COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2019/2130 
of 25 November 2019 
establishing detai led rules on the operations to be carried out dur ing and after documenta ry checks, 
identity check s and physical checks on animals and goods subject to official controls at border 
control pos ts 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Havi ng regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official 
controls and other official activities perf ormed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and 
welf are, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, 
(EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 
of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council 
Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations 
(EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 
89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Offici al 
Controls Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 52 thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1) Regulation (EU) 2017/625 establishes the rules for the compet ent author ities of Member State s when they perform 
official controls on animals and goods entering the Union in order to verify compl iance with the Union agri-food 
chain legislation. 
(2) Pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/625, consignments of the catego ries of animals and goods referred to in its Article 
47(1) are subject to official controls at border control posts for official controls, unless they are exem pted from such 
controls on the basis of Article 48 of that Regulation. Those official controls are to include documentar y checks, 
identity chec ks and physical checks. For the purpose of ensur ing the unif orm implementation of Articles 49, 50 
and 51 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and the efficient performa nce of offici al controls on the categor ies of animals 
and goods refer red to above, detailed rules concer ning the perf ormance of documentar y chec ks, identity checks and 
physical chec ks at border control posts should be laid down in this Regulation. 
(3) The rules on the operations to be carried out during and after documentar y chec ks, identity checks and physical 
checks at the border control posts of arrival or control points should also apply to certain categor ies of food and 
feed of non-animal origin subject to a temporar y increase of controls, other conditions of entr y into the Union and 
emerge ncy measures provided for by the acts refer red to in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation 
(EU) 2017/625. 
(4) The operations carried out during documentar y checks, identity checks and physical checks before the date of 
application of this Regulation have proven to be effective and ensure a high level of performance of checks. 
Theref ore, the rules laid down in this Regulation should be based on the same principles as the requirements for the 
performa nce of documentar y chec ks, identity chec ks and physical chec ks laid down in Council Directives 
91/496/EEC (2), 97/78/EC (3) and 2000/29/EC (4), Commission Regulations (EC) No 136/2004 (5) and 
(EC) No 282/2004 (6) and Commission Decision 97/794/EC (7). 
(1)OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1. 
(2)Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterin ary chec ks on animals 
entering the Community from third countr ies and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (OJ L 268, 
24.9.1991, p. 56). 
(3)Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinar y chec ks on 
products entering the Community from third countr ies (OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9). 
(4)Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms 
harmful to plants or plant products and agai nst their spread within the Community (OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1). 
(5)Commission Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 of 22 Januar y 2004 laying down procedures for veterin ary chec ks at Community border 
inspection posts on products impor ted from third countr ies (OJ L 21, 28.1.2004, p. 11). 
(6)Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2004 of 18 Febr uary 2004 introducing a document for the declaration of, and veterinar y chec ks 
on, animals from third countr ies enteri ng the Community (OJ L 49, 19.2.2004, p. 11). 
(7)Commission Decision 97/794/EC of 12 November 1997 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 
91/496/EEC as regar ds veterinar y chec ks on live animals to be impor ted from third countr ies (OJ L 323, 26.11.1997, p. 31). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 321/128                                                                                                                                     12.12.2019   (5) All relevant documents which are required to accompan y consignments of the categor ies of animals and goods 
refer red to in Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 should be chec ked to ensure that they are based on the 
relevant model document, that the general certification requirements are fulfilled and that they provide the 
guarant ees required under Union legislation or applicable national rules. 
(6) When consignments of certain cate gories of goods referred to in Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 enter 
the Union, Union legislation provides that laborat ory analyses, tests or diagnoses are to be carried out or that the 
means of transpor t are to be sealed to ensure a high level of consumer prot ection and to prevent any risk for public, 
animal and plant health. In such cases, the results of the laborat ory analyses, tests or diagnoses or the seal numbers 
should be recorded in the Common Health Entr y Document (CHE D). 
(7) To ensure traceability of the animals and goods entering the Union, the original and, where applicable, the copy of 
the official certificates or documents should be kept for a certain period at the border control post of arrival into 
the Union. 
(8) Since this Regulation lays down provis ions in the areas covered by Regulations (EC) No 136/2004 and 
(EC) No 282/2004 and Decision 97/794/EC, these acts should be repealed with effect from the date of application 
of this Regulation. 
