AGRICULTURE PART 1 PRELIMINARY Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 MAIN PROVISIONS Competent authorities 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exchanging and providing information 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obtaining information 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to issue codes of recommended practice 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monitoring of enforcement action 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to request information relating to enforcement action 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of entry for persons monitoring enforcement action 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of “enforcement authority” and related expressions 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences relating to regulations 8 and 9 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Right of appeal 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Staff of competent authority of another member State 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commission experts 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition on disclosure of trade secrets 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Execution and enforcement 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of entry 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obstruction etc. of officers 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time limit for prosecutions 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 OFFICIAL CONTROLS ON FEED AND FOOD OF NON-ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM THIRD COUNTRIES Interpretation of this Part 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feed enforcement responsibilities 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food enforcement responsibilities 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functions of the Commissioners 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deferred execution and enforcement 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition on introduction of certain feed and food 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Checks on products 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detention, destruction, special treatment, re–dispatch and other appropriate measures and costs 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notices pursuant to Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation 882/2004 (imports of feed and food from third countries) 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Right of appeal in respect of notices served under regulation 29 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serious risk to animal or public health 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Costs 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procurement by authorised officers of samples with regard to food 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analysis etc. of samples 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of entry of authorised officers of a district council 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obstruction etc. of officers (imports) 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences and penalties 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time limit for prosecutions (imports) 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 RECOVERY OF EXPENSES Expenses arising from additional official controls 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expenses arising in respect of co-ordinated assistance and follow-up by the Commission 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS Offences due to fault of another person 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defence of due diligence 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection of officers acting in good faith 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .