# Commission Regulation (EC) No 566/2008 of 18 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less, Article 2: Definitions

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

1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘competent authority’ means any authority appointed by the appropriate authority competent for the organisation of official checks referred to in point VI of Part I of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013; it shall also include, where appropriate, the corresponding authority of a third country;
(b) ‘relevant authority’ means:
(i) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(ii) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(iii) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/566/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-566/article-2
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