PART 3OFFICIAL CONTROLS ON FEED AND FOOD OF NON-ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM THIRD COUNTRIES

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1

The Commissioners, the Agency and any enforcement authority may exchange information for the purposes of the Import Provisions, and may divulge information to the bodies defined as enforcement authorities in the provisions corresponding to Part 3 of these Regulations in England, Wales and Scotland for the purposes of the Import Provisions or the provisions corresponding to the Import Provisions in those jurisdictions.

2

Paragraph (1) is without prejudice to any other power of the Commissioners, the Agency or any enforcement authority to disclose information.

3

A person, including a servant of the Crown, may not disclose any information received from the Commissioners under paragraph (1) if —

a

the information relates to a person whose identity—

i

is specified in the disclosure; or

ii

can be deduced from the disclosure;

b

the disclosure is for a purpose other than the purposes specified in paragraph (1); and

c

the Commissioners have not given their prior consent to the disclosure.