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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animals-and-animal-products-import-and-export-regulations-1998/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/190",
  "legislation_title": "The Animals and Animal Products (Import And Export) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animals-and-animal-products-import-and-export-regulations-1998",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations revoke and re-enact with changes the Animal and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/2428) as amended by the Animal and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1111).\nThe Regulations make new provisions for exports relating to collection centres, markets and assembly centres (regulation 5).\nThey contain a new provision for animals imported for slaughter to be slaughtered without undue delay (regulations 6 and 16).\nThey implement the following Community measures which were omitted from the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 or have been adopted since those Regulations were made—\nEC measure\nReference in the Regulations\nVeterinary Checks on imports from third countries\nCouncil Directive 96/43/EC(OJ No. L162, 1.7.96, p. 1)\nSchedule 1\nBorder Inspection Posts\nCommission Decision 97/778/EC(OJ No. L315, 19.11.97, p. 15)\nSchedule 2\nBovine animals and swine\nCommission Decision 97/835/EC(OJ No. L345, 16.12.97, p. 56)\nSchedule 3, paragraph 1\nPoultry and hatching eggs\nCommission Decision 97/278/EC(OJ No. L110, 26.4.97, p. 77)\nSchedule 3, paragraph 6\nAquaculture animals and products\nCommission Decision 96/94/EC(OJ No. L21, 21.1.96, p. 73);\nCommission Decision 96/218/EC(OJ No. L74, 22.3.96, p. 42);\nCommission Decision 96/221/EC(OJ No. L74, 22.3.96, p. 42);\nCommission Decision 96/233/EC(OJ No. L77, 27.3.96, p. 33);\nCommission Decision 96/265/EC(OJ No. L91, 12.4.96, p. 72);\nCommission Decision 96/289/EC(OJ No. L109, 3.5.96, p. 23);\nCommission Decision 96/490/EC(OJ No. L202, 10.8.96, p. 21);\nCommission Decision 97/185/EC(OJ No. L77, 19.3.97, p. 31);\nCommission Decision 97/227/EC(OJ No. L91, 5.4.97, p. 33);\nCommission Decision 97/228/EC(OJ No. L91, 5.4.97, p. 35);\nCommission Decision 97/234/EC(OJ No. L94, 9.4.97, p. 15);\nCommission Decision 97/804/EC(OJ No. L329, 29.11.97, p. 70).\nSchedule 3, paragraph 8\nThird countries from which Member States may authorise certain imports\nCommission Decision 92/160/EEC(OJ No. L71, 18.3.92, p. 27);\nCommission Decision 92/161/EEC(OJ No. L71, 18.3.92, p. 29);\nCommission Decision 95/536/EC(OJ No. L304, 16.12.95, p. 49);\nCommission Decision 96/279/EC(OJ No. L107, 30.4.96, p. 1);\nCommission Decision 96/619/EC(OJ No. L276, 29.10.96, p. 18);\nCommission Decision 96/624/EC(OJ No. L279, 31.10.96, p. 33);\nCommission Decision 96/659/EC(OJ No. L302, 26.11.96, p. 27);\nCommission Decision 97/10/EC(OJ No. L3, 7.1.97, p. 9);\nCommission Decision 97/183/EC(OJ No. L76, 18.3.97, p. 32);\nCommission Decision 97/232/EC(OJ No. L93, 8.4.97, p. 43)Commission Decision 97/350/EC(OJ No. L150, 7.6.97, p. 44);\nCommission Decision 97/685/EC(OJ No. L287, 21.10.97, p. 54);\nCommission Decision 97/736/EC(OJ No. 295, 29.10.97, p. 37).\nSchedule 5, paragraph 2\nEquidae\nCommission Decision 96/279/EC(OJ No. L107, 30.4.96, p. 1);\nSchedule 5, paragraphs 7, 18, 19 and 20\nCommission Decision 96/486/EC(OJ No. L198, 8.8.96, p. 49);\nSchedule 5, paragraphs 7, 18, 19 and 20\nCommission Decision 97/10/EC(OJ No. L3, 7.1.97, p. 9:\nSchedule 5, paragraphs 7 and 20\nCommission Decision 97/36/EC(OJ No. L14, 17.1.97, p. 57)\nSchedule 5, paragraphs 19 and 20\nCommission Decision 97/160/EC(OJ No. L62, 4.3.97, p. 39)\nSchedule 5, paragraphs 2, 7, 18 and 20\nCommission Decision 97/684/EC(OJ No. L287, 21.10.97, p. 53).\nSchedule 5, paragraph 18\nOvine and caprine animals\nCommission Decision 97/231/EC(OJ No. L93, 8.4.97, p. 22);\nSchedule 5, paragraph 21\nZootechnics\nCommission Decision 96/509/EC(OJ No. L210, 20.8.96, p. 47);\nCommission Decision 96/510/EC(OJ No. L210, 20.8.96, p. 53)\nSchedule 5, paragraph 24\nLive animals in relation to Foot and Mouth Disease\nCommission Decision 96/730/EC(OJ No. L331, 20.12.96, p. 49);\nCommission Decision 97/782/EC(OJ No. L319, 21.11.97, p. 16)\nSchedule 5, paragraph 22\nPoultry and Hatching Eggs\nCommission Decision 96/482/EC(OJ No. L196, 7.8.96, p.. 13);\nCommission Decision 96/483/EC(OJ No. L196, 7.8.96, p. 28)Commission Decision 96/628/EC(OJ No. L282, 1.11.96, p. 73)\nSchedule 5, paragraph 29\nCyprus\nCommission Decision 96/650/EC(OJ No. L294, 19.11.96, p. 18)\nSchedule 5, paragraph 30",
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