S.L. 437.39 Art. 4Necessary measures which must be taken by the Veterinary Services.

(1) Veterinary Services shall take the necessary measures to ensure that operators comply with veterinary requirements at all stages of the production, storage, marketing and transport of the products referred to in regulation 1(3). In particular, they shall ensure that -

(a) the products of animal origin covered by the acts referred to in Schedule A are checked in the same way, from a veterinary viewpoint, whether they are intended for trade with Member States or for the national market,

(b) the products covered by Schedule B are not dispatched to the territory of another Member State, if they cannot be marketed on their own territory for reasons justified by safeguard measures on public health under the Veterinary Services Act and as provided under article 36 of the Treaty.

(2) Appropriate administrative, legal or penal measures to penalise any infringement of veterinary legislation by natural or legal persons where it is found that rules have been infringed, in particular where it is found that the certificates or documents drawn up do not correspond to the actual state of the products or that public health stamps have been affixed to products which do not comply with those rules, shall be taken according to the procedures laid down in Part IX of the Veterinary Services Act.

CHAPTER II

CHECKS ON ARRIVAL AT THE DESTINATION