The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

PART I PROVISIONS COMMON TO SEVERAL CATEGORIES OF PRODUCT

Maximum residue limits and contaminants

1.  Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (O.J. No. L224, 18.8.90, p. 1) as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. O.J. 1875/2004 (OJ No. L326,29.10.2004,p.19).

2.  Council Directive 96/23/EC on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (O.J. No. L125, 23.5.96, p. 10) as last amended by the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (O.J. No. L236, 23.9.2003, p. 33) (“the Act of Accession”).

3.  Commission Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (O.J. No. L77, 16.3.2001, p. 1) as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 563/2002 (O.J. No. L86, 3.4.2002, p. 5).

4.  Commission Decision 2004/432/EC on the approval of residue monitoring plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Council Directive 96/23/EC (O.J. No. L154, 30.4.2004, p. 44) as amended by Commission Decision 2004/685/EC (OJ No.L312,9.10.2004,p.19).

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control, and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (O.J. No. L147, 31.5.2001, p. 1) as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. O.J. 1993/2004 (OJ No. L344,20.11.2004,p.12).

Health certification for animal products from New Zealand

Commission Decision 2003/56/EC on health certificates for the importation of live animals and animal products from New Zealand (O.J. No. L22, 25.1.2003, p. 38) as last amended by Commission Decision 2004/784/EC (OJ No. L346,23.11.2004,p.11).

Animal health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption

1.  Council Directive 2002/99/EC laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (O.J. No. L18, 23.1.2003, p. 11)

2.  Regulation (EC) No.178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ No. L31,1.2.2002,p.1).