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The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011

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PART 2 E+WAdditional provisions relating to imports from third countries

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8.—(1) This paragraph applies to elephants and to cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and all other animals of the taxa Artiodactyla, and their crossbreeds.

(2) Animals intended for immediate slaughter must be conveyed without delay from the border inspection post to the slaughterhouse of destination and slaughtered within five working days.

(3) In any other case the animals must be taken without delay from the border inspection post to the holding of destination and kept there for at least 30 days (unless consigned from the holding direct to a slaughterhouse).

Imported birdsE+W

9.—(1) The Welsh Ministers are the competent authority for [F1the import of certain birds and quarantine conditions for the purposes] [F2of] [F3Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 139/2013 laying down animal health conditions for imports of certain birds into the Union and the quarantine conditions thereof].

(2) An importer must comply with Article 7 (transport of birds) of that Regulation.

(3) No person may release a bird from quarantine except in accordance with Article 16 (release of birds) of that Regulation.

HorsesE+W

F410.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F5Ship supplyE+W

11.(1) A product that does not comply with import requirements and is sent from a border control post to a ship must be accompanied by the relevant health certificate relating to that product, and the master of the vessel must confirm delivery of the product by signing a certificate which must accompany the consignment to its place of destination.

(2) Within 15 days of completion of delivery of products on board the vessel, the operator responsible for the delivery, or the representative of the master of the vessel, must send the official certificate signed by the master of the vessel (or send by electronic means and systems) to the competent authorities of the border control post of entry or the approved customs warehouse.]

[F6Special Import ConditionsE+W

11A.(1) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations impose special import conditions in respect of imports from third countries of products of animal origin intended for human consumption, having regard to the animal health situation of the third country or countries concerned and may for that purpose amend, modify or revoke any [F7assimilated direct minor legislation] made under Article 8(4) of Council Directive 2002/99/EC.

(2) The power to make regulations under this paragraph—

(a)is exercisable by statutory instrument;

(b)includes power to make different provision for different purposes; and

(c)includes power to make such incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitory, transitional or saving provision as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.

(3) A statutory instrument containing regulations made under this paragraph is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of Senedd Cymru.]

Charges for veterinary checks from New ZealandE+W

F812.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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