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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2883/article/4</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order 2011</dc:title><dc:subject>Animal health</dc:subject><dc:subject>Birds</dc:subject><dc:subject>European Union</dc:subject><dc:subject>Animals</dc:subject><dc:subject>Unitary authorities</dc:subject><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">ANIMALS;ANIMAL HEALTH</dc:subject><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dc:modified>2024-05-20</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2020-12-31</dct:valid>
					<dc:description>This Order makes provision for the administration and enforcement of the following EU instruments in Great Britain—Commission Decision 2003/459/EC on certain protection measures with regard to monkey pox virus (OJ No L 154, 21.6.2003, p112),Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC (OJ No L 146, 13.6.2003, p1),Commission Decision 2006/146/EC on certain protection measures with regard to certain fruit bats, dogs and cats coming from Malaysia (Peninsula) and Australia (OJ No L 55, 25.2.2006, p44),Commission Decision 2007/25/EC as regards certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza and movements of pet birds accompanying their owners into the Community (OJ No L 8, 13.1.2007, p29), andCommission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs (OJ No L 296, 15.11.2011, p6).</dc:description>
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