In order to protect public and animal health, the following categories must be subjected to veterinary checks at the Border Control Posts (BCP) of the Ministry of Health imported from non-EU countries: consignments of animals, products of animal origin intended for human consumption, products of animal and non-animal origin intended for animal feed and other products (e.g. skins, veterinary medicines, etc.), food of non-animal origin and materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (FCM),
The BCP, located in all Member States are authorized with procedures established by the European Commission to carry out checks on the imported consignments on the basis of the specific categories of authorization (e.g. products of animal origin for human consumption, animals, etc.). Among the consignments to be checked at the BCP are also commercial shipments from non-EU countries of animal products remotely ordered (for example by post, telephone, internet).
The only derogation from veterinary checks on BCP is provided for consignments for personal use of specific products of animal origin (Regulation (EU) No 2122/2019), for certain products of non-animal origin and for live animals the only derogation is for movements of dogs, cats, ferrets and other pets travelling with owners and without commercial purposes (Reg. (EU) 576/2013 and Reg. (EU) No. 577/2013). The control activity involves three levels of risk-based verification (documentary, identity, physical, including sampling for analysis) to verify the compliance of goods with the requirements laid down by national and EU legislation. The veterinary checks shall end with the issue of a decision of admission or non-admission to import in the event of non-compliance with the requirements:
Importers or their legal representatives.
Food or livestock or industry operators concerned with the importation of live animals, products of animal origin for human consumption, products of animal and non-animal origin for animal feed and other products (e.g. skins, veterinary medicines, etc.), non-animal food and FCM must apply to the Border Control Post for the issue of the Common Health Entry Document (CHED) or Veterinary Entry Document (DVE)without which the customs import procedure cannot be initiated.
The definition of "operator" is laid down in Regulation (EU) No 2017/625 (Article 3, par. 3, paragraph 29) as any natural or legal person subject to one or more obligations under Union law in the areas covered by that Regulation and by Regulation (EU) 2016/429 (Article 4, point 24) as any natural or legal person responsible for animals or products, including for a limited period, except pet keepers and veterinarians.
Generally, customs operations, including the issue of the CHED/DVE, are followed by accredited customs operators, who are therefore the first users of the Border Control Post.
Operators in the sector must:
Application form and guidelines
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DPCM 4 November 2010, n. 242 and subsequent amendments - Definition of the terms of conclusion of the administrative procedures that contribute to the execution of customs import and export operations.
Required documentation, planned checks and average response times depending on the type of request (1 hour for the documentary check and 5 hours for the physical check).
These deadlines start from the moment when the administrations have all the information and the conditions laid down by the legislation in force for carrying out the checks are met. Where the checks require technical checks or the taking of samples, this shall be without prejudice to the time needed to ascertain the results thereof.
Rate: Legislative Decree 2 February 2021, n. 32 and DM 19 December 2012
Stamp duty: Consult the table: http:///www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2013/02/14/13A01312/sg
Payment method
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Referent Office for Legal proceedings
Direzione Generale della Sanità Animale e dei Farmaci veterinari (DGSAF)
Ufficio 8 - Coordinamento tecnico degli Uffici Veterinari Periferici (UVAC e UVAC-PIF)
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Last modified date: 15 July 2022
