TITLE IIU.K.OFFICIAL CONTROLS AND OTHER OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES F1...

CHAPTER VU.K.Official controls on animals and goods entering [F2Great Britain]

Section IVU.K.Approval of the pre-export controls

Article 74U.K.Non-compliance with, and withdrawal of, the approval of pre-export controls performed by third countries

1.When official controls on consignments of categories of animal and goods in respect of which specific pre-export controls have been approved in accordance with Article 73(1) reveal serious and recurrent non-compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2), [F3the competent authorities] shall immediately:

(a)notify the [F4other competent authorities in the British Islands] and operators concerned via the [F5appropriate computerised information management system] in addition to seeking administrative assistance in accordance with the procedures established in Articles 102 to  [F6107]; and

(b)increase the number of official controls on consignments from the relevant third country and, where necessary to allow a proper analytical examination of the situation, keep an appropriate number of samples under appropriate storage conditions.

2.The [F7appropriate authority may, by regulations], withdraw the approval provided for in Article 73(1) where, following the official controls referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, there are indications that the requirements laid down in Article 73(3) and (4) are no longer being met. F8...