Malta on Products Imported from Third Countries Regulations, 2004

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L.N. 467 of 2004

VETERINARY SERVICES ACT

(CAP. 437)

Procedures for Veterinary Checks at Border Inspection Posts on the Territory of

Malta on Products Imported from Third Countries Regulations, 2004

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 16 of the Veterinary Services Act,

2001, the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment has made the following

regulations:-

Title and scope

(1) The title of these regulations is Procedures for Veterinary Checks at Border

Inspection Posts on the territory of Malta on Products Imported from Third Countries

Regulations, 2004.

(2) The scope of these regulations is to implement the rules laid down under

European Union Commission Regulation (EC) No. 136/2004 of 22 January 2004 laying

down procedures for veterinary checks at European Community Border Inspection Posts

on products imported from third countries.

(3) European Union Commission Regulation (EC) No. 136/2004 repeals

European Union Commission Decision 93/13/EEC. References made to the repealed

Commission Decision shall be construed as references to EU Commission Regulation

(EC) No. 136/2004.

(4) For the purposes of these regulations CVED means the Common Veterinary

Entry Document found under Schedule III to these regulations.

Veterinary checks

THE DOCUMENTARY CHECKS REFERRED TO IN REGULATION 2(1)

The following rules are to be applied to the documentary checks on products from third countries -

1. For each consignment, the Veterinary Services must ascertain the intended customs approved treatment

or use to which the goods will be assigned.

2. Each certificate or document for animal health or public health which accompanies a consignment of

products originating in a third country and presented to the border inspection post must be inspected in

order to confirm as appropriate -

(a) that it is an original certificate or document;

(b) that it refers to a third country or part of a third country authorised to export to the European

Community, or, for non-harmonised products, to the territory of Malta;

(c) that its presentation and content correspond to the model drawn up for the product and third

country concerned, or, for non–harmonised products, to the territory of Malta;

(d) that it meets the general principles of certification laid down in Annex IV to European Union

Council Directive 2002/99/EC;

(e) that it has been fully completed;

(f) that it relates to an establishment or vessel authorised or registered to export to the European

Community, or, for non-harmonized products, to the territory of Malta;

(g) that it is signed by the official veterinarian or, where appropriate, the representative of the

official authority, and shows legibly and in capitals his/her name and position, and also that the

official health stamp of the third country and official signature are in a different colour to that of

the printing of the certificate, or, for electronic certificates, signature and stamp are made by a

secure system;

(h) that part 1 of the CVED is correctly completed and that the information in it corresponds with

information in other relevant official documents accompanying the consignment.

(1) The documentary checks provided for in article 4(3) of European Union

Council Directive 97/78/EC shall be carried out in accordance with Schedule I to these

regulations.

(2) The laboratory checks and analysis of official samples provided for in article

4(4)(b) of European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC shall be carried out in accordance

with Schedule II to these regulations.

Notification of arrival of products by means of the Common Veterinary Entry

Document

THE LABORATORY CHECKS REFERRED TO IN REGULATION 2(2)

The following rules are to be applied to the laboratory testing of products -

1. The territory of Malta must submit consignments of products presented for importation to a monitoring

plan, with the objective to monitor conformity with European Community legislation or, where applicable,

national rules, and in particular to detect residues, pathogenic organisms or other substances dangerous to

humans, animals or the environment. These monitoring plans must be based upon the nature of the products

and the risk they represent, taking into account all relevant monitoring parameters such as frequency and

number of incoming consignments and results of previous monitoring.

2. Where random tests are carried out under monitoring plans referred to in paragraph 1, and no immediate

danger to public or animal health is suspected, the consignment tested may be released for free circulation

before the laboratory results are obtained. In all cases the CVED accompanying the consignment must be

annotated accordingly and the Veterinary Services at the place of destination notified in accordance with

article 8 of European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC.

3. Where the laboratory tests are carried out on the basis of suspicion of irregularity, available intelligence,

a previous notification from the rapid alert system for food and feed (RASFF) or a safeguard measure, and

when testing concerns a substance or a pathogenic agent which presents a direct or immediate animal or

public health risk, the official veterinarian responsible for the border inspection post who carried out the

test or the Veterinary Services must withhold the consignment from veterinary clearance and release until

satisfactory results of the laboratory tests are received. In the meantime the consignment shall remain under

the control of the authorities and under the responsibility of the official veterinarian or designated official

agent in the border inspection post that has carried out the veterinary controls.

