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.