Exemptions
2.—(1) Article 3 shall not apply to—
(a)the importation of any food if, when imported, that food is accompanied by valid certification relating to it, as specified in paragraph (3);
(b)any subsequent commercial operation in relation to the food if it can be proved by the person carrying out the operation that at the time of importation it was so accompanied; or
(c)the return to Belgium, in accordance with Article 4 of the Commission Decision, of any product covered by this Order.
(2) Article 5 shall not, save for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (1), apply to any imported food which is accompanied by valid certification relating to it as specified in paragraph (3).
(3) The certification to which paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) and (2) apply is an official certificate signed by the Belgian competent authority as called for by Article 2 of the Commission Decision.