Article 18

1. The Commission, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24, shall draw up a list of plant products covered by Article 2 (2) (a) second indent which, in particular on account of their subsequent destination, may give rise to the risk of spreading infectious or contagious animal diseases and on that account are to be subjected to the veterinary checks laid down by this Directive, and in particular those provided for in Article 4, in order to verify the origin and planned destination of such plant products. The following shall be adopted in accordance with the same procedure: the animal health conditions which third countries must comply with and the guarantees which must be offered, in particular the nature of any processing to be required in the light of their animal health situation, a list of the third countries which, in the light of these guarantees, may be authorized to export to the Community the plant products referred to in the first paragraph, any specific inspection procedures, in particular with reference to sampling which may be applied to these products, especially in the case of imports in bulk. 2. Pending the adoption of Community rules applicable to imports of these products, the Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24, extend to by-products of animal origin not covered by Annex II to the Treaty the veterinary inspection rules laid down by this Directive by fixing where appropriate certain specific criteria which must be complied with when veterinary checks on these products are being carried out. 3. Fresh fish immediately landed from a vessel flying a third country flag must - before entering for home use in the territory defined in Annex I - undergo the checks laid down in respect of fish immediately landed by vessels flying the flag of a Member State. 4. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24, derogations may be granted from the provisions of Article 9 and, as regards the staff responsible for carrying out the checks, those of Article 8 (2) for ports where fish is landed. CHAPTER II Safeguard provisions

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-06 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.