{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1997-338/article-2a",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1997-338/article-2a.json",
  "legislation": "eur/1997/338",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1997-338",
  "path": "article/2a",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2a",
  "heading": "References to importation etc.",
  "text": "In this Regulation—\na) references to the importation or introduction of anything into Great Britain includes the importation or introduction of anything into Northern Ireland before IP completion day;\nb) references to the export, or re-export of anything from Great Britain includes the export, or re-export of anything from Northern Ireland before IP completion day;\nc) references to the transit of specimens through Great Britain includes the transit of specimens through Northern Ireland before IP completion day.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 2a inserted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 7(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1997/338/article/2a",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:58:53.004690+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."
}