Payment of feesS
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21. The official veterinarian shall not authorise the release of animals from a quarantine centre or border inspection post unless they are satisfied that all veterinary checks for which a charge is made have been paid for, and that, where relevant, a deposit covering any cost provided for in Article 9(1)(a), 9(2), the second and third indents of Article 10(1), Article 10(6) and Article 12(2) of Council Directive 91/496/EEC has been lodged.