The Food (Animals and Animal Products from Belgium) (Emergency Control) (Amendment) Order 1999

Amendment of the principal Order

3.  In article 1 (title, commencement and interpretation)–

(a) in paragraph (2)–

(i) for the definition of “the Commission Decision” there shall be substituted the following–

““Commission Decision 1999/363/EC” means Commission Decision 1999/363/EC on protective measures with regard to contamination by dioxins of certain animal products intended for human or animal consumption(1) as amended by Commission Decisions 1999/390/EC(2) and 1999/419/EC(3);

“Commission Decision 1999/389/EC” means Commission Decision 1999/389/EC on protective measures with regard to contamination by dioxins of products intended for human consumption derived from bovine animals and pigs and revoking Decision 1999/368/EC(4), as amended by Commission Decisions 1999/390/EC and 1999/419/EC;”;

(ii) the definition of “dairy products” shall be deleted; and

(iii) for the definition of “relevant animal or animal product” there shall be substituted the following–

• ““relevant animal or animal product” means any animal or product coming within any of the following descriptions–

  (a)

  live animals and hatching eggs as referred to in Article 3 of Commission Decision 1999/363/EC;

  (b)

  pigs and bovine animals as referred to in Article 3 of Commission Decision 1999/389/EC;

  (c)

  products of Belgian origin covered by Article 1.2 of Commission Decision 1999/363/EC or Article 1.2 of Commission Decision 1999/389/EC; and

  (d)

  products which contain any of the products referred to in sub-paragraph (c) above,

  but only includes food and food sources;”; and

(b) after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following–

“(3) Other expressions used both in this Order and in Commission Decision 1999/363/EC or 1999/389/EC have, in so far as the context admits, the same meaning in this Order as they bear in that Decision.”.

(1)

OJ No. L141, 4.6.1999, p. 24.

(2)

OJ No. L147, 12.6.1999, p. 29.

(3)

OJ No. L159, 25.6.1999, p. 60.

(4)

OJ No. L147, 12.6.1999, p. 26.