# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 of 18 December 2008 on the importation of hops from third countries (Codified version), Article 2

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

(1.) For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘consignment’ means a quantity of a product having the same characteristics and sent by the same consignor at the same time to the same consignee;
(b) ‘constituent nation’ means England, Wales or Scotland, as the case may be;
(c) ‘third country’ means any country or territory other than:
(i) the United Kingdom;
(ii) the Bailiwick of Jersey;
(iii) the Bailiwick of Guernsey;
(iv) the Isle of Man.
(2.) For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘appropriate authority’ means:
(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(b) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(c) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(3.) But the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State:
(a) in relation to Scotland, if consent is given by the Scottish Ministers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1295/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1295/article-2
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