About Control Posts
Certain food and feed of non-animal origin are subject to increased levels of official import controls, as set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/1793. The list of products subject to increased level of attention and control at borders is included in Annexes I and II to the Regulation. It is regularly updated based on information from various sources, including:
- notifications received through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF);
- reports from the Health and Food Audits and Analysis Directorate;
- the EU countries and non-EU countries.
The enhanced control mechanism means that competent authorities will:
- carry out systematic (100%) checks on documents accompanying the consignments,
- conduct physical checks, including laboratory analysis, at a frequency defined in the Annexes to Regulation (EU) 2019/1793.
Additionally, products listed in Annex II to the Regulation shall be accompanied by the results of sampling and analyses performed by the competent authorities of the relevant third country and by an official certificate.
List of BCPs and CPs
A list of Border Control Posts (BCPs) and Control Points (CPs) other than BCPs designated for official controls on certain food and feed of non-animal origin
 | Austria: BCP and CP list (food) |
 | Belgium |
 | Bulgaria: BCP list CP list |
 | Croatia: BCP list CP list |
 | Cyprus: BCP and CP list (food) |
 | Czech Republic: BCP and CP list |
 | Denmark: BCP list CP list |
 | Estonia: BCP list |
 | Finland: BCP list - BCP (PNAO-NHC(feed) - CP list (PNAO-HC(food) and PNAO-NHC(other)) - CP (PNOA-NHC(feed)) |
 | France: PNAO-HC(food) and PNAO-HC(other) PNAO-NHC(feed) |
 | Germany |
 | Greece: BCP and CP list (food) |
 | Hungary: BCP list CP list |
 | Ireland |
 | Italy: BCP and CP list (food) |
 | Latvia |
 | Lithuania: BCP and CP lists |
 | Luxembourg |
 | Malta |
 | Netherlands |
 | Poland: BCP list & CP list |
 | Portugal: BCP list BCP list(feed) CP list (food) |
 | Romania: BCP and CP list |
 | Slovakia: BCP and CP list BCP and CP list (FCM) BCP list (feed) |
 | Slovenia: BCP list and CP list |
 | Spain |
 | Sweden: BCP list (food) BCP list (feed) | ||
 | Iceland: BCP and CP list |
 | Norway: BCP list |
 | United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) |
Related links
- Veterinary border controls
- FAQs on veterinary border controls
- EU import requirements - food of animal origin
- Information for countries exporting to EU - EU Trade Helpdesk
- Information for EU businesses exporting from EU - Access2Markets
- Commission Staff Working Document on the enforcement by national customs authorities of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009
- Q&As on increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin (March 2015)
- Results of MS border controls - 2014
- Results of MS border controls - 2013
- Results of MS border controls - 2012
- Results of MS border controls - 2011
- Results of MS border controls - 2010