1.Identity checks, including checks for compliance with the requirements to be prepacked and bear a marking referred to in Article 4(1), point (a), and Article 5(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1231, shall be performed at SPS Inspection Facilities of first arrival in Northern Ireland at a frequency rate of 8 % on all consignments of retail goods referred to in Article 1, other than those referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.For the purpose of the identity checks referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, Article 3(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2130 shall not apply.Physical checks, in conjunction with the identity checks referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, shall be carried out to fulfil the objectives of the written guarantees referred to in Article 4(1), point (g), and Article 5(1), point (f), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1231, using, in particular, a risk-based and intelligence-led approach.