Commission Decision of 29 November 2007 laying down the animal and public health conditions and model certificates for imports of certain meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines for human consumption from third countries and repealing Decision 2005/432/EC (notified under document number C(2007) 5777) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/777/EC)

Article 1U.K.Subject matter and scope

1.This Decision lays down animal and public health rules for imports into [F1Great Britain] and the transit and storage in [F1Great Britain], of consignments of:

(a)meat products, as defined in point 7.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; and

(b)treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, as defined in point 7.9 of that Annex, which have undergone one of the treatments laid down in Annex II part 4 to this Decision.

Those rules shall include the lists of third countries and parts thereof from which such imports shall be authorised and the model public and animal health certificates and rules on the origin and treatments required for those imports.

2.This Decision shall apply without prejudice to [F2Decision 2011/163/EU] and Decision 2003/779/EC.

[F33.In this Decision:

  • — “appropriate authority” means the Secretary of State (in relation to England), the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) and the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland); but the “appropriate authority” is the Secretary of State if consent is given by:

    (a)

    in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

    (b)

    in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

  • — “third country” means any country or territory other than the British Islands.]

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