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Regulation 1(5)

SCHEDULE 1Amendments to Council Directives 90/425/EEC and 91/496/EEC

1.  Council Directive 90/425/EEC (OJ No. L224, 18.8.90, p. 29) has been amended by, and must be read with—

2.  Council Directive 91/496/EEC (OJ No. L268, 24.9.91, p. 56) has been amended by and must be read with—

Regulation 1(2)

SCHEDULE 2Border Inspection Posts

Border inspection postAnimals which may be imported
(i)

Ungulates include registered equidae as defined in Council Directive 90/426/EEC (OJ No. L224, 18.8.90, p. 42), as amended.

(ii)

Luton Airport and Stansted Airport are not border inspection posts for any species of animal specified in the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974 (S.I. 1974/2211).

Gatwick AirportAll animals other than ungulates (i)
Heathrow AirportAll animals
Luton Airport (ii)Ungulates (i)
Manchester AirportCats, dogs, rodents, lagomorphs, live fish, reptiles, and birds other than ratities
Stanstead airport (ii)Ungulates (i)

Regulations 4, 7 and 8

SCHEDULE 3Intra-Community trade: legislation and additional requirements

Regulation 4

PART ILEGISLATION IN RELATION TO INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE

Bovine animals and swine

1.  Instrument: Council Directive 64/432/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine as replaced by the Annex to Council Directive 97/12/EC (OJ No. L109, 25.4.97, p. 1), and as subsequently amended by—

Bovine semen

2.  Instrument: Council Directive 88/407/EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (OJ No. L194, 22.7.88, p. 10), as amended by, and as read with—

Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 3 and 6.

Bovine embryos

3.  Instrument: Council Directive 89/556/EEC on animal health conditions concerning intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (OJ No. L302, 19.10.89, p. 1), as amended by, and as read with—

Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 3 and 6.

Equidae

4.  Instrument: Council Directive 90/426/EEC on health conditions governing the movement of equidae and their import from third countries (OJ No. L224, 18.8.90, p. 42), as amended by, and as read with—

Porcine Semen

5.  Instrument: Council Directive 90/429/EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species (OJ No. L224, 18.8.90, p. 62) and Commission Decision 99/608/EC (OJ No. L242, 14.9.99, p. 20), as amended by, and as read with—

Poultry and hatching eggs

6.  Instrument: Council Directive 90/539/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of poultry and hatching eggs (OJ No. L303, 31.10.90, p. 6), as amended by, and as read with—

Animal waste

7.  Instrument: Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (OJ No. L273, 10.10.2002, p. 1), as amended by, and as read with—

Relevant provision in that instrument: Article 8 as read with Annex II.

Fish

Farmed fish

8.—(1) Instrument: Council Directive 91/67/EEC concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (OJ No. L46, 19.2.91, p. 1), as amended by, and as read with—

Relevant provisions in that instrument: in so far as they apply to live fish, eggs and gametes, Articles 3, 4, 7 to 11, and 14 and 16.

Fish other than farmed fish

(2) Instrument: Council Directive 91/493/EEC laying down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of fishery products (OJ No. L268, 24.9.91, p. 15), as amended by, and as read with—

Live Bivalve molluscs

(3) Instrument: Council Directive 91/492/EEC laying down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of live shellfish (OJ No. L268, 24.9.91, p. 1), as amended by, and as read with—

Ovine and caprine animals

9.  Instrument: Council Directive 91/68/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (OJ No. L46, 19.2.91, p. 19) as amended by, and as read with—

Other animals, semen, ova and embryos

10.  Instrument: Council Directive 92/65/EEC laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Council Directive 90/425/EEC (OJ No. L268, 14.9.92, p. 54), as amended by, and as read with—

Pathogens

11.  Instrument: 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(I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (OJ No. L62, 15.3.93, p. 49) as amended by, and as read with—

Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 6 and 7(1).

Pure-bred animals of the bovine species

12.  Instrument: Council Directive 77/504/EEC on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (OJ No. L206, 12.8.1977, p. 8), as amended by, and as read with—

Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 5 and 7.

Breeding animals of the porcine species

13.  Instrument: Council Directive 88/661/EEC on the zootechnical standards applicable to breeding animals of the porcine species (OJ No. L382, 31.12.1988, p. 36), as amended by, and as read with—

Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 2(2), 5, 7(2) and 9.

