[F1 Article 1 U.K.

[F2 1. [F3 The] Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) specify, in a document published for the purposes of this point—

(a) the relevant third countries who may submit relevant plans to the appropriate authority;

(b) the relevant animals and animal products for which those relevant plans are approved.

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1G. In paragraph 1—

• “relevant third country” means the third countries listed in the table set out in the Annex;

• “relevant animals and animal products” means the animals and animal products set out in the table in the Annex;

• “relevant plans” means the plans provided for in Article 29 of Directive 96/23/EC or under the correlating provisions of, or under, Regulation (EU) 2017/625.]

2. [F5 In 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.

3. In this Decision, “third country” means any country or territory other than the British Islands.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 1 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 59(2) (with regs. 69-71)

F2 Art. 1(1)-(1G) substituted for Art. 1(1) (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 12(2)(a)

F3 Word in Art. 1(1) substituted (10.2.2025) by The Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/102), regs. 1(1)(b), 42(2)(a)

F4 Art. 1(1A)-(1F) omitted (10.2.2025) by virtue of The Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/102), regs. 1(1)(b), 42(2)(b)

F5 Words in Art. 1(2) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 12(2)(b)