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7.—(1) The Secretary of State, with the consent of the appropriate authority, may by regulations amend Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Community and the veterinary certification requirements(1), to add a third country to the list in Part 1 of Annex 1 (“the list”), or remove or amend an entry in the list in respect of a third country, where the amendment is necessary or appropriate in the light of an assessment of the risk to animal or public health in the United Kingdom, taking into account the criteria and matters specified in paragraph (2).
(2) Any assessment in respect of live poultry, hatching eggs (including specified pathogen-free eggs) day-old chicks and poultry products which is relied upon for the purposes of paragraph (1) must have been approved by the Secretary of State and the appropriate authority, taking into account the animal health criteria, the public health criteria and the following matters—
(a)the assurances which the third country can give with regard to compliance with poultry health requirements in the third country;
(b)the degree of compliance with regard to growth hormones and veterinary medicines.
(3) Any assessment which is relied on for the purposes of paragraph (1) must be appropriate to the circumstances and must have been approved by the Secretary of State and the appropriate authority.
(4) In the case of a third country which is not listed in the list, or which is listed therein only as regards part of its territory, the assessment must demonstrate that the relevant competent authority of the third country is able to provide appropriate assurances regarding compliance with relevant animal and public health requirements in the United Kingdom.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 119/2009 is amended by S.I. 2019/795.
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