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PART 3N.I.IMPORTATION FROM A THIRD COUNTRY

Destination outside the United KingdomN.I.

18.—(1) This regulation relates to a consignment brought into Northern Ireland but intended for an ultimate destination outside the United Kingdom.

(2) In the case of an animal consigned to a destination outside the European Union, the person notifying its arrival shall provide documentary evidence that the country of destination will accept the animal, and the official veterinary surgeon at the border inspection post may refuse to accept the animal if this is not provided.

(3) In the case of products, a consignment intended for a destination outside the United Kingdom brought into a border inspection post may be taken directly from the border inspection post (in the case of an airport this shall be by air, and in the case of a sea port this shall be by sea) to a destination outside the United Kingdom without a CVED, if it does not remain at the border inspection post more than 12 hours (in the case of an airport) or 7 days (in the case of a sea port).

(4) If the consignment is intended to be sent to a destination in the European Union, and the importation of the product into the European Union is not permitted, the official veterinary surgeon shall reject the consignment.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 18 in operation at 1.1.2012, see reg. 1