According to a report by the EU’s Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) published on Friday 8 September, official controls on animals and goods entering the EU are not always carried out in accordance with EU rules.
In addition, according to EU experts, there is a long-standing shortcoming concerning checks on consignments of goods of animal origin in transit. Similarly, as far as goods of non-animal origin are concerned, there are still systematic shortcomings in the implementation of these...