# Commission Decision of 16 March 2011 on the approval of plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Article 29 of Council Directive 96/23/EC (notified under document C(2011) 1630) (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/163/EU), Article 1

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

1. The Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) specify, in a document published for the purposes of this point—
(a)) the relevant third countries who may submit relevant plans to the appropriate authority;
(b)) the relevant animals and animal products for which those relevant plans are approved.
(1A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1B.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1C.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1D.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1E.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1F.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1G.) In paragraph 1—
“relevant third country” means the third countries listed in the table set out in the Annex;
“relevant animals and animal products” means the animals and animal products set out in the table in the Annex;
“relevant plans” means the plans provided for in Article 29 of Directive 96/23/EC or under the correlating provisions of, or under, Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
2. In this Decision, “appropriate authority” means the Secretary of State (in relation to England), the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) and the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland); but the “appropriate authority” is the Secretary of State if consent is given by:
(a) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(b) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.
3. In this Decision, “third country” means any country or territory other than the British Islands.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2011/163/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-163/article-1
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