The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Scotland) (No. 3) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2002

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations implement in Scotland Commission Decisions 2001/938/EC, 2002/37/EC and 2002/48/EC amending Commission Decision 2001/740/EC (concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom) for the fifth, sixth and seventh times.

They further amend the restrictions on imports and exports of certain animals and animal products contained in the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Scotland) (No. 3) Regulations 2001 (“the principal Regulations”) to continue the effect of those restrictions, with amendments, until midnight on 31st March 2002.

They implement in Scotland Commission Decision 2002/49/EC amending Commission Decision 2001/304/EC (concerning the marking and use of certain animal products).

They further amend the Meat Products (Hygiene) Regulations 1994; the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995; and the Minced Meat and Meat Preparations (Hygiene) Regulations 1995.

The effect of these Regulations is to–

• remove all restrictions on the export of pigs;

• remove all export restrictions on cattle;

• remove the need to provide additional health assurances for horse exports;

• allow the export to other member States of fresh and frozen bovine and porcine semen produced after 15th January 2002;

• allow meat to be exported from Foot-and-Mouth Disease susceptible animals sourced from anywhere in Great Britain;

• lift export restrictions on fresh meat and meat products;

• lift Foot-and-Mouth Disease based export restrictions on milk and milk products, hides and skins and all other animal products; and

• lift restrictions on Foot-and-Mouth Disease susceptible live animals.

They also make amendments consequential to these provisions.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations.