Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 121 U.K. Frequency of F1 ... controls in third countries

The frequency of F2 ... controls in third countries referred to in Article 120 shall be determined on the basis of the following criteria:

(a)

a risk assessment of the animals and goods exported to [F3 Great Britain] from the third country concerned;

(b)

the rules referred to in Article 1(2);

(c)

the volume and nature of animals and goods entering [F3 Great Britain] from the third country concerned;

(d)

the outcome of controls already performed by the [F4 experts appointed by the competent authority] or by other inspection bodies;

(e)

the outcome of official controls on animals and goods entering [F3 Great Britain] from the third country concerned and of any other official controls that competent authorities [F5 in Great Britain] have performed;

(f)

information received from the EFSA or similar bodies;

(g)

information received from internationally recognised bodies such as:

(i)

the World Health Organization;

(ii)

the Codex Alimentarius Commission;

(iii)

the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE);

(iv)

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization and any other regional plant protection organisations established under the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC);

(v)

the secretariat of the IPPC;

(vi)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development;

(vii)

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe;

(viii)

the secretariat of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Biodiversity;

(h)

evidence of emerging disease situations or other circumstances that might result in animals and goods entering [F3 Great Britain] from a third country presenting health or environmental risks or a risk of fraudulent or deceptive practices;

(i)

the need to investigate or respond to emergency situations in individual third countries.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Art. 121 heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481), regs. 1, 21(6) (with reg. 46)

F2 Word in Art. 121 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481), regs. 1, 21(7)(a) (with reg. 46)

F3 Words in Art. 121 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481), regs. 1, 21(7)(b) (with reg. 46)

F4 Words in Art. 121(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481), regs. 1, 21(7)(c) (with reg. 46)

F5 Words in Art. 121(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481), regs. 1, 21(7)(d) (with reg. 46)