# Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (Text with EEA relevance), Article 27: Importation from a third country and transit of research and diagnostic samples

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

1. The competent authority may authorise the importation from a third country and the transit of research and diagnostic samples, comprising derived products or animal by-products, including the animal by-products referred to in Article 25(1), in accordance with conditions which ensure the control of risks to public and animal health.
Such conditions shall include at least the following:
(a) the introduction of the consignment must have been authorised in advance by the competent authority of the constituent nation of destination; and
(b) the consignment must be sent directly from the point of entry into Great Britain to the authorised user.
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3. Operators handling research samples or diagnostic samples from a third country shall comply with the special requirements for disposal of research and diagnostic samples set out in Section 1 of Chapter III of Annex XIV hereto.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/142/article/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-142/article-27
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