# Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents, Article 10: Imports from third countries

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. ... Admission to or retention on the lists of third countries provided for in assimilated law, for the relevant species or category, from which importation of animals or hatching eggs covered by this Regulation is authorised shall be subject to submission to the Secretary of State by the third country concerned of a programme equivalent to those provided for under Article 5 and its approval in accordance with this Article. The programme shall give details of the guarantees offered by that country as regards inspections and controls for zoonoses and zoonotic agents. Those guarantees must be at least equivalent to the guarantees provided for by this Regulation. ...
2. The Secretary of State may, by regulations, amend the list of third countries provided for in assimilated law referred to in paragraph 1.
(2A.) Before making regulations under paragraph 2 to add to the list, the Secretary of State must be satisfied that the programme which has been submitted meets the requirements set out in paragraph 1.
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4. Flocks and herds of origin of species listed in Annex I, column 2, shall be tested prior to any dispatching of the live animals or hatching eggs from the food business of origin. Flocks and herds shall be tested for the zoonoses and zoonotic agents listed in Annex I, column 1 .... The date and result of testing must be included in any import certificates which are required for the importation into Great Britain of live animals or hatching eggs.
(4.) The Secretary of State may by regulations specify additional zoonoses or zoonotic agents which, for the purposes of paragraph 4, are to be treated as if they are listed in Annex 1, column 1.
(4B.) The Secretary of State may not make regulations under paragraph 4A unless satisfied it is necessary to do so in order to achieve the objective of equivalent guarantees laid down in paragraph 1.
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6. Admission to or retention on the lists of third countries provided for in assimilated law, for the relevant category of products, from which importation of those products covered by this Regulation is authorised shall be subject to submission to the Secretary of State by the third country concerned of guarantees equivalent to those provided for by this Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2003/2160/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2003-2160/article-10
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