(9) Regulation (EU) 2017/625 applies from 14 December 2019. According ly, the rules laid down in this Regulation 
should also apply from that date . 
(10) The measures provid ed for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
Subject matter and scope 
This Regulation lays down detailed rules on the operations to be carried out during and after the documentar y chec ks, 
identity checks and physical chec ks refer red to in Articles 49, 50 and 51 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on consignments of 
the catego ries of animals and goods referred to in Article 47(1) of that Regulation. 
Article 2 
Detailed rules for documenta ry checks 
1. For each consignment of animals and goods referred to in Article 1, the compet ent author ity shall ascer tain the use to 
which the animals and goods are assigned pursuant to the official certificates, official attestations and other documents 
accompan ying the consignment as well as the destination of the consignment indicated in these certificates, attestations 
and documents. 
2. The compet ent author ity shall inspect all official certificates, official attestations and other documents refer red to in 
point (41) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 or their electronic equivalents submitted in the information 
manage ment system for official controls (IMSOC) refer red to in Article 131 of that Regulation or via existing national 
systems in order to ascer tain that: 
(a) they are issued by the compet ent author ity of the third countr y, where applicable; 
(b) they fulfil the requirements set out in Articles 89(1) and 91(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and in the implementing 
acts referred to in Article 90 of that Regulation; 
(c) they correspond to the model established by the rules refer red to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; 
(d) the information contained in the certificates or documents compl ies with the rules refer red to in Article 1(2) of 
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 
3. The compe tent author ity shall check that the operat or responsible for the consignment complet ed the relevant part of 
the Common Health Entr y Document (CHE D) fully and correctly as required by Article 56(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 
and that the information in it corresponds to the information provided in the official certificates, official attestations and 
other documents accompan ying the consignment. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 12.12.2019                                                                                                                                      L 321/129   Article 3 
Detailed rules for identity check s 
1. Dur ing identity checks on consignments of animals and goods refer red to in Article 1, the compet ent author ity shall 
verify that the following elements correspond to the information provid ed in the official certificates, official attes tations and 
other documents accompan ying the consignments: 
(a) the number of animals, their species, breed, sex, age and catego ry, where applicable; 
(b) the content of the consignments; 
(c) the quantity of the consignments; 
(d) the appropr iate stam ps and identif ication marks or codes, where applicable; 
(e) the identif ication of the means of transpor t, where applicable; 
(f) seals on containers or means of transpor t, where applicable. 
2. For consignments of products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-pro ducts, derived products, hay and 
straw and compo site products, the identity checks may be limited to points (e) and (f) of paragraph 1 in the cases where: 
(a) the consignments are not selected for physical checks; 
(b) the consignments have been loaded in transpor t units which are closed and locked by a seal; 
(c) seals on containers or means of transpor t are intact and not tampe red with; 
(d) the seals on containers or means of transpor t were fixed by or under the super vision of the compet ent author ity issuing 
the official certificate; and 
(e) the information available on seals corresponds to that given in the accompan ying official certificate required by the 
rules referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. 
3. For consignments of products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-pro ducts, derived products, hay and 
straw and compo site products, the selection of items or packag es for identity chec ks shall cover 1 % of the items or 
packag es in a consignment, with a minimum of two and up to a maximum of 10 items or packag es. Where, on the basis 
of selecte d items or packag es the compet ent author ity is not able to complet e the identity check, the number of items or 
packag es chec ked may be increased to perform more exte nsive chec ks and may reach the total number of items or 
packag es in the consignment concer ned. 
4. For consignments of animals, identity chec ks shall be based on the follo wing rules: 
(a) for animals for which individual identification is required by Union legislation, at least 10 % of the animals with a 
minimum of 10 animals shall be selecte d from the consignment so as to constitute a representative sample. Where the 
consignment contain less than 10 animals, the identity checks shall be carried out on each animal in the consignment ; 
(b) for animals for which individual identification is not required by Union legislation, the marking shall be chec ked of a 
representative number of packag es or containers; 
(c) if the identity checks laid down in points (a) and (b) have not been satisfact ory, the number of animals chec ked shall be 
increased and may reach the total number of animals in the consignment concer ned. 
