Specific conditions for identity checks and physical checks at a control point other than the border control post of consignments of plants, plant products and other objects
Article 5
1. The identity checks and physical checks may be performed at a control point for consignments referred to in Article 4(1) provided the operator has ensured that packaging or the means of transport of consignments are closed or sealed in such a way that, during their transfer to the control point they cannot cause infestation of or infection to other plants, plant products or other objects with the pests listed as Union quarantine pests or as Union regulated non-quarantine pests referred to in Articles 5(2) and 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 and, in the case of protected zones, with the respective pests included on list established pursuant to Article 32(3) of that Regulation. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 the competent authorities of the border control post of entry may allow that the packaging or the means of transport of consignments of plants, plant products and other objects is not closed or sealed, where the following conditions apply: (a) the consignment consists of wood of conifers grown or produced in a geographical area of a third country where that third country shares a land border with the Member State for which the competent authority is responsible and where there is information that the wood has the same phytosanitary status in that third country and that Member State, (b) the consignments of wood of conifers are transported to a control point that is situated in the same Member State as the border control post of entry, (c) the consignments of wood of conifers do not pose a specific risk of spreading Union quarantine pests, or pests subject to measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, during transport to the control point, (d) before leaving the territory of that Member State, the competent authority ensures that such wood is processed in a way that the wood does not represent a phytosanitary risk. 3. Member States that make use of provisions referred to in paragraph 2 shall: (a) inform the Commission and the other Member States of the area of the third country concerned and on the phytosanitary status of this area; (b) annually submit a report with the volume and results of official controls performed on the wood of conifers concerned.