F1Article 1

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This Decision lays down the animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for the importation of meat preparations F3from third countries F4from a third country.

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F5In this Decision:

“appropriate authority” means the Secretary of State (in relation to England), the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) and the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland); but the “appropriate authority” is the Secretary of State if consent is given by:

(a)

in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(b)

in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

“meat preparations” means fresh meat, including meat that has been reduced to fragments, which has had foodstuffs, seasonings or additives added to it or which has undergone processes insufficient to modify the internal muscle fibre structure of the meat and thus to eliminate the characteristics of fresh meat;

“third country” means any country or territory other than the British Islands.

F6Article 2

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F7Article 3

The importation of meat preparations F8from a third country is subject to the following conditions:

  1. 1.
    they have been produced in accordance with the relevant requirements laid down in Regulations (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council3, (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council4, (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council5 and (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council6 as specified in the health certificate referred to in Article 4(2) of this Decision;
  2. 2.

    they come from an establishment or establishments implementing a programme based on the hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) principles in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;

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Article 4

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Each consignment of meat preparations shall be accompanied by an original, numbered health certificate, completed, signed and dated, composed of a single sheet F10 in accordance with a certificate in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time.

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The certificates shall be drawn up in F11English and may also appear in other languages.

F12Article 4za

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F13Article 4a

The appropriate authority must ensure that consignments of meat preparations for human consumption which are introduced onto their territory and are destined for a third country by transit, either immediately or after storage in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124, and which are not intended for importation into the United Kingdom, comply with the following requirements:

  1. (a)

    they come from the territory of a third country, or part of a third country, listed in:

    1. (i)

      Annex I, Part 1 to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 for the import of fresh poultry meat;

    2. (ii)

      Annex I, Part 1 to Regulation (EC) No 119/2009 for the import of rabbit and game meat; or

    3. (iii)

      Annex II, Part 1 to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 for the import of fresh meat;

  2. (b)

    they meet the specific animal health conditions for the species concerned set out in the animal health certificate for the import of fresh meat of a specified species, poultry meat, or rabbit and game meat, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time;

  3. (c)

    they are accompanied by an animal health certificate for transit and storage of meat preparations, in the form as published by the appropriate authority from time to time, signed by an official veterinarian of the competent veterinary services of the third country concerned;

  4. (d)

    they are certified as acceptable for transit or storage (as appropriate) on the Common Health Entry Document by the Official Veterinarian of the Border Control Post of introduction.

F14Article 4b

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Article 5

This Decision shall apply from 1 October 2000.

F6Article 6

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F15Article 7

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