The Bovines and Bovine Products (Trade) Regulations 1999

Trade in meat, products, by-products and materials derived from bovine animals not slaughtered in the United Kingdom

5.—(1) No person shall despatch from Great Britain to a member State or a third country, bring to any place in Great Britain for the purpose of such despatch or consign for the purpose of such despatch any foreign origin export eligible goods unless–

(a) each stage of the preparation of those goods which took place in the United Kingdom took place–

(i) in the case of a stage of preparation taking place in Great Britain, in an establishment approved by the Minister under regulation 12 below in accordance with that regulation and the requirements of regulation 13 below relating to that stage; or

(ii) in the case of a stage of preparation taking place in Northern Ireland, in an establishment approved by the Department under the Northern Ireland Regulations in accordance with the requirements of those Regulations relating to that stage;

(b) each stage of the preparation of those goods which took place in the United Kingdom took place under the supervision of a veterinary inspector or in the case of a stage of preparation taking place in Northern Ireland, by a veterinary surgeon appointed by the Department;

(c) the goods are accompanied by an official certificate issued by a veterinary inspector or, in the case of goods prepared in Northern Ireland, by a veterinary surgeon appointed by the Department–

(i) stating, in the case of goods prepared in Great Britain, that they were prepared in accordance with regulation 12 below and the requirements of regulation 13 below in an establishment approved by the Minister under regulation 12 below or, in the case of goods prepared in Northern Ireland, that they were prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Northern Ireland Regulations in an establishment approved by the Department under those Regulations;

(ii) stating that the conditions referred to in articles 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the Council Decision are met in respect of the goods, identifying all establishments approved under regulation 12 below where they were obtained, processed, handled or stored and identifying all labels and the relevant numbers in the consignment ensuring traceability of each individual unit; and

(iii) stating, in respect of any fresh meat, that the identity of all labels and the relevant numbers in the consignment ensuring traceability of each individual unit in respect of the meat has been stated in the “Identification of Meat” section of the certificate referred to in Annex IV to Council Directive 64/433/EEC in respect of the meat and that the words “produced in accordance with Council Decision 98/256/EC” have been added to that and any other certificate accompanying the meat;

(d) in respect of fresh meat no health marks applied to the meat for the purposes of Council Directive 64/433/EEC have been removed; and

(e) the goods are despatched in accordance with Part III of the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996.

(2) No person shall despatch from Great Britain to a member State or a third country, bring to any place in Great Britain for the purpose of such despatch or consign for the purpose of such despatch any foreign origin bovine by-product unless–

(a) the by-product comes from or has passed through an establishment in Great Britain approved by the Minister under regulation 12 below or, in the case of an establishment in Northern Ireland, comes from or has passed through an establishment approved by the Department under the Northern Ireland Regulations;

(b) in the case of a by-product referred to in paragraph (a) or (c) of the definition of foreign origin bovine by-products in regulation 2(1) above each stage of the preparation of the by-product took place under the supervision of a veterinary inspector or, in the case of a stage of preparation taking place in Northern Ireland, under the supervision of a veterinary surgeon appointed by the Department;

(c) in the case of a by-product referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of foreign origin bovine by-products in regulation 2(1) above each stage of the preparation of the by-product took place under the supervision of an inspector or, in the case of a stage of preparation taking place in Northern Ireland, under the supervision of a person appointed as such by the Department; and

(d) there is a clear indication, either by means of a label affixed to the by-product or on its packaging–

(i) of the identity of the establishment at which the goods were produced;

(ii) that the by-product was produced in accordance with the Council Decision; and

(iii) that the by-product is suitable for use in human food, animal feed, cosmetics or medical or pharmaceutical products.