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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2005 No. 78

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

ANIMALS

Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Made

9th March 2005

Coming into operation

4th April 2005

F1The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, being a Department designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the said section 2(2), and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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F1PART IN.I.INTRODUCTION

Citation and commencementN.I.

F11.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

InterpretationN.I.

F12.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ExceptionN.I.

F13.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1PART IIN.I.INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE

Application of Part IIN.I.

F14.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ExportsN.I.

F15.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ImportsN.I.

F16.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transport of animals and animal productsN.I.

F17.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DealersN.I.

F18.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Approval of bodies, institutes, centres and teams for the purposes of Directive 92/65/EEC and laboratories for the purposes of Directive 90/539/EECN.I.

F19.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Inspection and checking at destinationN.I.

F110.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Duties on consigneesN.I.

F111.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Assembly centres and slaughterhousesN.I.

F112.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Illegal consignmentsN.I.

F113.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1PART IIIN.I.TRADE IN THIRD COUNTRY ANIMALS

Application of Part IIIN.I.

F114.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ImportationN.I.

F115.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Illegal importsN.I.

F116.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application of regulations 7 to 13N.I.

F117.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Arrival at the place of destinationN.I.

F118.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Post-import controlsN.I.

F119.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART IVN.I.GENERAL

Outbreaks of disease in other statesN.I.

F120.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Notification of decisionsN.I.

F121.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Powers of inspectorsN.I.

F122.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Recovery of expensesN.I.

F123.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ObstructionN.I.

F124.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PenaltiesN.I.

F125.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Disapplication of provisionsN.I.

F126.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Amendment of the Sales, Markets and Lairs Order (Northern Ireland) 1975N.I.

27.—(1) The Sales, Markets and Lairs Order (Northern Ireland) 1975(3) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In Article 3 the definitions of the following expressions shall be omitted, that is to say –

(a)“assembly point operator”;

(b)“community instrument”;

(c)“EEC approved assembly point”; and

(d)“EEC approved market”.

(3) For Part III there shall be substituted –

“PART IIIN.I.ASSEMBLY CENTRES – INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE

Prohibition on sales of cattle, pigs, sheep or goats

16.—(1) A person shall not hold, or cause or permit to be held, a public sale of cattle, pigs, sheep or goats intended for intra-Community trade other than in an assembly centre.

(2) In this Article and in Article 17 “assembly centre” means an assembly centre approved in accordance with regulation 12 of the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005.

Collection of cattle, pigs, sheep or goats at assembly centres

17.  A person shall not collect, or cause or permit to be collected, cattle, pigs, sheep or goats intended for intra-Community trade other than in an assembly centre.”.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 27 in operation at 4.4.2005, see reg. 1

RevocationsN.I.

F128.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 9th March 2005.

L.S.

Liam McKibben

A senior officer of the

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Regulation 2(2) and (4)

F1SCHEDULE 1N.I.AMENDMENTS TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVES 90/425/EEC AND 91/496/EEC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Regulations 2(4), 4,5(1), 6(1),(2),7(5),8(1), 10, 12(7)(a),13(3), 22(2)(b) and 26

SCHEDULE 2N.I.INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE: LEGISLATION AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

PART IN.I.LEGISLATION ON INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE

Bovine animals and swineN.I.

F11.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Bovine semenN.I.

F12.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Bovine embryosN.I.

F13.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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EquidaeN.I.

F14.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

Textual Amendments

Porcine semenN.I.

F15.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Poultry and hatching eggsN.I.

F16.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

Textual Amendments

Animal wasteN.I.

F17.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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FishN.I.

Farmed fishN.I.

F18.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Fish other than farmed fishN.I.

F19.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Live Bivalve molluscsN.I.

F110.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Ovine and caprine animalsN.I.

F111.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Other animals, semen, ova and embryosN.I.

F112.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

Textual Amendments

PathogensN.I.

F113.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Pure-bred animals of the bovine speciesN.I.

F114.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Breeding animals of the porcine speciesN.I.

F115.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Pure-bred breeding sheep and goatsN.I.

F116.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Registered EquidaeN.I.

F117.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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PART IIN.I.ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF CATTLE, PIGS, SHEEP AND GOATS

F11.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F12.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F13.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F14.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F15.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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PART IIIN.I.ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DEALERS IN CATTLE, PIGS, SHEEP AND GOATS

F11.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F12.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F13.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F14.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F15.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F16.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

Textual Amendments

Regulations 13(1) and 20(1)

F1SCHEDULE 3N.I.LIST OF DISEASES

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Regulations 2(4),15(5), 19 and 26

SCHEDULE 4N.I.Community Legislation on Third Countries

PART IN.I.INSTRUMENTS SPECIFYING THIRD COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN THIRD COUNTRIES FROM WHICH MEMBER STATES MAY AUTHORISE CERTAIN IMPORTS

F11.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F12.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F12A.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F13.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F14.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F15.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F16.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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PART IIN.I.DETAILED PROVISIONS

Bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine from third countriesN.I.

F11.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Cloven-hoofed animals and elephants from third countriesN.I.

