Article 107 Assistance on the basis of information provided by third countries
United Kingdom
When competent authorities receive information from a third country indicating non-compliance with rules referred to in Article 1(2) or a risk to human, animal or plant health, animal welfare or, as regards GMOs and plant protection products, also to the environment, they shall, without delay:
notify such information to the F1other competent authorities in the British Islands; and
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Information obtained through official controls and investigations performed in accordance with this Regulation may be communicated to the third country referred to in paragraph 1, provided that:
the competent authorities which have provided the information consent to such communication;
the third country has undertaken to provide the assistance necessary to gather evidence of practices that are or appear to be non-compliant with F3rules in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain or that pose a risk to humans, animals or plants or the environment; and
relevant F4... national rules applicable to the communication of personal data to third countries are complied with.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Art. 107(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481), regs. 1, 19(6)(a)(i) (with reg. 46)
- F2
Art. 107(1)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481), regs. 1, 19(6)(a)(ii) (with reg. 46)
- F3
Words in Art. 107(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481), regs. 1, 19(6)(b)(i) (with reg. 46)
- F4
Words in Art. 107(2)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481), regs. 1, 19(6)(b)(ii) (with reg. 46)