The Bovine Products (Production and Despatch) Regulations 1997

Despatch of meat and other products from bovine animals slaughtered outside the United Kingdom

6.—(1) No person shall despatch from Great Britain to another member State any relevant goods unless—

(a) each stage of the production of those goods which took place in the United Kingdom took place in an establishment approved—

(i) by the Minister for the purposes of this regulation; or

(ii) (in the case of a stage of production taking place in Northern Ireland) under Northern Ireland legislation having equivalent effect to these Regulations;

(b) each stage of the production of those goods was under the control of a veterinary surgeon appointed by either of the Ministers;

(c) the goods are accompanied by a health certificate issued by such a veterinary surgeon stating that they were produced in such an establishment; and

(d) the goods are despatched in accordance with any relevant provisions of Part II of the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations 1995(1) or Part II of the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996(2).

(2) The Minister shall approve an establishment for the purposes of this regulation where, following an inspection of that establishment by a veterinary inspector, he is satisfied that it has in place a system for tracing through the production process the raw material used in the production of any relevant goods which ensures that it is possible to identify the origin of the raw material contained in any relevant goods despatched from that establishment.

(3) The operator of an establishment approved under paragraph (2) above shall give the Minister prior written notice of any material change in the identity of the suppliers of the materials used by him in the manufacture of relevant goods or of the facilities or processes used at that establishment in manufacturing such goods.

(4) The Minister may withdraw an approval granted under paragraph (2) above where the requirements of that paragraph are no longer satisfied, or where the operator of an establishment has failed to give him notice as required by paragraph (3) above.

(5) For the purposes of paragraph (1) above, the storage of any relevant goods shall not be treated as a stage of production where—

(a) the goods are accompanied by the required documents;

(b) all of the goods listed in those documents are present; and

(c) all packaging is sealed and has not been opened since completion of the documents.

(6) For the purposes of paragraph (5) above “the required documents” means—

(a) in respect of goods originating in another member State, the documents required for the import of those goods by the relevant directive listed in Schedule 3 to the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations 1995 or Schedule 3 to the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996; and

(b) in respect of goods originating in a third country, the certificate referred to in regulation 21(3)(a) of the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996.

(1)

S.I. 1995/2428.

(2)

S.I. 1996/3124.