Article 2 Rules concerning the introduction into the Community of personal consignments of products of animal origin

United Kingdom

Personal consignments of products of animal origin, for personal human consumption, as referred to in Article 16(1)(a), (b), and (d), and in Article 16(4) of Directive 97/78/EC, shall not be subject to the rules set out in Chapter I of that Directive, provided that they:

(a)

are listed in Part 1 of Annex I and not covered by Article 6(1) of Decision 2007/275/EC, and their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 0 kilograms;

(b)

are listed in Part 1 of Annex II and their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 2 kilograms;

(c)

are eviscerated fresh or prepared fishery products, or processed fishery products, within the meaning of points 3.5, 3.6 or 7.4 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, and their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 20 kilograms or the weight of one fish, whichever weight is the highest;

(d)

are products other than those referred to in Paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or in Article 6(1) of Decision 2007/275/EC and their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 2 kilograms.

Personal consignments of animal products destined for the feeding of pets, shall not be subject to the rules set out in Chapter I of Directive 97/78/EC, provided that they:

(a)

are listed in Part 2 of Annex I and their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 0 kilograms;

(b)

are listed in Part 2 of Annex II and their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 2 kilograms.

By way of derogation from Paragraphs 1(a), 1(b), 1(d) and 2, personal consignments of animal products, coming from Croatia, the Faeroe Islands, Greenland or Iceland, shall not be subject to the rules set out in Chapter I of that Directive, provided that they:

(a)

are listed in Annex I and not covered by Article 6(1) of Decision 2007/275/EC, and their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 10 kilograms;

(b)

are listed in Annex II and their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 10 kilograms;

(c)

are products other than those referred to in Paragraphs 1(c), 3(a), 3(b) of this Article or in Article 6(1) of Decision 2007/275/EC and their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 10 kilograms.