The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012

PART 2 Additional provisions relating to imports from third countries

Arrival at premises of destination

7.—(1) This paragraph applies to elephants and to cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and all other animals of the taxa Artiodactyla, and their crossbreeds.

(2) Animals intended for immediate slaughter must be conveyed without delay from the border inspection post to the slaughterhouse of destination and slaughtered within five working days.

(3) In any other case the animals must be taken without delay from the border inspection post to the holding of destination and kept there for at least 30 days (unless consigned from the holding direct to a slaughterhouse).

Imported birds

8.—(1) The Scottish Ministers are the competent authority for Commission Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 laying down animal health conditions for imports of certain birds into the Community and the quarantine conditions thereof(1).

(2) An importer must comply with Article 7 (transport of birds) of that Regulation.

(3) No person may release a bird from quarantine except in accordance with Article 16 (release of birds) of that Regulation.

Horses

9.  When a horse is imported from a third country under Commission Decision 92/260/EEC, the official veterinarian must return the health certificate to the person accompanying the horse, and make a record of the certificate.

Ships stores

10.  A product that does not comply with the requirements relating to it in the relevant instrument in Schedule 1 and any additional requirements relating to it in this Part and which is sent from a border inspection post to a ship, must be accompanied by the certificate specified in the relevant instrument in Schedule 1, and the master of the vessel must confirm delivery of the product by signing the certificate specified in Commission Decision 2000/571/EC laying down the methods of veterinary checks for products from third countries destined for introduction into free zones, free warehouses, customs warehouses or operators supplying cross border means of sea transport(2) and returning it as soon as is reasonably practicable to the official veterinarian at the border inspection post.

Charges for veterinary checks from New Zealand

11.  The charge for veterinary checks carried out on a consignment from New Zealand is €1.50 for each tonne of the consignment, subject to a minimum of €30 and a maximum of €350, save that where the actual cost of the veterinary checks carried out on a consignment exceeds €350, the amount of the charge is the actual cost.

(1)

OJ L 84, 24.3.2007, p.7, as last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 66/2012 (OJ L 23, 26.1.2012, p.1).

(2)

OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p.14.