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The detailed rules for carrying out the checks provided for in points 1 and 2 shall be laid down by the Commission under the procedure provided for in Article 24. At the request of a Member State, accompanied by the requisite substantiating information, or acting on its own initiative, the Commission may follow the same procedure and determine that checks are to be less frequent, under certain conditions and in the light in particular of the results of previous checks, with respect to certain third countries or third country establishments offering satisfactory guarantees as regards checks at the point of origin. The Commission will take into account the following criteria for granting derogations of this nature: the guarantees offered by the third country in question with respect to compliance with Community requirements, particularly those laid down in Directives 72/462/EEC and 90/426/EEC (1); (b) the health situation of animals in the third country concerned; (c) information on the general health situation in the country; (d) nature of the measures to monitor and to combat disease applied by the third country; (e) structures and powers of the veterinary service; (f) compliance with the minimum standards laid down by Community law in regard to production hygiene; (g) rules on the authorization of certain substances and compliance with the requirements set out in Article 7 of Directive 86/469/EEC (2); (h) outcome of the Community inspection visits; (i) outcome of the import controls carried out.

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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.