4. The territory of Malta shall inform the European Commission monthly of favourable and unfavourable

results of laboratory testing that has been carried out in its border inspection posts.

(1) Before the physical arrival of the consignment on the territory of Malta the

person responsible for the load shall notify the arrival of the products to the veterinary

staff of the border inspection post. This shall take place by the CVED, as set out in

Schedule III to these regulations.

(2) The CVED shall be issued in accordance with the rules relating to certification

laid down in other relevant European Community legislation.

(3) The CVED shall be drawn up in an original and copies as determined by the

Veterinary Services to meet the requirements of these regulations. The person responsible

for the load shall fill in part 1 of the CVED and transmit this to the veterinary staff of the

border inspection post.

(4) Without prejudice to sub-regulations (1) and (3), the information contained in

the CVED may, with the agreement of the competent authorities concerned by the

consignment, be made the object of an advanced notification through telecommunication

or other systems of electronic data transmission. Where this is done, the information

supplied in electronic form shall be that required by part 1 of the model CVED.

Procedure to be followed after completion of the veterinary checks

THE COMMON VETERINARY ENTRY DOCUMENT (CVED)

Part 1: Details of consignment presented

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

The Common Veterinary Entry Document (CVED)

1. Consignor/Exporter

2. CVED reference number

Border Inspection Post

ANIMO unit number

3. Consignee

4. Person responsible for load

5. Importer

6. Country of origin

7.Country

from

where

consigned

+ ISO code

+ ISO code

8. Delivery address

9. Arrival at BIP (estimated date)

10. Veterinary Documents

Number(s)

11. Vessel name/ Flight No.

Date of issue

Establishment of origin (where relevant)

Bill of Lading No./Airway Bill No.

Veterinary Approval Number

Wagon/Vehicle/Trailer No.

12. Nature of goods, Number and type of packages

Temperature

CHILLED

FROZEN

AMBIENT

(1) After completion of the veterinary checks provided for in article 4 of

European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC, part 2 of the CVED shall be completed

under the responsibility of the official veterinarian responsible for the border inspection

post. The CVED shall be signed by that official veterinarian or by another official

veterinarian operating under supervision of the official veterinarian, to give veterinary

clearance to the consignment. In the case of border inspection posts checking imports of

fish in accordance with European Union Commission Decision 93/352/EEC, the

designated official agent may carry out the functions of the official veterinarian including

the completion and signature of the CVED.

(2) The original of the CVED for consignments to which veterinary clearance has

been given shall consist of parts 1 and 2 together, duly completed and signed.

(3) The official veterinarian or the person responsible for the load shall notify the

customs authorities for the border inspection post of the veterinary clearance of the

consignment as provided for in sub-regulation (1). This shall take place by submitting the

original of the CVED, or by electronic means

Provided that -

(i) after customs clearance is obtained, the original of the CVED shall

accompany the consignment to the first establishment of destination;

(ii) the official veterinarian at the border inspection post shall retain a copy

of the CVED.

(iii) the official veterinarian shall transmit a copy of the CVED to the

person responsible for the load.

(4) The official veterinarian shall retain the original veterinary certification or

documentation issued by the third country and accompanying the consignment, as well as

a copy of the CVED, for at least three years. However, for consignments of products in

transit or for storage in a warehouse approved under articles 12(4) or 13 of European

Union Council Directive 97/78/EC, and ultimately intended for destinations outside the

European Community, the original veterinary documents accompanying the consignment

on arrival shall travel onwards with the consignment and only copies of these documents

shall be retained at the border inspection post.

Procedure to be followed where consignments of products have received veterinary

clearance but are still under customs supervision

LIST OF PLANT PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN REGULATION 10

Plant products subject to veterinary checks

1. Straw

2. Hay

(1) Where consignments of products have received veterinary clearance at the

border inspection post as provided for in regulation 4(1), but remain under customs

supervision and are released for free circulation at a later stage, the procedure set out in

sub-regulations (2), (3) and (4) shall apply.

(2) The original of the CVED shall accompany the consignment as long as the

consignment remains under customs supervision through one or more establishments,

until custom clearance is requested by the person responsible for the load.

(3) For first customs clearance the person responsible for the load shall present

the original of the CVED to the customs office responsible for the establishment where

the consignment is located. This may also be done by electronic means, subject to

authorisation of the Veterinary Services.

