TITLE VIU.K.[F1ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO CONTROLS]

CHAPTER IIU.K.Conditions for the entry into [F2Great Britain] of animals and goods

Article 125U.K.Information on third countries' control systems

1.The [F3appropriate authority] shall request third countries which intend to export animals and goods to [F4Great Britain] to provide the following accurate and up-to-date information on the general organisation and management of sanitary and phytosanitary control systems in their territory:

(a)any sanitary or phytosanitary rules adopted or proposed within their territory;

(b)risk-assessment procedures and factors taken into consideration for the assessment of risks and for the determination of the appropriate level of sanitary or phytosanitary protection;

(c)any control and inspection procedures and mechanisms, including, where relevant, on animals or goods arriving from other third countries;

(d)official certification mechanisms;

(e)where appropriate, any measures taken following recommendations provided for in the first paragraph of Article 122;

(f)where relevant, results of controls performed on animals and goods intended to be exported to [F5Great Britain]; and

(g)where relevant, information on changes made to the structure and functioning of control systems adopted to meet [F6the sanitary or phytosanitary requirements of the constituent territories of Great Britain,] or recommendations provided for in the first paragraph of Article 122.

2.The request for information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be proportionate, taking account of the nature of the animals and goods to be exported to [F7Great Britain] and of the specific situation in, and structure of, the third country.