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Veterinary border control
EU veterinary border control is a core part of the Union’s system for protecting animal health, public health and food safety at the external border. Because imported live animals and animal products may transmit serious human and animal diseases, they are subject to specific official checks before they can enter the EU. The purpose of this system is to ensure that consignments entering the Union comply with the EU conditions for entry laid down in Union legislation.
These controls are carried out at designated Border Control Posts (BCPs), which are the official entry points where veterinary checks take place. A consignment of live animals or animal products may enter the EU only after it has satisfactorily undergone the required controls and a Common Health Entry Document (CHED) has been issued. This document forms a key part of the EU’s import control architecture.
A central operational tool in this framework is TRACES (TRAde Control and Expert System), the EU’s centralised database for monitoring consignments of live animals and animal products checked at border control posts. TRACES supports traceability and control management and can also exchange data automatically with customs authorities, including in the context of the EU Single Window project.
Overall, the veterinary border control regime combines entry conditions, official controls, border inspections, documentation and digital traceability in order to reduce the risk of disease introduction into the Union while allowing legitimate trade in animals and animal products to continue under common sanitary safeguards.
These controls are carried out at designated Border Control Posts (BCPs), which are the official entry points where veterinary checks take place. A consignment of live animals or animal products may enter the EU only after it has satisfactorily undergone the required controls and a Common Health Entry Document (CHED) has been issued. This document forms a key part of the EU’s import control architecture.
A central operational tool in this framework is TRACES (TRAde Control and Expert System), the EU’s centralised database for monitoring consignments of live animals and animal products checked at border control posts. TRACES supports traceability and control management and can also exchange data automatically with customs authorities, including in the context of the EU Single Window project.
Overall, the veterinary border control regime combines entry conditions, official controls, border inspections, documentation and digital traceability in order to reduce the risk of disease introduction into the Union while allowing legitimate trade in animals and animal products to continue under common sanitary safeguards.
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