Article 5
1
The Commission shall be authorised to take, on behalf of the Union, any decision to:
a
confirm or suspend the recognition of equivalence following the reassessment of equivalence to be carried out by 31 December 2023 in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 3 [Recognition of equivalence] of Annex TBT-4 [Organic Products] to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement;
b
suspend the recognition of equivalence in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 6 of Article 3 [Recognition of equivalence] of Annex TBT-4 [Organic Products] to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement;
c
accept official Good Manufacturing Practice documents issued by an authority of the United Kingdom for manufacturing facilities located outside the territory of the issuing authority and to determine the terms and conditions under which the Union accepts those official Good Manufacturing Practice documents in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 5 [Recognition of inspections] of Annex TBT-2 [Medicinal Products] to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement;
d
adopt any necessary implementing arrangements for the exchange of official Good Manufacturing Practice documents with an authority of the United Kingdom under Article 6 [Exchange of official GMP documents] of Annex TBT-2 [Medicinal Products] to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and for the exchange of information with an authority of the United Kingdom regarding inspections of manufacturing facilities under Article 7 [Safeguards] of that Annex;
e
suspend recognition of inspections or acceptance of official Good Manufacturing Practice documents issued by the United Kingdom and notify the United Kingdom of its intention to apply Article 9 [Suspension] of Annex TBT-2 [Medicinal Products] to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and enter into consultations with the United Kingdom in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 8 [Changes to the applicable legislation] of that Annex;
f
suspend totally or partially, for all or some of the products listed in Appendix C to Annex TBT-2 [Medicinal Products] to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the recognition of inspections or acceptance of official Good Manufacturing Practice documents of the other Party in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 9 [Suspension] of that Annex.
2
Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Article 3 shall apply.