5. Consignments shall be partially or fully unloaded from the means of transpor t where it is necessar y to have full access 
to the whole consignment for the purpose of identity checks. 
Article 4 
Deta iled rules for physical checks 
1. Dur ing physical checks on consignments of animals and goods refer red to in Article 1, the compet ent author ity shall 
verify that the consignments compl y with the rules refer red to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 applicable to the 
particular animals or goods and the specif ic requirements defined in the relevant official certificates, official attestations and 
other documents. 
2. Consignments shall be partially or fully unloaded from the means of transpor t where it is necessar y to have access to 
the whole consignment for the purpose of physical checks. 
3. Physical chec ks on animals shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex I to this 
Regulation. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 321/130                                                                                                                                     12.12.2019   4. Physical checks on products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products, derived products, hay and 
straw and composit e products and on food and feed of non-animal origin subject to temporar y increase of controls, other 
conditions of entr y into the Union and emerg ency measures provided for by the acts refer red to in points (d), (e) and (f) of 
Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex II to 
this Regulation. 
5. Laboratory tests to detect hazards on products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products, derived 
products, hay and straw and compo site products shall be carried out in accordance with the monitori ng plan referred to in 
point 5 of Annex II. 
6. Physical checks on plants, plant products and other objects refer red to in point (c) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 
2017/625 and, where applicable, subject to emerg ency measures provided for in the acts refer red to in point (e) of Article 
47(1) of that Regulation shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex III to this Regulation. 
7. The followi ng consignments of animals may be placed on the mark et before the results of laborat ory tests carried out 
during physical checks are available: 
(a) consignments of ungulates sampled in line with sampli ng requirements refer red in part III of Annex I, where no 
immediate dang er to public health or animal health is suspect ed from those ungulate s; and 
(b) consignments of other animals refer red to in point (a) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, where no 
immediate dang er to public health or animal health is suspect ed from those animals. 
8. Consignments of goods tested pursuant to the monitoring plan refer red to in paragraph 5, for which no immediate 
dange r to public health or animal health is suspected, may be placed on the mark et before the laborat ory test results are 
available. 
9. Where consignments of plants, plant products and other objects refer red to in point (c) of Article 47(1) of Regulation 
(EU) 2017/625 are sampled for laboratory analysis during physical checks and no immediate dange r to plant health is 
suspecte d, such consignments may be placed on the market before the laboratory test results are available. 
Article 5 
Operations to be carried out after documentar y checks, identity checks and physical checks 
1. After compl etion of the chec ks provided for in Article 49(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the compet ent author ity 
shall: 
(a) close and identify with an official mark the packag es which it has opened for the purpose of identity checks or physical 
chec ks; 
(b) in the cases required by Union legislation, seal the means of transpor t and enter the seal number in the CHED. 
2. The compet ent author ities shall record in the CHED all the results of laboratory analyses, tests or diagnoses, as soon 
as they are available, of consignments whic h have been tested and placed on the mark et before laborat ory test results are 
available. 
3. The original official certificates or documents, or electronic equivalents, refer red to in Article 50(1) of Regulation (EU) 
2017/625 shall be kept by the compet ent author ity of the border control post of arrival into the Union for at least three 
years from the date on which the consignments were author ised to enter the Union. 
However , the original certificate or documents for the plants, plant products and other objects refer red to in point (c) of 
Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 may be kept by means of electronic storag e of information provided that such 
information is generat ed by the compet ent author ity on the basis of the original certificate or documents. In such cases, 
the original certificate or document shall be invalidated or destro yed by the compet ent author ity. 
4. Where the rules refer red to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 do not require original certificates or 
documents to be presented to, and kept by, the compet ent author ity, a copy of the original official certificate or documents 
refer red to in Article 50(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 shall be kept by the compet ent author ity of the border control 
post of arrival into the Union for at least three years from the date on whic h the consignments were author ised to enter 
the Union or for onward travel in paper or electronic format. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 12.12.2019                                                                                                                                      L 321/131   Article 6 
Repeals 
1. Regulation (EC) No 282/2004 and Decision 97/794/EC are repealed with effect from 14 December 2019. 
2. Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 is repealed with effect from 14 December 2019. 
However , Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 shall continue to apply until 20 Apr il 2021 in respect of the list of 
countr ies author ised and listed in Annex V to that Regulation. 
Article 7 
Entr y into force and date of application 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 
It shall apply from 14 December 2019. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 25 November 2019/  
For the Commission 
The President 
Jean-Claude JUNCKER     EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 321/132                                                                                                                                     12.12.2019   ANNEX I 
Detail ed rules on the operations to be carried out dur ing physical check s on animals referred to in 
Article 4(3) 
I.Inspection regarding fitness of the animals for further transpor t 
1. An overall assessment of all animals shall be made by visual inspection to assess their fitness for further transpor t, 
taking into account the length of the jour ney already under taken, including feeding, watering and resting 
arrange ments that had been provi ded. Account shall be taken of the length of the jour ney that remains to be 
under take n including the proposed feeding, watering and resting arrang ements during this part of jour ney. 
2. The means of transpor t of the animals and the jour ney log shall be chec ked for compl iance with Council Regulation 
(EC) No 1/2005 (1). 
II.Clinical examination 
1. The clinical examination of the animals shall consist of a visual examination of all animals and shall compr ise of at least 
the followi ng: 
(a) a visual examination of the animals, including an overall assessment of their health status, their ability to move 
freely , the condition of their skin and mucosae and any evidence of abnor mal disc harges ; 
(b) monitori ng of the respirato ry and alimentar y systems; 
(c) random monitor ing of the body temperature in cases when abnor malities have been detected in accordance with 
points (a) or (b); 
(d) palpation in cases when abnor malities have been detec ted in accordance with points (a), (b) or (c). 
2. Consignments of animals intended for breeding or production shall be subject to clinical examination of at least 10 % 
of the animals with a minimum of 10 animals, which shall be select ed so as to be representative of the whole 
consignment. Where the consignment contains less than 10 animals, the checks shall be carried out on each animal in 
the consignment. 
3. Consignments of animals intended for slaughter shall be subject to clinical examination of at least 5 % of the animals 
with a minimum of five animals, whic h shall be selecte d so as to be representative of the whole consignment. Where 
the consignment contains less than five animals, the checks shall be carried out on each animal in the consignment. 
4. The number of animals check ed in accordance with points 2 and 3 shall be increased and may reach the total number 
of animals in the consignment concer ned, if the physical checks carried out have not been satisf actory . 
5. The animals listed below shall not be subject to individual clinical examination: 
— poultr y, 
— birds, 
— aquaculture animals and all live fish, 
— rodents, 
— lagomor phs, 
— bees and other insects, 
— rept iles and amph ibians, 
— other inve rtebrat es, 
— certain zoo and circus animals, including ungulate s, considered to be dang erous, 
— fur animals. 
(1)Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the prot ection of animals during transpor t and relate d operations and 
amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (OJ L 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 12.12.2019                                                                                                                                      L 321/133   6. For the animals listed in point 5, clinical examination shall consist of obser vation of the state of health and beha viour 
of the entire group or of a representative number of animals. If the above mentioned clinical examination reveals an 
anomaly , a more thorough clinical examination shall be carried out, including sam pling, where appropr iate. 
7. In case of live fish, crustaceans and molluscs, and animals destined for scientific researc h centres and having a certified 
specifi c health status, whic h are transpor ted in sealed containers under controlled environmental conditions, a clinical 
examination and sam pling shall be carried out only where it is considered that a specifi c risk may exist because of the 
species involved or because of their origin, or where there are other irregular ities. 
III. Sam pling procedure of ungulate s 
1. Concer ning consignments of ungulates, sampling with a view to checking compliance with the health requirements laid 
down in the accompan ying official certificates or documents, or electronic equivalents, shall be under taken as follows: 
(a) At least 3 % of the consignments that have arrived each month at the border control post shall be subject to 
serological sampling, with the excep tion of registered horses as defined in Article 2(c) of Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 (2), and shall be accompanied by an individual health certificate attesting 
compliance with the animal health requirements set out in that Implementing Regulation. At least 10 % of the 
animals in each consignment shall be samp led, with a minimum of four animals. Should the compet ent author ity 
have reasons to suspect that this sam pling is not conclusive, that percentage shall be increased and may reach the 
total number of animals in the consignment concer ned. 
