- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As adopted by EU)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008Show full title
Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 of 8 August 2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Community and the veterinary certification requirements (Text with EEA relevance)
You are here:
What Version
Advanced Features
- Show Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
- Show Timeline of Changes
More Resources
Revised version PDFs
- Revised 10/08/20207.16 MB
- Revised 11/05/20207.16 MB
- Revised 23/04/20207.19 MB
- Revised 15/03/20207.13 MB
- Revised 07/03/20207.12 MB
- Revised 14/12/20197.16 MB
- Revised 11/11/20197.16 MB
- Revised 14/09/20197.17 MB
- Revised 24/02/20197.14 MB
- Revised 09/11/20187.09 MB
- Revised 07/08/20177.27 MB
- Revised 24/03/20177.13 MB
- Revised 07/02/20177.11 MB
- Revised 31/01/20174.93 MB
- Revised 26/03/20164.84 MB
- Revised 08/02/20164.84 MB
- Revised 05/02/20164.84 MB
- Revised 28/01/20164.85 MB
- Revised 08/12/20154.84 MB
- Revised 24/10/20154.42 MB
- Revised 25/08/20154.43 MB
- Revised 28/07/20154.40 MB
- Revised 18/07/20154.39 MB
- Revised 16/06/20154.39 MB
- Revised 25/05/20154.38 MB
- Revised 21/04/20154.38 MB
- Revised 31/03/20158.86 MB
- Revised 07/03/201510.88 MB
- Revised 03/10/201416.98 MB
- Revised 14/03/201421.70 MB
- Revised 17/12/201323.37 MB
- Revised 30/09/201323.38 MB
- Revised 01/07/20137.48 MB
- Revised 17/05/201323.36 MB
- Revised 26/03/201323.41 MB
- Revised 21/02/201332.57 MB
- Revised 25/06/201222.34 MB
- Revised 29/05/201222.32 MB
- Revised 13/02/201222.32 MB
- Revised 01/02/201222.34 MB
- Revised 29/11/201122.33 MB
- Revised 09/10/201122.35 MB
- Revised 01/07/201122.32 MB
- Revised 01/12/201021.97 MB
- Revised 05/11/201023.42 MB
- Revised 13/04/201022.15 MB
- Revised 23/05/200919.49 MB
- Revised 01/01/20096.72 MB
Legislation originating from the EU
When the UK left the EU, legislation.gov.uk published EU legislation that had been published by the EU up to IP completion day (31 December 2020 11.00 p.m.). On legislation.gov.uk, these items of legislation are kept up-to-date with any amendments made by the UK since then.
This item of legislation originated from the EU
Legislation.gov.uk publishes the UK version. EUR-Lex publishes the EU version. The EU Exit Web Archive holds a snapshot of EUR-Lex’s version from IP completion day (31 December 2020 11.00 p.m.).
Changes over time for: Article 4
Changes to legislation:
There are currently no known outstanding effects by UK legislation for Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, Article 4.
Changes to Legislation
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
Article 4U.K.Veterinary certification
[F11.Commodities imported into Great Britain shall be accompanied by a veterinary certificate, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time, for the commodity concerned, completed in accordance with any notes in relation to that certificate.]
2.A declaration by the master of the ship, [F2in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time], shall be attached to veterinary certificates for imports of poultry and day-old chicks, where the transport of those commodities includes transport by ship, even for part of the journey.
3.Poultry, hatching eggs and day-old chicks transiting through [F3Great Britain] shall be accompanied by:
(a)a veterinary certificate as referred to in paragraph 1 which shall bear the words ‘for transit through [F4Great Britain]’, and
(b)a certificate required by the third country of destination.
4.Specified pathogen-free eggs, meat, minced meat and mechanically separated meat of poultry, ratites and wild game-birds, eggs and egg products transiting through [F5Great Britain] shall be accompanied by a certificate drawn up in accordance with the model certificate [F6, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time,] and complying with the conditions set out therein.
5.For the purposes of this Regulation, transit may include storage during transit in accordance with [F7Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124].
6.Electronic certification and other agreed systems F8... may be used.
Textual Amendments
F1Art. 4(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), 53(5)(a) (with regs. 69-71)
F2Words in Art. 4(2) 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), 53(5)(b) (with regs. 69-71)
F3Words in Art. 4(3) 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), 53(5)(c)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
F4Words in Art. 4(3)(a) 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), 53(5)(c)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
F5Words in Art. 4(4) 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), 53(5)(d)(i) (with regs. 69-71)
F6Words in Art. 4(4) 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), 53(5)(d)(ii) (with regs. 69-71)
F7Words in Art. 4(5) 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), 53(5)(e) (with regs. 69-71)
F8Words in Art. 4(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 53(5)(f) (with regs. 69-71)
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Regulation
PrintThe Whole Chapter
PrintThis Article only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As adopted by EU): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was first adopted in the EU. No changes have been applied to the text.
See additional information alongside the content
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as adopted version that was used for the EU Official Journal
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
Timeline of Changes
This timeline shows the different versions taken from EUR-Lex before exit day and during the implementation period as well as any subsequent versions created after the implementation period as a result of changes made by UK legislation.
The dates for the EU versions are taken from the document dates on EUR-Lex and may not always coincide with when the changes came into force for the document.
For any versions created after the implementation period as a result of changes made by UK legislation the date will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. For further information see our guide to revised legislation on Understanding Legislation.
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as adopted version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.