Preamble
Recitals 99
Title I - SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS (Article 1-3) 3
Title II - OFFICIAL CONTROLS AND OTHER OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES IN MEMBER STATES (Article 4-91) 88
Title III - REFERENCE LABORATORIES AND REFERENCE CENTRES (Article 92-101) 10
Title IV - ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION (Article 102-108) 7
Title V - PLANNING AND REPORTING (Article 109-115) 7
Title VI - UNION ACTIVITIES (Article 116-136) 21
Title VII - ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Article 137-141) 5
Title VIII - COMMON PROVISIONS (Article 142-167) 26
Annexes 5

entering the Union

Definitions over time (1)

27/04/2017 – 14/12/2019 Article 3, Regulation (EU) 2017/625 Scope: Whole act Also: entry into the Union

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

‘entering the Union’ or ‘entry into the Union’ means the action of bringing animals and goods into one of the territories that are listed in Annex I to this Regulation from outside these territories, except in relation to the rules referred to in point (g) of Article 1(2) for which these terms mean the action of bringing goods into the ‘Union territory’ as defined in the second subparagraph of Article 1(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031;

Each has its own scope, dates and uses. Open one to see when it applies.

No text uses this concept on 12/11/2026.