Pure-bred breeding sheep and goats

14.  Instrument: Council Directive 89/361/EEC concerning pure-bred breeding sheep and goats (OJ No. L153, 6.6.1989, p. 30), as amended by, and as read with—

Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 3(2) and 6.

Equidae

15.  Instrument: Council Directive 90/427/EEC on the zootechnical and genealogical conditions governing intra-Community trade in equidae (OJ No. L224, 18.8.90, p. 55), as amended by, and as read with—

Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 6 and 8.

Regulation 7

PART IIADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF CATTLE, PIGS, SHEEP AND GOATS

1.  Any person transporting cattle, pigs, sheep or goats in intra-Community trade must do so in accordance with this Part.

2.  He or she must, for each vehicle used for the transport of those animals, keep a register containing the following information, and must preserve that information in the register for at least three years—

(a)places and dates of pick-up, and the name or business name and address of the holding or assembly centre where the animals are picked up;

(b)places and dates of delivery, and the name or business name and address of the consignee;

(c)species and number of animals carried;

(d)date and place of disinfection; and

(e)the unique identifying number of accompanying health certificates.

3.  He or she must ensure that the means of transport is constructed in such a way that animal faeces, litter or feed cannot leak or fall out of the vehicle.

(a)He or she must give a written undertaking to the National Assembly stating that —

(i)in the case of cattle or pigs, Council Directive 64/432/EEC, and in particular the provisions laid down in Article 12 of that Directive and the provisions of that Directive relating to the appropriate documentation that must accompany the animals; and

(ii)in the case of sheep or goats, Council Directive 91/68/EEC, and in particular the provisions laid down in Article 8c of that Directive and the provisions of that Directive relating to the appropriate documentation that must accompany the animals; and

(b)that the transport of animals will be entrusted to staff who possess the necessary ability, professional competence and knowledge.

Regulation 8

PART IIIADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DEALERS IN CATTLE, PIGS, SHEEP AND GOATS

1.  Every dealer in cattle, pigs, sheep or goats engaging in intra-Community trade must comply with the provisions of this Part.

2.—(1) The dealer must—

(a)be approved by the National Assembly under this paragraph; and

(b)be registered with, and have a registration number issued by, the National Assembly.

(2) The National Assembly may only issue an approval under this paragraph if satisfied that the dealer will comply with the provisions of this Part and, in the case of a dealer in sheep or goats, that the dealer has agreed to comply with the requirements for the operation of his or her premises which an inspector has specified in an operational agreement as being the requirements the inspector believes are necessary to ensure the premises are capable of being operated in accordance with the second indent of Article 3(2) of Council Directive 90/425/EEC.

3.  The dealer must ensure that he or she only imports or exports animals that are identified and meet the requirements of Community law for intra-Community trade and, in the case of cattle, come from herds that are officially free of tuberculosis, brucellosis and leucosis, or are slaughter animals meeting the requirements of Article 6(3), or, if slaughter animals under a disease control programme, the requirements of Article 13(1)(a), of Council Directive 64/432/EEC.

4.  The dealer must keep a record for all cattle, pigs, sheep and goats which he or she imports or exports, either on the basis of identification numbers or marks on the animals, and preserve the record for at least three years, of—

(a)the name and address of the seller;

(b)the origin of the animals;

(c)the date of purchase;

(d)the categories, number and identification (or registration number of the holding of origin) of cattle, sheep and goats;

(e)the registration number of the holding of origin or the herd of origin of pigs;

(f)the approval or registration number of the assembly centre through which he or she has acquired sheep or goats (where applicable);

(g)the registration number of the transporter or the licence number of the vehicle delivering and collecting animals;

(h)the name and address of the buyer and the destination of the animals; and

(i)copies of route plans and numbers of health certificates.

5.  In the case of a dealer who keeps cattle, pigs, sheep or goats on his or her premises he or she must ensure that—

(a)specific training in the care and welfare of animals is given to the staff in charge of the animals; and

(b)all necessary steps are taken to prevent the spread of disease.

6.—(1) The dealer must only use premises approved for the purpose by the National Assembly under this paragraph and which, in the case of a dealer in sheep and goats, are specified in an operational agreement created pursuant to paragraph 2(2).

