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[F122.—(1) If the official veterinary surgeon or the authorised officer (as appropriate) suspects that products entering [F2Northern Ireland] from a particular third country, part of a third country or establishment in a third country have been the subject of serious contraventions of any import requirement, or contraventions that form part of a series, or where those checks reveal that maximum residue levels have been exceeded, this regulation applies to the next ten consignments or a net weight of 300 tonnes, whichever is the lowest, imported from that third country, or (as the case may be) the particular part of a third country or establishment to which the suspicion relates.
(2) If the official veterinary surgeon or the authorised officer (as appropriate) has reason to suspect fraudulent or deceptive practices by an operator responsible for a consignment the Department may apply intensified official controls.
(3) The official veterinary surgeon or the authorised officer (as appropriate) must carry out a physical check on the suspected non-compliant consignment and take appropriate measures in accordance with Section 3 of Chapter 5 of Title II.
(4) The person responsible for the consignment must lodge with the official veterinary surgeon a deposit or guarantee sufficient to assure payment of all charges, including the taking of samples, and tests or analysis.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 22 substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/227), regs. 1, 20(21)
F2Words in reg. 22(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Health, Identification, Trade and Veterinary Medicines) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/353), regs. 1(3), 8(5)
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