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

CHAPTER VIIU.K.Official certification

Article 90U.K.F2... Powers concerning official certificates

The [F3appropriate authority may make regulations laying down rules for the application] of Articles 88 and 89 concerning:

(a)

model official certificates and rules for the issuance of such certificates, where requirements are not laid down in the rules referred to in Article 1(2);

(b)

the mechanisms and technical arrangements to ensure the issuance of accurate and reliable official certificates, and prevent risk of fraud;

(c)

the procedures to be followed in the case of withdrawals of official certificates and for the issuance of replacement certificates;

(d)

rules for the production of certified copies of official certificates;

(e)

the format of documents that must accompany animals and goods after official controls have been performed;

(f)

rules for the issuance of electronic certificates and for the use of electronic signatures.

(g)

[F4rules under point (a) or (e) may also include rules on the publication online of certificates or documents (as the case may be) in the form specified by the appropriate authority.]

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