Cabinet Regulation No. 46 of 2020 on Requirements and Procedures for the Border Control of Food to be Entered from Third Countries and Materials and Products Intended to Come Into Contact with Food Which Are Not Subject to Official Border Control

The Regulation prescribes the requirements and procedures for the border control of food entered from third countries and materials and products intended to come into contact with food (hereinafter the goods) which are not subject to official border control in accordance with Article 44 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation). The Food and Veterinary Service shall perform border control of the goods in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles 44, 45 and 46 of Regulation 2017/625.