(2) The National Assembly must issue an approval number for premises approved under this paragraph.

(3) The National Assembly may only issue an approval under this paragraph if satisfied that the premises comply with, in the case of a dealer in cattle or pigs, Article 13(2) of Council Directive 64/432/EEC or, in the case of a dealer in sheep and goats, Article 8b(2) of Council Directive 91/68/EEC.

Regulation 5(5)

SCHEDULE 4The Poultry Health Scheme

PART IMEMBERSHIP

1.  Any reference to 'the Directive' in this Part of this Schedule is a reference to Council Directive 90/539/EEC.

2.  An application for an establishment to become a member of the Poultry Health Scheme (“the Scheme” in this Schedule) must be accompanied by the registration fee, the details of which are set out in Part 2 of this Schedule.

3.  The National Assembly may only grant membership of the Scheme to an establishment if—

(a)it is satisfied, following an inspection by a veterinary inspector, that—

(i)the establishment meets the requirements regarding facilities in Chapter II of Annex II to the Directive; and

(ii)the operator of the establishment will comply, and ensure that the establishment complies, with the requirements of point 1 of Chapter I of Annex II to the Directive; and

(b)the operator of the establishment, having been notified that the National Assembly is satisfied that the requirements in sub-paragraph (a) are met, has paid the annual membership fee, the details of which are set out in Part III of this Schedule.

4.  The disease surveillance programme referred to in paragraph (b) of point 1 of Chapter I of Annex II to the Directive must consist of the disease surveillance measures specified in Chapter III of Annex II to the Directive, together with any additional testing requirements that a veterinary inspector notifies in writing to an establishment as being requirements that he or she believes are necessary to avoid the spreading of contagious disease through intra-Community trade, taking into account the particular circumstances at that establishment.

5.  On receipt of the first annual membership fee, the National Assembly must issue the establishment’s membership certificate, which must include the establishment’s membership number.

6.  The operator of an establishment that is a member of the Scheme must pay the annual membership fee each year, and must pay any re-inspection fee when it becomes due.

7.  In order to ensure that operators and their establishments continue to meet the requirements for membership of the Scheme, and generally to ensure compliance with the Directive—

(a)a veterinary inspector (whether employed by Defra or not) must carry out an annual veterinary inspection of the establishment; and

(b)a veterinary inspector employed by Defra must carry out any additional inspections (insofar as not provided for under paragraph 8) which the National Assembly considers necessary.

8.  Without prejudice to any action which may be taken under paragraph 9, where, at the annual veterinary inspection of an operator’s establishment, that operator or the operator’s establishment do not appear to the National Assembly to meet the requirements either for membership of the Scheme or of the Directive, a veterinary inspector employed by Defra must carry out such additional inspections (“re-inspections”) as the National Assembly considers necessary to ensure compliance on the part of that operator and his or her establishment with those requirements, in which case a re-inspection fee must—

(a)be charged for each such re-inspection; and

(b)become due upon the receipt by the operator concerned of an invoice for that fee.

9.  The National Assembly—

(a)is to suspend, revoke or restore membership in accordance with Chapter IV of Annex II to the Directive (references to 'withdrawal' in that Chapter are to be read as references to 'revocation' for the purposes of this paragraph);

(b)may suspend or revoke membership if—

(i)an establishment is in breach of any of the requirements regarding facilities in Chapter II of Annex II to the Directive;

(ii)the operator or the establishment is in breach of any of the requirements in point 1 of Chapter I of Annex II to the Directive;

(iii)ownership or control of an establishment changes; or

(iv)the operator has not paid the annual membership fee or if a re-inspection fee remains unpaid 30 days after becoming due.

PART IIREGISTRATION FEE

1.  The National Assembly must—

(a)determine the registration fee on the basis of the cost attributable to each application of the items listed in paragraph 3; and

(b)publish the current registration fee on its website(5).

2.  The registration fee is payable to the National Assembly in respect of each establishment for which an application is made and is non-refundable.

