This morning in the port of Livorno the new Border Control Post located on the west bank of the Darsena Toscana. Covering an area of 2,100 square metres, the structure that houses the PCF was built in about two years with an investment of 15 million euros.

The building is divided into two levels. On the ground floor the border inspection post will soon be active, responsible for the control of consignments of animals, foodstuffs animal origin or products of non-animal origin but intended for animal feed, entering from third countries and destined for the national territory or that of any of the other States EU Member States. There will also be Points Designated for the entry and import of products of health interest, such as food of non-animal origin intended for human consumption, and from non-European countries, who must be subjected to a health check by the USMAF (Office of Health Maritime, Air and Border). Then there will be the points of Entry of the regional phytosanitary service responsible for controls on imports of plants from third countries, and the activation of any protective measures against the introduction and dissemination in the Community of harmful to plants or plant products.

On the first floor there will also be offices of Agencontrol, the public agency for controls and Community Policies and, on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture Food and Forestry and the Agency for Disbursements in Agriculture, carries out quality controls on products fresh fruit and vegetables as well as preliminary checks, accounting and in the agri-food sector, in the sectors affected by the aid Community. In the same plan, the offices of the terminal company Terminal Darsena Toscana.

"The activation of the PCF - explained the commissioner extraordinary of the Port System Authority of the Sea Northern Tyrrhenian Sea, Luciano Guerrieri - allows the port to concentrate in a single building activities that today are precariously implemented in various areas of the port. In in this way we are able to adapt all existing structures, intended for health checks on foodstuffs from third countries, to the authorization requirements and regulations in force Italian and EU countries. With this intervention we contribute to making the most efficient and safest port".