# Commission Decision of 31 October 2008 implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards surveillance and eradication programmes and disease-free status of Member States, zones and compartments (notified under document number C(2008) 6264) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/177/EC), Article A1: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1.
In this Decision—
(a) “the appropriate authority” means—
(i) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(ii) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(iii) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
but the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State if consent is given—
(i) in respect of functions exercisable in relation to Scotland, by the Scottish Ministers;
(ii) in respect of functions exercisable in relation to Wales, by the Welsh Ministers;
(b) “the Aquatic Animal Health Regulations” means—
i) in relation to England and Wales, the Aquatic Animal Health (England and Wales) Regulations 2009;
(ii) in relation to Scotland, the Aquatic Animal Health (Scotland) Regulations 2009;
(c) “constituent GB territory”, means England, Wales or Scotland as the case may be;
(d) “Decision 2015/1554” means Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1554 laying down rules for the application of Directive 2006/88/EC as regards requirements for surveillance and diagnostic methods;
(e) “Regulation 1251/2008” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards conditions and certification requirements for the placing on the market and the import into the Community of aquaculture animals and products thereof and laying down a list of vector species.
2. In this Decision an animal is of a species susceptible to a disease if it is of a species listed as susceptible to that disease in a document published by the appropriate authority under Article 3a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/177/article/A1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-177/article-A1
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