# The Trade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 5: Power to amend the third country lists in Commission Decision 2006/766/EC


(1) The Secretary of State, with the consent of the appropriate authority, may by regulations amend Commission Decision 2006/766/EC establishing the lists of third countries and territories from which imports of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates, marine gastropods and fishery products are permitted, to add a third country to the list in Annex 1 or Annex 2 (“the relevant list”), or remove or amend an entry in the relevant list in respect of a third country, where the amendment is necessary or appropriate in the light of an assessment of the risk to public health in the United Kingdom, taking into account the public health criteria.
(2) Any assessment which is relied on for the purposes of paragraph (1) must be appropriate to the circumstances and must have been approved by the Secretary of State and the appropriate authority.
(3) In the case of a third country which is not listed in the relevant list, or which is listed therein only as regards part of its territory, the assessment must demonstrate that the relevant competent authority of the third country is able to provide appropriate assurances regarding compliance with relevant animal health requirements in the United Kingdom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111187838/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-trade-in-animals-and-animal-products-legislative-functions-and-veterinary-surgeons-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-5
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