S.L. 437.41 чл. 21Seriousorrepeated infringements of veterinary legislation.

(1) Where the checks provided by these regulations give grounds for believing that Community veterinary legislation has been seriously or repeatedly infringed the Veterinary Services shall take the following measures in respect of products involved in such use or in the origin of such products:

(a) it shall inform the European Commission of the nature of the products used and the consignment concerned;

(b) Veterinary Services shall carry out more stringent checks on all consignments of products from the same origin. In particular, the next ten consignments from the same origin must be impounded, and a deposit lodged against inspection costs, at the border inspection post for a physical check, including the taking of samples and the laboratory tests provided for in Schedule II. Where such additional checks confirm non-compliance with Veterinary legislation, the offending consignment or part thereof must be disposed of in accordance with regulation 16(2)(a) and (b),

(c) the Veterinary Services shall inform the European Commission of the outcome of the more stringent checks and on the basis of this information shall make all necessary investigations, to identify the reasons for and origins of the infringements found.

(2) Where the checks reveal that the maximum residue limits have been exceeded, use shall be made of the checks referred to in subregulation (1)(b).