Article 89 Guarantees of reliability for official certificates

United Kingdom

Official certificates shall:

(a)

bear a unique code;

(b)

not be signed by the certifying officer where they are blank or incomplete;

F1(c)

be in English and one of the official languages of the country of destination and may also be in Welsh;

(d)

be authentic and accurate;

(e)

allow for the identification of the person who signed them and the date of issue; and

(f)

allow the easy verification of the links between the certificate, the issuing authority and the consignment, lot or individual animal or good covered by the certificate.

The competent authorities shall take all appropriate measures to prevent the issuance of false or misleading official certificates or the abuse of official certificates.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 89(1)(c) 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, 17(2) (with reg. 46)

Notes on Title II

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Title 2 heading 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, 4(1) (with reg. 46)