Article 71 Rejection of applications for import permits following the establishment of restrictionsF1
United Kingdom
Immediately on the establishment of a restriction in accordance with Article 4(6) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 and until such time as it is lifted, F2the management authority shall reject applications for import permits concerning specimens exported from the affected country or countries of origin.
By way of derogation from paragraph 1, an import permit may be issued where an application for an import permit was submitted prior to the establishment of the restriction, and the F3... management authority ... is satisfied that a contract or order exists for which payment has been made or as a result of which the specimens have already been shipped.
The period of validity of an import permit issued under paragraph 2 shall not exceed one month.
Save where otherwise provided, the restrictions referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the following specimens:
specimens born and bred in captivity in accordance with Articles 54 and 55, or artificially propagated in accordance with Article 56;
specimens being imported for the purposes specified in Article 8(3)(e), (f) or (g) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97;
specimens, alive or dead, that are part of the household possessions of persons moving into F4Great Britain to take up residence there.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in Art. 71(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(69)(a)
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Words in Art. 71(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(69)(b)
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Words in Art. 71(4)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(69)(c)