Additional rules on specific official controls on consignments of products of animal origin and composite products
Article 3
1. The competent authority at the border control post of arrival into the Union shall authorise the entry into the Union of the following consignments of products originating from and returning to the Union following a refusal of entry by a third country provided that they comply with the requirements set out in paragraph 2: (a) products of animal origin listed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2007; (b) composite products listed in Chapters 16 to 22 of Annex I to Decision 2007/275/EC that are subject to veterinary checks at border control posts of arrival into the Union in accordance with Article 4 of that Decision. 2. The consignments of products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be accompanied by the following documents: (a) the original official certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State from which the goods originate and were dispatched to a third country (‘Member State of origin’), or its electronic equivalent submitted in IMSOC, or an authenticated copy thereof; (b) the official declaration of the competent authority or of other public authorities of the third country indicating the reason for the refusal of entry, the place and date of unloading and re-loading in the third country and confirming that: (i) the consignment did not undergo any other handling than unloading, storage and re-loading; (ii) the unloading and re-loading of the products of animal origin and composite products was handled hygienically to avoid cross contamination; (iii) the products of animal origin and composite products were stored under hygienic conditions and at the required temperature for the relevant types of goods; (c) the declaration of the competent authority of the place of destination in the Union that they agree to receive the consignment; however, that declaration shall not be required where the consignment returns to the establishment of origin of the consignment which is located in the same Member State as the border control post of arrival into the Union. 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2(a), where it is not possible to provide the documents referred to in that provision, the origin of the consignment may be authenticated in another way on the basis of documented evidence presented by the operator responsible for the consignment. 4. The competent authority at the border control post of arrival into the Union may grant exemptions from the requirements laid down in paragraph 2(b) for sealed consignments, with an intact origin seal, provided that the operator responsible for the consignment submits a declaration stating the reason for the refusal of entry by the third country and confirming that transport has taken place under conditions appropriate for the relevant type of products of animal origin and composite products. 5. The competent authority at the border control post of arrival shall monitor the transport and arrival at the place of destination of the consignment in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1666, where the competent authority of the place of destination has issued the declaration referred to in paragraph 2(c).