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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1

    1. 1.Title, application and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Person responsible for a consignment

    4. 4.Exemption for authorised products and personal imports

  3. PART 2

    1. 5.Enforcement authorities and exchange of information

    2. 6.Appointment of official veterinary surgeons and official fish inspectors

    3. 7.Exercise of enforcement powers

    4. 8.Powers of entry and inspection

    5. 9.Powers in relation to documents

    6. 10.Protection of officials acting in good faith

    7. 11.Entry warrants

    8. 12.Local authority returns

    9. 13.Suspension of border inspection posts and inspection centres

    10. 14.Regulatory functions of official fish inspectors

  4. PART 3

    1. 15.Prohibition of non-conforming products

    2. 16.Prohibition of introduction of products except at border inspection posts

    3. 17.Advance notice of introduction or presentation

    4. 18.Presentation of products at border inspection posts

    5. 19.Veterinary checks and official controls

    6. 20.Common veterinary entry document to accompany consignment

    7. 21.Products which fail veterinary checks

    8. 22.Treatment as animal by-products

    9. 23.Products containing unauthorised substances and excess residues

    10. 24.Consignments and products illegally brought in

    11. 25.Products dangerous to animal or public health

    12. 26.Serious or repeated infringements

    13. 27.Invalidation of veterinary documents

    14. 28.Costs in respect of products redispatched or disposed of

  5. PART 4

    1. 29.Disposal of unused catering supplies

    2. 30.Approval of landfills

    3. 31.Operators of landfills

    4. 32.Amendment, suspension and revocation of approvals

    5. 33.Appeals

  6. PART 5

    1. 34.Retention of documents at border inspection posts

    2. 35.Evidence of certification of, and payment for, veterinary checks

    3. 36.Products not intended for the United Kingdom

    4. 37.Products transported under supervision

    5. 38.Transhipment of products intended for import

  7. PART 6

    1. 39.Border inspection posts of entry and exit

    2. 40.Prior authorisation of transit

    3. 41.Physical check of transit products

    4. 42.Movement of transit products

    5. 43.Disposal of returned transit products

  8. PART 7

    1. 44.Application of Part 7

    2. 45.Additional information to be given in advance

    3. 46.Physical check of non-conforming products

    4. 47.Exclusion of non-conforming products from warehouses

    5. 48.Direct movement to cross border means of sea transport

    6. 49.Additional certificate to accompany products on board means of sea transport

  9. PART 8

    1. 50.Meaning of “export certificate”

    2. 51.Additional documentation for returned products

    3. 52.Physical check of returned products

    4. 53.Movement of returned products

  10. PART 9

    1. 54.Payment of charges

    2. 55.Calculation of charges

    3. 56.Conversion of charges to sterling

    4. 57.Liability for charges

    5. 58.Information relating to charges

    6. 59.Appeals against charges paid to local authorities

    7. 60.Appeals against charges paid to the Secretary of State or the Agency

  11. PART 10

    1. 61.Disease outbreaks in third countries

  12. PART 11

    1. 62.Obstruction

    2. 63.Defences

    3. 64.Contraventions

    4. 65.Penalties

    5. 66.Offences by bodies corporate

    6. 67.Offences by Scottish partnerships

  13. PART 12

    1. 68.Service of notices

    2. 69.Notification of decisions

  14. PART 13

    1. 70.Disapplication of existing provisions

    2. 71.Revocations

  15. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Import conditions

      1. PART 1 Provisions Common to Several Categories of Product

        1. 1.Maximum residue limits and contaminants

        2. 2.Council Directive 96/23/ EC on measures to monitor certain substances...

        3. 3.Commission Decision 2004/432/ EC on the approval of residue monitoring...

        4. 4.Commission Decision 2005/34/ EC laying down harmonised standards for the...

        5. 5.Commission Regulation ( EC ) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels...

        6. 6.Council Regulation ( EC ) No 733/2008 on the conditions...

        7. 7.Commission Regulation ( EC ) No 1609/2000 establishing a list...

        8. 8.Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

        9. 9.Commission Decision 2007/453/ EC establishing the BSE status of Member...

        10. 10.Health certificates for imports of products of animal origin

        11. 11.Health certification for animal products from New Zealand

        12. 12.Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption

        13. 13.Regulation ( EC ) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament...

        14. 14.Council Regulation ( EC ) No 183/2005 laying down requirements...

        15. 15.Council Regulation ( EC ) No 396/2005 on maximum levels...

        16. 16.Regulation ( EC ) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament...

        17. 17.Regulation ( EC ) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament...

        18. 18.Regulation ( EC ) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament...

        19. 19.Commission Regulation ( EC ) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria...

        20. 20.Commission Regulation ( EC ) No 2074/2005 laying down implementing...

        21. 21.Commission Regulation ( EC ) No 2075/2005 laying down specific...

        22. 22.Commission Regulation ( EC ) No 2076/2005 laying down transitional...