3.  The items referred to in paragraph 1(a) are—

(a)the salaries and fees, together with overtime payments and employers' national insurance and superannuation contributions, of—

(i)any person involved directly in processing applications for membership of the Scheme;

(ii)any person engaged in managing the processing of such applications; and

(iii)any veterinary inspector who carries out a veterinary inspection at an applicant establishment;

(b)recruiting and training the staff referred to in sub-paragraph (a);

(c)travel and related incidental expenses incurred in processing applications for membership (including inspecting establishments), except where incurred by a person attending his or her normal place of work;

(d)office accommodation, equipment and services for the staff referred to in sub-paragraph (a), including depreciation of office furniture and equipment and the cost of information technology and stationery;

(e)provision of protective clothing and equipment used in inspecting establishments, and laundering, cleansing or disinfecting that protective clothing;

(f)provision of payroll and personnel services in connection with the employment of the staff referred to in sub-paragraph (a); and

(g)any other incidental expenses incurred in connection with the processing of applications for membership of the Scheme.

PART IIIANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE

1.  There will be two rates for the annual membership fee: a higher rate, which includes the cost of an annual veterinary inspection by a veterinary inspector employed by Defra, and a lower rate which does not include the cost of such an inspection.

2.  The lower rate is payable—

(a)the first time the annual membership fee is paid (the cost of the first annual veterinary inspection having been included in the registration fee); and

(b)in subsequent years where the operator of the establishment has elected for the annual veterinary inspection to be carried out by a veterinary inspector who is not employed by Defra.

3.  The National Assembly must—

(a)determine the two rates of the annual membership fee on the basis of the cost attributable to each establishment of the items listed in paragraph 5; and

(b)publish the current rates of the annual membership fee on its website.

4.  The annual membership fee is payable to the National Assembly in respect of each establishment and is non-refundable.

5.  The items referred to in paragraph 3(a) are (subject to paragraph 6)—

(a)salaries and fees, together with overtime payments and employers' national insurance and superannuation contributions, of—

(i)any person directly involved in the administration of the Scheme (including corresponding with and responding to queries from members, producing guidance, and arranging inspections of establishments);

(ii)any person engaged in managing the administration of the Scheme;

(iii)any veterinary inspector employed by Defra who carries out the annual veterinary inspection of an establishment or additional inspections during the year;

(b)recruiting and training the staff referred to in sub-paragraph (a);

(c)travel and related incidental expenses incurred in the administration of the Scheme (including veterinary inspections of establishments), except where incurred by a person attending his or her normal place of work;

(d)office accommodation, equipment and services for staff referred to in sub-paragraph (a), including depreciation of office furniture and equipment and the cost of information technology and stationery;

(e)provision of protective clothing and equipment, where applicable, used in carrying out inspections of establishments, and laundering, cleansing or disinfecting that protective clothing;

(f)provision of payroll and personnel services in connection with the employment of staff referred to in sub-paragraph (a); and

(g)any other incidental expenses incurred in connection with the administration of the Scheme.

6.  The items listed in paragraph 5 do not include any expense or cost which relates to the administration of, travel for the purposes of, and attendance at, re-inspections insofar as that expense or cost is recoverable under Part IV of this Schedule.

PART IVRE-INSPECTION FEE

1.  The re-inspection fee provided for under paragraph 8, Part I of this Schedule must be composed of—

(a)a charge for the veterinary inspector’s time spent at the operator’s establishment carrying out the re-inspection, the rate for which charge is £45 per hour or part thereof; and

(b)a charge for mileage, that is, for each mile travelled by the veterinary inspector to and from the operator’s establishment in order to carry out the re-inspection, the rate for which charge is 33 pence per mile.

2.  The National Assembly may, using such criteria as it considers appropriate in all the circumstances, reduce the charge for mileage under paragraph 1(b) in respect of any particular re-inspection in order to avoid an over-recovery of mileage costs incurred for a journey in the course of which other official activity is undertaken in addition to that re-inspection.

Regulation 9(4)

SCHEDULE 5Approval of Laboratories under the Poultry Health Scheme

PART IAPPROVAL

1.  The National Assembly may approve any laboratory that it considers to be suitable for the purposes of carrying out Mycoplasma testing under the Poultry Health Scheme.

2.  The operator of a laboratory approved under paragraph (1) must pay the annual approval fee each year, the details of which are set out in Part II of this Schedule.

3.  In order to ensure that approved laboratories remain suitable for approval, an inspector must carry out inspections and quality assurance testing as the National Assembly considers necessary.

