TITLE II

OFFICIAL CONTROLS AND OTHER OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES ...
CHAPTER VII

Official certification

Guarantees of reliability for official certificates
Article 89
1
Official certificates shall:
a
bear a unique code;
b
not be signed by the certifying officer where they are blank or incomplete;
c
be in English and one of the official languages of the country of destination and may also be in Welsh;
d
be authentic and accurate;
e
allow for the identification of the person who signed them and the date of issue; and
f
allow the easy verification of the links between the certificate, the issuing authority and the consignment, lot or individual animal or good covered by the certificate.
2
The competent authorities shall take all appropriate measures to prevent the issuance of false or misleading official certificates or the abuse of official certificates.
Words in Title 2 heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481), regs. 1, 4(1) (with reg. 46)
Art. 89(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481), regs. 1, 17(2) (with reg. 46)