      2. PART 2 Fresh Meat of Bovine, Ovine and Caprine Animals and Swine

        1. 1.Third countries and health certification requirements for imports of fresh meat

        2. 2.Argentina

        3. 3.Australia

        4. 4.Botswana

        5. 5.Brazil

        6. 6.Canada

        7. 7.Chile

        8. 8.Croatia

        9. 9.The Falkland Islands

        10. 10.Greenland

        11. 11.Iceland

        12. 12.Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

        13. 13.Madagascar

        14. 14.Mexico

        15. 15.Morocco

        16. 16.Namibia

        17. 17.New Caledonia

        18. 18.New Zealand

        19. 19.Paraguay

        20. 20.South Africa

        21. 21.Swaziland

        22. 22.Switzerland

        23. 23.United States of America

        24. 24.Uruguay

        25. 25.Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

        26. 26.Zimbabwe

        27. 27.Health certificates - Canada

      3. PART 3 Meat Products

        1. 1.Third countries and health certification requirements for imports of meat products

        2. 2.Argentina

        3. 3.Botswana

        4. 4.Brazil

        5. 5.Namibia

        6. 6.Uruguay

        7. 7.Zimbabwe

        8. 8.Miscellaneous third countries

        9. 9.Commission Decision 97/569/ EC drawing up provisional lists of third...

      4. PART 4 Milk and Dairy Products

        1. 1.Third countries and health certification requirements for imports of milk and milk-based products

        2. 2.Third country establishments from which milk and milk-based products may be imported

      5. PART 5 Fresh Poultrymeat

        1. 1.General

        2. 2.Third country establishments from which fresh poultrymeat may be imported

      6. PART 6 Wild Game Meat

        1. 1.General

        2. 2.Third country establishments from which game meat may be imported

      7. PART 7 Minced Meat and Meat Preparations

        1. 1.Health certification requirements

        2. 2.Council Decision 79/542/ EEC drawing up a list of third...

        3. 3.Third country establishments from which minced meat and meat preparations may be imported

      8. PART 8 Miscellaneous Products

        1. 1.General

        2. 2.Third countries from which products covered by Council Directive 92/118/EEC may be imported

        3. 3.Third country establishments from which products covered by Council Directive 92/118/EEC may be imported

        4. 4.Commission Decision 99/120/ EC drawing up provisional lists of third...

        5. 5.Commission Decision 2001/396/ EC amending Decision 97/467/ EC drawing up...

        6. 6.Commission Decision 2001/556/ EC drawing up provisional lists of third...

        7. 7.Commission Decision 2000/585/ EC laying down animal and public health...

        8. 8.Commission Decision 2003/779/ EC laying down animal health requirements and...

        9. 9.Commission Decision 2003/863/ EC on health certificates for the importation...

        10. 10.Commission Regulation ( EC ) No 2074/2005 laying down implementing...

        11. 11.Animal by-products

        12. 12.Regulation ( EC ) No 878/2004 laying down transitional measures...

        13. 13.Commission Decision 2004/407/ EC on transitory and certification rules under...

        14. 14.Commission Regulation ( EC ) No 2007/2006 implementing Regulation (...

        15. 15.Council Regulation 1523/2007 of the European Parliament and of the...

        16. 16.Hay and straw (third countries from which imports are permitted)

        17. 17.Composite products

      9. PART 9 Genetic Material

        1. 1.Bovine material

        2. 2.Council Directive 89/556/ EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community...

        3. 3.Commission Decision 2008/155/ EC establishing lists of embryo collection and...

        4. 4.Commission Decision 2004/639/ EC laying down the importation conditions of...

        5. 5.Commission Decision 2006/168/ EC establishing the animal health and veterinary...

        6. 6.Porcine material

        7. 7.Commission Decision 2002/613/ EC laying down the importation conditions of...

        8. 8.Commission Decision 2008/636/ EC establishing the list of third countries...

        9. 9.Ovine and caprine material

        10. 10.Commission Decision 2008/635/ EC on imports of semen ova and...

        11. 11.Equine material

        12. 12.Commission Decision 96/539/ EC on animal health requirements and veterinary...

        13. 13.Commission Decision 96/540/ EC on animal health requirements and veterinary...

        14. 14.Commission Decision 2004/211/ EC establishing the list of third countries...

        15. 15.Commission Decision 2004/616/ EC establishing the list of approved semen...

        16. 16.Fish material

      10. PART 10 Fishery Products

        1. 1.General provisions

        2. 2.Commission Decision 2003/804/ EC laying down the animal health conditions...

        3. 3.Commission Decision 2003/858/ EC laying down the animal health conditions...

        4. 4.Commission Decision 2004/453/ EC implementing Council Directive 91/67/ EC as...

        5. 5.Health certification

        6. 6.Commission Decision 2003/858/ EC laying down the animal health conditions...

        7. 7.Commission Regulation ( EC ) No 2074/2005 laying down implementing...

        8. 8.Third countries from which fishery products may be imported

        9. 9.Commission Decision 2006/766/ EC establishing lists of third countries and...

        10. 10.United States of America

      11. PART 11 Interpretation of this Schedule

        1. 1.Interpretation

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Equivalence Decisions

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Calculation of Charges for Veterinary Checks

      1. PART 1 COSTS COVERED BY THE CHARGES

      2. PART II CONSIGNMENTS FROM NEW ZEALAND

      3. PART III MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS

      4. PART IV FISHERY PRODUCTS

      5. PART V ALL OTHER PRODUCTS

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Provisions Where Due Diligence Defence is Available

  17. Explanatory Note