Imports of Products of Non-Animal Origin
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 establishes a harmonised framework of general rules for the organisation of official controls to ensure compliance with feed and food law, animal health, animal welfare and plant health. The Regulation includes specific requirements for the import into the European Union of food and feed of non-animal origin from third countries.
Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 provides that a list must be drawn up of food and feed of non-animal origin which requires increased levels of official control due to known or emerging risk. The list may specify the third country of origin of the food or feed or it may apply to all imports from third countries.
Each Member State must designate points of entry for each product listed. Products listed can only be imported into the European Union through the Designated Points of Entry. See: Designated Points of Entry for Ireland. Each consignment of products listed must be accompanied by a Common Entry Document.
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