CHAPTER IIIDUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
Article 10Requirements for transporter authorisation
1.
F1The competent authority shall grant authorisations to transporters provided that:
(a)
the applicants are established, or in case of applicants established in a third country, are represented, in F2Great Britain;
(b)
the applicants have demonstrated that they have sufficient and appropriate staff, equipment and operational procedures at their disposal to enable them to comply with this Regulation, including where appropriate Good Practice Guides;
(c)
the applicants or their representatives have no record of serious infringements of F3F4assimilated law and/or F5... legislation on the protection of animals in the three years preceding the date of the application. This provision shall not apply where the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the F6F7... competent authority that it has taken all necessary measures to avoid further infringements.