PART IIANNUAL APPROVAL FEE

1.  The National Assembly must—

(a)determine the annual approval fee on the basis of the cost attributable to each laboratory of the items listed in paragraph 3; and

(b)publish the current annual approval fee on its website.

2.  The annual approval fee is payable to the National Assembly in respect of each approved laboratory and is non-refundable.

3.  The items referred to in paragraph 1(a) are—

(a)the salaries and fees, together with overtime payments and employers' national insurance and superannuation contributions, of—

(i)any person directly involved in the administration of the approval of laboratories;

(ii)any person engaged in the management or administration of this work; and

(iii)any veterinary inspector who carries out inspections of laboratories;

(b)recruiting and training the staff referred to in sub-paragraph (a);

(c)travel and related incidental expenses incurred in the administration of the approval of laboratories (including carrying out inspections), except where incurred by a person attending his or her normal place of work;

(d)office accommodation, equipment and services for staff involved in the administration of approval of laboratories, including depreciation of office furniture and equipment and the cost of information technology and stationery;

(e)provision of protective clothing and equipment used in carrying out inspections of establishments, and laundering that protective clothing;

(f)provision of quality assurance testing samples, assessment of the results and provision of advice about the results;

(g)provision of payroll and personnel services in connection with the employment of staff involved in the administration of approval of laboratories; and

(h)any other incidental expenses incurred in connection with the administration of the approval of laboratories.

Regulation 13

SCHEDULE 6LIST OF DISEASES

Regulation 16

SCHEDULE 7Community Legislation in relation to Third Countries

PART IINSTRUMENTS 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 (OJ No. L146, 14.6.79, p. 15), as amended by, and as read with—

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 (OJ No. L156, 7.7.95, p. 76), as amended by, and as read with—

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 (OJ 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 (OJ No. L302, 21.11.2003, p.22), as amended by, and as read with—

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 (OJ No L324, 11.12.2003, p.37) as amended by, and as read with—

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 (OJ No. L328, 17.12.2003, p. 26), as amended by Commission Decision 2005/60/EC (OJ No. L25, 28.1.2005), 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 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 live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species (OJ 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 (OJ No. L27, 29.1.2005, p. 48), as read with—

PART IIDETAILED PROVISIONS

Cloven-hoofed animals and elephants

1.  Instrument: 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 (OJ No. L146, 14.6.79, p. 15), as amended by, and as read with—

Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Zoo Ungulates

2.  Instrument: Council Directive 2004/68/EC laying down health rules for the importation into and transit through the Community of certain live ungulate animals (OJ No. L139, 30.4.2004, p. 321), as read with—

Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 3, 7 and 11

Equidae

General

3.—(1) Instrument: Council Directive 90/426/EEC on heath conditions governing the movement of equidae and their import from third countries (OJ No. L224, 18.8.90, p. 42), as amended by, and as read with—

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

Temporary admission of registered horses

(3) Instrument: Commission Decision 92/260/EEC (OJ No. L130, 15.5.92, p. 67), as amended by, and as read with—

Registered horses for racing, etc, upon re-entry

(4) Instrument: Commission Decision 93/195/EEC on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (OJ No. L86, 6.4.93, p. 1), as amended by, and as read with—

Equidae for slaughter

(5) Instrument: Commission Decision 93/196/EEC on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of equidae for slaughter (OJ No. L86, 6.4.93, p. 7), as amended by, and as read with—

Registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production

(6) Instrument: Commission Decision 93/197/EEC on animal health conditions and veterinary certification on imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production (OJ No. L86, 6.4.93, p. 16), as amended by, and as read with—

Poultry

4.  Instrument: Council Directive 90/539/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of poultry and hatching eggs (OJ No. L303, 30.10.90, p. 6) as amended by, and as read with—

Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 20, 21(1), 22(1), 23, 24, 27(2) and 28.

Other specified animals, semen, ova and embryos

5.  Instrument: Council Directive 92/65/EEC laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Council Directive 90/425/EEC (OJ No. L268, 14.9.92, p. 54), as amended by, and as read with—

Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 16, 17(1), 17(2) and 18.

