PART 4Approvals

The competent authority20

1

The National Assembly is the competent authority for the purposes of granting or issuing—

a

authorisations to transporters in accordance with Articles 10, 11 and 13 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;

b

certificates of competence in accordance with Article 17(2) of that Regulation;

c

certificates of approval of means of transport by road in accordance with Article 18(1) of that Regulation;

d

certificates of approval of livestock vessels in accordance with Article 19(1) of that Regulation.

2

For the purposes of that Regulation, the National Assembly is the competent authority for—

a

receiving notification of changes relating to authorisations in accordance with Article 6(2);

b

receiving documents in accordance with Article 6(5), (8) and (9) and point 3(b) of Annex II;

c

checking and inspecting journey logs in accordance with Article 14(1) and the second paragraph of point 5 of Annex II;

d

carrying out checks relating to long journeys in accordance with Article 15;

e

recording information relating to livestock vessels in accordance with Article 19(3) and (4);

f

inspecting livestock vessels in accordance with Article 20;

g

requiring action in the event of non-compliance by transporters in accordance with Article 23;

h

receiving notification from other competent authorities of non-compliance in accordance with Article 26(2) and (3);

i

taking action in the event of infringements in accordance with Article 26;

j

inspecting animals, means of transport and accompanying documentation in accordance with Article 27(1);

k

approving classification societies in accordance with point 1 of Chapter IV of Annex I.

3

The National Assembly is the competent authority for the purposes of—

a

granting or issuing approvals in accordance with Articles 3 and 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97;

b

receiving information on animals passing through a control post in accordance with Article 5(h) and (i) of that Regulation.

4

The National Assembly is responsible for exercising the functions of a member State for the purposes of—

a

Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;

b

Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97,

and for designating bodies in accordance with Articles 17(2), 18(1) and 19(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005.