The Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996

Serious threats to health in other countries

35.—(1) This regulation shall apply where the Minister or the Secretary of State learns, under the procedures set out in Article 9 of Directive 89/662 or Article 19 of Directive 90/675 or Article 10 of Directive 90/425, or where, through any other means he has reasonable grounds to suspect, that there is present in any other country a disease referred to in Directive 82/894, a zoonosis or any other disease or phenomenon liable to present a serious threat to public or animal health.

(2) In the circumstances described in paragraph (1) above, the Minister or the Secretary of State may, for the purpose of preventing the spread of disease in Great Britain, by a declaration to be published in such manner as he thinks fit, give notice of the existence of any disease or zoonosis or other cause likely to constitute a serious hazard in another country, the area affected, and the types of products of animal origin affected.

(3) Upon such declaration being made, any product of animal origin entering Great Britain which is the subject of the declaration shall be in breach of the animal or public health conditions relating to the import of the product unless it satisfies such conditions as may be specified in the declaration.