Captive birds

6.  Instrument: 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 (OJ No. L278, 31.10.2000, p. 26) as read with or amended by—

Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 1, 2, 3, 8 (insofar as not already provided for under regulations 18, 19 and 31), and 9.

Cats, Dogs & Ferrets

7.  Instrument: 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 (OJ No. L27, 29.1.2005, p. 48), as read with—

Relevant provisions in that instrument: Article 1

Live animals from New Zealand

8.  Instrument: Commission Decision 2003/56/EC on health certificates relating to live animals, their semen, ova and embryos imported from New Zealand (OJ No. L22, 25.1.03, p. 38) as amended by—

Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 1, 2 and 3.

Zootechnical conditions

9.  Instrument: Council Directive 94/28/EC laying down the principles relating to the zootechnical and genealogical conditions applicable to imports from third countries of animals, their semen, ova and embryos, and amending Directive 77/504/EEC on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (OJ No. L178, 12.7.94, p. 66), as read with—

Relevant provision in that instrument: Article 4.

Finfish and Shellfish from third countries

10.—(1) Instrument: 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 (OJ No. L302, 21.11.2003, p.22), as amended by, and as read with—

(2) Instrument: Commission Decision 2003/858/EC laying down the specific 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 (OJ L324, 11.12.2003, p.37) as amended by, and as read with—

Bees

11.  Instrument: 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 (OJ No. L328, 17.12.2003, p. 26); as amended by Commission Decision 2005/60/EC (OJ No. L25, 28.1.2005, p.64), and as read with Council Directive 92/65/EEC and

Regulation 19

SCHEDULE 8Approval of quarantine centres and quarantine facilities and specific requirements for the quarantine of captive birds

PART IAPPROVALS

1.  The National Assembly may, if it is satisfied in all the circumstances that it is appropriate to do so, grant to a quarantine manager an approval in respect of—

(a)a quarantine centre for which the quarantine manager has charge and which at least meets the minimum conditions set out in Annex B of Commission Decision 2000/666/EC (in this Schedule, “the Decision”) in relation to quarantine centres and quarantine units; and

(b)a quarantine facility for which the quarantine manager has charge and which at least meets the minimum conditions set out in Annex B of the Decision in relation to quarantine facilities.

2.  Subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 of this Part, an approval expires at the end of 12 months from the date of its being granted unless—

(a)the transitional arrangements in Part IV apply;

(b)an earlier expiry date is provided for at the grant of an approval under paragraph 1; or

(c)it is revoked under regulation 1(6).

3.  The National Assembly must give reasons in writing—

(a)for refusing an application for an approval provided for under this Schedule;

(b)for attaching conditions to an approval granted under this Schedule;

(c)for providing that such an approval will expire earlier than 12 months from the date of its being granted.

4.  Notice of a revocation or suspension of an approval granted under this Schedule must—

(a)take effect when it is served, unless otherwise stated in the notice;

(b)state—

(i)the reasons for the revocation or suspension, and

(ii)the time and date when it is to take effect;

(c)be served upon the quarantine manager—

(i)in person, or by leaving it at the quarantine centre or quarantine facility concerned; or

(ii)by post addressed to the quarantine manager at the quarantine centre or quarantine facility concerned, in which case it will be deemed to be served at 12 noon on the second day after posting it; and

(d)be copied to the importer, and so far as is practicable, if the importer is not the owner of the birds concerned, to the owner of the birds kept at the quarantine centre or quarantine facility at the date the revocation or suspension is to take effect.

5.  Where an approval is revoked or is to be revoked and the continuation of quarantine at the quarantine centre or quarantine facility concerned would in the opinion of a veterinary inspector cause a significant public or animal health risk, the veterinary inspector may issue directions by notice as to the movement or disposal of birds held in quarantine at the time the notice of revocation is stated to take effect, and such notice must be served and copied to any importer and owner concerned as if it were a notice to which paragraph 4(c) and (d) applied.

PART IISPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE QUARANTINE OF CAPTIVE BIRDS WHICH QUARANTINE MANAGERS MUST ENSURE ARE MET

1.  In this Part “unit” in relation to a quarantine centre has the same meaning as it has in the Decision.

2.  Birds must be quarantined for a period (“the quarantine period”) of at least 30 days at the quarantine centre or quarantine facility to which they have been conveyed from the border inspection post and in the case of a quarantine facility at which consignments arriving at different dates are quarantined, the quarantine period must be extended to expire no sooner than 30 days after the last consignment arrived at the quarantine facility.