(4) Where the customs clearance has been requested as provided for in sub-

regulation (3), the operator of the establishment shall -

(a) keep a copy of the CVED accompanying the consignment;

(b) record the date of reception of the consignment; and

(c) record the date of customs clearance, or the dates of such clearance if

the consignment is split up into parts as provided for in regulation 6.

Procedure to be followed where consignments under customs supervision are split

up into parts

LIST OF COUNTRIES REFERRED TO IN REGULATION 10

Part I: Countries from which Member States are authorised to import hay and straw

Australia

Belarus

Bulgaria

Canada

Chile

Croatia

Greenland

Iceland

New Zealand

Romania

South Africa (excluding that part of the foot–and–mouth disease control area situated in the veterinary

region Northern and Eastern Transvaal, in the district of Ingwavuma of the veterinary region of Natal and

in the border area with Botswana east of longitude 28°)

Switzerland

United States of America

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(1) Where a consignment referred to in regulation 5(1) is split up into parts, the

original of the CVED shall be presented to the competent customs authorities responsible

for the establishment where the consignment is split up. A copy of the CVED will then

remain at the establishment where the consignment is split.

(2) The competent authority responsible for the establishment in sub-regulation

(1) may issue an authenticated photocopy of the original of the CVED to accompany each

part consignment, marked with information on the revised quantity or weight.

The competent authority may require the operator of the establishment where the

consignment is split to keep records to ensure traceability of the different parts of the

consignment.

(3) Records and copies of the CVED must be kept for three years.

Coordination with other enforcement services

To ensure that all products of animal origin entering the European Community

undergo veterinary checks the Veterinary Services and the official veterinarians of each

Member State shall coordinate with other enforcement services to gather all pertinent

intelligence regarding introduction of animal products, this shall apply in particular to the

following -

(a) information available to customs services;

(b) information on ship, boat, rail or aircraft manifests;

(c) other sources of information available to the road, rail, port or airport

commercial operators.

Access to databases and integration of information technology systems

For the purpose of regulation 7, the Veterinary Services shall have access to the

databases or relevant parts thereof available to the customs services. Subject to

appropriate data security, the information technology systems used by the Veterinary

Services shall, in so far as is possible and where appropriate, be integrated with those of

the customs services, and with those of commercial operators, in order to speed the

transfer of information.

Specific rules for products which form part of travellers' luggage or are sent as

small consignments to private persons

(1) Without prejudice to specific European Community rules relating to certain

products, the products referred to in article 16(1) (a), (b), and (d) of European Union

Council Directive 97/78/EC shall not be subject to the systematic veterinary checks set

out in Chapter 1 of that Directive if they are less than 1 kg in weight only and destined

for personal human consumption.

However, such products may only be introduced into the territory of Malta from

approved third countries or parts of approved third countries.

(2) Sub-regulation (1) shall not affect the animal health and public health rules set

out in the appropriate European Community legislation.

Veterinary checks of certain plant products

(1) The territory of Malta shall submit the plant products listed in Schedule

IV, from the countries authorised and listed in Schedule V, to the documentary checks

referred to in regulation 2(1), and, as appropriate, to the laboratory checks referred to in

regulation 2(2) of these regulations and other physical checks set out in Annex III to

European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC.

(2) The requirements of European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC and of these

regulations shall apply to all plant products listed in Schedule IV to these regulations

which, in particular on account of their origin and subsequent destination, may give rise

to the risk of spreading infectious or contagious animal diseases.

Use of electronic certification

The production, use, transmission and storage of the CVED as set down in the

various situations described in these regulations may be done by electronic means at the

discretion of the Veterinary Services.

Repeals L.N. 85 of 2004

The Procedure for Veterinary Checks at Border Inspection Posts on Products

from Third Countries Regulations, 2004 are hereby repealed.

Commodity Code (CN, minimum first 4 digits)

Seal Number and Container number

14. Gross weight (kg)

15. Net weight (kg)

Transhipment għal

For transit to 3 rd country

17. Transhipment to

to 3 rd Country

EU BIP

ANIMO unit no.

+ISO code

3 rd country

Exit BIP

3 rd country ISO code

ANIMO unit No.

Conform to EU requirements

For re-import

Conforms

Does NOT conform

For Internal Market

For NON-conforming consignments

Human consumption

Customs warehouse

Registered No.

Animal feedingstuffs

Free zone or free warehouse

Pharmaceutical uses

Registered No.

Ship supplier

Technical use

Registered No.

