Export Health Certificate (EHC) requirements for POAO will come into force on the same date. Pre- notification requirements will also apply for animal by-products not already subject to them, and health certificates will be required for ABPs from this date; • ID and Physical SPS checks for POAO, germinal products, and ABP will not be required until 1 January 2022; • Pre-notification requirements and documentary checks will be required for low risk plants and plant products, and will be introduced from 1 January 2022; and 2 • From 1 March 2022, risk-based checks at BCPs will take place on each consignment of SPS imports from the EU or the EEA, as with SPS imports from the rest of the world.