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Official certificates shall be signed by the certifying officer and issued on one of the following grounds: direct knowledge by the certifying officer of up-to-date facts and data relevant for the certification that is obtained through: an official control; or the acquisition of another official certificate issued by the competent authorities; facts and data relevant for the certification, knowledge of which was ascertained by another person authorised for that purpose by, and acting under the control of, the competent authorities, provided that the certifying officer can verify the accuracy of such facts and data; facts and data relevant for the certification which were obtained from the operators’ own control systems, complemented and confirmed by results from regular official controls, where the certifying officer is thus satisfied that the conditions for issuing the official certificate are met.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.