The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012

Regulations 7 and 33

SCHEDULE 3 S Cases to which Part 3 does not apply

[F1 Case 1: Personal imports and small consignments S

1.— (1) Products referred to in Articles 7 and 10 of Commission Delegated Regulation made in accordance with Article 48(d) and (e) of the EU Regulation.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 3 para. 1 substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Controls (Agriculture etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/412), regs. 1(1), 24(32)(a)

Case 2: International means of transport S

2.  Any product that is on board a means of transport operating internationally that is intended for consumption by the crew and passengers and that is—

(a) not unloaded;

(b) transferred directly from one means of transport operating internationally to another at the same port and under customs supervision; or

(c) destroyed as soon as it is unloaded.

[F2 Case 3: Research and diagnostic samples S

3.— (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), research and diagnostic samples as defined in point (38) of Annex 1 to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 are exempt from veterinary checks at the border control post provided that they have been authorised in advance by the Scottish Ministers and the consignment is sent directly from the point of entry to the authorised user.

(2) Where research and diagnostic samples are in transit to a member State—

(a) the importer (or a representative) must present the samples at a border control post of entry; and

(b) the competent authority of the post must inform the competent authority of the member State of destination of the arrival of the samples, through the Integrated Management System for Official Controls.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 3 para. 3 substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Controls (Agriculture etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/412), regs. 1(1), 24(32)(b)

Case 4: Consignments cleared in [F3 a member State] S

4.  Consignments of animals and products that have been presented to a border inspection post in [F4 a member State] or another part of the United Kingdom and have been cleared for free circulation.

Textual Amendments

F3 Words in sch. 3 para. 4 heading substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Controls (Agriculture etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/412), regs. 1(1), 24(32)(c)

F4 Words in sch. 3 para. 4 substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Controls (Agriculture etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/412), regs. 1(1), 24(32)(c)

Case 5: Composite products S

5.—(1) Composite products and foodstuffs listed in F5 ...Commission Decision 2007/275/EC.

(2) Composite products not containing meat or meat products, where less than half of the product is processed product of animal origin, provided that such products are—

(a) shelf-stable at ambient temperature or have clearly undergone, in their manufacture, a complete cooking or heat treatment process throughout their substance, so that any raw product is denatured;

(b) clearly identified as intended for human consumption;

(c) securely packaged or sealed in clean containers; and

(d) accompanied by a commercial document and labelled in an official language of a member State, so that that document and labelling together give information on the nature, quality and number of packages of the composite products, the country of origin, the manufacturer and the ingredient.

Textual Amendments

F5 Words in sch. 3 para. 5(1) omitted (14.12.2019) by virtue of The Official Controls (Agriculture etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/412), regs. 1(1), 24(32)(d)

Case 6: Animals subject to rabies control S

6.  Animals specified in Schedule 1 to the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974 M1 and imported in accordance with a licence under that Order.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1974/2211 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[F6 Case 7: Invertebrate animals intended for scientific purposes S

7.— (1) Invertebrate animals intended for scientific purposes such as research, educational activities or research related to product development activities are exempt from official controls at border control posts (other than controls carried out in accordance with Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014provided that—

(a) they comply with all requisite animal health requirements;

(b) they have been authorised by the Scottish Ministers; and

(c) when the activities relating to the scientific purposes have been carried out, they and any products derived from them (with the exception of any portions used for the scientific purposes) are disposed of or re-dispatched to the third country of origin.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to honey bees (Apis mellifera), bumble bees (Bombus species), molluscs belonging to the phylum Mollusc or crustaceans belonging to the subphylum Crustacea.]

Textual Amendments

F6 Sch. 3 para. 7 inserted (14.12.2019) by The Official Controls (Agriculture etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/412), regs. 1(1), 24(32)(e)