Specific requirements for transit through Croatia of animal by-products coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries
Article 1
In Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, the following Article 29a is inserted: ‘Article 29a Specific requirements for transit through Croatia of animal by-products coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries 1. The movements of consignments of animal by-products and derived products coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries through the Union, by road, directly between the border inspection post of Nova Sela and the border inspection post of Ploče, shall be authorised provided that the following conditions are met: (a) the consignment is sealed with a serially numbered seal by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry; (b) the documents accompanying the consignment and referred to in Article 7 of Directive 97/78/EC are stamped “ONLY FOR TRANSIT TO THIRD COUNTRIES VIA THE EU” on each page by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry; (c) the procedural requirements provided for in Article 11 of Directive 97/78/EC are complied with; (d) the consignment is certified as acceptable for transit on the Common Veterinary Entry Document referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry. 2. Unloading or storage, as defined in Article 12(4) or in Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, of such consignments in the Union shall not be allowed. 3. Regular audits shall be made by the competent authority to ensure that the number of consignments and the quantities of products leaving the Union matches the number and quantities entering the Union.’.