Ship

Other

Name

Port

Declaration

I, the undersigned person responsible for the load detailed above, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief the

statements made in section I of this document are true and complete and I agree to comply with the legal requirements

of European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC, including payment for veterinary checks, for repossession of any

consignment rejected after transit across the EU to a third country (article 11.1.c) or costs of destruction if necessary.

Place and date of declaration

Name of signatory

Signature

Part 2: Decision on Consignment

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

The Common Veterinary Entry Document, CVED

Previous CVED

CVED Reference number

NO

YES

Reference number

Documentary Check

Identity Check

Seal Check

Satisfactory

OR

Full Identity Check

Satisfactory

Not Satisfactory

Not Satisfactory

Physical Check

Laboratory Tests

NO

Satisfactory

YES

Not Satisfactory

Tested for

Not done

Random

1. Reduced Checks regime

Suspicion

2. Other

Results

Satisfactory

Not Satisfactory

Released pending a result

ACCEPTABLE for Transhipment

ACCEPTABLE for Transit Procedure

To 3 rd Country

EU BIP

ANIMO unit no.

+ ISO code

3 rd country

Exit BIP

3 rd country ISO code

ANIMO unit no

ACCEPTABLE for Internal Market

ACCEPTABLE if channelled

For Free Circulation -

Article 8 of Directive 97/78/EC procedure

Human Consumption

Re-import of EU products (article 15 of Directive

Animal feeding-stuff

97/78/EC)

Pharmaceutical use

ACCEPTABLE for Specific Warehouse Procedure

(article 12.4 and 13 of Directive 97/78/EC)

Technical use

Customs warehouse

Other

Free zone or free warehouse

Ship supplier

Direct to a ship

NOT ACCEPTABLE

Reason for refusal

1. Re-export

1. Absence/Invalid certificate

2. Destruction

2. Non approved country

3. Transformation

3. Non approved establishment

By Date

4. Prohibited product

5. ID: Mis-match with documents

6. ID: Health mark error

Details of Controlled Destinations (33-35)

Approved no. (where relevant)

7. Physical hygiene failure

Address

8. Chemical contamination

Consignment released

9. Micro biological contamination

New seal no.

10. Other

Full identification of border inspection post/

Official Veterinarian

Veterinary Services and official stamp.

I the undersigned official veterinarian, or designated

official agent, certify that the veterinary checks on this

consignment out in accordance with EU requirements.

Signature

Name (in Capital)

Date

Exit transit BIP: Formalities of exit from the EC and

Customs Document Reference

checks made of transiting goods confirmed in accordance

with article 11.2(e) of European Union Council Directive

97/78/EC

Date

Subsequent CVED

Stamp

Number(s)

Notes for guidance for the CVED certificate

General: Complete the certificate in capitals. Where there is an option to delete a box or it is not relevant,

clearly deface or cross out the whole numbered box. To indicate positively any option, tick or mark the

sign.

This certificate is to be completed for all consignments presented to a border inspection post, whether they

are for consignments presented as meeting EU requirements and are for free circulation, consignments that

will be subject to channelling or those consignments not meeting EU conditions and destined for

transhipment, transit, or their placing in free zones, free warehouses or customs warehouses or for ship

suppliers (chandlers). Channelling refers to consignments accepted under the conditions laid down in

article 8 of European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC but that remain under veterinary control until a

specified final destination is reached, usually for further treatment.

ISO codes where indicated refer to the international standard two letter code for any country.

CVED: PART 1

This section is for completion by the declarant or person responsible for the load as defined in article

2(2)(e) of European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC. Notes are shown against the relevant box number.

Box 1. Consignor/exporter.

Indicate the commercial organisation dispatching the consignment (in the third country).

Box 2. Border Inspection Post.

If this information is not pre-printed on the document, please complete. The CVED reference number is the

unique reference number given by the border inspection post issuing the certificate (repeated in box 25).

The ANIMO unit number is unique to the border inspection post and is listed against its name on the list of

approved border inspection posts published in the Official Journal.

Box 3. Consignee.

Indicate the address of the person or commercial organisation given on the third-country certificate. If this

is not present on the certificate, the consignee in relevant commercial documents may be used.

Box 4. Person responsible for the load (also agent or declarant).

This is the person defined in article 2(2)(e) of European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC, who is in

charge of the consignment when presented to the border inspection post and makes the necessary

declarations to the competent authorities on behalf of the importer: give the name and address.

