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The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011

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Serious or repeated infringements and breach of maximum residue limitsE+W

[F122.(1) If the official veterinary surgeon or official fish inspector (as appropriate) suspects that products entering [F2Great Britain] from a particular third country, part of a third country or establishment in a third country have been the subject of serious contraventions of any import requirement, or contraventions that form part of a series, or where those checks reveal that maximum residue levels have been exceeded, [F3the enforcement authority may require extra physical checks and take samples for testing or analysis from subsequent consignments from the source concerned and take appropriate measures in accordance with Section 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 2 of the Official Controls Regulation].

(2) If the official veterinary surgeon or official fish inspector (as appropriate) has reason to suspect fraudulent or deceptive practices by an operator responsible for a consignment, the Welsh Ministers may apply intensified official controls.

(3) The official veterinary surgeon or official fish inspector (as appropriate) must carry out a physical check on the suspected non-compliant consignment and take appropriate measures in accordance with Section 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [F4of the Official Controls Regulation].

(4) [F5Where the person responsible for consignments is informed that extra checks will be required in accordance with paragraph (1), that person must, before the arrival of future consignments at any border control post, lodge with the relevant enforcement authority a deposit or guarantee sufficient to cover all costs incurred by that enforcement authority, including the costs of taking samples and carrying out tests or analysis.]]

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