The Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I INTRODUCTORY

   1. 1. Title, commencement, interpretation and extent

   2. 2. Designation of official veterinary surgeons

3. PART II ENFORCEMENT

   1. 3. Enforcement

   2. 4. Powers to give directions

   3. 5. Appointment of official veterinary surgeons for the enforcement of Part IV

   4. 6. Enforcement powers

   5. 7. Returns

   6. 8. Notification of decisions

4. PART III INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE

   1. 9. Application of Part III

   2. 10. Exports to other member States

   3. 11. Registration of certain establishments which produce, process or store products of animal origin

   4. 12. Notification of certain establishments which supply or store products of animal origin

   5. 13. Inspection and checking of imports

   6. 14. Removal of documents

   7. 15. Duties of consignees

   8. 16. Consignments posing a risk to health and illegal consignments

   9. 17. Repeated irregularities

   10. 18. Defence

5. PART IV IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES

   1. 19. Application of Part IV

   2. 20. Border inspection posts

   3. 21. Import procedure

   4. 22. Import procedure for fishery products or live bivalve molluscs and other shellfish

   5. 23. Free zones and free warehouses

   6. 24. Transhipment under customs control

   7. 25. Consignments posing a risk to health and illegal consignments

6. PART V IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES OF AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS

   1. 26. Imports from third countries of aquaculture products not for human consumption

   2. 27. Application of Part IV to imports from third countries of aquaculture products

7. PART VI CHARGES

   1. 28. Interpretation

   2. 29. Payment of charges

   3. 30. Calculation of charge

   4. 31. Liability for charges

   5. 32. Release of products

   6. 33. Information relating to charges

   7. 34. Appeals

8. PART VII HEALTH THREATS IN OTHER COUNTRIES

   1. 35. Serious threats to health in other countries

9. PART VIII OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

   1. 36. Obstruction

   2. 37. Offences and penalties

   3. 38. Offences by bodies corporate

   4. 39. Protection of officers acting in good faith

10. PART IX MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 40. Disapplication of provisions

    2. 41. Consequential amendments

    3. 42. Revocations

11. Signature

12. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       AMENDMENTS TO DIRECTIVES

       1. 1. Directive 82/894

       2. 2. Directive 89/662

       3. 3. Directive 90/425

       4. 4. Directive 90/675

       5. 5. Decision 95/357

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       REGULATIONS RELEVANT TO INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE

       1. 1. The Food Safety (Fishery Products) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/3163), as...

       2. 2. The Food Safety (Live Bivalve Molluscs and other Shellfish) Regulations...

       3. 3. The Fish Health Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/3300), to which the...

       4. 4. The Egg Products Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/1520), as amended by:...

       5. 5. The Meat Products (Hygiene) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/3082), to which...

       6. 6. The Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/539),...

       7. 7. The Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat...

       8. 8. The Dairy Products (Hygiene) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/1086), as amended...

       9. 9. The Dairy Products (Hygiene) (Scotland) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/1372) (S.101),...

       10. 10. The Wild Game (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/2148),...

       11. 11. The Minced Meat and Meat Preparations (Hygiene) Regulations 1995 (S.I....

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       COMMUNITY MEASURES RELEVANT TO INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE (Products of animal origin are listed in alphabetical order)

       1. 1. Aquaculture animals and products

       2. 2. Egg products

       3. 3. Fishery products

       4. 4. Fresh meat

       5. 5. Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems...

       6. 6. Fresh poultry meat

       7. 7. Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June 1991 on animal health...

       8. 8. Live bivalve molluscs and other shellfish

       9. 9. Meat products

       10. 10. Council Directive 80/215/EEC of 22 January 1980 on animal health...

       11. 11. Minced meat and meat preparations

       12. 12. Products not subject to the animal health and public health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 89/662.

       13. 13. Rabbit meat and farmed game meat

       14. 14. Raw milk, heat treated milk and milk based products

       15. 13. Wild game

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       COST FACTORS FOR THE CALCULATION OF CHARGES

       1. 1. The salaries and fees, together with overtime payments and employers’...

       2. 2. The costs of recruiting the persons listed in the preceding...

       3. 3. Any travelling costs and related incidental expenses incurred in carrying...

       4. 4. The cost of office accommodation, equipment and services for staff...

       5. 5. The cost of protective clothing and equipment used in carrying...

       6. 6. The costs of laundering protective clothing.

       7. 7. Sampling and analysis costs, excluding those relating to testing for...

       8. 8. The costs of accounting and collecting charges and of providing...

       9. 9. The anticipated frequency of the checks and the charges may...

       10. 10. Where any of the above relates only partly to the...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       1. PART I DISAPPLICATION OF PROVISIONS

       2. PART II DISAPPLICATION OF PROVISIONS FOR INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

       1. 1. The Artificial Insemination of Cattle (Animal Health) (Scotland) Regulations 1985 (S.I. 1985/1857)

       2. 2. The Artificial Insemination of Cattle (Animal Health) (England and Wales) Regulations 1985 (S.I. 1985/1861)

       3. 3. The Fish Health Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/3300)

       4. 4. The Food Safety (Live Bivalve Molluscs and Other Shellfish) (Import Conditions and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2782)

       5. 5. The Food Safety (Fishery Products) (Import Conditions and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2783)

       6. 6. The Animal By-Product (Identification) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/614)

       7. 7. The Bovine Embryo (Collection, Production and Transfer) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/2478)

       8. 8. The Minced Meat and Meat Preparations (Hygiene) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/3205)

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       REVOCATIONS

13. Explanatory Note