify the competent authorities at the place of final destination of the arrival of consignment at the onward transportation facility.6After the competent authorities of the border control post of introduction into Great Britain have authorised the onward transportation of the consignment to the onward transportation facility, the operator responsible for the consignment shall not transport the consignment to a onward transportation facility that is different from the one indicated in the CHED, unless the competent authorities of the border control post of introduction into Great Britain authorise the change in accordance with Article 4 and provided that the conditions laid down in paragraphs 1 to 5 of this Article are complied with.Operations to be carried out by the competent authorities of the border control post after authorisation of onward transportationArticle 71When authorising the onward transportation of a consignment in accordance with Article 4, the competent authorities of the border control post of introduction into Great Britain shall notify the competent authorities at the place of final destination of the transportation of the consignment by submitting the CHED referred to in Article 3 into the appropriate computerised information management system.2Upon finalisation of the CHED referred to in Article 5 of this Regulation in accordance with Article 56(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the competent authorities of the border control post of introduction into Great Britain shall immediately notify the competent authorities at the place of final destination through the appropriate computerised information management system.3Where the consignment does not comply with the rules referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the competent authorities of the border control post of introduction into Great Britain shall take measures in accordance with Article 66(3) to (6) of that Regulation.4Where the competent authorities of the border control post of introduction into Great Britain have not received confirmation from the competent authorities of the place of destination of the arrival of a consignment within a period of 15 days from the date on which the consignment was authorised for onward transportation to the onward transportation facility, they shall:averify with the competent authorities at the place of destination whether or not the consignment has arrived at onward transportation facility;binform the customs authorities of the non-arrival of the consignment;cundertake further investigation to determine the actual location of the consignment in cooperation with customs authorities and other authorities in accordance with Article 75(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.Operations to be carried out by the competent authorities at the place of final destinationArticle 81The competent authorities at the place of final destination shall confirm the arrival of the consignment at the onward transportation facility by completing in the appropriate computerised information management system Part III of the CHED referred to in Article 3.2The competent authorities at the place of final destination shall place consignments which do not comply with the rules referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 under official detention in accordance with Article 66(1) of that Regulation, and shall take all necessary steps to apply the measures ordered by the competent authorities of the border control post in accordance with Article 66(3) and (4) of that Regulation.3.This Article applies where the place of final destination is in Great Britain.Words in Regulation substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), reg. 26(2) (with regs. 33-36)Words in Arts. 3-5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 26(6) (with regs. 33-36)Words in Art. 6(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 26(7)(a) (with regs. 33-36)Words in Art. 6(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 26(7)(a) (with regs. 33-36)Words in Art. 6(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 26(7)(a) (with regs. 33-36)Word in Art. 6(3)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 26(7)(b) (with regs. 33-36)Words in Art. 7 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 26(8) (with regs. 33-36)Art. 8(3) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 26(9) (with regs. 33-36)