Regulation 8 Power to amend the third country lists in Commission Regulation (EC) No 119/2009

The Secretary of State, with the consent of the appropriate authority, may by regulations amend Commission Regulation (EC) No 119/2009 laying down a list of third countries, or parts thereof, for imports of meat of wild leporidae, of certain wild land mammals and of farmed rabbits and the veterinary certification requirements^f1, to add a third country to the list in Annex 1 (“the list”), or remove or amend an entry in the list in respect of a third country, or a part of such a country, where the amendment is necessary or appropriate in the light of an assessment of the risks to animal and public health in the United Kingdom, taking into account the animal health criteria and the public health criteria.

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.

In the case of a third country which is not listed in the 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 and public health requirements in the United Kingdom.