PART 2Imports from third countries

Approved places of inspection17

1

The Secretary of State may approve a place to which notifiable relevant material may be destined as a place at which plant health checks and identity checks may be carried out by an inspector in respect of that material.

2

An application for approval under paragraph (1) may be made to the Secretary of State by an importer or other person responsible for that place in such form and containing such information as the Secretary of State may specify.

3

An approval may be granted subject to conditions, including conditions relating to the storage of the relevant material or to EU transit goods, and may be withdrawn at any time if the Secretary of State no longer considers that the place to which the approval relates is suitable for the purpose for which the approval was given.

4

The Secretary of State may only approve a place as an approved place of inspection if the place has been approved by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for use as a temporary storage facility.

5

In this article—

a

“temporary storage facility” means a temporary storage facility, as referred to in Article 185(1) of Commission Regulation 2454/93/EC laying down provisions for the implementation of the Customs Code30;

b

“identity check” means an examination carried out under article 12(3).