F12.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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EquidaeN.I.

GeneralN.I.

F13.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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F14.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Temporary admission of registered horsesN.I.

F15.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Registered horses for racing, etc, upon re-entryN.I.

F16.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Equidae for slaughterN.I.

F17.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Registered equidae for breeding and productionN.I.

F18.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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PoultryN.I.

F19.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Captive birdsN.I.

F19A.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Other specified animals, semen, ova and embryosN.I.

F110.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Live animals from New ZealandN.I.

F111.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Zootechnical conditionsN.I.

F112.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Finfish and Shellfish from third countriesN.I.

F113.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

Textual Amendments

F114.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Regulation 26

F1SCHEDULE 5N.I.DISAPPLICATION OF LEGISLATION

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Regulations 5(7), 23 and 25(1)

SCHEDULE 6N.I.THE NORTHERN IRELAND POULTRY HEALTH ASSURANCE SCHEME

PART IN.I.MEMBERSHIP

F11.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

Textual Amendments

F12.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F13.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F14.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F15.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F16.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F17.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F18.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F19.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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PART IIN.I.REGISTRATION FEE

F11.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F12.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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PART IIIN.I.ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE

F11.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F12.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F13.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F14.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F1PART IVN.I.RE-INSPECTION FEE

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PART VN.I.SUPPLEMENTARY AUDIT INSPECTION FEE

F11.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F12.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

Textual Amendments

Regulations 9(5) and 25(1)

SCHEDULE 7N.I.APPROVAL OF LABORATORIES UNDER THE NORTHERN IRELAND POULTRY HEALTH ASSURANCE SCHEME

PART IN.I.APPROVAL

F11.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F12.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F13.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F14.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F15.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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PART IIN.I.ANNUAL APPROVAL FEE

F11.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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F12.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

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Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations revoke and re-enact with changes the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004 No. 325).

They implement Council Directive 90/425/EEC (concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market) (O.J. No. L224, 18.8.90, p. 29) and Council Directive 91/496/EEC (laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries) (O.J. No. L268, 24.9.91, p. 56).

They continue to include the following provisions:

With respect to intra-Community trade, the Regulations make it an offence to export, import or transport for intra-Community trade any animal or animal product to which Directive 90/425/EEC applies except in accordance with that Directive (regulations 5, 6 and 7).

The Regulations also set out the procedure and requirements for the registration of dealers in animals and animal products (regulation 8).

The requirements and procedures for approval of centres and teams engaging in intra-Community trade in animals and animal products are set out (regulation 9).

They give to inspectors the powers of inspection and examination specified in Directive 90/425/EEC, together with the necessary powers of entry (regulations 10 and 22).

They place duties on consignees of animals and animal products (regulation 11).

The Regulations specify the preconditions for the approval of assembly centres (regulation 12).

They provide for procedures to be followed where a consignment constitutes a danger to health or is otherwise illegal (regulation 13).

With respect to the importation of animals from third countries, the Regulations prohibit the importation of any animal unless the conditions of Council Directive 91/496/EEC are complied with (regulation 15).

At the place of destination, animals for breeding and production may not be released until authorised by an authorised officer of the Department (regulation 18).

The Regulations also give powers to the Department to take action in the event of an outbreak of disease in another state (regulation 20) and make provision for the notification of decisions, powers of entry and penalties.

Changes from the previous legislationN.I.

Regulation 3(2) implements the requirement in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No. 998/2003 (O.J. No. L146, 13.6.2003, p. 1) that where any person is travelling with more than 5 pets of certain species from certain third countries, those animals shall be subject to the veterinary checks provided for in these Regulations, notwithstanding the general exemption for pets from veterinary checks in regulation 3(1).

These Regulations implement Council Directive 2003/50/EC (amending Directive 91/68/EEC as regards reinforcement of controls on movements of ovine and caprine animals) (O.J. No. L169, 8.7.2003, p. 51). The amended provisions of Directive 91/68/EEC relating to health controls for assembly centres, dealers and transporters, in the case of sheep and goats, are reflected in regulations 7 and 12, and Parts II and III of Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Regulation 15(8) has been revised to reflect the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 282/2004 (introducing a document for the declaration of, and veterinary checks, on animals from third countries entering the Community) (O.J. No. L49, 19.2.2004, p. 11), including the requirements relating to the new “common veterinary entry document”, which an importer must use to give notice of his intention to import an animal into the Community from a third country, and which the official veterinarian must use to record his decision on the consignment.

Regulation 18 has been revised to reflect the requirements of Article 7(ii) of Commission Decision 2004/212/EC (O.J. No. L73, 11.3.2004, p. 11). Elephants and animals of the order Artiodactyla imported from third countries for certain purposes must be kept at their place of destination for 30 days and may not be released unless authorised by an authorised officer of the Department. The order Artiodactyla includes animals commonly known as pigs, sheep, goats, cattle, camelids and hippopotamuses (this list is not exhaustive).

Schedules 1, 2, 3 and 4 have been updated in order to implement Community instruments that have come into force since the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 were made.

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