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When drawing up or updating lists, particular account shall be taken of the following criteria: the third country's legislation in the sector concerned; the structure and organisation of the competent authority of the third country and its control services, as well as the powers available to it/them and the guarantees that can be provided with regard to the implementation of the legislation concerned; the existence of adequate official controls; the regularity and rapidity of information supplied by the third country on the presence of hazards in feed and food, and in live animals; the guarantees given by a third country that: conditions applied to the establishments from which feed and food may be imported in the Community comply with or are equivalent to the requirements in Community feed and food law; a list of such establishments is drawn up and kept up-to-date; the list of establishments and its updated versions are communicated to the Commission without delay; the establishments are the subject of regular and effective controls by the competent authority of the third country.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-01 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.