Protection should be offered to third countries against Union quarantine pests because of their acknowledged harmful nature, except where a Union quarantine pest is officially known to be present in the third country concerned and not under official control, or where it can be reasonably assumed that that Union quarantine pest does not meet the criteria to qualify as a quarantine pest for the third country concerned.
Toisc go n-aithnítear cineál dochrach lotnaidí coraintín de chuid an Aontais ba cheart cosaint orthu a thairiscint do thríú tíortha, ach amháin i gcás go bhfuiltear ar an eolas go hoifigiúil go bhfuil lotnaid choraintín de chuid an Aontais sa tríú tír lena mbaineann agus nach bhfuil siad faoi rialú oifigiúil, nó i gcás gur féidir a mheas, go réasúnach, nach gcomhlíonann an lotnaid choraintín sin de chuid an Aontais na critéir is gá chun go gcáileofaí í mar lotnaid choraintín na tríú tír lena mbaineann.