Common Entry Document

•  A Common Entry Document (CED) must be completed for each consignment subject to this Regulation.
  It consists of three parts:
  1. Part I must be completed by the food business operator and transmitted to the competent authority at least one working day before the arrival of the consignment at the DPE.
  2. Part II must be completed by the competent authority stating the decision on the consignment.
  3. Part III must be completed by the competent authority where controls are required in the case of non-compliance.
• The competent authority for pesticides in food is the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The competent authority for food of non-animal origin is the Health Service Executive.
• The CED submitted to a DPE in Ireland must be drawn up in English or Irish.

Splitting of Consignments

Consignments cannot be split until all the official controls have been carried out and the CED completed by the competent authority. If the consignment is split before release for free circulation an authenticated copy of the CED must accompany the consignment.

Last reviewed: 19/1/2010