Prohibition and regulation of imports and exports

Exceptions

• Prohibition and regulation of movement into and out of Wales of food, plants, animals and related things for the purposes of—

  1. a

     protecting human, animal or plant health, animal welfare or the environment, or

  2. b

     observing or implementing obligations under the Common Agricultural Policy.

• Prohibition and regulation of movement into and out of Wales of animal feeding stuffs, fertilisers or pesticides (or things treated by virtue of an enactment as pesticides) for the purposes of protecting human, animal or plant health or the environment.

• But prohibition and regulation for the purposes of protecting endangered species of plants and animals is not excepted.

Interpretation

• “"Food”” has the same meaning as it has in Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.

• “"Plants”” includes plant parts and derivatives and goods appearing to contain plant parts or derivatives (and the reference to endangered species of plants includes a reference to parts and derivatives of such species, and to goods appearing to contain parts or derivatives of such species).

• “"Animals”” includes animal parts and derivatives and goods appearing to contain animal parts or derivatives (and the reference to endangered species of animals includes a reference to parts and derivatives of such species, and to goods appearing to contain parts or derivatives of such species).