3.  No bird at a quarantine centre may share a unit with any other bird unless that other bird arrived in the same consignment as the first bird, and in the event that one bird shares a unit with another, the quarantine period for any bird in the unit is to be extended to expire no sooner than 30 days after the last bird was placed in the unit.

4.  Psittaciformes must be identified individually in accordance with the requirements of Part B of Chapter 2 of Annex B to the Decision.

5.  The use of sentinel chickens must conform with Article 4(2) of the Decision.

6.  Suitable arrangements must be made for the taking of samples by a veterinary inspector in accordance with Articles 4(1), (3), (4)(c) and (d), and (5) of the Decision.

7.  The presence or suspected presence of disease in a bird at a quarantine centre or quarantine facility, and the death of any bird during the quarantine period described in paragraphs 2 or 3 as the case may be must be reported to the veterinary inspector supervising the quarantine centre or quarantine facility as soon as reasonably practical.

8.  A person must not enter a quarantine centre or quarantine facility unless the quarantine manager in charge of the centre or facility is reasonably satisfied that person satisfies the condition in regulation 19(6)(a) and one of the criteria in regulation 19(6)(b).

9.  The destruction, cleansing and disinfection and post-infection sampling from sentinel chickens or other birds in other units (in the case of quarantine centres), and the restrictions on movements onto or off the quarantine centre or quarantine facility must conform with Article 4(4) of the Decision, unless notice is served under regulation 21(2)(b).

10.  Cages and crates used for the transport of birds to the quarantine centre or quarantine facility must be destroyed by the quarantine manager in such a way as to avoid the spread of disease, unless the cages or crates are made of a material which allows effective cleaning and disinfection, in which case they may be cleansed, disinfected and re-used.

11.  Litter and waste material from the quarantine centre or quarantine facility must be collected, stored and treated as approved or required in writing by the official veterinarian in accordance with paragraph 9 of Part A of Chapter 2 of Annex B to the Decision and in any event so as to avoid spread of disease.

12.  A record must be maintained and retained for at least one year—

(a)in respect of each consignment of the date, number and species of captive birds entering and leaving the quarantine centre or quarantine facility;

(b)of individual identification numbers of psittaciformes held at the quarantine centre or quarantine facility;

(c)of any significant observations as to the condition of captive birds during quarantine;

(d)of illness and number of deaths, recorded on a daily basis;

(e)of dates and results of veterinary tests carried out in respect of captive birds during quarantine;

(f)of dates and type of veterinary or other treatment administered to captive birds during quarantine; and

(g)of names of persons entering the quarantine centre or quarantine facility, including the authority by which entry was gained.

13.  A copy of the health certificate and the common veterinary entry document referred to in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 282/2004 which accompanies a captive bird upon import must be kept for at least one year after the arrival of that captive bird at the quarantine centre or quarantine facility.

PART IIICHARGES FOR TESTING OF SAMPLES (INCLUDING POST MORTEM TISSUE REMOVAL) IN RELATION TO CAPTIVE BIRDS IN QUARANTINE

1.  Charges for post mortem tissue removal for purposes of testing:

(a)per batch of up to five birds: £47.30;

(b)per batch consisting of three birds: £44.40;

(c)per batch consisting of two birds: £29.60;

(d)per batch consisting of a single bird: £14.80.

2.  Charges for single virus culture (that is, avian virus isolation in SPF eggs via allantoic cavity for avian influenza virus, Newcastle Disease virus and avian paramyxovirus) in one pool of up to five birds:

(a)of cloacal swab or faeces sample: £53.60;

(b)of tissue samples from post mortem examination: £107.20.

3.  Charges for serology of sentinel birds (Newcastle Disease (PMV-1), Influenza (H5) and Influenza (H7)):

4.  Charges for testing for Chlamydophila Polymerase Chain Reaction:

PART IVTRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR EXISTING APPROVALS

1.  A quarantine centre or quarantine facility which at the date of making of these Regulations holds a written approval as such for the purposes of the Decision must, subject to the provisions of this Part, be an approved quarantine centre or an approved quarantine facility as if approved as such under regulation 19 and Part I of this Schedule, and must be subject to these Regulations accordingly.

