EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Regulation 2 revokes The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2022 from 1 October 2022.
Regulation 3 amends Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-commercial movement of pet animals (EUR 576/2013), to permit the use of an alternative antibody titre test for pet animals entering Wales from a third country, for a further period of 6 months following the expiry and revocation of The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2022. These Regulations expire on 1 April 2023.
A copy of the validation standard referred to in regulation 3 can be inspected at the office of the Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a Regulatory Impact Assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.