This resulted in a loss of time at border inspection posts, as one had to wait for the proper legislation to be found.

Products imported from elsewhere must be inspected at an approved border inspection post.

The border inspection posts are obliged to carry out documentary, identity and physical checks.

Imported meat is subject to 100% documentary and identity checks at border inspection posts.

Possibly the people at border inspection posts were not aware and/or concerned about being part of a national and European safety network.

Through it, central and local authorities, border inspection posts and economics operators are linked.

These imports must go through a border inspection post where the health certificate is inspected by AH.

Border inspection post (BIP)

In addition, obligatory checks are carried out on all imports of animal products at the point of entry, in the EU border inspection posts.

Border Inspection Post (BIP).

At each step of transport, at the border inspection post for example, TRACES provides an electronic message to whomever is concerned by this movement.

Problems have been found at the following sites: livestock markets of national importance, border inspection posts, ports where animals are transferred from lorries to vessels, slaughterhouses and so on.

Goods being oncarried by other means may undergo Border Inspection Post procedures at the EC destination, if the destination is approved to receive such goods.

The port's EU-approved border inspection post is responsible for inspecting all types of imports and exports between the European Economic Union and its trading partners.

POAO can only enter the UK through a port or airport with a Border Inspection Post (BIP) approved for the category of product to be imported.

This regime requires that all third country live animal and POAO consignments enter the European Union (EU) through a designated Border Inspection Post (BIP).

Border Inspection Post - control point at the place of importation into the European Union (EU) where Products of Animal Origin (POAO) and live animals are subject to veterinary checks.

The port's facilities include a border inspection post (BIP) approved by the European Union, which is responsible for inspecting all types of imports from third countries or exports to countries outside the European Economic Area.

On that basis, the directive is being amended to improve the protection of animals during transport, providing in particular for additional measures to protect the horses with a mandatory unloading and fixed resting period for commercial consignments of horses passing through a border inspection post of the Union.