2.  An approval referred to in paragraph 1 (“the approval”), unless revoked, expires on the date it was due to expire when first granted and may at any time before its expiry be reviewed by the National Assembly.

3.  In reviewing the approval, the National Assembly must assess the premises, equipment, systems and operation of the quarantine centre or quarantine facility in question as if it were considering whether to grant an approval under paragraph 1 of Part I and may call for such information and documentation from the quarantine manager of the quarantine centre or quarantine facility concerned as it reasonably requires to conduct the review.

4.  After reviewing the approval, if the National Assembly is satisfied that it is appropriate in all the circumstances to permit the quarantine centre or quarantine facility in question to continue to be operated as such, it must—

(a)give notice accordingly to the quarantine manager of the quarantine centre or quarantine facility; and

(b)in giving such notice, state its reasons for attaching any conditions or further conditions to the approval for the remaining period of its validity, including any condition requiring further review at a specified date or within a specified period.

Regulation 35(3)

SCHEDULE 9Legislation that does not apply

TitleReferenceExtent
The Diseases of Fish Act 19371937 c 33Section 1
The Hares (Control of Importation) Order 1965SI 1965/2040The whole Order
The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974 as amendedSI 1974/2211 as amended by SI 1977/361, 1984/1182, 1986/2062, 1990/2371, 1993/1813, 1994/1405, 1994/1716, 1999/3443, 2000/1298, 2000/1641, 2001/6, 2002/1011, 2002/2850, and 2004/2364.The Order continues to apply to all carnivores, primates and bats. It continues to apply to the importation of all other animals unless such animals are imported by way of trade and can be shown to have been born on the holding of origin and kept in captivity since birth.
The Importation of Animals Order 1977SI 1977/944Articles 3, 4(7), 4(8), 5(1) to (3), 7(1), 8 to 14, 16, 17, 18(1)(b), 18(3), 19 to 21, 23, 24 and 25(2) except that article 3 continues to apply to ruminating animals and swine other than animals which are the subject of Council Directive 64/432/EEC.
The Importation of Birds, Poultry and Hatching Eggs Order 1979SI 1979/1702Articles 4 to 7, 9(3) to (6), 10 to 12 except that article 4 continues to apply to all birds (including domestic fowl) and their hatching eggs other than those subject to the provisions of Council Directive 90/539/EEC (excluding domestic fowl), those birds and their hatching eggs traded within the Community which are subject to the provisions of Council Directive 92/65; and those birds subject to the provisions of Commission Decision 2000/666/EC.
The Importation of Embryos, Ova and Semen Order 1980 as amended by the Importation of Embryos, Ova and Semen (Amendment) Order 1984SI 1980/12 as amended by SI 1984/1326

The whole Order except that article 4 continues to apply to embryos, ova and semen (as defined in that Order) other than—

  • bovine semen which is the subject of Council Directive 88/407/EEC;

  • the subject of Council Directive 89/556/EEC;

  • bovine embryos which are the subject of Council Directive 89/556/EEC;

  • porcine semen which is the subject of Council Directive 90/429/EEC;

  • equine ova and embryos which are the subject of Commission Decision 95/294/EC;

  • (e) equine semen which is the subject of Commission Decision 95/307/EC;

  • ovine and caprine semen, ova and mbryos which are the subject of Commission Decision 95/388/EC; and

  • porcine ova and embryos which are the subject of Commission Decision 95/483/EC.

The Diseases of Fish Regulations 1984SI 1984/455Regulations 2 and 5
The Importation of Bovine Semen Regulations 1984SI 1992/1325The whole instrument
The Shellfish and Specified Fish (Third Country Imports) Order 1992SI 1992/3301The whole Order
(1)

OJ No. L16, 25.1.93, p. 18.

(2)

OJ No. L293, 9.11.2005, p. 28.

(3)

OJ No. L337, 22.12.2005, p. 60.

(4)

A corrigendum has been published in OJ No. L226, 25.6.2004, p. 128

(6)

A corrigendum has been published, the reference for which is OJ No. L226, 25.6.2004, p. 128.

(7)

A corrigendum has been published, the reference for which is OJ No. L226, 25.6.2004, p. 128.