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PART 3Importation from a third country

Appointment of official veterinarians and official fish inspectors

10.—(1) The enforcement authority must appoint suitably trained veterinary surgeons for the purpose of carrying out regulatory functions under these Regulations at border inspection posts.

(2) If the approval for a border inspection post permits the importation of any product for human consumption (other than snails) listed in the Table in Chapter 3 of Annex I to Commission Decision 2007/275/EC, the local authority may appoint suitably trained officers to be official fish inspectors for that post in relation to fish and fishery products, and that inspector has all the powers of an official veterinarian in relation to those products.