Made | 17th March 2001 | ||
Laid before Parliament | 20th March 2001 | ||
Coming into force | 17th March 2001 |
Import and export of live animals
3.
- (1) No person shall export any live animal of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or any other biungulate.
(2) By way of derogation from the preceding paragraph, the Minister (in England) or the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (in Northern Ireland) may by licence in writing authorise the export of biungulate animals originating outside the United Kingdom if the animals travelled through the United Kingdom in direct and uninterrupted transit on main roads or by rail or sea.
(3) No person shall import any live animal of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease into England or Northern Ireland from another member State.
Export of fresh meat
4.
- (1) No person shall export any fresh meat of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or other biungulate.
(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to -
(3) Meat consigned to another member State shall be accompanied by an official certificate prepared by the Minister (or in Northern Ireland the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development) and signed by a person appointed as an officer of the kind specified in the certificate which bears the following words -
Export of meat products
5.
- (1) No person shall export meat products of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or any other biungulate coming from the United Kingdom.
(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply to meat products which have undergone one of the treatments laid down in Article 4(1) of Council Directive 80/215/EEC (on animals health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products[10]), or to meat products as defined in Council Directive 77/99/EEC which have been subjected during preparation uniformly throughout the substance to a pH value of less than 6.
(3) The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply to -
(4) Meat products consigned to another member State shall be accompanied by an official certificate prepared by the Minister (or in Northern Ireland the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development) and signed by a person appointed as an officer of the kind specified in the certificate which bears the following words -
(5) Paragraph (4) shall not apply to meat products which conform to the requirements of paragraph (2) if such compliance is stated in the commercial document accompanying the consignment, endorsed in accordance with regulation 12, and the products either -
Export of milk
6.
- (1) No person shall export milk.
(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply to milk which has been subjected to at least -
(3) The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to milk prepared in establishments situated in the United Kingdom under the following conditions -
(4) Milk consigned to another member State shall be accompanied by an official certificate prepared by the Minister (or in Northern Ireland the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development) and signed by a person appointed as an officer of the kind specified in the certificate which bears the following words -
(5) Paragraph (4) shall not apply to milk which conform to the requirements of paragraph (2) if such compliance is stated in the commercial document accompanying the consignment, endorsed in accordance with regulation 12, and the milk either -
Export of milk products
7.
- (1) No person shall export milk products.
(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to -
(3) The prohibitions described in paragraph (1) shall not apply to milk products prepared in establishments under the following conditions -
(4) Milk products consigned to another member State shall be accompanied by an official certificate prepared by the Minister (or in Northern Ireland the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development) and signed by a person appointed as an officer of the kind specified in the certificate which bears the following words -
(5) Paragraph (4) shall not apply to milk products which conform to the requirements of paragraph (2)(a), (b) or (c) if such compliance is stated in the commercial document accompanying the consignment, endorsed in accordance with regulation 12, and the milk products either -
Export of semen, etc.
8.
- (1) No person shall export semen, ova or embryos of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates.
(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to frozen bovine semen and embryos produced before 1st February 2001.
(3) The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 88/407/EEC (laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species[12]) accompanying frozen bovine semen consigned to another member State shall bear the following words -
(4) The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 89/556/EEC (on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species[13]) accompanying bovine embryos consigned to another member State shall bear the following words -
Export of hides and skins
9.
- (1) No person shall export hides and skins of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates.
(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to hides and skins which were produced before 1st February 2001 or which conform to the requirements of paragraph 1(A) indents 2 to 5 or paragraph 1(B), indents 3 and 4 of Chapter 3 of Annex I to Directive 92/118/EEC if treated hides and skins are separated effectively from untreated hides and skins.
(3) Hides and skins consigned to another member State must be accompanied by an official certificate prepared by the Minister (or in Northern Ireland the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development) and signed by a person appointed as an officer of the kind specified in the certificate stating -
(4) Paragraph (3) shall not apply to hides and skins which conform to the requirements of either -
if compliance with those conditions is stated in the commercial document accompanying the consignment, endorsed (in the case of sub-paragraph (b)) in accordance with regulation 12.
Export of animal products
10.
- (1) No person shall export animal products of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates not otherwise mentioned in these Regulations produced after 1st February 2001.
(2) No person shall export dung or manure.
(3) The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to -
(b) blood and blood products as defined in Chapter 7 of Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC which have been subjected to -
(c) lard and rendered fats which have been subjected to the heat treatment prescribed in paragraph 2(A) of chapter 9 of Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC;
(d) animal casings to which the provisions of paragraph B Chapter 2 of Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC apply adapted as necessary to suit the case;
(e) sheep wool, ruminant hair and pigs' bristles which have undergone factory washing or have been obtained from tanning and unprocessed sheep wool, ruminant hair and pigs' bristles which are securely enclosed in packaging and dry;
(f) semi-moist and dried petfood conforming to the requirements of paragraphs 2 and 3 respectively of Chapter 4 of Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC;
(g) composite products which are not subjected to further treatment containing products of animal origin on the understanding that the treatment was not necessary for finished products the ingredients of which comply with the respective animal health conditions laid down in these Regulations; or
(h) game trophies in accordance with paragraph 2(b) of Part B of Chapter 13 to Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC.