(b) Following a risk assessment by the official veteri narian or where provided for in Union legislation, the necessar y 
samples may be take n from any animal in a consignment present ed for official controls. 
(c) The necessar y laborat ory tests, performe d with a view to verifying compl iance with animal health requirements or, 
where appropr iate, the existen ce of residues and contaminants, shall be carried out without dela y.   
(2)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 of 12 Apr il 2018 on the conditions for the entr y into the Union of live equidae 
and of semen, ova and embr yos of equidae (OJ L 110, 30.4.2018, p. 1). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 321/134                                                                                                                                     12.12.2019   ANNEX II 
Detail ed rules on the operations to be carried out dur ing physical checks on goods refer red to in 
Article 4(4) 
1. The compet ent author ity shall carry out physical checks to verify: 
(a) that the transpor t conditions ensured the proper preser vation of the goods taking into account their purpose; 
(b) that the temperature range during transpor t required by Union legislation was maintained and there were no 
shor tcomings or break s in the cold chain, by means of examination of records of temperature range during 
transpor t; 
(c) the integr ity of the packag ing mater ial. 
2. The compet ent author ity shall carry out physical checks to verify that the labelling of the ‘use by’ date compl ies with 
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). 
The compe tent author ity may carry out physical chec ks to verify that the labelling complies with other requirements 
laid down in the rules referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. 
3. The compet ent author ity shall verify that the goods are fit to be used for the intende d purpose and that their 
proper ties have not chang ed during transpor t, by means of: 
(a) sensor y examination of the smell, colour , consistency or taste of the goods; or 
(b) simple physical or chemical tests by cutting, defrosting or cooking the goods; or 
(c) laboratory tests . 
4. In respect of consignments of products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products, derived products, 
hay and straw and compo site products, the compet ent author ity shall carry out the operations refer red to in point 3 
as follows: 
(a) a selection of items or packag es, or samples in the case of bulk products, shall be collected before carrying out the 
operations refer red to in point 3; 
(b) the selection of sam ples for examination mentioned in points (a) and (b) of point 3 shall cover 1 % of the items or 
packag es in a consignment, with a minimum of two items or packag es and up to a maximum of 10 items or 
packag es. If necessar y, the compet ent author ity may increase the number of items or packa ges check ed to 
perform more exte nsive checks; 
(c) the tests referred to in points 3(b) and (c) shall be carried out on a rang e of samples select ed so as to be 
representative of the entire consignment. 
5. For the purposes of imp lementation of Article 4(5), the compe tent author ity shall develop a monitori ng plan, with 
the objective of monitori ng the conf ormity with the rules referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, 
and in particular of detecting hazards by indicating the goods to be examined and the testing to be carried out, and 
shall carry out the laborat ory tests refer red to in point 3(c) in accordance with that plan. 
Such monitori ng plan shall be risk-based taking into account all relevant paramete rs, such as the nature of the goods, 
the risk they represent, the frequency and number of incoming consignments and the results of previous monitoring. 
(1)Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food 
information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, 
Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 12.12.2019                                                                                                                                      L 321/135   6. In respect of consignments of food and feed of non-animal origin subject to measures provi ded for in the acts refer red 
to in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the compet ent author ity shall carry out 
physical chec ks in accordance with the follo wing rules: 
(a) physical checks shall include laborat ory tests in accordance with the acts refer red to in points (d), (e) and (f) of 
Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; 
(b) physical checks shall be carried out in such a way that it is not possible for food and feed business operat ors or 
their representatives to predict whether any particular consignment will be subjected to such chec ks; 
(c) the results of physical chec ks shall be available as soon as technically possible; 
(d) the consignments tested must be placed under official detention pending the outcome of laboratory tests , unless 
onward transpor tation to the place of final destination is author ised by the compet ent author ity at the border 
control post in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Delegat ed Regulation 2019/2124 (2).   
