The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

PART VIIIMISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS

General

1.  Council Directive 92/118/EEC laying down animal 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 (1) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (O.J.No.L62, 15.3.93, p.49) as last amended by Council Directive 2004/41/EC (O.J.No.L195, 2.6.2004, p.12).

2.  Commission Decision 2000/609/EC laying down animal and public health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of farmed ratite meat and amending Decision 94/85/EC drawing up a list of third countries from which member States authorise imports of fresh poultry meat (O.J.No.L258, 12.10.2000, p.49) as last amended by Commission Decision 2005/804/EC (O.J.No.L303, 22.11.2005, p.56).

3.  Commission Decision 2005/760/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain third countries for the import of captive birds (O.J. No.L285, 28.10.2005, p.60) (in so far as it relates to products derived from those birds), as amended by Commission Decision 2006/522/EC (O.J.No.L205, 27.2.2006, p.28).

Third countries from which products covered by Council Directive 92/118/EEC may be imported

Commission Decision 2003/812/EC (O.J.No.L305, 22.11.2003, p.17) as amended by Commission Decision 2004/19/EC (O.J.No.L5, 9.1.2004, p. 84).

Third country establishments from which products covered by Council Directive 92/118/EEC may be imported

4.  Commission Decision 1999/120/EC (O.J.No.L36, 10.2.1999, p.21) (animal casings) as last amended by the Act of Accession (see paragraph 2 of Part I).

5.  Commission Decision 97/467/EC (O.J.No.L199, 26.7.97, p.57) as last amended by Commission Decision 2006/65/EC (O.J.No.L32, 4.2.2006, p.93) (rabbit meat and farmed game meat).

6.  Commission Decision 2001/396/EC (O.J.No.L139, 23.5.2001, p.16) (ratite meat).

7.  Commission Decision 2001/556/EC (O.J.No.L200, 25.7.2001, p.23) (gelatine) as last amended by Commission Decision 2005/33/EC (O.J.No.L16, 20.1.2005, p.59).

Health Certification Requirements

1.  Commission Decision 2003/779/EC (O.J.No.L285, 1.11.2003, p.38) as amended by Commission Decision 2004/414/EC (O.J.No.L151, 30.4.2004, p.62) (animal casings).

2.  Commission Decision 2000/585/EC (see paragraph 2 of Part VI) (rabbit meat, feathered game meat and certain land mammals).

3.  Commission Decision 2000/609/EC (farmed ratite meat) (see paragraph 3 of Part VIII).

4.  Commission Decision 97/38/EC (O.J.No.L14, 17.1.97, p.61) (egg products).

5.  Commission Decision 2003/863/EC (O.J.No.L325, 12.12.2003, p.46) (gelatine and collagen from the USA).

6.  Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 (frogs’ legs, snails, gelatine, raw materials for the production of gelatine, collagen and raw materials for the production of collagen) (see paragraph 9 of Part 1).

Animal by-products

1.  Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (O.J.No.L273, 10.10.2002, p.1) as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No.208/2006 (O.J.No.L36, 8.2.2006, p.25) and as read with Commission Decision 2005/760/EC, as amended by Commission Decision 2006/522/EC (O.J.No.L205, 27.7.2006, p.28).

2.  Regulation (EC) No. 878/2004 laying down transitional measures in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 for certain animal by-products classified as Category 1 and 2 materials and intended for technical purposes (O.J.No.L162, 30.4.2004, p.62).

3.  Commission Decision 2004/407/EC on transitory and certification rules under Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards import from certain third countries of photographic gelatine (O.J.No.L151, 30.4.2004, p.11) as amended by Commission Decision 2006/311/EC (O.J.No.L115, 28.4.2006, p.115).

4.  Commission Decision 2006/7/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to the import of feathers from certain third countries (O.J.No.L5, 10.1.2006, p.17) at last amended by Commission Decision 2006/521/EC (O.J.No.L205, 27.7.2006, p.26).

Hay and straw (third countries from which imports are permitted)

5.  Commission Regulation (EC) No.136/2004 laying down procedures for veterinary checks at Community border inspection posts on products imported from third countries (O.J.No.L21, 28.1.2004, p.11).