(4) The animal products must be accompanied by an official certificate prepared by the Minister (or in Northern Ireland the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development) and signed by a person appointed as an officer of the kind specified in the certificate stating -
(5) Paragraph (4) shall not apply to products specified in sub-paragraphs (b), (c) or (d) of paragraph (3) which have a commercial document required under the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996[14] (or, in Northern Ireland, the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland[15]) endorsed in accordance with regulation 12 of these Regulations.
(6) Paragraph (4) shall not apply to products specified in sub-paragraphs (c) of paragraph (3) which are accompanied by a commercial document stating either -
(7) Paragraph (4) shall not apply to products specified in sub-paragraph (g) of paragraph (3) which have been produced in an establishment operating HACCP and an auditable standard operating procedure which ensures that pre-processed ingredients comply with the requirements of these regulations and they have a commercial document endorsed in accordance with regulation 12.
Exemptions
11.
The prohibitions in regulations 5, 6, 7 and 10 shall not apply in relation to -
Endorsement of commercial documents
12.
- (1) Where reference is made to a commercial document being endorsed in accordance with this regulation, the document must have attached to it an official certificate prepared by the Minister (or in Northern Ireland the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development) and signed by a person appointed as an officer of the kind specified in the certificate stating that the production process has been audited and found to be in accordance with these Regulations and suitable to destroy the foot-and-mouth disease virus or that the products concerned have been produced from pre-processed materials which have been certified accordingly and that provisions are in place to avoid possible re-contamination with the foot-and-mouth disease virus after treatment.
(2) The certificate shall bear a reference to the Decision, shall be valid for 30 days, shall state the expiry date and shall be renewable after inspection of the establishment.
Third country certificates
13.
No person shall export anything to which these Regulations apply to a third country unless the consignment is accompanied by an official certificate prepared by the Minister (or in Northern Ireland the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development) and signed by a person appointed as an officer of the kind specified in the certificate certifying compliance with the Regulations.
Export of horses
14.
- (1) Any person exporting equidae to another member State shall ensure that they are accompanied by an Animal Health Certificate in accordance with the model in Annex C of Directive 90/426/EEC on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of equidae[16].
(2) An inspector shall only issue a certificate referred to in paragraph (1) if he is satisfied that the animal has not been in an infected area (other than in transit through an infected area by road without being unloaded) to which Part III of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983 (in Great Britain) or Part II of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1962[17] in Northern Ireland applies at any time in the 15 days prior to certification.
Powers of inspectors
15.
- (1) An inspector shall, on producing, if required to do so, some duly authenticated document showing his authority, have the right at all reasonable hours to enter any land or premises for the purposes of ascertaining whether there is or has been on the premises any contravention of these Regulations; and in this regulation "premises" includes any place, installation, vehicle (including any container, trailer, semi-trailer, caravan or other thing which is designed or adapted to be towed by another vehicle), train, ship, vessel, boat, craft, hovercraft or aircraft.
(2) An inspector shall have powers to carry out all checks and examinations necessary for the enforcement of these Regulations, and in particular may -
Powers of customs officers
16.
A customs officer may detain any vehicle, vessel, container or anything which he reasonably suspects to contain animals or products controlled by these Regulations for as long as is reasonably necessary to enable an inspector to exercise a power under these Regulations.
Illegal consignments
17.
- (1) Where an inspector knows or suspects that animals or animal products are intended for export and do not comply with the requirements of these Regulations he may serve a notice on the person in charge of the consignment prohibiting the export of the animals or products in the consignment until he is satisfied that the animals or products comply with the Regulations.
(2) No person shall export anything subject to a notice served under this regulation unless it has been revoked.
(3) A notice under this section shall be in writing, may be subject to conditions and may be amended or revoked by further notice in writing at any time.
(4) Animals imported in contravention of these Regulations shall be dealt with as specified in the regulation 13 of the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations[18].
Obstruction
18.
- (1) No person shall -
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1)(b) above shall be construed as requiring any person to answer any question or give any information if to do so might incriminate him.
Offences by bodies corporate
19.
- (1) Where a body corporate is guilty of an offence under these Regulations, and that offence is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to have been attributable to any neglect on the part of -
he as well as the body corporate, shall be guilty of the offence and be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) above, "director" in relation to a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, means a member of the body corporate.
Penalties
20.
- (1) A person contravening any provision of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 18(1)(a) or (b) above shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.
(3) A person guilty of any other offence under these Regulations shall be liable -
Certificates, etc. issued in Wales or Scotland
21.
Where these Regulations require any certificate, licence or approval to be issued or granted by the Minister or the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, an equivalent certificate, licence or approval issued in Wales or Scotland by the relevant competent authority is valid.
Enforcement
22.
In England these Regulations shall be enforced by the Minister or the local authority, and in Northern Ireland they shall be enforced by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Revocation
23.
The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 3) Regulations 2001[19] are revoked.
Hayman
Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
1.40 pm, 17th March 2001
Certificates issued in Wales and Scotland are valid under these Regulations (regulation 20).
The Regulations are enforced in England by the Minister or the local authority and in Northern Ireland by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (regulation 21).
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[17] SR&O 1962 No. 209 as amended by SR 2001 No. 82.back