The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) Regulations 2007

PART I PROVISIONS COMMON TO SEVERAL CATEGORIES OF PRODUCT

Maximum residue limits and contaminants

1.  Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (OJ No. L224, 18.8.90, p. 1) as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1451/2006 (OJ No. L271, 30.9.2006, p.37).

2.  Council Directive 96/23/EC on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (OJ No. L125, 23.5.96, p. 10) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (see Corrigendum OJ No. L191, 28.5.2004, p. 1).

3.  Commission Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (OJ No. L77, 16.3.2001, p. 1) as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 199/2006, (OJ No. L32, 4.2.2006, p. 34).

4.  Commission Decision 2004/432/EC on the approval of residue monitoring plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Council Directive 96/23/EC (OJ No. L154, 30.4.2004, p. 44) as last amended by Commission Decision 2006/208/EC (OJ No. L75, 14.3.2006, p. 20).

5.  Commission Decision 2005/34/EC laying down harmonised standards for the testing for certain residues in products of animal origin imported from third countries (OJ No. L16, 20.1.2005, p. 61).

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

6.  Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control, and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (OJ No. L147, 31.5.2001, p. 1) as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) (No.) 1041/2006 (OJ No. L187, 8.7.2006, p. 10).

Health certification for animal products from New Zealand

7.  Commission Decision 2003/56/EC on health certificates for the importation of live animals and animal products from New Zealand (OJ No. L22, 25.1.2003, p. 38) as last amended by Commission Decision 2004/784/EC (OJ No. L346, 23.11.2004, p. 11).

Animal health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption

8.  Council Directive 2002/99/EC laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (OJ No. L18, 23.1.2003, p. 11) as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 (OJ No. L191, 28.5.2004, p. 1).

9.  Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).

10.  Council Regulation (EC) No. 183/2005 (laying down requirements for feed hygiene (OJ No. L35, 8.2.2005, p. 1).

11.  Council Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 on maximum levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ No. L70, 16.3.2005, p. 1) as amended by Regulation (EC) No 178/2006 (OJ No. L29, 2.2.2006, p. 3).

Public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption

12.  Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ No. L139, 30.4.2004, p. 55) as last amended by Regulation 2076/2005 (OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p. 83).

13.  Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (OJ No. L139, 30.4.2004, p. 206) as last amended by Regulation (EC) 2076/2005 (OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p. 83).

14.  Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (OJ No. L191, 28.5.2004, p. 1).

15.  Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p. 1).

16.  Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and for the organisation of official controls under Regulation (EC) No. 854/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, derogating from Regulation 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) 853/2004 and (EC) 854/2004 (OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p. 27).

17.  Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat (OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p. 60).

18.  Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2076/2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004, (EC) No. 854/2004 and (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p. 83).