The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Commission Decision 2008/185/EC on additional guarantees in intra-Community trade of pigs relating to Aujeszky's disease and criteria to provide information on this disease U.K.

51.—(1) Commission Decision 2008/185/EC on additional guarantees in intra-Community trade of pigs relating to Aujeszky's disease and criteria to provide information on this disease is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1, for the words before point 1 substitute—

“Great Britain is free of Aujeszky's disease and vaccination is prohibited in Great Britain. The member States or regions of such States that are recognised as free from the disease are listed in Annex I, and those that are not free but have EU approved Aujeszky's disease eradication plans in place are listed in Annex II. Pigs intended for breeding or production dispatched to Great Britain must come from a member State or region thereof listed in Annex I or must comply with the following additional conditions:”.

(3) In Article 2—

(a) for the words before point 1 substitute—

“Pigs intended for slaughter dispatched to Great Britain must come from a member State or region thereof listed in Annex I or must comply with the following additional conditions:”;

(b) in paragraph 3(b)(ii), for “referred to in Article 7” substitute “ accompanying the consignment ”.

(4) Omit Articles 3 and 4.

(5) Omit Article 6.

(6) For Article 7 substitute—

“Article 7 U.K.

In the case of pigs destined for Great Britain from a member State, it is a requirement that the official veterinarian in the country of origin has ascertained the disease status of the holding of origin and the disease-free status of the region of origin and checked the compliance of the pigs in question with the conditions laid down in this Decision.”.

(7) For Article 8 substitute—

“Article 8 U.K.

When pigs are transported to Great Britain, it is a requirement that the exporting member State has ensured that the pigs do not come into contact with pigs of different or unknown status, as regards Aujeszky's disease, during transport or transit.”.

(8) Omit Article 10.

(9) In Annex 1, in the table, omit the final row (UK, etc.).

(10) In Annex 3, in the table following point 2(d), omit the row marked “UK” and the corresponding text in the second column.

(11) Omit Annex 4.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 51 in force at 31.12.2020, see reg. 1(3)