(2)Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 of 10 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for official controls of consignments of animals and goods in transit, transhipment and 
onward transpor tation, amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 798/2008, (EC) No 1251/2008, (EC) No 119/2009, (EU) No 
206/2010, (EU) No 605/2010, (EU) No 142/2011, (EU) No 28/2012, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 and 
Commission Decision 2007/777/EC (see page 73 of this Official Jour nal). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 321/136                                                                                                                                     12.12.2019   ANNEX III 
Detail ed rules on the operations to be carried out dur ing physical checks on plants, plant products 
and other objects referred to in Article 4(6) 
1. The compet ent author ity shall carry out physical chec ks of consignments and their lots in their entirety or on 
representative sam ples. Homogenous lots in the consignment shall be identif ied based on the information provid ed 
in the official phytosan itary certificate and taking into account the elements referred to in point 2. 
2. The homog eneity of a lot within the meaning of Article 2(7) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council (1), shall be identif ied on the basis of the following elements, as present ed in the official 
phytosanitar y certificate: 
— origin, 
— grower, 
— packi ng facility , 
— type of packaging, 
— genus, species, variety, or degree of matur ity, 
— expor ter, 
— area of production, 
— regulated pests and their charact eristics, 
— treatment at origin, 
— type of processing. 
3. Sampli ng of lots in a consignment shall include the identif ication of the appropr iate independent unit for sampli ng. In 
the case of certain plants or plant products, the unit shall be identif ied as follows: 
— fruit in the botanical sense: 1 fruit, 
— cut flower: 1 stem, 
— foliag e, leafy vegeta ble: 1 leaf, 
— tubers, bulbs, rhizomes: 1 tuber or bulb or rhizome, 
— plants intended for planting: 1 plant, 
— branches : 1 branch, 
— wood and bark: to be determined on a case by case basis, with the smallest piece weighing not less than 1 kg, 
— seed: one seed. 
When the unit is not definable because of the size, shape or way of packaging, the smallest packag e unit shall be 
defined as the sam pling unit. 
4. Sampli ng for physical chec ks performe d by visual inspection shall be carried out under the following sam pling 
schem es depending on the goods and as refer red to in the relevant table of the Intern ational Standards for 
Phytosanitar y Measures No 31 Methodologies for sampling of consignments (ISPM31): 
(a) rooted non-dor mant plants for planting: 
sampling scheme able to identify with 95 % reliability a level of presence of infected plants of 1 % or above; 
(b) dormant plants for planting including tubers, bulbs and rhizomes: 
sampling scheme able to identify with 95 % reliability a level of presence of infected plants of 2 % or above; 
(1)Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 Octo ber 2016 on protective measures again st pests 
of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 
2007/33/EC (OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4.). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 12.12.2019                                                                                                                                      L 321/137   (c) seeds or plant products that compl y with the specific conditions listed in Articles 3 and 4 of Commission 
Regulation (EC) No 1756/2004 (2): 
sampling scheme able to identify with 80 % reliability a level of presence of infected plants of 5 % or above; 
(d) unrooted cuttings, plants, plant products and other objects, not falling under points (a), (b) and (c): 
sampling scheme able to identify with 95 % reliability a level of presence of infected plants of 5 % or above; 
(e) lots of seeds and leafy vege tables of less than or equal to 500 units: 
hyperg eometr ic sampli ng scheme able to identify with 95 % reliability a level of presence of infect ed plants of 10 
% or above. 
5. Any measure taken in response to non-compliance shall be relat ed to the lot as identif ied ahead of the physical checks. 
6. A minimum amount of samples for laboratory tests shall be taken for latent infection detection concer ning plants for 
planting according to a risk analysis, in accordance with the following criteria: 
(a) the histo ry of the level of Union quarantine pests intercep ted and notifi ed by the Member States, according to 
point (c) of the first paragraph of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, including priority pests, as defined in 
Article 6(1) of that Regulation, of a third countr y of origin; 
(b) the occur rence of a priority pest in the third countr y of origin, according to available scientific information; 
(c) information available via the IMSOC.   
(2)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1756/2004 of 11 October 2004 specifying the detailed conditions for the evidence required and the 
criteria for the type and level of the reduction of the plant health chec ks of certain plants, plant products or other objects listed in Part 
B of Annex V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC (OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p. 6). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 321/138                                                                                                                                     12.12.2019   