Box 5. Importer.

The importer may be remote from the actual border inspection post: give the name and address. If the

importer and agent are the same indicate ‘As box 4’.

Box 6. Country of origin.

This refers to where the final product was produced, manufactured or packaged.

Box 7. Country from where consigned.

This refers to the country where the consignment was placed aboard the means of final transport for the

journey to the EU.

Box 8. Include the delivery address in the EU.

This applies both to conforming (box 19) and to nonconforming (box 22) products.

Box 9. Give the estimated date that consignments are expected to arrive at the border inspection post.

Box 10. Veterinary certificate/document.

Date of issue.

The date that the certificate/document was signed by the official veterinarian or the Veterinary Services.

Number.

Give the unique official number of the certificate. For products from an approved or registered

establishment or vessel, indicate the name and approval/registration number where appropriate. For

embryos, ova or semen straws give an identity number of the approved collection team.

Box 11. Give full details of the means of arrival transport: for aircraft the flight number and air waybill

number, for vessels the ship name and bill of lading number, for road vehicles the registration number plate

with trailer number if appropriate, for railways the train identity and wagon number.

Box 12. Nature of the goods.

Indicate the species of animal, the treatment undergone by the products and the number and type of

packages that comprise the load, e.g. 50 boxes of 2 kg, or the number of containers. Tick the appropriate

transport temperature.

Box 13. CN code.

Give as a minimum the first four digits of the relevant Combined Nomenclature (CN) code established

pursuant to European Union Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 as last amended. These codes are also

listed in Commission Decision 2002/349/EC (and are equivalent to the HS headings). In the case of fishery

products only, where there is one certificate with one consignment having contents with more than one

commodity code, the additional codes may be annotated onto the CVED as appropriate.

Box 14. Gross weight.

Overall weight in kg. This is defined as the aggregate mass of the products with immediate containers and

all their packaging, but excluding transport containers and other transport equipment.

Box 15. Net weight.

Weight of actual product excluding packaging in kg. This is defined as the mass of the products themselves

without immediate containers or any packaging. Use units where a weight is inappropriate, e.g. 100 semen

straws of X ml or 3 biological strains/embryos.

Box 16. Give all seal and container identification numbers where relevant.

Box 17. Transhipment.

Use where a consignment is not to be imported at this border inspection post but is to travel onward in

another vessel or aircraft either for importation into the EU at a second and subsequent border inspection

post in the European Community/EEA, or for a third-country destination.

ANIMO unit number. see box 2.

Box 18. Transit.

For consignments that do not conform to EU requirements and are destined for a third country by

movement across the relevant EU/EEA State by road, rail or waterway transport.

Exit BIP. Name of the border inspection post where the products are to leave the EU.

ANIMO unit number. see box 2.

Box 19. Conforming products.

All products that will be presented for free circulation in the internal market including those that are

acceptable but will be subjected to a 'channelling procedure' and those that after receiving veterinary

clearance as acceptable for free circulation, may be stored under customs control, and receive customs

clearance at a later stage, either at the customs office on which the border inspection post is geographically

dependent, or at another location.

Non-conforming products.

Those products not meeting EU requirements and that are for free zones, free warehouses, customs

warehouses, ship chandlers or ships or transit to a third country.

Box 20. Re-import.

Refers to consignments of EU origin that have been refused acceptance or entry to a third country, and are

being returned to the establishment of origin in the EU.

Box 21. Internal market.

This is for consignments that are being presented for distribution in the single market. Tick the category for

which the consignment is being presented. This also applies to those consignments that after receiving

veterinary clearance as acceptable for free circulation, may be stored under customs control, and receive

customs clearance at a later stage, either at the customs office on which the border inspection post is

geographically dependent, or at another location.

Box 22. Complete this box for all non-conforming products where the consignment will be delivered and

stored under veterinary control in a free zone, a free warehouse, a customs warehouse or a ship supplier

(chandler).

NB: boxes 18 and 22 refer to veterinary procedures only.

Box 23. Signature.

This commits the signatory also to accepting back consignments in transit that are refused entry by a third

country.

CVED: PART 2

This section is for completion by the official veterinarian or designated official agent (as in European

Union Decision 93/352/EEC) only.

For boxes 38 to 41 use a colour other than black.

Box 24. Previous CVED.

If there has been a previous CVED issued, indicate the serial number of this certificate.

