Article 1
1
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.
1A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1B.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1C.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1E.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1F.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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
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.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)