Regulation 26
SCHEDULE 3U.K.Cases to which Part 3 does not apply
Disapplication of Part 3U.K.
1. Part 3 of these Regulations does not apply in the cases set out in this Schedule.
Case 1: Personal imports and small consignmentsU.K.
2. The products of animal origin specified in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 206/2009 on the introduction into the Community of personal consignments of products of animal origin(1).
Case 2: International means of transportU.K.
3. Products on board means of transport operating internationally that are intended for consumption by the crew and passengers and that are either—
(a)not unloaded;
(b)transferred directly from one means of transport operating internationally to another at the same port and under customs supervision; or
(c)destroyed as soon as they are unloaded.
Case 3: Trade samples and samples for particular study or analysisU.K.
4.—(1) Products sent as trade samples or intended for exhibitions provided that they are not intended to be marketed and have been authorised in advance for that purpose by the Secretary of State.
(2) Products intended for particular studies or analyses provided that such products are not intended for human consumption and have been authorised in advance for that purpose by the Secretary of State.
(3) When the exhibition is finished or when the particular studies or analyses have been carried out, these products, with the exception of the quantities used for the analyses, must be destroyed or redispatched as specified in the import authorisation.
(4) This case does not apply in relation to any product controlled under Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (the rules for those products are laid down in that Regulation).
Case 4: Consignments cleared in another member StateU.K.
5. Consignments of animals and products that have been presented to a border inspection post in another member State or another part of the United Kingdom and have been cleared for free circulation.
Case 5: Composite productsU.K.
6.—(1) Composite products and foodstuffs listed in Annex II to Commission Decision 2007/275/EC.
(2) Composite products not containing meat or meat products, where less than half of the product is processed product of animal origin, provided that such products are—
(a)shelf-stable at ambient temperature or have clearly undergone, in their manufacture, a complete cooking or heat treatment process throughout their substance, so that any raw product is denatured;
(b)clearly identified as intended for human consumption;
(c)securely packaged or sealed in clean containers; and
(d)accompanied by a commercial document and labelled in an official language of a member State, so that that document and labelling together give information on the nature, quality and number of packages of the composite products, the country of origin, the manufacturer and the ingredient.
Case 6: Animals subject to rabies controlU.K.
7. Animals specified in Schedule 1 to the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974(2) and imported in accordance with a licence under that Order.
OJ No. L 77, 24.3.2009, p. 1.
S. I. 1974/2211 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.