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Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance)

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Article 73U.K.Approval of pre-export controls performed by third countries

1.The [F1appropriate authority may make regulations approving,] upon request of a third country, specific pre-export controls that that third country carries out on consignments of animals and goods prior to export to [F2Great Britain] with a view to verifying that the exported consignments satisfy the requirements of the rules referred to in Article 1(2). Such approval shall only apply to consignments originating in the third country concerned and may be granted for one or more categories of animals or goods. F3...

2.The approval provided for in paragraph 1 shall specify:

(a)the maximum frequency of official controls to be performed by the competent authorities [F4on] entry of the consignments into [F2Great Britain], where there is no reason to suspect non-compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2) or fraudulent or deceptive practices;

(b)the official certificates that must accompany consignments entering [F2Great Britain];

(c)a model for the certificates referred to in point (b) [F5, including, but not limited to, the publication of such certificates online in the form specified by the appropriate authority, as amended from time to time;]

(d)the competent authorities of the third country under the responsibility of which pre-export controls must be performed; and

(e)where appropriate, any delegated body to which those competent authorities may delegate certain tasks. Such delegation may only be approved if it meets the criteria set out in Articles 28 to 33 or equivalent conditions.

3.The approval provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article may only be granted to a third country if the evidence available and, where appropriate, a F6... control performed in accordance with Article 120, demonstrate that the system of official controls in that third country is able to ensure that:

(a)the consignments of the animals or goods exported to [F2Great Britain] meet the requirements of the rules referred to in Article 1(2), or equivalent requirements; and

(b)the controls performed in the third country prior to dispatch to [F2Great Britain] are sufficiently effective to replace or reduce the frequency of the documentary, identity checks and physical checks laid down in the rules referred to in Article 1(2).

4.The competent authorities or a delegated body specified in the approval shall:

(a)be responsible for contacts with [F2Great Britain]; and

(b)ensure that the official certificates referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2 accompany each consignment that is controlled.

5.The [F7appropriate authority may make regulations laying] down detailed rules and criteria for approving pre-export controls performed by third countries in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article and for official controls performed by the competent authorities of the [F8constituent territories of Great Britain] on animals and goods subject to the approval referred in that paragraph. F9...

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