(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Bovines and Bovine Products (Trade) Regulations 1999 (“the Principal Regulations”) insofar as they extend to Scotland. The Principal Regulations give effect to Commission Decisions 98/692/EC (O.J. No. L 328, 4.12.98, p.28) and 98/564/EC (O.J. No. L 273, 9.10.98, p.37) which amended Council Decision 98/256/EC (O.J. No. L 113, 15.4.98, p.32).
The effect of the amendments in regulation 2 is to give effect to Commission Decision 2002/670/EC (O.J. No. L 228, 24.8.2002, p.22) which amends Council Decision 98/256/EC to enable the despatch from Scotland of bovine embryos and bone in veal carcases from calves between 6 and 9 months exported under the Date Based Export Scheme (DBES). The decision further amends the required methods of operating procedures for the DBES in particular to enable participating companies to slaughter and process DBES ineligible bovine animals as well as DBES eligible bovine animals provided that adequate separation arrangements are in place.
In addition regulation 2(4) inserts regulation 5A into the principal regulations which prohibits offering to despatch or consign goods which may not be despatched or consigned under those Regulations. Regulation 2(9) amends regulation 17 to provide for the payment of expenses reasonably incurred in connection with storage by the owner of the consignment and in some circumstances the payment of compensation to the owner for any deprecation in value of the consignment.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared in respect of these Regulations.