Box 25. This refers to the unique reference number given by the border inspection post issuing the

certificate and is as in box 2.

Box 26. Documentary check.

To be completed for all consignments.

Box 27. Tick ‘seal check’ where containers are not opened and the seal only is checked according to article

4(4)(a)(i) of European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC.

Box 28. Physical checks.

Reduced checks refers to the regime laid down in European Union Commission Decision 94/360/EEC

where the consignment has not been selected for a physical check but is considered checked satisfactorily

with documentary and identity check only.

‘Other’.

Refers to reimport procedure, channelled goods, transhipment, transit or Article 12 and 13 procedures.

These destinations can be deduced from other boxes.

Box 29. Complete with the category of substance or pathogen for which an investigation procedure is

undertaken.

‘Random’ indicates sampling where the consignment is not detained pending a result, in which case the

competent authority of destination must be notified by ANIMO message (see article 8 of European Union

Council Directive 97/78/EC).

‘Suspicion’ includes cases where the consignment has been detained pending a favourable result, or tested

because of a previous notification from the rapid alert system for food and feed (RASFF), or tested because

of a safeguard measure in operation.

Box 30. Complete where relevant for acceptability for transhipment. Use where a consignment is not to be

imported at this border inspection post but is to travel onward in another vessel or aircraft either for

importation into the EU at a second and subsequent border inspection post in the European

Community/EEA, or for a third-country destination. See article 9 of European Union Council Directive

97/78/EC and European Union Commission Decision 2000/25/EC (1).

ANIMO unit number. see box 2.

Box 31. Transit.

Complete when it is acceptable to send consignments that do not conform to EU requirements to a third

country across the EU/relevant EEA State by road, rail or waterway transport. This must be carried out

under veterinary control in accordance with the requirements of article 11 of European Union Council

Directive 97/78/EC and European Union Decision 2000/208/EC.

Box 32. This box is to be used for all consignments approved for free circulation within the single market.

(It should also be used for consignments that meet EU requirements but for financial reasons are not being

customs cleared immediately at the border inspection post, but are being stored under customs control in a

customs warehouse or will be customs cleared later and/or at a geographically separate destination.)

Boxes 33 and 34. Are to be used where consignments cannot be accepted for release for free circulation

under veterinary rules, but are considered higher risk and are to be sent under veterinary and customs

control to one of the controlled destinations provided for in European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC.

Acceptance for free zones, free warehouses and customs warehouses can only be granted when

requirements laid down in article 12(4) of European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC are fulfilled.

Box 33. For use where consignments are accepted but must be channelled to a specific destination laid

down in articles 8 or 15 of European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC.

Box 34. Use for all non-conforming consignments destined to be moved to or stored in warehouses

approved in accordance with article 12(4) of European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC or to operators

authorised pursuant to article 13 of the same Directive.

Box 35. Indicate clearly when import is refused, the subsequent process to be carried out. Give the date for

completion of the action proposed. The address of any transformation establishment should be entered in

box 37. After rejection or a decision for transformation, the date for further action should be also recorded

in the ‘follow-up action register’.

Box 36. Reasons for refusal.

For use as appropriate to add relevant information. Tick the appropriate box. Item 7 is for hygiene failure

not covered by 8 or 9, including temperature control irregularities, putrefaction or dirty products.

Box 37. Give approval number and address (or ship name and port) for all destinations where further

veterinary control of the consignment is required i.e. for boxes 33: Channelling; 34: Warehouse procedure;

35: Transformation or destruction.

Box 38. Use this box when the original seal recorded on a consignment is destroyed on opening the

container. A consolidated list of all seals that have been used for this purpose should be kept.

Box 39. Put here the official stamp of the border inspection post or of the Veterinary Services.

Box 40. Signature of the veterinarian, or in case of ports handling fish only, of the designated official agent

as laid down in European Union Decision 93/352/EC.

Box 41. This box to be used by the transit border inspection post of exit from the EU when consignments

are sent in transit across the EU and are checked outwards as laid down in European Union Decision

2000/208/EC. In the absence of transit, this box may be used alternatively for additional comments as

appropriate regarding e.g. non-removal of vertebral column or fees paid.

Box 42. For use by customs services to add relevant information (e.g. for the number of the customs T1 or

T5 certificate) where consignments remain under customs control for a while. This information is normally

added after signature by the veterinarian.

Box 43. For use when the original CVED certificate must remain at any one location and further ‘daughter’

CVED certificates must be issued.