Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Regulation 62

SCHEDULE 8 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

1.  The Dairy Products (Hygiene) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (S.R. 1995 No. 201 as amended by S.R. 1995 No. 360, 1996 No. 287, 1996 No. 383, 1998 No. 237, 1998 No. 359, and 2000 No. 78)

(1) In regulation 2 (interpretation) –

(a) in paragraph (1) the definition of “Commission Decision 95/340” shall be omitted; and

(b) in paragraph (2) for the words “Decisions 95/165 and 95/340”, there shall be substituted the words “Decision 95/165”.

(2) For regulation 22 (imports from third countries and EEA states), there shall be substituted the following regulation –

“Imports from third countries

22.   A person shall not import into Northern Ireland for sale for human consumption from a third country –

(a) any drinking milk which is raw cow’s milk, or

(b) any thermised cow’s milk.”.

2.  The Fresh Meat (Import Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. 1997 No. 218)

(1) In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation) for the definition of “border inspection post” there shall be substituted the following definition –

• ““border inspection post” has the meaning given by Article 2(2)(g) of Council Directive 97/78/EC laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(1);”.

3.  The Imported Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. 1997 No. 499)

At the end of Schedule 1 (Exempt products of animal origin) there shall be added the following –

“21.   Processed animal protein intended for human foodstuffs, covered by Chapter 6 of Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC(2).”.

(1)

O.J. No. L24, 30.1.98, p. 9

(2)

O.J. No. L62, 15.3.93, p. 49, as last amended by Commission Decision 2001/7/EC (O.J. No. L2, 5.1.2001, p. 27)