Article 7 U.K.Increase of frequency of official controls on professional operators authorised to apply the mark on wood packaging material

Competent authorities may increase the frequency of the official controls referred to in Article 6, if the risk so requires, taking into account one or more of the following elements:

(a)

increased phytosanitary risks linked to the presence of the pests in [F1 Great Britain];

(b)

wood packaging material, other plants, plant products or other objects having been subject to interceptions of pests;

(c)

history of compliance of the professional operator with the applicable provisions of Regulations (EU) 2016/2031 and (EU) 2017/625;

(d)

available infrastructure and where the premises and, where applicable, where other locations used by the professional operator are situated.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Art. 7(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 12(7) (with regs. 33-36)