TITLE VIII ADAPTATION OF COMMUNITY LEGISLATION

Article 60 Amendment of Regulation (EC) .../...(1)

Regulation (EC) .../...(1) is hereby amended as follows:

1)

In Article 1, the following paragraph shall be added:

“1a. This Regulation shall apply in addition to Regulation (EC) No .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council of on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules(2).”

2)

In Article 2:

(a)

in paragraph 1, subparagraphs (a), (b), (d) and (e) shall be deleted; and

(b)

the following subparagraph shall be added to paragraph 2:

“(ba)

Regulation (EC) No .../...(3)”.

3)

In Article 3:

(a)

paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:

“1. The competent authorities shall approve establishments when, and in the manner, specified in Article 31(2) of Regulation (EC) No .../...(4)”; and

(b)

paragraphs 4(a) and (b) and paragraph 6 shall be deleted.

4)

Article 9 shall be deleted.

5)

Article 10 shall be replaced with the following:

“Article 10

To ensure the uniform application of the principles and conditions laid down in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Title VI, Chapter II, of Regulation (EC) No .../...(4) the procedures laid down in this Chapter shall apply.”.

6)

In Article 11:

(a)

paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following:

“2. A third country shall appear on such lists only if a Community control in that country has taken place and demonstrates that the competent authority provides appropriate guarantees as specified in Article 48(3) of Regulation (EC) No .../...(5). However, a third country may appear on such lists without a Community control having taken place if:

(a) the risk determined in accordance with Article 46(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No .../...(5)does not warrant it; and

(b) it is determined, when deciding to add a particular third country to a list in accordance with paragraph 1, that other information indicates that the competent authority provides the necessary guarantees.”;

(b)

in paragraph 4, the introduction shall be replaced by the following:

“4. When drawing up or updating lists, particular account shall be taken of the criteria listed in Articles 46 and 48(3) of Regulation (EC) No .../...(5). Regard shall also be had to:”; and

(c)

subparagraphs (b) to (h) of paragraph 4 shall be deleted.

7)

Article 14(2)(b) shall be replaced by the following:

“(b)

any specific import conditions established in accordance with Article 48 of Regulation (EC) No .../...(6)”.

8)

In Article 18, points (17) to (20) shall be deleted.

(1)

Note to OJ: insert reference to the relevant Regulation cited in Recital 45 (between footnotes 2 and 3).

(2)

OJ L (Note to OJ. Insert No and date of present Regulation at publication in OJ)."

(3)

Note to OJ. Insert No of present Regulation.

(4)

Note to OJ. Insert No of present Regulation.

(5)

Note to OJ. Insert No of present Regulation.

(6)

Note to OJ. Insert No of present Regulation.