PART V

ENTRY INTO THE UNION AND EXPORT
CHAPTER 1

Entry into the Union of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin from third countries and territories
Section 2

Listing of third countries and territories

Suspension and withdrawal from the lists of third countries and territories and implementing acts
Article 232
1
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, withdraw a country or territory from the lists provided for in Article 230(1), or suspend the entry into the Union of animals, germinal products or products of animal origin from a third country or territory, or from a zone or compartment thereof, for any of the following reasons:
a
the third country or territory concerned, or one or more zones or compartments thereof, no longer complies with the criteria laid down in Article 230(1), where relevant for the entry into the Union of a particular species and category of animal, germinal product or product of animal origin;
b
the animal health situation in the third country or territory concerned, or in a zone or compartment thereof, is such that a suspension or withdrawal from the lists is necessary in order to protect the animal health status of the Union;
c
the Commission has requested the third country or territory concerned to supply up-to–date information on the animal health situation and other matters referred to in Article 230(1), and that third country or territory has not provided such information;
d
the third country or territory concerned has refused to agree to controls being carried out by the Commission on behalf of the Union in its territory.
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 266(2).
2
On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency relating to a serious risk of the introduction into the Union of a listed disease as referred to in point (d) of Article 9(1), the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 266(3).
3
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, reinstate in the lists provided for in Article 230(1) a third country or territory, or a zone or compartment thereof, that has been withdrawn from those lists, or may re–authorise the entry into the Union of animals, germinal products or products of animal origin from a third country or territory, or from a zone or compartment thereof, from which entry into the Union has been suspended, for one of the following reasons:
a
for the reasons referred to in point (a) or (c) of paragraph 1 of this Article, provided that the third country or territory concerned demonstrates that it complies with the listing criteria provided for in Article 230(1);
b
for the reason referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article, provided that the third country or territory concerned provides appropriate guarantees that the animal health situation that gave rise to the suspension or withdrawal has been resolved or no longer represents a threat to animal or public health within the Union;
c
for the reason referred to in point (d) of paragraph 1 of this Article, provided that:
1. the third country or territory concerned has agreed to controls being carried out by the Commission on behalf of the Union in its territory; and
2. the results of those controls by the Commission show that the third country or territory concerned, and the zones or compartments thereof, comply with the listing criteria provided for in Article 230(1).
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 266(2).