Use of the Common Health Entry Document (CHED) by the operator and by the competent authorities
Article 56
1. For each consignment of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 47(1) the operator responsible for the consignment shall complete the relevant part of the CHED, providing the information necessary for the immediate and complete identification of the consignment and its destination. 2. References in this Regulation to the CHED include a reference to its electronic equivalent. 3. The CHED shall be used by: (a) the operators responsible for consignments of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 47(1) in order to give prior notification to the competent authorities of the border control post of arrival of those consignments; and (b) the competent authorities of the border control post, in order to: (i) record the outcome of the official controls performed and any decisions taken on that basis, including the decision to reject a consignment; (ii) communicate the information referred to in point (i) through the IMSOC. 4. Operators responsible for the consignment shall give prior notification in accordance with point (a) of paragraph 3 by completing and submitting the relevant part of the CHED into the IMSOC for transmission to the competent authorities of the border control post prior to the physical arrival of the consignment into the Union. 5. The competent authorities of the border control post shall finalise the CHED as soon as: (a) all official controls required by Article 49(1) have been performed; (b) the results from physical checks, where such checks are required, are available; and (c) a decision on the consignment has been taken in accordance with Article 55 and recorded on the CHED.