{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/approved-country-lists-animals-and-animal-products-amendment-regulations-2023/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2023/217",
  "legislation_title": "The Approved Country Lists (Animals and Animal Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/approved-country-lists-animals-and-animal-products-amendment-regulations-2023",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Agriculture\nAnimals\nFood\nMade 27th February 2023\nLaid before Parliament 28th February 2023\nComing into force 21st March 2023\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by regulations 6, 7 and 9 of the Trade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, makes the following Regulations.\nIn accordance with the requirements of the regulations mentioned above, the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the appropriate authority.\nAn assessment of the risk to animal and public health in the United Kingdom arising in respect of the following has been approved by the Secretary of State and the appropriate authority, taking into account the animal health criteria, the public health criteria and the matters specified in regulations 6(2), 7(2), 9(2) and (3)—\n(a) certain meat products, treated stomachs, bladders and intestines for human consumption;\n(b) poultry and poultry products; and\n(c) certain animals and fresh meat.\nThis has been carried out in accordance with regulations 6(1), 7(1) and 9(1), and the Secretary of State is satisfied that the amendments made by these Regulations are necessary or appropriate in the light of that assessment.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2019/1225, amended by S.I. 2020/1462."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Defined in regulation 2(1) of S.I. 2019/1225."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/217/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:48:56.180208+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}