[F11.]This Decision lays down a list of third countries [F2and makes provision for the specification of parts thereof] from which [F3the appropriate authority] shall authorise imports into [F4Great Britain] of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (semen).
It also lays down certification requirements for the imports of semen into [F4Great Britain].
[F52.In this Decision:
[F6— “additional guarantee” means the guarantee given under Article 3a;]
— “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:
in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
— “third country” means any country or territory other than the British Islands.]
Textual Amendments
F1 Art. 1 renumbered as Art. 1(1) (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), 60(2)(a) (with regs. 69-71)
F2Words in Art. 1(1) 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), 13(2)(a)
F3Words in Art. 1(1) substituted (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), 60(2)(b)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
F4Words in Art. 1(1) substituted (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), 60(2)(b)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
F5Art. 1(2) inserted (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), 60(2)(c) (with regs. 69-71)
F6Words in Art. 1(2) inserted (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 13(2)(b)