Article 9

Traders marketing F1... bananas imported from third countries shall not be subject to the checks on conformity with marketing standards at the stages referred to in Articles 4 and 5 where they:

Traders exempted from checks shall obtain a certificate of exemption in accordance with the specimen shown in Annex III.

Exemption from checks shall be granted, at the request of the trader concerned, by the inspection departments or bodies appointed by the competent F2authorities. Exemption from checks shall be granted for a maximum period of three years and shall be renewable. Such exemption shall apply to the whole of F3Great Britain’s market.

Those departments or bodies shall withdraw the exemption where they detect anomalies or irregularities which could affect the conformity of bananas with the marketing standards referred to in Article 1 or where the conditions set out in paragraph 1 are no longer met. Withdrawal shall be either temporary or permanent, according to the gravity of the deficiencies detected.

F4The appropriate authorities shall establish a register of banana traders exempted from checks, allocate them a registration number and take appropriate steps to disseminate such information.

The competent departments or bodies of the F5... shall periodically verify the quality of bananas marketed by the traders referred to in paragraph 1 and compliance with the conditions set out therein. Exempted traders shall also provide all the facilities required for carrying out such verifications.

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