Frequency rates for identity checks and physical checks
Article 4
1. The competent authorities shall perform identity checks and physical checks on consignments of plants, plant products and other objects, at frequency rates determined in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 6. 2. The basic frequency rate for identity checks and for physical checks on consignments of goods referred to in Article 1 shall be 100 %. 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, the identity checks and physical checks of the consignments of certain plants, plant products and other objects, as listed in Annex I with their respective origin from all or certain third countries, shall be subject to the respective frequency rates specified in that Annex. 4. The frequency rates according to paragraph 3 shall not apply to: (a) plants intended for planting; (b) any plant, plant product or other object which is subject to a measure provided for in acts adopted in accordance with Articles 28(1), 30(1) and 49(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031. 5. The frequency rates according to paragraph 3 shall be determined in accordance with the criteria listed in Annex II. 6. Where imports of a plant, plant product or other object, or a category thereof, no longer comply with the criteria set out in Annex II, that plant, plant product or other object shall be removed from Annex I, as determined by the review stipulated in Article 6(2).