1.Notwithstanding Article 12(1)(b), live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods shall come from production areas in third countries that appear on lists drawn up and updated in accordance with Article 12.
2.The requirement of paragraph 1 shall not apply to pectinidae harvested outside classified production areas. However, official controls with respect to pectinidae shall take place in accordance with Annex II, Chapter III.
3.(a)Before the lists referred to in paragraph 1 are drawn up, particular account shall be taken of the guarantees that the competent authority of the third country can give concerning compliance with the requirements of this Regulation on the classification and control of production zones.
(b)A Community inspection visit on-the-spot shall take place before such lists are drawn up unless:
the risk determined in accordance with Article 18, point 18 does not warrant it;
and
it is determined, when deciding to add a particular production area to a list in accordance with paragraph 1, that other information indicates that the competent authority provides the necessary guarantees.
4.The Commission shall arrange for up-to-date versions of all lists drawn up or updated in accordance with this Article to be available to the public.