The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

PART I INSTRUMENTS SPECIFYING THIRD COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN THIRD COUNTRIES FROM WHICH MEMBER STATES MAY AUTHORISE CERTAIN IMPORTS

Cloven-hoofed animals and elephants and zoo ungulates

1.  Council Decision 79/542/EEC drawing up a list of third countries or parts of third countries, and laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions, for importation into the Community of certain live animals and their fresh meat (O.J. No. L146, 14.6.79, p. 15), as amended by, and as read with—

• Commission Decision 2004/212/EC (O.J. No. L73, 11.3.2004, p. 11);

• Commission Decision 2004/410/EC (O.J. No. L151, 30.4.2004, p. 31);

• Commission Decision 2004/620/EC (O.J. No. L279, 28.8.2004, p. 30); and

• Commission Decision 2006/9/EC (O.J. No. L7, 12.1.2006 p. 23).

Poultry

2.  Commission Decision 95/233/EC drawing up lists of third countries from which member States authorise imports of live poultry and hatching eggs (O.J. No. L156, 7.7.95, p. 76), as amended by, and as read with—

• Commission Decision 96/628/EC (O.J. No. L282, 1.11.96, p. 73);

• Commission Decision 96/659/EC (O.J. No. L302, 26.11.96, p. 27);

• Commission Decision 97/183/EC (O.J. No. L76, 18.3.97, p. 32);

• Commission Decision 2001/732/EC (O.J. No. L 275, 18.10.2001, p. 14);

• Commission Decision 2001/751/EC (O.J. No. L 281, 25.10.2001, p. 24);

• Commission Decision 2002/183/EC (O.J. No. L 61, 2.3.2002, p. 56); and

• Commission Decision 2004/118/EC (O.J. No. L36, 7.2.2004, p. 34).

Captive birds

3.  Commission Decision 2000/666/EC laying down the animal health requirements and the veterinary certification for the import of birds, other than poultry and the conditions for quarantine (O.J. No. L278, 31.10.2000, p. 26) as read with Council Directive 92/65/EEC.

Shellfish

4.  Commission Decision 2003/804/EC laying down the animal health conditions and certification requirements for imports of molluscs, their eggs and gametes for further growth, fattening, relaying or human consumption (O.J. No. L302, 21.11.2003, p. 22), as amended by, and as read with—

• Commission Decision 2004/623/EC (O.J. No. L280, 31.8.2004, p. 26); and

• Commission Decision 2005/409/EC (O.J. No. L139, 2.6.2005, p. 16).

Finfish

5.  Commission Decision 2003/858/EC laying down the animal health conditions and certification requirements for imports of live fish, their eggs and gametes intended for farming, and live fish of aquaculture origin and products thereof intended for human consumption (O.J. L324, 11.12.2003, p. 37), as amended by, and as read with—

• Commission Decision 2004/454/EC (O.J. No. L156, 30.4.2004, p. 29);and

• Commission Decision 2005/742/EC (O.J. No. L279, 22.10.2005, p.71).

Bees

6.  Commission Decision 2003/881/EC concerning the animal health and certification conditions for imports of bees (Apis mellifera and Bombus spp.) from certain third countries and repealing Decision 2000/462/EC (O.J. No. L328, 17.12.2003, p. 26), as amended by Commission Decision 2005/60/EC (O.J. No. L25, 28.1.2005, p. 64), and as read with Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as that Council Decision is defined under paragraph 1 of this Part) in respect of which the derogation in Article 1(2) permitting the imports of bees from the state of Hawaii in the United States of America may be relied on.

Equidae

7.  Commission Decision 2004/211/EC establishing the list of third countries and parts of territory thereof from which member States authorise imports of living equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species (O.J. No. L73, 11.3.2004, p. 1).

Cats, Dogs & Ferrets

8.  Commission Decision 2005/64/EC implementing Council Directive 92/65/EEC as regards import conditions for cats, dogs and ferrets for approved bodies, institutes or centres (O.J. No. L27, 29.1.2005, p. 48), as read with—

(1) Council Directive 92/65/EEC; and

(2) Regulation (EC) No. 998/2003.