Article 9 Listing of production areas

The appropriate authority shall, before the lists referred to in Article 8(1) are drawn up by the competent authorities of the third country, carry out an on-the-spot control visit to determine whether particular account is being taken of the guarantees that the competent authorities of the third country can give concerning compliance with the requirements of Article 52 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 on the classification and control of production areas.

Once lists referred to in Article 8(1) are drawn up, and when the competent authorities of the third country offer sufficient guarantees on the management and controls of production areas under their responsibility, the on-the-spot F2... control visit need not F3be carried out prior to the addition of a new production area to an existing list established in accordance with Article 5.